State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-03-22


rneeting--of course, attended, but / soon
perceived it to be altogether a Jackson, or
Il Jackson antimasonic meeting. found
had but little TO say, and that little | did
say--but it not agreeing with their wishes,
the next Advocate that came out after the
meeting said | had no right there and yet
il was said to be an antimasonic meeting y
Why, sir, was an antimason long before
ever saw or heard of the editor OF the Ad-
vocatc.
Well, sir, what was the next step taken
by our self created Dictators? A meeting
was called at Faneuil Hall, said 10 be All
dntimuscnic meeiing-but / have reason to
believe, and do know that with this name,
exertions were made to bring in the anti
masons, and to mix them up with another
party to which they do not belong. ! am as
much opposed to unjust monopolies as any
man in that Hall or this one.
And among the rest, | do not like to see
Il body of men constitute themselves Il
perpetual State Committee, and assume the
power to lead the people into the ranks of
party they were never chosen to support.
Let the Antimasonc State Committee he
careful, lest the people who rose in their
might to put down the lodges, rise up also
to put down political Regency, which
seems disposed TO ride upon their shoulders
like the old man of the sea, in Sinbad, the
Sailor. 1t may require some eXertion to
throw them off, but it will Nc done as soon
as it is perceived they are abusing power,
so literally granted them by generous
people, to bring them in subsection TO a
profligate administration.
Why, sir, the course the Advocate has
taken and is now pursuing, will run the an
timasons in this state aground. We have
lost ground, and are losing it. Look at the
first candidate we put up for Governor
We gave Mr. Lathrop about 1000 voIes.-
We left him and then put up another to be
shot-we then down with him and then
up goes Mr. Bailey here we fell down to
about 1000 votes and how many did we
throw the last year? Why only 1902
not halt the number. But, thank God, our
candidate got in, but not with our strength
alone, nor with the help of the Jackson
party.
We do not act consistent, and am sorry
to say it, there is no consistency among us.
Not so with the Jackson party they have
stuck like wax to their candidate for nine
or ten years, and have not abandoned him
yet.
But not so with us, we hold up a candi-
date one year, and then down with him
and up with another, and thus we have
been playing for u number of years-and
had not the Hon. Edward Everett been
elected by the people, some of our leading
woud-be Dictators would have been for
putting him down and putting up another
next year, or perhaps fell in with the Jack
sonites i'll supporting their candidate but
rejoice that the election of his EXcelency
Edward Everett will now put stop to their
manGuvreing.
No wonder, as the editor of the Advo-
cate says, we can. get an antimasonlc cam
didate that will not suffer his name to be
brought forward, when we act 50 incon-
sistently with them. We never voted twice
but once for tie same candidates for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor to my
kno Wedge, since we organized as politi-
| cal party. And as proof of this | will
mention what now occurs to me. We haye
put up MIR Lathrop and MIR Fuller--then
Mr. Adams and Mr. Lathrop~-then Mr. Baily
and Mr. Ordiorne. And sir, have no
doubt in my mind, If that pure and virtuous
man were now living, the Hon. William
Writ, the Advocate would now say, he
would be an unavailable" candidate.
Why all this turning and twisting about
so often? I'll tell you--there are few who
wish TO nonopolise all the freedom which
the great body of the antimasons are EMIT
! led to; and whoever don't subscribe to their
creed aud fall in with their views, are i'm
mediutely denounced as not being antima-
sons. These selt-created dictators, who
call themselves Democrats, aud are fore' 81.
crying out Democracy - Democracy would,
were it in their power, destroy the great
body of he antlmasons, who don't think us
they do; and why. is all this d.? Solely to
benefit themselves.
ask, sir, who it was .hat eulogized Gen.
Jackson up TO the very skies in this Hall
few weeks since? Who was it that said
no man would have done better than Gen.
jackson, considering who he had to con-
tend with Whoever knew that Van Buren,
was an autmason before that night, and
who was it that told us all this news
Was it not the editor of the Advocate
Why was Mr. Webster's antimasonry kept
in the back ground? Has he not done as
much as Van Buren, for the antimasonic
cause, and that too, when we were weak
and few in number? This great statesman
was our Champion in the Senate of the
United States. And was he not eXtoled tC
the very skies for it, and that too 10y the
Advocate? But, alas how has the GOLD
become dim, and the most fine gold chang
ed i'll the sight ofhim now, (if it would moi
be speaking irreverently, which J should
wish to avoid) should say that The editor
of the Advocate and his associates, who
can sing hosannas to Mr. Webster in the
morning now cruelty him before night
were it in their power.
ask what has Jackson or his party done
for the antmasons that we should now Join
them? If any benefit has been obtained, i
has been to some individuals, and not to the
party. Why has not the doings of the