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HISTORY OF THE

Ancient

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ftite;

BEING THE

INTRODUCTION AND APPENDIX

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SUPREME COUNCIL FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, &c,

NEW

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1862.

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INTRODUCTION.

ancient

attfr

2Ure)ife& 0cotttsl)

Ml

HISTORY.

1ITHOUT attempting to enof the

ter into the fubjecl

" Origin of Mafonry," re-

which there

fpecling

many and even it is

that

was given and by

to the Society

at

are fo

diverfe theories,

the prefent period

unquestionably the the

greateft

fact,

impetus

by the revival of 1717

;

its

fubfequent eftablifhment as an organized

affociation

under the control of governing bodies,

known

Grand Lodges.

as

thefe ruling

The

eftablifhment of

Mafonic governments has

refulted not

whole habitable globe; but by bringing "Order out of Chaos " and by fubftituting permanent and fixed laws, whereby only in

its

extenfion throughout the

;

the noble fcience, and the Royal Art gated, for thofe

mere

traditions

may

be propa-

by which the Craft

had

6

IntroduBion.

had

until that period guided themfelves in their oc-

casional gatherings, given

ence

had not previoufly

it

a ftability

it

attained,

and perman-

and made the

language of Symbolic Mafonry univerfal.

As one of the natural refults flowing from this happy revival of Mafonry under fuch aufpices, was the introduction of the moft diftinguifhed and en-

lightened

men

of every nation.

The

fublime lelfons

of morality and virtue inculcated by

its

fymbols

as

taught in the Lodges, was to the educated and enquiring mind, but the preparation for the develope-

ment of

thofe myfteries, by

truth, could

which the

by the inveftigation of

fearcher after its

allegorical

fyftem, and myftical reference as a fcience, extend its

beneficial effects

upon the minds and manners of

men. But while the teachings

Mafonry

in the primary fchool of

—the Lodge—inculcated the

neceflity of a

" by the

thorough inveftigation of the myfteries,

whereby the "Ineffable" contained within its arcana might be un-

ftudy of the liberal arts," beauties folded,

its

miflion under the organization as eftab-

lifhed at the revival of 171 7,

The

hidden treafures of the Royal Art

mained unexplored, and fo captivating

liant

was too circumfcribed. re-

for the fuccefsful purfuit of

and ennobling

a ftudy, the

minds of Europe determined

adjundts to

ftill

moft

bril-

to eftablifh as

the Symbolical Lodges, organizations feparate

Introduction.

7

from them,

separate and diftinct

propagation of the myfteries but tially

for the exclufive

yet only par-

as

unfolded to their view, embracing the

philofophical

and

hijiorical,

ineffable myfteries in the

precious

cafket.

With this made by the

devotees of

fuch

eftablifh

many

object in view,

feparate

Mafonry

and

attempts were a fcience, to

as

diftindt

organizations

wherein thefe fublime truths might be unfolded and cultivated.

Some, n#y, very many of them, were ephemeral, and outlived by their and for

a

projectors.

Others, again, rofe,

time flourished, but eventually gave way to

more and which

the controlling influences of thofe founded on

enlarged and philofophical

were

free

from

all

taint

principles,

of being connected with

the religious or political deligns of the age.

Bafed entirely upon the pure principles of Mafonry,

and having for

its

object folely the faithful elucida-

tion of the occult myfteries of the Society,

was the

" Rite of Perfection," which grouped and fyftem-

which the were embodied; and which

atized the fcientific labors of hiftoric

and chivalric

many,

in

was the parent of the "Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite," now univerfally acknowledged foremoft

among

as

the regularly conftituted Mafonic

organizations of the

Old and

According to fome

New

World.

authorities, the Rite of

Per-

fection

8

Introduction.

was founded

fection

equal repute

affert,

1753-6, while others of that in 1758 certain Mafons, in

"Sovereign Princes and Grand Officers of the Grand and Sovereign Lodge

ftyling themfelves

of St. John of Jerusalem," founded

body

"The Chapter"

called

(or Council)

Emperors of the East and West." feemed

at

:

leaft,

the writers

all

original fcale, affign

The

Their

"of rite

the beginning to confift of twenty-five

at

degrees

at -Paris a

it

rite eftablifhed

or council,

known

fpeak of

its

that number.* (or adopted)

confifting of

ordinarily been

who

as

by

this

chapter

twenty-five degrees, has the

Rite of Perfection,

or of Heredom.-J"

In 1759 the Council of Emperors of the Eajl and

Weft

is

faid

have eftablifhed a Council of

to

Princes of the Royal Secret at Bordeaux, \ and from this period the Rite of Perfection began to extend

On

itfelf.

the 27th Auguft,

1761, §

Stephen Morin

being about to depart for America, received from

Grand Orient of the Rite of Perfection at Paris, full and entire power to eftablifh in every the

part of the world the Perfect and Sublime Mafonry, * Levefque, Apergu, EfTai f

J

56.

Thory, Acta Lat. 74.

1

Hift. 145. Ragon, Orthod. Mag. 48, 49, 129.

Ragon, Orthod. Mag. Thory,

1

Vaffal.

Clavel, Hilt. Pitt. 167.

129.

Acta Lat. 76.

%EffaiHiJl. F.

Vidal Ferandie,

Ragon, Orthod. Mag. 171.

13.

and

— Introduction.

and

to multiply

and create Infpedlors

where the fublime degrees

The Patent " &o " At

tlje

reads as follows

©lorg of

©ranb

tljc

in all places

are not eftabliihed. :

&rcl)itect of

Grand Orient of France, and by

the

9

th,e

Enioerse.

the good pleafure of His

Serene Highnefs and the thrice Illuftrious Brother Bourbon,

Clermont, Prince of the Blood, Grand Mafter and Protedlor of Regular Lodges. filence ftyle,

At

and concord

Moll

Comte de the

all

the Orient of a place well lighted, where peace,

reign,

Anno

Lucis, 5761, and according to the vulgar

the 27th Auguft, 1761.

%u% " We,

t% Senebrie.

the underfigned, Deputies-General of

Wardens and Jerufalem,

Officers of the

eftabliihed

at

the

Royal Art, Grand

Grand and Sovereign Lodge of

the

Orient of Paris

St.

John of

and we, Perfect Grand

;

Mailers of the Grand Council of the regular lodges under the prote&ion of the

Grand and Sovereign Lodge, by

declare, certify and prescribe to princes fpread over the

the facred and myfterious numbers, do

all

the well-beloved brethren, knights and

two hemifpheres, that we being afTembled by order

of the Deputy-General Prefident of the Grand Council, nicated to us by the refpedlable Bro. \ Lacorne, luftrious

Eledt, Perfeft

the

Il-

.

Etienne Morin, Grand

and Sublime Ancient Mafter, Knight and Sublime Prince of

Member

Orders of the Sublime Mafonry of Perfection,

Royal Lodge dc la Triniti, Sec, being .about firing to

commu-

Deputy of our Thrice

Grand Mafter, Knight and Prince-Mafon, was read while we were

in feffion, reprefenting that our very dear Bro.

all

a petition

be able to work under

creafe of the

Royal Art in

all

to

fail

legal authority for the its

Grand Council and Grand Lodge

for

advancement and

perfection, prays that to grant

him

letters

of the

America, and de-

it

will pleafe

in-

the

patent for the giving

Charters of Conftitution.

" Upon eminent

the report that has been

qualities

tatingly granted

done

to the

" For

made

us therein, and

of the very dear Bro.'. Etienne Morin,

him

this flight fatisfaftion for

Order, and whereof

thefe caufes,

and

we knowing we have

the

unhesi-

the fervices that he has always

his zeal guarantees to us the continuance.

for other

good and

fufficient reafons,

applauding

and

I

o

IntroduSiion.

and encouraging the very dear Bro. \ Etienne

him

wifhing to give

inftitute

ture

full

a

and

entire

power

to

form and

and Sovereign Lodge

all

the perfect and fublime de-

and general regulations of the Grand

to take care that the ftatutes

;

thefe prefents conftitute

lodge, for the purpofe therein of receiving candidates, and ex-

tending the Royal Order of Freemafons in grees

and

him, and do give to the Brother Etienne Morin, whofe figna-

on the margin of thefe prefents,

is

eftabliih

in his defigns,

have, by unanimous

we

and do by

confent, conftituted and inftituted him,

and

Mown

teftimonials of our gratitude,

in particular, be kept and obferved

and never to

;

admit therein any but the true and legitimate brethren of Sublime Mafonry.

" To

and govern

regulate

Lodge which he may mail arrive or

nomed him

'

may

remain, under the

Harmony

Perfect

;'

he

obey and

him.

to

refpefl:

fhall

fea,

Royal Order, and

we

as

we pray them and in prefence of our

do, our very dear Bro.

Grand

Inspector, in

all

may

Lodge of

.

Th.\

New

John,' fur-

St.

whom we command command

matters

all

be, fpread over the furface of

upon them,

111.'.

Grand

Etienne Morin,

-

compofe the Jaid

to feleft fuch ofHcers to aid

order and

enjoin

parts of the

in the

name of

the

Matter, to recognize,

in his character

World, appointed

of our

to enforce the

Matter of the Lodge la Parfaite

obfervance of our laws, and as Refp.\

Harmonic; and we do by

*

Ihall

of the globe, where he

think proper,

We

of regular lodges, of whatever rank they the earth and

of

title

him power

giving

in governing his lodge, as

and enjoin

members who

the

all

eftabliih in the four quarters

thefe prefents conftitute our very dear Bro.

-

.

Etienne Morin, our Grand Mafter Infpedtor, and do authorize and empower to eftabliih in every part of the

him

fonry,

&c, &c,

" Confequently, we pray Bro.

.

all

them

his lodge,

to

do likewife towards

and towards thofe

whom

affiftance as Ihall

all

the brethren

be in their power ; re-

who

Ihall

whom we give him in all his

full

and

entire

be members of

he has admitted and conftituted, and

hereafter admit and conftitute in the Sublime Degrees of

places

Ma-

our brethren in general to give to our faid

Etienne Morin, fuch aid and

quiring

world the Perfect and Sublime

&c.

power

to multiply,

where the Sublime Degrees are not

High

Ihall

Perfection,

and to create infpectors

eftablilhed

;

well

knowing

great knowledge and capacity.

" In testimony whereof, we have

delivered to

ficmed by the Deputy-General of the Order,

him

thefe

prefents,

Grand Commander of

the

White

IntroduBion. White and Black by us Grand

Lodge feal

Eagle, Sovereign. Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, .and

Sublime Officers of the Grand Council and Grand

Infpeftors,

eilablilhed in this capitol

of our

111.

'.

ii

and we have fealed them with the great

;

Grand Matter, His Moft Serene Highnefs, and with

of our Grand Lodge and Sovereign Grand Council.

At

the

that

Grand Orient

of Paris, the year of The. Light, 5761, and according to the Vulgar Era, the 27th Auguft, 1761.

" Signed

Chaillou de Joinville, Deputy-General of the Order, Ven. •-

:

Mailer of the

Lodge

Firft

in

France, called St. Antoine, Chief of the

Eminent Degrees, Commander and Sublime Prince of the Royal

&c, &c, Lodge

&c.

.

.

The

.

Bro.*.

Sovereign Prince of Mafons,

I' Intelligence,

Secret,

Prince de Rohan, Mailer of the Sec,

Sec,

Grand

&c.

.

Lacorne, Deputy of the Grand Mailer, Refp. \ Mailer of the Lodge de Trinite, .

Knight and

.

.

Seals,

Warden,

Simeon, Sen."-

St.

Mafon, &c.

Prince

Keeper of the .

Grand

.

.

Gr.*.

Knight and Prince Mafon, &c.

.

.

The Count

.

.

.

.

Mafon, &c.

.

.

Exactitude, Gr.

the

Pr.

*.

*.

El.

*.

Perf.

alfo

Mafon, Ven.

*.

*.

Mailer, Kt.

Perf.*.

and

*.

Pr.

Jigned, Daubantin, Gr. of the Lodge

St.

Grand Lodge and Sublime Council of

On

de Choiseul, Ven. El.*. Perf.*.

".

Mailer,

Master, Kt.\ Pr.\

Brest de la Chaussee, Ven.*. Mailer of the Lodge de

.

Grand Lodge

the *.

Gr. \

Boucher de Lenoncourt, Ven.*.

Mailer of the Lodge- de la Vertu, Gr.*. EL*.

Kt.

Perfeft

Taupin, Grand Ambaflador of His Highnefs, Grand Eleft Perfeft

Mailer of the Lodge des Enfans.de la Gloire, Gr. \

of

Eleft

Savalette de Bukoly,

.

Eleft Perfeft Knight and Prince Mafon, &c.

Mailer, Knight, Prince Mafon, &c.

I'

.

la

Gr.\ Eleft Perfeft Knight, Sublime Prince Mafon, &c, Sec, Sec

Maximilien de

.

.

.

*.

*.

By

Mafon. El.

*.

Perf.

*.

order

Mafon,

Alphonfe, Grand Secretary of

the Prince's

Mafons

in France."

the 2 1 ft September, 1762, nine Commiflioners

from the Council of Emperors of Eaft and Weft, at Paris, and from the Council of Princes of the Royal Secret

and

at

Bordeaux, met

fettled the Regulations

the latter place,

of the Mafonry of Per-

fection in thirty-five articles. tions,

at

Among

thefe Regula-

one fixed the number of the degrees of the Rite

2

1

Introduction.

Rite of Perfection or their arrangement,

Heredom

and the

at twenty-five,

titles

and

and order of the

new

degrees were never afterwards changed until a

was framed of them and others.*

rite

Thefe constitutions were accepted by Bro.\ rin

after his arrival in

Deputy

niftied to the

In 1769, Bro.\

Mo-

America, and by him fur-

Infpectors

Morin was

and in January of that year

whom

at

as

he appointed.

Kingfton, Jamaica,

Grand

Infpedtor, in a

Confiftory of Princes of the Royal Secret, informed

the Prince Mafons that from investigations Paris, to learn

were not

made

in

whether the mafons ftyled " Kadofch"

in reality the

Knights Templar,

had

it

determined that the degree mould for the future be ftyled " Knights of the White and Black Eagle," and that the jewel should be a " Black

been

Eagle."

The

degree

is

1 1

of the

New World, the

Depu-

fo ftyled in Art.

Regulations of 1762.

Thus introduced ties

Infpectors

into the

whom he had appointed in

with the powers conferred in

his

accordance

Patent, rapidly

fpread the Rite on this continent, while others were equally induftrious in the iflands of the in extending

The

Weft

Indies

it.

dates by which the powers of Stephen Morin were exerfucceffive

deputizations, or their

* Levefque, Apergu, 58. Thory,

1

Kauffman and Chapin,

Hist.

Phil.

452.

Afta Lat. 79.

cifed

3

Introduction.

and

cifed,

Deputy

fucceffive

1

Infpectors appointed,

cannot, with any degree of certainty, be afcertained,

though the rank and

fpector affumed gradually tance, in a country fo

power fo

It

who

is,

more and more impor-

remote from the governing

America then was, and where

as

much

of Deputy Grand In-

office

latitude

was

left to difcretion.

however, undoubtedly the

derived

their

powers

directly

communicated the fame powers

to

fact,

others

Frankin who had

ceived from

Morin

at

that thofe

from Morin,

inftance, the Bro.\

Bro.\

neceffarily

:

as for

directly re-

Jamaica, the degree

of Grand Deputy InfpeBor General, communicated the fame

Bro.\

to

Bro.\ Moses

M. Hayes

Hayes communicated

M. Spitzer

at Charleston,

it

at

to Bro.\

25th June, 178 1

Boston.

Barend ;

Bro.\

Moses C.ohen claims by patent from Bro.\ Spitzer, January 12th, 1794, and Bro.\ Cohen communicated it to Bro.\ Hyman Isaac Long, January 11, 1795; which

latter brother,

on the 12th Novem-

ber, 1796, as "

Deputy Grand Infpector General and Prince Mafon," granted letters patent of that date to Alexandre Francois Auguste De Grasse Tilly, Jean Baptiste Marie Delahouge, and others, creating each of them " Patriarch Noachite and Sovereign Knight of the Sun and H.\ S.'. Deputy Infpectors General, &c."

The

patents of

De Grasse Tilly

and Dela-

houge

14

IntroduSiion.

houge were recognized, confirmed and approved by the Grand Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret, at the Grand Eaft, Kingfton, Jamaica, the ioth day of the 6th month, 1797. It will at once be perceived that both brethren

had

Isaac Long,

conferred

degree of " Sovereign

Knight of the Sun and H.\ S.\"

was not catalogued

in the

Grand Eaft from time

and

this

thofe of the parent

In 1787, Joseph

the conferring

by

it

is

but

He at

fair

to

ifolated degrees

and thus added

to

(horloger,) a native

of

it,

rite.

Cerneau,

France, was Venerable of the refpeftable

Reunion Defiree,

which

and confirmed by the

was one of the

to time legalized

a degree

as

Kingfton, Jamaica,

at

prefume that

ratified

;

—

of grades authorized

lift

by the Conftitutions of 1762 of fuch had to be

Hyman

upon them by

1796, the

in

thefe

at

Port au Prince,

was one of thofe

who

St.

