OFFICE OF TUE STAR, CHAMBERSRURO STREET, A FEW DOORS *EST OF liii:Yonny's -TAVERN. ADVERTISEMENTS Conspicuously inserted FO N. times fhr ONE poLidia per square—over four ti TWENTY-FIVE CENTS per square will he charged. Pruned and Published, at GETTYSBURG, PA., BY ROBERT W. MIDBLIEVON. , THE OLIO. vireelesi-lifmyro nrielf!ft. From nn riuna I taidens crill'd frith rare:" From the We:dem EtiligrztAt FINI)S IF I P. ilua caret the 7.lewtlrops ortlin That wiiveritur 'muff upon the thorn, Till I lenvnti', orh olTurht . Exhale , : their hi,tre from the Tot hri L .:htor rir in Friewl , hip's The balm which all our woe:: beguile. flow lovely in thr arch of Heaven, Appears von plorions ,tar of coon, 11 ho o dazzlin;2: ininzios Iho s % v, Anil draw , rroni earth the wßi'dorinL! elm; Yel hri«liler flir itt rriond , hip's rnv, The Ili. h t cheers affliction's way. Itaw -- :4 - Weof the nilitr• orthe trove, ThoQrs plaint ivo riolo!- , , Iho rnIU or, IoIT, harnmily s‘vrot When serrrev's sip:h hatlr tirvor raved ; Vet s‘‘eet.or far is Prionil,hi 'rho :.riurt that inahe,; the bract rejoice hrtizlit, how tranquil in Ow sight ftliat thir orb, tho quocti v, Ber aspec.l soot hos affliction's si!rit: Yet I oriuliter lar is Fricilsiiip's fflow, Tlw balm which licalsthe !wart of woe. TILE DEP A 111 7 1 7 11 E. `may camel nt linipth— :< nePt dewy May, The hrveliest. month or a!!; And then the lie ei 2 gert'd prepared 'Jo seek his father's/tall. The 111 a 111 , F1` love wa4 hid fill then NVithin her Ilin,h l oitl, breaq Gnvoil fondly on the rave and Conn l)fthat departing guest. With torch nod con in either !mod, she strove to cheer 'hit; part illfr; II Sill!, With every draught she .nebelious tears were starling." • THE l 0 ISCELLA N Y. From the ColumbUs Gazette . . • THE FOIi. I sT: wA R I ()R.N. A TALE. "0 War ! por of thv Nv rrichod wrecks soul with horror starts; For not the reast ()Idly tfrects, Are ravaged feelings—broken hearts." Seen simple tales as the Forest War riors 1111 NT Often been told, and perhaps in a much better Inntiner. Many atiOcting in stances have 'wen recorded of the fatal ef fects of a ruthless war, and many more yet remain to be told. NVe need not go hack to the grave of ancient years, nor seek them in roreign countries, when our own u.ilhrds us so ample a share. , The characters introduced into this little story, are now 'gathered unto their fathers,' and their hones are EC posing among the eon gregations of the silent dead. And although they once resided in this country; their his tory is known only to a few surviving friends JieliTave had Sean:oV attained hie twentieth year,. when the late war be. tween the United States and Great Britain 'commenced. 11e was. respected by all who generous disposition; and but few young men pos*!ssed a greater share of strength, and activity, or more intellectual talents and b ( renins. Fte was born and brought up in m e--ef-tl;e-ftwests-f41.--wltie-h-this-shtte-is-so cousin et ti COW 111110 S from the spot where Columbus now rears its lolly head, w hi c h then contained but a -few log build- Ttig . S7 — Tie ardently loved the voting and bf - Nuitifill. Lucy Chapinoind had :-.olicited Ter hand in marriage, whidi WaS granted, and the day appointed for- solemnization of the nuptial ,cereinonies. They were pre• paring lot., and anxiously awa iti l : o r jt s roach, "when lie WaS Calk(' la. ' Crelld his native state from the barbarous savage and the haughty Briton. The rapid strides which they were mak ing into our territory, compelled him to take a sudden leitve or bolo: ? and lrif He imparted the sorrowfurnews to his in tended bride, in as tender it winter as pos sible, and encouraged her to'sulmtit patient, ly, lot' iteltoped