Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-06-08

cessary Sullt' It
The worst is to be told. For, whence .
this iniatuation, or this connlyance!-iI
Whence this most marvellous Gcccptlon
to all its wonted cagerness aud ire =
Whence the sudden spking Of that
artillery, that ever heretofore has played
its vollics upon crime! Whence, but
because the Press itself ia under the
deletcrious entertainments of masonry, or
otherwise wears its manaclcs. Whcth-
er the iron ones forged for it by the IN
sttuton itself or those existing IN the
influence of readers and patrons, the
result is still the same. How else co"ia
it have happcned, thai 1t has withheld
/ from the people, the incontcstlblc evi-
dence of masonic guilt, which the re-
peated and solemn trials of New YORK
have afforded? Does II act IN this way
on the other occasionsI Did 1t even
suppress from its columns the publIca-
ton ofthe case Of the wretched pirate
Gibbs, with all its train of particulars
during the present spring: Has not
this case, a case certainly, OF novelty
in its principle, been running the rapid
rounds of almost all the papers OF the
Iunioa? Yet, no word have we of the
tlials at Lockport, that were going on
at the same instant; not whisper, not
breath. All is silent like the tomb
How will the press shake off the
oboloQuv of such conduct? 1t cannot
shake it oh There is no other eXplana-
tion of it, than the one given. Will 1T
pretend to allcge, that those trials
brought out no evidence of Masonic
guilt? viii it presume to say, in ex-
tenuation, that the murdered remains of
Morgan are still unfound? Prepos,cr-
ous, insulting, eXtcnuatlon' why not
publish the evidence itself, and let this
I people Judge; as, at all events, the
+, case had become one Of great and com
manding public n"torIety. Ii the peo-
pie were to transfer a portion OF their
Indignation from the murdcrers of
Morgan to those presses of the country
hat have cvinced an anxiety to hush
, Up the foul deed, they would be acting
rightcousv. 1t would show the Press,
by lesson never to be forgotten, that
the people were the true fountain of
Justice, as well rs power.
4 | feel anxious to stop; but as yet can
not. must look round upon the un-
parallelcd scene. 1t brings with it a
weight of thought and feeling that is
oppressive. did not sit down to write
a dissertation on masonry, nor am | go
ing to give myself TO the task. | dwell
not upon its remote origin and long
history; upon its curious titles; upon its
ceremonies, of oriental mould, and ce-
lestial exaltaton. | dive not into its
claims to science, to philanthropy, or to
religion. All these l leave, for good or
bad, for censure or for commentator. -
NV concern ut present, is with mono Of
mem. l purposcly turn away, that
there may be no diversion from the
, scene | am surveying. am in field
!, by itself. There, my astonishcd sight
: beholds two figures; the State, with the
. broken sceptre of the laws in her hand,
over her face on the other. My vision
is distinct, though the spectacle is so
portentous! 90 not beyond the narra-
tive that presents it. Keeping to that 8,
am guarded against mistakes or con-
fusion. | have here, immovable ground
under me. l take post as upon the
verify of lega! record. A few facts
/, are all that | want, and these ! have
| desire to render the case irresistible,
, by its concentration and its simplicity
, believe that Morgan was seized,
t carried far from his home by masons,
and by masons murdered. | believe,
1 that this was the result of conspiracy
: engendered and carried through under
r circumstances of peculiar dciberation,
; maignity, and terror. Yet, to this
, very hour, the nefarious deeds remains
!, 'unpunishcd. | have watched the pur-
, suit of Justice. see how she is dis
heartcncd, fatigued, worn down, by ef-
, forts continued throughout years, to
; clutch these worse than Calabran
: banditti. see her at fault; / see her
: countenance in despair. Masonry
: knows the whole tale of blood. Who
can deny this? Niasons conceal it
: Who can deny this Can, then, any
t scntient reasonable being say, that
, masonry is not at the bottom of the
: evil? True these are depraved masons
who act in this manner, and | do not
, mean to Judge all other masons by
} them; but masonry, corporate, existent
| masonry is the root. Tie abandoned
, fiends Of the order, who know the
truth, conceal it on system. They are
wicked through principle. They con-
found crime with virtue; murder with
masonic merit. Like imps of Pande-
monium, they rejoice and dance in their
sin. Like the crew in the Mask of
Comus, they are unconscious Of their