would have stood, pale and breathless, wai
ting its doonis The spectacle would have
' been sublime! . And who earl doubt the is
-:.• sue? Who can,doubt but that the truth
would have come - to light? Who can doubt
but that the cloud, all along so (lark, would
have Nurned her silver littinv" on this plot
of death? no one, surely, who ass remarked
the-potency which this Institution has ever
shown in securing ends on w!eell it chores
to bend its whelp purpose, and employ all
its exertious. I repeat then, that the press
has shown a dull inseusibility to the high
motives and feelings by which it ought to I
have been fired in this case of eaormity, or
it has.been a traitor to its tru , t. It - ought,
717:411i - With, to have pet the - Mnsosies In situ
tion upon - the defensive. That, was its true
'
.osition before society; under a CaSt;! Of CCM
. spiracrand crime, - planned and executed hy
those who notoriously belonged to the se
cret Institution. I lay this down as strict
reasoning, and so let it be judged; so would
Lelitich upon the press the charge of infatu
ated dereliction, or of accessarY guilt. . •
The worst is to be told. Far, whence
this infatuation, or this corinivaseu? Whence
this most marvellous exception to all its
wonted _ eagerne.ss and fire.? \Whence.. the
sudden spiking , of that artillery, that ever
h.imi
otofore has played its vollies upon crime?
ence, but because the Press itself is un
de the deleterious enchantments of mason
. ry., or otherwise wears its manacles. 'hers,
ther the iron ones forged 'for it by the In
stitution itself, or those existing in the in
fluence of readers iiiia patrons, the result is
still the same. How else could it have'
happened, that it has withheld from the
people, the incoetestible evidences of ma
sonic guilt which the repeated and solemn
trials in New York have atlindedl Does it
... act in_this way_ on other occasions? Did-it
even suppress from its columns the publica
tion of the case of the wretched pirate,
Gibbs, with all its train of particulars, dur
ing this present spring? Has not this case,
a case, Certainly, of no novelty in its princi
ple, been running the rapid rounds of al
most all the papers of the union? Yet, no
word have we of the trials at Lockport, that
were - -going on -at the same instant; not s
whisper, not a breath. All is silence, - like
the tomb. How will the Press shake off
the obloquy of such Conduct?. Itcannot'.
shake it oft There is no other explanation
of it, than the One given - . Will it .pretend
..7....710 - allegsvthstt - thosestrials brought out,.. no
evidence of masonic guilt? Will it presisme
to say, in extenuation, that the ,murdered
remains of Morgan are still unfound? Pre
posterous, insulting, extenuation! Why not
publish the evidence itself, and let the peo
ple judge; as, at all events, the case had be
come one of great and commanding public
notoriety. If the people were to transfer a
portion of their indignation from the mur
derers of Morgan,-to those presses of the
- country that' have evinced an anxiety to
hush up the foul deed, they would be acting
righteously. It would show the Press, by
a lesson never to be forgotten, that the peo
ple were the true fountain of justice, as well
aa power. .
I feel anxious to stop; but as yet I cannot.
I must look round upon this unparalleled
' scene. It brings with it a weight of thought
and feeling, that is oppressive. I did not
sit down to write a dissertation on masonry,
,—norsamisgoing to e_
givmys.elfsto that task.
' I dwell notsupon its remote origin and long
history; upon its curious titles; upon its
___resesannies s nfer'e i aLmould,and celestial
_ _exaltation. I dive not into its claims to
science, to philanthropy, or to religion.-
- -----All_sthese I leave s * good or for bad, for
_ _ censtiresor for commendation. My concern
at present, is wit none o t ord. purpose=
'ly turn_attly,. that-the_re may be
,uo, diver
sion from the scene lam surveying. lam
in a field by itself. There, my astonished
sight beholds two figures: the State,' with
- -the broken-sceptre-of-the-laws in her hand,
•eroindrMasoary- f -with.-a--veil--ever.
her face, on the other. My vision is dis
tinct, though the spectacle is so portentous!
