Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-07-09
Anti-Masonic Meeting.


noon was devoted to hearing the annual
report, [ for which we may find room
hereafter, but not this week.
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer, by Deacon I. B. York of
Jamaica.
1t was then voted that the Association
must be sustained and the meeting pro-
ceeded to the election OF officers for the
ensuing year. The result of the election
was, as follows;
Gen. J. w. Phelps, of Brattleboro,
President
Judge Laban Jones, of West Brattle-
boro, LIST Vice President
DIR. Joel Holton, of Jamaica, End
Vice-President.
Edison Blanchard, of Guilford, Sec
rotary.
1t was voted that the officers of the
Society be authorized to appointed COM
mittees in the townships of the county,
from one to three each, to extend the
knowledge of the cause in which we are
engaged in their respective townships /;
to further the general object Of the Ma
tional Christian Association, and for
sending delegates to our next annual
meeting in Fayetteville.
The object and prospects of the anti
masonic cause were freely and ably dis
cussed by Messrs. Holton, Blanchard,
York, Gregory, and Muzzy, and several
new members joined the society. Refer
ences were made to the late convention
of antimasons in Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania, which nominated candidates, Wal
ker and kirkpatrick, for the Presidency
and Vice presidency of the United States,
and adopted the name of Christians
in religion and americans in politics
The general purport of the discussion
appeared to be that there should be no
compromise with secretism in any shape;
that if a secret collision, like grangeri8m
can operate upon the market to lower
the price Of goods, another collision
could equally well operate ON the mar
ket to raise the price of goods; and that
the principle of organized secrecy is not
sufficiently generous, liberal and enlight-
ened to serve as foundation for Amer
leans institutions, or to move their ma
chinery in any way.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the meeting:-
Resolyed, That the anti-masons Of the
State and all who are in favor of MAX
ing efforts to free the Republican party
from the control of corrupt secret rings
into which narrow, selfinterested and
negligent political leaders, selling them
selves to the lodge, have allowed the
good name and character of the State to
fall, are requested to correspond with
the secretary of this society, Mr.. Edison
Blanchard of Guilford, and state their
views on the propriety of calling gen.
eral convention, naming time and place,
for the purpose of forming State Anti
Masonic Society.
ResoIved, That the newspapers of the
State, which have hitherto maintained
such a silent reserve towards our socie-
ty, ignoring its proceedings while pub
fishing those of the Lodge, be requested
to extend to us the same favor and pub
fish these resolutions, for the information
of their anti-Masonic subscribers, and
the people Of the State generally.
After a long, spirited, yet harmonious
session, the meeting adjourned to meet
again on the last Tuesday of June, 1876,
the feelings of the members appearing
to be that the prospects of the associa-
ton are more promising than at any
time before since its formation.
= Atlanta, Georgia, is the first South
ern city in which since the war the ma
tional anniversary has been celebrated
by the white people, and this year is the
first time it has been done there.
Two Minnesota young men, who