Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-01-06

a5peafEu amongst month or
more since We have enquired into the validity of the
Thousand rumours now ahoat, and have ascertaned
from creditabe authority that this disease has been
chiefly confined to part of the town, and is not like
ly to become general. There have been perhaps fifty
cases, of which about ten or twelve were fatal -
Our neighbors of Philadelphia and Baltimore are ac-
customed to regard Wilmington very sicky place.
Indeed, have known persons deferred from visiting
our town in the fall, account Of this unfounded APP
prehenson For the last five six years, our inhab-
itants have enjoyed as much immunity from disease
as almost any other town in the United States. We
believe we may safely challenge comparison in this re-
spect with the neighboring cities In Philadelphia
there We're 175 deaths in single week, about the
middle of the present month; many of these old
PERSONS so of the whole number having passed ther
50th year. This unusual mortality was owing in great
part to the Epidemic Catarrh, or Influenza which has
made pretty general visit in this country Few,
paratvey, of the population of Wilmington have es-
capped its saHgs influence. lis now 1ourishing here
IN all its glory though it is by means efectua
an agent Of death as 1t has been in Philadelphia
We hope that those citizens of Baltimore and Phil
adepha who arc afraid to trust their bodies the
death-fraught atmosphere Of Wilmington, will reflect
chat Judging from the experience of the last five years.
che latter town is uniformly healthier than either of
che others. -3@
AT a stated meeting of Washington Lodge,
No. /. at the Masons Hall, on Thursday eve-
ming, Dee. 4. 1881. 1t was resolved unani-
mousiy, that John Fitton, member of said
lodge, be solemnly expelled. for violation of
the principles Of Masonry.
BY order Of the Lodge,
y 8 JOSEPH ROBINSON, +
81 aa tt;is3 Sec'ry.
The preceding advertisement is takenff from the Ca
sette and Watchman"o of the 9th uit We have the
pleasure of being acquainted with the person, who is
the subject of this formal and solemn expulsion from
band Of midnight providers. Mr. Fitton is man of
industrious and habits and Of aniTeproach
able moral character; yet he is guilty of 7" violation
of masonic f'incihies This circumstance strength
ems the opinion which have long entertained, that
tirtue and Masonry will never coalesce
Mr.. Fitton has refused to associate (Masoncaly)
with those, who abet, vndicate and justify vice, BIAS
phemy, TREASON and MURDER. He has refused
to worship at the idolatrous shrine of Masonry-to
vindcate its contemplate frivoliticsto support its
false pretensiohSor to prostitute his soul its
hallowcd altar.
For these causes, and these alone, has he been e-
PEELED from the sAbif Tribe" If the tCharitable
Fraternity, in conformity their oaths should assail
his character with foul aspersions, will not be
Prised If he has incurred the displeasure of his Mys
tic brethren, byneglectng their Divine admonton he
will be more than compensated BY receiving the con-
hdence and friendship of good men, and by realizing
tranquility OF mind, and the apptobatory testimony OF
CONSCIENCE
We request the members of the Washington Lodge,
lay before the public the of Mr. Fitton's
puson If he is guilty of any kind of moral turpitude,
the public may justly demand an exposition of it.
PRINCIPLES OR MEASURES-NoT MEN.
1 he above Is metto, which was early adopted by
the Clay party, and one, which the most profound
honest politician might proudly g. udicously assume
If the members Of our Republic were generally dis
posed to sacrifice all personal predictions in promo
ting the principles and measures of National policy ant
economy, then would the implacability of political fac
tm 10 exist and union and social feeling woult
harmonize all the discoraht materials, and clashns
interests which now shaking the Temple of Lib
erty to its foundation.
We will new attempt to lay before our readers
brief and impartial exposition Of the justice, by which
the advocates of Henry Clay, claim the preceding
proud motto. Thehrotsased object of the Clay party
IN attempting to remove Gen Jackson, at the expira
ton of his present term, is, TO place the Americai
SYSTEM" Implying measures Of National policy up
on frmcr basis, by placing warmer, and an abiel
advocate in the Presidential chair The necessity ant
cxpedcncy of efecting this object will, we presume
be acknowledged by large majority of the people
Amongst those who conscentiously opposed to th'
present Incumbent man, and as a politician, the
Delegates of the late Clay Convention of Baltimore
stand conspicuous net only in point of responsibility
but in talent. From knowledge OF those crcumstan
is, sanguine expectations were entertained by the
eoents Of Gen Jackson concerning the result Of the