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" Virtue,. Liberty, and Independence."
SECEDING NIA - SON S,
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
ADOPTED AT LE ROY, JULY 4,,18218.
When men attempt to dissolve a system
which has influenced and governed a part
oicommunity,.and by its pretensions to an-
"%WV, use u ness, an vir ue, wen — 7,7
mand the respect of all, it is proper to sub s
mit to the consideration of a candid and
impartial world, the causes which impel
them to such a course. We, seceders from
the' Masonic institution, availing ourselves
dour natural and unalienable rights, and
the pilvileges guaranteed to us by our con
stitution freely to discuss the principles of
our government and laws, and to expose
whatever may endanger the one or impede
the due administration of the other, do ()tier
the following reasons endeavoring to abolish
the order of Freemasonry, and destroy_ its
influence in our government.
In arbitrary governments free inquiry
has been restricted as fatal to the principles
upon which they were-based. In all ages
of the.world tyrants have found it necessary
to shackle the minds of their subjects, to
enable them to control their actions; for ex
perience ever taught that the free mind ev
er exerts a moral power that resists all at
tempts--to 'enslave it. However forms - of
government heretofore - have varied, the
. right to act and speak without a controlling
• , -airnis - never bet3n permitted. / Our an-,
testors who imbibed principles of ci'il and
religious liberty, fled to America to escape
persecution; and when Britain attempted to
encroach _upon the free exercise of those
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principles, our fathers hesitated not -to dis."
solve their oaths of allegiance to the mother',
country, and declare themselves free and,
independent; and exulting millions of free.'
men yet bless their memories for the deed.
-4 new theory of government was .:reduced
to practice in the formation of the American'
republic. It involved in its structure prin
ciples .of . equal rights and equal privilegesj
and was based eln the eternal - foundation of
- $ lre.. .. - .: :•• ..lc i
the powerfUl, and extends its honors it
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emoluments to the meritorious 'cti"Atery
condition. It should have been the pride
of every citizen to preserve this noble struc
iiit-iiiiill ita beetitiful - synimetry and - pro.
*dons. But the principle of self aggran
dizement—the desire to control the desti
nies of others, and luxuriate in their spoils,
unhappily still . inhabits the' human breast.
OttnY attempts-have already been made to
impair the freedom of our institution and
subvert our government. ' But they have
been met by the irresistible power , of public
opinion and indignation, and crushed. In
the mean time the Masonic society has been
silently growing among -Anti whose principles
and operations are calculated to subvert and
destroy the great and important principles
of the commonwealth. Before and during
tote revolutionary struggle,- Masonry was
but little known and practiced in this coun
try. It was lost amid the change and con
fusion of the conflictiug nations; and was
reserved for a time of profound peace, to
wind arid
_insinuate itself into every depart
ment of government, and influence the re
sult of almost every proceeding. Like ma
ny other attempts to overturn government
and destroy the liberties of the people, it
has_chosen_a_ time when the suspicions of
men were asleep; and with a noiseless tread,
: t • • • . nd-stlence - ofthe night, has
increased, its power. Not yet content with
its original powers and influence, it has of
;late . .. - received the - aid of foreign and more
arditary systems. With this
. accuinulation
of strength, it arrived at tititt .f,iirmidable
crisis when it bid open defiance to the laws
of our country in the abduction and murder /
of an unoffending citizen, of the republic
So wicked was this transaction, so extensive
its preparation, and so openly jnstified, that
it aroused the energies of an insulted people,
whose exertions have opened the hidden re
cesses of this abode of darkness and myste - -
ry; and mankind may now view its power,
its wickedness, and folly.
That it is oppo'sed to the genius and de
sign of this government, the spirit and pro- ,
cepts of our- holy. religion and the welfare
of •setiety, - generally, will appear from the'
. following considerations: It exercises juris-
Welion over the persons and lives of citizens
of the republic. . .
'lt al rogatei to itself the right - of punish
- lag its members for offences unknown to
the lawskf this or any other nation. .
