Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-05

the stock Of companies chartered by the laws oil Con-
gress and Of different states, contrary 10 the early de-
csion of Congress- at tho time when the claim of this
state to the national legislature and con-
trary 20 that equality in the distribution oil the puhc
bounty which should Just administration OF our
affairs Is it, We ask Just TO us that, while We have
gone to such expenditures to construct our own
works of internal improvement, and while we lave
edged credit end incurred debt, so large por-
ton of which vet rersains unpaid, the very money we
contribute to the national treasury should be expended
not i'm diminishing debt and in releasing our sources
of from their solemn pledge to redeem that
debt but in making for other states and Tor other sec
tons Of the country the roads sni canals which
have made for ourselves with our own money with
revenues, with our own industry, ana with cur
credit Is il Just to that In addition to our own
debt incurred for these works within own state,
national debt, of which we must pay large share,
should be incurred TO unknown extent, TO remain
charge property and when our state
debt shall have been paid OF. We Let the
Of il in this unequal and partial not just is
not II cannot be, cxpcdien Shall York, Pennsyl
vana and Ohio be told that their state debts Of
consideration. that their Efforts for themselves
thing! that their contributions 10 the national treasury
10 continue and to be increased because the cxpcn
,ures Of the nation, in making roads and canals for
TIERS must be increased? Shall the other states which
have made their roads and their canals at their cost
and from their be told hs' And shall they
still be asked TO contribute not only their money, but
their political representation, sustain this unjust and
unequal policy Shall political party within our own
state ask TO DO ths' And shall this he the ground
upon which honest and fearless standing the
We N
has attempted to inerpose his constitutional prcro-
gatve between this proigatc policy and the republican
and equitable course Of former times! Republicans
look to II in your congressional districts, and let
choice of to represent you in the national lcgsa-
re he directed 10 this important principle OF national
politics: Look TO II in your state elections, and lot
ballots he cast for those who will sustain the President
in his firm resistance to these chments Of power
and to these combned schemes against the public
surv.
The present political movements in our own state
snd the organization Of parties with reference the
coming election, present considerations republicans
not Disconnected with tho foregoing suggestions For
some few years past have springing up
ganzing among us, political party, i'm this coun-
try and under our FREQ government. II took its rise
from an outrage against the peace and good order Of
ciety, appalling TO the feelings Of every good citizen
and which met the speedy and unanimous rcproba,ion
of whole community. The liberty Of William Nor
gan was wanton'y violated and his life is believed
have boon taken from him by the mad zeal DARN
wickedness OF certain members Of the masonic rater
nifty. No sooner had the outrage become known than
the vigilance OF the private citizens Of the surrounding
country, the eNertons OF the officers and ministers of
justice tho power OF the laws and the extraordinary ex
crcise oi the executive authority untodly put IN
molten TO detect and punish the guilty perpetrators. In
no instance do the annals Of government the his
tory OF our state show equal efforts TO ferret and pun
sh crime. Sill the Of this event had scarcely
du'ed itself over our state before it w,s di-tincy
seen that certain aspiring and restless politicians were
intent upon making this outrage against the laws and
against The feelings of humanity their stepping stone to
Office and power. Inquiries were pretended TO he made
and facts assumed TO have been discovered Fabulous
reports circulated The effort. of the officers of
Justice and of the government to detect and punish the
offence were misrepresented. Public meetings we're
asscmbed the passions of the community were sought
TO be infamed and the whole fraternity of free ma,ons
were accused OF cognizance of the offence and of ndi-
rect participation in the crime. party was formed
and ''lhe holy cause OF aDti-masonry' the motto
Inscribed upon their banner. All design TO interfere
with politics were strennously denied, and the prostra-
ton OF recmasonry and the detection and punishme nj
OF the offenders against Morgan was declared 10 he the
sole object Of their exerons. But soon discover
81 that large majority o! the community were neither
ms,onF nor an'ma'on, that thi, m,jrity stood n-ura
In the contest which WIS wsgrG against the ,n,.o,.
ard hat, whils hev looked upon IN. crire hich al
heen committed. with The ahhor-n~- IL deceived they
manifested no deposition 10 enter n'o a crusade sgsu.
any Glaze body Of in consequence Of The o.n.
Of few individuals, or 10 ,npu'. the crime NJ
mur''r to whole a''o~iann Of cz.ns, without a
'hsdow OF evidence further than that certain m b,rs
OF thai s''ocia"on believed II he guilty NJ that
high crime. This neutrality gave ofTsnc. "a thi. n.w-
Iy orSanz.d party, and, Al once. their opposition wa.
w'rr'y extended 10 all these who did oin in their
imp'ssonrd procssdng'.-The invdious t.rm Of +" ma
'ors jacks srpi'e5 To this class Of citizens and
possible they seemed 20 share more literally in the
Anus. and indignation Of the anti than the ma
san. tb"m'elves. In tie mean tin. the excitement
c"stlnu"h IN diff'. Itself large extent Of terri.
'ory md one bv one, the strength Of IN. party SEEM
I'd 70 warrant it, those individuals fell ino IL. rank.
subscribed fer s doctrines rho now anne before the
public ~ its poca, ies'ers.
Tho pr..i '-ri. election Of 1928 found THE PARTY m
eNis;ence and is fact worthy of being recorded for
the remembrance of republicans, that though then
profesed TO he entirely devoted 10 the work of ant;o,
sonry, and TO have no aliiaton with politics or with the
political parties as organized upon that great contest:
and though II had is separate ticket for governor and
lieutenant governor and in many counties for all the
state officers TO he elected; vet that not one republican
elector was returned from districts where ant-asons
controlled the VOTE and not republican then or
has since been found upon its ticket for governor or lieu,
tenant governor Still il must be confessed that until
The present year, its state conventions have confined
their nominations 10 members of their own party and
that their proceedings have heretofore given some cause
TO suppose that whatever their preferences may have
been as to other political parties, they had some al
professions paramount TO their anxiety for political sue
cess.
But tho proceedings of their lac convention AT Jf-
ca. and the ckst they have selected Of candidates for
the offc-s Of governor and lieutenant governor seem
10 have torn away he veil entirely. and have sxhih-
ted them to the public anxious only for suc~ess and
fully willing 10 fo'epo the holy causs NJ anti.
strength to their sinking party. IN the mean tine
'''l another o,tv. possible strongly srkad for
the singuati'y OF lie principles than The anti mssonr
party. has. since the last presidential election taken
rise in 'hi' state. snd il for the ht., time in he
political field a. organized body Thi. known as
the wofkug-mens party; but is, from lis very con-
s'u'ion IL must be, confined IN few Of our largest
towns. The very idea Of organizing body composed
Of The farmers Of the cities OF New York Albany and
Troy who hold prominent place in The caption 10 III
the rroceedings o this party wouid he altogether too
'udofous To mslesd and IL entirely too sckening 20 be
reiished, by Che real farmers of the ooun,ryAnd the
character ola working man. smong tho honest woman.
~ ~ cur country towns. no obtain their livngs by
The sSor oil their hands il too sarred and rsi
dep'ood 10 permit them to cnuntenanrs its beinc
'umed by set of professional drones and discarded no.
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