soon. to return again in peace and honor. The...' dor fled nt beautiful cheek,- a rear liedewQ.Opr' lovely • . .eve, as he kaked of leaving her; but it was of short duration; for she immediately form ed : the heroic resolution of fldl ow i ng him to the martial camp, and shitrin!i his !brume in the' If a terrific war. lie enden ored to'd issuade er, by pourt ra yi l o.iiT the o 0 s, .N% trtiii tittlifitl ex tionti..ss, the hardship.; and trials which a "waited her, - in the event of her accompany hitn; but she was inflexible in her pur poses', and after variptis _entreaties, on both bides, he rehietantly gave his consent. • - Iler fine ;minim tresses, which hung in . ,careless simplicity on her snowy neck, were trimmed short, and the garntents which de ' s o igmited.the sex, were exchang,ed fi;r a 'Suit • of men's apparel. But even in this disguise, •a kind ,ofitafive innocence and beauty were pictured in her countenance; Windt could "Over belong, to the masculine sex, and, so much so; that alter her enlistment, she Was ,commonly called the 01 hantlf4ome . recruit," by hei• Military coMpanions; nano ever even suspected her being, any thiughut a Man. When her parents Clisenyered that she wits, ntissing,t they made the drictt4t !camp' itamtily,,for hc.r, burin vujrr cis no onC T • • e,.-Stur could inform them other fate. But at length a letter - was found, written by her, inform ing them - that she - expected to be absent ..., scum time, rben she would return and en treat their forgiveness for her mysterious conduct she concluded by requesting them not tot uneasy about her situation, asshe %vas w ith it friend, who would protect her un til they should meet again. ' But, alas! poor deluded girl! how little did she think that the next meeting would he in another and a hotter world! how little did she tiiii:k -that in a few more revol% ing weeks the'bliiihting hand of ikath would lay h e r tOndest hopes in dust; or t hat ;inYtead of the bridal hod, she should'occupy the lowly mansions of the grave. ' ,The company to Which they belonged was 50011 marched to the lines. Lucy, who passed by the assinnwl name of James Thornton, had already become expert in all the niftnirlivres ituil duties of a soldier; and she wits often placed mt some dan . o - erotts out-post as a sentinel. It was quite pandit' to the feeling:4 of B 0 1-,.:_a: kiur ox pi p . osed tq a so many I O s .., alilioti . Arli slits boriic them with the utmost patience; but it could not he remedied without exposing her real character, her unsullied virtue and in tegrity. 'l' hey lo u dly iintjcipated the time when their term of service w o uld expire, which would be ere long, and leave them free to consummate their happiness at the altar, anriikt—the congratulations of their friends. They were fortunate enough, how ever, to be placcd in one tent, which render ed their hours less tedious, and their duties less lilt letting. On a dark tempestuous night, just before the `memorable battle of Chippewa, Lucy, was appointed to one of the furthermost out post; of the American camii. Ever faithfUl to her duty, she thought that site could dis tinguish the-rapid and almost silent approaeh of I, lois tops; as usual 1111 such Oeensillell, she demanded in an au: tore voice,. "Who's there h" 1140 reply was made; according to ordors,_she discharged her musket towards the sound, as a signal, and hastily retreated towards the camp; a few hollow groans an nonneed that she had not fired in vain. Tili, drams immediate!, beat to arms; but the soldiers had scariAy grasped theirdnilli- weapons when they were attacked; but the enemy was soon repulsed. Thus by her vigilance was our noble baud of heroes Pre served. ME