Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-10-22

ult. resolution nominating WILLIAM WRT, of Ma ryand, for President of hs United States, was unan mously adopted by the Convention. MT Wirt sig. nifed his willingness to be run for the Presidency and accompanied his acceptance of the nomination by long letter, detailing his views the subject of Masonry, &c. which we are unable to lay before our readers at this time, account of the Cabinet Correspondence" Upon the whole, we consider the exposition of Mir Wirt's views quite liberal not partakng so much of that proscriptive cast common with Anti-Masons He seems 10 act more from a conviction that the institution is entirely useless in our government than from any particular hostility to its principles He was initiated into the mysteries of the order early in life, upon the assurance of q friend in whom he reposed the most implicit conf dence, that in the engagements there was nothing to conflict with his religious or political principles; but he has wholly absented himself from lodges fir the last thirty years. He did not believe, as many of the most ustrious men of Virginia with Gen. Washington at their head, belonged to the orde, that there could be any thing in the institution at war with their duties as patriots, men, and Christians; nor does he yet believe that they could have under stood the obligations as involving any criminal er- agreements. Mir w. thenceforward continually re garded Masonry as nothing more than a social and charitable club, designed for the promotion of good feelings among its members, and for the pecuniary relief of their ndigent brethren It was not till the meeting of the Convention that he examined the trials of the Morgan consprators, and made himself acquainted with the proceedings of Conventions of seeding Masons held in the State of New-York, and their renuncatons of the obligations of the or der. These documents he thinks, if true, put different feature upon the institution, and clearly presents it to the view of the world as inimcal and dangerous to free governments and the Christian religion and after attending one or two meetings of the Baltimore Convention, he is rather inclined to the belief that the Morgan abduction and murder was with the approlaton of the lodges, which they justified by their obligations. The following para graph, near the close of his letter, will make some amends for any apparent inconsistency in joining the ti-Masons at the eleventh hour, and, also, for some rather harsh expressions which immediately precede it.:
 "Bu gentlemen this not and could not be Masonry understood by Washington The thing is impossible The suspicion would be parricde Nor believe that in quarter of the Union with which am best acquainted, trigen of high and honorable character they have been drawn in to take these shocking and mpou oah consider them their duties their God and their country IL that after the practical exhihon of Masonry which we have had in NewYork of mon prudence sleep these and will take in every of doubt inquire But both justice and prudence demand discrimination: for the powers of Presi dent ought not opinion. to be prOstuted the pur- of blind and unjust prescription involving innocence and honor with guilt and reason and is worthy of nomination to this high oce in whose judgement and pa totsm confidence be placed make the proper dis tncton between them In the of all honorable he would deservedy become object of disgust he could stoop commit himself by pedg,s, in like this, the price of his nomination."
 The nomination may possibly have one good ef- feet. It will show the Ant-Masons their strength, and, perhaps convince them that the present is too enlightened an age for universal spread of their principles. The knowing-ones in these parts con- tend that the nomination is merely a scheme to eff, feet other object, probably to divide the vote of New-York and Pennsylvania, in order to insure Mir Clay's election.
 MT AMos ELLMAKER, of Pennsylvania, was mo- minated for Vice. President. at the same time, who has consented to have his placed on the ticket with MT Wirt
 MT Holly reported an address to the People of the United States, the reading of which occupied up- wards of an hour. It was unanimously adopted, and ordered to be published.
 After passing sundry votes of thanks to the officers and others, at l2 o'clock at night the Convention adjourned sine die