I go not beyond the narrative that presents
it. Keeping to that, lam guarded against
mistake or confusion. I have here, im
moveable ground under me. I take post as
upon the verity of a legal record. A few
- facts are all that I want, and these 1 have.
I desire to render the case irresistible, by
its concentration and its simplicity. I be
lieve that Morgan was seized, carried far
from his home by masons, and by masons
murdered. I believe, that this was the re
sult of' a conspiracy, engendered_and carri
ed through, Undercireumstances.of peculiar
deliberation, malignity, and terror. Yet ; to 1
this very hour, the nefarious deed remains I
unpunished. I have watched the pursuit
~of justice. .12see how she is aishealtoned,
fatigued, Worn down, by efforts,„ continued
throughout years, to clutch these worse than
Cal'abrian banditti. I see her at fault; I see
her countenance in despiir. "Masons know
the whole tale of blood. Who can deny
this? Masons conceal it. Who can deny
this? Can theriany sentient reasonable be
ing say, that ,masonry is not at the- bottom
. of the evil? Tcue, these are depraved ma
sons who act in this.manner, and I de not
mean to judge alt Other masons by them; but
•
masonry; r corporate, existent masonry, is
---the-r00t..----Like abandoned fiends . of the ordor,
knew the truth, conceal it on sys-
-tem. They are wicked through principle.
- -They confound ciime with virtue; murder
• *with •inasonio•inerita. Like-imps of Pao.'
• derriontutn, they rejoice and dancein' their
the.erew in the Mask of Comm . ,
A • .440 enconcious of their -"foul disfigure- .
• The deeper their guilt, thyr • more,
.• 1key;0410 theats4iii . ; ,invulyiejabl& yoh
,grasp them, time Ift!ey, sink
,•,: • istio tisik . earth
,; ori,arostrinto f thy , . :A
.; ' * •as death deairoyeA the life
THE ANTI-MASONIC STAR AT D A .1
• YI
A •
of this citizen; and, like a spiiit, it beCarne
invisible. It is here—it is there—it is gone;
no body can see it; but.: society feels it. It
is the spirit of night. The magistrate
strikes, but it is into vacuity. He followi
upthe blow, again arid again, but it Nils 0-
on 4 shadow. Is all this. nothing? to
be forgotten; to be mentioned with indifibr
ence; to be sneered at, as fanfaronade? If
the Press has turned deserter and gone over
to the enemy, whose profligate cohorts have,
overthrow p the laws, is that a reason why'
the peoptEshould not be true to themselves?
Is the whole army to be given up, because
the sentiments have skulked? If so, where
is our intelligence; where our estimate of
the popular dignity; where our stern'repub
licanism; where our quick, our exalted
sense or country? WThero, we may ask,
- had fled our Jeirerson 7 s-sa! , ac-i-tyy when-be
told us, that a Republic was the strongest
government upon earth, since it was the
only form under ,which, on a breach of the
law, every one would fly to its support, as a
personal concern? aid he heard of the op
posing'spirit of our day, that could spurn
the law? Had he heard of the spirit, creep
ing in darkness, that could not only cover
the guilty with an armour impenetrable,
but try to throw odium on those who cry
out for retribution? Solon being asked,
which was the most perfect popular govern
ment, replied, that, where an injury dune
tp any private citizen, is such to the whole
body: The blood of a murdered Roman, of
one single Roman, could once rouse that
whole race of freemen as by a voice from
above, It could call, down a just vengeance
. .
against all who caused the deed. More
than once, it changed their government. It
expelled the Tarquins; it overthrew the De
cemvirs. It kindled a holy enthusiasm
which nothing could appease, until the guil
ty authors were blasted and consumed, that
thus the woupded commonwealth, a name
sacred in Roman eyes, might have its pro
pitiatory sacrifice. It was so, that Roman
glory, that work of ages, as Tactitus de.
