Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-28

eonspiraey, and which we bsve the fullest Pes.
sons to believe were most faithfully and impair.
tally conducted, nothing could be made to ap.
pear, 10 justify even a suspicion that be had
been faithfully dealt Nth.
There are many other circumstances, which
in connection with this, go to corruborste the
belief that Morgan is still alive, and his place
of confinement known to Miller and his other
partners in the proprietorship Of the book. II
will be recollected that Miller sbsented himself
frpm the circuit court at Canandaigua. when an
investigation, which he had SO long and loudly
demanded, was about to take place, and the
unwllingDess to appear upon that occasion,
which his frivolous excuse from non attendance,
according TO the terms of the subpoena, mani
tested, is probably not forgotten.-His conduct
during the whole time which has elapsed since
the occurrence Of this Transaction, endeayour-
ing by the most untiring exertions TO excite the
public mind against the institution Of free ma.
sonry, instead OF aiding in the investigation OF
the alledged outrage upon the rights of citi-
zen whose loss he affects to mourn IN the most
feeling manner, and his actual endeavors to in.
velope the whole in an impenetrable mystery,
cannot be accounted for upon any other suppO-
sitlon.
Bangor Republican, May "a
A man believed to DE the living Morgan ex.
cited no small sensation in this village. He was
dressed in a Tartan frock, had lost his frontal
teeth-(the 6identes have of old time been Sc.
lected for sacrifce) --csme from Canada, had
red hair and sandy complexion. Gov. Clinton's
reward began to be talked of;-he was full forty
years old-Morgan might not have been quite
fifty;-he was taller than Morgan's reputed sta.
,ure--Dever mind! The stranger trod with a
freer, loftier gait. from the consciousness of be-
ing unknown. Three thousand dollars What
an amazing sum. just for carrying an unofIend.
ing man to New York, against his will Half
the village gazed at him with eyes of rupdity
There was but one point wanted settling-wss
he bald?-His sorry chapeaE was removed, and
there stood confest-not the smooth, marble
like forehead SO gloried in by Anacheron, but a
brow shaded by thick tuft of csrroty hair
All we're incredulous-it must be the real Nor
gan. Three thousand dolars!-Eyery palm,
that ltched TO finger the money, was itching to
tear off the imagined false skull cap, and show
the revealer of masonic secrets identified in all
his essential points. But after examining his
occiput and snciput the bump of imposition was
found wanting, aud his curls declared to be in
sf tifcisl But this would not do-The stranger
had applied to printer in town to print and
publish in two months a small volume--efef1n
10 pay ~ aaodnce.-An offer to pay in advance
would render any man suspected! The people
thronged about him and put sundry leading ques.
tons. The man became alarmed, as we'll be
might--hastiIy discharged his reckoning. seized
his portmantesu. and most manfully addressed
himself TO his journey, The fever was now at
its height. Three thousand dolIars!--and Nor
gan flown. The fields and woods were scour.
ed-in vain. No Morgan WAS found A sub.
scrip,lon was then set on foot to send messen
ger TO Belfast. and if lucky enough to find the
stranger. to ask him this question "Prap, Ser,
be good enough TO teH me zgiat IS yORr naneP"
New York Saturday Evening Gazette
If any thing can expose and arrest the preiu,
dces which thousands in the western part of
this state, still entertain against the institution
of Masonry, the egal nvestigstions respecting
the fate of Morgan, that have taken place with.
in these three months past are well calculated
to have that effect. Amongst several others
was the indictment against Jesse French, RIOS.
well Wilcox, James Hurlburt and James Gan.
son for riot, and assault and battery, and false
Imprisonment upon the notorious David c. Mil.
Ter, which was tried az he Genessee Over and
Terminer, on the 18th day Of April last These
men were the supposed instruments of the dia.
bolical designs of masonry; but it clearly ap
pears from the trial, which We have perused
with attention that they had not even the sane
ton of the most misguided and ignorant zeslots
the order. They were all found guilty ex
cept Gsnson. but the jury evidently returned
their verdict under the conviction Mat this Mil
Ter was attacked by them. under the influence
of the ordinary feeling of deep personal dislike
His department in his intercourse with the in
hasitants of the nelghbourhood in which he re
sided, made him so extremely obnoxious that
the very individuals who now raise the outcry
against masonry were his most bitter enemies;
aud bitter they can be as well as ignorant and
prejudiced. The testimony Of Miller himself
in this trial, is good specimen of the materials
of which he is composed The District Attor-
ney asked him if he was in fear and terror.
Oh, no. was his reply, looking brave and big,
and protruding his upper lip! He expected
there zoas danger, but he, the braggadocia of
the west did not fear it. This the gentleman
pronounced under the solemnity Of an oath;
with all the ievity imaginable. To show the
disposition of this person, he was compelled to
acknowledge in the cros-examinstion, that he
had two swivels. four OF FIVE guns, and FIVE or
six pistols in his Office all loaded. This prepa.
ration was commenced on his part under the
apprehension of an arrest, at the suit of Daniel
Johns, who according to his own testimony,
bad generously lent him about thirty dollars.'
So much for the captain of the sol disan. sent
neis upon the towers Of freedom
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