Lodge la Domingo.

fled that ifland in

1791,

the breaking out of the negro infurredtion, taking

refuge at Neuvitas in the ifland of Cuba,

was well known and much

where he

refpe
Domingo, he had attained the rank, as his patent proved, of Grand Deputy Infpedlor General, and he fubfequently, by virtue of his powers as fuch, communicated the fame to Germain Hacquet, [notary,) an ex- Venerable of the Before leaving

St.

,

Lodge Reunion

des Cours, at Port

au Prince. In

5

Introduction.

In

1

801, both thefe

Domingo, and with Council year,

its

111.*,

1

brethren returned to

others eftablifhed a

St.

Supreme

but toward the clofe of the fucceeding

;

labours were terminated in confequence of

the blacks having again revolted

;

and Bros.

-

.

Cer-

neau and Hacquet, as well as Bro.\ Pierre Dupont Delorme who had received a patent from De Grasse Tilly as Prince of the Royal Secret, and Deputy Infpector in May, 1802; fubfequent to

—

the formation

and in apparent antagonifm

of,

to the

powers of the Council already eftablifhed by Cer-

neau and

others

—

Cerneau going the ifland of It is

St.

fled the ifland

never to return

again to Cuba, and

Hacquet

;

to

Thomas.

apparent by the above, that towards the very

clofe of the laft century, the Rite of Perfection

was

extended by the grouping of other degrees from

time to time into

fyftem

its

;

and unqueftionably

concurred in by Secret Articles agreed upon be-

tween the various Deputy powers

as

Infpedtors, deriving their

Sovereign Princes of the Royal Secret

from Morin

directly

;

or by communication from

thofe he had inverted.

The powers extenfive,

of

all

thefe

were co-equal and co-

whether on the continent of America, or

in the iflands

of the West Indies.

Indeed, owing to the clofing of bodies,

efpecially

thofe

of

the

all

the Mafonic

Scottifh

Rite,

in

France,

6

;

Introduction.

1

Grand Deputy

Infpedtors in America,

the continent or in the iflands,

and

Revolution, the

1789,* caufed by the

France, in

as Principals,

whether on

became independent

and by virtue of their own Sove-

reign authority, remodelled and extended the Kite of Perfection, by cumulating

what had been previoufy con-

trolled as honorary or fde degrees

perfected,

what

is

thus creating

;

now known

when

the Ancient and

as

Accepted Scottiih Rite, adding

to the feries, the con-

of Sovereign

Grand Inspector

trolling

degree

General

33.*.

For the government of

Rite,

this

though the

ConfHtutions and Regulations drawn up by the nine

Commiflioners in 1762, were not difcarded

;

fome

other articles were agreed upon as Secret Consti-

tutions, among which was one defining the

jurif-

Supreme Councils thereafter, of the Rite thus formed. Thefe Secret Constitudidtional limits of the

tions, fo far

as

faid then to have been agreed upon,

provided for the limiting of the number of Supreme Councils in America,

two

to

the other as poffible

and

;

;

the one

alfo that

as

remote from

each other inde-

pendent nation mould have one Supreme Council.

Although was opened

as early as

in

S.

times in other places * Lcvefque,

76.

New York

Albany,

other at Charlefton,

Thory,

1

1767, a Lodge of Perfection

C, ;

as

well

;

as

and in 1783 anothers at diverfe

while on the

Acta Lat. 184.

1

2th of

May,

Rebold, Hist. Gen. 167.

1788,

7

Introduction.

1

By-Laws and Regulations of the Grand

1788, the

Council of Princes of Jerufalem were Charleston,

which body was

eftablifhed

ratified

at

on the 20th

of February preceding, by the Bro.\ Joseph Myers, appointed Deputy Infpedtor for South Carolina, by the Bro.\

Hayes

Infpedtor for

;

Barend M. Spitzer, Deputy

Georgia, and Bro.\ Forst, Deputy

Infpedtor for Virginia, for a

—there

had been no Deputy

New York —it was not until May

31ft, 1801, that

Supreme Council of the 33d degree was

on the continent of America,

main

perfecting on the

eftablifhed

at Charlefton, S. C.

land, as

;

thus

had been done almoft

Cerneau and Hacquet and othof St. Domingo, when they eftablifh-

fimultaneoufly by ers in the ifland

ed their Supreme Council, fhort-lived though

The

it

was.*

Charlefton Supreme Council, was opened,

before ftated, on the 31ft of

as

May, 1801, with the

John Mitchell and Frederic Dalcho, Sovereign Grand

high honors of Mafonry, by the Bros.

Infpeffors

1802,

//

is

-

.

General ; and in the courfe of the year /aid, the

fpedlors General

whole number of Grand In-

was completed agreeably

Grand Constitutions."

to "

the

j-

Thefe "Grand Conftitutions" were undoubtedly at that period, the " Conftitutions

of 1762," and the

" Secret Articles," previoufly alluded * Calend. Mas. du

St.

Domingo, pour

\ Circular Sup. Court, at Charlefton, 4

2

I' an.

to,

not then

de la V.\ L.\ 1802.

Dec,

1802.

embodied

8

Introduction.

1

embodied or

the code,

claffified into

which was

published by the Charlefton Council in

"The New Secret 1786, granted by

on the

made

1 ft

to

May

'firft

1859, as

Institutes and Bases" of

Frederic

of that year

II., ;

King of

Prussia,

an aflertion probably

enhance the value which would be attribut-

ed to the Statutes in confequence of their having greater antiquity, a Royal Patron

gradus, a Royal Founder lefs

entirely apocryphal,

by even the

tranflator

Albert Pike, who

;

;

and the ultimi

but which

is

now

and not

believed in

of thefe Statutes,

himfelf

neverthe-

-

111.

Bro.\

.

calls attention to

their

" errors in grammar " and other " obvious miftakes,"

which

conclufively prove their parentage to

been derived from fome

have

dignified fource than

lefs

Frederic the Great, or his affociates. Towards the clofe of 1803, 111. Bro. Germain Hacquet, arrived at New York from St. Thomas, -

-

.

and fhortly afterwards

failed for France.

.

He

reach-

ed Paris in the early part of 1804, and there eftablifhed a Council of the

High

Scottifh Degrees

in the feveral bodies of the Triple Unity; in thofe of the Phenix, at Paris

—

firft,

and fecond,

and afterwards conftituted in the bofom of the Phenix a Grand Confis;

governing body of the Scottish Rite of Heredom, with the title of Grand Confiftory of that

tory, as the

Rite for France.* * EfaiHist. F. Vaflkl, 17.

Three

—

9

Introduction.

1

Three months after the arrival of Bro.\ Hacquet, the Count De Grasse Tilly reached Paris, bearing with

him

Grand Infpedtor which was delivered to him by the

General 33 d, Sup.*. Council 1802.* 111.'.

By

at

patent

a

as

Charlefton,

of February,

21ft

virtue of this patent,

aided by other

Brothers, he organized and effablifhed a Su-

preme Council of the 33d

On

for France, at Paris.

the 22d of October, 1804, this body fufed with that

France by Hacquet.

eftablished in

Up

to

this

period, the ftatutes alluded to as emanating from

Frederic II., were unheard of in France, even De Grasse Tilly had no knowledge of them..j -

In Auguft, arrived at

1806,

111/.

New York

his patent as

Joseph Cerneau

Bro.'.

from Cuba, and by virtue of

Grand Infpedtor General, and

in accor-

dance with the Secret Articles, hitherto alluded effablifhed

to,

on the 28th day of the 8th month of

True Light, in the year 1807, a Moft PuhTant Sovereign Grand Confiftory of Supreme Chiefs of Exalted

Mafonry,

its officers

Joseph Cerneau, M.\

being

:

Com. John W. Mulligan, Dep.\ Gr.\ Com.

De Witt

P.'.

Sov.\ Gr.\

Clinton, D.\ G'.\I.\ and G.\

Dr. Charles Guerin,

Jacob Schieffelin, 2d * EJai Hijl. F. Vaffal, 18.

P.'.

A.

Com. Com.

iff Lieut.'.

Lieut.'.

f

W

ai

H

}ft-

F

" -

Vafl al >

l

9

Cadwallader

20

Introduction.

Cadwallader D. Colden, G.\ Ch.\ and G. J. P.

Berard,

G.-. S.

.

Subrau, G.\

.

Or.

G.

Martin Hoffman, G.\ K. J. B.

-

.

of

S.

A.-. I.

Jonathan Schieffelin, G.\

I.

.

G.

John Bleecker, G.\ G. of C. John B. Ponzolz, A. G. S. G. John C. Ludlow, A. G.\ I. G. -

.

-

-

-

.

.

.

-

-

.

.

In September, 1807, Joseph

Cerneau

Sup.*.

as

Chief of Exalted Mafonry, organized the " Grand Council of Royal Majlers of the State of New York."

In 1808,

The Grand

Orient of France, in Sup.

Council of Rites, of which

Hacquet,

was

Prefident

;

111.'.

and,

.

Bro.\

Germain

The

Sovereign

Grand Confiftory of France, of which 111.". Bro.\ Germain Hacquet was Sov.\ Grand Commander, opened

a correspondence

Grand Confiftory of Bro.

Cerneau

.

of France, Sup.

its

New

with the M.\ P.\ Sov.\ York, and appointed

Reprefentative for the G.

.

Confiftory.

The

Sov.\ Gr.

.

Confiftory of

reprefented in the Sovereign

In

.

.

0.\

Grand

New

York, was

Confiftory,

&c,

Germain Hacquet; who diftinguifhed by being elected an Hon-

of France by

orary

-

-

Council of Rites, and Sovereign

-

Grand

was further

111.

111.

-

.

Bro.

-

.

Member. 1

81

2,

"The Supreme

Council of Grand In-

fpe&or

—

1

Introduction.

2

fpedtor General of the 33d Degree, for the United States

of America,

territories

its

and dependencies,"

was opened with the high honours of Mafonry the City of

New

complete, viz

York, with

its

number of

in

officers

:

Joseph Cerneau, M.\ P.\ Sov.\ G.\ Com.

De Witt Clinton, M.\ 111.-. D.\ G.\ Com. John W. Mulligan, M. •.111.-. Lieut. \ G.\ Com. Dr. Charles Guerin, 111.-. G.\ M.\ of State. Cadwallader D. Colden, Ill.-.G.-.T.-. of H.-.E. John P. Schisano, 111.-. G.\ Sec.-, of the H.\ E.

Jonathan Schieffelin, Berard,

J. P.

G.-. M.-.

111.-.

Martin Hoffman,

On 5814,

the

1

8th

111.-.

111.-.

G.\

K.-.

of

of Cer.

G.\ of G.

day of the 4th month,

anfwering to June,

Seals.

a.-.

d.\,

A.-.

1814,

l.\

"The

Grand Encampment of Sir Knights Templar and Appendant Orders, for the State of New York," was " regularly constituted by the Sovereign Grand Confiftory of the Chiefs of Exalted Mafonry for the

United

States

of America,

dencies, fitting in

its

New York,"

territories 111.-.

and depen-

Bro.-.

De Witt

Clinton, Deputy Grand Commander of the Su-

preme Council, being chofen by a majority of votes, Grand Mafter of the Grand Encampment.* * Proceedings of the Gr.\ Enc.\ of N. Y., pp. June, 1816, the

G.\ Enc.\ of

ton

G.'. Mafter.

eledled

G.\

the

U.

S.

5, 6.

was formed, and

On

the 21ft of

De Witt

Clin-

On

22

Introduction.

On

the 4th day of the 9th month, in the year of

Bro.\

-

Light, 1826,

111.

.

David Jewett, by

fpecial

patent from the Supreme Council, duly figned by 111.-.

by

Bro.-.

111.-.

De Witt Clinton

Sov.\ G.\ Com.-,

Joseph Cerneau, Sovereign Grand

Bro.-.

Commander, ad chiefs,

as

of the exalted

vitam, and others

was duly authorized

to organize the

Supreme

Council of Sovereign Grand Infpecliors General 33d Degree, in Brazil, and in 1827, that Supreme Council

was

On

eftablifhed at

Rio de Janeiro.

the 13th day of February, 1832,

The Moft

Elias Hicks,

Grand In-

Uluftrious Bro.

-

.

P.-.

Sov.\

Moft

fpedtor General of the 33d Degree,

P.-.

Sov.\

Grand Commander (ad vitam), and the Supreme Council of the Most P.-. Sov.\ Grand Inspectors

General

of the 33d and

laft

Degree, of the

Ancient and Accepted Scottifh Rite, of Exalted Mafonry for the United

Sub.-. Chiefs

States

of Ameri-

and dependencies, &c, &c, sitting at the Orient of the World, under the C.\ C.\ at the Central P.-. of the Z.\ correfponding to the ca, their territories

40th deg.-.4i

m.-.

N.\ L.\ and 3d deg.\

1

m.-.io s.\

from Wafhington, duly and lawfully reprefented by E.-.

Long.*,

The M.\ lin,

P.'.

33d Deg.-.

The

&

-

111.

Sov.-.

.

P.*. Br.-.

Jonathan Schieffe-

Grand Infpedtor General of the

Firft Lieut.-. G.-. Com.-.

M.-.

111.-.

Br.-.

Orazio de Atellis, Marquis

— Introduction.

Angelo,

quis de St.

Sov.\ G.\ Infpeclor

P.".

Gen-

of the 33d Deg.\

eral

The M.\ Gr.

23

-

Infpecfor

.

Br.

111.'.

George Smith,

.

General of

-

:

Deg.\ and

33d

the

P.\ Sov.

Grand Secretary of the H.\ E. All three members of the aforefaid Supreme Coun-

.

cil,

inverted with their regular and full powers

OF THE ONE PART; And the Moft 111. de Santa Rosa de -

.

de

-

Br.

&c.,) P.

Sov.

.

M.

.

G.

de Jachim

n. a. r.

R. de St. Laurent, (Marquis

Santa Rosa, Count -

m. a.

,

&c, &c,

de St. Laurent,

Infpedtor General of the

.

33d

Grand Commander, (ad vitam,) of the Supreme Council of the P. Sov. Grand InDeg.

-

.

-

.

P.

-

.

Sov.

-

.

-

-

.

fpedtors General of the

33d Deg.

.

-

.

of the Ancient

and Accepted Scottifh Rite, Sublime Chiefs of An-

Modern Free Mafonry for Terra Firma, South America, or New Spain, &c, &c, (from the one cient and

Sea

to the other,

&c.,) the

Canary

Iflands,

Porto Rico,

&c, founder of the .Moft Res. Lodge of the Commandeurs du Mont Thabor, at the Orient of -

.

Paris,

Honorary Member of the Supreme Council

of the 33d Deg.

-

invefted with the

Sup.

.

Coun.

heretofore deg.

.

for France,

.

.

at

fitting .

duly

whole powers and authority of his

and their fubordinate

-

40 m.

&c, &c, &c,

N.

.

the L.

.

Cent.

.

P.

fections, -

.

of the

and 312th deg.

-

.

&c, 9th

40 m. Long.

.

.

— Introduction.

24

Long.

,

from the Ferro

duly and lawfully

Iflands,

reprefented by *

The Moft

Br.-.

111.*.

Lorenzo de Zavala,

P.-.

Grand Infpedtor General of the 33d Deg.\ And the Moft 111.-. Br.-. Lucas Ugarte, P.-.

Sov.

-

.

Grand Infpedlor General of the 33d Deg.\ And the Moft 111.-. Br. John Melani, Chevalier de Sussarelli, P. Sov.-. Grand Infpector General of the 33d Deg.-. and Grand Chancellor, ad hoc, of Sov.*.

-

.

theH.-. E.\ All three faid,

members of the Supreme Council

afore-

inverted with their full and regular powers

OF THE OTHER PART; Formed

a Treaty of

whereby the fhall

Union and Amalgamation,

Two

United and Amalgamated Powers hereafter be defignated by the diftindtive title

of "

United Supreme Council, for the Western Hemisphere, of the P.-. Sov.-. Grand Inspectors General, 33d and last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Sub.*. Chiefs of Exalted Masonry," and that their feat fhall be " invariably in the

of America,

at

the Cent.-. P.

41 m.-. N.\ L.\ and 3d deg.

.

United States

of the 40th

.

1

m.\

13

deg.-.

s .\

E.\

Long.-, from Wafhington," though, fhould any cafe

of emergency prefent

changed by

a decree

itfelf, this Cent.-*. P.-.

of

all

their

may

be

United Sections

•

but

Introduction.

but

it

never be removed from out the territo-

fhall

of the United States of America."

rial limits

On

25

the 23d February, 1834, a Treaty of

and Confederation, was concluded

tween the

official

preme Council

New

at

tiaries

at

Union

Paris, be-

Reprefentatives of the United Su-

for the

Weftern Hemifphere,

fitting

York, and the Commiffioners Plenipoten-

of the Supreme Council of France, and the

Empire of Brazil. To this Treaty the Supreme Council fitting at BrufTels became a party, on the 5th of March, 1835, Supreme Council

by

its

for the

Adl of Ratification and Adhefion.

