Vincennes Gazette, Volume 7, Number 5, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 July 1837 — Page 2

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(wince, or the powers that were! Was it because M.isom i'.urov;uJvd icir Katies &z men, and as patriot! o, bit me: elv brcmuc the tenets of oar oriLr focrul faithful dei ositoi v in their hc.uts. D'fi i i their souls Jul they own those Vriueiplos and teai-ts which Masonry advocates. True, and truly did they hold !Vt to the laud m irk's of ''lu order by which Masonry Ins been preserved ':l pristine beauty an 1 purity, through rivers of blood and oceans of persecution. True, rnnv titnss, nay, in our ni;. tccuth century, even 1:1 th;j enlightened day, it h is bet n said .Masonry is dead, sha cannot revive; and then li-.-r opponents have raised huh their voice they have cried aloud, We have de-trove I her, vve have .'.e.-troved her! But UUc the cedars of l.iha-.u:::. lie raises her beautiful hea l, and 'ioe!..i;u.s to .in ijnora'.it few, and a politically- proslitutid many, the futility of all their hepis. the t tal laipos-i. Hilly of destroying, or even rin t'lently 1: j lr.'iu our ancient and honorable order. I tell aii those zealots against Masonry, I proclaim it a a an mooufrovcrtiblo truth to the whole u-jt id. that as lone as Masonry remains what it now is, and what 11 ever has been, it is fooli-h, vuin and ic.lo to attempt to quench its fires; as well inc-iht they at- ; territ to pluck the lierhtniners from the creat ,'eUrrah's hand, as well might they e.-say to ci.ive the Croat I Am from his 1tern.1l and cvci'.astin; throne, as to destroy it, and why' Because file Masonry and true pondr"'? are syr.orv inous tcrms. I say a.rai!i to a! I such as are t olt-h enough to indulge in the o!.i:ne:t.- l cire.vn ot prostrating our order, and lay in;' our .mete tit institution m the du-t. go, and w'.. n y "J cm weave a glorious bright and beautiful n::d "am : into a mantle of duknc-, when you can up- t every social and mora! iittir; when you can tear from their places the planet:,, and uplift the foundations of earth; then may mu k-.ri.ly hooo that vour time to successfully ie.-ei-utc Cue M isonry has Veun. And what has been the fate an.'. I'.l! of most of those who renounc'ins; the sacred ten. rta of our order, have dared attempt to trample on the neck of our institution. lo vve riot sec ttiat from the very first unholy step, disgrace and infamy fastens itself upon them! astiance fatuity appears to come over the bi tare bulliant mind, and darkness, Cymmerean darkness, pervades the man in all his actions. '-Those tc horn the t'"(i destroy, t'ei firi-t 7na.', -nod." There is no. thins truer than this: See that peer benighted wretch, who for political er other purposes. e!i. jure Masonrv, renounces thut whieh he by every tie of honor and cratitudc was bound to support. View him, I sav, in hi ; progress from havina been once a son of light, now a b.-inu ot darkness proi'ini; tuVms in search of po'.itieal honois r eui.iarv emoluments. W'h it is the cnnse.jnen

'What have vve seen the eons; piences of fgross abandonment of principle ar.d virtue to ' Why, a somerset 1:1 their .Ink walkinc. win ' often breaks the neck of their unholy aspirsti uis. and renders them forever dishonored anions good men. I tell ve a-ain, vain men. that when y ou eiic.a-0 in a erusa le a- 1111st Kit e Masonry, at the very moment when you think you have buckle.! nn a beautiful and impervious armor, you save but placed ourselves within the poisoned shirt of Nessus, which w ii burn ami burn, an 1 l-U-tor. and corrode, as I a-.tl ts.aa.i even t.u n v oui torrnents shall not ccas. . I'oiisci -nee evicts bevundj the crave mi l w ind'.r. j-sheet; acc, ..Uita! i'.iiy is not tionenti.'ied ly the hand of dea'h. And how innv eges. how many rev. ilutious. has our order not pasg.-J through? And thouy'i the h.:!itniius flashed, and the thunders bellowed, yet unscathed stood the renius of free Masonry, while liruthir. hj live. Utile f and Truth shed a halo of L'lory around her, which was beheld with wonder and astonishment by an admiring world. Hill ukri. ous Masonrv! Hail th n that makes us great and frrcl'l" It has be. 11 objected to our order, th it some of its members are not cood members of oeiety. that they are not even rrsp'rtahle irod men." What of thi' Was there ever an institution, no matter how foruvd and conducted, into which ha 1 members di I not creep' I. j k around vou at the members of our churches, do we not tre within their pales 1 .,1 men' I believe it will not be denied. Ye, even in the ssueUiary of the Most Hi';h. bloated intemperance and dark hv po1 nsv oftentimes take ex-V.tod at s. and "play fan'iitic tiicks before huh Heaven tint make the iiit'c's weep," and would you f.onthat eiroum. stance, condemn the ically 200,!. the truly pious' I hope not. nay, I know you would not. The dutie.i