•: It requires the concealment ofcrirne;ancl
..istoteets the guilt) frompunishment.
It encourages the - commission of crime,
by liffording to the guilty facilities of escape.
It' a.ffords opportunities' far 'the corrupt
'and designing to form plans .against the
' goverrunent, and the lives and characters of
iiiiliyiduals. .
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-:-- It: assiiMeet Wieland dignities incompaii.
ble with a reptiblican form of government,
and enjeint an obedience to r them deragatory
to. repttblicdn principles.
It deafrovs all principles of equality, by
bestowing Ammon its, own members to the
prelusion of othersequally meritorious andi
Aetterrinf.,''. . ' . 1 - - •
't' .. lt creates Odieun eristnctik - cies ITi its ob.
i 'titiiiis to rupPorl - the interesti of its inem.l
I t o
in preferftpce to others 'oe.eqiittr Tali.'
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THE AN
It blasphemes the name, andrattempts a
personification, of the Great Jehovah.,
It Prostitutes the Sac red Scriptures to un
holy purposed, to subscrvo its own secular
and trifling, concerns.
It weakens the sanctions of morality and
religion,, by the inultiplication of, profane
oaths, and an immortiffianiliarity with reli
gious forms and cerelainies.
It discovers in its cereinonies an unholy
commingling of divine truth with impious
human inventions.
. It destroys a veneration for religion and
religion's ordinances, by the protime use of
religious forms.
It substitutes the self righteousness, and
ceremonies of Masonry tot the vital religion
and ordinances of the Gospel.
• ~ • .s habits of idleness and intem-
perance, by . its members neglecting their
business to attend its meetings and drink
its libations.
It accumulates funds at the expense of
indigent persons, and to the distress of their
families, too often to he dissipated in rioting
and pleaare and its senseless ceremonies
and exhibitions. ' -
It contracts tile' sympathies of the human
heirt for all the unfortunate, by confining
its.charities to its own members; and pro
motes the interests of a few at the expense
of the ninny.
- 'An-institution thus fraught with so many
and great evils, is dangerous to our govern
ment and the safety of our citizens, and is
unfit to exist among a free people: We,
therefore, believing it a duty we oWe to God,
our country and to posterity, resolve to ex
pose its mystery, wickedness, and tendency,
to public view—rand we exhort all citizens
who haVe a love ofcountry, and a veneration
for its laws, a spirit of our holy religion, and
a regard for the welfare of mankind, to aid
us in the cause whichi we have espoused—
and appealing. to Almighty Godfor the• rec
titude of our motives, we solemnly absolve
ourselves from. all allegiance to the Masonic
institution, and declare ourselves - free and
independent: and in support of these resolu
tions, our government and laws, and the
safety of individuals against the usurpatiobs
of all secret societies and open force, and
against the "vQngeance" of the Masonic in
stitution, "with a firm reliance on the pro
tection of Divine Providence, we mutually
pledge to'each other, our liVe§, or fortunes,
and our sacred honour."
Signed by 103 Seceding Masons.
DR. WATERHOUSE'S LETTER.
t r kIaBRIDUE, 18th May, 1832.
To the Anti-Masonic. Committee convened this
- day at Merchant's Hall, preparatory to the
State Convention.
GENT 4 LTMEN.---When I received last
month a letter signed N. ADAMS, and Aa-
TEXAS WARD, notifying me that I was elec
ted Delegate to your State Convention, I told
the bearer of it that I should decline a seat
in it, from a consciousness that my prebence
would do the cause no good, for that I never
could rise up in a large assembly and speak
ivith the unembarrassed freedom of conver
sation.
