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lcsS, and npuer tcalt be free auson. We'll, ami
does the fact give him any claims to reelection :
lie stigmatzes every mason in the world, because
at this particular juncture, lie wishes TO avail him
self OF an unfortunate excitement, and obtain the
votes Of ant-masons


Was Gen. Washington murderer He was
great mason--S.ephen Van Rensselaer,. the man
whose casting vote in this State, made Mr.. Adams
President, is Grand Master of the State--so was
Daniel ID. Iomkns-so was De Witt Clinton
so is Lafayette. Nay. We have the authority Of
Mr.. Clay himself. Of that very Slr. Clay who is
now travelling about to persuade the people to re-
elect Mr.. Adams MIR. Clay, in 1922, signe, a
masonic address to the people in favor Of United
States Grand Lodge, and himself and Chief Jus
tce Marshall, and other prominent masons, were
appointed committee OF correspondence. The
following extracts are from, MIR. Clay's address:


8 The antiquity Of the Mosonic Society. extend
lng so far beyond all other human associations,
series the attention, and the mind is naturally i'm
pressed with feelings Of interest for an nstitution,
transmitted through the long train Of hundred IL
gcs. Time, which destroys all pcrishabe things,
seems TO have consolidated The pillars Of this mo-
raj temple. We contemplate the long catalogue
ot excellent men. who have been equally the sup.
porters Of masonry and the ornaments Of human
nature and VIC say, almost urconscionsy, that
the present generations; with all its lights, must
not tarnsh the name Of an institution cuasccratcd
by 50 many circumstances, calculated to endear
it to the mind Of good man.


The foundation Of Masonry is fixed in the so
cia feelings, and the best PRINCIPLES Of the hAman
mind. Its maxns are the lessons ct virtue, re
duceh to their practicable application. 1t stands
opposed to snrd,dncss-to Jealous CT revenSclul
tempcr-to all the selfish aud maevolent passions
1t comedies with the highest motives OF patrlo-
tism-thc most expanded philanthropy, and consc-
crates all its precepts in reverence to Divine Gre
ator, and good will to man.


Tc the disgrace Of the Author Of the above, we
state. that he has been active in tanning the Nor
gan excitement into a fame, for political objects.
In cunclnsion, VIC declare that a more open,
shameful, and corrupt attempt at ciectionerring,
as the abo,c letter of MIR. Adams indicates, has
never been made by any public tunctonary, whe
had the least principle and selt-respect-and II
ought to deprive him Of every goud mans vote.