The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-23

taihed. lie thousands who inhabit the earth
- ,ituated AID crcum1anccu ~ tti# must
oi nr',ssIi, nave different toms 81 government
and civil polits. as we'll as conflicting interests
Al "hch ihis state % things requires Is subsefy-
ed, whph government, observe iowards each n,b-
ef the peaceful relations OF bodies polite. trom
ihis grows The necessity ola society universal m
Its influence, aud embracing IN lis design hug her
purposes aud the NEST unbranded hnanfhff ~.
Al eloquent delinealor OF Nature rcmarls. tnal
no Other species bat that OF man Is dllinSed rem
Grady over the earth. Philanthropy, howreel.
has cause 10 regret, That thugs are 40 constituted
/ Is topIace men OF cn IA offensive attitude, To-
wards zach othrr--aud mourn man, inhumap-
ny to man. Hunting for some antIdotr, she
/ htdS IN the mesoulc institution society render
/ ri necessary 10 alleviate lie evils winch east
/ The duties wHioh bodies polite 1--WE u earh on.
! er, We strengthen and acknowledge as indftnlu.
/ ais. and embrace tn ou, design the enforcement
/ of man, obligations which are 40 ah r. else "a.
CURED or observed. Ne p.uppsc 10 Gud a home
/ tor the stranger II eNcly Emd- friends IA every
dangrr-tnd a Language common to the Whole
earth These things are 81 important thai the
utmost car Is necessary thu they niay he ab-
served and lie existence at our order oil s4cn
moment TIA, eve, means should lie used 10
MAINTAIN It. hrrc our secret, known 10 all.
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common Obligations which Ne 81 a, knowledge
BE- urgi cted ii not dcspi,ed. lie who askra iar
ainN nns he .aped coidly TON ,nc door 10 pc
ilsh on lsc lbtesphod
We observe, tbtt, ~ all institutions, then PIE
! cePis are Only regarded lor 4 tmr, and mai,
". en- the} bgCpmc common, Il y are ~ elected.
| We AL. Without ino restraint ot IA nr>, Ga. -
gnp'Ions, arkaowitdg, lhousanas ct obn- atioaH
towards edrh otiie, ~ the a1stIdct, WnlcIt Ne
never obso,ye Thou mpor ancc rcluires II,
/ hnt the ia .urc ot mon Is 80 seihsn tH viii
| not pCrmn hun 10 act unless hr Is 90 gcd on by
some stronger Obligations. lhrst. 1 boldly as
| seat, exist no where 80 general n IN masonr,
! We seal them WITH secrecy Il tx Them the more
secure. Ahat every one acknowledged | an
bold go say, without the obdg atoms which W. I'M
| posi-, none would observe; ana the advantages
resulting from TIE best of institutions he lost To
The world. then freely declare HAT the secrecy
with winch We ciothe ourselves, added 10 The 4.
cellcuce OF our principles, has heretofore, and
Will continue To preserve our order Il is sad,
| however. that what is intended for the public
| good, should not be concealed. but he known to
all. bun To divullc our secrets would be al once
| 20 destroy oui institution. The veil would be
! rent IN vain, and all the advantages be lost to
| the world. lt"nuid require Us tuicayc 80 chanrr
| the peiiOl nance OF those dalies which are no
where else observed and are, by our means u.
niycr,ail, enforced. IT is asking an ode aud II
very ooiI,h thing II, then, The secrecy which
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can uc,aI.I N III .lrnt pra.se OF onro,drr. when
/, l. knuvn trat # has Grn,lv Withstand ali surb
unhol, ATTEMPTS. and alike fearless ofthr te4nrs
1f pcrsccunun. and fortified ,gaIns, th, allure.
m,ut> oI ia. #eur and wealth which ,oy5I ia,o,
nieu. have nj lrouli IT, II has st.ail'y man
tanned "a. rtnrll,s and pun sud is courscf
III ltmarla6lc that IN despotic governments
men SEEK 10 become masons with great avid
", 4 DISTINGUISHED mason. who raDks 4man9s,
t. u Of ON many INDUSTRIOUS citizens observe,
that Il IS the rforl Of nature 10 recover her lost
lights. aud q sprmorut the. cgrr1ltions OF sofic
IN lIfa., b. 81. masonry pre-, nj, thr highest
50. c3ac shnr o. u perfect eoyerumrui--If IL
dospoii. ms II preserves the riohts OF nature aud
remain, ,ncorrnytible amidst the corrup ions @
society. il proves for Itself higher cast Of vi
me than have heretofore dared 10 claim lor
it.
hpoli,ics the immortal founders ofour bo 3.
lies first proclaimed the political anxom that all
men are equal; they passed the highest encoml.
utn on masonry when they borrowed lis first and
noblrst principle and fixed it IN government;
In wing no distinction but virtue we acknow.
ledge no rankin monarchics. the titled "a.
grant 3, no rs unIes fo himself loIlrr raul than
hi, fellows. Is by us slrlpt, when he Joins our 10.
dv. of his enpt, honouts, aud Ie,elled with the
brethren