scribes it, that toil of patriots, and states
men, and legislators, and warriors, was
founded and liept pure. Rut, in our boast
ed Republic, the blood of an American, who
was taken from Ms home—bound---tortured
—aggnized—borne by the conspirators a
long tlie high roads, with - an - impudent - calf ,
alcade of carriages and horsemen,—cast
into a-fortress over which had floated the
sovereign flag..of the union--and-at
molated—by harpies belonging to an or
ganised and powerful Institution, who con
ceal their crime under the horrible delusions
of their mystic tie—all this is to go for
nothing[ The Institution is not to blame,
no! it is no fault of the Institution! . The
immolation is to cause no public dismay.,--
We are to sit still, in stupid gaze; some be
holding it with folded arms, others in deri
sion! The PfeSs is silent; or the . press
scoffs. The Institution even turns com•-
plainant. It positively grows belligerent;
i shows battle. It will not be "persecuted."
It will have no noise made; none of all this
flash—and. rhodomondate—and bluster.—
, The small number who are for driving the
conspirators into the toils, and permanently
breaking up __their den, to save the future
from all possibility of similar tragedies, are
denounced, ridiculed! They are infected
with "an antimasonic excitemeno they
are demagogues, office-hunters; the mere
getters-up of groundless party, without use
—or object!—was ever an intelligent corn- .
munity so treated befo re?' Was ever the
understanding of raTionalm - e — n
Did ever corporate hardihood, in any age
or nation, assume a front so brazen-faced?
Let it go on. 11 - 4ofk - s - initareper - office:
In Ihis man ur, In • . . • .•• : . t
of defeating the laws. In good time we
shall have some other "affair;" some fresh
peccadildo; some new variety in the drama
ticks of mystery, for an evenings amusement
and editors gibes!
---I.must_hasteritO•ii•CloSe. The subject is
too fruitful, too painful. My opinions Ofnia:
sonry will be collected from - this letter. 1
would not give them without my reasons;
more especially as you admonish me of your
intention to publish what I write. No one
better knows than 1 do, that we are surround
ed daily, by individuals of the - order, whose
good qualities as citizens all remain pure;
whom we respect, and value, and love; and
the mind of a really great man, who knows
his duty to his country will soar above all
its pernicious obligations. Of this, our
country has afforded illustrious instanceb
But - after the developementS I have given, I
must, I do, believe, the evils of masonry to
be st4enduous; 1 must, I do . believe, that
they counterbalance. a .thousand-fold,. any
good that it can achieve.. It follows, that
I think favorably: of the exertions .which
you •and your anti-masonic friends,here and
elsewhere in the United States, are making
to root out its bad influence from the face
of our land."' I hope that you may continue
them with ardor. Thhing care that they
avoid personal slenderorinjustice, let them
fall short of no just•ninans that may give
promise of . suce.ess You have a vigorous
but fact, and argument, and the force of
truth, are With you. Employ these wea
pons vigorously, on your' side:• If you do
make up but a small band,
,move.is the hog
'Ur to your public spirit; arid. Meirethe re
proaclita those, who,,remain insensate under
an attack so highhanded upon life and lib
. erty; where guilt has been so presumptuous,
where the bloody league contimies, as. male
volent all ever, unbroken ' uhabashed. Jen
kins, the Englishman,
,arlien under torture,
by the ands 'esriveling deatkfrear
th_nse who were mutihating him,feomMlenti
ed, skys tbe English historian,, his 'Sind t
his God; and hip catuAto his Counlry.- But
whorl.) Morstin'irconntryt Where t,%e.
aTenzikers. aim for\ him? As Ayer — he---lini,
. •
found none. Unrelenting d blood thirs- upon the folloWing gentlemen were appoint
ty conspirators, could even dare
. to con- ed:—
vert a fortress of the republic into his dun- Borough ofMercer7-Andrew*Patterson,
geon.. Monsters in hunittn shape, they Robert Stewart and John Bowman. Spring
thrust him into the cavern of death. But field township—James Breden, Esq. Slip-
Mio takes tip the cause of his wrongs? peryrock—Hugh M'Kee, Esq. Lackaul,
I perceive tens of thousands marshalled annock—George Galloway. Neshanock
against it; but who espouses it?. There. James Watson, Esq. Mahoning—James
are none but you. G o • on then in your course. Walker. Wolfcreck—J ohn Galbraith.
