Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-28
THE CASE OF MORGAN.

1t now appears that Morgan, who was forc
bly, seized at Batavia, some weeks since, and, as
| some believed, murdered, by mob Of lawless
| freemasons, to prevent him from disclosing The
secrets OF the craft, is quietly selling beer and
cake in Canada. We have republished some
Of the articles from the western papers, in re-
gard 10 the alleged outrage upon Captain Nor
gan, but have not Joined in the hue and cry that
has been iaised, for reasons which are satsf4c
tory at least to ourselves. In the first place,
we have never believed that so much force was
used in carrying Morgan off, as has been repre-
sented. 1t appeared incredible that mob Of
some twenty or thirty persons, could commit
such an outrage in The face Of the whole people
of the western country. In the second place, we
could hardly believe our brother masons were
so ignorant as to suppose ,hei- craft would be
endangered by any book that any one, however
dssoIute, might publish, after having been ex.
PEELED from the fraternity, or so wicked and "a
natical as to attempt 10 nete out punishment,
in the manner represented. The mysteries Of
our order never have been, nor never can b.,
disclosed in book, as every intelligent mason
very we'll knows; and what matter is i. how
many Jachin ard Boaz publications are usher
ed into the world? In the case before US, the
manuscripts Of Morgan, or part of them, were
sent down to the General Grand Chapter, sit
ting in this city in September, for examine
| ton, and were pronounced harmless, and con-
temptible. The truth is, we have all along Ell
| tertained a lurking suspicion, thar the whole Of
this business was an Infamous plot Of Morgan,
| and few unprincipled confederates He has
been expelled from the fraternity o. free.na.
sons, for misbecoming con1uct, in retaliation
| for which he undertook TO write book. When
book is written and printed it must be sold
or there is no profit: and what scheme SO like
| ly TO effect this object, as 10 get up an excite
ment through the whole country, like that
which has been created by the pretended abdat'
ton of Morgan? Nothing could have been BET
ter for the printer and bookseller, and We pre-
sumo the plot has worked 10 charm. HALL
million Of books might have been sold during
the ferment; and of course half a million o.
people when they settled down soberly woua
Ind The truth at the maxim, that loo and hE
money are soon parted. II is to be regretted
however, that the excitement has produced ont
effect. No device is too mean, no stratagem
too base, no weapon too deadly, to be wle'oe'
by certain class of politicians during an eIee.
ton; and accordingly in the hands Of ceE''.a
men, the fact of the disappearance Of Morgan
and the fact that Gov. Clinton is distinguish
ed member of the masonic fraternity, have OeI'
SO dexterously used in the election, as 10 w
priye this eminent statesman OF more tRa. "
teen hundred votes in Genessee and the adJo'"
ing counties
The foregoing view of this subject may pc,
haps, be erroneous. We have written ups /
the superstition that Morgan has been lOunu =,
stated in some of the papers. But even ~
has not been found, we know that MANI 4,
spectacle gentlemen take the same view VI .sns
case that we do. And admitting the ouuss'
in all its deformity, the great body oil ea' ssr
ought not to suffer from the conduct o. 'r'bs
ignorant fanatics; nor can the use MADE " .Isf.
circumstance against Mr.. Clinton at Inc u
ton, be justified upon any principle OF noun sJr
ethics. ~ 7. Co0'' '4'''
| Poetry.-We have received several '' mho
"On viewing Passaic Falls" The PersuD ,bal
kindly transmitted them, assures US , W. them
hear further from the author, if we puoI%"s ma,
i'll our valuable paper" Fearful tina, LIE. Gs ,e
put his threat into execution, we pu0UW rnc
first verse, which is a fair sample.-N'
"From New York city We did bend our W."
Month of October. on the seventh day.
! Year eighteen hundred and twenty's1'
| As very often we had heardan
! Of Patterson and Passaic fall e.n
! And for to see them did that mornnghA