The Supreme

Council for the Weftern Hemis-

phere, duly and regularly affembled at

approved and

Count

the

ratified

St.

the adls of

Laurent, and

forming

its

the

liance

and Confederation, December

111.

.

Br.

6th, 1836,

Elias Hicks, being then M.\

.

Gr.\ Commander, ad vitam, Since

Reprefentatives,

Treaty of Mafonic Union, Al-

in

-

this

period,

York,

Marquis Lafay-

ette,

faid

New

the

P.*.

M.\ Sov.\

&c, &c, &c.

Sup.

.

Council for the

and de-

of America,

its

territories,

pendencies, has maintained

its

organization, and

United

States

at the prefent

principles Rite, in all

New

is

time rapidly extending the beneficent

of the Ancient and Accepted Scottifh its

purity and perfection.

York, November, 1861.

:

HISTORY SUPREME COUNCIL 33 D ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, >

FOR THE United States of America,

On

Grand Confiftory of Sublime

territories

to the Ancient

Con-

of Heredom, for the United States of America,

and dependencies, was opened

in the City of

New

its

York, with

the high honours of Mafonry, by Moil Puiflant Jofeph Cerneau, Sove-

reign

Grand Infpe&or General 33 d, and

The

organization complete.

of

Princes of the Royal Se-

Supreme Chiefs of Exalted Mafonry, according

;

ftitutional Scottifh Rite

all

and Dependencies.

28th day of the 8th month of True Light 1807, the Molt

the

Puiflant Sovereign cret

Territories

its

officers, as

due form, with

its

following illuftrious brethren compofed the

lift

conftituted in

appears by the records »

Jofeph Cerneau, Paft Mafter,

John

W.

De Witt the

.

Mulligan, Paft Mafter, Clinton,

T.\ P.\

.

D.\ G.\ C.\

S.\

G.\ C.\

Grand Mafter of

Grand Lodge, and Mayor of

the City of

New

York,

.

.

Dr. Charles Guerin, Paft Mafter,

Jacob

.

.

G.\ P.\

.

lft Lieut.-.

2d

Schieffelin,

A.-.

G.\ C.\

Lieut.-. G.'. C.'.

Cadwallader D. Colden, Paft Senior

Grand Warden of Lodge of J.

New

York,

Grand

the .

.

.

.

P. Berard,

Martin

Hoffman,

G.-.

C.\ and G.\ 0.\

G.\

S.\

G.\

Deputy Grand

Mafter of the Grand Lodge of

New

York,

G. \ T. \ and G.

-.

K. \ of S. \

J.B.

;;

i8o

;;; ;

Appendix.

J.

G.\ A.: L:

B. Subrau,

Jonathan

G. •.

Schieffelin,

I.

\

G.\

John Bleecker,

G, •. G.\ of C. \

John

B. Ponzolz,

A.-.

G.\ S.\ G.

John C. Ludlow,

A.-.

G.\

A

Committee of General Adminiftration was

the following Illuftrious Brethren

Guerin

W.

John

;

Hoffman and

By

;

;

;

Mulligan

;

:

De Witt

I.-.

G.'

formed, conlifting of

alfo

Clinton, Prefident

Jacob Schieffelin

P.

J.

;

Dr. Charles

;

Berard

;

Martin

B. Subrau.

J.

a refolution

of the Sovereign Grand Conliftory, circulars announcing

the organization and eftablilhmeht of the fame, with

York, were tranfmitted to correfpondence was

this

all

its

Grand

the Mafonic bodies in the

year opened with the

New

Eaft at

United

States.

A

Grand Orient of France (Su-

preme Council of Rites), and with the Sovereign Grand Conliftory of France. During the year 1808, the

of the Sovereign Grand Conliftory re-

officers

mained the fame, with the exception of

111.

\ Brother Charles Clinton,

was on the 28th day of the 8th month, appointed Grand Keeper of the In the early part of the year 1809, organization and affiliation

under the York. its

definitive title of

of the

" Triple

a

petition

Alliance," fitting in the Valley of

was the oldeft Chapter of that grade in the United

It

following officers

W.

it

was

Mulligan,

M.\

R.-.

and

P.'

.

Warden;

Junior

Warden

.

Thomas Lowndes,

Orator

Martin Hoffman,

Secretary

Weftervelt,

James B. Durand, P. Schifano,

Cafpar

Elias Hicks,

Bedell

Eddy, .

.

j

Treafurer

Grand Keeper of Seals Expert

M.\

Garrett Morgan,

W. W.

and

with the

Prefident

Francis Dubuar,

Tobias

New

:

Senior

John

States,

refufcitated,

Jonathan Schieffelin,

Harman

for the re-

" Sovereign Chapter of Rofe Croix,"

application •being favourably entertained,

John

was prefented

who

Seals.

of Ceremonies

Hofpitaller

Guard of the Temple Affiftant

;

Orator

Aaron

;

;

;

:

Appendix. Aaron H. Palmer, John

Jofeph Colbert,

There was Lodge of the fame

.

.

M.\

...

Telfair,

.

.

R.

1

.

" G.\ M.

"

.

and

a

1 .

of Ceremonies;

Guard of the Temple.

Affiftant

fame time with the above Chapter,

a

Sublime Council of Princes of Jerufalem, undei

In fucceeding years thefe three bodies

title.

8

Grand Secretary;

P.'. Affiftant

" "

alfo conftituted at the

Perfection,

and

1

1

Chapter,

— compofed

citizens,

and Mafons became the moft numerous

— Lodge, Council and

they were of the moft refpeftable and influential

as

memberihip of any

in

in

the United States.

During

this

Grand Council of Sublime

year, a

New

Secret, for the State of

W.

John

Mulligan,

1

.

;

John

Junior

Warden

;

P. Schifano,

W.

Eddy,

Orator

Aaron H. Palmer,

Secretary;

Jofeph Gouin,

Treafurer

James Gelfton,

Affiftant Treafurer

Jonathan Schieffelin,

G.

Francis Dubuar,

M.\

Thomas Lowndes,

Expert

John

Standard Bearer

Telfair,

In the year

place of

111.

.

Grand

In the

.

111.-.

Brother

K.

1 .

;

of the Seals

;

officers

;

of the Sovereign

Brother Elias Hicks was elected G.\ A. J.

;

of Ceremonies

Hofpitaller.

Glafs,

1810, there was a change in the

Confiftory, 1

1

;

Captain of Guards

Lott, S.

being

Prefident

Warden

Alexander

Grand

111.

Jacob Scheiffelin,

Abraham

elected

Princes of the Royal

alfo conftituted, its officers

Senior

Cafpar

Grand

York, was

B. Subrau,

and

111.-.

1

1 .

I.

,

in the

Brother Jofeph Gouin was

Hofpitaller.

month of Oftober of

Confiftory, was invaded

this year,

the jurisdiction of the Sovereign

by one Abraham Jacobs, who ^claimed

to

have received the Sublime degrees at the South, previous to his arrival here.

This

itinerant

Confiftory, aflumed to confer the Sublime degrees

up

the 16th degree, or Prince of Jerufalem, upon nineteen brethren

at

the Sovereign to

vendor of Mafonry, pleading ignorance of the exiftence of

Grand

Tammany

;

;

1

Tammany

New

Hall, in the City of

;

;

Deputy

Thefe brethren were

York.

fubfe-

of Perfeftion and a Council of Princes of

quently conftituted into a Lodge

named John G. Tardy, who claimed

Jerufalem by an individual

Infpeftor General for Pennfylvania,

to be

and through whofe inftrumen-

warrants were obtained from the Supreme Council at Charlefton.

This open

of

aft

hoftility led to a

controverfy as was naturally to be ex-

pefted, and was owing to the remonftrances of the

commencement of

Yrjrk being unheeded, but the afts

;

Appendix.

82

tality

;

on the part of the Supreme Council

owing to

their afTaults

their continued

upon the

at Charlefton,

who

of thofe

afts

New

Eaft at

of unmafonic

which eventually,

and co-equal body, and

integrity of a fifter

upholding of the

Grand a feries

trafficked in degrees as

a marketable commodity, terminated in a total eftrangement.

The Lodge

of Perfeftion and the Council of Princes of Jerufalem

gally eftablifhed through the inftrumentality of Jacobs, years,

when they

ceafed to

In the year 1811, the

Grand Commander of

There were

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Clinton,

Dr. Chas. Guerin,

James B. Durand,

W.

.

.

.

.

Mulligan,

Cadwallader D. Colden,

John

P. Schifano,

Jofeph Gouin,

.

T.\

P.-.

S.\

lft Lieut.-.

zd

Lieut.-.

Minifter of State

2d Minifter of State .

G.-. Chancellor

.

G.\ Treafurer

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.... .

.

.

K.\ Great

Seal

;

G.\ Expert Introducer G.\ E.\

S.-.

G.\ C.\

G.-.

B.\

.

.

.

G.\ Hofpitaller

.

.

.

G.\ Orator

....

;

G.\ Mafter of Ceremonies

Charles Clinton, P. Berard,

;

Commander;

.

.

;

Commander

John C. Ludlow,

J.

W.

made

G.\ Commander

D.\ G.\ Commander

.

Touffaint Midy,

Martin Hoffman,

and John

other changes, which

alfo

.

Schieffelin,

Elias Hicks,

Clinton became Deputy

Confiftory,

.

Jacob Schieffelin, Jonathan

De Witt Grand

:

Jofeph Cerneau,

John

Brother

the Sovereign

Mulligan, Minifter of State.

De Witt

ille-

but a few

exift. 111.'.

the officers rank as follows

lafted

;

;

G.-. Orator.

The

.

;;

:

;

Appendix. The Grand Committee

of General Adminiftration, charged with the

fuperviiion of the affairs of the Order,

Mulligan

On

John

;

Dr. Charles Guerin

;

P. Schifano

the United States of America,

opened with the high with

its

number of

M

-

.

De Witt

.

.

.

.

.

Lieut.".

.

G.\ M.\ of

State

G.\ T.\ of

the

Mulligan,

Dr. Charles Guerin,

.

Cadwallader D. Colden, P. Schifano,

Jonathan J.

.

Schieffelin,

The feveral Mafonic

.

.\ P.

.

Sov.

-

New

York,

.

D.\ G.\ Commander G.\ Commander;

.

.

G.'. Sec.-, of the

.

G.

.

.

-

.

G.'.

K.

-

.

M.\

;

H.\ E.\

.

....

P. Berard,

Martin Hoffman,

1812, the

33d degree,

G.\ Commander;

.

John

appli-

De Witt John W.

complete, viz

officers

.

W.

all

and dependencies, was

territories

its

honours of Mafonry in the City of

Clinton,

;

— 25th of May,

Infpeftors General of the

Jofeph Cerneau,

John

&c, of

James B. Durand

;

15th day of the month Sivan, 5572

the

confifted of

pafs,

Jofeph Gouin, and Jacob Schieffelin.

;

Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand for

and through whofe hands

&c, &c, muft

cations for Warrants, Patents,

Clinton, Prefident

183

H.\ E.\

of the Seals of Ceremonies

G.\ C.\ of

G.'.

bodies in the United States, as alfo the

Grand Orient,

France, were duly informed by circular of the eftabllfhment of the

Supreme Council 33d

for the

United

States of

America,

&c, &c.

and

;

during the courfe of the year a reply was received from the Grand Orient

of France, in Supreme Council of Rites, in which was contained a full and complete acknowledgment, and a requeft for an

affiliation

by the exchange

The

of Reprefentatives from the one Supreme body to the other.

was acceded pointed

"

to,

and

T.

-

.

M.\

Reprefentative of the

111.'.

latter

Brother Jofeph Cerneau, was ap-

Grand Orient of France

in

Supreme

T.\ M.\ " RepCommander, Honorary 111.'. Brother Germain Hacquet, Grand of Rites, Supreme Council 33d refentative near the Grand Orient of France in Council of Rites, and for the Sovereign

and Sovereign Grand Confiitory. tained

Thefe

Grand

Confiitory," and

Illuftrious Reprefentatives

were

re-

by both Supreme bodies, and the correfpondence between them, which

was both intimate and

Although

it

fraternal, paffed

through their hands until the year

1

8 2 7.

was widely known that many of the individuals, who had been

1

Appendix.

84

who

been feduced and impofed upon by Abraham Jacobs, in 1810, and a

Coun-

of Princes of Jerufalem by the authority of the Supreme Council,

fitting

were fubfequently cil

Grand

New

ting at

States, its territories

became

and fank into oblivion

Emanuel De

it

fit-

while others

j

another of the agents of

;

Motta, who reprefented himfelf

la

H.\

being the Treafurer General of the figners

application to

withdrew from thefe bodies, which

deceived,

fimilarly inaftive,

the Southern Council,

one of the

made

and dependencies,

York, to receive the degrees depending on

who had been fpeedily

United

Eaft for the

of their having

conference

this year, in

during

irregularity of their formation,

become aware of the the

formed into a

illegally

C, had

at Charlefton, S.

Lodge of Perfection and

E.

of that body, and

-

.

as

who was

of the celebrated circular iflued from Charlefton,

Decem-

ber 4th, 1802, in which an utter ignorance of even the names and numbers

of feveral of the degrees was exhibited, and feveral degrees abfolutely omitted invaded the jurifdittion of the Supreme Council for the

to be catalogued,

United

States of

&c, &c,

America,

knowledged by other

degrees upon various individuals,

upon

regularly conilituted,

Supreme Councils, and conferred

filler

—upon fome

for

others in repayment of fervices rendered,

money

—

and

fully

ac-

certain of the

confideration,

and

contrary to Art. IX. of

the Secret Statutes attributed by ignorance or otherwife to have originated

by grant from Frederic which

this fanje

governed.

" In

II.

of Pruffia, at Berlin,

Emanuel de

That Article

la

Motta and

reads as follows

which has been duly

all the other Councils,

lft,

1786, and by

pretended to be

:

a country under the jurifdidtion of a

Infpeftors General,

May

his aflbciates

Supreme Council of Sovereign

conftituted,

and

is

recognized by

no Sovereign Grand Infpeftor General, or Deputy

Infpeftor General can exercife his individual powers, unlefs he fhall have

been recognized and confirmed by fuch Supreme Council."

The

invafion was alfo the

more

flagrant,

inafmuch

as it conflifted

with

another Article of faid pretended Pruflian Conftitutions, which admitted

of the formation of two Supreme Councils ing the Charlefton

Supreme Council

to

precluded them from interfering with the

in America,

and which, allow-

have been regularly conftituted, rights, privileges

and prerogatives

of .that other Council regularly conftituted in the Valley of In .proof of this ftatement, reference Ccmftitutions,

which reads

as follows

is

made

to

Art. V. §

New

York.

3 of the fame

:

"In

;

;

Appendix. " In each of the

In

all

one

and provinces,

thofe ftates

may

at as great diftance as

The a&s will

Supreme Council of the 33d degree.

whereof North America

iflands,

of

the

compofed, there

is

la

23d of January, 1813,

Motta, and the

to

be held

at

3

Ifaac Stall,

.

.

John Brown,

.

.

number of brethren

2d degree

for that State, the fittings

of the

:

111.-.

.

Prefident

G.\

"

G.\

William Coggefhall,

"

G.\ Secretary;

De

James Perry,

Blois, .

.

Eafton,

Chafe,

William Douglas,

in the City of

Grand Council of

Richard Merritt,

Eliflia

they bore,

was granted, upon a petition

a warrant

"

Edward

Councils,

after being conftituted, confifted of the following

brothers and officers

Stephen

of the

Newport.

That Grand Council, illuftrious

evil fruits

Ifland, afking for the conftituting of a

Princes of the Royal Secret

fame

two

be

fhall

as

to.

previoufly received from a conftitutional

Newport, Rhode

main land

well of the

as

be from the other."

Emanuel de

this

be fubfequently alluded

On

kingdom or empire,

great nations of Europe, whether

there fhall be but a fingle

"

185

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Eliflia

Warden

1

J.

.

;

"

G.\ Treafurer;

"

G.

"

G.\ K.\ of

"

G.\ C.\ of Guards.

Pratt,

Blifs,

Warden;

S.\

M.

-

.

-

.

of Ceremonies

David M.

;

Seals

Coggefhall, William

Davis.

T.\ M.\

Illuftrious

On

Thomas Lowndes was appointed Reprefen-

Brother

tative near the Sovereign

Grand

Confiftory.

the 19th day of June following, upon petition received from a

ber of refpeftable brethren in

New

a Council of Princes of the

Royal Secret

eftablifhed in that city,

and became

and Sovereign Grand Confiftory

The

officers

of the fame were

num-

Orleans, La., whofe prayer was granted,

a

3

2d degree was founded and

dependency of the Supreme Council,

for the

United

States of

America,

&c, &c.

:

John

;

:

1

;;

;

;;

Appendix.

86

John B.

M. Le

....

FebvJ£,

"

Emanuel Gigand, Francis Martinez

Y

Raymond Devezee, this

-

Council,

111.

.