rS o mr s t of Orrtrr Love was the predominant ptession oilier heart; it had subdued all her lommine ti midity, and benumbed all the gentler pas. siolls; it was this which had supported her through the past scenes, and it was this which enabled her to enter into the san guinary battle with calmness. They were present at the 'engagement of Chippewa, wh i ch was fought on the sth of July, and escaped unhurt. Nothing mate rial happened them until the 25th of the same month, when the ever memorable bat tle of Bridg,ewaterwasfpght. bey were tinder the command of the generous and e-allant 1111tMAnt, when he received or • • • _‘• e • nu. a lattei• • which the enemy had on a commanding eminence. This charge is said to have ex ceeded any thing experienced by the BritiSh soldiers even in Europe. Thrice were the _Americans repulsed with great-slaug,hter,•- the fourth charge WAS made, and they were crowned with victory. They could nut be driven nor withstood; and "had they even heen •conluered, they would yet deserve honor; as victors, they covered themselves, with (dory." • Lucy was among the number of Wounded which ‘tcere conveyed from the field. Upon eXilinriutiion the would proved tube.-in the right breast, anti was pronounced mortal.l t WOllld almost be impossible to judge the surprise which was depicted on every cowl': tenancemlien it was discovered that she was a female; 'an involuntary' sigh burst from even the rude soldiers' honest hearts. She was almost on the verge of death, when. Belgrave rushed into the room like a fright ed inaithic,"and advanced towards the spot W here - she lay expiring. -. She„ ,t t i , look of unutterable tendernoes u ;. the pulse-ordttit' seemed 'staved foi.-ettr.V Ino metits; she gave him Baer hand, and in trem bling accents Made him 1%! II Miler her to her hoored parents and friends—and tak ing a ring from her finger, she placed it on his. and thintly uttered a be-t.farewell—her heart throl&dL-ceased-,•-throbbed twain 11111 ea: -.lq. - 4 revel'.. Shp• was beatitilid eVell in deattr-aßrrtia cid ealinness pervaded hoi- lovely reatures; 'the rosy tinge of youth stilt dwelt upon 'her check, and she appeared like a lair flower plucked before its time. He gazed upon , her .inanimate form with the most poignant anguish; but he dill net , weep; ha did not break forth into loud ha-` indidationA; he spoke not a word; but the "silver chord that hound hint to existence Was loosed," and the tender heart-strings were .broken; s- he seemed likea (I ..11.1 . 9pinfr lily, shrinking -betbrel.he IA-withering hand ' of time. - , PrrlT :t'ro't T'ROI)r-ZSI3 Shortly After this melancholy. event': he obtaihed Alonourable discharge . and re; turtml'homev But the sad. recolleeti6ng or the past was deCplY'engraven oft Iris l 'inind; life] became wearisome,, and inc world, like tt bdrreit de,6oo,:atUAliA him neither, coin SBURG,' TUESDAY, 11-AY 24, 1831: G E rirr fort nor consolation. By degrees he lost the use of Ills reason, and fill into a limo—r .i.ng• disease, ofwhich he died—the victim of a broken heart. 0! sweet be their sleep, amt light the sod that presses the forms of the Fore.:l War riors! L.V.SCO: One fishing a inotles o t little girl if she Would have no„lolin, said she, but you way have Ine,• if you Will. A woman of Ancona heart-la, !;e 1 ; ht- the exhaustion of her two sons, and hopeless of other relief, opened a vein in lwr leti arm, and, having prepared and disoitised the blood which flowed from it with spices and condiments, (for theseluxuries still abound ed, ;i s if to inoak the . craviags of that hun '(er which had slight need of am' furth e r stimulant than 'its own sad necessity ,) pre sented them with the bevera;le, thus