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T H B LYONS COTJyTR^&tAJfj* * AND - A NT1- AM SOA7C published everv Tuesday-mof^iuflnhaJ^roii yvijno Co. N . 'I S ^ x s ^ r -' . : B y J . . A . H a b l b v :. . C o n d i t i o n s . — T o v i U n f f o l y r t M c r i l i o ' f . , $ 2 , 5 0 r a n n u t u . T o i h o s o w i j a c o l T . a t I b o o f f i c e f t g at n n p o r a , a n d t o m a i l s u b s c r j h e i J ^ S ^ O G r w r S u m , p a y a b l o i n o d v n r i b p . J l . o - c o m p n m c ^ o f t o o n o r m o r o , w b g c a l j ^ i i t h f r o f l i c o , I in advunco. ^ idvertisomonts Insortod at IJli'W iho first throo weeks, And 25 cenu fi iequent insortioo. A liberal dmceuntii o who advortiso by tlio yonr. 5 o p a p o r o r a d v o U i i e m o n t ' ( f i s c o u j i n u c d * f t t £ -f a l l a r r e a r s g n * a r o p a i d , u n l e s s ‘\ 8 • t i o n o f t h o I ' d i t o r . to,V ? i * . * L o i t e r s a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n * , a d d n t f j e u t o E d i t o r , m u s t b o p o s t - p a id a g e n t s . torgo N. Williams, Pulimra, W tiy n ^ J . rnliam SpoHr.ttnd ? P. Rtchnrdaon, J Stolp, 2d, P M aco Morloy, ol Springer, id McDowoll, sell Fulmer, flutes, Lsr]. Valentine, B, BrinkcrhofT, Smith, BrinkorhnfT, A. Olmsiod, Iladloy V. Babcock, h*>q Villord Drown, <nac Moahor, .nban lloshms, Hsq. .mio* A Hiiiluau, >r. A Mor*o, Maredon, Ontario, ,, <1 WdhniiHon, ,i ’R M a r i o n , ,, A r c a d ia, Suv jtm.ib, P o r t l h » y , „ Unit1, ti WuVott, ,i Marcus0, »• Red Creek, ,, fille r , ,, Itijja, Monroo Co, Penn Van, Yates Co die, ,, W aterloo, Sonora. Sprtopporl, Cayuga Grci'iiwllo, Groon co Dorset, Vl S | I D I I T I - M I S O U C ) R E C O R D E R . L Y O N S , T U E S O A Y , O C T O B E R 19, 1830. A N T I -M A S O N I C O 0 K S rP A M P1ILETS, & c J A HADLF.Yof • fers for sale, at the office o f tbc Cuun tryniau, Lyons, thc foi* lowing Kiiti Mttsnnif publications, viz : K R B K .M A S O N U Y —In picicnsions expo, sed in faithful extract!, of us standard audior**; »ith a review of To^n* Speculate e Free m a n r v : its liabiliiy «> |> fvert Ou- d o d r m o revealed religion. disM.vercd m the M'\11 •ii5d»clrm c 4 ,and in Uie api.liraiiniis. ol u> iblem s : i k ilangcions tind.'ney exhibited extracts from the Aliltc U d iiuc! .md 1 ro- *&or Robison ; nnd fm ther illustrated io i s sn service to tbc Illuminati— By a Master ILLUSTRATIONS O F M A S O N R Y . ’ one oflhe fraternity, who ha* devoted SO iam lo the subjfct. (VN in M organ)^ A* REVELATION O F I’ KUL-MA OVUY, a* published to tbo umld by a nvention of seceding masons, held at Le ov, Genesee county* N Y on the 4th aal Iwof-Julyi 1020,; containing a tmc ond nam e devclopeiucnt of the mode of ini •tinutfan.l also of the several lectures «l le.following degrees, to w it; in the Chop .r,4Mgck Master, Past Master, Most Excel iVlnsier> and R«)nl Ak*Ii In the Kn nnnmcnt, Knif.t tol thf Rnd C'ross, Km>R <1 *cn>pler«, Knifth* the CliriM'i-m Mark, hd Guardi of the Conclavc. and Koights ol »e IIolv Sepnlrhrr. In ihr Ancient Coon ll of the Ttiiihy, denominated the lloly ami 'hrico IHustiimi^ OnJrr of the Crow the !lusti ions, Mom liluiirioit*, and tU»ict* lll‘i» iotis drgrpen. A NARRATING of the f.irts and C«r- :m>i.ioces iebitina to tho kidoippii'p «o.l msnn»'*d inuid^T o f IV tllinm M o ‘ c * mi , an* the aitempt to < arry ofl'D '^ td < >ldh*» to hum nr d»*'*rov tlip | m nn^ nfTire of he latter,,(ob thc pnrp*»se nf prevontmjt tl'«* ntid^j)ublMnntf of a boon eninled IIUl>*tintiorti\of M l'\’ iy,,«—Pre,».ire«l nil r-thr djreclton *>f <cvpi tl rimunitteps ap- intp»l al tltC'^h’JPCiiin:* of the citiz^ti^ ol ip counties ofiGcuPkPe, Livio***i»iu, On*a Mouron( iund NtttS^ra, »•> Uie Htat«* ol rw Yo/k: with nn appendix, conlu'ning noit of tJjp cfepoiHNiS »'tid other ilocument' o sub>tnnuattfflfejtaten»pnts matle, «»>d dis -losing manyl'jlarwpUrs of the transaction, iot in thc Nnrralivtv A