Washington telegraph., 1853-08-17

The Celebrated Masonic Excitement in n. Y.
The New York Sat5ay Times and Messenger
has peculiarly which grew up with its late
founder, Major Noah, of having a column where
in all sorts Of inquiries addressed to the editor,
which he answers to the best of his ability. In
this form, i'll the last number of that paper, we
have the following in relation to the celebrated
Morgan excitement in the State of New York.
with some of its incidents:
Il Please give short account OF the celebrated
Masonic excitement some twenty-Seven years
since, when it alleged that a recusant Ma
son By the name of Morgan was made away with.
H. w hat was the cause of the opposition to the
nomination and election of R. II. Walworth, COM
monty known Chancellor WalwoItb, as Grand
Master2 III. Is a book published in this city,
entitled -Ailyn's Ritual OF Masonry; a true
expose OF the rites and mysteries OF FIee-AIason-
L. In the year 1896 William Morgan. Royal
Arch Mason,' residing in Batavia n. Y, was en-
gagged IN preparing for publication a work expos
ing the Masonic secrets. His determination hav-
ing become widely known among the fraternity
various attempts were made to thwart him.
His character, which was not of the most ire
proachable kind, was assailed by the public press
and IN July, OF the year above named he was ar
rested on a civil process and hurried to jail
search being in the meantime made at his lodg-
Ings for papers connected with his enterprise An
attempt also made about the same time 10
burn down Milfer's printing-ofice in Batavia
where "AIorgans book was being printed
Every effort made to get Morgan out of th.
way under some color of law. On Sunday. Sep
tember TO- he Was arrested on the warrant OF a
Canandaigua magistrate charging him with the
larceny OF shirt and cravat. but. it turning out
that he had merely borrowed the articles he was
discharged. One Of the party concerned in his
arrest then obtained a fresh warrant upon an al
LEGGED debt OF two dollars. said to have been as
signed to the prosecutor by tavern-keeper the
original creditor. Judgment was thereupon en-
tered against Morgan for two dollars and sixty
nine cents, debt and costs. An execution being
Issued. morgan offered ms coat satisfaction OF
the judgment. The officer in charge of the writ
refused to levy on the coat and forthwith locked
him mp In Carandaigua jail, where Re remained
until the evening OF the next day, when the jail
or's wife at the request of the Judgment creditor
consented to let Morgan out of prison. As he was
descending the Jail steps a number of persons
selzed HIM, and ne was borne quickly to a car
rage near by struggling and crying -murderI''-
Hewa rapidly conveyed 10 Canada. and the pop
ular belief IS that some time between the 4th
and 10Th of September he was put to death for
the violation of his Masonic obligations
III. Mr.. Walworth, when the Anti Masonic
feeling was prevalent. wrote letter in which he
strongly urged the eXpediency of letting Masonry
be in allegiance until altered times and circunl-
stances would justify its being sa lely revived
This was some twenty-five years ago and until
within the last few months, Mr. Walworth ceased
to exercise any of the functions of Mason On
his being proposed Grand Master BODY of
Masons who understand the obligation of the or
der to bind a brother to sustain rather than sup
press Masonry under any circumstances. protest.
ed against his appointment. That protest has
never been withdrawn, and the result is likely to
be separation of the city lodges of New York
from those in the country, the State being large
enough to have two Grand Lodges one for the
north, or country members, and the other, for the
south, would include the lodges of New York,
Brooklyn, and Willamsburgh
Ill We cannot vouch for any work of this
sort,