The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-09-27
From the Boston Mercantile IOara.L
JACOBIN CLUBS.

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the National and State Governments. and
others Of the Party. called the :" Uaion
ClRb;" whose members are bound 20
secrecy. having made . regular cnnsliIu-
lion and bylaws. whose object 10 az
elusiVely connected silb parry politics.
IL is added that the Union Club here
spoken Of. is but branch Of The great
eezlral inquisiIion established a. WASH
ingiOn. and one OF The affiliated Junios
that are scattered throughout the nation.
This intelligence is Of some importance,
and it behaves every American 20 inquire
inin the nature aud consequences Of these
affiliated societies ar Jseobin Clubs.
during the early stages of the French
Revolution. when The reins Of govern
nsnt were guided by the infamous irium-
rirste. MaraI. RohespIerre. and Dsnton
when. in the holy name IL Liberty and
Equality, horIiI slrnrilirs were commit
ted by a people who had long been con.
sldersd The mast enlightened 10 Europe,
Jaeobln Clubs were formed rs means Of
disseminating certain political doctrines.
These clubs extended over France. and IL
was in Ihese affiliated s0ciellss, these
Union Clubs. that principles hostile 10
social order. liberty, and virtue, were
fondly cherised. and dark deeds CONCEIVE
ed. and ssnguinary plans adopted. al ihs
bare remembrance Of which humanity
shuddsrs.
SIR Walter Sroit, in his life OF N spole-
an, gives the "Il,sing description sf
these secret sacIeiies:
" The c"mmitIees Of Government dis
trlhnied Urge sums nf money 10 the
Jac.bn Club aud It's affiliated societies,
as beins necessary Ia the propagation Of
sound political principles. The clubs
themselves L'ok upon Them. 10 every VIII
lage. the exercise Of The powers OF GO
vernment; and while they sat swearing,
drinking. and smoking. examined pas
sports, imprisoned ci,izens. and enforced
IN lhsir lp,l extent the benefits of liberty
and eqtaliy Death or Frsierniiy"
Was usually inscribed over their place of
assembly, which some one translased---
" Bpcnm- nv brother. or | will kill lhee."
- these clubs were composed Of mem.
bers drawn from The lees Of the people,
thai they might not in their own persons
give an example eontradic,ing the equality
which il was their business 10 enforce.
They were filed with men without
resources or talents, but towards whom
the confidence Of the deceived people wss
directed, from the conviction, that be-
cause taken from among themselves they
would have the interest of the lower
orders constantly in view. Their secre.
taries, however, were generally selected
with some attention to aler,ness of
capacity; for on them depended the terri.
bic combination which extended from the
mother society Of Jacobins in Paris down
into the most remote villages Of the most
distant provinces, in which the same
tyranny was maintained by the influence
Of similar means. Thus rumors could
be either circulated or collected with q
speed and uniformity which enabled a
whisper from Robesperrie To regulate the
sentiments Of the Jacobins al the most
dislan. par, of his empire (for his /. un-
quss.ionably was) for the space OF too
dreadful years"
Such were the clubs of the. Jacob;us
during the French Revolution. In the
streets Of Paris infuria,ed mobs collected
n execute the strocious crimes which
we're conceived in the darkness of mid.
nigh. BY these satellites Of sin. In,oxicat.
ed with blood, their cry was still for
more. They planted the Liberty tree Al
every cnrner amid hnrrid blasphemies and
internal rites; and the unfortunate vre,cb
who refused TO worship The degenera,ed
symbol oil liberty was. IN few moments,
seen suspended from The nex, iantern
post. Oh, Liberty. what crimes have
been committed in thy name!,' was The
affecting apos'rophe of the ACCOMPLISHED
Madame Roland, when on her wav ~
The gulloline. @
! Such demorslizing scenes. va ho,s
viii never be witnessed On this side M
the A.lannc. Bot certain number of
individuals are to be found in every clime
and country, whose sole aim i. "a de-
s'r"y social order. dis.rsamze The whole
: system al government. proscr,be yir,ue
anu 'a'ea'' a"d rise II disnne,ion amid
scenes oil anarchy and bioodshsd.
animated societies. under the popuIar
appeIla''on ut H1ekary Clubs, were. a
te" wears since, established IN d;ffsren,
paris oil the Union. and secrs, meetings
held IN Others. for he purpose of devils
: ing means To disseminate certain nnl,,;cal
i principles Hickory trees were also plant,
: ed al Tile corners OF streets in Country vii
lagos, aud in popolous cities. with prolans
u rights. and amid the loud huzzas Of tho
v excited mob. Blu, such departure from
the honest simplicity of our suceslors--
= such sv''!s'ipn fuaera;uslicaa "a 80 ii.