N ADP,RESSvr>tle% m 1 at Lyoni. lltS . UIO, in coinmrmomlioii tlio ouiragc^cobftiMiWt’il on iImi day, nn\ nb’icqtloiilly^ onTi'illiam Moigan, and ollirr byi'frcf\nia»on51 ^•xl'Hiitmg '»'• ^ ..il3 prinrillle' and crimin il coodm i Inc fraternity jfii'il I’on'.iininc nn e*po*t of ibe true principles of anti-masonry y Myron Holley. > AN OKATION, delivered, by appoint ent, on tho 4lliof Joly. 1 fWO, in prcsi'i.co ‘ Ibeconvenlioiiof Seceding F iec-’l“'on», d a vast concoursn o f ttx:ir fell««-ciii*cn% tbo pfMbviciimi Church in L p Uoy Gen je-$q. tt. Y . __ Hy Snhrmnn Smitliivirk A W N Q D IU V Into lhe n ture and len- n c r o f Speculative Krrc-Mos\i'rv i, wlill Appendix: 10 olnrlt l» oddn. Plain u tV a DialucUP, and tlm Anthoi > Ke»- l, — rlJy 'Jolin 0. Sie-irn. A R E P L Y nfthe <!--ncsi>c ron'orlatum , v* Letter of lhe Hoi JtW'ph K n i.i*'^ etlterafield, Cnnu. addirsvd tn Miem Jto subject of ihrir ie.viltni'>» relailv- tn »onicMlni»ter», and candidates lhe Miimlrv. • KOCEEDINOS of a convention «r ■R»le*. fiom llie illfr-n-nl eixirtllm in tile e of-N<w-York. held in Alban>-Febru« 0)li and tlJi, 18'»• , „.NTI-MASONIC ALMANAl-S. fm 3tt—JBjrEdtcud Oiddii.* L tnn i, J«n. io. _____________ __ W e i t y r & w t f c e r y [nor ! ! ! ‘ B i p j p ’s •, I ^ g e t a B C e ^ . m p o s i t b q k . ' . T i a B n e v e r b e e n l ^ f a i l o f c o r * “^ i ^ J o u g h s — a n d t h e M t H s t f f l h p r h a s r e e d a m p l e t e s t i m o n i a l s o f i l s u t i l i t y , f r o m v a r i o u s q u a r t e r s , a n a b s t r n b t p f a f e w n f u h i c l i f o l l o w * : C E R T I F I C A T E S . ' W i l l i a t n P a i n e r t f A u b u r n , c e r t i f i e s ( h a t h e w a i t c o n f i n e d t o h i s b e d w i t h t h e r h e u m a t i s m , a n d t h a t b y a p p l y i n g t h e V e g e t a b l e C o m p o s i t i o n t w i c e , h u n * i s r u r c d M i s . C H o f f m a n , o f A u b u r n , c e r t i f i e s t f t a t i j j f i h a d a b u r n o n t h e f o o t , t U i i c h l^ ad l i p c 3 f f j ? f i » u c h i n l l a u i c d , a n d w a s v e r y sc >rc , ) l J | Q i f l Q k y a p p l y i n g f t i c V e g e t a b l e C o m Y ^ M p f l r w a s r e l i e v e d f r o m p . i i n I n a s b o i t l i u i e j u n d w a s . s p e e d i l y c u r e d G i d e o n P h e l p s , o f A u b u * n , c e r t i f i e s t h a t h e h a s b e e n o f i l f c t c d u i t h t h e p i l e s t o a d i s t r e s s i n g d e c r e e , f o r m o t e t h a n e l e v e n y e a r s , a n d h a s t i i e d m a n y m e d i c i n e s w i t h o u t r e l i e f , a n d f i n a l l y , t h a t h e t r i e d t h e V e g e t a b l e C o m p o s i t i o n , a n d h a s f o u n d g r e a t b e n e f i t s f r o m i t s u s e . K u t d i f f D t H c h e r , o f O w a s c o , c e r t i f i e s t h a t h e w a s c u r e d o f .» v i o l e n t t o o t h a c h e , b y u s - d t h a t h e FOK SAL.E, A!\ SMALL fnrm/* siiuntwl n- f Jliout n mil« from the villagn of \ Palmyra, on which is 0 good .ellitig .I k j u i o , andfltlirr buildinp*; J°* with n good beurinq.orchari1 wiljj frait trnns. Tlio term* of mIo will mi,de cn*y. For furtlior particulars, iniro of tho mbscriber, » t Pnlmyrn. L - , c . s o j y ^ H W i c K . Palmyra, Starch D E W E Y ’S P A T E N T Thrashing Jffachine. ^J^IT K abovo valuable M achines, lo which a right has rccunlly been ob- tninotl by tho subscriber, will be kept on hnttj, for sale aod inspection, by him, at liis shop, near tlio Lyons Hotol, Ir is be lieved that this Machine possesses greater facilities, than ony other ono now in uso. It will probably thrash grftio faster, and do it better, than any JMachtuo in tin- country. Bo! thc subscriber d eem s it su perfluous to say any thing hero in its pruisn, os the Ci rtifi» ati s which follow, sufficiently prove its snpiriof qualities. F a rm e rs und others nro requested to call nnd examine the M jifhine, before purchasing eUew hrre. LU T H E R M A R S H L}'oos, J u ly 20, 1830. Sm27 C E R T I F I C A T E S . I do hereby certify, that 1 huvu one of Joel D e w e y , J r ’s Thrashing; M achines in operation in my barn in Brunswick, and have thnshed nt the rale offorty-tw o bush els with il in one hour I have sent W a rren’s machine nnd others, und think me the V egetable C o m p o s ition, ar. ........ r . i . has al.so used it with succes's for a lameness this preferable lo . . ihttjjnck. Juhu Moss, o f O w a sco, certifies that I jp was cured o f an tntack o f the rheumatiMn, by using the V e g e tab le C o m p o sition Warren Hfecox, Ksq o f SUeneutele.s, ccr- ......... ................ ............................. r ....... ......... nfiet that lie h a scxpcuenecd llie good cftecu; j 0’|\V Unb<>is*C V n(i Hovo ^ c o n it of the V egetable C o m p o s.lion on his own, |lun(Ire<l sheaves in trv-cnty n person— ,j)so witnessed its good ellects o n 1 J others, in c a ses o f rheum a tism , tootli-ache. k c . Schudder W a r ing, o f O w a s c o , certifies that he was afflicted with a Imneucss of the hack, and exp e iicn c e d relief from the use ol • he Vegetable C o m p o sition John D C ray, o f Auburn, coitifies that he is lully HHtisfied o f the utility o f the V e g e ta ble Com position, foi lam e n e ss o f the back, having experienced relief by u*>ing it ft until W ard, o f Sen e c a county, certifies that he has m a d e uso o f J o seph B u d ’s Com position, in his fam ily, who have teceivfd great benefit from its use, both internally and externally TI» p above valuable M e d icine ii for sale by Alpbeu'* l l iydrn, N e w - lla v c n , ( Conn.)— Kills M onday, N c w - \ ork, Mr Gould, Unca, John Arncl, R e y n o lds St Burrill, Freeman K Bud, and Abraham D e labar, N e « t«w n , JiMham Hoyt D a u b y , E P Scvn-our, Her- Uimrr,J.ihpz H e ley, Pottsdani, Mi Garden .•re, Geneva, O r a n g e A llen , Ornngcburgh, Genesee Co N . Y. Also, by J . A* H A D L E Y , L y o n s. June 22.1C30. 23 JOHN DUBOIS. Brunswick, Keb 2, IS30. W e do hereby certify, that wc have seen one o f Jool Dewey, J r ’s P.iti-nl T h rashing Machines in operation nt Mr. tin ash nly minutes, that y ielded fourtorn busheU ; the grain « as cntircU separated from tho straw JA C OB DUBOIS, ' SANDS N KEIS YON B runsw ick, te b 2* 1830. I ceittf> that I bavo seen oue i f Joe! Dewey, J r ’s Patent Thrashing Murium** thrash at tlie rate of ono hundred bush els in two hours and thirty m inutes, with one man to tend the machine and one to rake the straw off, and a cliild to drive the horse I siw the said m achine thrash different kinds of grain, all of which were thrashed better than I ever aaw-beffre. SALEM T W I S I ’. T ro v , Feb. 4, 1830. T h is is to certify, lhal I have !u*en one of M r. Joel Dewey, J r ’s sm ill Thrashing M achines, at Mr. Wells’ barn, in the town o f Lmmnpbnrgb, thrash with one horse at thc tate ol three hundred and nioety sheaves of oats in one hour. Tho sheaves w e re of a usual size, ond were thrashed clean. And I do h e reby certify, that it is (in ray opinion) thc best thrash* , ing machino now io us«, and lhe least lio- blc tu get out of repair. JOHN W . JA M I S. T ro y , F e b , 5, 1630. Tlits may certify* that 1 h a v e assisted in construction and thrashing with the M a rhtno patented hy Jool Dewey, Jr January 2 9 , 1830; have seen it thrush A L M A N A C F p B 1831. I N Press, nnd will bo published in a few ivcolis, tbc A N T I - M A S O N I O A I .K A W A C , F O R 1831, B y E D W A R D G I D D I N S . Orders to bo addressed In Wm. Will- . . inms, bookseller. No. GO Gcnoseo-st. Uli- \b o a t, ryo, and oats, perfectly clean, cu ; F WliittlesVv, Esq and E Perk & have soen W a rren s and others, nnd I .ink Co. Kocliestcr ; W ilson & Morse, Cnu- Dowoy's will tlirasli fastest n u ll the least ii«uu ; 0 . 