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- stituted in this city. The managers of 'To the [gljdep‘if tions is MMIS. :. t j] H: QPrd: . z For some years past in maby 'Of oul | of May 90th, says. itt Yetter Twan churches collectibris have 'been ma e.08 l day afternoon, while 2 violent\ thunder We pablish ts-iny. the Oircules of, the No o of July, or on the preceding |shower.was passing Over this town, the o.. oi ring. Sunda blacksmith shop owned by Chester Harris, was struck with lightning, near the ridge, while four men were within.\ The fluid a state society auxiliary to the passed down the end of the building until it reached a window, which Charles Kiney. (one shutting; it shivered every particle of r following Sunday, for the benefit of She America?! Colonization Soclgty. Du- ring the last session of thelegislature of this state, ; soci i I American Colonization Society, was in- the state society: now respectfully request and urge the reverend clergy of all de-! g nominations in this state, with renewed zeal to repeat their efforts on the approach- ing anniversary of our mdependgnce, or on the preceding or succeeding Sunday, to make collections to promote the bene-| h volent and highly interesting oblects of h the American Colonization Society. What other purpose of benevolence can|p be more interesting to us as christians, can be done that promises such beneficent results ? - The well known objects of the American Colonization Society are the | e moral elevation of the freed man ; intro- ducing into Africa and spreading the bene- | § fits of knowledge, civilization, and chris-| a tianity : the abolition of the slave trade on its western coast, north and.south of Liberia; and in process of time, in accor- dance with the spirit of the ago, with public opinion in the slave holding states, and with the interest of those states, to expel slavery from the blessed land.\ 'This ultimate and gram object is of ild be considered | ;] right hand, s shou der, and from thence down to. his hip,}? where it was attracted by a vice, I passed off splitting the' vice-bench which ing, to rags; right arm was completely torn off, and philanthropists, or patriots 1. _ What else| scaitered in fragments about the shop ;| his pantaloons had but three buttons re- maining on them, some were even melt- side presented the appearance of rags by the shock, ground in three different places, and on different sides, jured ; the whale four were prostrated by theshock, yet, strange as it might ap- pear, no one was materially injured, ex- cept by the burn, although the skin was taken off in spots from Kiney, and one of of the four) was in the act of lass from the sash, and passed to his followed his arm to his shoul- | e and e then touched, to peices exactly before im ; it tore his clothes, literally speak- setting them as well as the uilding on fire. - The sleeves of his e 4; and finally his whole clothes on that | of anti-masonry. - We wish it success. Itis a matter of astonishment to us, that men, hot from a loaded cannon. Apparently | however enterprising, will invest their money, and very part of the building was visited as the fluid reached the d which was considerably in- re-others had_his_clothes torn. The course distant, but it should : that in the history of nations, a century is but as a day in the life of an individual. We should think of the changes that have occurred in human opinion, in the condi- tion of men and of nations, during the lapse of the last century, during the brief period of our own lives. ___ | Who can think of estimating the good that has already been done by the Ameri- ciu Colonization Society 1 It is not extra- vagant to say, that the condition of multi-A tudes of our race during the progress of 3 future centuries, may be influenced by the | P establishment of the colony of Liberia.- Every vessel sent by the charity of the wise and good of this country, with free}! black people to Africa, may carry with it | ¢, weeds which will spring up and produce fruits of moral and intellectual good for ages to come,. . In planting that little co- lony, we may hope that a work has been done © which not years, nor agos, Nor time, nor etermity shall undo.