The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-04-03
THE GATHERER.
EDITORIAL PERPLEXITIEs.

paper supposes himself to understand
what areIthe peculiar duties Of an editor,
and is ready to form in his own mind plan
of management which would be preferable
to any which has been carried into effect.
This is perfectly natural. But the man
who steps into the editorial chair is soon
surrounded with innumerable difficulties,
and is in fair way to learn that it is easi-
err to contrive than to execute. In all
matters ofa prudential nature there are
endless varieties Of opinion. What one
would advise, another would censure.--
What one would approve another would
coudemn. One is all for duty another
is for doctrine. A third desires little else
than intelligence fourth is best pleased
with discussion ; fifth deprecates the in
fiuence of discussion. A six likes an oc-
casional tinge of scctarianism a seven alb
hors it. An eighth is pleased with knot
ty points MYTHOLOGY a ninth would con-
fine these points to pamphlets and semina-
les. A tenth perhaps, presuming on the
learning and intelligence of our patrons,
would have us raise our paper to a higher
intellectual pitch an eleventh, presuming
that we have none but common readers,
would have us become less intellectual,
more simple and difiuse. A twelfth, per-
chance, thinks every thing of stories and
wonderments. A thirteenth has heard
whispers and surmises: and is on the look
out for sectional feeling, prejudice and in
dividuality and this perhaps, when his
own section of country has furnished the
articles in question.
What then remains to be done T? The
Editor is ready to listen with patience to
all these and thousand other suggestions,
and to be continually seeking the path o.
duty but while he does this, he must be
allowed to make up his own judgment, as
in the fear Of God At the same time he
would be grateful for every useful hint OF
communication.
ANTI-MAsONIC CONVENTION.
A Convention ofDelegates from thirteen
ofthe thirty one towns in this State, met
at Providence on Thursday the 25th inst.
for the:purpose.of consideringthe danger
Gus tendency ofspeculative Free Masonry,
The towns represented were Providence.
Scituate, Cumberland, Johnston, Cranston,
North Providence, Burrillvile, Glocester,
Middletown, Little Compton, Warwick,
North Kingstown and Coventry in all,
So delegates. Several gentlamen from
other States, Messrs. Ward, Thatcher,
Phelps, Sumner, sc. and others from
towns in this State not represented, were
admitted to take seats in the Convention ;
about sixty persons acted as MEMBERS
The Convention was organized by choos-
ing Isaac WILBouR, of Little Compton,
President, ABRAHAM WILKINSON, of North
Providence, Vice President and jonah
Titus of Scituate, and John S. Harris, OF
Providence, Secretaries. A prayer was
made by the Rev Mr.. Thacher, of Wrenth
am, Mass. Resolutions were then adopt
ed, appointing Committees to prepare an
address-to take into consideration the
condition the public press in reference
to Masonry-to appoint State, county ant
town Committees, for the purpose of organ
izing Societies. Committee of ten, to a
certain the number of Lodges, the names
of individual masons in the State, ,and wha
number of civil and military offices ar
held by masons-and aCommittee to ap
point Delegates to the Anti Masonic Co
vention to be held in Philadelphia in Au
gust next.-Mr. Ward, ftom New York
addressed the meeting.
j INTEGRITY.
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