My declining the last year-has , given rise
to,a. report 'industriously propagated that I
had changed my sentiments respecting the
serious evils of masonry, and that I have
turned my back in disgust upon the efforts
of the Anti-masons to abolish that danger
ous institution. I cannot rest easy that such
an opinion should prevail. If any believe
me to be changed in my sentiments or weal
ened in my zeal - for the total abolition of an
a arming institution, wHe is a PA. • - stro -
ger than the LAW, and which actually holds
the PRESS in claims, he errs grossly. On
the contrary,.my fearful apprehensions in
crease at every fresh perusal of the Morgan
Trials in the State of New York, lest we
also in 'ow img an' s iou i wi noes c. i -: ,
dertnining of the Temple of Justice, and see j
men cutting away its pillars. . I consider`
the trials for the murder of Williiiin Mei: :_l
gan. as-recently reported, a scandal to trials
by....iu, y, a disgrace-to the 'Nation, and a'
deep reproach to our•boasted constitution of
Laws.' The first and most important link of.
associations in the human family ikTaurii,
and our. masons generally, conspired to de
stroy it, not.only secretly in their conclaves,'
but openly in courts of justice, as appears"
beyond contradiction in the official reports:
very lately made to the Governor of N.York.
As it regards the possible-nay probable
evils of masonry, I consider the people of
Massachusetts sleeping in the dark, while
nearly all the — Printing PRESSES dare not:
rouse them up to a sense of their thraldom.
. Shake them and tell them that the inesti
mable trial by jury, and the sanctity
: of an
oath on the stand has been destroyed, and -
that , the Temple of the Laws is cracking
and tumbling down, and they rulitheir eyes
and yawn, and go to Bleep again. Nothing
but a political earthquake can rouse such a
drowsy. people to a sense of their danger.
The deplorable part of their business is, that
. the most respectable portion of the, masons
are themselves blinded to the evils in pros
. pect, because they mean nothing but good .
will towards'mtn, even beyond the sworn
associates of the fraternity. Others of a
diflbrent cast of mind rejoice even to boast
..: ing, that they, belong to a. craft sufficiently
, strong to abittruct the legal course of jus
tice,. 'anikto; hold its hands . from inflicting
pUnish Mat upon murderers. —. •
:A :rejoice that the son of my.old friend and
fellow-lalorer, Hi. Rusu, has, with heredi
. ry• benevolence, exerted himself to rouse
• his countrymen in support of the I_ 4 A*a, and
that he feele,a'portion of hie father's 'spirit
i i, iii•draggi.tig forth ; info'light •and punishment
1 tifgang of murderers 'who have disgraced
. the 'noble State . of New York by asieiler to
be.fomptten teed of bloodshed arid .cruelty.
ASONIC. STAR,' ,AN D REP ÜBLICAN BANNER.
I venerate % the PRESS as one of the strongest
bulwarks of liberty, but if the conductors of
them continue to exolude the free discussion
of the conduct of the masons in the abduc
tion and murder of Morgan, I dread the
consequences to the American family. I
cohsider.oty proud independence but an idle
dream so long as we have a numerous body
of citizens trained and taught to -conceal
truth, and protect crime; as clearly evinced
in the fruitless attempts to bring dark vil
lany to Conviction:
Whsle declining to make one among you,
for reasons already suggested, I never will
withhold my sentiments upon a subject of
vital importance to the liberty and kappiness
of our country, and remain with respect and
good wishes, your steady fric►ld,
BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE.
PARTY NAMES.
The efforts of the masonic party to ap
propriate to itself a designation to which it
has no manner of claim, is ridiculous in it-,
self and only shoWs how strongly the mem
bers calculate on the efficacy of the leading
principlesof their poIicy—SECRECY and sun.
