Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-20
THE ANtI-MASONIC MANIA

Il
"Of all the cants in this canting world. nex, II IL,
cant oil hypocrisy, The cant is certainly the worst
SO says Sterne-the reader may fiji the blanl
as he pleases-But we are disposed at nresen, =,
fill IL with .Anti- yM~dsonry-uniess indeed The $500 !"
should be OF opinion, that it is the same as the Can, q
HWOcisy: 0'' .
Mr.. r.. Rush, it seems, has taken he field in favor q
the .dnti-JhasonS lin a long article, of we know NO
now many columns. 1t has not yet reached us. in tha
papers with which we exchange but some idea NAV
be formed OF it from the following Editorial article in the
harrisburg "Reporter' of the 18th inst;
HON. RICHARD RUSH.
"This gentleman. displaced ard II r,wp f,om boto,.
the political world by the election Of G.n. Jackson ,nd
.he corsequHLt removal from office of Mr.. .Ad1ns an
~, eSnine'' ioca'ed him'eit at York,in his n,tlve State,
pennsylvania, smar'ing under The wound, of his dis.
comhture, to await the troubling of the poliricaI ve.
ter'' nat he might enter in ard hare their he alino in.
p'enee, ha'' we perceive by the las, York anti-aasonic
h,publican, plunged into the polluted stream Of po:i,i.
ci anl-Iossonty. whit beneht he ia proui,sJ H.
sueh a dip. we are al a loss 10 determine. Thai roli,i.
ea lntetss' IL he main spring Of 'hs action, no one
dsteTmine. Peihsps Mr.. Rush nav have evsn h.
PRESIDENCY in view! Ii so, the approaching Baltinors
Ionveni3n oil anti-m socs, IL the power 10 whic5 h,
look Tor his reward. The Who'll mater appears ,o no
ac'nni'anee rather bnnglingly brought about. A conn,v
committee OF correspondence. address an individuaI mn.
eonnScted with them or object, out of mere eu,iosi,v ~
ht0w nIs senumen's on a particular question, snd The
hoIVieuaI cTy Poirey delivers his en'imenfs a,
length. This Is out Of he usual course of business AID
~ county committees ere not in the habit, gsoeraIv
OF sscefia'ning the seniimenis Of the people by reonsS 4.
ing written communications from al err in,Iyi,n,un
we must conclude, ih,t TIE case hefor, /. a n,riicnI,,,
exception TO the genera rule, and cons. ou. ME. ito.
cu'tthce must be accounted Tor oul Of The usual e-urss
OF tnings' The reply is an elaborate afIc's. savo1r.
- " pie-oChNoerauon aud desien, and the address
OF tho sommi'tee bears more the snvpa.a &c NJ bavi,a
Dsen written for the pursose OF initolusios ,ben ia
oucibg 'he article. 10 our opinion. IN, reniv sho,Id
nave preceded the invitation OF the commiuse !, ,hs
pu6iicd'ion. They then would both hive anrsor,d In
'ueIr ba'uraI order Ftom these circnns' apc,s. ,ye
must conclude, hat Mr.. Rush has te,olvsJ ~ al.
ths most OF tbs approaching anil ma, mic Irnnad
states convention for king up a capdd,te In onnos
non 70 F~'eidsni Jockssn; and 10 signai,zs and renJe.
ni"nss'l an otJsc' wOriby tf is consideration gtote Al,
% siei+u e, ihe es'ay which appssr. IN the n .pubLcao.
= q IN order to bring it'd c -buy fr TO tn yyorld. ,Le
I OK COM y anti.nasoric ccmmi tee OF corr soord,a nee
"e,e edlIed on 10 act as scco cheurs, aud youeh TO-,
Ito honorable delivery.
The sentiments contained 10 Rush's e,,av are
shtss which have been ftpea'ed bv evsrv io"H';ta =,
VINO mas houtished in ths zane field since ,bs M,r.
gau eNcii' men' was FIRST 81 zsd by %. itiei,ns a., nm.
down General jackson. and .one SAFE sdmio,s,, ,,icos
.''cu'uk n' T<-eiseil0u. ley haze been replied 10
again auo agdin, and we trust rs ng a. they are made
The exeu e Tor political oprosi ion TO our g6vrtnment.
pey WI meel the tate hat SO uniformly At ended lbsm
heretofore. " our government nas In sny Vav con.
hee'ea WIN masonry, OF IN The leasi under is control.
4 fystemai c opposition 10 Il on the grounds of aoi
ina onty might be, sccordG & u lie arguments. core
Du' as ItbS a. H' o1Posiii.H 10 our government arise.
rom our Tree institutions permitting free.mssoos +, en-
Joy ? sh9re Ct ihe confidence which the people have a
,sp. 70 oes.ow' We hope u will rsce' the Indignation
AID s'renyous oproi in II every hoyesl pa1ri,,0
80 much for Mr.. Rushl-That any m y o a once Io6v
sPlnt should stoOp 10 employ The Aufi-N Masonic cant Cr
PohIcai purposes kind Of hobby. horse 10 ride into
po"er-isa melancholy spectacle indeed-Yet such is
lhe ldct-lba Masonry j. 80 vile and sbonioslIe an
institution, as II is now painted by political parlizans.
was certainly not discovered in tho DAVIS Of Wasbi,c'
W We arc favored with a copy Of The following Cor