pro lon,irni the existence of her children, like the bird, or which similar tenderness is ra. bled, even tit_the price of that tide of life by which her dwn was supported,—Sket e hcs of Veniiionllistory. The subjoined disreputable paragraph,(says the National Intelligencer,) is quoted, by the Unit-d States' Gazette, tioiri the South Carolina "Tele scope." It is no matter ofsurprize that a journal which can give utterance to such indecencies should be labourifiry to nullify the To ritcand brintT the union of the States into disrepute. Ile who would follow even an enemy beyond the precincts of lire into the regions ofeteinity would hardly scruple any thing. "Mr. Mallary—the Atrieric . an System man— difl in Haltimore on the 1:7011 instant. We shnulii like to know whether or not he will be per mitted to introduce his system in the !dace to which he has gone? It would be a veal improve ment there." Mr. VANBITI2I ., ,N ilaS We under:tam!, been appointed 'Minister to Ena,latal, in the place of Mr. MeLANE. Mr. Van Buren will em bark On the lst of June, in company with Mr. VArt:IIAN.-I.r. S. GaZ. At--a late 'Territorial RlTublican [Maso nic] Convention,in Michigin,Col. John An -:derson presided—the mason who ()Wired the hribe of 8:300 to Mr. Williams, chairman of the committee of claims congress, hoping flint ho ivrikx n inocnn. and tvoulit....fatritiast keep a secret! 9,__Ncal,_Esq. ice resi dent of the Convention and Dr. M. A. Pat erson, one of the Secretaries, were also ma sons, and the candidate nominated was like wise a mason. This is 'republicanism' in the apron strings of Freemasonry. The Freemen of Michigan will break from the ha riot, though her Charms be subtle, and her cable tow be strong. The Virginia Wheat Crop:—The Pe tersburg Intelligender says, although we hear a good deal said about the ravages of the fly, yet the complaint is not universal. Some fields•have escaped entirely and oth ers have not been injured to a great extent. I, • , la an ex ra -quantity Was . put to the ground last 1411, we have no reason to apprehemPa diminished product. May 10th, 1831. "The fly is making ha vock with the wheat, which4roin the s•werity of the winter look ed_ worse a lharil avarsarvicAnitranirat hear the crop must be short indeed. Sev eral persons have plow , hed up their best lots and put thenria corn."-1 Milt: Gaz. FIRST COME, FIRST SERV ED.—A fellow having been adjudged, on a conviction ufperjury to lose his ears, \viten the executioner came to put the sentence (tithe I t in force, he found that lie hail been already cropped. The hangman seem ed a little surprised.—" What!" said the criminal, with all the sent} [raid imaginable, "am 1 ()61i. !red, to furnish ycit with ears every timeo you are pleased to crop me?" DOCTORING.—When the DoctorA P. and eminent Physicians, were on a shoot log party they missed every shot for some time. . The• ga . me keeper re(pieSteirle - ds:e to lldlow tie' last Covey .riow On wing.,--atl ding, "I will soon "doctor theme." "•%'ll4t do you moan fellow," quoth Dr. P., "by doe toriug them?" • "Why, kill them, to be sure," replied the rustic. Rfn.:t trrEe.—A verb• intem perate man, whose fitce was covered with rum blossoms, insilltingly,sairl t-, a clergy man, "do rai know that I .F f ave g,ot to be ,ddlw?" "No" replied the clergyman, "you look more litze dogwood:" Sotne time since, a gentleman-farmer was bargaining tVith a pig,driver,,,in Dor chester market for two pigs, wholl the latter bestow a (y;ood character on the animals, Observed, " ' i:ott'll• find them 'ere a couple of as good moral pigs as ever-you clapp.. , l eyes "What do you tneau, my good friend'!" .asked thcgtsatielism. "Why, your !teor, you'll .find'ern- . as 'good moral pigs as ever was, go where you.will lor the next."4--But what do you ereim by morao' ""Whyi 71101.70 L pigs, youihohori . pigs eat l thcir 4.l,l4vanee and day, and dtp credit to their _keeper.'