that devolve upon Masons, compels them, as far as it is in tin Tr powei. to suppress vice an 1 unmorahtv, intemperance, fanaticism and bjjotry, ndd these, permit me 'o say, I believe a.e ;'.s successfully combatt.'d hv Masons as by any other et of men un 1. r Ifv.v.m. hat! condom 1 an institution lcoaue uie of its members are I. ad' How absui 11 Cveii the Saviour of mankind, the nvcV and lowly Jesus, had a wretch, a traitor, a Hood-thirsty, penurious sinner niuonu his apostles, who even deigned to sell his master's precious blood for filthy lucre. Ho-.v. then n:i wr wonder at those scandalous publications which have tloodod the earth, making their appearance, which perhaps a few l a 1 Mi-ViS assisted 11 brin.uiT before the woild. N"hcn we see that one of the chosen twelve descended t . hypocrisy and lvin3'. and even bartered away the use er," the Lord's annointed for money, can we be atoui-h-I sav, that M isons from the same impulse. vra men calling themselves Mvsovs, should for gaii. sake, assist in briuini such a tissue of falsehood and slander h-f.ve. a world wjiuncr, y. a n tiptoe, to believe and blame. When the ( .'cnoisof Free Masonry beheld tin-; dark a:i 1 damning deed, che shrieked aloud, le.t no fear e.nne ever her for her favorite institution, she bled to the perlidv. the wickedness, the base mzrhti. tud.C of those who profes-e,! to b- her apostles, but supported bv tho arms of faith, casing 011 hi-h the bri;ht beams of Hope, in Charity, she was willing to 5 iv -forgive t'.iein. they know not what tiu-v do." You see then, my fiieinis and bre'hren. that it would be unjust in every sense of the word, to blamn upon a commie itv the aels of a few; but vet some of the world will hold up to you, when speakini; of free Masonry, but the lark side of the picture, and with all the industry imaginable, rake the records of antiquity, as well as mo lent times, to prove that our institution is one injurious in its tendencies. Yes, they would even descend to the tomb, burst the cerements of the grave, and draw forth corruption itself, with all the voracitv of t!i Yultuie or Hvena, could they, bv so doinir, fix a stain upon the brightly burnished escutcheon of Free Masonry. And is it wrontr is ' 'infill is it bl.imcah'.e. to dry the widow's tear, and hush :.ie orphan's try to b ed ti.o K.,,,r,- I r!,o: ,.ie inked! Is it cul.uhl, to pluck from the 1: ...t of a brother a rooted sorrow, and assist him, in his deep distress, to e. tend to him the ri-ht hand of fellowship, and with it the sootliintr tones of cousol tti ):i an ! relief! Is it immoral or unchristian-like, to have Faith in ;.-.d. If ipe in inimortahty, ami i'!uh-i!i fir all mankind! If so, tiv your ban against me: count me as deserving neither part nor lot with you; but rem.;uilor. vou stand on awful rjround when you denounce Masons and the Masonic Institution. Remember that when you raise the voice ol" eursinc; against tins time-worn fraternity, vou are hurling your curses at the heads of some of the greatest men and patriots living, and over the ashes of a Washington, a Clinton, and a La Fayette. Remember. I say, and trer.ihV. that the Father of his Country, "the lir.-t in war. first in pe.ee, and first in the heart, of hi- countrymen."

an iv'.heiins Mason to the last hour ot his h e. Not long sii.ee did I see his portrait haiieim; 0:1 one Bido of the Masonic I'hnir 111 the city of Alexanrhia, 1). C, and a letter of his to the Lodrre over which f..r many yeau he preside.;, 0:1 ttio other, every line of which breathed the m-st devoted attachment to his brethren, and to the tenets ot the Masonic order; an I skill It, .1 nc it ksaid, that sinh men as these wire not philanthropist... wore not benefactor;: to mankind, or that ihcv were eniidc.l by improper or inipuio motives! Chore is, none here so fuse as to say i'; tin re is none he:e so hardened as dare to hint it. The iiuhtuimrs of Heaven would crush the wretch, vwihout one single emotion of pity in his behalf, v.lio would do so. Yes, Washington, a name foicv.r dear to every American, to every good i.i.l v iituona 'man of whatever 11 ition, kindred or

people. Washington, I say, was the -lasor.'s pation. the d'ason's friend, tlie .ljson's ou.'Air. Many a time i.nd eft has he met tlie "brethren of the my Mi tie,' For years did he preside over M-.iiis.')'i.rff the mutter, pride and ornament of the Lod.;e. To the bold, the vigorous, the intelleetual, the God-like mind of Washington, the mvtie rite -i of Masonry were net j.n.rou and nonsense, as the political antics would fdu induce . censorious and over-credulous world to belie , He saw in this ancient and honorable order, t o which be considered ennobling; he saw ir in , true ht;ht, and if we believe' bis ow n I.. ir.ru? oe, 1 . le 1 1 in it emanations from divinity its.lf. And I.i.fayi ttc, the y outhfal, ardent, patriotic and lii';h minded straniier, who