Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-11-11
Friday, Nov. "A. 1s3A.

SnOulu DC pressed Win zeal ana aruOur by tiie
Anti-masonic party, nor dove marvel at their
ambition to elect candidate who they have
thought proper to take up with that view, &c."
Del AdU.
Will the author of the above extract, inform his
readers wherein Mr. NVirt's claims to the Presidency
are inferior to those of his favoarifeP VIII he be
willing to exhibit impartial contrast of the charac
tiers of those two distinguished individuals, in moral
point Of view?-Compare their sentiments concerning
the great principles of National policy and economy,
and present unbiased and estimate of their
talents and intellectual requirements! If Mr. NJ. can
satisfactorily exhibit the superiority of Mr. Clay in ei
ther Of the three preceding particulars (which the
essential requisites of Presidents qualifications he
will then be able to show the difference between graz
tuitous assertion, and demonstration 1t is always
an easy matter to make assertion, but sometimes
difficult to snbstanhate it. "Mr. Wirt's pretensions
are exceedingly slender,," this Mr.. M may take for
granted, but the feoie wnot because they have, of
latter days, acquired the ridiculous habit Of demand
ing cvidence, to confirm the tSe dxit of Clay
man; putting the Jacksonians out Of the question.
1t is fact, to which would invite public atten-
ton that the whole proceedings of the Ant-masonic
party, which have excited the stale cry ofpersecuon
&c., are in the strictest accordance with the funda
mental principles of Republic. The only superb
ority of popular government, aristocracy
monarchy, consists in the suffrage which is impair
TALLY and universally extended every class of legally
constituted citizens BY iudicious exercise of this
important privilege, called suffrage, always
succeed in correcting errors expclling wrongs, and
removing from office those, whose conduct has become
obnoxious the people, whose principles of action
are deemed unconstitutional
BY long and elaborate Judicial investigation, we
have established in the face of the world the fact that
between Freemasoniy and Republicanism, there does
exist repulsve antipathy. which will aecessaTih'
continue as long the to which owes It's or
gin. BY the Judicial process, il was clearly and
positively proven; that Masonry is demorazng in its
effect upon the human mndtha il destroys all sense
of accountability, either religious moral or egal-that
prompted its members to tranpie upon the laws OF
Cod and man, and then justified the action by retain
ing the perpetrators in membershp-and finally that
che institution is entirely Incompatible with the Aear-
est and most sacred interests Of the human family in
every point of view. These things being judcially
established we tneluding large portion of the peo-
ple) have consequently resolved to adopt the peacea-
Bile and constitutional means, (Which the inalenabe
and peculiar privilege Of every American ctzen) Of
the elective franchise, for the special purpose of
pelng those aggravated wrongs, and of extermina-
ting the primarily producing cause. To effect this
desirable object we will the legal, honorable, but
powerfnI weapons of Freemen, (ballot boxes. 1.-THE
,ro,d rdenendent and unyielding spirit Of Freemen,
saI, ac,o+e promote. characterize, and eventually
Win success our exertions in the unexception-
able cause of Anti-masonry. Untiring and unceasine
in the use of constitutional measresnspired by the
$50 -. ~ air,o., ;nc,lcnlahlc cnrses of Free
sao .h,se th;ngs combined with conscious rec
y .annot fa;I in I,rodncnc copseo,en
70 ourselves saIutarv to our country an,
:S..t.s.. - a,y;nd Va "a exnress IN a nsacea
Nc ,arrc, INV. Instrumentation Of Masonry is "pcr