\ The growth of the colony will facilitate its in- tercourse and increase its commerce with this country ; and consequently diminish the price of the passage from the one to the other. - It has hitherto progressed be- youd the hopes and expectations of its founders and patrons? | Coffee, the produce of Liberia, is now selling in this city. We have every inducement to exert oursclves in hastening on all the good ex- pected from the efforts of the society ; and it is hoped that the collection to be made the next Fourth of July, will exceed those of any former year. The monoys to be dullected may be transmitted to Richard Yates, esq. cashier of the New-York State bank, and trea- eurar of the society. Albany, June 8, 1829. Journ Savages, President. R. V. Dz Witt, Secrotary. Charles R. Wobster, Harmanus Bleeck- er, Jabez D. Hammond, Benjamiu F. But- ler, John Willard, Managers of the New- York State Colonization Society. {ig- Editors of newnsapun throughout the state are respectfully solicited to give the preceding notice an insertion in their papers n n n A story has been going the rounds of a lump of gold (moulded into something like the form of a man) being carried from Cheraw, South Carolina, by a merchant, of the weight of more than a hundred ounds ; and many wiser people than we suffered themselves to be hoaxed by it. The Camden Journal gives us the key to ; this story, which, if it was absurd enough upon | the face of it, is perfectly ludicrous , as explained. - The Journal says-\ \Ve‘ should have been as much puzzled as ' the Bulletin,' if we had not happened to under- l stand the quiz, and to be in possession of the key that unlocked it. - It was a friend of ours, who owned this mass of what they called gold; but after all, it was a mere ebony and topaz concern, being no- thing more or less than a negro fellow | named Gould, black as soot, with a set of teath as white as a sea elephant's.\ [National Intelligencer. nnn nn Srazpixo.-On Wednesday night last, \Yates Francis, a black man, attempted to kill his wife, Betsey, by stabbing her in hor left breast with a large Spanish knife. It appears they had had frequent alterca- tions with each other and had not lived \together for some time past. On Wednes- «Bay night, he went to the house where whe lived-burst open the door, stabbed trerand then made his escape. - A reward of $100 was offered for his apprehension, by the sheriff of the county. He has Tbeén arrested and committed to jail to 3 it dus trial - The wound inflicted is whole are now able to walk about, and in a fair way to be entirely well in the, course of a few days.\-[ Washington )i County Post. ker, esq. of Pittsfield, and a man by the were passengers in the stage, which had stopped to change the mail, and were to- peued. - The others were slightly shock- ed, but not injured. © to his friend in this city, dated 10th inst. says, There was a horrid deed commit- ted last evening in Berlin, by a man na- hiis wife on her head with an axe, and then cut her throat, after which he cut his own throat !! It is said they are both dead. This diabolical transaction is supposed to be the effect of strong (kinky—[NZ ¥. ing proceedings to be published in the Journal and Journ. of Com. the gaol liberties of this city, who has Pobre Suposx aso Ba- ame of Warner, were killed by light- ing in Conway on the 29th ult. They ether with several other persons in the ost office at the time the fatal event hap- sod 2222222222 _ Anotuse Rom Taaguoy.-A letter com a gentleman in Middletown, Conn. red Steel. He commenced by beating There is a man now residing within words spoken by his wife. words were spoken in Dutch. -{ Troy Budget. . We are happy to state, that sailing master Clough, whose death was men- tioned in one of last evening's papers, is much bettor, and no doubt will recover from the wounds received on board the steam ship Robert Fulton. Licut. Platt, it is supposed, is doing well, contrary to the notice in the same evening papor. The body of Johnson, a seaman, has been found near the wreck, and interred with his unfortunate companions. The leg of a female has also been found. There remain four persons missing.-[N. Y. Gazette. [From the Hartford lnteligencer.] Having, for many years, as a royal arch mason, had an opportunity practi- cally to know, the individual, as well as to observe the general benefit to be de- rived from a connection with speculative freemasonry, 1 am from such opportuni- ty, compelled to the conviction, that its high pretentions are fallacious, its forms, rites, and ceremonies ludicrous, its oaths and obligations dangerous, if not impi- ous. Viewing the subject in this inter- esting and solemn light, I am compelled, in the presence of God, and my country- men, to renounce, and I do hereby re- nounce all the ties, oaths, and obliga- tions, by which I have heretofore bound State Colonization Society, which will interest by all who feel interested in t the culoured population of our country, par 7 thase to whom it is addressed. 