The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-01

ter of course, cannot say who are or are
not Masons. His claims, as well as the
claims Of all others, is matter to be de-
termined by those more interested in the
matter than are we
Still They Come!
CLAIRiNGToN, 21st Jan'y, 1854.
Mr.. JAS. r. MoRRIs-Dedr SIR no.
tice in my paper of the 9th inst, a notice
headed Counterfeit Money, signed by "a
visitor" | therefore take this opportuni-
~ of asking afavor OF you, which. ii grant
ed, will much oblige, and save me a trip
TO your village. 1t is this: wish to know
the name Of the man that was so good as
10 find out thing that is untrue. II you
will therefore send me letter enclosing
the name Of the individual. I'll be under
an obligation 10 you. Ifyou do not think
proper to do it, please discontinue my pa
per, and send me the bill, and I'll come to
Woods6eld and pay you of, and obtain
the name If possible. As have been a
subscriber to your paper for long time.
think you will send me the name soon.-
Your early attention will oblge,
john MALLORY
Mr.. MALLORY is informed that he is in.
tebted 10 Us 60 cents. He can pay it over
to Mr.. Cam.
Another Still!
January 96. 1854
Mr.. ]. r. MoRRIs-Dear Sir-I wish
you to discontinue my paper. and send me
she balance in better change a.. You
lind too much room in your columns for
the Visitor. am one OF those do-righis
Shat understands something OF ancient
Freemasonry and boast Of il. | learned
from the order of the ancients. / see no
evil in teaching friendship and good will to
mankind. Ifany Free and accepted ma
son thinks don't know the secrets let him
try me and prove me. II you want 10
know where we hold our lodges can tell
you. | preside as Grand Master over
them. As for the orgies held in deep hol
lows or dark abodes, you must enquire o.
she Visitor. preside at no such meet
ings, and it you and your Visitor would
persuade for seven years. we would not
believe ourselves counterfeiters. If there
is any one. Judas-like. got in with us that
is guilty Of the like. you or your Visitor
will do us favor by citing us to him or
sbem. for we. as Free aud accepted Ma
sons, approve OF no such members.
- ALFRED CAIN.
The Grand Master is informed that
there is yet due him 81 cents. He can
call on Mr.. Mallory for 60 cents of the
above, and after deduciing the postage on
his letter there will be due him I6 cents
which wewill pay him the first opportunity
With the foregoing letters we have taken
some pains TO put them in readable
shape. To do this we were under no OBJ
LEGATIONS. Had they appeared as written
their authors could not have complained
oi US.
TAe Cry is Sill They Comel
The following letter is from man Of
whom we know nothing. How he is inter-
ested in this controversy we cannot see.
Ehe writer is evidently gentleman and a
scholar! We give his letter verbatim:
as JANUARY tine 9th 1854
This is TO let you know that have seen
weser men than you and always thought
the done best by tending to there own buis.
ness we have no regard for you nor your
visitor NO farther than sevilety as we find
that you take up visitors news against us
have noticed in my time that there is peo-
pie more ready to believe afalse report
than q truth we have Just right to bleive
that YOU are one Of those or you would moi
have suffered a lie in your paper by your
strange visitor that had no name he must
have been a strange Creature to what we
have in our Fraternity for we believe tha,
man that is so injeneous and so very
smart as to not Give his name must be
skilled in some act if nothing but filling
Grave yards therefore we request you j
any more strange visitors to interrupt yor
in your majesty or ignorance we beg o
you to not neglect giving there names as
you have done) as we have found ir
on. Country some liars and thieves some
times took great advantage Of US by no
giving there names as we suppose youl
visetor was) So ends that Chapter
A little more about this that we are ready
at any time to meet your strange visetor
that has no nancy or any other that see.
fitto iaterseed for him or any other mar
as we suppose him to be so ends tha
Chapter
We are sorry that we cannot write NOR,
respectful TO you upon the account Of yo,
own ignorance by takeing the advantag
Of US by giving no nancy yours by Gvin!
you my Name in full A Morris
direct your letter Wetzel County No6 for
post office Va
NIB please do not neglect writeing ant
Twill Call and see you if you request
We have published these letters to sho,
what great matter their. authors are en-
dsavoring 10 make out of nothing. W.
leave community to judge, after examin
ing our whole course, and all we have said
whether we have been treated in jus,ifi
able manner, and whether our conduct ha
been such as TO warrantthe writer's in send
ing us such scurrilous letters. Becaus