The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-05
1lNat MaiitrS.

FrTae vntr- a t',- f,isvinr ARTICLE
Dol .rmie8 o.. uspceffn surria.u 81 na.
,a,-as. raasouf De- principal aue. ,aai r.
sr-ats f'ou o. rrpcoence - boar feay
srs,s -'sd irn- We hsv, ,hr bauar "
n,ahsrsli9 IN bo,h Of the socieii-s slud.
ed ta. W. "Son.- anI Ms.oie. and ern
s,,e.i 70 tie i0a, ofhc possnan sssumed.
,fnth1r more.
T- ur reatas Da.su U,r.ia
Nt EmroR 90 uaacrd in ,he Western
Nsraa yeauai II JuIy seh. an snssic,
,hc por.H q vhlch appeared 50 be to ,N-
of,rlt, t., S.n. from ihe accusation u
being a .rrni socirtY. The winter of iil.
article is a man q high standing. ~ ON rn.
arrrd and liberal lnd, and unmpcseia.
bic m1rsi character. rnd uu-i confess
was somewhat surprised, TIA, after the i'd
mission ~ sll that hiss been alleged ~ 90
the secrecy II ihe order De should have tn
ken up nearly two columns of the paper %
prove q contrary.
Nov uhc winter cf these remarks Is not
one Of those TO BE- frightened % the
name Of "secrct society," All orgauizcd
hodic. iuust have secret tests Of admission.
otherwise they ore mrrr Mass Moeungs.r
The learned and impartial gentleman that
has taken such enlarged views Of the &C.
crc,s Of Sons, has admitted aIl tina, can be
aI'cdced against frcc Masonry, 10 exist
now IN these ncw-fanglrd societies. called
Sons instead Of Brothers We viii quote
the genilcman'- admis., 10 has own words.
I'VE admit that We do not publish our
forms If introduction 10 the order and in
stallauon 70 Office. We have a permanent
signal for entering hall Of Temperance,
I and situation IN open meeting, which IS
recognition Of our obligation % fidelity.
/ We have a Grand Division pass word by
which q member Of any Grand DIVISION can
enter any Grand Division IN the United
States. We have a yearly pass word, cx-
/ PLANTATION Of which IS given 10 brothers tina,
are travelling 10 other parts Of the country,
/ by which We gam admission 10 any Divis-
ion IN the United States, or the world, Ia
which these verbal keys belong. These
verbal keys, or pass words, are Transmitted
from The Most Worthy Patriarch Of the Ma
uonal Division 10 the Grand Worthy Pain
arch Of State or Territorial Division, who
transmits them TO each Worthy Patriarch
Of a subordinate Division. The presiding
officers give the pass word and cSplnna.
ton in a whisper IN the Division Room"
The writer Of this brief article Processes
TO understand something of the institu
ton of Free Masonry, and has often been
sugma,i1cd a. belonging 10 "a secret 50.
cioty,' dangerous TO the government Of oul
country, and by the very men who are now
III fall communion with the sons, and h,
would thank those men TO show wherein
these mu shroom associations differ essen.
TALLY from Free Masonry, IN their guard.
agains, imposition. They are now justly
denOminatcd Sons, or children, but may
soon become Fathers and leaders, in cru
SADIE for good or for evil. As we are awar,
that societies, duly formed, and well organ
lied, may have disastrous bearing on IN
diyidual rights, aud If We are mol widely
mistaken az to the signs Of the times, there
Is much cause Of alarm at the present DAY
from those plausible, tangled associa
tons, than al any former period Of our his
tory. There are many ways by which met
IN free country may encroach upon ,hci
ncighbors' rights. Opinions, combined AN,
organized into sects and societies, have al
alarming bearing on community. "Th'
present age Ii nolorlously scctarian. 9TH,
tendency of the times Is TO run into associ
Hiions, 10 loose themselves IN masses, I,
think aud act IA crowds, to act from the
excitement Of numbers, TO identify them
selves with parties and sccls.' Such q
time We have much TO fear lest hos, b,
marshallcd under some standard, so numcr
Gus and strong, as TO oyerawc opinion, stiil,
enquiry, and compel dissentcrs 10 prudcn
distance, under the specious show or pre-
tencc Of public good.
- 1t is well known, and believe admit
ted, that the Son. meet for the transaction
Of business, with closed windows, and tn,
door strictly guarded aud M one permittc,
10 enter, unless duly initiated, and has the
verbal keys" Of the order, and now can
dldly ask, what further is necessary to con
r,iiuic Seorti Socidyy' +. c.
Castleton, August ID l-53