TERFUGE. Every man not wilfully blind
or particularly prejudiced, must be convinc
ed that all the landmarks of the•old parties
have long since been thoroughly broken
down, and that the distinguishing features
of each, so far as they were traits of oppo
sition; have vanished. • There is no question
now agitated about which they could con
tend on the old grounds; all the matters for
merly controverted between them have been
finally passed, upon by the people, and put
at rest. And despite of the assertions or ex
ertionii of an interested few, men mingle on
the political arena, and discuss the events of
the day,_ without - reference to distinctions
which - existed in times - tharave — passed:
[knee Witte name of either of these parties
be used in the party disputes of the present
day, it cannot imply a strict iudentiiv of the
party so designated, with that which once
bore-a - similar name; and it: the name be as
sumed by men whose principles-are. totally
variant from those of the party formerly so
called,.or utterly inconsistent with the name
itself, the assumption is not only absurd, but
contemptible. Such is the case, at present
of the 'masonic. party, which strives to hide
its crowns and mitres, its croziers and cal
ques, from public view, under the mantle of
DEMOCRACY. How very consistent indeed
does it appear, in a party that approves of
an order of Grand Kings! 'grand 'High
Priests!! Most Excellent Sir Knights !! !
••• ••••.•:,t •
Puissant Sovereigns ►' ► ► Princes of the
Royal , Secret !!! !! ! &c. &c. to affect to
calitself denweratie or republican! Such
a perversion or prostitutipo of language
could be thought of or attempted only by
profligate intriguers, who blindly imagine
that the "arte of wunderwerckynge" has de
scended 'upon them —for nothing short of.
such folly could play off so palpable a trick.
litotocnAcy -is the very reverse of every
thing contained in Masonry. It recognizes
neither Kings,norcrowns, nor royal secrets;
and it utterly abominates and abhors the
doctrine of unconditional submission and un
limited control, as contained, in Grand Mas
ter Randall's letter to the Lancaster Lodge.
It contends that all men are born free and
equal, entitled to equal rights and privileges
and enjoying equal claims to public honors,
founde alone on private virtue, intelligence
and cap city. Such are the principles of
genuine a pure democracy; and such are
the principles of A nti-masonry. Hence the
Anti-masonic party is organized on grounds
essentially democrattc, in the original, si
ple, unconnected and unperverted sense of
the word. It aims at securing the perma
nency of the free institutions of the country
in the purity of their origination„ It aims
at inculcating and perpetuating an attach-
ment to liberty an equa ity, w tc spi • -
the Declatlation of Independence. It labors
to_disen t h cal the govOrnrnent from thegr4§P
and dominion of a despotic„power, that has
usurped the direction of its constitutional
functions, and warped them from their legi
timate ends. Such is Anti-masonry: and
as such it is; in all its parts and relations, in
strict harmony with pure democracy.,
The masonic _party, on , the other hand,
has.nothing,in color* with Pure democra
cy. Its element is concealment; its means
are intrigue and trfctil and its object is do
minion and authority, avowedly for its "own
profit land praise." It has a fondness for
parade and show, fig the gaudy trappings
and vain distinctions that
'"Bulk largely in the filmy eye of Time."
It admires lotig drawlingepithets and huge
sounding titles—
" Most 'higli and mighty, meat magnificent,
Most potent, most august, most worshipful,
Most"? m i nent—words of great pomp ilial. pleases
The oar of vanity, and make the worms •
Of earth misAke themselves fir gods.'
It • has no confidence in the people; it has
no affinity for popular institutions; it has
no respect for popular rights. It introdu
ces and sanctions anti-republican diAinct ions
Of rank; and exacts obli g ations inconsistent
with the requirements of public duty, and
conflicting with the speedy and impartial
execution of law and the due administration
of justice. It seeks to control public opinion,
to monopolize public office, and to muzzle
the public press. In short its principles are
utterly. repugnant to everY idea.of a (79,pern
meni of the people, and tend pointedly to the
subyersiiin of that equality which is oharac
teristic of republican 'demobracy. A Ger
man author,' friendly to freemasonry, can
didly aSmits, when speaking ofsecret socie
ties, that,the object\ of, each and all of them
that haVe ever existed, hastiesn identically
the same,-" Td'obtein potier and donin
biihe ;sae of tupesior cunning ard DI N
.EPrattlrs;',' to "riontrO -,govern •
means of an ARISTOCRACY composed of an
enlightened and edticated few." Such is
the true purpose of their- institution. Dis
guise.it as they may—power is the ohject,
and conspirj t cy the means ;I and there is no
appellation by which the cabletowed combi
nation has yet been designated, that suits it
so well, and is in all respects so perfectly
appropriate, as that of the "ARISTOCRATIC
MASONIC PARTY."--Lancustcr Examiner.
