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former custouuurs, and the public generally,
that she has recommenced the above busi
nez,s at her residence, (at the house of Alm
IV A mpL EH O opposite the Post Oflice,where
she will at nil limes be prepared to
4.l2enke mid lifepair :Sooners
IN THE MOST FASHIONABLE 31ANNER,
having tondo atrangenients to receive the
LATEST FA:tllo\s from Philadelphia regu
larly.
Gen vsburif, April I I, t I
N E
- 1 W isSz CHEAP GOODS
A% , 11.17. 7 . UE VVI - 77rff: in /NO
N FOR 11S his Friends and. the Public,
-La- that ho has com:r.oneed business a'. the
old stand of AI ILLER & WyrnEROW, and has
just returned from the city with
A LAIDIE AND SPLENDID ASOP:I'3I ENT 01.
CifM)lM l
SUITABLE FOR TUE SEASON
CONSISTING OF EVERY VAIZ/ETI:
Dry Goods, Groceries, hard
ware, Queensware, *VC. 4Tc.
ALL of which he is determined to sell clump
rim CASH:or Country Produce..
April 4, 1836. tf—l
BOOTS & SHOES.
.
v
cißetta. greerrij
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
BOOTS
AND Wiab i pp
SIMMS
Just received and for sale by
J. GILBERT, Gettysburg.
(j - 11aving made arrangements at home
for that purpose, BOOTS and SHOES
can be tnude to order in a workmanlike
manner and at the shortest notice
April 4, 1830
C 0.1 CII, Sid DIPLE
TRUNK FACTORY.
THE Subscriber returns his thanks to
the Public fur the very liberal support
extended to him, and would respectfUlly
state that ho is at all times prepared, at his
old Stand in Chaml;ersburg Street, a few
doors West or the Court-House, to
Make, Trim and Repair
-- ISr,-,, ' ~ il •
a:az,
t.
i.; I ' -,-,- . -r--7-. Harouches A
-
of all kinds, in a neat, fitshionablo and sub
stantial manner, of Goon 3IATERIALS and u
the shortest notice.
nue is also prepared to manufacture, and
his now on hand,
SADDLES, •
13RIDL'ES_ ,
MARTINGALES,
Saddle-bags, Portmanteaus,
Trunks, Harness,
N n EVERY OTHER A wricLE IN RN LINE OF BUSINESs.
The Public are respectfully invited to
give him a cull beliire purchasing elsowhere.
KrA II kinds of Marketing taken in ON
change Ibr work ut fit ir prices.
EDWIN A. ATLEE.
Gettysburg, May 2, 1836. tl7-5
'apprentice Wanted.
At Apprentice will be taken to t1:0 above
business, ifapplication is made immediately.
One from the Country, aged about 15 or
16, would be preferied.
SIX CENTS REWARD.
R ANAWAY from the Subscriber, liv
in, in Liberty township, Adonis co.
Pa., on the evening of the 24th tilt. an In.
dented'Apprentice named GEORGE
RING, about 19 years of age. All persons
aroct.breliy forewarned. not to harbour or
employ the said runaway, as I shall certain.
ly prosecute any one so ofliniding. Any
person apprehending and returning to me
the said apprentice or lodging him in the
Jail of said County, will lie entitled to the
above reward but no thanks. ,
JAMES MeCLEARY.
May 2,183 g. St-5
S. SCHREINER
CARRIAGES
T HE Subscribers, Teachers of Public
Schools in the Borough of Get tysburg,
believing that a uniformity of School Books,
throughout the Borough, is essentially ne
cessary, have resolved to introduce, into the
Schools under their direction, none other
than those enumerated in the following list.
They, therefore,respectfully request Parents
'ind all others concerned, to purchase no
school Books not hereinafter named.
JOHN SWENEY,
J. A. HALL,
J. R. EDIE.
May 2, 18:16.
List of Class Books.
Orthographical Classes—Emerson's Spel
ling Beek, (Philadelphia edition.)
Reading Classes—Emerson's Ist, 2nd and
3d Class Readers.
