Anti-Masonic Party

im sure most of you have heard of the Anti-Masonic political party....it was the first "third party" in American politics and Millard Fillmore (an American president) had been a member before he joined the "Whigs" and the "Know-Nothing" party...

the Anti Masonic Party Convention was held in Philadelphia, September 11, 1830.

for anyone interested,here is a link to the transcript of the "Address to the People of the United States" by the convention...

Fellow Citizens:

It is the privilege of freemen to consult together, openly and peaceably, on all subjects interesting to their common welfare. And so long as the opinion of a majority shall prevail, enlightened and frequent consultation, among them, will furnish the most efficacious and acceptable means of expelling wrongs, and removing fears. Wrongs the most cruel and criminal have been committed, and fears the most agitating and well founded, exist, among us. To confer together, and to address you, upon these evils, and the most wholesome means to be adopted for their suppression, we have been delegated to assemble here, by a portion of your countrymen, respectable for their intelligence, and dedicated, in heart and life, to the free constitutions and laws of our country. In executing the momentous duties assigned us, we would proceed, in the ingenuous free spirit of men, who earnestly seek the good of all.

Facts numerous and authentic, demonstrate the existence, in this community, of crimes and dangers, which, upon their first distinct disclosure to honest inquiry, excite equal surprise and solicitude; and which cannot be reflected upon, by any mind imbued with genuine self-respect, and a just regard for human rights, without the deepest abhorrence and alarm.

Freemasonry is the source of these crimes and dangers.

In 1826, William Morgan, your free fellow citizen, was, by highly exalted members of the masonic fraternity, with unlawful violence, seized,-- secretly transported through the country more than one hundred miles, to a fortress of the United States, then in charge of freemasons, who had prepared it for his reception,-- there imprisoned, several days and nights, against his utmost efforts to escape,-- and after suffering the most unmanly insults, and the most inhuman abuse, he was privately murdered. Previously to his seizure, numerous meetings of freemasons, in lodges and otherwise, were held for the purpose of contriving and adopting the most certain means of carrying into effect, their unlawful objects upon him. These meeting were attended, and the designs of them approved, by several hundred of the most respectable and intelligent of the masonic brethren. They included legislators, judges, sheriffs, clergymen, generals, physicians, and lawyers. And they proceeded in discharge of, what they deemed, their masonic duties.

[Edited on 18-10-2003 by Creepy]

I think its time to recessitate a political party.

Wow interesting info creepy. Goog stuff

I wish this party could be brought back, but the fact is... it never will. The Illuminati control the government. They will never allow something against them to be a part of our government. Why do you think it didn't work out in the first place.

there was such a strong need for a party like this in the past?...

why such animosity for that group?...

It's a fun idea to try and peg Secret Fraternities with the downfall of the world, but sadly i think most of you conspiraholics are looking at this the wrong way. Times Change. Power changes hands.

yet then there was something there that was quite powerfull that still resides today, and it was feared enough to have an opposing political party, what was it...