American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-12-01
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The Case of .Morgan.-It now appears that Nor.
can who was fore IDLY seized at Batavia, some weeks
since and, as some believed, murdered by mob Of
lswless freemasons, to prevent HIM from disclosing
he secret. Of the craft, is quietly selling cakes and
beer in Canada We have repubshed some Of the
articles from the western papers IN regard to the al
lodged outrage upon Capt. Morgan, bui have not
Joined in the hue ard cry that has been raised, for
reasons which satisfactory at least TO ourselves
10 he FIRST place, we have never believed that SO
much force vas u, ed in carrying Morgan OIL as ha,
been represented 1t appeared Incl edible that mob
Of some twenty or thirty persons, could commit such
an outrage in the lace OF the whole people Of the
esern country In the second place, we could hard
~ believe our brother masons were 30 ignorant as 10
suppose their craft would be endangered by any book
that v one however dissolutc. might publish, alter
having been expelled from the fratrrny,o or SO wick
ed and Isnstical as to alemp, 10 mete oui punish.
ment in the manner represented. The mysteries
of cur order have been, never can be, dis.
closed ia book, as every intelligent mason very
well knows; and what matter is 1t how many joachim
and BoGz publications are usheted into the world !
In the case before US, the manuscripts oil Morgan,
or part of them, were sent down TO the General
Grand Chapter, sitting in this city IN September.
for examination, and were pronounced harmless, and
contemplate. The truth is. We have oil along en-
teftsUSQ susPlIiolli NuC NHotC VI
business was an infamous plot Of Morgan snd few
unptncipled confederales. He had been expelled
from the fraternity OF Tree masons, Tor misbecoming
conduct in retaliation TOR which he undertook TO
write book. When book is written and printed
must be sold there is p, oft and what sche ne
SO likely 10 effect this object, 10 get up excite
ment through the whole country, like that which has
been created by he pretended abduction Of Morgan
Nothing could have been better ior the printer and
I hnat llsr and mi nj has Eed IN
charm. Half million OF books might have been
sold during the terment; and oil course hall mil
lion Of people when they settled down sobery, would
! find the truth Of the maxim lbst fool and his mo-
ney are soon parted 1t 10 be regretted however,
that the excitement has produced one effect, No
device is too mean, no sttatagem too base, and no
weapon too deadly, TO be welded by certain class
OF politicians during an election and accordingly
10 the hands Of certain men, the fact of the disap.
pearance Of Morgan and the fact that Gov Clinton
| is distinguished member oil the masonic fraierni-
y have been so dexterously used in the election as
10 deprive this eminent satesman OF more than ff-
teen hundred votes in Genesee and the adjoining
counties.
i The foregoing view OF this subject may, Der haps
be erroneous. We have written il upon the suppo.
siton hat Morgan has been lound as stated in some
We know that many respectable gentlemen take The
same view OF the case that we do. And admitting
the outrage in all It's deiormity, the great body q
masons ought not TO suffer from The conduct Of i
few ignorsn fanatics nor can the use made Of the
Circumstance against MIR. Clinton al the election Sc
justified upon any principle of honor or ethics.
! CAPTAIN MORGAN.-We certainly never ex
peeted TO hear any thing Of this famous pc rson
age. We supposed that he had probably been murde
ed and buredi some part OF The western wilderness
;. where the plough might perhaps turn up his hons