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/? Ii ereSb fort the Amtri us Lodge, vt Amr •*•<. Sumter t
tiror-ta, »n lh' -JAM, ofJu> r, 1839. by I err. Tl'OU A* Gaei -M E.
riVl^ili 1 ) i' no* peril i.is ri winch more is stico .1 great
.1 ilivoniit vof opinions. as lWert* is on tu* subject ol .11 isonrf 1
1' i.i'-v ti.i« >n > iliiiil u into a thou* in I ; J iii.'guiat'oti, fftl'l-
I in ns iMi-.itions, lias put in its tuml* the strangest tools, anil put
1 to r. * ‘ttm'rjt work, ol wiK ii tin? Ini'll .n niiii'l, in its wililest
\ ■ tuiaes. can possibly c. n-"iv; < ’uii.-sitv, Ironi the earliest es
ii:hi - 1 11tniT"At ¥ H'f TSsTITMBIn . fas etnpTifyed all its canning to fa
tlinin its mvsterie*. and alter ages of di leal, seeks to gratify itsdis
a vMM'itiu'nt. •» re|We*''!itin 1 tin* in.stitntion as wortlih s*, and its
'si -;ts wche t. Jgtmrtuies, too. Ins t ikeu up liie tales of the liur
~,, * ami childish, an! Inv il.ms aol foolish, as it is, I have seen
v who believed that Mason rv liail some preternatural mior
e mrse vitii the t'rince i)| il.nUness, himself. All these coisjec
i.,res have grown out of our secret meetings, ami the known pro
pensity ol hum 1:1 nature to spread its good deeds to the gaze of
a 1 a iji’.au 1-ug world. and to ititle its iniquitous conduct in dark
-1 ess .inapproachable.
‘l’Jic |:r triices engen ! red In these chi! fish and foolish ot in
j . is, will hardly suffer so ie people to think or »pe.ik of Masonry
vnih li.e La.’ degree of toleration ; and for them to know that a
) i sin is 1 member of ail institution ol lliis character, is, to them
sufficient giound to suspect, if nut to discud them forever, no
I.utter litiw circumspect their t.siiw' tir honorable their life.—
Y«u‘se strong-mid nnyicldiug piejudices, however, are always tobe
I >»>■) I among the most ignorant. who will hear no argument and
listen to tu reason ; to such as these we have no argument to ad
dress; but io such as are disposed to hear us calmly and dispas
sionately; allowing us that common share of honesty and sinceri
»v, whieh we have a right to c’aiir* as a man and citizen, we have
somethin.: to say. Wc promise lot to deceive you :we are cone
to speak the plain uii»" irni.sfie 1 truth, sj far as we understand it ;
and whilst we may f el i' our duly to pi ice the subject of Mason
ry before you in its proper c lots, we shall t >ke special care to lan
cut the cli.tff from the wheat ; to show you what Ma-umiy is, wli-li
ojierating on its lcgiti.nale ground, bur carefully to discriminate be
tween its legitimate operations and its uluses.
Having made these few pr Tnuinary remarks, to call your atten
tion, calmly to tire subject, we shall now proceed to show, so far
as you and the community are cone jrned, what Masonry is; anil
•>s some of you have licet? long anxious to !.:nw, there is no fear
hut what we shall have your earnest attention.
Io casting our eyes around us in the it oral world, whether in the
school of *Usci|djne, the social circle, or in the semes of active
an I busy life, a very superficial glance will enable ns to discover
tl it men exhibit a very great inequality. Such is lh" state of I’cel
i ig among th’ various ranks ot society, that between the high ami
the low, the rich and the poor, there ex.sts an almost impassable
harrier. The summit of human socirlu, like the pinna, le of some
lofty and towering mountain, is scarcely accessible by ti.e humble
inhabitants who dwell in the vale below.
In this state of tha world, it is a source of happiness to man,
that communities do exist, where the rich must come down and
the poor may come up—where mail shall meet his fellow man o;i a
lav.-', an I every distinction and fife be merged and lost in the en
dearing name of Brother. The King, Imm h.s throne, mu-t lay
his diadem of royalty and ', and hold kindly intercourse with tlie
pc isant of the hovel, and feel, fur once, at least, that (rod fashion
ed all men alike. Such, my friends is the Church of Christ, and
such the Masonic Institutiniv—tl.c one divine, the other human ;
the one founded on theiock of ages, ami secured by the ptontise
ot God that the gat' sos hell shall not prevail against it ; the other
founded upon the principles of the Bible, hut organized by the
voluntary association of men. Between the two institutions I for
bear a comparison—it would be irreverence to place the wisdom ui'
men in competion with the wisdom of God. Masonry, so far its I
understnn I it. does not pretend to claim a divine origin. The
mistaken zeal which lias induced some of the fraternity to contend
that the institution is divine, and that it has superceded the
Church, has hut shown their ignorance of the principles of our
order! and east a stain upouthe Masonic chararttr: 1 utterly re
pudiate the idea that as moral and accountable hein t., wc have
discharged our duty by obtaining membership in the Masonic in
sli’ution. It is true, tint as a. human institution, it is. perhaps,
without a parallel ill the world ; yet, its it regards the soul's eter
nal salvation, 1 would “show you a more excellent way.”
