State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-08-16


are nothing bM professions their stereo-
typed resolution and motto are ambiguous
their nominations and measures give the
lie to their professions. AS great proper
ton of their candidates rs formerly are
masons--usually from half to three fourths
of their ticket.
The original Van Buren, papers publish
no more against the masonic institution,
than when they were defending it by viii
flying its opposers; they only make hypo-
critical appeals TO antimasons to come into
their ranks that they may thus triumph
over those whom they may deceive. They
even now boast of the prospect of defeat
ing antmasonry.
At their State Convention, was present
and Witnessed almost every demonstration
of appreciation, in a speech in which anti
masonry was treated in the most contemp-
tuous terms, and this while Mr. Eaton, the
| pioneer of nntimasonry, but by the by,
there was scarcely any of his antimasonic
| friends members of the Convention) was in
the chair as one of the Vice Presidents
had been thus placed l would have re-
nounced Van Durenism or antmasonry
publicly. The fact is, MIR Eaton's attend
ance and participation in such Conven-
ton is n remuneration of antimasonry, tho
he is endeavoring to deceive his old anti
mosonic friends into the support of the
Van Buren, masonic ticket, by heading it
Democratic Antmasonic," when half of
the nominees are masons. If the whole
| history of that Convention and the sessions
of its committees was disclosed to the anti
nasons, and the real feelings of nine tenths
ofthe members were fully known by all the
real antimasons in the State, do not be-
lieve that twenty Of them in the whole
State, would support that ticket. ! can
prove that there was n long and fierce
struggle in the Committee on nominations
before they could be induced to report an
individual OH that ticket who has ever
been an antimason; nor could tho friends
of this humbugging policy even then sue
coed till there was an understanding that
every candidate should be pledged to take
Johnson OIL Van Buren's back This I'M
questionably appeared to the Committee
and the Convention an entire abandonment
of antmasonry and a sufficient evidence OF
the dupe's adhesion to the patent democratic
party. Let any honest antimason read the
editorial remarks of the Patriot of July 4th,
and he will see the motive in the nomna-
ton of Judge Peltibone it was none other
than to divide our party. BY so doing, they
hope TO gain power ultimately to ertermi-
nate antimasonry, and the editor of the
Patriot, even has the impudence to appeal
to the antimasons to aid in restoring YER
mont to the democratic family OF the Union,
thus indirectly denouncing the antimasonic
administration of the State for the last four
years as federal! / now have before me
the proceedings of four Van Buren, Con-
| Ut CuClI vi WillCll TcSOlUllOIlS were
passed expressing the same sentiment about
restoring Vcrmont,to the fold of democra-
cy, from which she has so long Strayed'
The very men who administered the gov
eminent are to aid in restoring Vermont to
the democratic fold from which she has so
far strayed under their administration, and
this without abandoning their former prin-
ciples!! o tempora, o mores! THE mil
de,o Of antimasonry which once BLASTED
the hopes of our democratic friends has
become u Fundamental article IN the creed
Of the democratic party not even except
ing Grand High Priest lIaswell! Shame
on such hypocricy
An .Antimascn Of 1898, ,cho has nere'
Shayed from The democratic fold.