braved everv o'.le r eojisi - 1 ration, to become the triend of hbertv: he who cave up home, and fortune, and fiiends, ; nd familiy. and ease and luxury, that he nnul.t hare his arin in behalf of an opi rcssed, and MilVering proph ; who spent his trea.uie and his blood, in ethctinj; the hbeity of our country, was a Mason. The milk of luiiiia i kindness flowed eenerously throueh his nature; to him no or. phan's wail was wafted bv tlie breeze without relief im:nedia.ely following. Ao widow's tear washen'd by him and left uiuhied; sofi-eved pity never ued in vain the noble I.afav ette. And alihough he was a nobleman bv lirlli. he bad a hither, a lofiier claim to nobiutv. for from Ihiti himself he held his patent. And Clinton, the child of nonius, of goodness and misfortune, pages could not contain one half of his ehai iliei, pi.hhc and private; he who th 1 so much for his country and his countrymen, he to.) vai a Mason; he minuled with Masons, encouraged their craft, and patronised their assemblies. What shall we then sav to all this ev idence; and numberless other cases in : count! ies iniiiht be cited 1:1 favor of Free Ma. - ury! It is not possible for any man in his uses to say and believe that men. distinguished r their piety, their wisdom and vntue. would attach themselves to. and continue to adhere to a oeiety, in which there are 1.0 lessons of wisdom and virtue to be learned. .No, no. it will not do. The eyes ot the people must be opened. Thcv will awaken, shake oil" their letharev and their preju lives, examine Masonrv 111 its etl'ects. and le convinced of its utility . The lip's of Masonrv can never be extineutsk When its enemies. a'Vr unparalleled persecutto . o-cription A urtiliee.fi.r a while caused its flame t bum :i;i!v in on- j.art of our country, with what astonishment did thev behold it bpnnr; up with redoubled brilliancy in another! yes, am! it will always li-e and burn biie'.ler and brighter, until like the bold, brilliant, and ascending tires of I'y roteohnv. it shall cn-comi.as--the earth and a.-eend even unto the He;!vens. spreading eanst-rnation and di-mo. amo:er its enemies, but hreathinir the pure spi;it of linttherly ov; nUrf and truth, to all who will be encompassed by it. Free Masonry is not partial i;i its h.m.-iits, for although it p.utienl.nly and specifically invites none to its altar vet its doors are always open to the eood and virtuous, the worthy and w ell qualified, no matt, r o" w hat clime - m or country no matter of what religious persuasion or political creed, it has for its object "the greatest (rood of the greatest luiinbei,"" and existing and acting on the hroa i basis of universal I jve for mankind, it can never cease to e.vist. it can never cease to be usetul. it can never cease to euoble and diuuily those who, influenced bv pine motives and a desire to render themselves servi -able to mankind, enroll themselves under its wide spread and expaiiditir banners. Within the sacied walk of a well rrovorned I.odje of Free Masons, man meets his ft How man as he should, his soul overflows with kindness towards his brother, all animosity is fori; i von and l.ni;otton. and the only emulation that e i-i s is. who can contribute moM to render his brethren the means s: b. in:: happy, is this then, an institution deservirir reproach! i it an order that oicrht to be seotled at and persecuted! 1 am sure theie Kre s-ome under the sound of my voive at this time ready to exclaim "I have been crossly deceived Masonry has been misrepresented to m. nv ens have been abused by slanderous falsehoods promulgated by men who would saciiiicc any every tliint; to aurraudise themselves u;id mount the ladder of this world's tame. Poor wretches, poor blind infatuated men. ve deserve our pitv as w II as our contempt. hat siuht can be more huiniliatiii'u tlian to see a man who once cheri.-hed ,-,r professed rather to eheu.h the pure principles of the M,iM.nic order, but yet when it w es said to him. renounce your Masonic obligations Masonrv is on the declni' . become our Anti Mason, and vour polities w ill carry vou onw;ird to fame. 3 say, w hat sittht can be more humiliating than to see a man (if he deserves the name) of this doscrapti ui t.'ikiiis his seat in our legislative ll.ill climbin'- t'.ie ladder of fame xvi'.h t!v indurated filth of uuilty and pio.titute.l reputation adheriuij to him atid Hulking him an ohjettof scorn an.) detestation to his very fellows. Oft when I've seen such men, 111 such conspicuous situations have I been forcibly urged to exclaim in the lantjuasre of poor Kurns. "Oh wad some power the priftie gie u To sec ourselves as ethers see us; It wadtiom many h blunder tiee us." And now, my brethren of the mvstic tie, to you I ail dress myself. You have seen that vour otder has had its 01110 as hieh, if not hiuher. than any other under the sun. It has been demonstrated to you. that the