0 Steele & Co. BulTolo ; power ; tlip best w tend, and least ,ablo S Wells, Detroit 5 D B. PuCk n J & Co. !to get out o f repm r; Imvo seen it tlirasl, Mban> ; Collins & Ilnnnny, 230 4>enrl 'l«> rata o f 300 sheaves an In.ur, - street, mid McElrntli & Bangs, CbatliHm fiv0 Mrcet, New-York ; John C lark, Phila- lelphia; or to the author, nt Eockport, ATVTI MASONIC. O P I N I O N S o r G R E A T M E N ** Bow a ro o f Secrct Associations .*'—George Ifttshington. ** I am decidodly oppnurd to all Sccrnt Socio- tics svhotcver ”—John llnncodi. T lm t Mn*nnry is sometimes applied to tho arquioition o f Political Po w e r , cannot be dispu ted. *'— Dc Hill {'Uutvn. disinterested exertions, md be irehin? tri als, o f all past a£cs« It is free. We be lieve it to he the best thnt over existed, jbecaus*, more than nny other, it c**c- I responds wiih the rights, and oncouroges the d *iies of all, over wh^m it is ex- I te n d e d ; and thus, more than any other, jown most sacred and unchanging laws, seek-* nod promotes tho improvement t Do the oaths o f freemasonry disqu thfy and happiness o f es subjects. Cut our for civil trusts? Wherever they are re- government cannot b* continued, with* N O . 4 0 . garded as obligatory they do. They are inconsistent with fi lehty to thn constitu tion, under which all our civil trusts are held, and to tho support of which they oblige ui All foreigners, even thc m<>st enlightened, though they may be perfect- out tbc active, strenuous, anti constant, maintenance o f principles directly oppo sed io those of freemawory T h e fir»t and most prominent injunc tion -of free-masonry is secrecy* Anv vi olation of this it punislus with infamy aod ly honest, »nd capable, though they may death Secrecy is the shutting up of the reside with us to their life’s end, nudhe,m ind from communion with o ther minds* 1 1mvo Ions tntortam'ul my nrc*cnt opinion, IkTo FreoTlhion \ ° '! I,racl'ca' converts to llie truth nml beauty \ A n l so far as ir prevails in relation to any T I I E A D D R E S S , of our systems, as disqualified, by bein? social good, it .s selfish, sour, i^oorant and the subjects ».f other povemmfMits. B y 'restless. Left ahsolutely alone, tike * O f thc A n u .ilo to n ic National Conre ! stronger .easons, adhering freemasons, pi., n t so,.anted from llio earth and iho tion, held in Philadelphia, September ,nrc ll'!'lu , ,f,e'1 ! for \ ,crc •’ , “ u covern |« ,r , wo sl.ouldsoon witlieraa.1 die. And 1 I 1830 tu the People o f the United u,onl '\ 'V(>rs'! lo ours, as theirs is, and it would be no matter how soon, for i f States. (Com lolled ) T h e gneser parts of this are the secrcv, the private words, tokens. grip<;, nnd ciphers ; the subtler parts are the obligations* and the former arc valuable only as they are ca pable of brine employed to qive effect to the latter Thn obligations, it will be s.*en, compelled such as acknowledged •hem — io passive obedience— to w irn each other of all approaching dancer— to concenl each other’s crimes, even as most ng'.»nVHied,«— 1 <* extrirate each oth er frotn difficulty, right or wrong, — io support each other’s icputation in all ca ses. ferment in pos non to another none which punishes defection from al-^it w ere possible to keep us in such a |legian^c with h*ss ceremony, or severer rsrate, we should be good for nothing.— . ‘ptnalties. Ts it a circumstance in favor O u r faculties are-oot at till adapted to if. mic unery, of freemasonry, that it encourages and Herm its are always the most miserable signs, pass supports its subjects in tho secret usurps- o f meo Ascetic aod secloded assococi'- ' tion of public offices and honours, to in -,atio n s havo never been wise, orgoodj crejsi* its reputation, power & influenLC ? o r happy. Neither is frcc^niason* No man Hare, take upon himself the obli- ry, which inculcates their worst CJii-'iis of freem-isonrv in public. Or if principles, not in melancholy seclusion a b'-mg should be f >und hardy enough so fm u f the world, hut in the h eart of it, tho to brave tiie most honoured decencies ni »ro succcsfully to proy upon iu and doints o f li>e, it is not credible, tli »t1 \ virtuous mind caoitot delight in se- m al! free jud nient k wmild nut amount crecy. Its joy is to communion. Wo t«* a untwrs d civil di*>q*i ilifi«* «tmn. 5?h-dl m ide social by nature* O o r best af- |fi''<rp>\ niike it otherwise ' S.iall that f.Ttions and our highest faculties equal- J ui irh is nlw.tvs the mc\ntpsii!»