The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-17
TRkExssosav AND ynw Sew CAPITOL.

To.yHE ED'Tos oF rng HvRsAss-
have been mreh amused st she hoe AMI crr IN
your parcr about having tns corner stone OF the
new eaprol a. Aisaay lall by the frtsmassns. NJ
q man wants a bat ma goes 20 tue natters pro cr.y
10 net one, ana not 10 TIE bGtcner grocer ne
wants rair % hoo,> n gUes 10 tae shoemaker.
&C. Nov. wne originated ue soca Of iaynz a corner
sione' who sui tne Frcemassns snd wne pro-
perry can do a. I am nos Prsems.on sna scver
especs 10 be. lot I tainS a., das y past when the
world needs any such sn.ni.uoa. ia ne ~ see
consistency. Assuming. IA the hg~t place. mat me
coraer stone should te at. the quesuon a.
who snaa lay ~ BISHOPS and ministers
often go ghr0lah tae cars0us ceremony ~
laying the corner sio1e ~ q caur y, Dtt no
Chr stian Snuien IA tins snl. 20 ny saos.olgs. has
any presented ofacr or ceremony ior tae ~ fDose.
Tue BcoA VI common Frazer aAs none. anl ..o.e.
never VIII. lnu".aual blsh"Ps MAJ sec iorth OF
adop. form, nu- the fru'c -iaat ipiseopa Nsarch
acknowledges 40 snci Ilts l1ofly. ana. he
,ra,h Is, II has No auiaoup "a prce asnl IA ,ae
history Of the Christian ,nngcn. anl { re-! " hune
In The history nasona lEnn.cIyai ccnsf .ntluns
or codes OF law Non, the idea u parvly % o-c
orsin and birth. 1hc osa.r "a tresnsaso1- Or ~.
mated about Loo years M GO anaetsoa VITA ne
building OF some ofte glea' cathrdrais and shurchrs
o. kuiopc. - was then ovcratise or mccnaaieal,
and not merely speculative. as nov. = WAS
ni'st guild. anu oiiiy q gua.a. % proieet
the Grail or builders Fac necessity 81 such
lraerna union and OF secret bon a has ceased;
but the order Is stu respectable enough "A cale
aotl..is Tor rs rower or nanoers, waica are 40
enough, II the world wants CerenoAoa. masonry
:. e.. the LAYING Q, corner stones-to let
the legitimate craft IN sucn tnln3s have
the job. Ii has always seemed s.nply riot
cuiols Tor any one nut Free anu Accepted AasOns
ever TO do such awork. 1 need % a yerc-
mOny IN the laying } one stone IN the neS capitol
any more nan IN the laying o. any o.heI stohe.
hu That the Masons should do tneir owa ies ,iiate
aud Traditional or historical wurN n ~ proper AID
consistent AS that printers should furnish tue pro-
Grdln!ncS Tor tile occaslol. CONSISTENCY.
Tae Governor the Right Pcssor 10 Lny tho
Garner stone o. the Now state Capitol.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
have hoen Interested and sometimes amused
at the protests against conlerrlng all the honor or
laying the corner stone OF our new ana magnificent
State Capitol upon secret society, wholly I'M
known to the State comprising only small lrac-
ton Of It's people and disproved Of suspected, or
disliked not To say hated, by vastly greater num-
Der than compose It's membership. / suppose that
nothing which now be sand will arrest this
high-handed and unjustlllabe procedure; but IL Is
at least some satisfaction to say say, though 1t
may be unproducuve OF special results. / do
not lay stress III tins connection on the OBJ
Jectlonable features OF Masonry, though these
a.e Keenly felt by many. and that view Of
the case was worthy The consideration Of
TIE commissioners, If, indeed the question
vi who snou.d lay the stone received their attention
at all. Nor do by any means iear thai the Masonic
HaLerni Will fan III giving US grand ceremonial.
but 30 decliedy OBJECT 10 putting the matter iuto
Their hands on tne ground that Freemasoary ID III
rcSpee. relation repre- sentative OF this Stat,
OF inc people o. this state. The government OF
the state executive, legislative. 1uucial--tue
ieety over, federal ions, social condition, re-
ligton oil mis- state ate hone OF tnem represented IN
MASONRY, Ana tne purposes or tie proposed build
III. III AL Its pattsthe interests ana nistory that are
10 altach o ~ through coming years We hope, cen
turieS-lnaXe Tins Masonic ,lspay III laying IT'S
foundations homogeneous, insignificant anu absurd.
The whole people are taxed Tor 1t, have equal III nt5
III IL, ana stand on one perfect Level IN their
relation To II. What ptOpriety or rght, lncn III
giving The HONOR the eclat OF It's founding to
one society small in comparison with the wnoe
population, wnch processes to benefit only
and exclusively It's owa members or their lanailSes,
and which Is even rldicuousiy bossttui oi iis
secrecy ana its mySteries1 mir George w. Morgan,
whose views OF this SUBJECT were published In your
impa. tal journal, ana whose pious ISn 10 die the
the death o! Free ana Accepted Mason differs
materially from the sentiment, Ol another Morgan,
famous In the history OF the craft, seems to TANK
that the people VI this State would be honorei III
sucn man a. Grand Master Anthem. Doubtless he
Is an excellent man, but his eXcelences must be
EXTRAORDINARY indeed II tney cattle nun TO take pre-
ced nee OF al other citlzens whether in private or
oiulai stations. H. rs Is intinat.d 1t he the mere
pag ant which Is sought aiier would say by all
means put the ceremony into Int hands OF tue Casho-
lies. They .ic lar more numerous than the Masons
ana WI 40 nearly ai tne marc WorM % lhe ou.idihk
know Lnat II TINS thing were put INTO tue nlnds Of
ceremony lar more imposing ana pon,pOus tnaa the
Masonic fraternity can tlnk Of dong; nor would lie
Insult The cDishteaed Christian conscience o, the
people this state by iecling ON tnls august and
Significant OCCASION those Inrisiess prayers OF
Masonry when are equally suited 10 the devoIions
OF q Jew, Turk, u hindoo or M inhabitant o. Ia
honey.
Let US remember that this building is to be not
Masonic temple. uu: the .apiJol oil tao State Of New
York. Therefore by all means lei men representing
the sovereignty and the authority OF the state "a
SUCH act tue lead'ng parts. Let the princip-. als
10 the inree departments or the n-.-rninent come
to the front. Gail out :ne military. and
then invite tho Mscols ana all the civic
societies. Vie trades, &C., to send their
best Representatives, aud take appropriate part
In U. proceeding. But ny all means let the Gov
e.nor OF tue state lay tue corner s,One He Is The
first citizen oi The state, and the only man who ID
the true rcprcs rpatve OF all the OTHERS. ila is COM
nIanuerln-ciiief OF all military and naval forces
his veto annuls legislation and though the cLare
judiciary, IRON coroners inquest 10 The Supreme
Court, decree the luDrisOnnent II death of any man.
woman or ciId IN the state, the GCvernur's simple
order can give That person liberty or lie. Happily,
loo Governor Holman IS thorough patriot, man
Oh culture and Of irrepr0aChable character. let no
nanu but his ADJUST that stone, and then the VIII
be the acl or The state Of New York, with sIgnI-
canoe, proprlety and power atiaiaabe IN no other
way. NEW YORK.