The

New

York

illegal

G.\ Treafurer;

" "

G.\ Expert C". of Guards.

De Witt

Clinton, and

latter

appointed

Grand Council and Sovereign Grand Con-

a£b of Emanuel de la

&c, &c,

during

acknowledgment of the Council of Rites,

G.-.

City.

Motta

previoufly alluded to, led to

renewed remonftrances from the Supreme Council America,

G.-. Secretary

"

Honorary Members, and the

Reprefentative near the Supreme fiftory,

J.\

G.\ Orator

Brethren Jofeph Cerneau,

James B. Durand were elefted

"Warden

Warden

G.\

.

LeRoux,

S.-.

"

" .

Romain Pamar,

Of

G.\

"

...

Pizarro,

Denis R. Defclnnet Deffaratts, C. F.

Prefident

111-".

John Pinard,

alfo

this

year

United States of

for the

and the knowledge of the

;

by the Grand Orient of France

latter

reached Charlefton,

S.

C,

faft

in

of the

Supreme

in official form.

Inftead,

however, of fuch information leading to any difavowal of the intrulive conduit of

De

la

Motta, and

by which they

Statutes

his

bold and unblulhing violation of the

profefled to be governed

taken of the fame, or if any,

was but

it

;

no notice was

either

to encourage

him

to

ftill

further

profecute his (or their) defigns.

With an

Motta year,

affurance

abfolutely

to

worthy of

denounce in a printed

Cerneau as. an

a better

and more loyal

caufe,

De

had the hardihood on the 21ft of September of

importer, and

circular, the

Illuftrious

la this

Brother Joseph

the Supreme Council of which

he

was

was not

until

Sovereign Grand Commander, an illegitimate organization.

This denunciatory document was widely circulated, but a fecond edition of

it

was given

to the public, endorfed

and Frederick Dalcho, of Charlefton, Motta's want of perfonal charafter in

S.

C,

New

it

by John Mitchell

(rendered neceffary by

De

York,) that

much

it

attra&ed

la

though the original was taken into confideration by thofe whofe reputation it attempted to affail. attention,

The

circular reads as follows

CIRCULAR.

Appendix.

187

CIRCULAR. Deus Meumque Jus. 0RD0 AB CHAO. In the name, and at the fpecial requeft of the

of the M.'.

cil

Sovereigns, Gr.\

P.".

lawfully conftituted, under the Celeftial

3zd deg.\ 45 m.

fwers to

To

our

Kadofh,

111.-.

111.-.

M.\

.

Val.-.

Grand and Supreme Coun-

Gen.

Inf.'.

33d Degree, duly and

1

.

Canopy of

the Zenith, which an-

N.\ L. and

Royal Secret, Knights of

Sub.-. Pr.\ of the

Princes and Knights, Gr.\ Ineffable and Sublime, Free and

Accepted Mafons of

degrees, Ancient and

all

Modern, over the

furface of

the two Hemifpheres.

To

all to

whom

thefe letters Jliall come.

CONTENTMENT

UNION,

AND WISDOM.

Be

known and remembered, That whereas

it

name of Joseph Cerneau,

a

and a jeweller by trade, refiding

New

city of

York, did fometime

the United States

of America,

Villeblerin, aged fifty, street, in the

fpring, publifh certain printed

laft

" Tableaux,"

" Mojl Potent Sov.\ Gr.\

himfelf as

ftyles

this

at

No. 118 William

at prefent

pamphlets, by the French called

he

a certain individual of the

Frenchman, born

figned and fealed, wherein

Com.',

and

its territories

of the 33^ Degr.for &c." And

dependencies,

whereas the only lawful body of the kind in the United States of America

was S.

legally eftablifhed

C,

and which

figned, Gr.'. Inf.".

is

recognized

Gen.

Sup.'. Council of the

and

on the

-

.

33d,

31ft all

May, 5801,

at the

over the world

:

I,

City of Charlefton,

therefore, the under-,

Grand Dignitary Officer

33d in Charlefton,

S.

C,

of the aforefaid

do hereby in

their

name,

at theirfpecial requeft, declare and certify, that having previoufly taken

fuch meafures as were expedient in that he

is

all

fuch cafes

;

having

alfo afcertained

not of, nor knows any thing at all about the 331^ Degree; and that

having received no fatisfaction whatfoever from the faid Joseph Cerneau, for his afluming a degree, title,

claim or right whatever; to stop,

in

crush and publish

and powers,

to

which he has not the

fmalleft

confequence whereof, and being in duty bound, all

fuch characters, fo as to prevent their doing

any

1

Appendix.

88

any further mifchief, and

and impofe upon otherwife

to continue to delude

worthy brethren, unacquainted with the Superior degrees of Free Mafonry.

Be

it

known and remembered,

high powers," rights and prerogatives,

the 33d Degree, in the United States of America,

declare to the whole world,

my

the fpecial requeft of faid Joseph

&c,

Cerneau,

my own

Supreme Council

Frenchman by

a

as an impojler

as well in

Gr.\

as a lawful I

,

of

do hereby publish and

name,

and

birth,

Gen.

Inf.'.

as in that,

in Charlefton, S.

C,

a jeweller

and

at

the afore-

by

and whom we have

the firjl magnitude,

" my

in virtue of

and

therefore, that by,

trade,

expelled

of Afylum within our Jurfdiction, and further, that whatever Mafonic works or Proceedings he may have performed, or put his hands to, ever fince his arrival in this country from the Weft Indies, are

from

alfo

every Mcfonic

hereby declared

as unlawful,

and

void,

by his

totally vitiated

la/1

bar faced impojlure and highly anti-Mafonic conduct.

That him and

all

thofe fymbolic brethren,

his aflbciates in

their Sovereign

and others who have been raifed by

what he or they have been accuftomed

to call his or

Chapter of Rofe Croix Grand Council of 33d, are hereby

declared irregular, and unlawful, and that unlefs they fhall each of them, individually

come forward,

of the laws, they

exprefs their forrow

and abhorrence of fuch un-

and fubmit themfelves according

lawful, nefarious conduct,

fhall alfo

to the exact tenor

be publilhed over the two hemifpheres, and de-

clared each of them, individually, as importers, and accomplices in his unlawful deeds.

Be crulh

it at"

known and remembered once and for ever,

perfifted in for fo

many

years

countries, particularly the

fiftory

city

of the

30th,

31ft,

That being determined

by Joseph Cerneau and

Weft

Indies,

whomfoever

capacity, declare to

also,

and

to ftop

and

fuch impositions as have been prafiifed and

all

3

it

may

I

others,

concern, that the

2d Degrees,

from foreign

my own

hereby, and in

official

Sow. Gr.\ Con-

originally eftablifhed in this

on the 6th day of Auguft, 5806, by the Th.\

111.-.

Brn.\ John Gabriel

Tardy, John Baptifte Defdoity, Mofes Levy Maduro Peixotto, and John James Jofeph Gourgas, all of them R.\ C. Eco.\ K.\ H.\ S.\ P.\ R.\ -

.

S.\ Deputies Gr.\

Inf.".

Gen.', and

Grand Mafters under the

&c, &c, and

others, has been rigoroufly infpefted,

approved of by

me

;

and recognize them,

in

confequence whereof,

?.s

well in

my own

I

old fyftem,

and their proceedings

hereby declare, acknowledge

name,

as in that

of

my

aforefaid Gr.'.

Appendix. and Sup.

Gr.'.

.

Council of the 33d Degree at Charlefton,

body

the only lawful

In teftimony whereof,

Motta, K.\ H.\ S.\ Treaf.

111.-.

.

Gen.

&c, &c, have Sov.

of

New

in

York, which can

of the United States of America,

tritt

-

,

.

New

York

month

of 6th

R.\ S.\

C,

S.

exift for the

being

as

Northern

dif-

&c, &c.

the aforefaid and underfigned

I,

P.-.

Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.-. Gen.-.

Emuanuel de

la

33d Degree, and

of the Holy Empire in the United States of America,

my

delivered the prefent under

P. - . of R.-. S.\

-

189

and

hand, and Grand Seal of

of the Stamp of the 33d, at this

alfo

by the 40th degree, 42 m.\ N.

City,

-

.

Grand

Eaft

L.\, the 26th day

5573, A.-. L's.\ 5813, and of the

called Elul, A.-. Mi.-.

Chriftian Era this 21ft day of September, 1813.

Deus Meumaue Jus. MOTTA,

E. DE LA

K.\ H.-.

S.-. P.-.

and

Treaf.-. Gen.-, of

111.-.

R.\ S.\

Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.-. Gen.-, of the

H.\ E.\

in the

U.

S.

33d Deg.\

A.

Signed, Sealed and Stamped on the original.

Deus Meumque Jus. name

In the

and in behalf of the Sup.

Gen.', of the 33d Degree, holding

Inf.".

we do hereby approve

of,

and confirm

ration

and proceedings of our

Gen.-,

of

the

H.\

111.-.

lawfully

.

its

Gr.-. Council of Sov.-. Gr.-. fittings

to himfelf

committed

the aforefaid Joseph

to

him

;

in Charlefton, S.

C,

and every of the foregoing decla-

Bro.\ E. de la

E.'. againft a certain Joseph

to himfelf the profefiion of Principles

and has arrogated

all

-

Motta,

the lll.\ Treas:.

Cerneau, who has aflumed

and Degrees, of which he

is

ignorant,

powers and privileges which never have been

and we do therefore declare and publiih, that

Cerneau and

of Mafonic communion with any

his abettor's

andfollowers,

are

unworthy

regular Free Mafons, whether of high or

low degree, or wherefoever difperfed

;

and that each and every of them

are hereby expelled from even every, or any lawful degree, or Mafonic

Society, in {hall

as

make

which they may have been received or admitted, their peace with our aforefaid

our aforefaid

111.-.

until

they

Grand Council, upon fuch terms

Treaf.-. Gen.-, of the

Hv

E.-. fhall

recommend and

adopt for that purpofe.

Given

Appendix.

190

Given under our hands and R.

-

.

feals

of the Grand Council of

Coun.\ of the 33d Degree

-

S.\ and of the Sup.

.

for the

U.

P.".

of the

S.

A., and

P.'.

R.\ S.\

dated the 24th day of December, 5813.

John Mitchell, K.\ H.\ S.\ Sov.\ Gr.\

Inf.-.

Gen.-. 33d, and Gr.\ Com.-, of the U.

Frederick Dalcho, K.\ H. Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.-.

U. by me

Iflued

.

S.

-

.

P.

-

.

S.

R.\

A. S.

-

.

Gen.-. 33d, and Lieut.-. Gr.-. Com.-, of the

A.

S.

this 31ft

day of January, 5814, E. de la

Motta,

Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.-. Gen.-. 33d, for the

U.

S.

111.-.

K.-.

H.\

S.-. P.-. R.-.

Treaf.-. Gen.-, of

H.\

S.\ E.-.

A.

Approved by Isaac Atjld,

Gr.

Sov.'.

.

Inf.-.

Gen.

-

.

M.\

D.-., K.-. H.-. S.-. P.-. R.-. S.-.

33d;

James Moultrie,

M.\

D.-., K.-. H.-. S.-. P.-. R.-. S.-.

Sov.'. Gr.'. Inf.". Gen.-. 33d.

The Supreme

Council for the United States of America,

&c, &c, fo Com-

worthily prefided over by Illuftrious Brother Cerneau, appointed a mittee on the -28th day of the

1

2th

month of feven of

its

members, emin-

ent for their focial Jlatus and attainments, to report on this moft extraordinarily

impudent and

libellous

document.

In the Sovereign Grand Confiftory,

Grand

Illuftrious

Brother

taux was

elected

Secretary

Thomas Lowndes, 2d M. \ C. \, and John

;

in place of

On

Secretary;

Anthony Raine-

Jofeph Bouchaud, Affiftant Grand Bleecker,

G. \ O. -.,

P. Berard. J.

the 2 2d day of January, 1814, the Sovereign

Grand Confiftory of

Chiefs of Exalted Mafonry, fully imprefled with the neceffity and importance

of the fubjeft, decreed, by a unanimous vote, the eftablifhment of a

Encampment of State of

New

choofing the its

Grand

own members

Grand

Knights Templar and Appendant Orders for the York, and immediately proceeded to its formation by

Sir

;

officers

thereof, taken (for this time only)

from among

and the majority of votes proving in favour of

De Witt

;

; ;

;

Appendix. De Witt

Clinton,

John

W.

for

.

Martin Hoffman,

.

Jacob Schieffelin, Elias Hicks,

Grand Matter;

111.-.

" Grand Generaliffimo

;

" Grand Captain General

Mulligan,

James B. Durand,

Thrice

191

.

" Senior Grand Warden

.

"

Junior

..."

Grand Warden

Grand Orator

Anthony Rainataux, " Grand Recorder Jofeph Gouin,

.

.

Jonathan Schieffelin,

They were

On with

" Grand " Grand

accordingly inftalled into their refpettive

the 18th day of June, 1814, this

all

Treafurer, and

Marlhal.

At

due form and becoming folemnity.

ruary, i86z,)

is

the

States of America,

and

it

Grand Encampment of

largeft

offices.

Grand Encampment was opened the prefent period, (Feb-

body of Knights Templar

fince the

zift of June,

in the

when

18 16,

the United States, was formed, has been a

nent part of that body,

-

111.

the Supreme Council 33d,

.

De Witt

Bro.\

&c, &c,

Clinton,

being ele&ed

United

the General

compo-

D.\ G.\ M.\ of General Grand

firft

Matter.

On

the 28th day of February,

by the Supreme Council

De

la Motta, reported

To

a.

.

l.\ 5814, the

Committee appointed

to take into confederation the printed circular of as follows

:

the Glory of the Supreme Architect of the Universe.

ORDO AB CHAO. the Orient of the moll powerful Sovereign

At

Infpedlors General of the

Grand Confiftory of Grand

33d degree, and Princes of the Royal

Supreme Chiefs of Exalted Mafonry of the Ancient

Heredom,

for the

United

States of America,

at the central point, anfwering to

Health.

under the

40° 41', north

Stability.

Secret,

Scottifh Rite of celeftial

canopy,

latitude.

Power.

Extract -from the minutes of the Grand Conjiflory, at

its

feflion the 28th

day of the 12th month, Anno Lucis, 5813.

The Committee

appointed at the

laft

Seffion to take into coniideration

the

:

Appendix.

192 the printed circular then follows

To

;

communicated, made their report, which

is

as

:

the mojl Potent Sovereign

America,

The Report

its territories

Grand

and

of the United States of ew York

Conjiftory

dependencies, J/tting at 2\

whom

of the Committee to

was referred a printed paper

purporting to be ifTued under the fignatures of E. de la Motta, Jn. Mitchell

and Frederick Dalcho.

Your Committee

in undertaking the charge

that this production derives

only

its

Con. •. from the manner in which

Had

it

title

to them,

signing

who

regularly clothed with the abfurdity, the

its

Gr. \ Con.", would have been properly vindicated in con-

But the means which have

without notice to merited contempt.

it

felt

has been publifhed and diftributed.

exalted degrees, were furnifhed with the means to deteft dignitv of the

have

to the confideration of the Gr.\

been only communicated to thofe,

it

committed

been ufed to diffeminate

it,

will

not permit the Gr. \ Con. \ to be paffive,

nor to withhold from the Mafonic world, the proof that

it is

but a malicious

calumny, in every refpeft anti-Mafonic, and publifhed with no other view than the gratification of private malice.

To

this effect,

your committee fubmit their

reflections

ary proceeding, on the degrees and power arrogated native of St. Croix, in the chiefs,

Weft

Indies,

by E. de

thefe

it

will appear to

what extent

De

Motta has

la

to

whom

two

his

relied

on the

his miffive has

own powers

purports to be the aft of an individual in virtue of his

he belongs, and muft be either

his aft or theirs.

exclufive authority in him, there could be in ufing the

its

Motta, a

fent.

yet affefting to proceed at the fpecial requeft of a collective

why

la

pretending to aft in the name of a Sup. \ Council at Charlefton.

From

It

this extraordin-

and on the authority of

want of information and on the credulity of thofe been

on

is

name of

the Body.

If

its

no

bodv

which

to

If his own, in virtue of

neceffitv, or

even propriety,

previous fanftion were requifite,

not that aft promulgated with the regular atteftations in fupport of

authenticity

?

Wherever

a derivative authority

be allowed, unlefs accompanied by

But an approbatory decree

is

a

fubjoined.

is

claimed,

conftituent aft in

Of whom ? Of

its

the

it

can never

perfeft form.

body

?

No.

Two

Appendix.

Two

193

other reprefentatives, without credentials,

name of a Council, members, that Seals, to

it

atteft

the proceedings of

De

la

ftart

Motta

to

approve in the is it

of

cannot fupply a Chancellor, or Secretary, or Keeper of the

an important document, directed to

in the Univerfe.

up

and, fo barren

;

The

reafon muft be obvious.

the Mafonic bodies

all

It

appears from the very

inftruments— No fuch Council ever made fuch requeit

— No fuch Council

in fact exifts.

