Anti-Masonic Convention Critique in Baltimore
A Baltimore anti Masonic convention nominates Mr Wirt for President amid dispute over Masonry. The piece questions authority, exposes shifts in Wirt’s views, and defends Henry Clay, warning that anti Masonic zeal risks alienating Ohio voters and undermining party unity. It denounces the convention and urges readers to judge candidates on broader issues.
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National Antimasonic Convention Nomination for William Wirt
From the Baltimore Marylander, Sept 22, 1341, detailing the national antimasonic convention's unanimous nomination of William Wirt of Maryland for U S president, the committee to contact him, Wirt's reply urging restraint from party proscription, and his view of masonry as a social club evolving into a political engine, with concern over trials in New York and Morgan.
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