frroat and irood of all acres and nati ins have patronized it, and that it has withstood the efforts of its opponents to destroy it. My brethren, the eyes of a censorious world are upon you; there is nothing necessary to cause the frown cf tlie multitude to rest iinoo von, but a dc laiiou from moral reel The tore I beg. I cmjure you. as a fiend to the ancient and honorable order of Free Masonry, as a brother interested i.i your individual jioo. I, and immoital as well as temporal welfare, to practice virtue. morality, iutesiity, and all the Masonic virtue. I)o not sulf r yourselves to slumber 011 your posts. Yon are pi a. e.l as eentineU on the watch-towers of masonry; be vigilant, l.v.k tveii to your duties as mason., to which vou have bound yourselves by the mo-t so..,n tie's. And as the tree is judged of by the i': li;t it 1)r,;llri.N t'.olu duct yourselves so towards the world, that no blame can attach to you. .-.nd through vou to the order to which vou have attache yourselves-. ,,., vour li"ht so shine before in. 11. that ever, the most scrupulous may be bound to acknovv ledrre vour worth. Thus will you secure to youi'scWcs the friendship and esteem of the truly good of all denominations, and exalt the institution of whieh vou are members. To the. brethren who are officer? of the Lodco, I would barclv rrmnk, thr.t your oaneri r P.M.bin nt i' i e, to

yt isury has painted you out as tit subjacls to he ,,i..vate,.'t ,ioc your brethren, it is your duty to correct the irrenl iriticn of your less Informed brethren, and uive them crood and wholesome in. slructions; to caution them of the innumerable ipuekamls bv whieh their path is beset, and admonish th"in in the most friendly rnaniiei. Above all thiii'-s, biethren. look vvi II to the ancient land marks of the order; do not Milier them to be iufiinced or diujM'nsed w ith, otherw ise confusion and disorder will cuter our Lodges, destroy

that harmony and order that should always eh ;racterise the society, and sap the foundations of our honorable institution. Much harm has been done Free Masonrv bv the admissi n of men unworthy of tlie benefits of the order. lo not. my brethren, biinct y oursi Ives to believe tliat the respectability of any society is at all commensurate Willi the number of its members, but rather pre fer to have a l.od.;e u w in its numbers, but honorable in its members. Finally, brethren, let us so conduct ourselves t nvards each other, and towards the woil.l. that the most censorious cannot attach anv blame to lis, but may be bound to ack now ledue our rjoodiiess. an 1 the world at lare oe convinced of the cood etl'ects of Masonry. I5y .'O doiiur, we will render ouisclves good and hapnv men, anil useful members of Society, and lit ourselves, when the coils of mortality shall be thrown off, and that impenetrable veil of the Temple ia raised for admission into the St:netuni Sanctorum." the Holy of Holies. S.VTIKDA V. J ILY 1 St. IvNl7. im iH'H ur ji i.y. 'Flic citizens of Vinecniics ;nul its iciuitv will ctdedirate the tiiiniversuiy of our liulcptiuli'iice on Tuesdav next. A u o.essioii will lie formed at ("ol. (.'luilv'-i Hotel at 11 o'clock, A.M. from thence it will move to the I'resbyti i ian Clnirch, where religious services will hi? performed, the Declaration of Independence read, and a brief address delivered hv the Kev. II. M. c-ha-v; from tlie::cp it will proceed to the Hotel of l'atnek llnrati, where a dinner will he prepared for llir occasion. Tlie citizens of Knox cotintv are partieu'.ailv Hivilud to attend. We aie also informed that the Youncr Men have made arrangements to celebrate the ltii in a berimiiii; style. An Orator has been appointed for the occasion. The Oration will ho at the Presbytia ian church at o o'clock I. M. all persons are liiv lie d to .ittcnd. - ATri:.'no.. The Members of the Vincenties Hhtcs are reipiested to meet at the Court Home on Tuesday the illl lust, at o'clock, armed and lOquipt directs. It y order of the Cap!. The last Indiana Democrat half past ( s the Law The ailtnniistratioti is u.uiv (T:iinil!ir strnfrth in our state." It is the strenerth of the whirlwin J, lining most dainaoo when sironoost. The people will take care to keep its strength down. .. The admini-traiion first nuns the coutitrv. and then ehnrrjes the xvln;;s with it. This is as it should he a bankrupt always abuses honest men. Tho Washington ( "lobe stales that "the m tt revenue produced by tlie express mail has exceeded 100.000 since its establishment." The (ilobe o,j'T!:t to know as jt o j:eis the whole of' it. "The hens m Ifockvilie, Md. titiee the pressure has commenced, have increased their discounts, oil J now Ijv three eugs 1 diy!" I 'nelcb'am had a eh.oken that beat this, for it lay golden eg-s. Hut (teuton, Blair, and Co. imped it open to enrich ihemselv es and kill it. St. John's day, (the '2 lib of June,) was celebrated here by the