ANTI-MASONIC MEETINT3
At Hagerstown, Maryland.
At a large and respectable meeting of the
Antimasons of Washington county, Mary
land, held at the Court i pouse, in Hagers
town, on Saturday the 4th of June last,
JOHN NcKI?,E, Esq. was chosen President,
Frederick Boyers and Ezra Slifer, Secre
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taries.
The followino preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted, after the meet:
mg: had been addressed by T. Stevens, Esq.
of Gettysburg, Pa.
WII IiREAS, We consider Free Masonry,
morally and politically dangerous, since it
refuses an investigation of its obligations and
ceremonies 7 -destroys republican equality—
covers crime, which could not be kept from
the public eye, except through the abomina
ble oaths, and the charity of Freemasons,
which have often covered a multitude of
sins. THEREFORE
Resolved, That Freemasonry i s a secret,
dark, and midnight conclave, whose vota
ries have stained their hands withtlood:—
may the unavenged blood of the Martyred
Morgan excite to persevering inquiry:until
their blood' and abetting deeds are fully
- made known to our country.
_....ilard.ac.d.„,-That—wo,look7:-Avith a jealOus
eye, on our Legislators, And
Witnesses, and Teachers of the.
who are members and tbilowers of Freerna
sonry; and have voluntarily separated them
selves, under the most shocking penalties,
from the rest of mankind.
Resolved, That we have frequently to
witness with pity apd sorrow the Ministers
and Labourers in the Vineyard of Repen
tance, who in the face of day teach Light
and Knowledge:--:but in secret conclave,
guarded by naked sword, bow before the
"Mrsrltvitt'r' 4Nlcturry," and worship the
"MAN OF SIN."
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`Resolved, That we are ready to extend
thejight band of fellowship to all those who
have walked in this path of iniquity, if they
will recant and follow the exam le of the
inhabitants at Ephesus, who confessed and
made known their secret arts, and burnt
their books of darkness. -
Resolved, That Masonic oaths are like
the oath of Herod to his daughter—to break
such an oath harmless—to keep it has been
murder.
Resolved, That we will strictly adhere
to the warning which Gen. Washington
gave in his Farewell Address--"to guard a=
gaint secret combinations and associations."
Resolved, That we invite all good citi
zens to unite with us in rooting out all SE
CRET SOCIETIES from the face, of our land.
JOHN MCKEE, President.
MICHAEL TOBY, 'Vice President.
FREDERICK BEYERS,
Secretaries.
EZRA SLIFEI,
ST.OIIN'S DAY.----The Masons cele
brate this day, as the birth day of John the
Baptist. We presume they do this on the
around' that St. John was a mason. What
is their evidence that he was cable-towed ?
Where is the proof that he was a mason?
e - NV tiS the _ricain of masonicprin ' :, •
admit, and it is evident that masons have
got the 'wrong 'day and should celebrate his
death, rather than his birth.,
HEROD, TILE TETRARCH, was a genuine
mason. He swore an unlawful - Oath to
•
Herodias should make'. In other words, he •
agreed, to obey all her signs and summon
ses, if within the length of his cable-tow,
that is within his oath... Herod .had no idea
his oath would bind him to commit murder
any more than an honest mason has that
his oaths will compel him to violate the laws.
But Herodias demanded of Herod that h•
should commit mui•der,•.and give her the
Oaci- oT John -the Baptist in a charger.—
IleVed was shocked at the consequences of
his - oath:' .It greed riim, that this'erime
was required; nevertheless; for his ()ages
sake and the sake of those who Were with
hitn, he sent and beheaded John in prison.,
Here, was ientiine masonry. Herod took
an illegal oath, without being aware of its
consequence, and when call upon to com
mit mAder, in pursuance of that oath, he
committed the crime, rather than violate
his oath. The murderer,s of William Mor
gan acted on precisely the same principle.