On

the 21ft September, 1813, at

which, does not

reflect

much

New

York, (the defignated latitude of

on the geographical attainments of

credit

Sovereign Grand Infpector General,) this denunciation

been previoufly authorized,

a confirmation

24th December following, two perfons, acting

name of

a Council, give their approbation

fubfcribed

by them

as

;

as

this

deliberating or

Had

made.

it

Yet, on the

but in the

individuals,

and by

Commander and

Sovereign Grand

exclude themfelves from

is

would be nugatory.

this

very inftrument, his Lieutenant,

deciding on ulterior

meafures,,

leaving thefe to the abfolute and arbitrary will of their Treafurer, an inferior

whofe future

officer,

acts, juft

and

or unjuft, lawful or unlawful, they adopt

Can any Mafon,

fanction in advance.

or any man, believe that fo pre-

men having common fenfe

poilerous an aft, can proceed from

the flighteft knowledge of

the principles of our Order, or of

?

Amply

as

other circumltances have proved to the Gr. \ Con.

there ever was a Council

wanted than

decifive evidence could be

pretended members.

-

no more

thefe abfurd contrivances of

were fuch a body, would

If there

that if

,

at Charleftori, it has long ceafed to exiit,

its

not be feen

it

vindicating to the Mafonic world prerogatives and jurifdiftion, againft the

ufurpation of which

it

ticated in the ampleft

Nor

complained, by one of

form

will the authority of

more favourable

light

its

molt folemn

authen-

acts,

?

De

la

Motta and

his coadjutors,

from the matter, than from the form, of

appear in a daring

this

calumny. After fome confufed importer, expelled by

recitals, it declares, Firft, that

De

la

Jofeph Cerneau

is

Motta, from every Mafonic Afylum.

an

Sec-

ondly, that his proceedings and Mafonic works, fince his arrival from the

Weft

Indies, are unlawful, void

the reafon

why

they are

and

fo, that is,

highly an ti-Mafonicf conduct."

Now

totally vitiated.

" by

Thirdly,

it

declares

his laft bare-faced impofture,

and

the only fpecific impofture and conduct alleged

\

1

Appendix.

94 and which

alleged,

called the

is

and of courfe muft be the

laft,

the publication of the Tableaux, or

This, then,

is

lift

of the members of

this

firft,

alfo, is

Gr. \ Con.

by which he declares the

the highly anti-Mafonic conduft

previous proceedings to be vitiated, admitting thereby that they were regu-

This abfurdity cannot efcape the notice of the moft

lar before.

Can

the publication of a

Even fuppofmg fuch

its afts ?

carelefs.

of perfons, compofing a colleftive body, vitiate

lift

a meafure improper,

it

cannot annul antece-

dent regular tranfaftions.

Yet

this

is

the only reafon offered to cover the malignity

which has

this atrocious libel on a valuable and zealous Mafon, an induftri-

prompted

ous artifan, the father of a family, a meritorious and peaceful citizen.

But the malice of gance and

tem

in

what

is

this

production

It is well

ufurps jurifdiaion over the three degrees of

it

denominated Ancient Mafonry.

known

that the three

firft

degrees are under the exclulive fuper-

intendence of Independent Grand Lodges. is

in faft a Gr. \ Inf. :

Gen.

'.

De

la

Motta

beyond the

fatif-

of his duties and

line

powers to interfere with that jurifdi&ion.

Your Committee on giving notice of

York, in

The

Next

the point refer the Confiftory to the communication,

eftablifhment, to the expreflly recognize

Grand Lodge of its

" Old this

fome im-

for

he will hear nothing.

members of the Confiftory

are threatened with the

they fubmit

more than three months, this .threefold

New

punifhed and condemned

is

Ca/iigat audit que dolos, with

Modern Rhadamanthus,

the aflbciates or fate unlefs

Syftem. "

the State of

rapremacy over Mafter Mafons.

Sovereign Grand Commander, Cerneau,

provements of

fame

its

which they

according to the

of

Admitting that

(which your Committee have the moft

faftory reafons to dilbelieve) he has gone his

arro-

its

Betraying the greateft ignorance of the Mafonic fyf-

injuftice.

the United States, ufually

not more apparent than

is

is

Council of

;

and

for the fingle

this firft

fummons

to anfwer, kept fecret for

time promulgated with the decree

men, expelling them

in

mafs " from

every or any lawful degree or Mafonic Society."

Did not indignation

the daring malignity of this pretended denunciation, fuftain the it

excites, its ludicrous inconfiftency

would put

all

gravity at

defiance.

As

to the declaration in favour of a Sov.

the 6th Auguft, 1806,

it is

'.

Gr. \ Con. \ faid to be formed

only neceflary to remark, that thofe

who have any

Appendix. any knowledge of our degrees, of fons he names, muft allow that

what they

known

to the notice of

eftablifhed

of

and

its

many

that Confiftory of efforts to fuftain it,

who had

individuals,

its

defefts

and

and of the regularity

to enter

it,

in

no

they fuffered

oblivion.

affifted in its irregular

proceedings, convinced

of their error, applied for and received the degrees depending on

Grand

was

this

and much expenfe, borne

by many who were deluded

to fink at once into inactivity

Some

any power previous

to

So well aware were the

formation publicly announced.

its

this, that after

body never pretended

that that

equitable proportion, it

Motta, and of fome of the per-

formation on the 7th March, 1809, long after

who compofed

perfons

la

utterly impqjjible that they ought to be

profefs.

well

It is

De

it is

195

this

Confiftory.

Others, tenacious of their pride, but convinced of our correftnefs, applied for admiffion collectively

was

at

;

which

a propofition obvioufly inadmiffible,

once rejected, and which could only have proceeded from perfons

ignorant of our laws and inftitutions, or difpofed to fan&ion the violation of the obligations they impofe.

Your Committee might on

this

direft violation

made

fecurely rely on the obfervations they have

defamatory paper, to

eftablifh its total irregularity

;

but

it is

in fuch

of the fundamental laws and inftitutions of exalted Mafonry,

that they cannot refrain from fhowing that

by

thefe, that point

is

put be-

yond the reach of doubt.

The

Gr. \ Con.

,

is

vefted with the fole

power of adminiftration and

legiilation, including that of granting conftitutions, in

appertain to exalted Mafonry.

The

lutely fuperfedes the individual authority of the in the regulation

As

Grand

direft the

Thofe who

in

,

abfo-

Infpeftors General,

which the members on

It is a dignity

granted

are inverted with

it

as

Before your Committee difmifs

this

it is

pofiefs the arbi-

to aft

difgufting mafs

which certainly difcovers no

whom

the reward of merit

do not

and irrefponfible power which fome who pretend conjlitutions " imagine they are authorized to exercife. trary

wickednefs,

Con.

Infpeftor General, in rank the 33 d, the laws

manner

conferred fhall be felefted.

and experience.

Grand

which

the degrees

and government of the Order.

to this degree of

and regulations

all

eftabliftiment of a Gr.".

charafteriftic

under "Jccrct

of abfurdity and of the Chriftian morality

1

Appendix.

96

morality of our Order, they beg leave to draw the attention of the the infmuation contained in the words

fiftory to

&c., which leave

fatisfaftion,"

Commander was bound

Grand

to be inferred that our Sovereign

it

De

to give fuch fatisfaftion.

Con-

"having received no

Motta has not

la

pretended to allege that any application (which ought to have preceded an

made

accufation for negleft or refufal) was

multiplied abufes exifting in this country

But the

Brother Cerneau.

to

by means of perfons

falfely

pre-

tending to pofTefs the Exalted degrees, early attrafted the notice of the

and connefted with various infidious attempts to take advan-

-

Con.

Gr.-\

,

tage of the deficiency of our Sovereign

Grand Commander

in the Englifh

language, and of the unfufpicious confidence of his character, produced a

determination to have this

De

all

Motta was

la

applications referred to the

Documents, he mould, by applying tion

to the Gr.

he required, provided he proved

courfe,

examine too

veftigation

After

'.

Con.

.

Of

.

he wifhed to infpeft our

Con. \ have

his right to

This

all

Had

it.

refufal indicates that

clofely into our powers,

nor to fubmit

which the Confiftory might deem

the fatisfac-

he purfued

this

it

their

he was not willing

his claims to that in-

duty to make.

ample expofure of an Inftrument which can

this

none but

if

-

conduft would have been conformable to that of a perfon

his

clothed with lawful powers. to

was told

apprifed, he

Gr.

its

their labours,

authors and

abettors,

infli
your Committee might

but they prefer fubmitting on

difgrace

conclude

fafely

fome of the

this occafion

on

cir-

cumftances attending the eftablifhment and progrefs of the Gr. \ Con.

which

fome more

will alfo refleft

light

on the pretended Council

Immediately on

with the

faft,

De

la

inftallation, the

its

preme Mafonic bodies

in

Motta emphatically

Gr. \ Con.

Europe and the Weft

,

gave notice to the Su-

Indies, to

whom it

Thefe were followed by the moft ample recognition on the

part'

cavils

of

all

is

calls his.

fame time communicated copies of the patents under which

preme Grand Council of France, an

.,

at Charlef-

your Committee have no doubt

ton, which, in a fpirit of appropriation in ftrift conformity

-

aft fumcient in itfelf to

it

at the

was formed. of the Su-

outweigh the

impofters.

Having heard

that a Council

which might yet be in Warrant, and a

lift

had

activity, a

exifted at Charlefton, circular,

of the members, was

livered to the perfon

whofe name appears

South Carolina,

with copies of the Patent or

alfo tranfmitted thither

as

Grand Commander

and de-

to the aft

approving

Appendix. De

approving

la

Motta's denunciation.

was difpatched, but with no better if

ufurpers,

was their duty to take

our progrefs.

No

the Council at Charlefton was a regular body, and

we were

If

gation, required

them

to

regular,

and

inftant

97

anfwer being received, another

Your Committee here

fuccefs.

remark that it

•

1

effeftual

Mafonic courtefy,

will juft

deemed

us

meafures to arreft

as well as their obli-

They have done

acknowledge us without delay.

neither.

This profound

and

filence

Gr. ". Con. •. that the body

was

was of

neglefl;

to fatisfy the

itfelf fufficient

at Charlefton, if it ever

had

a lawful exiftence,

extinct.

The

fubfequent tranfa&ions of the Gr. - Con.'- were warranted by the .

high conftitutions under which

produced

afts

it

;

and were required by the abufes

United

in various parts of the

by importers who made

States,

a

fhamefiil traffic of their pretended degrees. Its

inherent power

recognized

as at leaft

is

the

warrant for the extent of

fulleft

its jurifdiftion,

co-extenfive with the limits of the nation where

it is

eftablifhed.

The

public papers throughout the United States bear teftimony to the

publicity

perfed

which

and

elapfed,

till

It has

ceedings. objefts,

it

has given to

members of

—

now no one

which

concerned the

it

had the hardihood

has

dif-

Years have fince to

impeach

perfevered peacefully and succefsfully towards

its

its

pro-

ultimate

the correftion of abufes, and the eftablilhmerit, on a firm founda-

tion, of the degrees

Men

the afts of

all

the higher orders to be apprifed.

under

its

peculiar care.

diftinguifhed in the annals of our

Order, have received from

it

conftitutions for the eftablifhment of exalted bodies, in various parts of the

United

And

States.

does this pretended Council of Charlefton, after years of torpid

indifference, expect

now

to rival the vital energies of this Confiftory

two or three members, the fragments of title it

is

to

be thus confidered there

obvious they have

have not a

fufficient

is

made no

number

for

its

diflevered frame, (and of their

no proof,) do now efforts

to raife

uals could overturn, or

many

it

refide at Charlefton,

from the

any deliberation, or

cording to the eftablifhed laws of the Order. expectations, that, after fo

If

?

How

official

futile

duft.

They

purpofe, ac-

muft be their

years of peaceful flumber, three individ-

even make, a body regularly formed, refpeftable

as

well

Appendix.

198 well on account of

its

who compofe

labours as of the individuals

and

it,

recognized by competent authority, whofe teftimony mull outweigh the at-

tempts of ten thoufand fuch detractors.

The

Confiftory, if called

upon by

a

body competent

to decide,

might

view with triumph the opportunity fuch an occalion would prefent to

dif-

evidence which they poffefs to confound their calumniators.

clofe all the

After this ample ftatement, your Committee are of opinion that the Gr. Con.', mould fubmit to the good fenfe of judge, the decilion between

it

and

its

who may

all

With

accufers.

refpeft to

attack either from the fame or any other quarter, your

moft dignified and proper

who

for the Confiftory to

feel interefted in their

Your Committee

occafion give any other anfwer than that

the inveftigation of

all

whom

it

may

it is

any future

Committee deem

oppofe the invitation for

concerns to apply directly to

advife that the Confiftory

it

willing to fubmit it

it

all

for information.

mould on no other

concern to make

".

be called on to

its

fimilar afts to

in a regular

and

conftitutional manner.

But your Committee cannot

hefitate to advife that the Confiftory

owe

to

themfelves and the interefts of Mafonry in general, to denounce to the

Mafonic world All which

is

this

proceeding of

De

la

Motta and

his affociates.

refpe&fully fubmitted.

New

York, zith Feb. A. L. 5814.

Signed,

John

W.

Mulligan.

E. Hicks. Jos.

A. Rainetaux.

Bouchaud.

Francis Dubuar.

Whereupon, Refolved, unanimoufly, That adopt the faid report, that feffion,

and the

it

this Gr.-. Con.',

original depofited

and publifhing

among

this

nounced

as irregular,

to the

de

la

Mafonic world

That

Motta and

this

this

the Archives of the Gr. : Con. \

their faid afts againft

mander, and the members of

Refolved,

approve and

be entered at length on the minutes of

Refolved, That the conduft of Emanuel de in framing

.

MaRTIN HoFFMAN.

JONA. SCHIEFFELIN.

la

Motta and

his affociates,

our Sovereign Grand

Gr.-. Con.-., be

and

it

is

Com-

hereby de-

anti-Mafonic, and fcandalous.

Gr. \ Con. \ does not recognize the faid Emanuel

his affociates as legally poffeffing the

degrees or powers

which

:

Appendix. which they claim, nor

as

And

exalted Mafons.

Refolved, That

it

199

worthy of admiffion into any regular affembly of

that their pretended a&s are void and infignificant.

be and hereby

is

enjoined on

all

the Mafonic bodies

under our jurifdiftion to govern themfelves by the tenor of thefe proceedings.

Refolved that copies, authenticated in due form, of the faid report and of the refolutions taken thereon at

this

meeting, be tranfmitted with

in the

two hemifpheres

bodies under

jurifdiclion.

its

New

of the State of

Grand Councils of

to the

;.

— To

R.

P.

the moft Worfhipful the

S.

True copy from

Grand Commander

;

and to

fhall direft.

the Minutes.

order of the

Grand

Conjijlory.

RAINETAUX,

A.

R. C. K. H.

«

S.

Grand Sealed

,

Grand Lodge

of the United States, and elfewhere under the canopy of heaven

By

-

and other

York, and the other moft Worlhipful Grand Lodges

fuch other bodies as the Sovereign

A

all

with the G.\ Con.

poffible difpatch to the difFerent bodies correfponding

P. R. S.

Secretary.

and Stamped by J.

SCHIEFFELIN, R. C. K. H.

Gr.\

S.

P. R. S.

Inf.

.

Gen.'. 33d deg.

Grand Keeper of the

Seals.

Previous to the above report having been made, letters were addreffed to

De

la

Motta, by

-

111.

.

Brother Stephen

De

Blois,

and

others, in re-

fponfe to copies of the unmafonic circular above alluded to, which he had

the temerity to forward them.

The

of

letter

De

Newport, R. E. de la Sir,

Motta

—Your

Blois

I.,

is

as follows

February

5th, 1814.

:

circular

under date of the 31ft

ult., I

received by mail

laft

evening, the contents of which in every point of view merit the contempt

of every

Mafon

or

man

of

common

fenfe.

derftanding had taken place between your

If

any controverfy or mifun-

felf-ftyled

Royal Highnefs,

Illuf-

trious General of the Holy Empire, and the Grand Confiftory of the

United

States,

it

was your duty to have pointedly addrefled them, and

if

our

interference

\

Appendix.

200 had been deemed

interference in a

manner becoming

a'

we ought

neceflary,

Mafon and

to

have been addrefled

The

a gentleman.

Confiftory from

which we had the honour of receiving our charter, and which we now work under, we were, previous to our application to them, convinced was regularly

and

world.

Our

authority

Con.

-

we do not mean

Your

threats to

notice of

it

as it requires, in

companions.

In a Ihort time

drefs

Mr. Jofeph Cerneau and and

fpection

Let

direction.

Grand

Illuftrious

States, not to

the

which he

we

moment

mail

your contemptuous

jointly reply to

I

doubt not

will take fuch

be fupported by

his

mean

him one of your

we

time, letters

mail ad-

for his in-

your High and Mighty

refpeftfully caution

Infpeftor General, and Royal Treafurer of the

fee

it,

or hear of

it,

my name

as

United

he threatens, for

you

will advertize

I

worthy

meeting of our members, and

In the

letter.

enclofe

me

will

call a

harbour an idea of advertizing I

ex-

laft

expofe the gentlemen compofing the faid Gr.

