State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-03-22
lie BHI's Till Aurora, Jackson Masonic

written by antimasons,in favor of Mr. Web
stor, which have been sent to the Advocate,
and refused to be published, simply because
the editor was in favor of Van Buren,
Why, sir, with such nm editor rs this the
cause will soon linger aud die. lie has our
press and our money, for what? TO ben
eft HIMSELF and not the Antimasonic par
ty.
Sir, | know and can prove, that one Of
the first aud iirmest antimasons in this city,
and who is an antinIason still, though not
ot'thc Van Buren, school, since the nomin-
alton Of Van Buren, in this Hall, has sold
his shares i'll the Advocate for 20 cents on
n dollar and ! doubt if the stockholders
can even get this for all the money that has
been advanced. Shares were offered
sometime ago to me for fly cents on Il
dollar, and by some of the committee too.
do not inform you of these things as be-
ing any way pleasing to me, but simply to
let you know how stands the cause in the
city since the leaders have gone over to the
Jackson party.
The Advocate says there were 900"
persons, (he did not say antimasons) present
i'll the Hall when Van Buren, was nomina-
ted. II there was there was not 100 hands
up for him; yet these new recruits would
ihin persuade the public that there WAS but
one hand up against tlem when the mega
tive was called for But how many would
have been up, if it had been put? doubt
if Van Buren, would have had a vote, not
outstanding there were more Jacksonitcs
than there were Van Buren, antnasons
present.
Sir, we find another Jackson scheme
brought forward in the Advocate which one
might see with one eye Shut and the other
hardly open. The whole manoeuvering III
that meeting was to send abroad the i'm
preston in the country that the antimasons
of Massachusetts, were going to vote against
DANIEL WEBSTER, and in favor of
Van Buren,, which is false as the coming
election will prove. But a lie well stuck
to, if it answers their purpose, is just as
good for them.
Mr. Webster will receive the electoral
vote of Massachusetts by an overwhelming
majority, and the Van Buren, party know it.
| ask you, sir, who are these antimasons
who have so much to say in favor of Van
Burcnism? Are they real anlimasons from
principle, or for office? | have my doubts,
upon what know and hear, if one half,
or one quarter, or even one tenth of the
real Nntimasons will give their votes for
Van Buren,. have heard number OF the
old antimasonS ofthe Jefferson school, who
were wings of '7G too, Ia name glory in,)
tell me that they voted for Mr. Morton for
Governor, but who will not vote for Van
Buren,.
We see the Advocate is advocating an
other Van Buren, inan-Mr Samuel &. AL
len. Now whoever heard of his being All
antimason For all that l know he may
be; but who ever heard of it till now? lie
is also good Democrat so says the vera
cious editor of the truth telling Advocate!
| should like to ask Mr. Allen if he is
democrat of the Jefferson or Jackson school,
for there is wide difference between the
two schools. Jeficrson's motto was-"ls
he honest, is he capable, is he faithful to the
Constitution 2" Not so the Jackson motto
-" Did he hturdh for me? that's enough
honest or not honest, capable or not capa-
BILE, he shall have an ofiice.!'
Now hear what Thomas Jefferson wrote
10 President Monroe about Jackson, -"My
faith" (said this father of Democracy Sin
the self government of the people, has
never been so shaken as by the efforts made
at the last election, to place over their heads
one, who, in every station he ever filled,
either civil or military, has made it point,
to violate every order and instruction given
him, and take his own ambitious will, as
the rule of his conduct" And has he not
done it since he has been President?
: Were Jefferson now living, lie would
not support him, and | doubt even if
Washington would. What. support man
who refused to give vote of thanks to the
Father of our Country, who fought eight
long years for our independence? Yes
General Jackson did refuse this =!
You have heard of Mr. Jefiersons opin-
ion of Gen. Jackson; will now give you
the opinion Of the Editor of the Advocate
and his associates, previous to the last
Presidential election.
Extract from an address Of the .4ntima-
sonic State Committee Of Massachusetts,
,critien by Benjamin f. Haiiett, Sept. 1882
and signed by The ,Ohole State Committee.
1--WE hold" Says the Editor 'the Nation
al welfare and the purity Of our National
Institutions, paramount consideration,
calling upon all citizens to unite in Kidding
the country of the mieIrle of JdckSonism
The incompetency of the present Chief
Magistrate, surrounded as he is by the
tcorSt influences, and his departure from
the fundamental principles on which all
former administration have been conducted
would, in the event of his reelection
almost compel us to doubt of the capacity
of the people for sound discrimination III
self government"
Again, he says, speaking of the evil:
attendant upon the re election of Genera
ckson,--"the greatest of these evils il
the degeneracy of public morals, the outrage;
committed upon the freedom of debate
the passionate violence of the Executive
the substitution OF his tciH, for the will o
the people, and the character of the parri-
Fans by whom he is surrounded"
Now what must the Jackson Van Burer
men think of such an .AdrOcate-ihey may
say we like treason but despise the traitor