Washington telegraph., 1865-12-06
[From the New York World
Presen ta.ion Of Z Thirty-third DegrSe
Jewel to Albert Pike.

From the New York World ]
Presen ta.ion Of Z Thirty-third Dogrse
Jewel to Albert Pike.
On Monday evening, g n. Assert Pix :, OF the
| l.tr Cunird-rate army WAS thr r-cIIini O.
resIimoni given by h. nsmb-rs of the Ma
snair lyeeum n the rsoms yf that society, Nos
Ilsnd Is Eas Tirt-en b street
superb wei. or decoration Of the 'hiriy'
third deg,-.-" was pr sent-d o the General. II
| was most .-laDurst. ly wrnu ht and, ali g-th.T,
one of he most 1quisi .e"nadg-s OF hcuor eT'!
| d nd.
| Tie pres nta.i,n sp,ach was made by Ar.
| Chas Il. MrCl-nahan master of Perfect Lofre
No. ]. Of this ei.y, who addressed Gen. Pix Al
follows:
al save been appoint d 70 express to YOU th.
high esteem and fraI-insi consideration in which
YOU are hyi ny the msnb rs Of the Masnnic
! lv-rurn D tn. ancient and accepted RTE + III
| th rmnsnt services you have rendered the
cause of Masonry, you deserve the hgnrs;
-ommendaiion ami thanks of the order l.
therefore, in the nam ol the Nc~ York Ma
sonic l., ceum. present you with this jewel!
which is the derorz .sn OF honer IT thirty
! bird desrre Mss-u 'sesr il hocorsply snd
| forever"
nE.IRKs OF GIN. FIKE.
In accepting the gin Gen. fik- returned hi'
! thanks 70 th- lycfum :Gr sueh = totrn OF thTii
kind aud fratrnai regard tor hiia. AEr Eii'
was all the myr- ace praol in view u ii- Els
ory of III past four -Four Years ol wal
between Ihr SECTIONS mad LaiuralIy prOduc'd
ulu u r,trangrm Dt b-fw IN thosr who hz Tor
m rly b IN fri-n, Ing standing. de would
! however trslify 10 th- faci that ia YnTy. cur
ing he war. VAS Iur 10 lis sacred p-inripl-s.
| /, was 4 ben tarfor On the field VI battle aul
in the yamp Now that the war was over, IA
wau a SAY that NOT only MagruS in tk- hoath,
n
c plon, tor the o flag. euly Gag aai th-
IT,. 4 & OF he Union AM toe whole county
-rha tur . opl-- Of tine Sen committed al
! error b. w0uld admit, but rhe gr1sI mass OF
\ thai people acted in accordance wlih s-.r hon
est couvl, /: ons, anu viii what th'.y considered
II /. day. The Did alg was happily Ag.in tna
fay IF or whole country. be lov-i that Gag
\ and hoped j. would ever remain aiott-
I He hoped tnsi moi only by MHSsEs, but Sy al
! Class-s Ut Nh Nyirn' IN pecpirg n-rusity would
! ex.. nded to the Southern peopla. The wal
\ was oyer, aad th-- South was sbi!E-s 10 sue
-u.ib. Peac. had returned to the county, sud
il YVES necessary mat this prac- should ba en-
o. frst-rnity. Without forgiveness Oh TIE PER;
o. tine Moran ther- could b. nO przce DEt ~
name Many l-ssons had oeeE taught by the
war. The t=rriblr struggle had .p-nrd the
-.ts OF The peOpl- to The tact that tue corntE
hal been Tui q lo0 IN BY mrre politicians. AZ
conclusion b wvuid say that tile Southern pro
pie haI acc-ptrd thr ISSUE Of thc VA, and ~
-rythlng would 20 ~ II II the people OF the
NoI,h would br grn-Tpus 10 those VINO, haTip <
b.sa "w uipy, o." are wiling 10 live UnHrT thr
slnr Il y md toIA part of the grras n2tica
once more.