Hon. De Witt Clinton,

particularly the

.,

different parts of the

to conceal, but enjoy every privi-

and defend the dignity attached thereto to the

lege granted us,

tremity.

and acknowledged in

legally eftablifhed,

-as

a fcoundrel

through the world, and individually profecute you to the extremity of the law, in

which

panions.

couched

And

if

I

allure

you

I fhall

be followed by each of

If you have any further communications in

proper language, and in the

you wifh

letters poft-paid,

you

like

my

worthy com-

make,

to

manner they

will pleafe fet the

will

them be

let

be replied

to.

example by paying

the pottage of any further letters you write.

Your obedient humble

fervant,

Stephen

The

effects

De

Blois.

of the able report of the Committee on the minds of an

enlightened Fraternity foon became apparent.

Its

plain ftatements

and un-

anfwerable arguments carried conviction of the iniquitous proceedings of la

Motta and

his aflbciates at

Chariefton, S. C.

where both Mitchell and Dalcho, and an application was fhortly afterwards to the

Supreme Council

for the

the founding and conftituting a

brethren

as officers

la

United

for

De

even from that city

Motta

were

beft

known

brethren, refidents thereof

States of

America,

&c,


for

Grand Council of Princes of Jerufalem

which requeft was granted, and the Illuftrious

De

made by

;

faid

Council confifted of the following

:

John

,

; :

;

; ;

;;;; ; ;

Appendix. John

Cogdell,

S.

Senior the

Thomas W.

Bacot,

201

Grand Warden of

Grand Lodge of

Grand

Matter

Grand Lodge of

S.

of

C.

"

C,

S.

M.

Prefident

111.-.

the

Ex-Prefident

.

"

A. E. Ulmo, Ifaac

Wilfon,

Grand Secretary of

Grand Lodge of

S.

Dep.-. Prefident;

the

"

C,

S.\ Gr.-.

Warden

Gr.-.

Warden

.

"

Peter Fagolle,

J.-.

F. L. L'Herminier,

"

Tucker,

"

Charles

S.

Peter Defpertes,

•'

A. L. Prince,

«

Antoine A. A. Carivene,

"

Samuel Richards,

"

Richard Pearce,

"

Jacques Magnan,

"

Members. ter

Javain,

—

Joel R. Poinfett

which

Confiltory of

latter

New

111.-.

York, and

;

a

Simon

S.

Gr.-.

Orator

Gr.-. Secretary

Gr.-. Treafurer Gr.-. M.-. of Cer. Gr.-. K.-. of Seals

Gr.-. C.-. of

Gr.-.

Guards;

Expert;

Gr.-. Hofpitaller.

Chancognie

;

John Uylee

;

Pe-

Brother reprefented the Sovereign Grand 111.-.

reprefentative near the Sovereign

The Grand

;;;

Brother Jacob Schieffelin was appointed

Grand

Council immediately

Confiftory at this

after it

had been

Grand

Eaft.

constituted, founded

Sovereign Chapter of Princes of Rofe Croix in the City of Charlefton,

under the

title

of " Friends of Peace," of which were

Joel R. Poinfett,

Thomas W.

"

John Dumaine,

"

John Cogdell,

" "

Ifaac

M.

Wilfon,

Prefident

Ex-Prefident

Gr.

-

Pierre Defpertes,

Gr.

-

Tucker,

"

Chaf.

S.

Ulmo,

J.-.

Warden

Gr.-. Secretary;

"

E.

Warden

Gr.-. S.\ Gr.-.

"

Anthony

A

111.-.

Bacot,

officers

.

Orator;

.

Treafurer

Gr.-. M.-. of Cer.

petition was alfo received from feveral brethren in Philadelphia, pray-

ing for the conftituting of a

Grand Council of

3 2d degree, for the State of Pennfylvania.

Princes of the Royal Secret,

The

requeft

was complied with,

;

;

;;

Appendix.

202 and

with,

Brethren

Grand Council

a

as officers

there with the following

conftituted

F. Hartell,

John

F.

111.'.

John

Prefident

Gr.\ S.\ Warden

Canonge,

Warden

John F. Herils,

.

Gr.-.

Peter Duler,

.

Gr.\ Secretary;

.

.

Gr.-. Treafurer

.

.

Gr.-.

.

Gr.

J.

Gardette,

A. Sabel, J.

M.\

.

.

M. Monges,

111.

.

111.'

:

Brother John

W. Mulligan was New York.

.

J.-.

K.\ of

Seals

;

Hofpitaller.

appointed reprefentative near

the Sov.\ Gr.-. Confiftory at

On

the 21ft day of

rendered

notorious,)

Charlefton, S.

C,

May, of

this year,

without even

De

(1814,)

knowledge of

the

aided by an individual of the

Joseph Gourgas, an emigre,

la

Motta, (now

his

aflbciates

at

name of John James

who had been an amanuenfis

in his

employ,

and others who had clandeftinely received the Sublime Degrees through his

(De la Motta's)

inftrumentality, capped the climax of their illegal

and clandeftine proceedings, by

Supreme Grand Council

for the

fanftioned

what they denominated "

The

Northern Jurifdiftion of the United States,"

whofe headquarters they located

This bold ufurpation was

eftablifhing

at

New

York.

after a delay

of nearly eight months, partially

by fome of De la Motta's colleagues

at

Charlefton,

who

granted a charter to the fpurious body thus formed, on the 7th January,

1815; but, Council

it

was not

until

the

21ft

May, 1815,

that

the Charlefton

finally ratified the aft.

In 1816, in confequence of the invafion of the jurifdiftion, and the adverfe feelings manifefted

tinued intrigues of

its

by the Supreme Council

agents,

at Charlefton, the con-

and the founding by them of various bodies,

in this

and other

Grand

Confiftory, and direfted to

States, the following circular all

was iffued by the Sovereign

the Mafonic bodies in the

United

States of America.

0RD0 AB CHA0.

To

the Glory

of the G.\

A.-,

of the Univerfe.

Moft Potent Grand Confiftory of the Supreme Chiefs of Exalted Mafonry

\:

Appendix. Heredom

fonry of the Ancient Scottifh Rite of

America,

from the minutes of

the Cel. :

States of

30th November, 1816.

era,

Canopy of the Zenith, at the central point anfwering

to the \oth degree, 4 1 min. :

The

United

30th day of the ninth

Seffions of the

its

moon, Anno Lucis, 5816, common

Under

for the

and dependencies.

its territories

Extract,

203

N. : L. :

Sovereign Grand Confiftory regularly convoked,

met

general

in

aflembly on the day above mentioned, at the ufual place for holding fittings,

and

its

labours opened by the Sovereign

Grand Commander

its

in the

accuftomed form and manner.

The

fubjeft of the following decree being

motives that led to

members having evinced

feveral

Minifter of State, being heard,

Whereas

upon

and the

it,

-

111.

.

Bro.

was, unanimoufly adopted in thefe words

the right of granting Conftitutional Charters, for Mafonic Inits

and depen-

territories

from the perfeft Mailer fourth degree, to that of Grand Infpedtor

General 33d, both inclulive, fiftory

it

their opinion

within the United States of America,

stitutions,

dencies,

under confideration, and the

meafure being maturely weighed and appreciated,

this

Grand Con-

only with the Sovereign

exifts

of Supreme Chiefs of exalted Mafonry, therefore,

Resolved, That to be entitled to the privileges and prerogatives of

Mafonic bodies conftituted by in thofe degrees in the

United

dencies under, or under

eleven months from the infpeftion of this

fpeftion

fliall

Grand

this

lift

all

that are working

territories

its

pretence of any foreign authority,

and depenfliall

within

date, prefent their warrant or authorization for the

Grand

be delivered

Confiftory

and that the

;

certificates

of fuch in-

gratis.

Also Refolved, That the preceding the

Confiftory,

America,

States of

refolution be inferted at the head of

of the members of the Sovereign Grand Confiftory,

&c,

about to

be printed.

A

true copy

from

the Minutes.

A. Rainetaux, Gr.

The

lift

T.\ M.\

of officers above alluded to

111/. B.-.

Jofeph Cerneau,

De Witt Gr.-.

P.-.

Clinton,

is

-

.

Chancellor.

as follows

M.\, M.\

G.\ M.\

:

P.'.

of the

Sov.\ Gr.-.

Com.

Grand Lodge,

Dep.-.

Com. T.\ M.:

;

Appendix.

204 TV. M.\

111.-.

"

B.\ Charles Guerin,

"

M.\,

P.'.

James B. Durand, P.

W.

John

Mulligan,

G/. Cora.

lft Lieut.-.

M.-., 2d Lieut.-. Gr.-.

.

M.\,

P.-.

Cadvvallader D. Colden,

lft

Com.

M.-. of State;

W.-. of the Gr.-. Lodge,

S.-.

2d M.-. of State;

"

"

Anthony Rainetaux, G.

"

"

John

"

"

Jofeph Bouchaud,

"

"

Francis Dubuar,

-

Chancellor;

.

P. Schifano, Gr.-. Secretary

M.\,

P.-.

M.\, 2d

P.-.

"

"

Jofeph Gouin, Gr.-. Treafurer

"

"

Jacob Schieffelin,

"

"

;

Secretary

lft Affiftant

M.-., Gr.-. K.'. of the Seals;

P.-.

M.\

of Cer.

Jonathan Schieffelin, P.\ M.\,

lft

Thomas Lownds,

P.-.

Gr.-. M.-. of Cer.

Touffaint Midy,

lft

M.-.,

2d

2d

Gr.-. Ex.-. Introd.

Martin Hoffman, Dep.\ Gr.-. Gr.'. Captain of

Prefent Members.

Hunter,

—The

M.\

of the Gr.-. Lodge,

G.

M.\,

Gr.-. Hofpitaller.

Illuftrious

Brethren, Cafpar

P.-.

Moft

Gr.-.

Gr.-. Ex.-. Introd.

Elias Hicks, P.-. M.-.,

W. T.

;

Affiftant Secretary;

W.

Eddy,

James Gelfton, Aaron H. Palmer, Abraham Lott, Alexander Glafs, John Telfair.

Abfent Members.

—The

Hon.-.

Gr.-. Chan.-. Gr.-.

Moft Off.-.

Illuftrious

Brethren,

J.

P. Berard, Ex.-.

M.\, Charles Clinton,

P.-.

Febvre,

W.

Deblois, R. Merrill, J.

J.

Lillet,

F. Hurtel, P. Duler,

T.

D. D.

W.

B. Subrau,

B.

M. Le Stephen

J.

Bacot, P. Defportes,

Dumaine. Deputies

J.

Chamau, Moreau

Davis, P.

J.

Deffefarts,

Lewis Labourdette, Lalung Montrop, Emmanuel Gigaud,

Inf.'-

Gen.: in the Provinces.

Pinard, for the State of Louifiana

Rhode

Ifland

;

A.

;

— The Moft

Blocquerft, for the

J.

Javain, for the State of South Carolina

Illuftrious Brethren,

John A. Shaw,

;

State

for

the

State of

of Pennfylvania

;

Peter

Louis de Loup, for the State of

Maryland.

—The Moft

Honorary Members.' Gr. '. Hon.-.

Com.

-

.,

Illuftrious

Reprefentative near the

Sup.'. Council of Rites Sov. \ Gr. \

Brethren, Germain Hacquet,

Grand Orient of France

Con. '., and Sup.

.

in

Council of Grand Infpeitors

;

:

Appendix. 33d degree;

Infpeftors Generals

Council of Gr.\

Jamaica;

Dupotet, Gr.\ Hon/. Com.-.;

Jofeph Toirac

;

Reprefentative near the Sup.

.

John A. Lamourous

Barthelemy Bruneteau.

;

Reprefentatives of the correfponding bodies near the

Grand

-

General of the 33d degree for the Ifland of

Imp.-.

M.

A.

John Huard

Itter,

J. J.

205

M.\

P.

-

Sov.'.

.

Confiftory.

The Moft France, Sup.

Brethren, Jofeph Cerneau, for the Gr.

Illuftrious -

Durand,

for the Sov.-. Gr.-.

State of

Louinana

Sub.-. P.-. of

.

.

O.-. of

.

.

Rhode

of

P.-.

of R.\

-

for the State

,

Sec.-, for the

Ifland; John

P.

Sub.-.

-

W.

Mulli-

of R.-. Sec.-, for the

.

Jacob Schieffelin, for the Sov.

;

of R. -. Sec.

P.".

-

the Sov.-. Gr.-. Council of the

for

Gr.\ Council of the

State of Pennfylvania -

fd^ the State

Sec.-, -

Council of the Sub.

Thomas Lownds,

;

R.\

gan, for the Sov.

the Sub.

-

Council of Rites, and Sov.-. Grand Confiftory; James B.

.

\

Gr. \ Council of

of South Carolina.

Grand Committee of General Adminiftration.

M.\

111.-.

B.\

Vicc-Prejident.—T.:

M.\

111.-.

Pre/ident.—T.:

Members.

—James

B.

De Witt

Clinton.

B.\ Charles Guerin.

Durand, John

W.

Mulligan,

Pafcal

Schifano,

Jofeph Gouin, Anthony Rainetaux, Jacob Schieffelin.

During the year 1817, the

circular

which was addrefled the November pre-

ceding to the various Mafonic bodies throughout the United States, brought

under the inspection and approval of the Sovereign Grand Confiftory

The

Sov.-.

Chapter of

P.-.

liance," fitting in the Valley of

The

Sov.-.

Peace,"

Chapter of

fitting in

New

X.-.,

New R.\

York,

Rhode

under the S.

title

of "Friends of

C.

the City of

New

York.

of Sublime Princes of the

New

Royal Secret

for the

Orleans, La.

of Sublime Princes of the

Ifland, fitting in the

The Grand Council

of " Triple Al-

York.

X.-.,

State of Louifiana, fitting in the Valley of

The Grand Council

title

of Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret for the

fitting in

The Grand Council

State of

under the

the Valley of Charlefton,

The Grand Council State of

P.-.

R.\

Royal Secret

for the

City of Newport.

of Sublime Princes of the

Royal Secret

for the

State of Pennfylvania, fitting in the City of Philadelphia.

The

;

Appendix.

206

Royal Secret

of Sublime Princes of the

The Grand Council

for the

State of South Carolina, fitting in the City of Charlefton.

degree publiftied In the year 1818, the Supreme Council of the 33d the fame to all forwarded and their annuary or official lift of officers, &c,

The names

the bodies in correfpondence with them.

T.\ M.\

111.-.

:

M.\ P.-. Sov.\ Gr.-. Com. M.\ of the Grand Lodge, and State of New York, M.\ 111.-. D.\

B.\ Jofeph Cerneau, P.\ M.\,

De Witt

Clinton, Gr.-.

Governor of the Gr.-.

Com.

W.

John

"

are as follows

Mulligan,

M.\, M.-.

P.-.

111.-.

Com.

L.-. Gr.-.

Cadwallader D. Colden, S.\ W.-. of the Grand Lodge,

"

New

and Mayor of the City of

York,

M.\

111.-.

of

State

Charles Guerin,

P.-.

P. Schifano,

John

M.-.,

Prefent Members.

—The

Moft

Gr.-.Treaf.-. of the H.-.E.

Gr.-. Secretary of the

111.-.

Jonathan Schieffelin,

111.-.

M.-.,

P.-.

-

H.\ E.

Gr.-.K.-. of the Seals.

111.-.

Brethren, Jacob Schieffelin,

Illuftrious

James B. Durand, Jofeph Gouin, Elias Hicks, Touffaint Midy, Anthony Rainetaux,

Thomas Lownds,

Francis Dubuar, Jofeph Bouchaud, Martin

Hoffman. Abfent Members.

— The

Hon.-. Com.-., France

Berard querft

;

John Huard J.

;

F. Hurtel

Javain, So. Ca.

In

;

1819, the

changed.

flightly

;

Moft

Jamaica

John B. Le Febvre Duler

P.

P. Defportes

lift

Itter,

J. J.

;

;

of

;

officers

Louis

;

J.

le

;

Emmanuel Gigaud

;

Pierre

Loup,

Chamau

Md

;

J.

;

Harman

Weftervelt,

Grand Keeper of

the Seals, and

In 1820, the Sovereign all

the

2d

of the Sovereign

Grand

P.

Bloc-

La

;

P.

Confiftory was

Grand Secretary ;

Abraham

Lott,

Grand Confiftory

alias

J.

;

J.

Palmer was elefted Grand

Affiftant

Grand and Subordinate bodies

de Glock de Obernay,

A.

Pinard,

Chancellor, in the place of A. Rainetaux; Jofeph Bouchaud, tary

;

Gr.-.

Dumaine.

Brother Aaron H.

111.-.