A rit h inet i cal Classes—Emerson's A rithme
. tic, Nos. 2 and 3.
First Geographical Class —Woodbridge and
Willard's Geography and Atlas.
Second Do. Olney's Geogra
phy and Atlas. it-
Grammar Classes—Kirkham's Grammar.
History Class—Grimshaw's liiitory of the
United States.
Composition—Parker's Composition.
ROBERT r. IVIcCOITAUGHY,
A r riCORNEY AT LAW.
ispkFFICE in York Street, next 'door to
`"--° the Public Offices, in the room lately
occupied by John L. Fuller, Esq.
Guttysburg, April 18, 1836. 3m-3
lIVAIWIT Mi..
DANIEL M. 57, 1 1Y - SER,
.47 TTO RAM' 1" . 1 ET 1,02
AS removed his Office two doors North
of the tavern of Mr. John Barrett,
(lorinerly Ziogler's) in South Baltimore
Street—and three doors North of Middle
Street.
The Law partnership between T. Ste
vens, Esq. and 1). 111. Smyser will continue
as heretolore,business to the criminal courts
excepted.
April 25,18,36.
Wrightsville arid Gettysburg
RAIL ILOAD.
f r pHE Commissioners of the Wrightsville
/ 11 - and Gettysburg Rail Road Company
heinby givo notice, that BOOKS WILL
lii; OPENED places for
he I•44SCriptiOn of Stork in said Company,
onthe . :?;3(l, 211 h, and 25th days of May
ins!, , from
. }0 o'clock, A. 31. until 4 o'clock,
kt the Exchange, in the City of Phila
delphitt.
At the Eutaw House, in the City of Ba
timore.
At the Franklin Ilouse, in the Borough
of Gettysbur g .
At the house of Jacob Eichelberger, in
the Borough of Hanover.
At the house of J. Gassier, in Columbia.
At the house of George Ickes, in Abbotts
town.
=11.311111111=1
T. C. MILLER, -
.1. A. THOMPSON,
'l' STEVENS,
J. WILSON,
‘V M. McCLELLAN,
T. J. COOPER,
J. F. MACFARLANE,
J. B. Mall ERSON,
S. FAUN ESTOC
JAMES McSII ERB Y,
I). MI D DLECO UT,
GEORGE
GEORGE ICKES,
J. CARL,
\VAL HILDEBRAND,
JOSEPH' MILLER,
A. PICKING,
G L. FA LISS
R. M. HUTChESON,
HENRY WERT,
J. KAUFELT,
J. L. FATHY,
WM. WRIGHT,
W M C. M PH ERSON,
Wl. D. Linv rs,
JESSE R. BURDEN,
JOHN GEST,
JOHN 11. MITCHELL,
SAMUEL McCLELLAN,
JACOB ALBERT;
JAMES 11. MILLER,
Commissioners.
td-5
May 2, 1836.
Sifaiie,e, to Tam Iteovews in
the County or .Ciaams.
APRIL 27th, 1"36.
RULED by the Court, that no Tavern
Licence will be hereatler granted to any
Inn-keeper who may be shown to be in the
practice of furnishing his customers with
Ardent Spirits without making a distinct
charge for the same, at full and customary
prices, by small measure.
By the Court,
I'. DICKEY, Clerk.
3t-5
May 2, 1836.
JOHN J. YOUNG,
T MIA)
ESPECTFULLY informs his Friends
-LIA and the Public, that he has removed
to the Borough of Gettysburg, near the
Catholic Church, where all orders relating
to the
TAI LORING BUSINESS
will be thankfully received and promptly
executed in a FASHIONABLE and substantial
manner, at' moderate prices, for Cash or
Country Produce.
May 2, 18:16. t
N'OTIOE.