It is also true, that the principles inculcated in the Masonic in
slitntion are divine; they are sanctioned by tin* h“ly religion of
the Bible. But it is not true that tlieie was a divine agency in tl.c
organization of the society. Though the ancient temple at Jeru
salem was built .under the immediate direction of Heaven, yet the
preperations for its accomplishment, and the arrangement of the
craft ware ma le by tlie wisdom of Solomon. This institution
principles of pe ice on earth and''good'will tnTnanV "S-uffe
give you an illustration of my views, lot I desire to be distinctly
understood. Take for example the American Bible Society— l o
one will contend that this institution is divine, yet no Christian
will deny that its principles are sanctioned by the’word of Gad.—
Here then, is an institution founded in consistei cv with the will
of Heaven, but organized by the voluntary association of men.—
Precisely on (he sa lie ground stands the Masonic institution.
With these remarks, which we deemed absolutely necessary to
place the institution on its legitimate ground, we shall proceed
in ire directly to speak of the origin, progress and nature of the
Masonic institution. That 1 lie principles were known to Enoch,
pitr&uized by Noah, Abrihatn.md David, is evident from the Ho
ly (scriptures, but it is only because Masonry embra< cd in its or
ganization, soma of tlit* 1 principles of religion, which were reted
out hi these good men's lives. But that Solomon was the foun
der of the institution, and the first master of 'liecraft, is a position
winch 1 chii 11 to be true. Indeed, we are inclined to think Butt
there isno brother who Iras taken the degree of Master Mason,
hot ivintft'ist upon a moment’s reflection, he fully satisfi and on
this subject. Solomon had proposed to build a temple tor Gml,
and great proparntio.s were made to have it built accoiding to the
pattern slnrtcn to Moses in the mount, a model of which had pas
sed down to posterity in the shape of the tabernacle win. h Metes
built. Materials for the erection of this building had been no .-u
--muhyhig since David's day, and it was considered 011 all I anils
to baa great work, both ns it regarded the splendor of the build
ing aml the purpose for which it was designed. Solomon cnli red
upon this, wotk with a zeal that looked unwaveringly to its accom
plishment and completion. It may be v. ry readily supposed that
i.i a work whieh employed 153,300 men, conflicting i. terests of 1 0
Email m ignitude, w ould operate, unle.-s soma remedy w« re applied,
cre.it lv to retard, if not entirely prevent the progress of the v.crk.
T , serve harmony, therefore, among the workmen and hasten
•hat on which his It'art was fully.- el, Solomon devised the lauda
ble plan of uniting the craft in a bond ot brotherhood, whose si life
nil on 1.1 e.itl ,- in who could best work and best agree.” Jly the
principles upon which they acted in the erection of this splcudcd
etlifi.ee, our officers at this day profess to be governed. By those
ruins of onlef and .subordination, by which 153,300 men were so
classed and a: ranged, that neither envy nor discord disturbed their
tranquility; by those feelings of friendship and brotherly love
w hich inspired their bosoms during this enterprise, as Masons, w e
profess to be governed.
Such is the foundation of the Masonic institution; and while,
through a succession of ages. Masonry was regarded as operative,
many speculative principles wi re inculcated to illustrate the ex
cellence of virtue and the beauty of holiness. It w ould be an un
warranted presumption that .Solomon, a man inspired with divine
wisdom, and employed in erecting a kot.se for the w orship of Je
hovah, retained the cial’t seven years in his service, without im
pressing upon their minds the importance of religious 11 tub. In
deed many of the ceremonials were strikingly typical ol the great
tenths of the Christian system.
It is impossible for a man, who is acquainted with ike Bible, es
pecially if he he a professor of riligiou, to pass through tliehigh
• r degrees of Masonry, without having his mind deeply instructed,
am! h;s feelings strongly excited in the work he is required to per-’
t irm. Having the history of the great and astonishing aehievment
<.t man's redemption, as ‘ Dread upon the pages of the New TVs
tom .'lit, strongly impressed upon his mind, lie is astonished nud
i iterested to-fiml, not so ma.-h that the doctrines of the Netv Tes
i i.neiit ar6 earned out. in the leading principles bv which the
JiO Ige profeso s to be governed ; but that the peculiar tvoik and
vet (.‘monies of tilt* institution, should so ciearlv and beautii'ullv
yrcb. 't. those extraordinary eucutu tam es wliieii actually did take
p'aec in accomplishing the gte.it and s'upindous work ol man's
ban.u on.
