The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-07-25
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Mr.. EDITOR: The queer appearance of the
Yeoma1. last Saturday. without its Customary dish
of Anti-iasonry, and the notice given to its read
by the temporary editor that they must reserve
their Anti Masonic appetites until the return Of
the young man, who has of late conducted that pa
per with such signal ability, led me TO inquire INFO
whose hands the task of Temporary ediiorship had
been committed. Not word of Anti masonry in
single paragraph, either selected or original in
the whole paper and plain lntImation that none
might be expected from the friend Of the absent
editor, who had consented to supply his place
but long and leading article, assang in the most
wanton, gratultous and uniuunded manner, the mo-
tiyes of Mr.. CLAY. in moving the appointment OF
Il National Fast; from whom could all this pro-
coed ? OF course one would infer that the writer
was one of certain editors satellltes-lfor even
he has his " miaiOnS,'l a thorough going radical
Jacksone! Judge OF my surprise on ascertain
ing that it was the work of young man, who a
few months ago was engaged to edit the IEgiS and
actually did edit the outside of one number of that
paper where, in the excess of his zeal, without
waiting for an inside place, 1.-THE usual location of
editorial matter) he expressed his great admiration
OF the distinguished statesman, whom he now sees
hi to load with gross abuse Knowing the due
tile characi ;. of tender minds, when operated up
on by experienced and mature heads, am not dis
posed TO notice this incensiderable speck in the
political horizon as a matter of much moment
but it is right that the public should know the turn
men and things are taking in these times Of Union
/ anu no longer SuHer tne Imposition practSed so
oryul'y by some prudent gentlemen who profess to
belong to no party.
1t is subject of serious regret that the Jackson
! party should have converted the proposition of
! Mr. Clay for National Fast, account of the
prevalence of most destructive peslence in our
country, into theme of political animadverson
1t is asserted by the friends of that gentleman at
! Washington, that at the time the resolution was
submitted, the letter of Gen. Jackson refusing to
accede TO the reasonable request of the New York
| Synod on the same subject, could not have been
known to MIR. Clay, notice of it having appeared
III only one paper at that time and that a religious
newspaper printed at New York 1t afterwards
was published in the Washington papers, as soon
as il was received in that city. Mr. Clay, it is
well known, is as far from playing the hypocrle
as any man living. His manly frankness did not
forsakc him on this occasion. In submitting the
resolution, he avowed, like an honest man his rev.
erence for Christianity, and his sense of his own
Imperfect conformity to its requisitions He ex-
pressed his regret that he was not professor of
religion, well as believer in its doctrines. Is
this hypocrisy? Who then is free from the puilt
of that base crime There are very few persons
not professors of religion, lit is to be hoped) who
are unwilling to make that declaration we are
all ready to acknowledge our Christian obligations.
even those Of US who most disregard them With
out openly protesting religion by joining Chris
tan Church, we yet attend religious meetings,
even OIL days of Public Fasting and Prayer. Is
this hypocrisy No, although | admit, an imper-
feet discharge of duty. For one, hope that not
only Mr.. Clay, but all of our public men, may new
er subject themselves to the charge of hypocrisy
in a less unexceptionabe manner.