At ID Conclusion of lh.. Gene ais remark.
the company sL down 10 q cO.It.is3, wnI n
having b ~ jispos-i nj lfr. Josiah C.rpen.
TT, who presided q The festive beard, pro-
posed III hrsi regular toast Vt ihe evening Af
follows:
"Th President of tn United S.E.-s-'
This was responded By round Of nine chse 3
In which Gen Pix heartily JUilrc.
TIE nrIt tsast was Tn >ulr, me- Council o.
the United Stat g." which was followed 5y
9Th Supreme Council OF she SoulDrFz .uEis
diction."
To the iat.ar @ a. Pike responded He sad
that the Masons of tE- South n-sv-T forgot ih.ii
fraernal feelings towards their Northern br.fh
r-n all koSse Ii, " wer- a-:Ays-i il again 5
each other. H. hs! seen atlIiDs-t t-n 70 How III
Cobb c-I ain expressions o acts OF which h
could hardly hrli w him gully. 1T, however
il was irU. that HOW'LL COBB hao D--R guilty
ia any nAy OF ill-irrafm-nt towards tine AId-r
syuN lie prisoners. humAnit, mign. t.I give hin
Upf N sunry cUaid NOT. lAppl4us-
IL r. gard 10 john T.. BIechIu i1g'. hs would
say ..iaI bis motive ia naming III the s.natt
ATT. E tar c. HTi -ncrm-n vi he WORK Of s-crs
siJa ~As ~ Ser IL IL n.ucu-iIts gOalI b- held
on; to South Carolina 10 return TO th- Union
DI-rkInIiIg said that h. must " sSiTn the p-o
pIr . no bau nvnoI-d him with nuniins lion fol
tnr presidency. No mattrr what fb.. North
might sa, of Mr BT-ckinidgr. h. was ign
tones. grn;l-man. sai ia fighting against The
Union did : hai ne felt 10 be bis duly. The
Souti-rI p-0,l would nry-r Look upon Il m
selves lrai,o.- auG rebels. They nave beer
be1t-n. ailL tnry ackn"wledg- the lat AMI AK
ths; p ac,'-trur peaee-niay BE- r--tor.d 10 III,
ialu. Inr NOnn aud th- oOath lslst s.i o. tn
LANG ss!d''. sLa revenge muSi uoI oe INDUCED
III.
IN rrsArd to Ii Q q,rs,ion Of a gro suEfragr.h
woula say ina IL mvull b, tine enough ior the
IA gro -rcis.. In FL ci.v.- Irancni,,- wnru h.
shvulu b-c"m- III vot'. Oar Gvv InR nj
could Rot b. suTiird into q .potis.l iavre aick
ls than by giving th- oallot 10 lnos- VINO dom
know nov 10 use &c. lcherTs.
Ih- lisht ~ VT" P peiy N iorgs to int lii
grnt u -u-I-ru who know what sotin means
ana wLo ta-y a. voting for. IL politician.
were IS lively @s ever, and il th-s we're permit
ted 10 do IS they might please, thy would be-
no pu5iic here il years h-nc-- The pes
plr VI e. North could save The couatry, snd i
WIS the duty OF n p Ople 10 b. magma .Iuvu:
10 . beaten toe. H. hoped tnai page -oHId d.
-stabllsEel ia tie hearts Of ali citizrns as vel
as su tho a. ii oi haitlr.
In conclusion General Pix said: I civ,
you ;oasi-''Tu- Srfny sna f!.. cff1cer.
Of the soldiers OF tie United STATES ID I'll. .at.
war."
Responded 70 by Gorge E. Kellogg. ESQ.
% n'r toas;s were Civ A aud responses n.aG
BY hessIs. Henry U. BaHA., Rubt Macy. Cnas
~. McL 4 nensn GriI'I J. II HObArf Ward
Captain Temple CLARK, and Others, after whicn
a. N -riy hour ID lh- m9ruinS the company
spar~sea