'The \hands into: which any donations in fortherance\of this pralse- worthy object will fall; willbe sufficient guaranty that' they will be expended to the best advantage. there is to be a county masonic: celebration in the the brotherhood to join in the festivitiessof the day, | we can hardly divine. We hope,. however, to be: able to give in our next paper, from, personal obser- vation, some account of what transpires during the day. E. and W. Hewss, has been established at Cooperstown, Otsego co. The Tocsin is elegant} printed, on an imperial sheet, and its editorial de- partment well sustained. | It is devoted to the cause employ their time in advocating such doctrines, un- woul paves Ao the vints; Z- tha HRanhactar Crafts» man down to the Norwich Journal, that * anti-ma- sonry has received its death-blow--ingloriously fallen, to rise no more.\ At a meeting of the citizens of Norwich, convened lebrating the approaching Aunnjversary of Indepen- flmmmdewafe was called to the \chair B. T. Cooke, secretary. sisting of thirteen persons, be appointed, to carry the objects of the meeting into effect. minated and appointed, viz. Orator, when Samuzt 8. RaxpaLL, esq. was unani- mously chosen}; as was Nersox W. Canpenren to read the Telegraph. Tompson Mrap was appointed President of the Ken ignfined fwvg‘m those limits ram,“ day, Samuzt Lyon, vice-president, Groner FiztD an 12 years, for the non-payment of d&M® | jug poypeys Horses, Marshalls. ages recovered against him for slanderous What is not | after. a little singular is that the slanderous Elmira (Tioga co.) Whig of the 11th inst. we find the following paragraph : by the last N. Y. papers, that the Pater- son bank, N. J. bas failed; and that the Chenango is shivering. - The bills of the latter are quoted at 15 per. cent discount.\ we believe, strictly true; but that \ the t be. m\ tp ___ ___ nnn nance eee n e © {G- This day, the 24th of June, we understand xtreme east part of this town, adjoining the county f Otsego. Why we have had no invitation from . We have omitted to mention, that a new paper, ntitled \ The Tocsin,\ edited and published by C. er the positive assurance, proclaimed by every. ma FOURTH OF JULY. at J. S. Miller's hotel, tomake arrangements for ce- rules the night !\ 135211 able: i Fro {Jand the stars might not have been disco vered; but for this sublime science! ~All, therefore, who wished to become scien- tific men-all who had the curiosity to know whetherthis «° great masterly world can stand without something to stand on,\ pressed forward, paid their money, and. were at once let into the grand © secret.\ And now came the lessons in science /- And now the scramble to see who should dive the deepest in search of this invalu- able treasure, when lo and behold ! after some thirty or forty years' close study and laborious application, the wonderful and fihfismmww—wuflade—ky—xb&M-gimis4phfiommsumfi « bright brethren,\ one and all, that \ the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and rules the day, and that the moon Who, after this, would notlike to be a scientific mason 1 Who would not like to know, masonically, where the sun rises and where the sun sets ? and to be able to distinguish, too, between the sun and the moon there is a wonderful deal of science in freemasonry ! j «Tas past Nain !''-Not long since energy and«&ounsel, towards the defence of far state from the attacks of a foreign foes Hes a soufld lawyer, an eminent pleader at the bar, with but few, if any, equals, and an upright man. He has re- peatedly been elected by his fellow-citi- zens to offices of honour, trust and emo- lument. - He has represented the city of N. Y. in our state legislature-has been mayor of the same, and a representative at Washington in the councils of the na- tion. He was an early and an original friend of gen. Jackson's election -to the presidency 'in 1824, and continued to give him his support for that office until the general was elected. During the late presidential controversy, his politics have been the same as the politics of the Journal. And now, forsooth, because he freemasonry, he is denounced and brand: ed as a \ federalist !\ Has Reason forsa- ken her empire, and Judgement lost. her . sway upon the mind of man? We come now to the question, put tous by the Journal with much apparent ex- ultation and a very great degree of em- phasis, which is in the following words : ©\ f@g- Will the Telegraph please to in- form us whether this is the same Colden who, in 1827, in the senate, reported against the Chenango canal t\ By Verily, 'The objects of the meeting having been briefly sta- ed, it was a Resolved, That a committee of arrangements, con- 'The following gentlemen were thereupon duly no# Peter Fayven, Josern CuarsL, Samurr S. RanpaLDp, Ansox MrEap, Davin Brown, Nersorm W. CarpenTtBrR, Oran PortER, Rarnrgu Jounson, Enrras P. Perret, Wirr:anm BaxTtER, Ersperick Byincron, WartEr M. Conkey, B. Preirer. 