In every succeedng step which he takes an increased light i..
s .cd upon his path, and he becomes more strongly • oi.fmued in
itie cneering truths <n t!ie B.ble. Wli nhe first enter* the outer
courts of tii: .'lasonic Temple, orm other words, in the first dc
c,rees ol M (sultry, he is taught, that by some untoward circum
sia’iees, soinetn'tig was lost—something nail ing, for which he
w..s to look and seek, until it should In: obtained, and ihe impres
sion was deeply made upon his mind, if lie stopped short of i sob
-1 the had but iu pait, accomplished hi- work. What ietel
l.gent Mason dues not see, i*> what fie is thus tanciit, the glorious
doctrines of the Gospel; holding out to the poor ami blind, and
it axed sinner, the hope, destitute as he mw feels himself to fie,
t nut there ;sa treasure to be obtained exceeding ltis largest expee
i.iiinuj; and Tie appropriate promise. “«s/; and ye S u dl icccicr ,
sea u,td 11 c s’.uill find lnork and. ?t shall be opened unto you," tails
vipim aisc.tr with encouraging etfeet; and he leans upon tlie aim
v.t u.s guide with tut increased confidence when told, that in the
m c.o,n,ibsh-ui -lit O. diis purpose Jte Jjtts nothing to (■ ar. In the'
g* , u . ‘•--Tic the iutcllireul Masoa has had his syntpa
thies aronsed when he has witnessed tl.e difficult task which the
master builders had to petlorin. and 1 heir unceasing ellorts, 10 cariy
on the work to iu eontplelioii. until, when he hears lit* cheering,
exhilarating shout of the worknteu, after the stone had been ear
ned op, that it Myi*7«Ae</.andm confirmation ol the fact thus «te
flared, lie see* tbcm lay tiseir tools aml aprons aside. In* heart
(eels a warmer glow, whilst he repeals, with emphasis, “the stone
w . icli the builders rejected the same has become the head ol the
corner.”
As it regards the antiquity of this older, as Majons, *ve think
v/e have conclusive evidence that lite institution has existed ill
some Ibt'in or other, since the tljys ot Solomon, and that the ori
ginal land marks of die have been transmi'ted 10 us through
a cho«en tew. It me inhabitants ul'several different eonnirie*
who Itrt.l l>een secluded Irom all ititen oarse with each other,
should testily dial a particular event I ■.(pencil three hnniir‘'d
years tn.'o, ami should agree 111 ihe time, place and all the impor
tant circumstance*, we could have no doubt of its truth, ii is a
kind of evidence which pPoduees positive conviction. As Mason*
we profVs- fiets unknown to die world, which are staled to have
originated at the building of tl.c temple. The same fiats are
sad to fie fiiind in the possession of other M isons in different
countries, among whom, 11 history be true, there had been no in
tercourse. Now and the facts which we have received by Masonic
tradi iou, existed only in our r.wn countiy, cv in that from which
we have received it, we might have ground lor the suspicion that
it was fabricated. But when we find tl e same facts iu a' most eve
ry quarter of theg.obe, agreeing in al! essential points, th° con
clusion is irie-i-table, that they rue true. One man might fabri
cate a statement; Imt tlrat three men. who had no knowledge of
each others views and motives, Iwbig in distant countries, should
fabricate the same statement, and not only agree in die facts sta
led, but in tlie very time and t'laee of their accompli-hment, is,
in the highest degree, impossible. The cl arc-s that they would
not agri e, are infinitely greate* than the clrcitcer that they would
agree, there is then, in the language* of logicians, a moral ini|os
sibility, that the information with which we are made acquainted,
(in some of lh" degrees of Masonry at lei* - !) should be false.
History a fiords abundant evidence of the existence of this soci
ety, fion* (hi: period to which I have alluded. After tire comple
tion of tlie temple, the Tyrians, who had been engaged in this en
terprise, returned to their native count ry. Wc are informed by a
distinguished waiter, that many of the Jews, who v ote employed
at the building of the temple, tun' who must have been acquaint
ed with all the circumstances which transpired :i! that dine, emi
grated to I’l.a. icia, a country, of which Tyre v : < the piincipal
city. Oppr< ssed by their enemies, aid exposed to fi iafs and dan
gers, they sought an asylum an.ot g the ii habitants ol that city.
H' mimic.i of the picaring scenes they had n itucs-ed on the sacred
Mount of Moriah, ami influenced by those feelings of friendship
and brotherly love, which si veil years' rc«idcnr« together had in
spired, the 'I yrians furnished them w ill, ships, in w liich they pass
ed the straits of Hercules and settled iu Spain. We are assured
by another w riter tha l colonies were es’ablished bv the inhabitants
ol Palestine on the western coasts of Africa, about 190 years af
ter the Trojan v ar, that is, Iburtecu years after the dedication of
Solomon's temple.
It is then an established historical fact, that inert, in the posses
sion of the secrets on which the six first degrees of Masonry were
founded, settled in various parts of the world. It is equally c er
tain that Masons, in all p.,rtsof tlie world possess the same facts.
The conclusion, then, is that our Masonic instil ntion is true; and
if so, that the institution commenced with King f-'nlomnn. But
history stops not here. Predcax informs us, that there existed a
mong tlie Jews, immediately after the comple'.ion of the second
temple, an association of men called massurities, who professed to
lie iu possession of facts unknown to the world. Another writer,
speaking of the same society, observes that their name w as deriv
ed from the Hebrew word signifying “tradition.'' Os this society
it is said, that Ezra was President, and was engaged several years
with his brethren in transcribing and arranging the law Thecir
eumstances under which this society appears cn the trends of
history,, are such as to leave little doubt on try mind that it was
identified with tl.e Masonic fraternity.
