State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-09-06


selfish motives. But, if they have been
made 10 believe that masonry is effectualiy
abolished, they will ere long find how they
have been duped by their enemies.
Antimasonry has gained the ascendency
in this State. Come now sny tbs Van
Buren, Editors, I'VE will no longer resist
the popular voice, we will now be Antma-
sons-but we will continue to support for
office almost exclusively those who have
always been known as the most unrelenting
aud bitter in support Of Masonry -occa-
sionally supporting an Antimason for some
Office Of no importance, for the sake of APP
pearunce. What SINCERITY do such actions
show What Antimason will be caught
in such squash trap" NJ this? Who
will not prefer the farmer Jenson, an old
line Antimason, to Bradley, whose Antima-
sonry was never seen or heard of except
for n few days before election? Who in
the Fifth District, will not prefer Mr. James,
people who every body knows has ever
been democrat of the Jeffersonian school
who has filled all the various stations ia
which the people have placed him, with
ability and honor-to Mr. Fletcher, who
has belonged TO all parties but the Antma-
sonic? Who in the Second District, will
not prefer Mr. Sade, who has done so much
for our cause-who first started Antma-
sonry among the Green Mountains who
has done the State honor in the hall of
Congress tn MIR Clark, the collar candidate,
or to MIR Barber, who, thuogh he has done
much for Antnasonry, has now, by joining
the Van Buren, party, put it out of his pow.
er TO strike another blow? Who in the
Third, will not prefer the champion Martin
Flint, 10 any other man in Tie field? Has
he not always kept the trust reposed in him
Who that has ever called himself an Anti
mason, or foe to civil despolism, will not
support all the candidates which we have
selected, il preference to those whose
actions have for years disproved the SINGER
ity of their professions?
To the polls, then, every man in whose
breast the love of liberty still lingers--who
would not see popish inquisition estab-
lished in our lndst--who would shield his
country and himself from the grasp of I'M
principled inlrguers who would hold the
civil law paramount to the oaths of mason
~ and the law of the mob who would
not see the constitution trampled under foot
by our rulers, and vote for the men who
will be true TO the constitution, their cotn-
try, and their God. A desperate grasp is
making ut the liberties of the people. The
mnions Of those in power, are abroad,
fed from the treasury of the people, To Sc
cure the influence Of all whom they can
persuade hy brides, or batteries, or nennces,
for the candidate of the Pope of Rome
the slave. holder al the South, and the office
holder at the North. lis time they were
met by an insulted community, with ro-
buke they will long remember; before they
shall have succeeded in placing the yoke
upon our necks. Let us delay and all is
lost The combined influence of every
principle which is hateful to treemen is at
work to np,urn our liberty. Delay little
longer, and the press may he prescribed
our mouths muzzed, and our hands CHAIN
ed. The attempt has already once been
made. Again, and it may he successful.
If we sleep on without raising our indig-
naut voice, it will soon he. 1t is time'then
for us to strike while yet we are free. Yes,
alt is more than time For can
The Van .guard archery, handling their quiyers--
Bending up their bows