The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-25
VOL. 20.


ry ana Anu Masonry mas not oe2n uiscusseu
in this paper, nor will il be touched upon
but towards the Ant, Masonic party, whIcbis is
now avowedly political party cpposedto the
present National Administration, we feel
bound TO pursue a different course. We
shall oppose the enemies Of democracy, with
the best means in our power, whether they
appear in the shape Of federalists, national
republicans, aw<<swasons, or any other guise'
they may assume. With Masonry and Anti
Masonry, we repeat, we have nothing 10 do,
nor will it be a matter Of discussion in this
paper.
THE ANTI MASONIC NOMINATION"
! five understand correctly the article with
the above caption in the Inteligencer ofyes-
tcrday it is the object of those who produced
the nomination of Mr. Writ. to use it only as
the means Of transferring the Anti Masonic
party TO Mr.. Clay. We are told that
"Mr Clay himself though his position asa
candidate for the Presidency does not allow him
openly to avow them, entertains views on this
subject in no respect differing from those Of Mr.
Writ"
The Intelligencer thus vouches. that Mr..
Clay is as good an Anti mason as Mr.. Writ;
but AYERS, that il is necessary for him TO con-
ceal his opinions, because he is candidate for
The Presidency The honest people and the
honest Anti masons will say, that this is tho
very reason why he should publicly declare
| them.
Thus would the Intelligencor persuade the
Anti masons to take Mr.. Clay upon faith as a
very good Anti. mason, at least as good as he
whom their Convention has selected as their
candidate for the Presidency. Next, the at.
tempt is made to persuade the Anti masons,
that MIR. Writ cannot be elected by their
strength; and then they are admonished, that
the National Republicans cannot be expected
ITO sacrifice their own undoubteo preference
merely to propi,iate the pride of party which
has led the Anti masons TO make an indepen-
dent nomination. Having thus prepared the
minds of the Anti mssons the lntellgeucer
proceeds to ln,errogale them as follows;
"lf the Convention of the National Republi-
cans which is to assemble at Baltimore in Decem.
ber should nominate mr. Clay for the Presidency,
and he bc the generally received candidate Of
that party as he certainly now is, will the Anti.
nasons, us friends to their country, concurring
generally in political sentiment with the Nation
al Republicans, adhere TO u nomination, tor tho
success Of which there will in that case DO no
possible chance 2"
Bh appears al The Conpeniion IN December,
, that Mr.. Clay is deeidediy the choice Of The
; National Republicans, ice haze a pretty ronf-
dent hope that The .lnti mdsons tuiH vet lead
their force 0here lis po'cer ,ciH be fen, and
ph're IL may aid that piciory irhich they ,oiH
have merit IA aehieping" And to satisfy Mr..
Writ, it is added--"lhere are other stations
in high dignity to which Mr.. Writ would do
honor and no one would be more rejoced to-
see him in the highest of them than the
friends Of Mr. Clay"
The single object Of the Clay leaders is
here distinctly developed.--It is OFFICE
aud POWER. The Intcligencer talks to-
the AntLmasons as il they Ind no principles
to regard, and no objects to accomplish but
the mere exhibition of their political strength.
They are invited to abandon the whole princi.
pie of heir origin, organization and present
strength merely To help The "National Re- B.
pubcans" place in the Presidential Chair
one OF the most distinguished Masons in the
world, perhaps the only man in America who
ever thought, by general union and combi-
nation Of Masonic lodges, Of welding tho
whole fraternity for political purposes. lfthe
Anti masons choose thus TO give up their
principles and dissolve their party, we have
no sort OF objection.
Mr.. Gales, We understand, was at Bal,i-
more during the session Of the late Anti ma
sonic Convention. IL is not possible, that he
and other Masons and Clay men had an agen.
cy in producing the nomination of Mr.. Writ,
as a means Of ultimately selling and trans.
fening the whole Anti masonic party TO Mr..
Clay? Mr. Gales admits that there were
friends of Mr.. Clay in the Convention. is it
not possible, that these men, operating in
concert with Mr. Gales and other Clay men
out OF the Convention, persuaded the honest
| Anti. masons Of the Convention to nominate
Mr.. Writ who had never been spoken of or
thought Of by any body, merely 10 prepare the
Anti .mosonic party for a general transfer to
Mr.. Clay? Having got them committed thus
far, it was perhaps, thought possible to make
them 60 further. Having nominated one
Mason, they could not well object to another.
Mr.. Wia IL a Mason, and Mr.. Clay is no
more The Anti mason who can support the
one, can support the other. The Intelgen.
Ger already presses this argument home upon
the Anti mGsons.
These signs indicate that the great Anti
masonic party were BETRAYED by their
late Convention. The leading principles Of
their party have oil been abandoned |; aud
they may prepare themselves for the barter,
sale and TRANSFER Of their whoie fort TO Mr..
Ciny and his associate .Masons. The bar
cain is made and the transfer begun by the
nomination of Mr.. Writ, Mr.. Clsy's brother
Mason and brother associate in the late cabi-
net of Mr.. Adams. The honest Anti. Masous
are now called on every where to ratify the
bargain made by few OF their leaders IN tho
late Convention, give up their principles and
dissolve ttcir party.
We make these remarks, not because wo
are at oil concerned for the course the partes
may take, bnt'becsuse we dislike to see tho