State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-05-24
CHAuNCEY L. KNAPP, EDITOR.
MONTPELIER, MAY 81, 1896.
ANTIMASONIC NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
EVM. HENRY HARRISON
OF ONO ;

UJ7Appointed by Mr. JEFFERSON, Governor of the
Territory of Indiana, in 1901;
II By Mr. MADISON, Commander.in.Chefof the
North Western Army in 1872;
II BY his FELLOW CITIZENS in Ohio, Member
of Congress in 1876
Gry' BY the LEGIsLATJRE OF ONO, Senator Of
the United States in 1923 and
~ By JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Minister PlenlIp-
Tertiary to the Republic Of Colombia in 1928.
~ Nominated by Conventions of tho PEOPLE in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, New York. lndl-
ana, Illinois, Delaware and Nermont, and by the
Legislature Of Kentucky
Sentiments of Gen. Harrison.
al cannot but consider the existence of Ma
sonry as an evil, both moral aud political
d" In the exercise of the elective franchise the
people possess the of correcting all the evils
which may arise in our government, and that 1t
ought to be used for that purpose, '-LeHer to the
Pennsylvania Antimdsonic State COMMITTEE.
1t 1.-THE exercise of the removing and appointing
power to suppress lreemasonty could not fail to
be the parent Of mischiefs infinitely greater than
those it is the design to cure. Correct dis
orders that may arise Of that character by the
power Of the people themselves or by the authority
of the state governments, and let the appointments
by the President be made upon the good old rules
of Jeiierson-honesty, capacity and fidelity TO the
Constitution and further requirement which
know lie always mHdc-that Of their being accep-
table to the people for whom they immed-
atey to act"--LeitCr 10 Ihdddew SiCrcns, Esq
at is the most difficult thing IN the world for
me to believe that a people in the possession of
their rights as f:ecmen, would ever be willing to
surrender them and submit themselves to the will
Of master"
contend that the strongest Of all governments
is that which is most tree
I" Man does not learn under oppression those
noble qualities and feelings which fit Linn for the
enjoyment Of liberty
ITO be esteemed eminently great it is neccs
sary to be emnently good "-Letter 10 Bohrar.
Neither Masonry, nor Van Burensm, nor both
can succeed with the Green Mountain Boys. Po-
htical Juggling will run short race among the
descendants of Ethan Allen. r. d. Barber.
Our opposition to ireemasonry and Executive
usurpation springs from the same principles. We
cannot, as consistent Antimasons do any less than
resist what we deem unwarran,ed assumptions of
power on the part Of the President - We act
in our opposition to the measures Of the Executive
IT ? strictly as Animdsons. We only applying
doctrines our party have ever advocated, 10 new
and carrying them out into practice in relation
TO a new evil H. II. Barter.
| content myself, on this OCCASION with saying
that consider myself the honored instrument, Sc
lectod by the friends Of the present Administration
to carry out lis principles and poley and that as
well from inclination as from duty, shall if hon
ored with the choice of the American people, en-
dcavor to tread generally in the footsteps Of Presi
dent Jackson--happy if shall be able to perfect
U J'the work which he has so gloriously begun 10
Martin Van Burfn's Letter 10 the Bait Con.