|e b of ly indicate it. For they can neither be luuue or goi'i, whm used to cover a expanded into useful action, nor carry with them their appropriate rewards, without society. As social beings, if we discover useful facts, or important truths, a govr*r intent of which the rirst principles we desirn to commnnicaie them to all, are puifhcitv, accouutabi uv, and jealousy who are susceptible of benefitj“from their f power ' to oppose tbo interest and bl st lhe, „ ^ |inrm ,„enl rela.iuus character ol uni iithful biethren, —to sa crifice ili»‘ irtitors t»f freenmsonrv,— to I ^ f,.nr(. 0f give eaeh mh**r dKhon^st prefert nces, mj mutters of tliff r e n c e ,« ver ihe uninitiuleiK and to advance e tr h others political pre- r c c o i n u e n I t h o s e w h o w p . i r it t o t h e c o n p e n h e a r t e d i n ' e t f r i t y , a n d i n j power\ «pp.T uian. As all the principles o f sci- I The m.iNOaic institution m ikes it lhe once, rharitv, and religion, are suscepti- Th*' pr-icucal efRc icy of these «>hliga*‘)<,utv of th .so w «o own its authority,! bio o f bcmficid application to tbe wbole lions we h ive «een,— in all ibe outrages m .dl cases where other circumstances, in J hum an race, good men and'good govern- e. nuivitte-1 to suppress Morgan’s pubhca- th< ir prepossessed opinion, are equal, to ( m«*nt<, will impose no artificial restriction, nm», including his nbdun»on and m urder prefer the interests of a brother to tho^e , upon their universal diffusion. On tbe in the violence upon lhe printer, and th* i.f any other eiiiz**n Tht* preference is'contrary,they will strenuously exert thetn- attempt to burn his office,—in the corrup t'ie great purpose of its whole orgamz-i- jselves to promote it. Aad there is no hu- tinn of courts, sheriffs, and juries,— ;n non, th- most distinct impress of its on 'm a n praise, which imparts so much of tho p* rjuries of witnesses, — io the lihrls iir<* chancier It provides tho most the ioeffible joy, that will accompany tho upon h Miest individuals, courts, ariiljn- rr.ifiv a iJ eff ctual means to make tbi*' fin a l well done divinely pronounced op» rie^.— in the unlawful spiriting a 'v»v of prrPrpnce avail (ble. Tins'* means a r e 'o n thc vtriuoas, as that which is the w»*nesses,—in the rescue of persons im intended to be knol wholly concealed honest Iruit o f such exertions, plicated, who were in tlie custody *»f I nv, from all ili-s*> whose eq i il interests and I But secrecy is not more hostile to the in the giving o f intelligence to those who nqlrs il prescribes* and the more cer- spreading o f useful facts and truths than were hr danger of b« mg arrested as par- tdinly to V*cnre t'lis ot>j *ct, it m ik<*s tics, oi summoned »k witnosses, in time high pretensions of promoting the great- for thoir escape,— in tho universal nnd r*i nf our e irt 1*1 v blessings, s- lencp, ch ir- porsevering denial of fict*# hv adhering ry and religion masons,—:n llio nppropriati«».t of monev, saresof its Iijsiom it is t» iheir discovery. F r e e inquiry, free discussion, free communication, are essentia! requisites to tho most valnablo AU authentic disclo- j knowledge. In the arts and sctenres, io show it to he selfi>h, <Mh»cs .md theology, ill liberal m'nds jc - Niagara county. Almmac by hand liHlAM D. COO K. T ro y , F e b . 9, 1830. coihu , . Tlio contents of this This i- to certify, tlinl I have ono or will be greatly enlarged beyond J»<fl Dcw o v , J r ’s 1 1troslni.g M achines in Hint of 1830, embracing m ore lhan dou-'o|>«Tnlioa in my barn nnd thnt it operates bio th e m n ttcro f tho preccdtng oner I think it the best m a d ,inn of its great variety o f illustrations have been now in use, within mv•neq.m.nuance, enprnved by ono oflhe best engravers on I J M t b \ box-wood in our country, oxhibiting nil I C iim b n d g e , lo b . 