It is clear, therefore, that Herod and not
St. John was the mason, and that the birth
day of the former, ought to be celebrated by
masons, rather than that of the latter. We
should like to see as good-evidence that St.
John was, a mason, as we have given that
Herod was a mason.—Prov. Am:
A paragraph is now running the rounds.
of the masonic prints,. stating the Antirri:
onic Convention which lately assembled at
Trenton, New Jersey, had nominated Rich"
rd Rush for President, and Samuel L.
Southerd for Vice President. This is not
so. No such.nomination Was made—nor
were these gmtlemen even recommended
for nomination as above; Though we should
hay(' had no objection... if our New'Jersey
friends had. seetifit , to-express an opinion in
favour', Orsncli a tiptcp,Mif S. , not a
mason. 'We wish,'however, that our mys
tic oppone . would,havepatience for three
months loner, and: they will then. know
who are to 6- ?Okir candidates.--Nis
~ Con.
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AT MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE.
At no period since the establishment of the In
stitution at Mount St. Mary's• have the public .
had more reason, than at present, to confide in
the abilities, devotedness and resources of its Pro
fessorti. The writer - of this notice having assist
ed tnany previous "exhibitions," when the In
stitution was not invostcd by the Legislature
with the power of conferring degrees in the arts
and Sciences, could not suppress the admiration
which he felt, in common with many perhaps
equally interested visitors, at the new impulse
which this justly accorded privilege has lately
given to the exertions ofeits young and ardent
Faculty. It is well known that the Professors
seek ndomolument but the improvement of thelr
students: and that their only andation is to will
by honorable and successfdl competition with the
best Colleges of our country, . a distinguished
name for their own, •hy alCirdiog to youth the
. . .
means-of- •smalsootAisiturrmim•w•ngujmuemis
with solid and lusting principles of morality and
' Nirtne. The 'pledge which these professions
give, has been efficiently redeemed. A new and
splendid apparatus of Natural Philosophy, lately
procured from Paris, and the luininetis, - precnak
and scientific lectures of the gentleman who pre
sides at this deoartment of popular seienee have
greatly extended the advantages enjoyed by tlic
College in former years. The facility and ad
dress with
. which the interesting candidate fot
the first honor of College went through the
various experiments in Hydrostatics, Caloric,
Pneumatics, and especially in Chemistry, were a
source of much interest to a very select and de
lighted auratory—end • the elegant oration afier
wards delivered by the same young gentleman
"on the revival of Letters," gore lucid proof that
it was not lime but qualification, not success in
one branch of learning only, nor the "~indi um
sine divito vena," that entitled him to the dis
tinction conferred, after an admonitory address
in Latin by the Principal. Few ameig his hear
ers could refrain from tears when his affecting
valedictory to his Teachers and friends was spo
ken, and every School Boy's heart responded to
the' prayer, the "semper vivas, floreas," with
which he was presented with his Diploma.
_ Scarcely inferior_ to _the "Oration .onihe Revi,
val of Letters," in bea n ty of style, elegance ei
arrangement and accurate knowledge of Histo
. ry, Were the discdurses pronounced by Mastei
W. Hill, of Marlbero'; and Master 'Francis Sum.
ter, of South Carolina, on Poland and Chivalry.—
The personal appearance, graceful elocution and
modest excellence with which these twi, promis
ing aspirants to future renown in literature, ac
quitted themselves of their respective tasks, at
tracted universal applause.