You aro under the broad banner oldie law s. Coolspring—George Swith. S'andycreck
patriotism; of humanity, of public order, of --Charles Montgomery. Delaware-Sam
private safety; the banner of right reason lid Weat Sukm---4tobert G.
and of right feeling. You haVe all the ino. Mossman.„ Su/Om—John Leech.- Py ma.
fives that can urge good citizens to action. tuning--James Sharp. Sht.nango4Sainuel
You . have shown that. youxe not afraid of Sample. Frencheree.k—John M'Cracken.
masonry, or bound by its
- spell;-and as to Sand Aria—Enoch Perrine,
those who chaunt its praises, say to them The Committee appointed to draft reso
all, that they are as dust in the balance try lutions, presented the following which were
the unfathomable guilt, which bad men of unanimously adopted:
the .brotherhood_have forever titstened upon Resolcei4 Ttiat it is our
it; and that the only way to stop the stream
of blood and pollution which you have de
tected, simply in illorgan's case, is, to dry
up the fountain. Say that you will never
cease from your endeavours to break down
a power in the country, which has shown
itself in the face of millions, if they will but
look, to be au overmatch for the laws.—
Is:cep up an eternal battery against its-dan
gers. - "I Clarnor" said Burke; "Where
there has been outrage; the fire bell at mid
night breaks your sleep, but it saves you
from being burned." We have been told
that masonry is too strong to be.put down;
that such attempts have been made in Eu
ropean countries, but have failed. Let this
animate you but the more. Already, it has
been the glory of America to set Europe
the example of conquest,over public abuses,
in many memorable ways. It may be her
further glory to be the first to dispel the
solemn folly, and break the tyranical fet
ters, of masonry: The day that shall wit
ness this triumph among us," may well de
serve to stand next in our celebrations to
the fourth of July.
In the momentous nature of the general
principles I have had under review, I had
almost lost sight of a point personal to my
selt, which your letter embraces, but which
I must not omit- to answer. It is, whether
If am a mason or not? I have to say, that
lam not. Many years ago I became an
"entered apprentice," went to a Lodge once;
and-but-Dace: On my return from England,
after an absence in the service of the United
States, I. voluntarily withdrew from the
body, by aletteao that effect. My sepa
ration from it was in 1826, before the mur
der of Morgan was known to me, and had
no connexion with the just indignation which
that horror excited anicTni'a portion of the.
citizens of New York. lam happy to find
that this feeling is shared by some of
,the
citizens of our state; yourselves, as a portion
of my immediate neighbours and , friends
among the rest.
I remain wrth great respect and esteem
your friend and fellow citizen,
RICHARD RUSH. -
To William M' Main, John Kaithrelt,
Hugh 111' Donnald, and Tho. C. Humbly,
Esq'rs. Anti-masonic Committee of Cor
respondence for York County.
The following renunciation of - Elder
SMITH ROGERS, we take from the Batavia
Advocate. It appears that it was handed
to two or three different Editors, who sever
ally neglected to publish it, before it reach
ed the Batavia Advocate. If there were
not some Free Presses in the country what
-hould - weadul - - - = - Busten Free -- Press,- - -
"Being led bV the insinuations of an aspir
ring mind to know the Secrets of the Insti
-tution-ofFreemsotiry I voluntarily_beearne
• 0 7"- - ----- -
deliberation, I find to be contrary to` - moral
iii - Chfistran obligations. •
_
"I therefore - consider it a' 'duty I owo to
God, to give public notice to the fraternity,
and my Arethren in Christ, that I do not
consid&r those obligations - I have taken
biiiilin-gY-Or-th-at-God• can I ok -upon-them
with the least degree of allowance. Ido
therefore freely renounce,thern and con Sider
myself enti rely , abso).Ved - froth the same.—
Dated at Bennington,:3lst January, 1831.