8, 1830. the important signs, sigunls, &c. of forty-j W c , tl.o undors.gned, cert.fy tliat we einlit degrees in niosonrv. Cnre lias been jiave seen o n e of Joel Dewey, J r » ri.rash- tnkeii lhat tho A cricuitural department '\B M acliiucs, and bavo attended 11 , and should be stdred witli most important nr- consider it to be a ya tiablo .mprnve- tides. I’he o p erative m echanic will also! m«’.i>t o f its kind ; #e think it tho best, all find lhat his interests Imvo not been over- con? ' * 7 l; \°w ,„u.; , u . « y . « > « y ! ; o i ? K D e - ^l,•P\r A u g u s t,^1830. Cambri(Jg0( Fcb. 8( 1830. T h is moy certify, tlinl wc, tho andtr- by tlie broihren, individually, and roller- circuinventivc and hvp»»critical, and pritffknowledge thoir indispensable importance lively, in aid uf thc convicts nnd other littlo else than pregnant proofs of us dis-. In the pohttcitl con lucl of life, their im— criminals,—in the employment of stand-, honor Every mm *vho has t iken it*! ,j i*t.uo*e is, if possible, still moro m int ing counsel, hy thc frarernity, for the im -1 iil/h.'jtmns, nnd considers lh*'m bm n n j, jtesi. Tlwy are living foundations of oor plicated,— in the abuse of legal forms, by thc clearest inntnthons of t-ivd pru- igf»vernment, which would be speedily rounlv j tils, and a fortress of the United 'Jenre md in >ral rertidude, is disqu .hfiod 'dissolved in blooj without them No States to the worst purposes of ty r ntiv, for nffjees of power an I honor, out of its j ni in has ever yet sufficiently valued the arbiirtry imprisonment of a fallow own unhailowed pteciocts. Uheni for they alone can safely be relied citizen,^-in the good ft'H^wship and sy u* Supposing only a part of the degrees Jupon and illuminuto all the- paths, in pathy ofthe society with the convicts,— j to which we havo alluded have been uk-J which tho majestic power o f pubhc o- in the contumacious refusal lo be sw^rn en, such men cannot safely be our gen-1 p inion displays itself, Dut free mason- in court, by'Sonjo witnesses, who knew erals, for they are bound, even inbtdnll ry ts opposed to free inquiry, free dis* lhe worst, and to nnswer by others, nf- of a foreign enemy, if he be a mason, tojcussion, mil free communication. I»s ter being sworn, to lawful q-iestion*, 'give him noticc o f all appro ichmg <1 m ger, great fear is publicity, its t)cst virtue, si* whon thc refusal necessarily implied per-; and to stay tho uplifted sword of lhe»r lenco It professes to havo inestimable ju r y , or p irtirip-mon in jpurder,— »nd 'coootry’s battle. They cm n o t saVlv be tre.isures of social benefits, whicb it re* I in thc political promotion of such num- our negotiators for peace, og.uust the lie fuse»s to disclose to any but tbe small hors of the brct1 ren, as aio utterly incon-[gotiaior of a foreign enetny , if he be a num b er of its devoted followers- In in sistent with thc equal rights o f others. mason, f r they are bound to look on hw ference to all others, instead o f employ- Can the wnll informed friends o f freo- enemies as their enemies, nnd h.s frienJs m ^ , to communicate them, the various dom tolorate a society ihus characterized ? ns their friends. They cannot safely be (languages, iii which all the parnotism and Is it consistent with tho tho theory or nur legislators, for masonry impliedly . p o tty, the joys and sorrows, tlto. oscfal J UST printed nnd for sale nt the office:signed, Imvo examined Joel Dewey, J r ’s of tho Countrym an, tho following T h rashing Machine, patented January practico ments ; of our most valuod establish- with 129, 1S3G; it .operates w e ll; is simple, I cheap aud durable, and we think, n valu- Blanks, x iz: W a r r a n t y a n d Q u i t C l a i m D e e