In the piogrcss of the institution fVtmtl.it time, there is no
doubt that its prineiples became amalgamated with the mysteries
of tlie ancients. Ii is a historical fact, which truth compels me to
admit, that long before the advent of the Messiah tl.e institution
was involv ed in g> css absurdities-- -many rrrois, I nth in sentiment
and practice, we re inculcated, w hich would now shock the cliris
ti b Mason. But before we conch inn the society, let us look at
the stale of the world al that period. All was involved in darkness
and superstition. Altars for Idol worship c ere erected on the ru
ins of the temple of Jehovah. The shackles of Idolatry and Po
lytheism were strongly riveted upon 'he world. In this period of
universal darkness, when all tilings bore the marks of moraldeso
inculcated a tolerably correct idea of (jod and morality. Yes, it
is a fact, known to all who are acquainted with history , tiiat, amidst
• lie overwhelming darkness of 'he age, some faint rays emanated
from this institution. Cicero is represented as saving that “those
■initiated into these mysteries were instructed in tie unity of God,
and had some correct views of his attributes.'’ In another place,
speaking of the institution, the same author observes, “among
many oilier advantages which we have derived from it, this is the
greatest : it |ias pot only taught us to live cheerfully, hut to die
in the hope.of a glorious immortality.” But the sun of righte
ousness soon arose with healing in Lis wings and bind a radiance
around him that dispelled the mist which tested upon the world,
and Masonry, among the other institutions of the day, felt liis
hearty touc h.
It now remains that we consider the nntuic and object of this
institution. In this inquiry we are more particularly intcicsted.
The on win Os the society-is of far less interest to us than its ob
ject. In some of the allusions which we hate made in the prece
ding part of our address, you may not have been able to compre
hend us : it i-. not possible that you should have comprehended us
lolly. A\ hat you hurt seen, is like a light shining in n dark place.
But in what we arc now about to say. you will be able 1 think to
understand us fully.
We have already discarded the idea that Masonry was to sup
ply tlie place <;l Religion, yet we may be permitted in say that she
"toy be well employed as her handmaid. Masonic designs noth
ing but good toils members. Every man who has ever < istered a
Lodge, is compelled to acknowledge tlmt Masonry uaci.cs him a
leverence (01 God, and imposes upon his mind the principles of
morality, and i! he prove recreant to tl.e j rintiplcs taught him,
on him be tlie blame.
But, >■ ri it-fly, as a bcnrv'dcnt society, l.as its greatest got tl bt ett
dot-.c. Whilst it has bound its members topctl <r iu tbe bonds of
unconquerable friendship; imparting to them a universal lan
guage, equally undetstood by its members in every country—the
Hottentot, the Arabian, tbe lndi.tn, tlie Turk, and the European ;
it has gone abroad with silent and noisiest* tread, wiping the tear
hem the helpless or| halt’s eye, and making tlie widow's heart to
dance for jt-y. Wherever its members may wander, to wiiatt ter
|>o;iit of the compi.-s they may Hired 1 lie ii course, then shall iltev
find a brother who tvill give them a hearty welcome, and prove
their faithful friend. It is « heeling to r eel snt it an one it. a land
of strangers, especially should we be in distress, and amid the
changes of 1 his changing world, all arc liable to distress. See
you that weather beaten mariner, escaped front the wreck of Iris
vessel and Iris fortune, with scarcely his fife, anil that embittered
with the n flection tha! all that the vvotlcl holds dear to him is inti
far dist..nt land, and lie destitute ofthe means to convey him
to i1 is It Mite, who, in this his day of distress and need, supplies his
wants and binds up lit-, wounds witL mote than a brother's ri paid,
finds a pillow-for liis aching head, and a cordial for his troubled
bosom •' \V ho lias supplied him richly with the ineaiis to convey
him to his owti fireside, his home and liis children ? Ask hint,
when seated in his own dwelling, and Lis little cites climb his knee
anil run their little Aligns through Lis aged locks, and Lisu ife im
pirts the warm kiss on his wav worn cheek—-ask him who sent
him back to the bosom of bis family and home, and whilst the
glow of gratitude Crimsons 1, s cheek, he will tell jou that Lis ue
ver failing friends, tlie Masons, had done it.
It has found its way to the darkness of the dungeon, ami if it
eottld not burst the disgraceful bonds from an innocent ami suffer
ing brother, it, at least, administered to his comfort. In the fury
01 the battle's strife, where man rude over the lives of thousands ;
' ten the uplifted sword has gteamed over the head of the inten
ded victim, a word, and but a word, lias, in an instant, convened an
enraged enemy to a firm and unyielding friend, and instead of
hewing him in twain, he takes hm. to his bosom as a brother and
a friend. lam not drawing a fanciful picture, these things arc
matters of history. Weil, say you. if it It' as good as veil sav,
"’ltnot impart the secret to every bod\, 1 hat tv t ry one mav km w
and participate in its benefits ? Yv'c fi;#ik!y anil candidly answer
because we cannot; only as we received it can we mpart it; if
there be any blame In this matter, it must rest wi.li hint who is
said to have been the wisest man; andcvcty Mason sets abundant
U'asous why it should be so.
It is Sometimes asked why females are excluded, am! many
foolish and frivolous answers arc given to the question, but we
think we cao give yon satisfactory reasons why it should be so.