37 ROBERT 77Z17'E 121.1D,IDLE2'011, MlDzeron,
"I wpm NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER "SPEAKER. OF DIY LIVING AG
CPRAYED from the pasture of the sub
" scriber, living on Little Pipe Creek,
about one mile from New Windsor, Freder.
ick county, Md. on Sunday the Ist of May
inst. a LIGHT GREY FILLY, ,
*
about two years old, small for ° '
its ago, very fine bone, halter- , ,iik v
broken and quite gentle. It .-,--_-_T,',.:
was purchased of Mr. MOSES KLING, of
Path Valley, Franklin county, and was seen
near Taney-town on the evening of its
escape from the subscriber's pasture,making
its way to Mr. Kling's.
The above reward will be paid to any
person who will secure the Filly so that I
_get her again; and all reasonable expenses
paid if brought home.,
- ZEIIIe:ii"a;4232LYZOLS.I O
au-OF EVERY DES.CRIPTION r a
Neatly and expeditiously executed at the
Star 4*. Republican. Balater,
OIf.VVVI3I - 11TILG. PELLtifi. • -‘\.
eA2tezelta,22vmo o LaQa.Q, ca - © sp aa.zr acs o aaaricb
PUBLIC SCITOOLS.
IN pursuance of law the Commissioners
and School Directors, convened at the Court
House in the Borough of Gettysburg, on
Monday the 2d day of May, A. D. 1836.
The Convention was organized by calling
JOHN MARSHALL, Esq. to the Chair 4
and appointing NATnAN GRIEST, Secretary.
The Delegates hereafter named were
present and voted upon the adoption of the
School Law, as follows, viz:
Districts Delegates
Borough J. F. Maclarkine aye
Berwick M. D. G. Pfeiffer aye
Menallen Geo. J. Hartzel aye
Hamiltonban John Marshall aye
Huntington Geo. Gardner aye
Straban John N. Graft aye
Germany Jacob Wintrott aye
Mountjoy John Benner _ nye
Cumberland Daniel WeMy aye
Franklin
Liberty aye
William heir
Leuilard Delap a,
Ty rune
Conowago
Mountpleasant Abraham Eckert nay
Reading
flamilton
Llttimoro
Nathan Griest
:Meeting adjourned to 1 o'clock, P. M
Resumed, That a Tax of twenty cents on
the hundred donors, of the assessment of the
present year be levied in each district whicli
heretofore or now accepts the School Law.
Resolved, That the citizens of the sever
al townships, %Ilicit have voted in the aflir
illative, he requested to meet in their sever
ul townships on the 20th day of Arlay inst
to decide whether any additional tax shul
be levied.
Resolved, That these proceedings b
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, an
published.
JOHN MARSHALL, Pres't.
NATHAN GRIST, Seery.
May 9, 1836
LEST CT ammazamns
OF FOREIGN MERUIA N DIZE,
W(THIN the county of Adams, agree
ably to a certificate of the same fur
nished to me by the Clerk of Quarter Ses
sions of said County, designation '' those who
have taken out their License for one year
from the Ist of day, 1836.
‘Vm. M'Clellan Wm. Gardner
Enoch Simpson James A. Davis
Hugh M'Sherry E. Owin gs
Albert Vandike Morningstar and Ala
George Beck bough
Henry Roberts Sam'l Fahnestock
Hiram Boyd Geo. Arnold
Jesse Gilbert S. H. Buehler
J. M. Stevenson S. Wit herow
Tdomas J. Cooper C. F. Hirnes
H. Bittinger •
0::!i - Ltst ry' those who did not take ou
their,Licensea °tithe Ist of May, 1830:
Robert Smith Jacob B. Lyon
M. C. Clarkson Henry Schriver
Wm. Gillespie Morritz Buddy
Adam Epley Joseph Miller
David Sheets Charles Barnitz
Blythe & Al'Creary Wm. Hildebrand
Wm. Johnston Philip Miller
Jacob Hallaigh Joseph Carl
J. I). Paxton George Bang,
A br. Scott Michael Stouter
Thos. M'K night Thomas [limes
David Blakely Henry W. Slagle
A. S. E. Duncan John 11I'linight •
John Mickley Geo. Wilson
David Beecher Houck & Conron
John Miller Fred. Becker
Henry Sanders Jesse Houck
Adam Dener John Houck
Peter Rider David White
Michael Sanders Abraham King
Peter P. Bercaw George Myers
Joseph 0. Thompson D. & J. Brinkerhoff
Elias Eckenrode J. E. Temple
Thomas Stephens
grj'All those who have not taken out
their Lieenhes, will take notice, that agree•
ably to the duty of the Treasurer, he is com
pelled to institute suits against all delin
quents who fail to take out License on or be
fore the first day of Juno next.
