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To The Editor.
general in the American army , without consulting the authority of an American anny l , st . If a gentleman presents himself as an officer in lie majesty s . service , a reference is at once made to the list of Xt nar ticular service to ascertain the fact , and it would be a matter for udfcial 2 ^ ~ mliVi'M ^ rCrS 0 MtH an 0 the' - ' ' * " refo , e c ^ no K f Tffi AT ? ' thata P ? rfect stra » ger from the opposite emblh to l ?" ' SSlng " ° letters of introducfion to
e m * Z - T should C £ l " 'f ° n t 0 the P ™<* circles of English society , soiour lin ^^ " ? n ""] ° ' ' ty meeti " at the tavern at wl « cJ > he wa sojoui mng , gain introduction to some of the most distinguished members recede Tom S and S 0 * ° ! ete , y fosdnate the ^ ° * ™ "J to recenefrom them the highest honours , without demanding froin him 00 "
od ' viz 7 ^ r / " I "'" ' " ° ther is about to join ra k an 1 frw C ^ tlfica e fr ? his P «* ent or previous lodge , stating his rank , and that his conduct is commendatory . It will be Serfectlv futile troubiw , h *** -0--rnation was difficult to attain ; if a titL pai Vf te tiouble hatl been taken to ascertain the true position of the stranger before to , to cnl ? P S r ed Wth th / !*? ° 110 Urs ' as bas si » ce been put n requis ! bon to collect a mass of evidence of Bro . Cooke ' s vocation , a very o * reat deal of mischief might have been prevented : but the mn , i „ p ' rf , K
bTSKf' [ ^ "P ^^ We . An individual states hinuTel to liLJF i . a Y ^ m some P an of the United States , and gives JS'ftK ' o . 'he English masonic charities , he is forthwith invited wit the highest dignities the Grand Lodge can bestow upon him - this poweis but Pr atU , 'e ' tf - " le gra " ° fecerS are ™ t e . xceeding ' the ! r VpTr 1 I Si " thei . Prerogative in a somewhat slovenly manner , ret they are not content with this , but install h , m * ,- ^^„ tL . 3 1
„ or to the Grand Lod ge of New York , thereby iiiaW „ = ffi » SetoWn ^ ? M N ^ T ° rI < J w "'> ont ascer Jning th ! feelings of ! l ~ 5 of New York , or knowing if he be a member of any Son unonM . T T ' - them - T ° thr ° W * " wh ° le blame of *« «* nl confusion mth ' W ^ monstrous ^ for * s 0 f « ras I can glean from the Yori tooknn rn - ,- 1 »" tlon » inV ° lved ' the Gra , ld W New but 1 nP ° ° bj £ C - " , ' . 0 the P , ubllc ° f P *' ivate character of Bro . Cooke , t 0 recelveh ™ e 7 ? the ground that the
was rremila-. - f f -n appointment was irregular , irrespective of the virtues or blemishes of Bro . Cooke he not being a member of their body . And I can conceive the state of ZZtZZ' Wh , ch ^ r ? ° S of New York must have been thrown into upon reading Bro . Cooke ' s credentials . If an officer to olerU d LS ' ^ f " * " ^^ » nd New Y ° ^ « ac * l nrietv f fe e Tt' courtesy """ d common sense suggest the
-„ ra ; « . pro IvvolntLZ B b ° ? Part ! f - 3 S t 0 eli S ibiIit > ' and talent > { ° * * e appointment gives peculiar rank in each Grand Lodge ; but the grand officers of the English Masons have acted in an inexculable mannerf an and toT ^ ° '] y , met With a rebufffroni their New York brethren and to vent their spleen , and cover their disgrace , they have persuaded W „ n r ? ge t 0 C T mil an act of ^ Justice , and for that purpose 3 maSS f 0 lisce forei
tin r ? "ity quite gn to the question ; for the scraps ot newspaper advertisements , affidavits before the mayor of New nnfiTn ' f ™ ? , f the B " ^ h consul , are not so much evidence ofthe who bestowed "Sera f ° '' ** ° n 0 UrS > than of the recklessness of those Of Bro . Cooke , he is more an object of pity than of anger The native of another though a kindred soil-of a profession which oft-times
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To The Editor.