You will bear in mind that at the fust this was a mechanic society!
formed of the craftmen who worked upon the temple, and, of
course, as females, were not practical operative Masons, and ’did
not work on the temple. There were none admitted from the first,
and for a great length of time aftci the completion of the temple
it continued <0 be a mechanic society and none but mechanics be
longed to ii, but, after a couise of years, the good effect of this
ssci.'.y besoming apparent, otLus, wliu vrere Uol mechanics dcsir-
ed to be associated with their, until uef.r.d it as it is in this flay
(Jur meetings are secret, and u you could be admitted, prude nJe
would forbid it; a slanderous world would Lrai.d both ye nai and i.s
with infamy. T hese. 1 think, ate g> cd and sufficient reasons why
temales are not admitted as members; but your interest is not for
gotten. Could you but hear with what zeal womans cause is ad
vacated in tlie Lodge, and know with w hat peculiar care her bon- 1
or is guarded, so far from being prejudiced against it, ii would
meti your bear'y approbation, and in the Mason you would see a
friend.
But, it is said, the livrsofyour members are inconsistent with the
principles you ha've advanced. Tlie assert ini is true. It is n fact
lamented by every worthy brother, that so many tneii are within
the pale ot the Lodge, who are a disgrace to the nan e of Mason.
But will you condemn the Institution because ilteic aie disorder
ly members? Will you Condemn tlie Church of Christ because
there ate disorderly prutes-ors, or because a Judas sat at the Pas
chal least ? T here arc men.hers of the church who arc not Chris
tians; so there are members of this fraternity who aie not Ma
sons. If there be one who ridicules the Bible as tlie woid of God,
that man is not a Mason ; if there be found among our number
the man whe treats with irreverence the sacred rume of Jehovah,
or from whose lips drop ftirsing and profanrness, that man is not a
Mason ; be is rec reant to the principles which Masomy inculcates.
We candidly acknowledge that Masonry is strangely abused, and
made to appear a very different tiling from what it really is.—
Yon would be perfectly astonished, were you permitted to see
AMEBIC A VESPUCCI.
We have announced the recent arrival,
at Louisville, of a very interesting victim
of European despotism—of ? a young femn'e,
noble and ‘asciuating, who seem* to come
to our glorious republic of America as the
reprsentativo of all the courage of ancient
Koine, and of the grace, the genius, the
beauty, and the fine arts of Modern Italy.
We would add a few words respecting her
misfortunes, lo r republican virtues, and
her origin, so illustrious that it gives her
a claim to the sympathy of the children
of Kentucky, where, we rep at, otir lair
guest will find, in tire (Ju< (11 of Western
cities, the same fraternal reception, the same
enthusiastic admiration, w liich she has el.se.
wlicrc found in her idopted coun
try.
Maria Elena Aineriga no Vespucci, de
fended from ihe celebrated Amerigo Ves
pucci, of an i'lustrious Florentine family,
distinguished herself, at a tender age, by her
aptitude for the sciences and the arts and
by a very remarkable force of imaginat ; on,
of feeling, memory, and of intellect. As
she grew in years, her clear and powerful
understanding rejected the aristocatic. prin
ciples so dear to her own family. Soon,
her expanding and loft v intellect regarded
with horror the yoke of iron w hich weight and
upon her native land. With eyes wet with
tear*, she demanded liberty—liberty, the
daughter of the primeval ages, sought in
vain amid the ancient tombs ofthc Republic
of Eotrnn glory: naught but the clank of
the strangers' chains answered to Lei prayers
and tears.
At length, the French revolution of IP3O
broke out : it resound' and through Italy, and
revealed all it raice to Europe and to his
tory a woman of heroism and genius—-
America Vespucci. It was soon evident,
that a vonng and elegant daughter of Tus
cany had become, by tlie energy of her
intellect, an important poltical personage
—a rallying point for the crowd of malcon
tents ; and, that she had long in silence b< en
laboring for the triumph of republican
opinions. Without hesitation she joined
tlie standard of revolt, and often Lor# that
standard in the front of the battle.
For three days site vns beheld, ninsl.ct
in hand, in the first rank of the battle field
active, intrepid and enterprizing—fight
ing at the head of tlie insurgents. Here,
as on n tin r occasions, kit gs proved tin
strong for the people—pow er and numbers
ouined the vietm j- A ir,erica »as vanauished
and her party destroyed. But, in tj,u
day Tital to so many brave men, she did not
forget her glorious name, and, though offer
ed the means of flight,she preferred toperish
with liberty. Her beautiful brow was strick
en by the sword of the tyrant—her grace
ful form was trampled as lifeless beneath
the hoofs of 'he Austrian cavalry.
America Vespucci was banished, and rite
passed into France, where she'was received
wiili all tlie highest honors ofthe court by
Louis Fhillippc, whose astute policy would
not, to secure the favor of Austria, have
scrupled to sacrifice, wit) the generous
Florentine, every republican in lialy.
