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OJ7 4 correspondent wishes to know 1st, whe-
ther GEORGE WASHINGTON was or was not Free
mason. He ,uns. 2. Whether he did not issue
an address or letter, in which he said, Beware
of Secret Societies. No. His Farewell Address
to his Countrymen cautions them against self
created societies. assuming to direct the Political
affairs of the country, and claiming to speak in
The name and act in behalf Of the People-refcr-
ring obviously to the Democratic Societies,
which had been established all over the Union,
upon the model Of the French JacobIn Clubs, and
which were the nurseries and rallying-ponts Of u
very fierce md factious opposition To the Govern
ment 3 Did he not believe that such q. o. Sc
cret Societies contlictcd with the spirit of our
Republican institutions 2 That we cannot an
swcr distinctly. We think we have seen some Of
his writings which were unfavorable 10 such So
cictics, and We have heard that he withdrew sub
stantially from the Masonic enstitution during the
last years his life.-But we do not perceive the
object OF our correspondents inquiries, and have
no time now TO look into the subject. He can
consult sparks's Washington Papers or Mar
shall's Life as easily as we can.