G. Hacquet,

Illuftrious Brethren,

Grand

iffued

an

Grand

Secre-

Elias

Hicks,

Hofpitaller.

edift,

denouncing to

in the world, as an importer,

D'Obernay de Glock, who, under

tence of his quality as a Sovereign

Joseph

the pre-

Grand Infpeftor General 33d degree, had

;

Appendix. created didtion ,rees

;

members and

erefted a

and who had

alfo

Grand

207 Confiftory in places under

conferred of his

of Ancient Mafonry, and transferred the power to do

thin the jurifdidtion of regularly conftituted •fure

drove

o

Th

there were fome changes in the off-

James Gelfton was elefted Grand Treafurer

:

fo to

Grand Lodges.

exift.

Grand Confiftory

In the Sovereign ers

thi.<-

the r

importer into Mafonic exile, and with his remova.

this

he had produced ceafed to

/ils

own mere motion

in place of Jofeph

Gouin

Jofeph Gouin, Grand Keeper of the Seals, in place of Jacob Schieffelin

Cafpar

John

W.

Eddy, Grand

G.\

Telfair, A.-, to

During the year 1821,

Hofpitaller,

Abraham Lott

place of

in

j

;

and

I.-.

a moft interefting

and valuable correfpondence

was renewed with the Grand Orient of France, in Supreme Council of Rites,

which

body through Reprefentative T.\ M.\

latter

Germain Hacquet, forwarded

Grand Confiftory a

renewed

letter

In this year

to

their fraternal greetings, a

copy of

of acknowledgment figned by the

111.-.

was fucceeded by

Bro.\

111.-.

Jof.

Cerneau refigned

W.

Bro.\ John

their Proceedings,

officers

as Sov.

.

was appointed a Deputy Infpedtor General

Gr.\ Com.-., and

-

-

.

111.

.

Brother Seth Driggs

for the ifland

of Trinidad, with

Grand Council

the neceflary powers forming and conftituting a Sovereign

of Princes of the Royal Secret, bodies,

and

alfo the conftituting a

and

and members.

Mulligan.

month of September, 1822, T.\ M.

In the

Brother

111.-.

Supreme Council and Sovereign

the

3 2d

together with Subordinate

degree,

Grand

Committee

Provifional

at

Port of

Spain, in that ifland.

Patents were alfo granted for the formation of

Grand Councils of Princes

of the Royal Secret, 3 2d degree, and Capitulary Charters for Sovereign

Chapters of Rofe Croix, at the following places. Baltimore,

Porto Rico umbia.

j

Maryland

Deputy

In June, 1823,

Gr.\ Com. 111.-.

Bro.

.

On the New York

-

.,

;

Havana,

ifland of

Cuba

Cumana, Barcelona and La Guayra,

and

Inf.-. -

111.

.

-

111.

.

Gen.

,

Bro.-. Bro.-.

;

Mayaguez,

refiding in the above places

John

W.

Clinton became Sov.

Elias Hicks being appointed

15 th Auguft, a. d. 1824, the

of

were appointed.

Mulligan refigned the

De Witt

ifland

in the Republic of Col-

office .

of Sov.

.

Gr.\ Com.-.,

D.\ G.\ Com. Marquis de La Fayette landed in

City, as the nation's gueft, and fhortly afterwards was exalted by the

;

Grand Council

the Supreme

Grand Orient

On

in

tulary Charter

officers

for a

"La

of

Garritt

the

for

as follows

....

Morgan,

Gr.\ S.\ Warden;

"

Gr.\

Warden.

J.-.

M.\

Clinton,

Schieffelin,

.

.

.

.

Sov.\ Gr.\

P.-.

Dep.

-

Gr.

.

.

Com.

Com.

Lieut.\-Gen.\

lft

Gr.\ Chancellor -

Gr.

Glafs,

....

M. Lowndes,

la

.

-

.

Gr.".

Morgan,

;

Treafurer

Gr.". Secretary;

Cadena, Gr.

Thomas Lowndes,

-

Sec.

K.

,

-

for

M.\

-

Foreign Department;

of Seals

.

lft

Gr.

Aug. T. Cerneau,

2d

Gr.". M.". of Cer.

Wm. T.

Gr.". Ex.". Introducer;

S.

Hunter,

Geo. Scriba,

Jr.,

Henry Marih,

Hampton Dunham, In the

....

and

at a fubfequent

S.

Gr.".

Gr.

-

Gr.

Spofford,

.

.

C.

Ex. .

Grand Confiftory

in

and

.

of Cer.

Introducer;

of Guards

Hofpitaller.

exalted

M.

by the Sovereign Grand

D., of Newburyport, Mafla-

meeting held on the

Brother Spofford was appointed by

the Sovereign

.

2d

month of January, 1825, was

Confiftory, Brother Richard chusetts,

year

Com.

-

Minifter of State

Telfair,

Oliver

this

:

Mariano Velafquez de

.

.

"

Martin Hoffman,

S.

following

Prefident

-

111.

2d Lieut.\-Gen.\ Com.

Alex.

-

the

F. Dubuar,

John

111.

York;

:

Elias Hicks,

Jonathan

New

Valley of

of the Sovereign Grand Confiftory at the clofe of

officers

De Witt

Confiftory granted a Capi-

Grand

Henry Marih,

The

On

Rites.

the Sovereign

M. Lowndes,

Oliver

degree of Mafonry.

laft

Sovereign Chapter of Rofe Croix, under the diftindtive

Fayette,"

named

being

33d and

Supreme Council of

November,

the 2 2d

to the

he was received, acknowledged and proclaimed by the

his return to France,

were

;

Appendix.

208

title

; ;;

1

7th day of fame month,

letters patent,

for the State

Reprefentative of

of Maffachufetts, with the

Appendix. the rank of

209

Deputy Grand Infpe&or General, with power

Sovereign Chapter of Rofe Croix, and alfo to form a

to conftitute a

Grand Council of

Princes of the Royal Secret for the State of Maflachufetts.

During the year 1826, tnere were no changes

in the

Supreme Council or

Sovereign Grand Confiftory.

In 1827, the Anti-Mafonic or

Morgan excitement commenced

its

rav-

it

had

and the Supreme Grand Council perceiving the defolation

ages,

brought, and was

ftill

many Mafonic

bringing to fo

hearth-ftones in other

branches of the Order, determined to remain perfectly paffive, and main-

" mafterly

tain a

inactivity " until the fcourge Ihould

have expended

its

fury.

This courfe was ftrongly urged upon both the Supreme Grand Council and Sovereign Grand Confiftory, by their Sovereign Grand Commander, the Illuftrious

Brother

concurred in by

De Witt

his

Clinton,

who

Supreme Council, was on the

1 1

th

1828, and while in the active performance of his duties State of

New

as

day of February,

Governor of the

York, fuddenly called to the Supreme Grand Council on being lamented not only by his Illuftrious Mafonic

High,

his deceafe

ciates,

but by the nation at large.

Illuftrious

had been

Ihortly after his advice

To

aflb-

T.\ M.\

the vacancy thus created,

Brother Elias Hicks fucceeded, and the policy initiated by

was

predeceflbr,

faithfully

tornado had expended

and wifely carried out,

itfelf,

when

until the

his

Anti-Mafonic

the aftive labours of Exalted

Mafonry

were again refumed. In the interim,

i.

during the years 1828, 18Z9, 1830, 1831, Cadwal-

e.,

D. Colden, and others withdrew altogether from the Mafonic

lader

tion in all

its

branches, but their places were immediately

other effective

members of the Supreme Council, and Sovereign Grand

Several of the Lodges, Chapters, Councils and Confiftories de-

Confiftory.

pendent on the Supreme Grand Council

&c, &c,

inftitu-

from the

filled

for the

United

States of

America,

unable to withftand the devaftating influence of the politico-

Mafonic excitement, yielded up

their exiftence, as well in

New

York,

as in

other places.

At 12th

and

the fitting of the

M.\ M.\ A. interefting

.

L.

-

nature.

Book of the fame

The

-

.

Supreme Grand Council on the 23d day of the 5831, the proceedings were of

We

tranfcribe

the

a highly

important

following from the Golden

:

Sup.-. Coun.-. of the P.-. S.\

Gr/.

Inf.-.

Gen.-. 33d and

laft

degree

of

Appendix.

21o

of the Ancient and Accepted Scottifh Rite of Heredom, for the United States of America,

territories

its

and dependencies,

at the Vertical

fitting

Point of the Zenith, correfponding to the 40th deg.\ 41 m.\ N.\ L.\ and 3 deg.\

1

m.\

affembled on

M.\

of the

13

s.-.

E.\ Long/, from Waftungton City, was extraordinarily

day, near the B.\ B.\, by order and under the Prefidency

this

Com.-, (ad vitam) the moft

P.". Sov.-. Gr.-.

111.-.

Bro.-. Elias

Hicks.

The

commenced with

labours

the former

by the M.\ and by the

The M.

Gr.\ Com.-., the

P.-. Sov.-.

-

Sov.

P.-.

.

-

Gr.-.

.

M.\

111.-,

the proceedings of

; .

Coun.\ and figned

Com.-, read to the Sup.-. Coun.\ a defpatch

addrefled to him, under date of the 2d day of the

3d Mas.-. M.\

5830, by the Sup.-. Coun.-. of France, of which the

Count de

St.

Laurent had made an authentic

unto annexed,

Com.-,

lft Lieut.-. Gr.-.

of the H.\ E.\

Gr.-. Sec.-,

111.-.

the ufual folemnities

were read and fanftioned by the Sup.

fitting

tranflation,

M.\

L.\

A.-. -

111.

Bro.

.

.

which was there-

of printed documents relating to the tranfadlions

alfo a file

of that body.

The tion,

reading of thefe documents was liftened to with the greateft atten-

and the important

Coun.

.

faft

which the

of the United States,

&c,

defpatch revealed to the Sup.'.

faid

among

caufed

the

members the moft

ferious reflections.

The

fubjeft

was forthwith taken into confideration, and the Sup.-.

Coun.'. unanimouflv decided that a

M.\

P.". Scv.-. Gr.-.

Committee mould be appointed by the

Com.-., for the purpofe of collecting information from

the Archives, and preparing a reply to the Sup. fying

its

defire to entertain

continually with

.

Coun.-. of France,

them the moft

tefti-

friendly

and

regular communications, and alfo to tender our kind regards for the attentions

mown

The

to us in the tranfmiffion of thofe printed works.

Sup.'.

Refolved,

Coun.-.

printed works accompanying

it

that

the

In conformity with thefe refolutions, the

named

M.\

the

111.'.

Bro.

.

mentioned defpatch and the

be depofited in the Archives.

the Marquis de

M.

-

.

P.-.

Sov.-.

Sant Angelo

to

Gr.-. Com.-, affift

him

in

the faid refearches and collating the fafts for the reply to the Sup.-. Coun.-.

of France.

The M.

-

.

111.

.

Bro.

-

.,

the Marquis de

Sant Angelo, communicated

to

the

Appendix. the Sup.'. Coun.\ a defpatch from the P.

-

211

Sov.

.

-

.

Gr.\ Com.

-

Count

the

.,

de St. Laurent, by which he propofed to the Sup.". Coun.'. for the United States of America,

&c,

with them by a Treaty, of which he, at

to unite

the fame time, propofe the bafis, and of which the objeft '

is

Union of

the

and of the Ancient Supreme Council of Mexico, already

the two Powers,

&c,

united to that of Terra Firma, South America,

one felf-fame Dog-

in

power of the Ancient and Accepted

matical and Adminiftrative

Scottifh

Rite for every portion of America compofing their refpe&ive jurifdi&ions

and the Canary

iflands.

This propofition developed by the

Angelo, was unanimoufly agreed the

M.\

P.'. Sov.'. Gr.'.

whom

bers to

on behalf of the

miffioners

Terra Firma, &c,

for

St.

Laurent

According as

lft

fulfill

whom

111.'.

The

M.\

the

make and

memCom-

M.

'.

111.

'.

Bro.

Com.', appointed

'.

all

Jonathan Schief-

O. de A. Marquis de

and the M.'.

whom

Treaty.

fign the faid

Bro.'.

111.'.

Count de

P.'. Bro.'.

P.'. Sov.'. Gr.'.

Sov.'. Gr.'. Inf.'. Gen.'., E.'., to

M.\

and

111.',

M.\

Committee, the

111.'.

due and

Bro.'.

full

George

powers were

their miffion.

Refolved, that a copy of M.'.

treat as

Sup.'. Coun.'. with thofe of the Sup.'. Coun.'.

Smith, Gr.'. Sec. of the H.'. given to

be given to

fhall

Lieut.'. Gr.'. Com.'., the M.'.

Sant Angelo,

Bro.\ the Marquis de Sant

Sup.'. Coun.'. Refolved, that

appoint a Committee of three

powers

fhall defignate to ftipulate,

faid

111.'.

and the

fhall

full

to this refolution, the

members of the

felin,

Com.',

the neceffary

M.\

to,

Bro.'.

Refolution be fraternally direcled to the

this

the Count de

St.

Laurent.

work of the day being terminated, the prefent record of the Sup.'.

Coun.'. was inferted in the Golden Book, read, approved, and figned at the

fame time, and the

fitting clofed

Made, Signed and Sealed

with the ufual folemnity.

the day,

month and year utfupra.

Elias Hicks, Sov.'. Gr.'. Com.', (ad vitam.)

Jonathan Schieffelin, Geo. Smith,

The

following

is

a

Gr.-.

lft Lieut.'.

Sec. of

copy of the mentioned powers

Gr.'.

Com.

the H.'. E.

:

ORDO AB CHAO.

From

Sov.'. Gr/. the Eaft of the W.'. and of the Sup.'. Coun.'. of Inf.'.

;

:

Appendix.

212 and

Gen.-. 33d

Inf.-.

degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottifh

laft

Rite for the United States of America,

and dependencies,

territories

its

under the C.\ C.\ at the Vertical Point of the Zenith, correfpond-

fitting

m.\ N.\ L.\, and

ing to the 40th deg.\ 41

Long.

deg.\

3

m.\ 13

1

E.\

s.\

from Washington City.

-

,

Deus Meumque Jus.

To

M.\

our

P.

-

Sov.-.

.

Gr.\

Inf.-.

33d degree, moft Valiant and

Gen.-.,

Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret, Knights of K.\ H.\,

and Knights,

Modern over

cient and

To

and Sublime Mafons of

Gr.-. Elefts, Ineffable

all thofe to

whom

theft Letters

of Credencefhall appear and

concern,

HEALTH,

'

POWER.

UNION,

Ye, That having received an

official

Count de St. Laurent, Gr.-. Com.-, (ad the 33d degree for Terra Firma, iflands,

&c, &c,

New

proportion, dated the four-

M.\

teenth day of the prefent month, from our

Canary

An-

degrees

the furface of the two Hemifpheres

may

Know

Princes

111.-.

all

Bro.

P.".

tending to unite by a folemn Treaty that all its

.,

the

Dog-

fubordinate Sections, with

the Sup.-. Coun.-. of the United States of America, all its

-

of the Sup.-. Coun.\ of

Spain, South America, Porto Rico,

matical and Adminiftrative Body, including

pendencies, including

and

111.',

vitarri)

and de-

its territories

fubordinate Sections, and hereby to confolidate

and increafe the power and profperity of our Sublime Order, and more particularly the fafety

and

world,

efpecially

and welfare of our Brethren throughout the whole of our Hemifphere, and having appointed

miffioners with full and

ample powers to arrange and regulate

and things touching and concerning the

And

whereas,

we

Gr.-. Inf.'. Gen.-.,

the underfigned

faid

M.\

Sov.

.

Gr.-. Com.-,

Sov.

.

Gr.-.

M.\

(ad viiam) of South America,

Brethren Jonathan Schieffelin, Gr.-.

111.-.

&c, have

Gr.-.

Com.-.; O. de A. Marquis de Sant Angelo, Gr.-.

Geo. Smith,

So.-.

-

,

and Sov.

Bro.-. the

111.

.

Com.

-

.

33d degree, duly and lawfully congregated, cheerfully

M.\

-

Com-

matters

Treaty

P.-.

reciprocate in the laudable propofition of our -

all

Gr.-. Inf.

.

Inf.

.

M.\

P.

-

.

appointed our

Gen.-., lft Lieut.-. Inf.-.

Gen.-, and Gr.-. Sec.-, of the

Gen.-.,

and

H.\ E.\,

to

meet

Appendix.

213

meet

in

trious

and moft powerful Brother of South America mall judge proper

convention with the Commiffioners which our aforefaid

appoint, and thereby

upon exchanging

powers

their

raoft illuf-

to arrange, regulate

to

and

fuch matters and things concerning the faid Union of the two

eftablifh all

Sublime Bodies with

full

and ample power

to,

conclude fuch a connexion or

Treaty, referving to ourfelves the ratification thereof.

To and

which Letters of Credence we have hereunto fubfcribed our names

affixed thereto the

near the B.

A.

.

L.

.

-

.

B.

5831

-

.,

;

Grand

Seal of our Sublime Order, in

under the C.\ C.

-

.,

this

(vulgd) 23d February, A.

-

Elias Hicks, P.

(Signed)

open Council,

M. month,

23d day of the 12th .

D.\ 1831.

.

Sov.\ Gr.

-

Jonathan Schieffelin,

ill

.

Com.

Lieut.

-

.

(ad vitam.)

-

,

1

Gr.

.