d s ; r — :» , Confession, o f Judgm e n t, affidavit o f M n m aclune, und the best wo liuvo seen D e fen d a n t: (of its kind. JO H N C LAISGDON, Plaintiff, affidavit o f D e fe n d a n t j ^ Affidavit to obtain W a t r a n t. No. 2 ; Form o f security to be tendered with No 2 ; A ffd a tit t f obtain 11 a r r a n t, A o. 3 ; M ,, it » ” ” 4; Bund on Adjournment ; .Mortgages , Bonds; E x e c u tions; W a r r a n ts; Sum m o n s; Fubpttnas, <$-<• <5\c' J. A. h \ u L e y l.vniis. Feb. If). ________ B. LA NO DON. T r o y , Fob. 12, 1830. J A R V I S F- H A N K S , I’otlTJUIT, CSlOlt, XtP OnWAMCSTll. P J i m T E R , N o . 17, A n n - S t r e k t , N e w - V o i i k . B ANNERS, M ilitary F lags, Embloms, PurtraiK, and Sign*, <>f every de scription, eiccutod io ibo neate»l' man ner. Gentlemen out o f the ciiv, wisliin* for any tiling in tlio.abovo line, wilj find it to tlieir advantage, to cull and leave their order*. _ New-York, Augu»t,.183Q- 3tn84 S CHOOL TiCK-ETS, neatly prlnled, on fuie t*ai>*f> fcrA*»la cho»p a t tin. oflico o f tho Connttym an. J o b P r i n t i n g * , O F nil kinds, duno jn short notirr, and In a neat mnnnor, at tho oflico of tho C o n n trym a n , by J. A. IIA D 1 .EY . T.yons, J a n . 2 6 , 1S30._______________ PUBLIC NOTICE. I H E R E B Y givo notice'to ftlli persons w h a tsoever, not to irust m t wife Ma- ry, as I shafl pay no debts o f her con* trucling. I have made ut ili.tim c s suita ble provision for my wifc> nnd this notice is given for tho express purpose of pro- veuting h e r from wasting m y .property by contracting dcbu.— Dated ' Butler, An gus! SO, 1 8 S 0 . •3tn33 HANSOM L O V E L E S S . ... a ___ napsn whatever. In war, in po.tcef in nil thejdutress, if there is a g r c ^ K probability t. e HC- ..1.- . . . . . ^pg • business uf life, every obligated-mason,. 0f saving liis life tlmn oflodEng their own, is bound to prefer n brother mason to lin(j because they arc bouu.l to an unlaw- .other persons,and niasonic duties, t o o t h - |f u) partiality, in all manors of difference between thoir brethren and untaitiated, EXCISE BLANKS^ * v T A V E H N ;K fiE P E R S ^ L ic e n c tiatk l v B o n d s, adapted to ibe R e v jied Btiv utcs; for t a l e a t tnts oflke.1—^!ay -4^ permits them to cngign in mean party discoveries and hononblo designs, iho ony authoiity undertved sirifc, and conspiracies against lhe gov* J undying thoughts aad uofading hopes of from itself; or any safety, but that o f its | 0 rnment, if they can <lo so without loss o f he wholo human fumly have been ex- adhering members ? It exercises the (rep u tatio n ,an d to degrade ihemselves, pressed, it conceals them, b y substituting highest powers o f government, raises and by associating with dishonorable men, barbarous signs and oocouth ciphers.— appropriates m o n rv, makes an'l exe-| for the purpose of securing their interest, It first enslaves tho mind by the chain o f coleslaw s extending to life itself, which I nnd that of their friends, to a brother, (secrecy, then debases it b y^injuriouscer- each o f its subjerts, in ihe sacted form ofj whose oecessities may require it. They em .inies and vilo principles, au& 'iinally oaths, voluntarily abandons to its author-lcannnt safoN* be our executivo officers, t insults it by mock titles and sinUlated »ty. I l i s ■ government of high priests, I f„r thoy are bpund to aid a brother so as j virtues. It is incomprteat to tfae-support and kings, and illustrious knights, and-torelievo him from any difficulty, if i n , o f any valuable objoct* T k e ro is no real grand commanders. Anil every person, tlieir power, whether he bo wright Or j d u ty, no honest enjoynMSnt, a o benevolent who maintains connexion wiih it, in of-jwrnng T h o y cannot safely be our judg-. purpose, which c a n n o t'better lie accom- feet, renounces all allugianco to other l<*s, or jurymen, becauso they are bound plishod without .it. It U a,fit system for governments, by swearing to perform>tu give a brother notice of nil approach-[ the outlaws of h u m rtity^nd Jiopo^ bating acts entirely inconsistent wiih such tdle-jiag danger, and even fly to hii'relief, up- the world, and upon'it.