The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-10
Monday, December 10, 1903.
FOR THS GAZETTE.
MR.. JESKs,


20 our Jacobins, 70 extremely holiile TO all re.
iigion, and 70 every regular continued Govern
ment, and 70 dariogly bent on the propagation
ct revolutionary principles, has excited the
wonder, and puzzled the understandings of our
trofoundtR politicians. The publication of
Rab1fsnt PROFIT Of a CssBracy, in nv opinion.
removes every doubt. This author, defefvinr
OF the patronage OF every American, has traced
this PATTON for Innovation to IT'S true fource,
and iolemnly warned US Of what unthinkine
nnortals very little expect. will endeavor, for
the benefit OF your readers, to trace in thefe
proofs the preisnt dilorders of the world.
The nations of Europe have been infe(led for
about century paR with ict Of philosophers
and reformers, who, under the MAX of liberty
and E5eraLi!y Of EsHtimsat, have endeavored 10
fubvert all government, and to annihilate all
religion and PohHirf, Heivetias, and Coad9rcrt,
are of this description. Whoever reads their
works, tho clothed in all the charms of wit and
fancy, mutt be convinced of their tendency 70
this one point. The fatal fsniina of revolution,
which has filed the world with blood and
tears, was generated by thefe men and
fome of them lived 10 witneis the fuccefs
of their labors. They conRantly held up
TO view kind Of U,opian felicity, d,aaat,
yet fure, whenever mankind could EXEMPT
themlsves from tn. letters of religion, aad the
inlPofitions Of legal refraints and thsy adopted
and regulated their conduit by this maxim,
that the end protested would fanGtify the meaHI
necehary to accomplish tive will now ex-
Plain this end and taefc ns.aas, and alfo hint al
their origin.
ADAM WsisHAuPr, profefor in the Uni
verify at Ingolaldt in Bavaria, about the year
I76s, invented plan, calculated, as he con-
ceived, to deltroy by flow and fubtle operation
all the religions and governments in the world.
dis Object was TO free man from all refraints
whatever, except that of his reaion, and to re-
duce all nations to their primitive fimplicity.
For this purPoie he gave his pernicious doctrine
the name of MsjS1ry-which was calculated 10
avoid fuipicions, and to facilitate his defgns.
He therefore made his court to real mafons-
informed them thar he was able TO confer on
them great number of degrees (which by the
bye we're ofhis own inventioa) not as yet known
among them. To each Of thele deligns be at
tached dazzling fymbols and iiterals, calculated
TO caPtivate the fancy, and TO create defire for
further knowledge in the art. Several of the 6rlt
degrees were intended only to inRill into the
miBd peculiar mode of thinking, favorable to
his plan and by the time the candidate was
introduced into the Wpninafi degree. he was
f,tedfor every evil work. Here the great
de(gn Of WEsHAuPr was fully unfoldcd-an
from a regular progrsls in the corruption of the
heart, his pupils f4w no caule 70 repent OF their
Illumination. Thefe lodges were formed and
eRabhlhed over all Germany and France before
the mllignancy Of their principles were dilcover-
ed. The great founder Of the order did not nop
here. He procured men of his own principles
TO b. placed ove- mot of the ieminaries oil
learning, 70 as to corrupt the morals Of the
riiinz generation. He promoted the eItablilh
merit OF female lodges, ia which the fame fenti-
ments were inculcated, we'll knowing that the
foiter lex have an alnoh invnciblc control over
the condua Of men. Printers and booksellers
were feized with the jQamiaa, and had remark
able influence. Thus this inhuman protector Of
national diGredes, deceived the true mafons =
and by this very deception eventually inflated
all Europe with revolutionary principles. anc
with an utter detefation ofreligion and morali
ty-and transformed them into brutes ana
atheRs
Prevouly to the commencement of tht
French revolution, the lodges in France had
received all the new tangled degrees of WELSH
Aurr, except that Of the Illuminate The dawr
of political troubles in that country, induced
them to fend foIemn deputation TO theGsrmar
lodges, and to requet conferation of this ex
allied degree in m afonry. Deputies were fen
from Germany to Paris to inaugurase thei,
brethren into the fec,et myferies Of the Numiaaf
which wholly confited in political and re
Fgious dfputes, and in plans TO defroy the
monarchy of France, and in the place OF order
and civil rule to fubiitute legal fyAem o.
aiheiln, plumber and rapinc. The more fully
TO eFsta thele purpofes, each lodge in France
deputed committee to meet in the Hall Of tn,
Jacobin friars, to difcufs political and religiou
fsbieds-to give tone 70 the nation, and K
influence the national convention, which haC
then began to aaume the character of legi1a
: tive and permanent body. Here then we have
IL - or Errnch Ia-nhins and The .inci