The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-06
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1880.


Friday afternoon. From accounts published
in the Boston papers we learn that the whole
number of delegates present was about two
hundred, from eight counties in this Common
wealth. MIR. Lazell of Bridgewater, Mr. Oil
yer OF Lynn, and Mr.. Williams of Deerfield,
were elected Secretaries. Col Merrick of
Worcester, was chosen President, and Mr..
Kempton of New Bedford and DR.. Phelps of
Boston, Vice Presidents. The convention vot-
ed to invite several distinguished anti-masons,
not delegates, to take seats in the convention.
1t was then voted to invite all seeding masons
that should be present in the city, during the
session OF the convention, to take seats therein
Committees, to draft resolves ON the truth of
the published Disclosures of Freemasonry =
to prepare an address TO the people ON the
suppression of anti-masonic information by the
Press;- ION the laws of this Commonwealth
relative TO extra judicial oaths ;-on the an
tiqulty OF Freemasonry ;-on the connection
between Freemasonry and French Illumin-
ism ON the subject of National Ank.Ma 4.
sonic Convention to be holden in Philadelphia.
Sept. II, 1880 ON the number of lodges, &c,
and on the number of offices, civil and militia
ry, in the Commonwealth, held by masons. and
on the appointment of State, County, and Dis
trict Anti Masonic committees, we're severaly
appointed, IN most instances consisting of three
members of the convention.
During the subsequent sittings, reports from
the several committees were read and accept
ed. The address to the people is said to be an
elaborate production. 1t is from the pen of the
Rev. Moses THICKER of Wrentham. The fol.
lowing persons. with one other, whose name
we,have not been able to ascertain, were ap
pointed to attend the National Convention in
Philadelphia on the 18th of September next :
Gen E. Hoyt, Deerfeld; Henry Gassett, Esq,
DR.. Abner Phelps, Amasa Walker, Esq, Bos-
ton; l. Motion, Esq, Dedham; Rev. Mr.
Thacher, Wrentham M. M. Ruggles, Esq 4,
Troy; DrAbraham A. Thompson, Charlestown;
P. Merrick, Esq, Worcester; Hon B. Taft, IT.,
UxbrIdge; n. Lazell, jr, Esq, Bridgewater.
The Boston Patriot says" Decorum was
observed in the proceedings, and the general
appearance of the Convention to the spectator
was that of sober and discreet men, assembled
in the discharge of public duty. Many spec
tators witnessed the proceedings"
BILL OF MORTALITY. The whole number of
deaths in this town for the last year was fifty
one, Of which four were of strangers who were
accidentally here, leaving the number of deaths
of inhabitants of the town, forty seven, or about
one in eighty .tfUe of the whole population Of
forty-three of the deceased whose ages are as
certained fire were under one year of age !;
from one to two years old there were nine !;
from to 5, taoo; from to 10, none from 10
10 ~, ttOU, 90, -sI-S.t from 80 TO
40, tno; from 40 to so, .fUe !; from SO to 60,
four from 60 to 20, Si1 from 20 to 80, taoo i;
above so, three. The average of the ages of
the wlole number is about SO years, while the
average ofthose who survived the second year
is fraction, only, short of 40 years For the
last ten years the proportion of deaths to the
population has averaged about as above, or
rather less than one to euery eightyJfoe inhaJ-
tantS, indicating degree of health, which is
enjoyed by but very few places either in this,
or any other country.
We know not in what manner the nerves of
some of General Jackson's advocates, who pro-
TESS to be extra pure republicans, were affected
by the fulsome compliments and adulation be-
slowed on some of the crowned heads and king
ly governments of Europe in the MESSAGE TO
Congress which is signed with his name.
Those who were the subjects of this daubing
with untempered mortar" could have expe.
rienced but one feeling in relation to it,-that
of unqualified disgust. To shew the light in
which that portion of the message is viewed bv
impartial observers, we quote the following par
agraph from a notice of il, contained in the
Montreal Courant, paper which has uniform
ly displayed the most candid and conciliatorv
feelings towards this country and her govern
ment:
"Tho Message of President Jackson is evi.
IDENTIFY labored IN its style, containing too man,
Icourtly and complimentary epithets applied to
the different Nations which are mentioned in
guage which would be equally as perspicunus
were they omitted, might, in the common in
tercouse of life, pass for allowable ornaments
IN composition; but, in a State paper Of the
hrst Importance, they seem 10 be forced into
service for which they were never intended !;
! and instead of being considered by the parties
which they affect as well tuned, they will in
lnlny instances be considered AS mere formal
expressions, introduced for the sake of decorat-
Ing the style, a species of comp stion which
Looks as i'll in the writings of the Statesman, as
| roses on mitre, and will serve no good pur
pose They may. probably, have an effect very
different IRON the expectations, and excite the
Diplomatic vigilance OF those they were intend.
cd TO lull into security"
KREMER ACADEMY. Our readers will recol-
lect that, two or three years since, an academy
was incorporated in Tennessee by the name of
Krtner Academy, in honor Of the redoubtable
George Kfemer. The Legislature of that
State have voted TO change the namo from Kye