'The meeting then proceeded to make choice of an eclaration of Independence. The meeting adjourned, after directing the forego- J. F. HUBBARD, China. B. T. Cooxz, Sec'ry. At a subscquent meeting of the Committee, 'The order of arrangements will be published here- Tur saNk or cHENANGo.-In the © Mons BaNK FAILURES.-We learn That the Paterson bank has failed, is, Chenango is shivering,\ is untrue. This bank is perfectly solvent ; it as promptly redeems its paper as any other bank in the state. But the late \ panic' which was first set on foot in the city of N. Y., has given those persons interested in speculating upon bill holders, by first discrediting an institution and then pur- chasing its notes at a discount, a fine op- portunity to create and extend an alarm when no ground for it existed. - We are not at all surprised that a report should have originated in the city of N. Y. dis- crediting the notes of the bank of Che- nango ; for in that city there are persons who make it their business to speculate not only at the expense of the country banks, but at the expense of the commu- nity. But we are surprised that a Tioga county editor should have given this report currency on the authority of his \ last N. myself to the masonic institution. At the same time, 1 shall ever cherish to- wards many of the order, that love for their virtues, that charity for their preju- dice and faults, and that gratitude for the many personal kindnesses which I have experienced, that they most justly merit. WILLIAM CROCKER. Ridgefield. Feb. 7, 1829. Immediately after the lstter of the Hon. C. D. Colden was published, the fraternity made the grand discovery, and circulated the story far and wide, that he wrote it to induce the anti-masons to make him governor. Wae learn from the Ro- chester Enquirer that Mr. Colden resides in New-Jersey ; and dould not well- hold the office of governor of the state of New- York. The mistake of the masonicedit- ore was probably unintentional. 'They to & falehood \ khowingit to be sach.\ in Seton or =, was to be pablished Oh the Y. papers.\ | It may be well, perhaps, for out neighbour of the Whig, as an act of justice to the bank and to the public, to correct the errour into which he has in- considerately, and, unintentionally, no doubt, led his readers. ° THB scisxc® OF FREEMASONRY .- It has always been contended by the fraternity that there was a wonderful deal of science in freemasonry ! and that, al- though it was rather more easily to be ob- tained than the \philosopher's stone,\ yet, it was a thing that required consider- able digging after, and much labour to get hold of, It was said tobe a gem of so mach ¥alée, and so often spoken of in those withog the institution. 'The pale of the order havelt as The woul! ever have been) Fbetiy. the Albany Argus informed its readers, that \ the last nail was driven in the cof- From present ap- pearances, we are of the opinion that the fin of anti-masonry.\ Argus and its coadjutors will conti have more \ last nails\ to drive until the institution of freemasonry from American soil to take root in a for- eign land, where high-sounding titles and pompous parades are more likely to capti- vate the mind and please the ignorant, than to lead astray the virtuous and en- lightened yeomen of our own country. Conventions more states than one. tain boys' and the descendants of Penn are \\up and doing.\ pers are springing up all around us; and old and long-established journals through- out the country are fast taking ground in favour of civil and religious liberty. our own state, all is as it should be. ° A deeply-seated and settled opinion is enter- tained by those who have investigated the subject, against freemasonry. The farmers and mechanics-the bone and muscle of our existence as a . nation-are anti-masonic. ing to one great point-the destruction of Thus are the people, everywhere, driving ©\ the last nail in the coffin of anti-masonry !' are about to be I Every thing is fast The Journal says : will sanction it. the many will sanction it!\ pletely demolished. rests of his own dear self.