True to her political faith, to her name,
and to her mission, she declined all tlie
proffered favors of the Queen except her
friendship. She renounced tl.e unstable
thrones and decrepit scivitude of the old
wot Id to come and cast herself into the arms
of a free people—a people of brothers bear
ing her beloved name---who will not refuse
her an asylum in the young and happy
world, w hich one of her ancestors named
w ith his name, having been the first to fix
upon it the attention of tlie e vilized woiid
by a book published in Florence. Chris
topher Columbus discovered tire land—
A metictts Vespueius planted men upon it.
Why then, after so many ages of forgetful
nets. is r.' t a daughter of Am«riciis— a
woman celebrated for her genius and cour
age—exild from her f. thei land - why is
she not entitled to ihe same favors that
have been lavished upon the more obscure
descendants of Coin ml us ? Let Americans
---the grand sons of Americas --let them
respond, that America Vespucci is their
sister by every consideration of boner, of
justice, and of'feeling.— Louisville Journal.
What a gallant Judge— The following
beautiful passage is from an oration res
etitly delivered by Judge Reid of Flori
da :
“Oil you, fair daughters of my ccuntiv,
’•rill mainly depend the character and f'ottune
of the new .State. Your smiles and your
beauties are the loses that border and bit cm
along the path ofhumnu life. They cheer
and comfort .the soldier in ihe battlefield—
the sailor on the bounding billow—-the sage
in the deep recesses of the closet. When
you approve, virtue becomes more bright,
serene and beautiful; when you disapprove,
vice assumes a darker and more hideous
aspect, ll is to your eyes tlie first look
of childhood is directed hi search of affec
tion ; from your lips tlie first lisping* of in
fuicy arc caught; boyhood repeats liis first
lesson at your knee, and manhood follows
where you point ti e way. Exert then, all
your influence; scatter wide (tie blessings
you have tlie power to bestow. .Speak Ibo
words instruction and encouragement, dic
tated by your own pure hearts, and the
State of Florida-—the new State —will be
made free prosperous and happy, the graces
and virtue, of hei daughters, and the wisdom
and incorruptible integrity of her sous.
Ucmarlcable. Escape. — 011 the passage of
the SI ip Alexandci, from New Oilcans to
New York, a young lad about fourteen
years old, (Voc a naturally frolickscme and
mischievous disposition, became so trouble
some in Ins pranks, that it was threatened
by the Captain it' they were continued, that
lie would confine him in a water-cask.—
Our youngster took no heed however, and
at liis next ofi'ence was put in the cask, w Inch
was headed up, leaving a !a»gn bung hole
lor tiie admission of air. That night tho
ship encountered a violent storm and in a
sudd (to lurch, the v3}!i containing the bov,
what was done and hear what is said in a Lodge, to see tlie con
duct of its members out o' doors. Mary l ave I rout fit them
selves to believe that so thty perform charitable acts, and cultivate
kindly feeling in the Iraieruuy, it at the purposes of Masonry are
answered, forgetting, or disregarding tnturly the instructions it
gave lor Ihe regulations of- ll tu lives arid conduct. In some pla
ces at Masonic ccleLratioM. there is gclitn u|> /or ll:e occasion
w hat is termed a Masonic Ball. Now , evciy Mason knows that
Masonry has as little to i!r» w itL balls as it l.as wd/i the n.tp ol the
moon, and there wonid I e ihe san e [ rnprieiv in appointing a Bi
ble Society ball, astl c appointment of a Masonic J ail, and"ll a . ti
the always has been, ii you must aid will dai.ee as citizen*, save
the character of tlie institution hy keeping its urine out of the
business}
WoKsnu-ri l Master, Wardens and Brethren : To you
is committed the character of the institution. It it be found to
exert a salutary influence on (lie lives us its votaries , if in us bo
fouiul Faith, liope r Charily, up at least, io lhaf standard which
morality requires aid Masomy inculcates, (hen niff many, who
row stand aloof cheerfully embraeeif- J am still led to hope
that the day is not far disiantwhen Masomy v ill shine in her true
character, when its members will act as those- who feel that the
all seeing eye of God is upon them- liicumstribe their desires
and subilue their passions.
May you and 1, brethren, so discharge our duty lo Gcd and
man, that in the g.eat day when our w orks shall be'tried, w e mav
come forth as gold tried iu the fire.
rolled over into the sea. The circumstance
w as-not noticed by those on board. For
tunately the cask struck bung up, ami float
ed about thirty hours, when it was thrown
upon t' e Peach at Cape St. Bias. Here
the boy made desperate efforts to extricate
himself from his prison without success,
•mil in despair gave up to die. .Some cows
however strolling on the Beach, v. ere at
tracted to the cask, and in walking around
it. one of the number it being fly time,
switched her tail into the bung hole, which
the l.nl grasped with a desperate resolution.
The co.v bellowed and set-off tin life, and
after running some two '-malted cards with
the cask, struck it against a log on the beach,
and knocked it as we say, into a >:■ r'.'d luit.
The Buy thus pori 1 -ntially released was
discovered by some fishermen 00 the Point
and taken into Apalachicola, where a small
collection being made for him, he was
enabled to proceed North by tlie way of
Columbus.— St. Joseph. Times.