Free Masons, in a style worthy of the Ii aternit v. At 10 o'clock a procession was formed at the Lodge Room, which in arched from there to hte I'resby terian Church, where an Oration was delivered hv Doct. Orn Tr of this place, to a crowded house. After the Oration thev adjourned to Mr. Dorati's Hotel, a ltd partook of a sumptuous collation which had been prepared. Tlie dinner was lirst rale, and the wine delicious. There was a Hall in the eveninz, attended bv all the merrv ours. The Oration will be found on the first page. We scarcely know how to speak of the Oration m terms sumciently coinmenda tory the allusions were mosthappv, and the comments just. AYe believe that we express the opinion of everv one present. au the church w as full.) in saying so indeed we have rarelv listened to any tiling so profound and instructive, embel lished by as Hire and elegant a style. It will be found vindicatory of that ancient order that has so long withstood the vituperation of its enemies. We now ;ive our readers an opportunity of enjoying a part of the pleasure which those w ho beard it enjoyed and commend it to them for their perusal. The toasts civen when the cloth was removed, with Mr. Shaw's speech, will be found appropriate la the occasion. The following are a few of (he many Toasts pre pared tor the occasion: I'y N. Harper. la ijinnnr; cf tir Patron Saint irhose day ire rclehraU. Mav we like him, obtain a residence in that temple not i:;a.de with hands eternal in the heavens. i!v Isaac Mass. Here's to those who are at ail times ready to extend the rioht .and in tokens of friendship and brothery love, to relieve the wants of the widow and orphans of a deceased worthy brother. ly . Y. Caddington. Rrethren, our forms ar important because thev cover ibs'jrtee. hut while wp ohsrrvr he for. us

may vve ne.er lorgc. Uie ButfSiance o; Masonry. By J. Thenar. Letjaye'ti. May wc by his example, ever tread in the masonic path of virtue. By T. F. Ofr-iTi. Henry M. Sfuiiv. I'm. A gentleman we all highly esteem.

Although he is soon to be lost to us, we console ourselves with the reflection that he will not be lost to Frf.;- Masonry. This toast having been drunk by the fiatenntv wiih aechunatiou, Mr. IShavv roe, and as far us can be recollected, addiessed the company as follows in his usual eloquent manner: in rising, my friends and Masonic brethren, on this testive occasion, to reply, so unexpectedly, to a .sentiment which eems. to have loiiud a response in the bosom of every individual pnse-ut, 1 feel ahno.st ovci powered by my own emotions, and know not how to find words suitable to exoress the overflovv infis "of mv gratitude. The kindlv feeling which breathes through it. will by me never eea.se to be remembered until the puhsalions of my he.ut shall cease forever. It is at such a tune as this, that we feel how "good and pleas 11. t it is for brethren to dwell together ia unity." I'arty animosity and sectarian fervor, and local prejudices, Cud no rcstiiiij. place here. The i vtl pas.-ions to w hieh our nature is: fcubj. ct are banished; the week-day business of life is forgotten, and brother meets his brother with the film i! termination of devoting the hallowed hour to exclusive indulgence in those ennobhiii; svmpalhies vv'.ich adorn, and dignify, and bless our race. Memory, ever busy, calls up with its wizird wand, the visions of the past, and recounts to me the scenes of the days that are pone. It beckons me now to that period when, fourteen years aero. I first set my feet upon the soil of Indiana. This village was my fust home in the West. I came to it young, poor, and a stranger. Uv its hospitable inhabitants, I was elected with a cordial welcome. I am now in the meri.l of life, and some of those generous men, the pressure of vv hose friendly hands I then received, are now the tenants of the tomb. W hatever measure of celebrity I may have acquired; whatsoever public honors may have been bestowed upon me in life, I have gathered them here. The most of the little of the worldly goods which I possess, and all the hallowed associations which consecrate that li'tle world called home, lire centered here. Here, then, is the green spot, the o.'i,i in the desert of life, upon which, when lam fardi-lant from vou. my memory will most love to linger. Hut if these be my emotions in reference to the gnat mass of the population beyond the pale ot our ancient order, I leave you to imagine what must be the na. tine of my feelings while I address, as I am eon. si iocs I now do for the last time, in their collective capacity, the members of this Lodge. Let the snai ling ey toe iraovv 1 as hi' mav; let the self-interested individual who has grown cul l and callous by the oppression", or the want of communion with, his species, utter if he will, in words that fieci-.e as they fall, l.is speculations ou the absence ot all benevolence from our kind; wo