,
lII_ROGERS.
Sixty-two Anti-masonic Representatives
were elected, this spring, to the Connecti
cut Legislature.--4/bany Jourqal.
PUBLIC MEETING.
A meeting of the.llemocratic eitizens.of
Mercer county, opposed to the Masonic and
all other Secret Societies, assembled in pur-,
suance of public, notice, at the Court-house
in the hol•ough. of Mercer, on Tuesday the
3d inst.
The• meeting was organized by appoint-,
ing ANDREW Curtis Tit, Esq. President, and
CHARLIE MONTcOHERY, Esq.- Vice-Presi
dent; Ifinium T. Junkln and Josiah
Pherrin, Secretaries. •
- The meeting Was opened with prayer by
the Rev. William Woods.
The object of the meeting was then sta
ted, after which an Address was read. On
motion
Resolred, That a:Cornmittee.of three be
appointed to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of this meeting: Whereupon,
Messrs.. Jonathan 'Smith, Robert .Stewart
and Samuel Tletntning, were appointed.
-On motion • ,
Resotied, -That a Delegate be sent t 6
meet. the Sate Convention 'to be 'held at
Harrisburg on the 4 25tk inst.: Whereupon,-
WILLIAM F..JUNKIN, was elect; as a
;Delegate: to represent the A nti maso 1/ 4 • De- .
I metres of this county, in said Cohve on.
On motion - L '•
. Resolvtdi T6t A Corresponding
'ties be Sp_pointedthi-thisee4ety: Whete
.
secure to us by the.Coustitution, to meet
together in a peaceable - manner, to consider
and adopt such measures as maybe neces
sary to preserve our rights, without - being
molested by any of our fellow-citizens.
Rcso/red, That in our opinion Freema
sonry has an undue influence in the Execu
tive appointments in this State, ofJudges of
the Court, &c.
- Resolved That the-proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the President, Vice-
President and Secretaries, and published' itt
the Mercer Luminary,, together with tho
Address read at the opening of the meeting.
ANDREW CIIRIST Y, President.
CHARLES' MONTGOM ER Y,
WILLIAM F. JUNKIN, •
.Secretaries.
JOSIAH MaIIeARIN,
The members of our cabinet have resign
ed their commissions, and a new ono is about
to be tbrmed. , In Europe the change is al
ways made in the department where revolt
sibility.rests. It is absurd flir our President
to play the part of a European Monarch.—
He, alone is responsible to the sovereign peo
ple. The members of his cabinet in the
eyes of the _public, are officially, sinless
He cannot tbl low the Europe an system with
out resigning himself, lbr if there be any of
fender, he bears the blame, or must keep
them in order. A 'selection of the cabinet
is a proof of his capacity to rule. Who has
he now placed over the nation? They are
KINGS, HIGH PRIESTS, SCRIBES,
SWORD-BEA RERS, AND DEPUTY"
HIGH PRIESTS !! ! Aaron Burr it is said
through-Royal -A-rclr4Viasonry t
give masonry an ascendency in this nation.
What he struggled to athieve, one of his ar
dent followers and sWorn associates, we fear,
now performs secundum artem. Will these
things continue?' We think not. - The eyes
of the people are getting fast opened.—Sun.
THINGS AS THEY ARE.
The postage paid by the:state of Penn
sylvania for letters received and sent during
the sitting of the last legislature, amounts
to four thousand eight hundred and fifty
one dollars and eighty two cents. This ap
pears to be a trifling sum fir the state of
Pennsylvania; but it must be recollected
that the state is paying large sums of mo
ney for interest on loans already contracted,
and that the above sum would have paid
the interest on more than 80,000 dollars for
one year. The Masonic party had a large
majority in the last legislature, and ofcourse
this waste of the people's Money must be put
to their account.
