Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-22
THE LONE STAR.

As the objects OF tlllS 2SSoclaLion Hafe oce"
Iiiisrcpresented in sundry New York papers,
Mr.. Wren, the President of the Grand Assocla-
tton Of the Order, writes letter to one OF them,
from which we extract the following:
The Order Of the Lone Star was instituted
in the city of Lafayette, by few gentlemen
none of whom were personally acquainted
with Gen. Lopez, although sympathetical!y
favorable to his expedition; consequently, the
foundation Of the association was in no manner
to mid in the success Of his libcrating army.
The object of the original foundation was the
conservation Of unadulterated patriotism ut
home and abroad and the society was purely
American in its conception, rs It's ann was 10
guard the palladium of our nationality against
the insidious aggressions OF interior foes, ana
the assaults of open enemies
believing republicanism to be the sole form
of government calculated 10 secure happiness
and prosperity to our land, and the only state
of political existence conducive to the universal
benefit of humanity, we naturally yearncd TO-.
wards its pcrpt tuation among our people, and
is introductan among other nations OF the
globe consequently, as we ourselves are Iotn
to wear the chains of monarchcal ana ltnper'ai
bondage, we are willing to extend all lawful ana
legitimate aid and succor 10 the oppressed OF
other cmcs, struggling to strike oil The shack
les of despotism; but in no way would our
endeavors to carry out so deserving ana phiIah'
rhopic duty compromise our relations between
ourselves, our f,milics and our country Our
object was never limited to specific sphere it
was general and cosmopolitan. We cast no
eve upon Cuba nor Mexico, but upon humani-
py at large. Wherever the children of liberty
could be discovered in arms against their tyr'li-
nicsl masters, the sons Of the Lone Star would
be found rallving beneath the banner OF free
dom to extend the area OF liberty.
"No member is bound BY any obligation to
perform any action contrary to the allegiance
due his country, nor against the ties OF consan-
guinity; neither are We to be participants IN
any forav conceived and executed in variance to
existing treaties of amiy with foreign nations; !;
neither are we to invade peaceful countries to
carry ont the objects Of our institution. Popu-
lar Journals have branded US as fbusters and
conspirators; were We worthy OF such appc'la.
tions. all must admit that we are flibustlrs and
conspirators upon such an extended scale OF
talent and influence that the entire continent,
must be shaken to its centre, for our ramlhca-
-nnns extend from the East to the West, from
republicanisn on this side of the Atlantic.
Sympathizing with the struggling nations be-
yond the ocean, we limit our personal interven.
ton to the countries Of this division of the
globe: and, guided by the wise policy of 4
Washington and Madison, we will confine our
primitive efforts to the maintenance Of pure
rcpublicanSm at home, and its extension among
people adjacent to our own republic, and pre-
sent formidable barrier to the aggressiuns and
insinnations of foreign despots.
"Our mail objet t is to obtain the em,nc:p.-
ton of these countries by all legal and legi.
mate means, such as arc consistent with chris
md tb.,d dnt,- ,o1
viewed in this light, we humby trust that no
sensible American can be found to denounce us
by the opprobrious cpilhets Of consprators and
filibus,ers. We own to no bad feeling agains,
the journals who have ccnfoundod US with
previous expeditioniats; they have erred from
the misrepresentation of men unacq ted
with our organization, and ignorant of the true
merits of our cause; and we forgive their
error in Judgment rs not coming from the heart,
but from q strange misconception Of the pa
trio.ic motives OF this confederation, the nain-
spring of rcpubiicanisnl, and the conservation Of
American Democracy.
II have noticed in the Herald list of dis
tngushcd names, purportng to enumcratc
some of the members of the fraternity, many
of whom We cannot claim rs brethren of the
Order, but are thoroughly convinced that were
they conversant with our principles and mo-
tircs, they would give in their strongest adhc-
renee and cooperation towards the completion
of the great enterprise we have undertaken,
and l may as well add that the identity of
persons with our association must remain in
obscuriiy, for one of our chief maxims DEGREES
the suppression of the names of our brethren.
unless announced from their own free will and
rolion. Still, ] will freely admit that among
our ranks can be found leading spirits from the
Senate chamber and Legislative halls, tho judi
ciary and the bar Although tho published
n'mcs may appear to carry weight with them,
yet must assure the Herald that both in num-
bers and standing the Lone Star has been un.
derrated. It's influence is powerful because
secret, and secret that the deeds of the great
minds of our country can be shrouded in :.
darkness impcrvious to the malignant criticisms
Of unappreciating opponents.
"rhc Lone Star can be unfodcd to the
vision Of any inquring citizens, and happy will
we be 10 enroll them bencath its banner, pro-
riding they be men Of reputation, integrity.
morality, and standing. None others do we
admit within the precincts of our mystic circle"
POWERS Bust OF CALHoUy.-Thc following