are nevertheless, convinced that we arc sometimes en. tirely disinterested in our motives, teelings and actions. The heart will some times sigh over the miseries of our race, the warm feelings of fi lend--hip will sometimes prompt the individual to ha.ard property and life in behalf of his fiieod. The eye vv id sometimes become diffused with a tear at the sound of the orphan's moan, and the siirht. of the widow's destitution. He who beholds inscribed ou our arch the motto "succour the alKieied," kfu.WK well tho i'.ll.ev of the doetrni o those who would teach us that there is no disinterested benevolence in the world. The tender ties which now bind us together, will not admit ol discussion. ,o time or distancecan sever them. Although the period hastens on, when we will be separated, 1 have the consolation to roiiect that vve shall slid live in each other's memory and affections; that we fchidl still, although on dilfcrent holds ot action.be coadjutors and co-workers 1:1 the s one erect ami cuuobhn r cause .The melioration of sulk ring humanity. Let not the unholy crusade against us. of a band calling itself anti-masoni -, dismay us. nr cause us to relav our zeal and oxeitions in the god-like work of doing good. Lit it rather serve to make us more watchful, vigilant and zealous more anxious to ilhistiate by our lives, the benevolcut and moral tenets of our institution, more sedulous in guarding against the initiation of the unworthy, and more resolved to practice the high duties emblazoned in the emblems, and cujiimd bv the precepts of Masonrv. We are not wanting in great and illustrious examples, to stimulate us in runnini; the career ot' useftilness and irlorv. I need not go to the archives of ancient M i.sonrv to find them. I will open before vou the paucsof modern Masonry, arid point them to vou there. 1 will point y ou to the venerated names of Washington, Chi'ton and Lafayette. I w ill not, however, suffer myself to dwell upon those master spirits of the Hires in which thev lived, dear as they are, and ever mils! be. to the jsitriot and tile Mason, f..r the Orator of the day has, from the sacred desk, scarcely an hour since, enumerated their excellencies in classic and eloquent Ian. irua rre. The name ot Warren has not been mentioned, but should not be forgotten. It is a name which adds alike dignity to human nature, and honor to Masonry. It was left for him to be the first great martyr in the holv cause of our revolu tion. He brought into it the unquenchable lire ot liberty, ami was its prem it n re victim. Methinks I see- him now, as he was in the morn of the revo lution, on the memorable heights of ( 'harlestown. Youthful, accomplished, with a mind enriched and adorned with the treasures of ancient and modern lore; bold, ardent and intrepid, he tood before those devoted and patriotic militia of Mew ling, land, that were called to meet in the storm of bat. tie, the veteran and well disciplined legions of Jj'ritain, led on against them by the ablest t.'euerals of Europe the very personification of his country's genius. 1 fee I.im, as he looks with a smile at once of approbation and encouragement, upon those his devoted compatriots, who had twice rolled back the tide of desolation upon the ascending hosts. Alas! he fell in the verv act of pointing the brave Frovinci.ils to the glorious liag that floated over their heads, and telling them to behold in it the sign of their political re. demption he fell covered with glory. He fell before he knew whether the Eagle of his country would soar aloft, or be brought down by the myrmidons of tyranny, and trailed in the dust. He knew not whether his own blood would sink into the lind of the free, or the land of the slave. Immortal w orthy ! Thy fame is eternal. Around thy tomb the lovers of Masonry and the lover, of freedom will love to linger, and to reflect that a man so illustrious lor patriotism and virtue, was an American and a Mason. My brethren. I will trespuss no longer upon your kind indulgence. In the world, wbercs.Hwer we muy direct our footsteps, our eyes will not so often dwell upon the sunshine scenes of happiness and prosperity as upon the dark and cloudy scenes of adversity. Let us. then, go forth with hearts ever ready to feel, and hands I.i jj'rc. In your individual wel fare, as well as that of your Lodee. I shall aiways rejoice. I shall often revert to the events of this day with pleasuie, with gratitude and pride, when thev shall have become an "Auid Lang &vne;" rod be as.urcd, that wherever, ia the shifting

.-conei o i:.ri Uiuiiu. ijy j.i:; may oe a.oio.'j, and however great the distance i.iav be whi-h 10.tcrveiics betwccii us, I vi'l licv-'r oo.i.,o to trcfj-.ttc vou in rr.y hejirt b . or-. I'eimit me lo oll'er the follow no; n iioeiit: 'Hit Members of Yi.tcritues Led;', -Vj. 1 I'jurt.ous. liberal and 'jeaevuient.. Mav prosperity ever i.Uend them.