N. B. All persons dealing as afbresaid
who do not find their names on the above
list, will do well forthwith to report them
selves to the County Treasurer and obtain a
License,or otherwise they will subject them
selves to a fine and penalty.
JESSE GILBERT, Treasurer.
Treasurer's Oflico, Gottys.
burg, May 9, 1836.
$ 5 11E1P 01W.
SILAS HIBBERD.
2L'
?4y r), 1836.
OFFICE OF THE
8, TO REEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."-SIIAIII
TILE GARLAND.
-"With sweetest !lowers enrich%
From various gardens cull'd with care."
FORGIVENESS.
How beautifully falls
From human lips that blessed word—FORGIVE!
Forgiveness—it is the attribute of Gods—
The sound which cpcneth heaven—renews again
On earth lost Eden's faded bloom, and flings
Hope's halcyon halo o'er the waste of life.
Thrice happy he whose heart has been so schooled
In the meek lessons of humility,
That he can give it utterance: , it imparts
Celestial grandeur to the human soul,
And maketh man an angel.
THE REPOSIT-0-it.Y7-
TILE PATENT CHURN,
OR A BUTTER SPECULATION.
"1 onli• think with every son ofehivalry and soar,
that a kniolit without a mistress is like a sky with
out a star."—Anric of Grieskin.
PATIENCE PEABODY was a perfect Para
gnu of poetical personification—light as a
Fairy—blooming as a rose—eyes like a ga
zelle's—and beautiful as Psyche. Is it to
he wondered, then, that I soon became over
head and ears—wig and whiskers, in love"!
I saw her first in church, and nothing could
or would have contented me but a 'Wind up
in this saute sacred place. I requested
Ohed Doolittle to introduce me to Ephmetus
Close; Evlnnetus,in thneontide me acquaint
ed with Sy Stokes; Sy with Joe Palmer; Joe
with Madison-Mason; Madison with Icha•
bud; Ichabod with John Peabody, the cousin
of Patience, the to kalon of all my hopes.—
I ought to have won her, for never did mor
tal strive so hard to gain the_ presence of
earth's potentates as I did to try my Pa
tience. She it must be confessed, was rath
er repulsive towards me: indeed so much
so, that I too rly occasion of request
ing her td show ca
"How is if, Miss Peabody, that one who
strives so hard to ingratiato himself in your
good opinion, meets so many rebuffs and
crosses? Mutt is the cause, my dear Miss?"
I had asked this question sellovoce at a quilt
ing frolic, brit the fractious little jade not
seeming disposed for a whisper, cried out
loud enough to fix nll eyes on me
"Gals and boys, only hear this tarnal pes
ky dandy, what curious questions he pokes
at me; he wants to spark with me, but I
rather guess we Bangor gals dont vivant none
of your city dandies, who's got more coat
tail than brains, any day.
"[law! haw! bawl" was roared out in reg
ular "Down East" chorus.
"I guess, Mr. Jenkinson," said one of the
beaux of the party, "you've missed a figure
with our Patience; that ere speculation an't
no go!"
"Haw! haw! haw!"—was repeated.
"Perhaps, Squire, you think we're only
half baked m these parts—but you'll find
your bread all dough,"
"Haw! haw! haw!" re•echocd through the
room.
"You won't stand no more chance hero
with our gals, than you would to cut down a
raft of white pines with a penknife."
The chorus was decapoed.