In rending ‘ A Visit to Terns,'’ we were
struck with the account of an adventure,
from which many a political! might draw a
useful lesson. The story is of a young
traveler who loses liis way in one of the
boundless prairies of that region. He at
tempts to extricate himself by stretching
forward in an unbroken straight course;
and, when lie has pushed on Lis lmrse in
this manner for many hours he is at last
cheered by coming on the fresh traces of
another wayfarer like himself, wh< se track
lie hastens to pursue with the hope of speedi
ly finding guidance and food—of the latter
of which he. had by this time b 'gmi to have
pressing need The nigh' overtakes him
and he sleeps upon the trail : but. rising
ear'y, pursues it with renewed vigor, until
at last, after :i long and severe rile. h : s hope
are excited afresh by tlie appearance ol
another recent trace, which joins that
which lie was following. IJe keeps for
w ard, though much exhaust* and, w ith aug
mented speed, but*Kstill unnhic to overtake
those after whom he is toiling so hard,
lie perseveres, however, like one whose
last hope is before him, and, once more,
when the second day is near its close, finds
a third horseman's trail, tl a! has joined the
route of the two former, lie is astonished,
hut still goes on, till he comes upon some
object w hich he thinks he had already seen;
and gradually discovers that the first, as wel
a* all the subsequent traces, were his own
wwoimfiimi wnudcibigs iii the same con
tinued circle!— Columbia Telescope.
Distress Produced by Plenty.—•'The. pro
vision speculators •<(' New York have Gib
year missed the mark. \Ve understand
that it is their common practice to make
laree contracts with the millers of the in
terior for the delivery of flour, which is
placed in store and kept for high prices.
Their own me: ns, and the aid afforded them
hy the banks, enable them to accumulate
large quantities, which, if the crop should
he short, would pay them a 'arge profit,
drawn from the actual necessities ofthe con
sumer. It was a monopoly of a kind which
led to the pillage of 11 arts'flour store.
The same plan for speculation upon li e
stall' of life was pursued this year: but in
ronspqtio"ceofthe abundant mops ofwhe.it
which have been harvested thoughout the
TL States, they arc not able to get any tiling
like first cost for the article, and the con
sequence is that several establishments have
“caved in”-—an I the poor are likely to ob
tain bread upon reasonable terms.
Columbus Enquirer.
The following Letter Ims been transmitted
to the Temperance Committee of Baldwin
county for publication :
Jackson, Butts Cos,, T2tli June, 1630.
Dear Sir .—Your favor of the 4th instant,
tv | testing in; to give you- information a*
to tbe influence ot the retail system in the
production of crime, is now bcl-re me, aid
1 hasten to answer it. 1 now regret that I
have not kept some written memoran-'a,
showing a brief outline of the evidence de
livered in Court on the trial of the many
eri mi mil causes it hasbeen mv duty to prose
cute, withm the last four years ami a half,
it this Circuit, so as to exhibit an exact sta
tistical account ol'ilie causes which have
induced the perpetration of crime in each
and every case. Tl.e detail-would uo doubt
astonish all who have not investigated the
subject, and who have not been much con
versant with our Courts of Justice, lean
however inform you, that most of the lead
ing incidents cotmecltd w ith almost every
trial, have been indelibly ..ml painfully im
pressed on my memory, so as to defy for
getfulness I hazard nothing iu Stating to
you, that ofthe offences against our crimi
nal laws, usually committed in the beat of
passion, such as murder, mntislangliter.bit
itig, gouging, stabbing, assaults with intent
to murder, assaults and batteries, riots and
affrays, at least nine-tenths may be traced
directly to grog-shops.
To the best of my recollection, and I have
endeavored to lax it to ihe utmost, not a sin
gle conviction has taken place for illicit in
tercourse w ith slaves, or for a violation of
tlie Sabbath day, except wlu re the retailer
himscll has been the criminal; and uo case
of a conviction (dr the.disturbance of religi
ous congregations, except « here tlie accused
was cither drunk or drinking; none except
retailers have been convicted of keeping
gaming houses, and no one has been con
victed ol gaming at any oilier place than
these occupied by retailer.; and what may
appear still more strange, in seventee 1 con
victions to the Penitentiary fur stealing, in
w hich I have been the prosecuting officer, a
majority ofihecrimes are clearly chargable
to driinluiea.s. Fir example: p->or W., of
respectable connexions, in a state of beastly
inp xication, at agrog-shop in Pike county,
attempted to entice away a slave, was con
victed for larceny, and ended b*s life in the
Penitentiary. Cate,. Johnson and Corlev,
severally convicted-of larceny, at Su
perior Court, were all under the influence
of liquor at the time of the commission of
their crinr-s; two erf them, Cates and Cor,
ley, are still in li e Penitentiary ; Johnson’,
on professions of penitence, received a par
don, returned to the 1 ily ol Macon, was de
tected in gambling with a negro, at a plan
where spirits were retailed, r< r< hud a severe
(1 •.'*t ig for bis co llu -i, and tied tlie e ( , ;!n .
trv.