*~ gmnce, without nny mental reservation on his giving them the mapsnic sig n ^ f W ith a misauthropic caution it excludes “l “ ..... . ’ -------- : ----------- -- - i * . l - i . .... ^ ......... nil tho helpless and .infi.mfrnirf its co « - ninm oo, and with the .jnrrntf ity o f experienced and^ im^»1ihnft’ju*ilt‘, it provides ngainst dciectioB dc,«xposure. Its existc.nce In o u rcointry B'o great est anomaly of modern \\m s k V i o d it is to be accountod for only by the unsus pecting cotifijence in their fellow citi zens, r.utuml to men conscious of tbeir liberty. Aware of this trait l a the char* a c t e r o f o u r puoplo, designing'members o f »he fraternity, and those who are weale enougli^to find pleasure in its fan tastic frivolities and blanted titles, havo lengthened its cords till they now proba bly ombraco more than a k u ndrcd thou sand o f o a r countrymen. O f this number, we cdnsot d o a b t,.tiiat a 1 irgc proportion chcrbh no p a r t o f the spirit o f tho institutioa.' Invited to join it, b y its lofty pretensions, in ’fcarly hfo they enterod its thrcsbold. Aiid nlthoogh disgusted at every stop, for tho pur pose o f understanding an Institution, w h icb they bad once topseoted enter, they suffered themselves to bo'taisttd to tho sccond or third dogcen,/ Nothiog could indnco them to go further.* Such w o re most o f the masons, -whose illustrf- vnts n am es havo boon sooficn abnsivety .md boastfully a m y e d , tn shield tbe iustt- tatio n from the coosutuing reprobation er duties. A re the masonic obligations binding 9 T h o nnited voice o f all moral nn 1 p o liti cal philosophy replies iu tho negative.-*- T h e obligations o f morality aro incurred anterior to oil o thers : thoy ore imposed by authority absolute, and supreme, nnd enn never be. rem itted. Political obliga tions aro a branch o f moral, and partnke of tho same earlyHtfill divino origin. W c have seen that the mnsoeicoblfgMions-ar.fi opposed to tltese, and they are self-assum- cd : all self-assumed obligatlons*aru pus- trrio r , nnd havo no foroe in opposition to those. Tho nature o f all'obligation, as applicable to tho intolli- ;once and freo will 1 Ao\ntliVfHty can im pose il, when: e k h e r jo f tbeso is wanting. O n e o f lliem it always wnnting, Ss iom e- timi-s both, in.the nnths u f frcemai»i?ry No greater absurdity can bo iinnginod than tliat an ipimorrnl engagement is ren dered obligatory, by calling upon God to witness it,'and to punish its oonperfor- m aiice. Il supposes that ignorance, vieo find presumptioa, by #dopting the form o f a n «ath, may, a t will, • inploy tlraau- thority o f tho Suprem e Beinj, ajpiasl UU Our laws intend, tlmt all inquiries and de terminations, by grand ju m rs, shall bo without fuar, fivor, partiality or bopo of reward, and that all trials, by petit jurors andjudgcs shill be deciJed, by thc evi dence and tho I hw applicable thereto, and by nothing else. Freemasonry binds her -votaries to other, and avowedly piytial, grounds of decision. Who can desenbe llio sum o f injuries and wrongs corruptly iudictod upon tho worlJg through tho mo- dium of such offices, by such, principles ? In the great freehold of our .(overnm out, to cunfer such offices upon sncli men, on thoso wltn n e v e r havo assunied tbo prin ciples, or Imvo cast them oft, would boa self-sacrl6co equally reproachful and dis astrous. To contrive tho true theory of freo government, is the proudest evidence ul' human intelligence : to insiiiitto such •> government/ U h S mo»t glorious achieve ment of human wisdom : and to sustain it, with unfailing constancy* llie greatest m o aan«nt o f human virtue. O o r gov- erntnont i* tho inestimable purchase of tlie profound reflection, painfal labours,