. 7 :4, 7 7 . 7011c:r., ' TII P. UWE OF gin• Cim•vili ‘ l' IY.ADS ME Ti' nt: OF AIWA NT %Gr. TO MY FELLOW-CITIZENS." AFFECTING' , INCI:o,:\ "SOME OTHER -STATION." A' NICE MORALITY A NTI-M ASONIC. INEWBE RI, IN Till MI,S. ( . o(.l:l.—April 13 aild 1 I • • Ata.r.,:hal Ilowttiog- -and Jr , watt /vet-seer:4 of the I'onr of the town of eilarle? Ale(ll,ory, New Berlin, prtsoling. • Ilarlow Witherell. 'onn, , el for rpl: . l.:int t h 'in Ilea rd,:lee, John Hyde, and Eynian .1. Ilaniek, (•ounse! for dofe:lddlit- , —Noall Ely, Charles A. ThrOli, and .10101 c. Morrk, PLAIN'I'II'FS' I)ECLARA'II()N. The plaintiff in this suit being.overseers of the poor of the town of NoW Berlin, coin plain against the defendant, for 'that where as the said defendant, on the 7th day of A pril, in-the year one- thoussul eight hundred.and thirty-one, at the house_ - of Lodowiek Crandall,in the said town of New-Berlin, did exhibit or perfbrrn for gain .or . protit, certain idle shows, acts or ,feats, called a practical demonstration oldie first seven de grees of freemasonry, viz: Entered Appren tice, Fellow Craft, Master Mason, Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Mas ter and Royal .A rch. • By reason whereof, ar4l by force of the statute, in such case tr de and provided, an action bath accrued to the said plaintiffs, as overseers afiiresaid, to demand and have of' the said defendant, I the stun of twenty-five dollars. _ And whereas also. the said defendant, af forwards to wit: on the day and year afore said, at the place athresaid, tlid exhibit for gain or profit, certain paintings ofartificial i curiosity, Called a practical demonstration of the first seven degrees of freemasonry, i without having first obtained permission in writing for, that purpose, signed by two jus tices of the peace of the said town, and a tot inst the statute in such cases made and provided, an action ha th accrued to the said •plaintes as overseers of the poor as afore said, to (lemma' and have of the said Men- slant, the sum of twenty-five dollars. Yet the said defendant although often requested, hath not yet paid the said plaintitlgi as over- seers of the poor aforesaid, the said several sinus of money or tiny part thereof, hut to pay the same or any part thereof, bath hith erto wholly refused to the damage of the said plcduro"r- uKerseers of 41t oor as dollars. Defendant's counsel called for a jury. A venire was issued, and a juty summoned by John L. Simonds, a constable, and a master The frames of the jury are as fol- mu= lows: Eson Andrews, Philo Judson, Stephen Ainsworth, Roswell Priest, Harry Burlin- game, Alexander Gazeley, Benjamin Med bury, Oliver Jinks, Josiah Hooper, Dexter Angell, E. C. Williams, and Orrin Tavler. Counsel for defendant challenged the array on the ground that constable is a mason, some of thejurors summoned are in .sons, as also is one of the defendants. P:anitiffs' counsel declined to argue the question; coun sel for defendant read from the statute to show that ifa cowl:11)1o. be at • . csied against or in favor of either party, it is srood cause of challenge. .counsel for plain , titrs replied, and denied the cause of chal lenge; counsel for defehdant rejoined, and made 'a specific cft n. to prove that the ma- Sonic orAigations are of such a nature as to disqualify its mombers from acting impar tially ma CitSC of this kind. Court decided li)Ataitrlcs.ses.Lmi,:lll.lle.soncilp..proKezitife hit w(.6 . 