Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-07-30
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| llee and perseverng in its effects to gain for Mir Clay the Antl-Masonic support of New York. This perhaps would be we'll enough, fit could without a pertlnaclous and most astonishing adherence to falsehood and gross mlsrepres sentaon. We have al ready exposed certain of the above mention ed paper the subject referred to- hut these incor- i rect statements have been repeated with so much confidence, and other statements directly opposed to the truth have been added with such minuteness of detail and apparent authority from authentic sources of information, that feel bound once more to quote the erroneous remarks and add our positive and un- equivocal reiutation of them. In the Commercial of June 29th we find the following article:
 "Mr Clays Masonry.-Mr J. c. Barter of Ogdens- burgh, St. Lawrence county, who appointed. by the late National Republican Convention held recently in Albany, delegate to the National Con- yention to be held in Baltimore in December next has published letter in the Albany Evening Jour nal, declining the appointment. Mir B. says:
 '1he occasion affords opportunity say that al- ways have, and do still the highest regard for Mir Clay patriot and statesman. But large portion of his dangerous and highly obnoxious stituton have, by making
 political integrity matter of secondary consideration, sug organization, founded upon the basis pure civil lbery.'
 "Mr Barter is not well informed in regard to Mir Clays relation with what he denomnates " dan gerous and highly obnoxious institution" Mir Clay IS not aR ddher7ng Nilsson, have already stated he having taken his dsmission from the lodge with which, when young man. he was connected, twen- ty years ago. We understand that he has not heen Tn lodge-room but twice snce-and never since the Morgan outrage. When Mir Clinton visited the West in 1926, Mir Clay, at the urgent solicitation of friends, went to lodge to meet him as distinguish ed visiter. And when a few years snce project was on foot to form General Grand Lodge of the United States, Mir Clay attended Masonic meeting at Washington, schere he successfully eTerted hiS n- fuence to deeat the formation of ichat he supposed useless, and srhdt he beered might become Hunger 0as institution. These are believed to be his only visits to lodges for many years. As free mason therefore, he has long ceased to act And the vilu- ous, the sincere, and the liberal of the Ant-Masonc party, can therefore, in perfect harmony and conss tency with their principles it respects adherng masons, join with the National Republican party and march with them shoulder to shoulder in the support of HENRY CLAY A triumph will then be l. cheved which will make our country glad Mir Bar ter, will, we hope under these circumstances re- consider his determination.
 | We cannot think it was the intention of Colonel 1 Stone to impose upon the public statements which he did not himself believe to be true. He has doubt less been misinformed and he owes it to his own character to expose the miscreant who has thus ceived him and led to gross deception upon the community. We are again told, in the most posi- tive manner. that Mir Clay |" is not an adhering ma son"-" he having taken his dismission from the lsdge with which, 'chen young man, he was con nected, t,centy years ago." We again pronounce this palpable and uniounded falsehood Mir Clay was in the year 1893, 10 certain kno,tiedge member of Lexington Lodge No. l. and we are in- formed by good authority that he had not taken his dsmlsson" In the spring of 1850, little more than year ago. The assertion that "he has not been in a lodge but twice" for twenty years ace knOtu to- be outrageously false. We have ourselves been in lodge with him more frequently, within the last twelve yeas, but we were not present on the two specially excepted occasions referred to by the Com mercial Advertiser. It is peculiarly amusing how ever to find our New-York brother exulting at Mr Cay's successful exerton of 'hs influence to deteat the formation of what he supposed useless, and what he believed might become dangerous in stitution" viz: National Grand Lodge, when he appears to have been the or gina instgator of the plan, and at any rate he certainly its mover and prominent advocate in the convention at Washing ton andwas the head of the committee that recom- mensed most strenuously to the masens of the Uni ted Statesl!
 As to the virtuous, the sincere, and the liberal of the Anti-Masonc party" to whom Col. Stone ad- dresses his eloquent and feeling appeal we imagine 1t will be difficult to find them, as to support by testimony the statement so audirously and yet er- roneousy made. If Mir Clays sole dependence is upon that portion of the Masonic party, he may as well give up without struggle Such men are not to be found. Viruous sincere, and liberal men may indeed be opposed to masonry so far to re- fuse all connexon with it, and to express freely their honest conviction ofits inutty and perhaps in some instances its lnjudiolous tendency Upon that sub- ect there may not doubt be candid difference of opinion. But that viruous sincere and liberal men should mount the Anti-Masonic hobby use it political engine, and endeavor to prostrate, disan chise, and crush every who adheres to insti- tuition approved and countenanced by some of the purest and nobes of our race, we consider absolutely impossible Such course IS the extreme of pro- scrption and intolerance. It implies spirit such as acuated the outrages of the Spanish lnquisition in its days of cruelty and oppression. This most contempble and infamous of factions deserves to be execraed by every virtuous, sincere, and liberaP' man, and cannot consistently be courted or used by any honest patriot or bold, frank, and magnanmous statesman. We hope MT Clay will spprn it from his presence, and scorn to be indebted to so vlo and loathsome an instrument for aid in the promo ton of his political elevation.
 We are aware that Masonry and Anti-Masonry cannot properly have any connexon with the election of President of the United States and that Mir Clay ought 10 have been left to the exercise of his own discretion in regard to his support deser ton ofthe craft, without its having any influence up- on his political prospects. But some of his friends have thought otherwise They have endeavored to avail themselves of the excitement in New-York in regard to Masonry for his benefit. and have nnoru- natey resored to palpable falsehoods in order to win for him the support of Ant-Masonry. We have felt it to be duty therefore to expose these falsehoods and to present correct statement offacts connected with the subject. We are truly astonish- ed that the presses in Kentucky friendly to MT Clay do not frankly and promptly contradctthe statements which they must know to be erroneous, instead of lending their aid as of them have done, to the confirmation of the false impressions.
 The Adcenturous Mariner.-A little fellow appa- rently about twelve years of age, and with visage completely backened by exposure to the sun, was found on Sunday last in small and eaky boat, by a