Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-17


France
OF Ball,, the Mayor of Paris, and President of
the Legislative Assembly, the Peer speaks in the
warmest terms, equally good and virtuous
OF the butchers Couthon and Murat he says, 'stheir
hateful persons eXhaled fctd odour which was ma
tural to tem it made the heart sick, aud seemed to
be warning given by nature, to guard mankind
against those monsters
We conclude with personal anecdote of the Peer
himself He had been intimate with Robesperre from
youth, and had his protection during his terrible as
tendency. BY accident his ntercesson was sought
with the ''incorruptbe," by beautiful GIRL Alber-
tine P, beautiful as an angel, and modest us
itself-to save her father from the auillotne
lie succeeds with great difficulty animated to energy
by having become the slave of the beautiful AL
bertine. This achieved he owns his passion and is
enchanted by the confession of mutual flame: but
his mistress alludes to mysterious and insupera-
BILE cause, which must forever defeat his hopes He
conures her TO explain, she hm-,o Hy and never see
her more. This unreasonable demand, he of course
rejects, and by importantly, last EFFORTS relation
of the horrible obstacle which stood in the way of his
wishes. The tell in the authors words:
81 met her the stairs. and caught her in nv
arms Will you speak, askcds Yes since must
be separated from you forever'-and choked with
emotion, she added, i hare been Tie Mistress of Ma
rat"
unfortunate girl, she had sacrificed her happiness
the altar of ilial pety She had delivered herself
that monster the price of her fathers life but
without her fathers knowledge. 1 never saw her
moro
GENERAL ANTI MASONIC CONVENTION
This body which has attracted towards it consi-
derable degree of attention. in the District Court
,;l,Jo I,,l..
sent 80 members-from N. York 26, Massachusetts
16, Connectcut3, Vermont 5, Rhode Island @ Penn
sylvana &c, New Jersey 7, Delaware Ohio s,
Maryland Territory of Michigan /.
The Convention then organized. by the selection of
FRANCIS GRANGER of N. Y. President---Joseph
Rltner of Pa. Ro. Hanna of Ohio Abner Phelps of
Mass, and G, w Dexter of Michigan, Vice Presi-
dents. John Clarke of Pa, and Noble B. Strong of
Conn, Secretaries.
The following resolutions (Which will Indicate to
the reader the specific objects of tue Convention)
then adopted.
/. Resolved, That committee of five be appoint
cd to prepare and report rules and orders for the
more convenient regulation of the proceedings and
debates of this convention.
2. Resolved, That committee of one delegate
from each tate and territory, here represented, be
appointed report whether be eHpedient elect
honorary members of this convention; how many and
who the proper persons to be elected and under
what restrictions, If any, they are to take in
the convention.
.. Resolved, That Committee, consisting of all
the seeding belonging to this convention, be
appointed to report a summary OF the prominent
points in each degree of freemasonary sufficient to
shew the nature, principles and tendency of the
stitutlon and that the correctness of the be
lifted by each member, according to the number of
degrees taken.
4. Resolved That committee of five be appoint
ed 10 inquire and report when, where and for what
purposes feemasonry first instituted; where it
has hourIshed most, and what is the probable
.. Resolved, That committee OF five be appointed
report what have been the pretensions of freema
sonry and how supported by facts.
6. Resolved, That committee of five be appoint
cd take into consideration the true nature of ma
sonic oaths or obligations, and report whether they
reiigiousy morally or legally binding; and whe-
Their they not, in collision with the higher
obligations Of allegiance duty which every good
citizen under to support the constitution and law
of his country.
T. Resolved, That committee five be appoint
ed to prepare and report succinc and lucid account
of the abduction nd murder of Captain William
Morgan, and of the conduct and measures of the
fraternity, jointly and severally to prevent the
viction of their prominent fellow in that
abduction and murder
8. Resolved, That committee of five be appointed
to consider and report whether adherence to the
oaths and obligations of freemasonry do, do not,
disqualfy for the impartial discharge of all the
important Offices in the gift of the people, according
to the of our free institutions
9. Resolved, That committee of five be appoint
ed consider the nature, principles and tendency of
freemasonry regards its effects the christian
lgion This resolution recommtted to the
mittee by whom it reported.
10 Resolved That committee be appointed consider
and the nature and spirit of anrasonry, from the
disclosures of Professor Robson the BarEu the
ime the used by frseason support Of
their institution and the rcorted fraternity
suppress inquiry into the principles and nature of the order
IL Resolved That committee of FIVE he appointed
he
effect the extinction OF eemasonry guard against revival
and free from the future
saults Of all societies
IL Resolved, Tha committee of FIVE be appoint
ed report affectIonate address to frecmasons,
and such other addresses as they may deem eXpcd
ent.
10. Resolved That committee OF five be appoint
ed to report resolutions expressive ofthe sentiments
of this convention the subject Of freemasonry and
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