"Gingerbread and molasses," exclaimed
the fair Patience, "did any one ever look so
streaky as he does. He looks about as mean
and little as the small eend of nothiti' whit
tled down! But no matter, Mister, don't
you be.down in the mouth. I begin to think
I'll take compassion on you, so us they're
going to have a hop, why you shall be my
partner."
I thought this a favorable symptom; soon
as I was somewhat relieved from my previ•
ons unpleasant predicament, and when in an
incredible short space of time the room was
cleared by putting the tables against the
walls and thereon piling the chairs, we stood
out in couples. A negro, the Dick Hamil
ton of the village, rolled into the room with
a fiddle in his hand, and we were soon im
mersed in all the mysteries of "set to your
partner—cut out—cross over—down in the
middle-- 7 .up again."
Patience was in excellent spirits, and
seemed to kindle with exorcise of dancing
as if the buoyancy of her tiny little feet,(for
they were the sweetest little loves of feet I
ever saw,) as if, I say, theil , buoyancy had
communicated itself to her head and heart.
I seized the lucky moment and , poured into
her all the soft nonsense I wns waster of. I
told her how irresibtible was her smile—how
like meteors were her eyes—how like the
down of the turtle dove were the fringes that
encased them; how much whiter than pearls
were her teeth; how much more fragrant
than the rose were .hei_ lips—how Cupid
might nestle in her dimples and drink love's
intoxication from her sighs—in fine, 1 ex
hausted my vocabUlary ofcompliments, and
I had the satisfaction to find that 1 was ma-
king an impression. There was a fascina
tion in her glance which I could not resis
--my eyo followed her in the mazes of the
dance, enraptured! True it was, she knew
no more of a mazurka, or a gallopade, than
a cow does of a sugar dish, or than she did
of the Khan of Tartary; but native holiness
was in her every elastic motion; oilier danc
ing might be the poetry 'of motion, hers was
the poetry •of grace itself. As she put up
her sweet little face, and peering into my
eyes•whife addressing her, I thought I could
gaze forever! I quite forgot all her former
quizzing, and was carried down the stream
of feeling, full freighted with hope, and bal•
asted with love amounting to an eternal con•
stancy of nine drays.
• In one of the sets of tho country dance I
ook occasion to retain the soft hand which
he figure had given me the right of posses•
zozza AND PROPRIETOR.
sion, and gently squeezed it—l sighed into
her left ear.
"Lovely Patience, your present kindness
has bound me to you forever: will you not
add to my obligation by giving me an op.
portunity of declaring in private my affec
tion for you, and permit me to ease my heart
of ils load of love, which, like a pent up
earthquake is tearing this fond soul to
pieces."
' She looked as if tnto that very. soul for a
few momenta, and then replied in a whis.
per—
"ilia soon as the young folks are a little
tired of this stomp down, I guess they'll be
after falling to work on the mince pies and'
mulled cider, which are laid out in the next
room. So do you start to go home after,this,
hut come back asseari as you hear Juke stop
his fiddle—give a tap on the window, and I
will he here to meet you—for all the rest
will be in the other room and too busy eat
ing and drinking to miss me!"
I was about to vent my thanks, when a
look of hers put inc on guard, and with diffi
culty I restrained their expression. An op
portunity soon presented itself to leave the
company. 1 pleaded business—and made a
bow._ After gaining the gardeu gateJ look
ed up at the moon, and thought it never
shone more beautiful! and every thing was
so pure and soft'an&cahn, I felt as ill could
gaze forever. At length a step approached
—it was my valet Simon, whom I ordered
to stop for orders about this hour. To him
I communicated my little arrangement and
settled that he should go back with me to the
house, as his presence might be necessary
in case Patience should consent to an imme
diate elopement.
The fiddle ceased! oh love! oh rapture!
borne on my ark of promise, like the wan
dering dove of Arrart. 1 curbed my impa
tience for a few moments as a matter•Of pre,.
caution, and then tapped on a pane of glass.
The door opened almost immediately.
"Hush!" said Patience, "come in gently
—they're all at the good things—but who's
this?"
