State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-08-23
THE END OF THE APPENDIX
For the State Journal.

Mr. EDITOR In the last Patriot no.
ticed communication signed Wiiton, who
is either wolf in sleeps clothing, or one
of the Deserters. He says, "Let it suffice
to say, that our ,0ork is dcne that the in
stitution, which we first stood shoulder to
shoulder to oppose is now no more" This
is gross mistake: Then HiltOn says /" 1t
must have been apparent to you that us a
distinct independent party, the Antimasonic
party would not exist that if its organiza
ton were longer continued, it must he the
)ubSeruient tool of some other party
What does Hilton mean? The Antina-
sonic party is certainly more numerous, and
harmonious, than any party in the State
and has it not iUisdom enough to manage lis
own affairs without becoming a subserrieni
tool to some other party? Wilton thinks it
has not. Such language from DeSerter is
an insult to the Antimasonc party. So he
thinks, or pretends to think, that the organ
zation of the party has been discontinued.
But guess we have our candidates, and
we shall 20 to the polls, and vote for them.
And the more votes of the right kind we
can get for our candidates from the other
two parties, so much the better. But we
do not go begging; nor Altering reUards for
deserters from either of the other two par
ties to he'll us. All we want is to support
our .4ntimaSonry, and the Wing principles
Of 1776. And if there be freenen, who
have not been political Antmasons, and
hold to our Whig principles, we should
thank them to vote for our candidates but
we do not ask nor expect single tory's
vote; nor an adhering mason's vote; nor
II blue-light federalist's vote, for all such
characters are in the Van Buren, ranks, and
will vote for the ticket headed WILLIAM
C. BRADLEY, who has often said, "that
in this party there are too many foxes with
short tails TO have it prosper" Yes, there
are the old federalists, Gov. Chttenden,
and his associates, who, in the last war, had
constitutional scrupes, and would not cross
the line of the State to repel the enemy
when they came into Plaltsburg. These
men are in fact and in truth the wirew orkers,
the leaders of the Van Buren, party; the
adhering masons and the .4riSt0cracy of
this State, which the Antimasons are OPP
posing, and will not give up their opposition,
until they have better evidence Than the
word of Wiltoa that masonry is dead. Now
ask Hilton to proceed with his proofs,
and show if lie can, that there is great
similarity between the opposers of JelIer-
the Van Buren, party at this time. When
Wilion is about this, would ask him, where
are the old democrats, who supported Jeffer-
sons Administration He must answer,
that they are in the Antimasunc ranks,
happy and contented rs men can be. Where
are the high toned tederalists, who opposed
that Administration, and the last war?
They are in the ranks of the Van Buren,
party. Here let Hilton explain, and inform
us, how this can be? And which is the
democratic party, the old democrats, or the
old federaiists? And if it it should turn
out that the old fede, alists make the demo-
cratic party of the present day, l want to
principles? Wilton after mentioning the
loss of two or three presses, says "the pub
lie and Leading men" (of the Antimasonic
party 'have also stepped to the right hand,
or the left, so it is publicly known, where
party the case is probably far otherwise"
If Hilton means by stepping to the right
hand, or the left" the abandonment of An
Joining the enemy, admit that two or three
"public and leading men" have done this,
and | would remind them, that Washington,
through the American Revolution served
his country without pay, lest the people
should doubt his patriotism. And | should
have been better pleased if those "publc
and leading men" had contented themselves
in private stations for few years; hut as
they seem willing TO accept public stations,
am afraid the Van Buren party may
think to boast, that they can buy as many
Antimasons as they please with Offices
| would ask Wiiton what office is promised
to him? Is he to be Secretary Of State ?
But let the Van Buren, party boast ever so
much, l have n better opinion of these
"publc and leading men" than TO believe
that one of them has been bought with