11 11 I 6; ,the masonic plaintiffs, awhile nature of the Masonic obligations.. I;Ahrard C. Wil lining, called and S\;•0111. Witness is a freemason of 3 degrees,lnows Downing and'SitiOnrils, to be masons from report. John Pike, sworn. WitnoSS is a mason; knows Simonds is a mason 43 degrees, and Downing a mason of,The degree of Royal Arch. W Whim Greenleaf, sworn. Witness has beeifa rievmasyn of 3 degrees; has ta ken substantially the oath. of a mater Ilia- SOll as it is in'liernartrs Light on Masonry; has heard the same Ohl tine, in substance, ,I•otity4 in that book, administered a* number (~. ortinies in . lodge!;; ‘vasaigitated w it‘n ht - was . ' initiated; has reflected deeply n the nature of the oath; it Wtp4 the nature and telt dencv of the oath of a master mason - that : led him to that reflection: thought the oath' improp: , r;. cool Igo no farther. First ilid , seeoi, I do;2;re,:s sabstantially same as, in I,' ' 4 '4. nard's hook. ' , t c Ceoas e.ra mined . IV i tness is olipostW fo ma.-lonry; is an a) • aso in principal wtis so bcforc the ab ucti o' More in: th 6 oath binds a mason to kee certain ~ eeri:4; be hoved the i l ia:;i s inie obligation would c4htliet Willi Ihe laws of hiti country, and the duty lie_owed to ti r i , se lass; the penalty . , of the master maser's degree is to have,his lirdy severed in twc.&e. and 'his lire taken,.shouid, he. reveal the Secrets of nitts,my; Was told .berorq , his initiatien that there were great privileges in masonry; led on step by -'step; knew flit the penalty until the last; Wciti Wind , foldod;&c. When he was initieted; , timitster ma - sem swears not t,o violate the eltastity" of a ' mast& mtison 3 . WIN, ibUtlwr L sister ' or . . . daughter, knOving ihem to be shch; witoe,ss 1. thinks tliis .eltli''' tv.ition a pri 141 eir,e elsewhere; ,- • jointtli the . .:l4Le, hn thinks, in 181.5 or ',01; . ..-„. .. • 11;1 MS OF 'III IS . PATI , ;:I2;—Two DCITJAROi per rtrtmitn---pnynitle hntf yrnrly irr ranee. No tnLrn for less thntesix months, end H.,fle disroutinoed until all_ arreerageft are paid, unless at the option of the, Editor-:-and a failure . to notiry -ii:::cor , tinnance will be cousidered s . new Plia:2l4onofrilt., ztvilbe pnpef Ibrwarded cordintriv: ANNUAL OL. 2.---NO. 7. th e I N -t ur p s in , ll:4•atf , morality; separated from the I are g,oOd. Di!.t.c/c.raitt;notion,.resnined. The.ouths and ii-maties Nett! not explained away to hini in the lectureg or in tire lodge. -Cttipstion by piairliilf:'(.oimsrl--"Where did Vfltl ,i2(*.l your inasoirv?=--in the aniline sonic alnuinae, iu tlin papers, or in Ber Witness ansuered, "in a and lawfulk - constituted lodge." , If eie the counsel for defendant called g :mother witness, but plaintiffs' counsel ex pre,--,1 a wish iipt,t 9 .. gp further into the qtr‘stion, wheu the uway :wits quashed by the courtOtieW vein re , iAsued and given' tti': a constable-(1ot a mason,) who summoned a a new jury, as lidlows: Orrin Tayler, Reu ben 'Wheaten, Jesse 13eardsley, Nathaniel Foote, Dexter Angel, Charles Rourds, Sam tad White, t famaliel Scribner, SethT-IfotWii er, E. C. Martin Speer, and Phi- 10 Judson. The names of ilicurors drawn to try the issue, are, Orrin Tayler, Dexter . Angel, Samuel White, Nathaniel Foote, Charle's Rounds, and Gamaliel Scribner, , none of them masons. , Plaintiff's' counsel opened the case, by stating to the - jury the nature of the prosecutoin, and the grounds on ‘‘`.llHt -a verdict was claimed. Said Witherall's exhibition was an "idle show," and came under that•proVision in the'statute‘ which prohibits the exhibition of "idle shows, such as common showmen, mounte banks or jugglers" usually exhibit. Said, also, that masonry was a "distinct society," and unlike "other societies." Asa M. Ca//fins, called by plaintiffs' counsel, and sworn. Witness was present at Crand.uffs on the 7th, and. saw the exhibi-. tion of Witherell, as advertised in handbill. Examined by counsel for defendant.