Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-11-18
JOHN C. MORRIS,
HARMAR DENNY,
JOSHUA V. GIBBONS.

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In the Antimasonic Convention, Baltimore,
23th Sept 1851.
ResofVed unanimously, That committee of
three members be appointed to express by
written communication to the Hon. Richard
Rush, of Pennsylvania, the profound sense of
this Convention of the patriotism. principle,
and frmness which dictated his eloquent ex=
position of the evils of freemasonry. and their
high appreciation of the beneficial results which
it cannot fail to produce.
Mr.. Morris, of New York: Mr. Denny, oil
Pennsylvania; and Mr.. Gibbons, of Delaware:
were appointed said committee.
MR.. RUsH'S REPLY.
YoRk, pa Oct. IS, 1881.
GENTLEMEN:
received yesterday your letter of the 5th
INST. conveying to me copy of the resolution
Of the Anti-masonic Convention at Baltimore.
passed on the 2sth of last month, approving of
the sentiments have expressed in relation to
Freemasonry: and, beg leave to assure YOU.
that | am gratefully sensible to the honor of
vote of appreciation by body SO distinguish
cd: and that fully appreciate the very kind
terms in which you have been pleased to COM
nuncate it to me.
The eminent citizen whose name, by the act
OF the same body, now stands at the head of
the Antimasonic cause, and whose powerful
and brilliant abilities, In conjunction with his
exalted worth. would shed lustre upon any
eausc, has said with great candor, that he once
thought Masonry harmless. This has proba-
bly, been the case with most of us who veiw it,
so differently. For one, it was mine. Ii any
body had thought it worth while to ask my o.
pinion of this institution, before became ac.
quainted with the facts brought to light by the
MORGAN fha laef ti,n L..
entered my mind would have been to speak of
tas fraught with danger to the community
1t the assertion had been made, that it was of
power sufficient to PROSTATE the laws of the
land and tor FIVE years keep them under foot,
should have deemed the assertion altogether
extravagant, unsupported nv any evidence af-
forded by the past history of the Institution, or
any estimate that | had mysslf been able to
form fits nature. Once and only once had
been III lodge, and then saw nothing that
could have led to any such conclusions. n
= knew also the high names that had stood up
on its rolls. But. in Warren's time, in Frank
Inns time, in Washington's time, and as far as
knoY, up to the time when a band of free
masons thought fit as an act of merit under
their code, deliberately and ferociouslv to muir
der citizen because he revealed their secrets
We had never seen masonry in conflict with
THE LAWS on an issue fairly made up between
the two powers. That masonry has shown IL
self the strongest power of the two in this con-
Act, | hold to be now established by proof
clear and irrefragable. 1t is only necessary
chat the proof should be brought home to the
people generally, to render it certain that the
institution will be orerthrown. Thousands of
ihtelligcnt and honorable men. heretofore be-
longing and still adhering to it, will abandon
it forever and join in the work of its demoli-
ton. -
The prospect seems to brighten, that this
Important PSoof Will bemade TO reach the pub