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AN ADDRESS /? 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!. *