We should - find it difficult to do justice to the.
merit of these compositions; but we do hope that
the trainer at least, on a subject which ciretnn.
stances render peculiarly interesting, will be
srairtly submitted - to - the public. -
The exquisite Poetry on the fall of' Grenada
Will likewise receive its best praise from the
sainelribunal, and assert for the Professors and
Students of MOunt St. MaTy's Collifge that
to literary suPertoritery and excellence which
she has" madeso inany;.aed i t is hoped naunpac—
ceßsful, etiorto to establish.
to c epartmen o the r s surpass°. any
thing of the kind we ever witnessed on similar
occasions. AMong the numerous and finely ex
ecuted. Paintings, Landscapes, Maps, &c. we
shall mention only one specimen from the pencil
of Joseph Precios. It was the copy ore large en-'
graving from West's. celebrated Painting of
Christ healing the sick in the Temple, The in
tense intmtbst manifested by the visitors in exam
ining thislruly beautifial production-was a tilith
ful expressien of the high estimation in which it
was beld,,and if we may venture an opinion, it
was a successful effort -of which oven maturer
years und experience might. justly .boast. To
many it may appear a matter of surprise, that
the musical Students of Mount St. Mary's, unaid.
ed but by their talented and indefatigable direc
tor, Mr. Andre, executed in the most creditable
style, the difficult and classical Overtures ef Sar
gine, Don Juan, Glamorize do Tito, Il Turco in
Italia, La Dame Blanche and some extracts horn
Mozart, Weber and Kutfner. These young gen
tlemen have given convincing proof of the zeal,
industry and ability with which the music classes
aro conducted, end have left upon the minds of their
auditors impressions the most favorable of the pin
sical taste, knowledge and enter prize oldie College.
They compose the St. Cecilie Society,thzit owes
its creation to Mrs Gegen; whose.lintiring and
successful exertions in elevating the musical
eharacter_elthalmititution,4re.g.ralefittly =4mm,
hered by his affectionate_pnpfis and friends, The
laudable endeavors of this Society have been sanc
tioned by the names and supported by tho.musical
donatio i ns of the most distinguished professors in
this country: 'Experience has abundantly moved
the utility of snch an association; whilst its opera
tions ultimatel tend to the `itnprovenient of its
mem mrs, tie en ire et y a
cheered nn in the labor ion N and monotonous course
of a scholastic yc:lr by the ably sustained Concerts
Bud take place in the Study Room once in every
month. One broad principle a ppears to govern in
!‘lott tit - St. - Mary's Col loge., - that -every-- branch ..of_
literary, scientific and polite education proposed
to"be I,ogtirnist share alike the actiVe,,patron.
etre of a dovZOd and highly gifted Faculty. The
advantage* of lepation,lhe urbane and hospitable
character-Of the Institution combined with the.fa
edifies aftbrded to , aspiring merit will enfiance
tha reputation of a College that.has already honor.:
ed the substantial approbation of the American
community. A BAtTIAIORE VISITOR.
• FgESIIET.---ttrT . C . l — earh from the Cham
bersburg (Pa.) Repository, that in co9se
quence of the heavy rains of Thursday week
last, the Conococheague and. Falling Spring
which, pass through that town, were swell
ed up to an 'alarming and destructive height.
.11)04 the middle of the 'night (says:that
paper) the latter stream, overtioived its bad
and the water formed currents through the
. tanneries and gat 4 dena l sttuatad along it, car
ry off the contents of the yard, garden fen
ces, &C. and inundating the cellar and low
.or stories of a number of houses.: Females.
and children were carried out of houses
which were so inundated as a precautionary
measure ; and there -can be no doubt that
some of these tenements would have been
t wftpt away, with ,their inhabitants, 'had it
not been for the flat eounds .on each side
of the stream. It was ttruly an awful scene
to our citizens, and specially to those who
were suddenly arou d from their beds amid"
j
the tolling of bet d the roar of the waters.
No livel were lost,-but the destruction 'to
- both in the town and above, onboth •
streams, is very considerable. --- Bolt Psi
' .
The committee of Superintendence' of
Philadelphia, yesterday transmitted to Fay
ettevilie,.one thousand dollars Tor the suftep
ers bir the late Ore, making TRICTHOUSASID
FIVE IIUkDRED DOLLARS sent frpm this city
and the district:—Vnitefi . 4tto Gazette.
•
. VroM th 0 e Baltimore Gazette.
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