Itv 'F r-, I li ra: r r 'Ph.. ntpneirv itt (aLoRut; WAsm.Nuro.s the friend of Civil and religious liberty, the friend of his country, and the friend of Masonry. By 1). Siahl. The orator of tiif. iay. May his bright talei.U always be used for as good a purposs as on to-day's occasion, and mav his sPiitimerts, full ol good precepts, liud a:i echo in every bosom. Hv Win. ( FIIif.it. III lUCIIIOlV ol our deceased worthy brother. Ie Witt Clinton a Mason, a'statesmau and Philanthropist. By L. L. Watson.. M sonw may it ever be cherished by those wo know howto appreciate it. I'v J. L. Coiiitan. Masonry -mav i;s neauties lorm one vat arch that wil sjian the earth. I5y Saml. fJuei.enour. Vinct.nnt.s I.oiHii: No. 1. .May i'.s members never be laekinjr in their various du'ies, and closely observe the lessons tau square and compass. ht bv the Webstar Festival. This spontaneous and universal manifestation of the exalted respect in which the great expounder and defender of the Constitution of the Cnited Slates is held bv the people of Missouri, will lonor be an epoch in the history of !St. Louis. On no previous occasion has there been we believe, such an assembly of people in our city. At half past II o'clock a large number of persons assembled on Second street betw een Chesnut and Market streets, and were formed in processional order by Charles Kemble, Esq. Marshall of the day assisted by twenty deputy Marshal's, and proceeded, w ith music, up Market street to the National Hotel, w here Mr. Webster was received, and escorted by an immense concourse of citizens, between tl and 3 thousand, at least, to the prove w here the tables were spread, and w hero as many more personshad alreav collected. Those who are familiar with laroe assemblages, vary in their estimate to the number present soma estimating; the number alii: as 10 tl lousam others I, S, and thousand. We think the ast as n. ar ll truth as can be arrived at by con lecture. i, .At runt past ,t o ciocl; the company as many as coulu obtain seats, sal il. v ii lo a sumptuous re peeled le inner. Our venerable and w citizen, ilen. W in. II. Ashley, pre ddt i sisted by ice Presi dents Me ssrs Kiohard Cr.ihain, Win. 'arr Iinc. .fames 1. Spencer, Win. C. Carr .lol.ll l. r-Norpv, John I crrv, JiitiM-z l. Icjiiens, Jr and James l'tissel. lit a short time toasis were Tcad. 1 pon the readinof of tlitt eighth toast, m Inch was received with Hie most hearty and enthusiastic cheeniio, Mr, Wkkstek rose. and for an cupied and heard him. livuir ami lorlv minutes, rc "nchair.ed attention of all w ho for many hundreds were de lve., o! t tat i)l('e,s:;ri. w ;.:: i n't or lo him as a man, as a statesman anu as an American citizen. His remarks ippcals to the xv ere characterized by no sppc; passions and prejudice:? of his k arers. but were addressed to their unilerstatulino. in terms at once forcible, eloquent, and patriotic. Wc shall give his speech at length to-morrow, when those who could not hear it will have the satisfaction of Ireadino it. It is one of the not leas; (agreeable and gr.-itifyiug portions of the j history rf this event that several hltuilrtd i hidit. v. of the city and county, were attracted to the spot, to do honor by their presence to our city s guest. Jlitsouri liepxi'). Pro, a the Ihiltimore Chroniele June, Id. AWITI, FLOOD; lMMKNSi: 1)1". STIU'CTION OF PROPERTY cv. MCI.ANCllOliY LOSS ON I.IVF.S. The city of Baltimore was ycsteiday visited with a calamity, greater, perhaps, than any with which it has ever been allicted. 'Che annexed detail from the Patiiot, and the further particulars we have added, will afford a full view of the nature and extent of this unexampled "risiiter of the waters.'" L.isi evenino the ci'.v was visited by a violent storm of thunder antl lighting, accompanied with heavy rain, which particularly between half past nine and two o'clock, poured incessantly and in torrents; the clouds frequently seeming to open and pour down their contents in floods. Between one and two o'clock, the tinir when the citizens generally are buried in the deepest sleep, the alarm was naveii that the stream which runs through the city known by the name of Jones' Falls, hat over! owed. and thai the water was ponrinointo different streets end alleys, filling the lower stories and cellars of the houses, and sweeping every thing before it. The unseasonable hour and the stormy character of the night, combined to make it diliicult to rouse the inhabitants even in those quarters which the impetuous elements had invaded and was threatening will) devastation. So suddenly and unexpectedly did the water rise, that the inmates of manv houses in the Meadows and the vicinity had scarcely tune to leave their beds in safety; while others, of whom we shall speak hereafter, wrre hurried from sleep to death, without any forewarning, and probably without any consciousness oi uieir laie. i ne aspccii presented bv the inundated districts this ; morning was deplorable and awful indeed thenars and first Poor filled with wafer '. ' lmrnrrraoie r.iai;