\ Now, unfortunately for the bold New-Jersey ! didate for governor. that will angwer & -better purpose. a. 2B +R thispoiity S18. sty. -He wat a i is \ driven\ The \ green moun- Anti-masonic pa- As we have already hinted, Mr. Col- den is attacked. - Masonic vengeance and masoni2>nalignity have assailed his char- acter, falsified his motives, and are now attempting to hunt him down, tyger-like, as though he were a beast of prey .- « Cadwallader D. Colden has renoun- ced masonry in his old age, with the ex- pectation of being the anti-masonic can- didate for governor, [of this state, of course.] - The bargain has been made by the few ; we shall see whether the many [«« We shall see wheth- But we thought the Journal held to the opinion a week or two since, that the whole anti- masonic party in this state had been com- It seems, however, from this admission, \ the many\ are still in existence. What can this mean {]- He is a federalist, and has undoubtedly done it to promote the interests of his party ; but more particularly the inte- ration of the Journal about the \ bargain\ and \expectation\ of Mr. Colden, we will inform that paper, on what we con- sider good authority, that this gentleman is not now a resident of this state, It is not probable that N. Y. will ask N. J. tofurnish hera can- Something new must be trumped upfagainst Mr. Colden, Mr. Colden 'is also'charged with being a \ federalist.\ Whis was to have been 'the same charge is made to reply,; we will state afew facts touching! «6 the Tc‘csldph wfli please to\ give the desired information. Mr. Colden, as one of a committe of three, chairman, we believe, \reported against the Chenango canal, in the senate, in 1827.\ - But who made the pioneer re- port against all canals and all improve- ments ? Who entered into a laboured, and an elaborate argument to prove,» that the finances of the state would not author- ize the construction of roads and canals 1 Was it not Sinas Waricut, jr. a great supporter of the institution of freemason- ry 1 We merely put these questions as an offset to the illiberality of the Journal, and not because we are disposed to find fault with Mr. Wright for the course he pursued. At that time, very little infor- mation had been obtained relative to the practicability of the bhenango canal, in comparison with what has since been laid before the public. It was seriously doubt» ed, in 1827, by many wise and good men, including, if the Journal please, both Mr. Colden and Mr. Wright, - whether there was a sufficiency of water on the summit level to supply the canal, and whether the revenue to be derived therefrom would not fall far short of paying the interest on the money required to construct it.- Not only Mr. Colden and Mr. Wright, therefore, and the canal committee, but a majority of the senate believed that there was not sufficient information on these points to warrant the making of the canal. - Since that time, surveys and re- surveys have been made, and the esti- mates published. These estimates were ag favourable as the most sanguine friend of the canal could wish. - At the late ses- sion of the legislature, after all former obstacles had been removed in the estima- tion of liberal minded men, the bill for the construction of this canal came before the house for consideration. It was re- ported without restrictions, passed upon, and voted down by a majority of Six, though it finally passed in a differefit shape. As we have now fairly answered the question put to us by the Journal, and paved the way for a little further explana- tion, we wish to reciprocate the fa- vour by asking that print a few questions jin return : - 1st. When the vote was taken in the asembly on the Chenango canal bill, without restrictions, did not the anti-ma- sonic members generally give it their sup- port 1 - If the answer be in the negative, please to state how many voted for, and how many against, it. 24. Did not a decided majority of the members of that assembly who were op- posed to anti-masonry, vote against this bill, when-the question was first taken, and when the bill was not clogged with restrictions ! 84. Was not the bill defeated by the votes of those: members who were not anti-masonic ? 4th. Although the bill was voted down, yet, if the party opposed to the anti-ma- sons had as univerally given it their sup- port in proportion to their numbers, as did the ahnti-tmasonip would it not have passed by a triimphart majority 1 These are fair questions, and we Jhope. [ tazee them fairly answered. Can we be w C51 tified * & oC nefted| Covextav.-Thistownwe believe is by his] free from masobicbotidage, so far.at least, all-mean Ly-ali-means; nue to meld in In center- decla- but of