general in the American army , without consulting the authority of an American anny l , st . If a gentleman presents himself as an officer in lie majesty s . service , a reference is at once made to the list of Xt nar ticular service to ascertain the fact , and it would be a matter for udfcial 2 ^ ~ mliVi'M ^ rCrS 0 MtH an 0 the' - ' ' * " refo , e c ^ no K f Tffi AT ? ' thata P ? rfect stra » ger from the opposite emblh to l ?" ' SSlng " ° letters of introducfion to
e m * Z - T should C £ l " 'f ° n t 0 the P ™<* circles of English society , soiour lin ^^ " ? n ""] ° ' ' ty meeti " at the tavern at wl « cJ > he wa sojoui mng , gain introduction to some of the most distinguished members recede Tom S and S 0 * ° ! ete , y fosdnate the ^ ° * ™ "J to recenefrom them the highest honours , without demanding froin him 00 "
od ' viz 7 ^ r / " I "'" ' " ° ther is about to join ra k an 1 frw C ^ tlfica e fr ? his P «* ent or previous lodge , stating his rank , and that his conduct is commendatory . It will be Serfectlv futile troubiw , h *** -0--rnation was difficult to attain ; if a titL pai Vf te tiouble hatl been taken to ascertain the true position of the stranger before to , to cnl ? P S r ed Wth th / !*? ° 110 Urs ' as bas si » ce been put n requis ! bon to collect a mass of evidence of Bro . Cooke ' s vocation , a very o * reat deal of mischief might have been prevented : but the mn , i „ p ' rf , K
bTSKf' [ ^ "P ^^ We . An individual states hinuTel to liLJF i . a Y ^ m some P an of the United States , and gives JS'ftK ' o . 'he English masonic charities , he is forthwith invited wit the highest dignities the Grand Lodge can bestow upon him - this poweis but Pr atU , 'e ' tf - " le gra " ° fecerS are ™ t e . xceeding ' the ! r VpTr 1 I Si " thei . Prerogative in a somewhat slovenly manner , ret they are not content with this , but install h , m * ,- ^^„ tL . 3 1
„ or to the Grand Lod ge of New York , thereby iiiaW „ = ffi » SetoWn ^ ? M N ^ T ° rI < J w "'> ont ascer Jning th ! feelings of ! l ~ 5 of New York , or knowing if he be a member of any Son unonM . T T ' - them - T ° thr ° W * " wh ° le blame of *« «* nl confusion mth ' W ^ monstrous ^ for * s 0 f « ras I can glean from the Yori tooknn rn - ,- 1 »" tlon » inV ° lved ' the Gra , ld W New but 1 nP ° ° bj £ C - " , ' . 0 the P , ubllc ° f P *' ivate character of Bro . Cooke , t 0 recelveh ™ e 7 ? the ground that the
was rremila-. - f f -n appointment was irregular , irrespective of the virtues or blemishes of Bro . Cooke he not being a member of their body . And I can conceive the state of ZZtZZ' Wh , ch ^ r ? ° S of New York must have been thrown into upon reading Bro . Cooke ' s credentials . If an officer to olerU d LS ' ^ f " * " ^^ » nd New Y ° ^ « ac * l nrietv f fe e Tt' courtesy """ d common sense suggest the
-„ ra ; « . pro IvvolntLZ B b ° ? Part ! f - 3 S t 0 eli S ibiIit > ' and talent > { ° * * e appointment gives peculiar rank in each Grand Lodge ; but the grand officers of the English Masons have acted in an inexculable mannerf an and toT ^ ° '] y , met With a rebufffroni their New York brethren and to vent their spleen , and cover their disgrace , they have persuaded W „ n r ? ge t 0 C T mil an act of ^ Justice , and for that purpose 3 maSS f 0 lisce forei
tin r ? "ity quite gn to the question ; for the scraps ot newspaper advertisements , affidavits before the mayor of New nnfiTn ' f ™ ? , f the B " ^ h consul , are not so much evidence ofthe who bestowed "Sera f ° '' ** ° n 0 UrS > than of the recklessness of those Of Bro . Cooke , he is more an object of pity than of anger The native of another though a kindred soil-of a profession which oft-times