Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-16

in its favor' Dust substitute slavery for free
masonry, and then Judge if these declarations do
not read equally as true) 1t will certainly be ex-
pected we shall find every member of this COM
mitee, if living, in the "active, strenuous and
constant maintenance of principles opposed to
those of masonry or slavery. Let us inquire for
the chairman of that committee. Alas! his labors
here are ended. We shall have no more appeals
from him to rally in the cause of Liberty. He
will no more be found in the front Of the battle,
calling upon those freemen 'who are willing on
all occasions, and at all times, through evil report
and through goodhreport, to contend for the great
interests of trlitl &c justice, and freedOm,'' to
WELD we'll a.
That weapon which comes down upon otr foes
As still as snow-hakes fall upon the sod,
But executes freemGn'S will
AS lightning does the will OF Cod"
Future generations, as they visit that interesting
and attractive cemetary, called Mount Hope, near
Rochester, N Y. will be reminded, by monu
lnent erected by the friends Of Liberty as trib
ute to moral worth and consistency of character,
that there was once such man MYRoN Hot
LEY.
Next to the name of Mr.. RSiley, on the COIN
mitteo, find the name of noted abolitionist Of
this State. VIM. Slade, the present Wing candid
ate for Governor, and of course in favor of the
election of Henry Clay, Shareholder and high
adhering mason, for president of this nation. Now,
to say nothing Of the Inconsistency of flaming
anti-mason, sustaining a high and influential ma
son for president, how can Il professed abolition
list, ask, as slavery is now as much paramount
question as masonry was in 1880, use his influence
and his political power to elect shareholders to i'm
portan Offices; and that too, after advocating and
endorsing the use of the balot-box for the correc-
ton of moral and political evils How perfectly
plain in 1880, that, to vote for mason was to
support masonryj now the best way to oppose the
national evil, slavery the gentleman virtually tells
us, is to vote for savehoding presidents and vice
presidents; and send men to congress to vote for
slavehoding speakers and presidents of the senate,
Notwithstanding slavery hos usurped more of the
political power of the nation-has as much or
more control over the press, and slain thousands
of victims more than ever freemasonry did. How
perfectly inconsistent in 1880 to vote for a man
for ana office who himself would vote for a
mason. Now if man says " am opposed to
slavery" how unjust TO prescribe him, even if he
goes to the death by his acts in support of the in
sttution, Verify, have principles of action chang
ed, or is not the ballot box what it used to be, Ca
mild and safe corrective of abuses, which are lop-
ped by the sword of revolution, where peaceabIe
measures are unprovided"
Let the common people, the honest anti-masons
of 1880 and 'S4, come UP to the polls in Septem-
Der next and sustain the principles6f justice and
of humanity, regardless of the Vaccinations of
party leaders, who play pig to-day and puppy to-
morrow just to suit their personal interests and
party partalities. And if they not disposed to
do it, wish to propose to them the following
query, viz. If IL man who voted for masons in
1884 deserved to be caIleda Jack-mason, had not
man in 1874, who voted for Shareholders ought to
be called JackaSs, inasmuch as he manifests such
a willingness to constitute himself beast of bur-
den for the benefit of an oligarchy of tyrants and
despots. G.
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