"Divine essence of female beauty and con
descension," replied 1, "only my trusty ser
vant Simon:"
We walked in tip tip tip—as softly as
mice after cheese—l seized the hand of Pa
tience and cohered it with kisses—She was
all yielding and loving. After reiterating
of my love I proposed an immediate flight;
to which she replied.
"Ah, sir, you must be generous-1 have
no power of resistance; but are you not about
to deceive a poor simple country girl?"
"No, by heaven," I exclaimed, "may I
perish, if ever I plant in that bosom a
thorn."
"Well, then," said she, "let ins steal slily
up stairs, and get a bundle and I will be
down in a minute, should you hear any body
coming, hide, but dont go out of doors as
they may see you from the windows."
On she went like a winged messenger of
life, and 1 was in an ecstacy of joy—she
however instantly returned! almost breath
lessly exclaiming—
" Hide! hide! cousin Jack Peabody's com
ing; and if he sees you, we are done up as
slick as a bee in clover time without a honey
bag: hide! bide!"
"Where! where! let me go out of doors."
"No, no; some of them are looking out
of the window, thinking they heard the dog
bark."
"Well, where the devil shall I hide?"
cried I.
"I have it—l have got it," aid Patience,
"such an idea—here get into this large pat
ent churn (hat Jack sent home Cot her day;
its large enough to hold two of you." •
/ strenuously objected,but at last the sound
of approaching, footsteps warned me that no
time was to be lost. and in spite of the bran
new suit of black clothes that adorned my
outward man, I,plunged, in and bade Simon
follow; but the poor fellow couldn't pack
down with me, and we were reduced to a
second stand.
"Up the chimney--up the chimney," said
Patience, and up Simon scrambled, leaving
many a sporof soot on his white pants and
roundabout.
Scarcely had we ensconsed ourselves
snugly, when the door opened, and in the
whole party rushed arguing and betting.—
High above all the rest was heard the voice
of cousin Jack.
"I tell you it's the tarnellest fine churn
you ever did see, and Sy may say what he
chooses, but he aint going to budge me one
inch from the consait I've got of the patent
—so now, back again!"
"Well; Jack," retorted Sy, "you needn't
carry your skirts so long—don't I know
something alibut churns—aint an uncle of
mine in Connecticut got a mill, and if you
put cedar posts in at one end it will turn out
patent churns at the other. So now, back
again!"
- "But boys,"said another voice, "the proo
of the pudding is eating the bag; so let's try
Jack's churn; Patience, run and bring the
large basin of cream; and tell Dorothy to
light a fire that we may mull some more ci
der—quick, now."
My heart was beating against my ribs—
I was in a trap, but cogitation was out of the
question; there I was, and the cream of the
joke was, there I had to remain. I
soon
ieurd Jack again exclaim:
" Ah, here comes the cream—now Sy
eke ofithe kiver, , and Patience help me to
cant ever the stun—now boys, see how quick
I'll make the butter come—pour awayl"
A splash! a shriek, and one bound brought
me to the centre of the room, and bump a•
galnst Simon! who had been roused from his
[WHOLE NO. 319.
Iroost by Dorothy's firel• he blackas an in.
climate devil! and I as beautiful - a cream
color as ever was seen.
We stood a moment as we' encountered
each other—then simultaneously sprung to
wards the door, and as we beggared the
winds in tho swiftness of our retreat,. tbe
evening breeze joined in the laugh against
us, as it bore the bounds of their merriment
after,us for nearly a mile.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
anti-vV;ltisonic Con.
z•~~~~iote.
Ct..`7The following are the proceedingsof
this body on Thursday—those of'V.Vednes.'
day having been given in our last.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5, 1838.
Mr. T. H. MinnowEs, from the corrimit•
tee on resolutions, presented sundry .resolu
tions,which after some discussion were adirp•
ted. We subjoin a Copy of them.
Resolved, That it inexpedient, under
existing circumstances, to put in nomination
Anti-Masonic candidates for the offices' of
.President and Vico President of theVeited
States, to be ify the NationalAtitt:-.