THINGS AS THEY OUGHT TO BE
Messrs. 111'W/err/I & iarshall, menXers
from Adams county, paid their own postage
out of their.,own pockets. Both these gen
tiernen-belon-g---to_the_politica ant i-tnason ic
•, . _
of, the operation of that party, the sooner it
comes into power, the better for the people.
-
Junlata GazettO
Philadelphia Bank Dividends— The
lowing dividends have been declared for the
last six months: PlitWr?-lptrirt-Trrnlc-;--2-i-p
cent; Northern Liberties, 5; - Penn Town
ship, 4; Kensington, 5; Southwark, 5,
Schuylkill, 3i; Farmers and Mechanics, 4;
Mechanics, 4; Commercial 3i.
United Sates vs. Nourse.—ln the case of
the United States against Joseph Nourse,
late Register of the Treasury, •an appeal
having been.graitted from the decision of
the District Court to the Circuit Court of
the U. S. the matter was there fully argu
ed during the last term. Judgment was
yesterday delivered, when the Court unani
mously confirmed the . decision. of the Ohs
trict Court.
• By the judgment olboth Courts, it now
stands recorded, Mt instead of Mr. Nourse
being a debtar to the Government, the U.
States are mill indebted to him in the sum
of twelve thousand three hundred and thir
ty-one dollars.
First thoug.hts arc g q ierally best—After
the confirmation of the news in this town
the other day of the byeaking up of the Ca
binett Washington,, a warm partisan of
the Van Buren portion of the Jackson party
was asked what his first strong 'impression
was on hearing the news. "To pint for
the feria'," said he, "as fast-on possible."
• Portland Courier, ,'
_GOLD !=-The. Fredericksbilrg (Va.) A
rena, says that-gold finding has become so
commenin that region, as to have become
quite an old -song. A company in Spottsyl
vania, who had been very succesi3ful dUrYrlg
yet lately commenced operations
in.a new place, in the county. of Orange,
adjoining; ; end found atiriut42otE worth of
'tho precious metal, the first' daY. The a
memo during the week oiceeded $lOO..
ANTI-MASONIC STAR,
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER.
BA LT IMOR E MARK ET.
Front•tlie Patriot of:•lqiturday last
nivilege,
FLOITR-Ilftteard-Rtrret.—ln the early part of
the, week tho market was rather luiavy and inac
tive; a lot of 300 Lids. wa*sold from store at 5 50,
and oneor two lois at a fraction less. Subsequently,
however, the market became steady and more
Mutated, and sales to some extent were Made
about tho middle of the week at 5 50 !ter brl.; one
parcel of erira inalltalten on Wednesday at 5 75,
cash. On Thursday Sales continued to be made
from store at 5.50. To.da2i the-market. has _ as
sumed additional firmness, and thditolders gener
ally refuse to Sell ferl3 50,1 - the expectation of
better prices; wo heard of nO sales to-day. OW
Monday the 11711g072 price opened ut 5',35 per lot.;
on Tuesday it rose to 5 31.1; and since then, until
today inclusive, it has generally ruled at 5 37.4.
W II EAT—There has been none afloat fonsomu
days past—one cargo of Susquehanna, received
early in the week, was shipped to an eastern mar
ket. There are sonic parcels of Susquehanna in
store, for which 1 20 have been otrered, but holders
decline selling at present except at an advance
that rate. A cargo of Virginia red, ordinary, was
sold this week at $1 per bushel. Maryland-water
borne wheat arrives only in trifling parcels.
CORN.—We quote white to day at 68 to 70
cents, and yellow 67 to 69 cents per bushel.
11YE.—We quote the range, Maryland anti
Susquehanna, at 65 to 70 cents.
OATS.—We quote from 33 to 38 cents.
CLOVER SEED.—We quote nominally at $1
to 8 , 1 :25.
