The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-09-03
account Of TIE Propaganda.


concerning the French RevoIuiion by Chriaopher
Curtanner, Sargcon and Doctor Of PhyGck-" The
third volume. fapplenent.3
THERE hath been for for1e time paft in
J. alrnoll ali European countries much talk
concerning the Propaganda, fociety whole
members are bound BY folemn engagements to
ltir up fubjctts againil lawful rulers, and TO-
promote dilIeniions and agitaticns in All Euro
pean Rates. Hitherto this iociety Is known
chiefly by the effects produced by it it confilts
OF two orders or ciaiI.s Of men, viz. men OF
enthuhaftic dilpoitions, who imagine themfslves
TO BE- called to reform she world, and of am
bilious, niiichievous knaves, who h4t.er the
former ia order to ufe them as their tools, and
whole with it is TO breed trouble, confufion and
ditraaion, which affords thea an opportunity
to filh in troubled waters, and 70 Law hold on
power after it had been lawfully and highly
placed.
/ have taken great pains (cven in France
itfelf to obtain an accurate account of this club
or fociety found means to become men,
ber of almof every club 10 Paris, even of that
famous club of 1889, whole Prefdent was the
marquis dc Condorcet and which, TO the bet
of my knowledge, never admitted any foreign
er as member except myfelE But notwith.
Handing all my pans, endeavors, and relearch-
Is, concerning the Propaganda, were in vain
until lately, when obtained by the kindnefs Of
an eminanr man IN Whole heart the welfare Of
mankind is fincerely ;mpreff.d, the following
authentic acroznt, when | have here tr4nlated,
and by Lis Permiilion communicate / have
no doubt of the authenticity of this account.
The club Of the Propaganda is very differ
ent from the jacobin club notwithstanding they
are too frequently confounded with each 9TH
or. The jacobins are the ffirrcrs up OF the na-
tional aiI<ably Oh the other hands the Prop.
uganda are The ieducers and Rirrsrs up Of the
zUb0lr human rae. This club exiRcd as early as
yer 1886 and the lords Rochetoucault, Goa.
dorcet, and the Able Sieyes were at the heaa
Of t..
Their tsnsf5 are IS follow and for the fur
therance Of Them, their f5eitfy IS eRablilhed as
a f5flsobbical 0rder whole obe q it's to control
TIE oPni0g5 of mankind. To bzcsme a msm
Der ofthis fociety, il is neceAary th IL The candi
date be either defender ana promoter Of MOD.
ern Philolophy hat Is dogma.ic4l atheif1n1 b.
elf man Of an ambitious chara Ger, turbulent
and diicontented with The government under
which he lives. When Ne IS admitted he givs
his qO1rd ef b0soHr TO oblerys fcreey before b.
IS accepted, he is informed thar the number
members i very great, fpread ovsr all the earth,
and that all thete members laborincefanily a.
put any fall. or traitercns members twh3
might betray their f.crets) out Of the wy
The candidate further gives hi word OF honor,
that he will communicate all Information he
may acquire TO bis brethren that He will al
ways defend the people in oppoGtion TO tile
government tEat he will do bis utmolt to reiia
all peremrory by him called arbitrary com
mand's and do all that in him lies to intro
duce an universal tolerance Of all religions.
There are two claIes of members, lnch as
pay and fuch as do not pay; they pay accord
ing to their ability the number Of contributing
members were about 5ooo, the number of non,
tribnting members about 10000 thele bind
thcmielves to fpread the doctrines Of the Pro-
Paganda in all countries, and to promote the
deigns thereof
The order has two degrees, afpirant and mi
tate the irlF IS acquainted with the y1ops Of the
order, bnt the latter IS alto informed as to the
meaa5 the order utes to obtain this end. An
afpirant cannot be admitted into the degree Of
initiate until he has undertaken philosophical
milton, and can clearly prove that he has made
ten PROTOTYPES. The ueafiiry Of the order poi
icaes at prefent 40 millions Of Kvres, ready mo-
ney and, according 70 the lait accocnts there
will be before the end Of this year (r7oI) go
millions in it.
The srder is built upon the following princit
pies opinion and necetfity Tor needy are the
fprings Of all human acton if you therefore
can caufe the need, nccetity, want, or deIpond
ence (call il which you WILL 70 fpread, you
NAV thereby controul the opinions of mankind
and will be enabled TO ihake all the fylems Of
the world, even thofe which feen to have the
HrmeR foundations.
TO delnde the Hollanders has con the order
great labour but the confederation fkaf The bozu
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