Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-02-10
rrom the providenceAmericaiA

drawn out in the investigation into Masonry
bv the Committee of the de-island Legis-
tatures
The development was mainly sccidentahan
the public are indebtedAfor Il to the cross-ques-
fioning of individuals permitted by the Com
nittee to propose interrogatories in writing.
While the Committee was holding its sit
ting in Newport, Mr. Benjamin Hazard only
being present, Gen Isaac Stall was sworn.-I
General Stall had been, in effect. dismissed
from the Lodge some years ago. He had
strictly retained adherence as mason, but not
having mingled with them at all. since the Nor
gan conspiracy, nor read much upon that sub
iect, he came before the Committee with little
inducements to conceal as secrets what he'll
doubtless supposed have been already madel
public Accordingly, in the course of his ex-
animation, in answer to questions relating to-
the highest degrees. he stated that the hrst
Ercampment was established here (Rhode Is
land) by authority derived from New-York,
and pretty soon after that we established the
Consistory.' The Consistory is the sum and
summit of masonry in this country.
Following up this clue. it drawn out
that FIVE members of this Consistory were then
In Newport, and they were all summoned and
sworn, but appeared entirely ignorant Of the
natnre or derivation of this high Order in ma
sonry. Stephen Deblois swore he was first
Recorder. That it was now in existence
That it derived its authority here from the
Grand Consistory Of the United States in New
York, and their authority came from France.
Witness advanced 8 so for fees Of iniation and
getting charter. VIM. Caggeshall, David nj
Goggeshall and John Brown agreed to the
bove statement in substance they admmitted
it came from New-York in 1878. and still exist
cd, never having surrendered it, charter -
pF had fale
grees in Masonry.
An attempt was then made to disdain TIM
charter The Committee appeared resolved t.
have it produced if in existence. and finding i
could not be safely withheld, it was produced
by the nasons themselves This is the histo
ry of this disclosure. We now present thu
charter itselffro acert6ed copy Of the orig
inals--
From the East of the most high and power
ful Sovereign Grand Consistory of the Suprem
Chiefs thigh masonry. for the United State
of America, its territories, and dependencies
sitting at the central point, 40 deg. Al m. N
Let the rebuilding of the holy edifce begu
under the protection Of the Grand Arch, of TIL
Universe, be conducted to its end by his bles
sing, our undertaking, &c. &c, &c.
HEALTH,
STABILITY, AND POWER.
We, the most ilusrious Princes. most pow
erfnl Sovereign Grand Commanders Grand II
spectos Generals Of the 35d degree, and Gran
O'hcer of ahe most Sovereign Grand Consistc
ny of the United States of \ nerica, REGULAR
constituted by constitutional patents of the 28i
of the 9th month of the L. L (tempus luci
time of Light 1907: Do declare and certify
all brethren, Knights and Princes master
spread through both hemispheres, that, h
wing upon an extraordinary convocation m
in general assembly of the Grand Consistor
he most Powerful Sovereign Grand CommaI
er communicated to us a petition. ACCOM-.
NED BY AN OATH OF SUBMISSION. address,
to our Grand Cons!story BY our beloved brot
srs Stephen Deblois, William Davis. Dav
Merrill, Edward Easton. William Coggesha
John Brown, Isaac Stall, William Douglas
David Coggehall and James Perry, residtn
Of Newport, State Of Rhode Island, and recor
mendedby our most illustrious brother, Jol
A. Shaw, our Deputy General Inspector
the said State: all of whom being severally T
cognized In the sublime degree of Princes
the Royal Secret, and zealously DESTROYS
working for the advantage and improveme
of the royal art in its great perfection: Soil
from our Grand Consistory that it NAV
pleased to authorize them BY virtue of cons
tutional patents to establish Grand Coun
Of the Sublime Princes ofthe Royal Secret,
the State of Rhode-Island.
To this effect. and for other obvious reaso
considering that there exist no Grand Coun
of Princes Of the Royal Secret within the ST
of Rhode-Island: that similar establishing
cannet but be useful to the propagation of IL
masonic principles, and that it Unnecessary
masonic authority shouid be conccntratedm
8iaTle spot zVifhin the said STATE, reposing
greatest confidence in the zeal and maso
knowledge of the most illustrious brother S
phen Deblois, designated by our most ill
trious brothers to preside in the Grand Co,
Gil, and also in the most iliustrious ibroth
William Davis aud Richard Merrill, as sen
and junior Grand Wardens We haze by
unanimous consent constituted and institui
them, and by these presents we constitute a
;nstitlltr and give full mower To the most Ill