' CUThe desire to lay befbre our readers the in
teresting Correspondence contained in this week's
paper, induees us to issue our sheet a little in ad
vance ()Hie regular day ofpublicat ion. By Thurs
day morning next, those persons wishing copies of
71ri:RusitTeiter, can lie acconun - odated - by call;
ing at the "STAR atTicE."
- We this week present our readers with the in-
teresting correspondence between the Antimason.
ic Committee of York county, and the Bien- „
usn, late Secretary of thelTreasury. It is the'
most attractive and convincing argument which
we recollect to have wean on. *hat subject. It is
the production ofa ripe scholar, able reasoner, and
profound statesman. It is the emanation of a
groat mind, giving vent to the awakened feelings
of virtuous 'patriotism; souring above the venial
considerations often' porary popularity;for the sake
of his country, bidding defiance to the shafts of
calumny, and baring his bosom to the arrows of
Masonic vengeance. Although the letter is long,
yet none, who sincerely hunger and thirst after
MUTH, Will find it tedious. Its chaste stee, and
fervid ardor, Warm from a virtuous heart, rivit the
attention, and command the judgment. We can
hardly believe it possible for any intelligent and
impartial reader to rise from its perusal, without
agreeing with Mr. It usn, that it is the duly of eve.
he---Antittrosons
onerthrotoi,ng the .Masonfe Institution.
Iris remarks on the servile conduct oldie Parss,
are incontrovertible. We shall see whether the.
oath-bound and trirTillngveiituro to pub
lish his letter. We suspect,.that they will still
remain "silent as the tomb," until the people'shall
"transfer a portion of the indignation which they
feel for the assassins of Merge/1,40 those faithless.
assassins of Lot:writ." r
"N EW.YORK have received
the first No. or a p ILYA - 41-31A:;ZNIC paper .m
-moneed in the City of New York, entitled the
"NEw-Yottx Witt n." Wu hope the Wino will
prove a sore foe to the Masonic 'roams of that ci
ty., We . wisluthe Whig success. ; •
EDITORIAL CllANOßy.—r••Tuto. FENN 119 ROW'
the establishnient of the Lancaster "Anti, asonie
Herald" to Dr. J. F. CHAULTeSi in
,consequ nee . of
his intention to establ6ll a press at Harrisburg.
The Herald, while inithe hands of Mr. Fenn,
proved a fearless opponent to• Masonry. 1)r.
Charles says, he is convinced of the justice of the
Antitnasonic cause, & will not shrink froni a filar
less and faithful discharge of . tho duties incumbent
on him as the conductor of a Free Press. Go on.
ROAD SToca.-;--From the Baltimore papers
we lelirn that One Hundred Shares of tho Balti
more and Susquehanna 'Rail Road Company were
sold, on Tljursday the sth inst. -at- $8 50, for $lO
paid in. We hope the same spirit which moves
Bali imoreans to construct Rail Roads in preference
to Canals, may awaken our citizens to the impel.,
tance of making real intern] imprpvenients. In
stead Canals which every-liktlo rain will cause us
to cry, "atnith'er brake!" we suy ; give us RAIL
ROADS and Legislators who will "PAY THEIR
OWN POSTAGE," and then there would be no
need of TAXING our Penultuivos, &c; to pay the
State Debt. , . .
From the "Unmintiry," we lentil that the•Anti
mairons wore not at all disheartened at the - out ,
rage committed upon theii.‘ rights, in their late
Attempt to 'Meet together to express their deter
mination in aiding the auFcreilaion of Malimry.—
The meeting (says the Luminary) wile not on large
and . ,l 'eveiwholmmt tut the moral and religious.
piceAngTtlie 41* of March. It was, however;
very, respeCtablet; the iarmers and y s 'untrammelle4
citiums- -o th nilr
`v6t _ems parr the On
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GETT BURG, Y.A.
w cnNut4DAY, MAY 18, 1831.
HON. RICHARD RUSH;
MERCER COM:Ty STILE AVirkKEr