— Asked whether Wit keret! stated--that what he exhibited was true freemasenry Ob jected to by . plaintitP counsel, and argued on both sides. Objection' sustained by court. ;Witness has seen several perfor mances, but never saw "common showmen; mountebanks or jugglers," give such an ex hibition. Jeremiah. Phillips, called by plaintiffs' coumwl, ;ind `A worn. Witness saw Wither ' exhibition; a man was blindfolded,liroli' into room, with drawers and slips on, shirt partly on; rope round his neck, led round room a number of times; knelt down. r...rammed bq coulmet . pr atfendant.— Point of compass pressed to his naked left breast; man had an apron; oath administer : . .ed; prayers repeated,•' when candidate was brought to light, master of the lodge ex claimed—" And God said let there be light, and there was light," at the same time band age was jerked off the eyes of candidate, and men clapped hands, and stamped:togeth er on the .floor, Sc. Witness gave a detail ed account Of the leading points on the cer emonies of the Royal Arch degree, which we omit. • Here the counsel for prosecution rested their chug°. In opening the defence, counsel for do.; fendant denied that Witherell's exhibition; came under the clause in the statute which prohibits the oxhibitions or , "cpmmon show men, mountebanks, or jugglers," and sta ted that it was a true and genuine exhibi tion of freemasonry, and relied upon the " proof - ofthi . f;t , .t - tn - actirrittlff - ndant,. A: a ail. Calkins, re-called. Witness:* testified sulmantially to the szune as Mr ;lnd elitered minutely into the par-. :ticula'r.s..ol E-11111.1i11Cil.l. itiadt (.;,•ccnleaf szorn in chief.- 1.0-m-aft-ftlijettfitni ‘Y, s' ra nil file c,mnsel, ioraiimd callinlf on masons to prove their secrets and ceivnionies; argued on hodi sides, overruledby court.] Witness says the exhibitilln of the first 3 degrees as desm died by. Phillips and Calkins, is. gen erally correct; the same in substance as he, 'has seen in torkres, tot diPrent Gro:o;-Erainincd.--Witrtess could have described 'what masonry was 'if he had not :seen Bernard's book, or any other publica ' lion on-the _stibject; has been told by ma sous that Jachin and Boaz wits masonry; knOv.s that alterations have been made in that work; , was initiated in Homer . 'lodge; SeNel B. notcher proposed him to lodge . . Ati,,n; has attended lotfre in Ne*. tio , uhtinasonie.beremonies A "svlf.tnn wi,ckery," as the 'Jiblc Was used Urn. Auguthis C. Welch, (sheriff of the count v,) sworn. IVitnes3 is a "Royal Arch mason; door of lodge is ty led by a man with a drawn,sword, to keep offw c ,, rmß - and eves droppers; candidate is divested of his cloth log or nearly so; has drawers on; licek n a • ke(), cabl6.tow round it; bandage over can.' dictate's eaudida: , led round room; kneels at the alror ;3 tal tril:es the oath. Wits F - Ss don't . recolleet'whetier in the master inasoiA; 'degree, the•oatli requireslhe can didate not to give the Muster's wore ."eii.; cept on the five pointS of fellowShipi and th en not above his breath;" it may be. SO, there is :something in the lion of charge, about eviog ` the ri>liet' of at brother tnason;wen the agTand hailing 'sign of distress is gi's:t.ll, erthe wept accent partying. it;" can't rOcollect which; thiolts it, is in the Obligation ;hot to "Speak :evil of a • bi.)l her master .mason, but tqatifyitin hitn or .all "appto9tefiing danger, if in his 'pownren tbe ohligatiev s reltithe to obeying,
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