I fnrhe.ir In go further into detail, as to
names and rircuinstanccs connected with
the other cases, under tin- apprehension of
wounding the feelings of relations and
fi iet: Is, many of whom are highly r-x w-ct
nb'e. But why does I qunr erenie or en
courage a disposition to steal/ I answ.-r,
itdetli ones reason and lays its victim: open
to the inroads of every di-honest temptation
which he may have experienced when so
ber. It destroys nil hi; moral powers of
resisting his evil inclinations and propensi
ti 's. And it may be well remarked, also
itnpiirs his vigilance and skill in avoiding
detection-—creates incapacity to contrive
plans of escape—and hence drunken rouge*
are in a common way, easily detected.
\ on also ask information on the subject
of the expenses at ending the trial and in
vestigation of crimes attributed to intemper
ance.— i his enquiry involves so many de
tails of Justices, Constables’. Sheriffs',
Coroners'. Clerks.' Jailers’ and Solicitor
Generals’ lees, that I am by no means pre
pared to Ittruish any thing like an accurate
estimate, except in thecounlv where Ire
side, and that only in the eight capital 1 as.-s
w ieh have occurred since the organization
of th - county. <>f these eight cases, six of
the defend mts were <h-ink at the time ofthe
commission ofthe crimes, and two sober; two
have been hung, three? have barn sent lo ti e
Penitentiary, three have escaped from jus
tice-having only the cost* oft! *- inlj.-t.
merits a.-:d coroners' fees for buiviiig the
dead and holding tlie it.quest, aim,noting
to about fifty dollars, to be paid by the coun
ty— and the <o ts which'have been paid ! v
the conn tv in all cases where tiie deli ndani’:
w-'-rc drunk, have not been le*s than fur
hundred dollaie
I think on a mod'-rate calculation, our
Courts are oer-upied one fourth of their time
in trying cases which would never have
had existence but lor the influence of li
quor; n:t I it r-nr.iins for lliosc who govern
the country to decide, l mean the people,
how much of the various ipciileiit-.il expenses
Os paying judges anti juries, and hiulciitg
court houses and jails, is justly chttigeablc
to intemperance.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES li. STARE.
To Wm. L. Fambro.
There arc strong indicatiors ts tu il lc
iti the commercial world. A large four
House recently failed in New York L’ity
---one ol the great monopolizing Millers in
the western pastofNew York has just gone
by tlie hoard—the Hi id 1 1 says there is a
prospect that flour will m t n’ Ir town to
St,oo to $4,50, which will place the *qjeeu
latois in flour in n worse condition, thvn
the speculators in Cotton. We’ll let them
issue a Circular—the Bank of England has
110 (lonbl something to do with it.
This floiirspeciilatiim, by the wav, i.s bfttn
t ft-l illustration of t- e benefits that v.ut.id
fin s 1.0 11 adopting Mr. Noel 's recommen
dation to the 'planters, to hold back tbe
next crop ot Cotton. 'I lie flour speculators
bought up all tlie wheat at great prices, in
tending to starve tl.c public into repaying
them by still greater. The spccula'urs have
row on • crop on hand and the people have
another ~M filers fail —'Links are; c »r-be I ;
Meehans suspended; Stocks tali; tton
blc* and panic vibrates in wilder ami still wi
der < irdcs, thrcatei ing a general revulsion
io tr.i to, and till for holding back 1 crop.
Ci irUston J.leictny.
Se fsJdc Tlccoittwendatian.—'fhe fellowring
judicious adco-c is copied from the resolu
tions adopted at a public meeting of tin
citizens of Woonsocket. Althogh calcu
lated for 1 lie meridian of Rhode 1.-bnl, it
w ill answer equally well for any other State -
W hereas it jj currently repot ltd Unit, in
one ot our “in ighboring villages, “a man
made during the last year Si 500 by minding
his own buisness. and SSOO by letting other
people's alone”—-therefore
Resulted t That we recommend to seme
of the. good people in our village to try the
experiment, not ottlv as a sourc e of emolu
ment to themselves, but of satisfaction to
their neighbors.
Y\ c regret to see many papers from a dis
tance containing notices of the Baptist
Church, in Macon, having been converted
into a ri heatre, and in some cases, will) severe
and illiberal remniks against the citizens anti
those must concerned, loralfowiug this dese
cration of a temple of worship.
The facts are simply these—the building
which is no-.v it Theatre, was, from its lo
cation and general unfitness, nt-suitcd to the
purposes ot a Church. Its members, there
fore, sold it, with ;t view to aid in erecting
another and better, in a more suitable lo
cation. The individuals who purchased it,
inuri -diately converted it into a work shop,
•'•r wluch purpose, it was for a while used.
And now, therefore, we hope that those
w ho may hereafter have occasion to animad
vert on this circuinstance, will state tint it
was a work simp converted into a Theatre,
and not a Church. It was neither sold or
purchased with that view, but entirely a
matter of afterthought on the part of the
purchasers.— Post.
During the thunder— storm, wltith passed
over this town on Saturday, the lightning
struck and shivered a large hickory tree be
fore the ho-'se of Mr. Newbury— Carlisle
Herald.
A tremendous thunder-storm, of three
days, duration, passed recently overthcoM
Dominion, and its lightnings shivered all
the hickory trees rlmnghnur tlie Slate to
their very foundations. Oh .what nflutter
ing there was altiOtK fhc obsc'-oe birds that
were perched upon tlie btaudits!. *