State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-07-12


deuouuce his old friends. Masonic tradi.
ton on this subject has beeu-,ds,niiDrm ms
perhaps to have 6cquire,Ag verify OF
history; but furbear
But it is minated that this letter writer
has not held out so well us others. This
Editor, | suppose, would estimate ones
attachment 10 the cause by the number OF
times he should repeat the classic phrases
'Oid Ilundnaid,' Hierarchy Oath bound
ArisIocracy' and other choice flowers ofthal
kind, much in the same way the Catholics
picty is tested Ivy repeating his '.2ue .u0rid,
aud leave it to others 10 say whether
since his descrtion, certain other equally
cogent arguments, such rs Democracy,
Bmelights,' 'Whiggery,' &c. have not
uslrped their place. AS to myself / eau
only say that Whatever ahlilnasunry I have
had was principle and not n trade, aud il
has therefore always remained the same
Doubtless the Siar speaks of it in the only
sense ia which it could be expected to
comprehend it-a siavish devotion TO party
leaders. If, in the mere party contests
carried on in its name | have for the last
two years taken less interest than others,
have reasons as plenty MS black berries. |
clearly toresaw, and TINT without the aid of
tho Scotch second sight, the treachery
which was to cnsue. No one, having as
good an opportunity us have had to view
the operations of the machinery, could fail
to perceive that scli-iulerest was the sole
power that moved it, and that honest Anti
masonry was perverted from It's Just ends
into an instrument OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for Il
few individuals, who would use it SO long
nc il,S oil ~ H.,
abandon and belray it,. My friends in va
rious parts Of the State witrccolect that /
have for long time warned them of
coming events and now behold the result.
To return to the Star Editor. A mem.
her of the State Convention Of February
from Orleans county has published note
in the State Journal, stating that Mr. Eaton
on his way over expressed nm opinion that
antimAsoury ought not further to preserve
its organizations, and this has never been
i MED, to my knowledge, in the Star.
THIS is the nan who tuls OF others not
taking an interest in the subject! | must
refrain from pursuing tins topic further Mt
present Some persons may perhaps by
and by I've induced to suspect that | am in
possession of ample materials for thor
ough understanding OF it, and further, that
1t will not require great deal Of provpca-
zion to draw them forth.
The subject is on my table, with acalpel
in hand, and though in this preliminary
letter only draw lightly through the skin,
# need he thoro gil dissection will follow
But TO the extract. 1t was stated in gem
eraI terms that the autinasons kept aIoof
from the affair, it was added that the writer
Ind heard Of two at most, both belonging
10 Danville, who took part in the proceed
ing, aud that it (the county convenlion)
was managed aud chiefly composed OF
strong ma,Uns. These facts the Star de-
MES. They are, however, EN- satisfied
perfectly correct. Not having been spec
tstor within the house, but deriving my
information from others who were present
l dad not pretend IL say there were no
more than two. They We're all that were
named to me, though | have since heard
The names OF two or three others from out
OF town. There was aid is 10 room 10
mistake The geferal fact that it was an old
fashioned Jackson gathering, composed of
the same description OF men, who have
heretofore been i'll the hah. Of assembling
on such occasions 10 organize their forces
against the antlindsonc party, with slight
sprlnklng OF new recruits, who had desert
ell our ranks. | am quite sure that every
unpreIudlced person viii admit this.
AS To the composition of the nominating
committee, the Star is about us near The
uulh as usual. | have not been able to
procure perfectly accurate information as
20 no they all were, hut ] am not far from
The mark IN saying that it consisted, not Of
70 but Of -, ana that about one third Of
the number had at some period, though
some not very recently, acted with the anti
masonic pnriy.
But says the Star, there were no strong
masons present, all having publicly aban-
dOncd the Institution, aud asks, "Why any
longer keep up II useless contest?" The
old liHndmaid,' then is really dead, is she?
Tie remuneration alluded to must have
been that made at a meeting of nasons in
October 1884 at Danviie, Just on the eve
Of second run for Representative to
Congress from this District aud composed
clieuy of the political friends of one of the
candIdates. The names Of those who con-
sihuled that meeting are now elore me.
The Editor says that there vas not mason
present ut the convention, if his recollection
is right, who had not abandoned masonry
forever Unfortunately, his recollection in
this MS in 30 many other instances when lie
wishes TO produce deception, is treocherous.
There was in fact considerable number
present who never signed off, which fact
stand ready 10 prove, il it is called in
question: Let us see, however, how this
was regarded by Mr. Enton
al the tIne--ior the proceedings were pub
Ished IN ms paper ut the time. Did he
moi continue the slang phrases as zeaIonslv
MS ever? In the same paper containing
the result Of the meeting there is a warm
editorial eulogium upon the character pr-
vate and political OF Henry FISK JAMES,
the AnIImnsonic Candidate for Congress,
AMI loud calls were then made and reueat.
ed from week TO week upon the Antimn-