Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-12-15

opera,iun of the other and effect such result she
can only address herself to the comfy and enight.
ened sef.intercst of her co.terlnnous sister"
Since writing the above, we have been informed
that Gov. Conn., of Georgia, has written q letter in
which he says that the true language of the original!
charter from King GEORGE was that the boundary
line should run "along the most Northern part" Of
the Savannah river. We still think that the Conven-
,on Of Beaufort settles the point, maintained BY our
Attorney General, indisputaby.
The Report upon Prisons, Prison Discipline and
the Criminal law is, in our estimation, document
of much interest that we,.propose to publish the
ereatcr pnrt Of it in our ncxtissue.
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MASONRY.-ITS KESPECTiBILITY AND WORTH.
WE are not lIasons nor the sons Of Masons-,he
more the pity. But we confess to having as high
RESPECT for that venerable Instuon, as If we were
both the one and Tue other. Whether we regard the
antiquity, or the massivenessi the sodny, or the
usefulness of this great mora Fabric, our admiration
IS drawn forth at every stageb its remarkable hsto-
ry That il towers above ull other human
combinations BY full heatl4 4nnd shoulders, we are
constrained s"sn'aY
the proposition. Nor wouiEsWe dc'ire to diminish
Maeonry's fair proportions, even if We could. An
Order which has achieved 50 uanuch Of good during
lapse of centuries, which has relieved so much Of
misery and srd around it such hallowed beams Of
joy and happiness, would pass unscalhed by nay
shafts which We might be able to hnrl even were its
errors obvious and certain. But We are yet 10 be
shown that such is the fact. On the contrary, nj.
though from some OF its individual parts just in
ference in its favor could fairy be drawn, yet,
whole, this singular supersruetnre has ouilired the
mutations Of time and wtstood the attacks of ma
lcvu.ncc, until it may we'll be gnvely considered
whether it is not favored instrument of the Great
Archilcc, on High
We have Just finished the reading Of nm eloquent
Oration delivered recently in Columbia, BY Mr. Cop.
MAN, Editor of tho Family Friend, upon the occasion
of the Centennial Anniversary of WAsnIscToss In.
i,iution, and have pcnned the abovr comn.ndatory
remarks with the influence Of this effort fully upon
We are pleased with Mr.. G.'s address 1t is crrdita-
hle to both his head and his heart. Should We be
able to do 20 without excluding other matter of more
general interest, it would crafty TO re-pnbsh it.
In the meantime, we clip passage or two rs sunples
of ilic style and manner Of this discourse.
Among the nllusious to WAsnINcros, ws have
marked at random the following passages:
Washington il hus name-tho ashes Of the form
that once bore that title, have been reclaimed BY their
kindred dust, and the spirit that animated it, has
turned 10 him who gave it-yet though but Il name,
how tusInanic is its influence! how widely extended
its authority how unimeachable its credit ho"
mighty its sway! name so suggestive Of everything
pure holy disintercsted and true that, wherever the
magic sound of Washington strikes upon the ear Of
civilized man, it is recngniZed but the synonyne Of
a.. = Il.
patriotic and just and, this day, that sing name,
and the remembrance Of the example of him who once
honored IT, exercises more controlling md salulary
influence upon mankind, than dies the speech, word
or deed of any living man, Of whom our country now
can boast"
Washingcn's distinguishing characteristics, Were
purity of purpose, energy Of WILL and stcafast con-
tinuity of action. Endowed with powerful physical
frame his body enabled iU carry into execution
the promptings of his strong mind; and his gentle
henrt-rcsponSrc as wnnian's TO SORROW volcr-ercr
ntlunc both the suggestions of his brain md the
deeds Of his hands, to the golden chord of Christian
forbcarance and disiuteresed beneyol,ncc."
Discoursing of the nnperftctions of man, as an
gument why we should judge each other charilaby
and band together for mutual aid and comfort, the
speaker says:
"Perfection and morality are Incompatible and, ,
the whole cannot exceed in purity the constituent
elements Of its paris, the works of man--reul and
ideal-his marble palaces his hgh-arched domes and
his lofty monuments, or his benevolent institutions
his most wisely considered laws and his most dazzling
mental productions, all beautiful they are durable
they seem, cIceng the efforts of all former races
they may-yef, bear impressed upon them, in CHAR
ncters ineaccable, rotgh too-marks Of the faulty
hand that exccuied-0nssions Of detail by the truI.
bing head that conceived them"
"Contentcd then must we remain with the omn,.
ccnt Creators ordinations-and be satisfied to feel
that in this beautiful and tccming sphere, covered with
vines, and shrubs, and trees-with buls and flowers
and fru:-Lhrongng with life-joyous with insects
birds and beasts-Ihat we, CrcatiUs Lords, and our
works are the only imperfect things existing. Had
Gods mercy never blessed ps with the Invaluable
of his revealed word should not this concl.
sion--forced upon involuntnriy by Natures voice
-consrain us all. whether saint sinner, Mason or
Anti Muson, to practice that charity which would
f'oict tn aid each other in our wenkrcsF-anSous to
help each other in trias-s0lictous and ready to
sOOthe each other in surrows.
The following which is the only other extract we
have room to make, shows off the speakers tact as
we'll as gallantry in favorable light
"Masunry, il you remember. in its first formation,
was composed exclusively of operatives; who,-in
advance of the spirit of the age in which they lived,
and, when wnman's rights were not admitted rs they
now arc-tr.rous of preventing the tender form of
toll imposed upon it universally by the proane pro-
hbitcd female participation in their aruous labos-
The ancient Landmarks of our onler, We are pledged
to retain inyiOate and this it s, that renders il obi
gntory upon us, to exclude your presence from orr
Lodge -rooms-your names, FROM the mIster-rol Of
our army. Aside from the loss we suffer. by ynur
absence, the less regret have we for this exclusion