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ed r.r.wv 0! '.e ' ,e Ktrtfts I'lGckecl nr, w,tr. lumber, barrels v.. thin;', carried ott' ; rts, Crays, and other iui aec '..rnulati-d Iv li.e force of the current. . ft 5 The fact '.hat a gold tieckiti.' wseuted to a vounff actress in Saw OrN'1 M) ) d' her benefit is gravid laucuceii uy ttie t.iobu as eviuencc iai .ii ii 1 .i, -1 gold is plentiful 111 the country! hat an able and uiouiUod othcil our (luverh 1 ment has cot. l.twisiUh Journal. .iuuthtr SL ire Ctxr. .V ueru man named Lewis, be Kaill, of Mobile, since 1 n'.ice.l awav iul'iii to Mr. Mewas a short tin.e from his master Lv o;n he accompanied some ulacivicos, 1 to this city. Here fugitive .md taken ne wa airi stei! as j be fore the recordci , where he acknowledged his condition, aiii requested to be sent home. He was accordingly put on board a vessel fur the purpose, but before sailing, a habeas corpus was granted by Judge Oakley, on application of Cotiucellor Sedgwick, in belli if of certain phiLnthrophic. individuals, and l.t wis was Liought before the court yesterday, the claimants havinir been duly cited to produce their proofs of his identity. On the enquiry being made in court, Mr. Sedgwick remarked that he appeared us conned for Lewis; when L. replied, in substunye, "no, you are misiaken, 1 want no counsel, I've been in New ork long enough; .md now I want to go home to Massa MeKaifi Fe seen enough ol' .Yew York niggers, md they aint ha!!' what they are crack'd up to be. So, there s no use in savirtw anv more!" It is unnecessary to add that the request of Lewis was granted, and he now c:i hij way to Mobile. X. '. Sua. .,8,, 7V.li.v. TiieLst accounts from Ilousl.i.'i. the seat of (overnment ol Texas, lire to the Hot!) of Mav. Congress was occupied with the discussion ol a bill incorpuratmo ihe A ran i R ailroad A: Bank ing L ouip.uiy The measure has probably bteu rep uted. A bill had been pasted for the suppression of gambling. We ex tract the follow mo Iron) the .Ne'.v Orleans Bee; J.e 'Che w uiM-ille Journal. e country appears to l-e in a very lloansliiiifr condiuon. In a new town calli d Richmond, fitualed at the bead of navigation on the Brass. s, at low wa!i r mark, properly was s'dd in one dav to the amount of SOUOO; ten of the lofat M'uateii tu o blocks lroin the river. on ll'.t sC'hiii, part cash., part I'd month. tt cr a l improvement' i are designed Wiiieh it .s expected w l l cie.it commercial as a road to -n! vantages to Ilotistcii, and this town. theestoMi I. lien; ol a steam packet by the It. ' October next. cah'utj panic ot carry it,"1(1 passeiitiers bales ol colt. Brassoe. ' 1 1 i ,. to : mouth of ihe .'? 1 1 if run !i;il;ie.l to lit Il'tnir. We published on the tli iust, an account of the trial at Low ell, of two bo s. Michinl Monobon 111 vcais old, and Michael 'h-.i leu lo years old. for the crime of arson, m burnine tl.e hi.v house at Cam- !;: !'". T!.,: J..rv did :.. '. aeree on a venl.ct and were discharged. A new tml W;:S 0t':' night, a hie! w. 1U closed on Friday 1 1 1 diet cf ( '.nil v res nil ao.unst .Moiiohon. The Lowell Adverlc ser of last evening sav s: "Alter a pa'.sen and thorough un . si igalion of the eircliiii stance of the ca-e, and a charge from th ( lief Justice, the most minute and eontprehciiMve, the Jury reined, areeu;.' upon a verdict about half past ten. The abroad thai the J a: v rumor iiav nrj spreai! ha, agreed, a numerous concourse assem bled al tl.e Court house to hear the solemn sentence ot the law. 'Che Attorney Ocneral havino recapitulated some of the most prominent ev idetice concluded with the requi st that the Bench would proceed lo pronounce the sentence which ilie law ailpidges to the crime of arson. Monobon beiiio called, rose and heard with stoical indifference, a brief sketch of his past but vicious life. 'Che allectino language of the Judge, his appeal to Monohon's feelings for an alllicted mother, to his sense of the awful situation to which he had subjected himself in breaking the laws, his request that he would prepare for ihc early and iotiominions death which awaited bun, and l!,e final seniince "that he should be hung by the neck until dead'' were altogether a scene of intense interest which drew tears Irom many an eye, prisoner trembled ; Not a muscle of the t Lis sentence, and he withstood the gaze ol huuurCLS witri as much apparent tndiiierenee ns ii iuicoiieorned, but wheihrr ibis was owing to ignorance or hardihood is a question lor a philosopher. Whavlati was acquitted on account ol ins extreme oium. - .1 nal zamatio i. At the Police Court yesterday, Jonathan Trippet, a black, and Klizabctit Ilverett, a white, wi re charg d with unlawfully inairyinr. In their defence, ihey produced the following certificate; Commonw erddi of Massachusetts, Suffolk, ss. City of Boston, April 'Jjih. Kt.'tG. I hereby certify that I have r n this day joined in holy wedlock, according to tho laws of the Commonwealth ol Massachusetts Mr. Jonathan Tiippet to Mis Llizabeth Fverett, and that they are now Hus band and wife. JOHN WILLIAMS. Justice of the Peace within and fo the County of Suftolk." The Post says, there was pood reason to believe that boll) had lawfully wedded , , , , i , . ' ... . . - ' . ot raininrr ume to procuic witnesses to this effect, and to commence a prosecution rnrrittst the macistratc who nci formed ti e jniarripg", tho further hr-nrg f tr.? LtJi-j

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