Masonic Party at the approaching Presiden•
tial election:
Resolved, That in thus yielding ta.the
force of adverse circumstances, andto the
mistaken policy of honest though erring
friends, we do not give up, neither do we for
a moment suppose that it is the intention of
others to abandon, the glorious advocacY
the principles of equal rights involved in the*
cause of Anti-Masonry.
Resolved, That the sole object of Politi
cal Anti-Masonry is the entire and lasting
destruction of the Institution of Free-Mason
ry, and of all other secret oath bound Socie-'
ties, because they arc at war with, end if
permitted to continue will inevitably destryir
the following principles of, ivil liberty al;.
equality; viz:
• 1. The sovereignty of the establi,shed go
vernment—which they render ineffectual
and powerless by erecting another govern
meat within it, and unknown to it,Whesese
cret tribunals punish even unto death acts
not criminal by the laws of the land. -
2. The „supremacy of the laws, which
they defeat by recalling, through a sign; a
grip, or a word, to the memory oldie judge,
the juror, the witness, or tho public officer,
the penalty of his obligaticin, and the Ma
sonic fetters which Satan has forged for his
conscience.
a. The Repithlican simplicity of onr,ln
atitutions, which they corrupt by creating
in our midst an organized system of aristo
cratic and kingly dignities, whose knights,•
lords, princes, kings, and potentates positess
regal power, and exercise exclusive privil- .
eges, secretly and unfairly subtracted from
tho mass ofcommon republican rights,-.---and,
who, if suffered to flaunt' their gaudy trap
pings in the view, and exercise their usurp
ed power over the head of insulted republi
canism, will eventually pollute its spirit, and
deprive us even of its name. •
4. The purity of the ballot-bnx z - to the
test of which the genius of all our free
tutions declares that each citizen shotdd
enabled to submit his claims and,
and whose decision should be uninfitten..
by any cause not known to himself,
all th Lso who apply it, but which the 5wri..,!4• 4 „
ling spirit of secret-working Free-MasetiOA
controls with a cold-bleoded disregard * 7 4
claims however strong, or of merit however: : ',;':
high, defeating the expectations of the fair -
voter', and crushing the hopes of true merit,'.:
by elevating the incompetent, the undeserv=
me, and the worthless follower of the lodge.
5. Fair competition in the various callings
of life, which they paralyze by manufactur- . :
ing in the Ledge ronm,and emitting through
its thousands of sworn emissaries, praises of
the character and skill of the Masonic me
chanic and professional man, and hints, in
sinuations, and slanders against his uninitia
ted competitor, thereby depriving the latter
of his means of support, and of the estimation
of his fellow-citizens,and causing the former
to flourish, and "be praised of men," though
his deeds be those ofdarkness.
6. The national spirit of Independence
which they neutralize, by teaching our citi
zens that there are means of acquiring busi
ness, reputation, and office, other than that
sturdy reliance on their own honest exer
tions,which should be the only dependence
of freemen.
7. The sense of moral right, which is
blunted at every step from the first to the
highest degree of the deceitful mystery.
The candidate for Masonic, honors swears
to perform acts of the nature . of which ho is
wholly ignorant—expects to acquire light
and science, and when he finds himself dis
appointed, dares not even complain; 19 de
graded in his own eyes and those of his
brethren by the humiliating ceremonies of
initiation,and yet is obliged to assert the dig
nity and reverendnessof the order; and when
he has finally arrived at the depth of the
iniquity, must either exercise a spirit of in
dependence
which will subject him to the - -
complicated vengeance of the craft, or bis.
the guilty agent of luring others into his *
own fallen condition.
8. The sacred regard for religion and lot
the obligation ofim oath, which they impair
by the unnecessary, profane, and detnoializ. •
ing multiplication of the latter, and by the
indecent and'impioUs'exhibitientg the rites:;
of the former, in their lyirig.e**lOttir
their mysteries and attribetielm,
divine origin. " •
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Resolved, That the mane whteh