Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-07-30
From the Boston Courier, Ca Clay paper.)

Mr Rush, once mOre.-It is with no pleasure that again refer to this gentleman and his recent let ter upon Anti-Masonry and the Press Whenever we think of him, we wish to remember him only as the advocate of the American System, and the CO., adjutor of Henry Clay in the cause of Americen in dnstry He was not, years ago, member of the political party to which attached; but when the partition wall of the two great political parties was broken down, and men found that different state of public affairs had drendered that wall of divi- sion no longer necessary expedient, we found Mir Rush engaged in the same cause with oursef, and exertng his talents to promote the success of of policy, which his experience had convinced him the true policy to establish the prosperity glory and independence of the nation.
 We should have been pleased five had never had cause to look upon Mir Rush, in any other character than that of statesman devoted to the best interests of his country. His recent letter, which, by this time, has probably been read by every man whoever reads newspaper, exhibits him in entirely differ ent light-or rather, in a shade unbroken by any struggling ray of light. We speak not of his anti pathy to Free Masonry abstractly; we quarrel with man, and we suffer man to quarrel with us, up- on that topic. Let it stand orfa disconnected with politics. and it preserves not hair more or less on our head. Neither do we now speak of Mir Rush and his letter in reference to his rancorOus attack upon the Press. But secret rumors-whispers are a. broad-that MT Rush declares prioately his continu- ed and undminished friendship for Mir Clay; and it is said that he has authorized some ohs friends to promulgate the fact, that he had joined the Anti Masons for the sole purpose of promoting the cleo tion of MT Clay to the Presidency. If Mir Rush has made such declaration we must say that he is labor ipg under some strange mental delusion, and must think the world sinking into the lowest abyss folly to believe him. The leading Anti Masons and the leading Anti-M papers, avow, unequivocally, their opposition to Mir Clay.
 The Albany Evening Journal regrets Chow sim cerely will not pretend to say) that it cannot sup port MT Clay. It is conscience bound and can sup port no man who is member of the Masonic frater- nifty. The New-York Whig utters the sen- timents. The Boston Press avows the same deter minaton and we have no doubt that nearly every anti-masonic paper in the United States echoes the sentiments and supports the doctrines of these lead ing prints. MT Clay, it is well known is Freema- son, and it is well known that he will not renounce Freemasonry. Why should he? Because, although he may be as indifferent to the continued existence of Masonic institutions we are, any one else be- he feels and knows that he could gain noth- ing by renunciaton but dshonor. How then can MT Rush pretend that his efforts to increase the bers and powers of the Anti-Masonic party can help Mir Clay in contest in which that party is his bitter, uncompromsing, unreenting adversary? Is all the world mad? Is the nation lunatic asylum or a mere nursery ofdots that Mir Rush should say he means to promote the election of MT Clay to the Presidency by persuading the people to join party the leaders of which frankly avow they will not vote for him r. Does MT Rush expect to obtain credit for sincerity when he tells his friends that he joins the Anti-Ma- sonic cause with the view of promoting Mir Clay's interestsl If such be his intention, we can only express our regret that he should so far mistake the connexion between cause and consequence. No other man, woman, or child could be so lost in the labyrinth of folly.