The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-23

FMEUTE AMONG THE ODD FELLOWS. - The
AIbanv correspondent of the N. Y. Herald gives
the following account of Care up among the Odd
Fellows. which llas already been referred to.
The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the
State of New York lately visited this city with
view of reconeiling the difficulties existing between
the lodges in the interior and the lodges in the city
of New York Ii is stated that the powers exer-
cised by the Grand Lodge, which is located in the
city of New York. are unequal and unjust mas
much as the Past Grands Of the several lodges in
the state, who &C OticiO members of the Grand
Lodge, have, in consequence Of the inconvenient
location of tie latter, few or no opportunities OF
participating in the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge. Past Grands, residing in distant portions
Of the state, cannot visit New York for the sole
purpose of attending the sessions OF the Grand
Lodge. 1t would cost too much time and money
TO do so. The country lodges therefore demanded
the removal of the Grand Lodge TO some more CEN
trail portion Of the state, where all It's members
might attend its sessions with equal convenience
to themselves This demand of the country lodges
was denied and they consequently refused to re-
connie the right of the Grand Lodge to legislate
for the country lodges, it had done hitherto or
to have exclusive control of the funds Of the order
or so far as the country lodges were concerned, to
exercise any of these powers or trusts which are
guaranteed TO 1t by the constitution of this order.
This movement was followed up by the secession
or recantatiOn of the bond of union between the
lodges, by common consent, proceeded to create
and invest a new Grand Lodge, to be located at
Utica or Syracuse they also adopted new con-
stitution, revoking the powers of the Grand Lodge
in the city of New York. and comforting them up
on the new or central Grand Lodge, in which it
was determined that all the lodges in the state
should be constantly represented. This state OF
things caused an appeal to the Grand Lodge of the
United States which held its session last month in
the city of Baltimore. The appeal was decided in
favor of the New York Grand Lodge, and against
the seeding country lodges. The great mass of
the country lodges however, refused to abide by
this decision Of the Grand Lodge of the United
States. Only a very few of them consented to
throw down their arms among this few was the
Hope Lodge in this city, which lately signified to
the Grand Lodge in New York It's readiness to be
renstalled under the old order of affairs. This
movement of the Hope Lodge aroused the virtuOus
wrath of the other lodges in the city accordingly,
when the Grand Master arrived in this city from
New York TO install the Hope Lodge, the members
Of nearly all the lodges in the city assembled at the
Hope Lodge, with view to prevent the installa-
tion. Several hundred men were present. and the
reception of the Grand Master was anything but
courteous. After some jbes and jeers were indul-
ged in, the Grand Master desired all but the MEM
bers of the Hope Lodge TO leave the room; the
members Of the other lodges refused to do So they
refused to recognize the Grand Master, and they
addressed him as " Mr." this and Mr." that,
treating him, in fact, with contempt. The mem
bers of the other lodges finally withdrew, but they
stationed themselves without the door, and when
The installation was completed, the members of
Hope Lodge, on max king their egress, were abused
and insuted by their brethren outside. The up
roar among the brethren was, in fact indecent and
riotOus. How long this state of affairs will con-
tinue | am unable to determine.