.

Com.

O. de A. Marquis de Sant Angelo, 33d. Geo. Smith, Gr.

The Committees named

as

.

Sec.

,

of the H.

.

E.

(l. s.)

above, after friendly explanations mutually

interchanged between them, being fully convinced, the two Powers being

of the fame Rite, and fame Degree, having a

like

Doctrine, being equally

animated with a defire of attaining the object of their

inftitutions,

and

both prefent, both willing to contract, both authorized fo to do for the

Order, and efpecially that of our Sublime

greateft poffible intereft of the

Rite, as well as for the benefit

obferve

its

rules

and fecurity of the

faithful

Brethren

who

unanimoufly acknowledged, agreed and refolved, that a •

;

Treaty may be concluded without violating that principle which palladium of the freedom and independence of all Mafonic

is

the

Rites,

great viz:

That " No Dogmatic Power of any

Rite, can unite or amalgamate

itfelf,

by any means whatever, with any other Adminiftrative or Dogmatic Power of any other Rite, nor even confent to become a part of, or dependent

upon

without violating the

it

letter

and

fpirit

the Order, without renouncing the object of

ab ipfo facto,

feiting,

even A.

.

a part

L.

lowing

.

is

its

of the fundamental laws of

its

Supreme Character, and

eftablifnment, without forceafing to be a Power, or

of any Rite," concluded on the 5th day of the 2d month,

the 5832, a Treaty of Union and Amalgamation, of which a verbatim

copy

fol-

:

Treaty

Appendix.

214

Treaty of

UNION AND AMALGAMATION The M.\

Bro.\ Elias Hicks,

111.-.

M.\

of the 33d Degree,

Sov.

P.'.

Supreme Council of the M.\ the

33d and

-

Sov.

.

Grand

.

and the

vitairi),

Inspectors General of

Degree, of the Ancient and Accepted Scottilh Rite, Sub.

laft

Mafonry

Chiefs of Exalted

United

for the

and dependencies, &c, &c, C.\ C.\,

.

P.

Sov.\ Grand Infpeftor General

P.-.

Grand Commander (ad

-

fitting at the

States of

America,

.

its territories

Orient of the World, under the

40th

at the Central Point of the Zenith, correfponding to the

degree 41 m.". N.\ L.\ and 3d degree

-

m.\ 13

1

s.\

E.\ Long.

from

-

,

Wafhington, duly and lawfully reprefented by

The M.

-

111.

.

and P.

,

.

The M. P.

.

Sov.

-

.,

The M. eral

-

111.

.

-

.

Jonathan Schieffelin, lft

Lieut.

.

Grand

Infpeftor General of the

-

Bro.

-

111.

.

.

.

.

-

Sov.

.

-

.,

Grand

Grand Commander;

George Smith,

P.

33d Degree; .

Sov.

-

.,

Grand

of the 33d Degree and Grand Secretary of the H.

members of the

All three

P.

Orazio de Atellis, Marquis de Sant Angelo,

-

Bro.

.

-

33d Degree

Infpeftor General of the

-

Bro.

aforefaid

.

Infpeftor Gen-

E.

Supreme Council, inverted with

their

regular and full powers.

OF THE ONE PART;

And

the

M.

-

I.

.

-

.

Bro.

.

M.

A. N. A. R. de Jachim de Santa Rosa de

St. Laurent, (Marquis de Santa Rosa, Count de St. Laurent, &c, &c,

&c.,) P.

Sov.

-

Sov.

-

.

Sov.

Grand

-

.

Infpeftor General of the

Grand Commander (ad vitam) of

.,

.

-

Grand

Infpeftors General of the

the

33d Degree M.

-

P.

.

Supreme Council of the

P.

.

-

.

33d Degree of the Ancient and

Accepted Scottilh Rite, Sublime Chiefs of Ancient and Modern Free

Mafonry

for

Terra Firma, South America or

New

Spain,

&c, &c, (from &c, founder

the one Sea to the other, &c.,) the Canary Iflands, Porto Rico,

of the Moft Ref.

-

.

Lodge of the Commandeurs du

Orient of Paris, Honorary

Degree

for France,

and authority of

his

Member

&c, &c, &c, .

P.

-

.

at the

duly inverted with the whole powers

Supreme Council and

heretofore fitting at the Cent.

Mont Thabor

of the Supreme Council of the 33d

their fubordinate Seftions, &c.,

of the 9th degree 40 m.

-

.

N.

.

L.

-

.

and

312th

;

;

;

Appendix. 312 degree 40 m.\ Long/, from the Ferro

215

Iflands,

duly and lawfully repre-

fented by

The M.\

Bro.\ Lorenzo de Zavala,

111.-.

General of the 33d Degree

The M.\

111.

-

Bro.

.

.

of the 33d Degree

eral

And Sov.-.

M.\

the

Grand

ad hoc of

111.

-

Sov.\ Grand Infpeftor Gen-

P.'.

;

Bro.-.

.

John Melani, Chevalier de Sussarelli,

P.-.

Grand Chancellor

Infpeftor General of the 33d Degree and

H.\ E.\

the

members of the Supreme Council

All three

Sov.\ Grand Infpeftor

;

Lucas Ugarte,

-

P.'.

aforefaid, inverted

with their

and regular powers

full

OF THE OTHER PART.

To

Mafons whofliall behold

all

theft Prefents

:

HEALTH, UNION.

VIRTUE,

Confidering that two or more Sov.

may

.

Mafonic Bodies of the fame Rite,

voluntarily unite and amalgamate, themfelves in

and Adminiftrative Body, whatever may be the territorial Jurifdiftions,

Inftitutes, or

One

limits

Single

Dogmatic

of their refpeftive

without violating the Secret Grand Conftitutions,

General Statutes of our Order, or the Doftrines or integrity

of our Rite which

is

eflentially tolerant, free

and independent

Confidering that the total extinftion of the Ancient Supreme Council for

Mexico or

bers of the

New

Spain,

&c, &c, and

Supreme Council

for

the one Sea to the other,) the

the aftual difperfion of the

Canary

Iilands,

Porto Rico,

deprived the greater part of the Weftern Hemisphere of benefits that refult

&c, &c, have

all

the invaluable

from the Ancient and Accepted regular Mafonic Worfhip

Confidering that

Power

mem-

Terra Firma, South America, &c, (from

in General,

it

is

the duty of every Dogmatic and Adminiftrative

and of every true

Scottifti

Free and Accepted Mafon in

particular, to work indefatigably for the propagation of an Order, whofe object

is

to fpread ufeful knowledge, to extend the perfection of Morality, the

exercife of

all focial,

domeftic and individual virtues, and confequently the

utmoft poffible happinefs of mankind in general, and of Confidering that

it is

urgent to prevent throughout

all

men

in particular

and every quarter

of the World, and raoft particularly in the Weftern Hemifphere, in

as far as it

6

;

Appendix.

21 as it is practicable,

any

fatal

Schifm, any illegitimate and dangerous eftab-

lilhment of Pfeudo-Mafonic Bodies, the Offspring of Corruption, Venality

and bafe Ambition, and above

any Arbitrary and irregular Conceffion

all,

of Mafonic degrees by wandering impofters, to Individuals unworthy of ever being a part of any honeft and moral aflbciation

Union and Amalgamation made of the

Confidering, in fine, that, by this

two

largeft

Order cient

will

New

Mafonic Powers in the

World, unity and

liability

be firmly confolidated, and the Sublime and pure

and Accepted Rite,

tolerance and purity of

will

its

more

Dogma,

fecurely preferve

together with

its

its

of the

Scottifli

An-

Independence, the

confiftency and dignity;

WE HAVE AGREED AND DECREED, AND DO HEREBY AGREE AND DECREE, AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE The Supreme the

33d and

Council of the

laft

America, Mexico or

Modern Free Mafonry

New Spain, &c,

Porto Rico, the Canary Iflands, the

33d and

for

Uz.,{from the one Sea

P.

-

.

Mafonry

Sub-

to the otker,)

Sov.\ Grand Infpe&ors General

Degree of the Ancient and Accepted

Chiefs of Exalted

Scottifli Rite,

Terra Firma, South

&c, &c.

Supreme Council of the

laft

Sov.\ Grand Infpeftors General of

Degree of the Ancient and Accepted

lime Chiefs of Ancient and

And

P.-.

I.

for the

United

States of

Rite, Sublime

Scottifli

America,

its territories

and dependencies. Are, hereby, and for ever United and Amalgamated into

Dogmatic and Adminiftrative Body, each One being an

One

individual

eflential part

of the

other.

ARTICLE

II.

The Two United and Amalgamated Powers by the

diftindtive

title

of

ftiall

hereafter be defignated

"UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, FOR

THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, OF THE P.-. SOV.\ GRAND INSPECTORS GENERAL, 33 d AND LAST DEGREE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE, SUBLIME CHIEFS OF EXALTED MASONRY. Their

feat

is

invariably in the

United

States of

America, at the Cen.\ P.'.

of

Appendix. P.'.

217

of the 40th degree 41 m.\ N.\ L.\ and 3d degree

Long.

-

,

1

m.\

13 s.\ E.\

from Wafhington.

In any cafe of emergency that

be changed by a decree of

removed from out of the

all

may

their

prefent

itfelf, this

United Sections

;

but

Cent.-. P.-. it

may

mail never be

of the United States of America.

territorial limits

ARTICLE

III.

In confequence of the Union and complete Amalgamation of the two

Powers,

Lodges, Chapters, Colleges, Areopagufes, Councils, Confiftories,

all

&c, &c, &c,

preferring the

Ancient and Accepted Scottilh Rite, and that

lave hitherto received their Patents, Charters, Conftitutions, Sec, Sec, Sec,

rom

either of the

.heir refpeftive

two United Powers, either within the former

limits

or of that of each other, are

territorial Jurifdi&ion,

of all

hereby, equally and indifcriminately recognized and proclaimed Lawful and

Regular, and will therefore receive

New

Patents, Charters, or Conftitutions

from the United Supreme Council for the Weftern Hemifphere, provided they

fhall

officers

regularly tranfmit to

it

the

lifts

and members, whether prefent or

companied by an Authentic Copy of and By-Laws, and likewife fubmit

to

of their refpeftive dignitaries,

abfent, honorary or titulary, ac-

their Conftitution, Patent,

the taking of a

Power, and appoint and delegate Reprefentatives near

competent degrees and

it,

new oath

Charter to this

duly inverted with

titles.

ARTICLE

IV.

All Free Mafons of both the Americas, Porto Rico, the Canary Iflands,

&c, &c, may have

profeffing the

fame Ancient and Accepted Scottilh Rite, and who

hitherto received their Diplomas, Certificates or Patents from any

Mafonic Body eftablifhed

at

any point whatever within the former

Jurif-

diftion of one or other of the heretofore Separate Powers, but not Confti-

tuted or Authorised by either of them, are to be confidered as regular

Mafons from and

after the

moment when

they

fubmit to the Authority and Rules of the then receive

new

fhall

duly take the oath to

two United Powers, and

fhall

Diplomas, Certificates or Patents, correfponding with their

refpeftive degrees.

Thofe

alfo

are to be confidered as regular

Mafons of the Ancient and

Accepted Scottilh Rite, throughout the whole extent of the

Jurifdiftion of

the

8

Appendix.

21 United Supreme Council

the

who may

clusively derived or

ex-

hereafter derive their Diplomas, Certificates

the fame Rite, which mall

Body of

or Patents, from any regular Mafonic

have duly recognised

&c, who

the Weftern Hemifphere,

for

Dogmatic and Adminiftrative Power and Inde-

its

pendence.

ARTICLE From

the

moment of

V.

and

the fanftion

ratification

of the prefent Treaty

on the part of the two contracting Powers, the M.\ Gr.\ Com.-, [ad vitam) of the Supreme Council America, Mexico or

&c,

Bro. -

emnly and

.

New

Count de

and

abdicate, for himfelf

all

and P.\ Sov/.

Terra Firma, South

for

Hicks,

M.\

(ad vitam) of the Supreme Council

for the

United

territories

M.\

111.'.

and dependencies,

by them, without any

which by the prefent Treaty

P.

.

Sov.

-

States of

conferred upon the

is

ARTICLE

.,

M.

.

P.

-

-

Sov.

.

from and

.

Gr.

M.

.

P.

for the

.

and Sov.

renounce

.

-

.

Gr.

.

Com.

-

,

title,

laft

-

111.

.

its

two

the

and

Inftitutes

,

and P.

-

Sov.

.

.

Gr.

.

I.

.

(ad vitam) of the Supreme

,

territories

and dependencies,

and dignity of

rights

and

M.

his regular -

.

111.

-

and

,

(ad vitam) of the United Supreme Council

Weftern Hemifphere, of the P.

33d and

-

Com.

(ipjo facto) that title for himfelf

aflume the

{hall

and title

of the prefent Treaty by the two Con-

after the ratification

tracting Powers, fucceflbrs,

.

its

and

new

Union of

-

VI.

M.

Council for the United States of America, fhall

Com.

Rite.

In confequence of the premifes, the -

.

America,

whatever, under the

reftriftion

Order and of the

33d Degree,

-

to be perpetually poflefled

j

Powers, and conformably with our Grand Conftitutions, the Statutes of the

Gr.

.

SuccefTors in that moft high dignity,

his

favour of the faid Supreme Council

exercifed

G.

fol-

moft high dignity

his fucceflbrs, his aforefaid

Bro.'. Elias

-

&c, &c,

and does hereby, formally and

will

the particular powers and authority inverted in his perfon as fuch, in

favour of the

alfo in

,

Spain, the Canary Iflands, Porto Rico,

Laurent,

St.

-

111.

.

Sov.

-

.

Gr.

.

Infpe&ors General,

Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottifh Rite, Sublime

Chiefs of Exalted Mafonry, and fhall be proclaimed and acknowledged as fuch.

In the

mean

time, the

M.

General, 33d Degree, Bro.

.

-

.

111.

,

and

Count de

M.

St.

.

Pot. - . Sov.

.

Grand

Infpeftor

Laurent, heretofore M.

.

P.

Sov.

.

.

;

Appendix. Sov.\ Gr.

Com.-, (ad vitam) of the Supreme Council of the

-

.

Grand Infpe&ors General, Porto Rico,

Iflands,

219

for

P.-.

Sov.\

Terra Firma, South America, the Canary

&c, &c, &c, Sublime

Modern

Chiefs of Ancient and

Free Mafonry, mall become, ipfo facto, and mail aflume and preferve

during Ids

Com.

,

life,

the

and dignity of M.\ P.

title

(ad vitam) of the United Supreme Council

&c, he

fphere,

Sov.\, Affiftant Gr.

.

for the

mall be proclaimed and acknowledged

the privileges and honours inherent to this

all

-

title

.

Weftern Hemimail enjoy

as fuch,

and dignity,

as

an ex-

traordinary and honourable reward, due to his long, arduous and devoted

Order and

the

fervices to

in the

to our

Supreme Council by

who, however, muft be an

Sov.

a

active

Sublime Rite.

-

.

-

Gr.

.

member

ARTICLE The M.

-

111.".

.

Bn.

-

.,

P.

-

Sov.

.

-

Princes of the Royal Secret and

Mafons who now form for

a part

.

Gr.

all

He

mall be reprefented

Infpeitor General, at his option, thereof.

VII.

-

.

Infpectors General,

33d Degree,

other Sublime Princes and Exalted

of the Supreme Council of the 33d Degree

Terra Firma, South America, &c, &c, Sec, or of any of

{hall

become,

fhall

have been

prefent, of the

its fections,

foon as the prefent Treaty of Union and Amalgamation

fo

ratified,

honorary members,

if abfent, or active

members,

fubordinate feftions correfponding with their degrees.

or of

its

cafes

they are to retain the

titles

In both

appertaining to their actual dignities,

without however any exclufive right or privilege of pretending dignities in the

New

to

VIII.

For the purpofe of protecting, maintaining and fupporting the and independence of the Order, and the welfare of it

its

members,

liability

to pre-

from any innovation or arbitrary ufurpation, to uphold, throughout

the extent of

its

Jurifdiftion, the inviolability of the Secret

tions, the Inftitutes

and

to favour, in as far as

the United

delegate

thofe

Body.

ARTICLE

ferve

if

United Supreme Council of the Weftern Hemifphere, &c,

its

may

be poffible, the propagation of the

Supreme Council Authority,

do, to fuch Mafonic

G.

•-

Statutes of the Rite, the prefent Treaty,

when

Body

or

for the

it fhall

it

Power or Grand

advifable

and

alfo

True Light

Weftern Hemifphere may

confider

Conftitu-

partially

and proper

fo to

Infpector General, 33d

Degree,

Appendix.

220 gree,

of the Ancient and Accepted

may

recognised or

Scottifli

which

Rite,

it

has already-

hereafter recognise as lawfully exifting in any part of the

Weftern Hemifphere.

ARTICLE The M.\ after

IX.

P.\ Bro.\ Count de St. Laurent, immediately

and M.\

111.-,

the fan&ion and ratification of the prefent Treaty

Council for the United

by the Supreme

States of America, lhall depofit in the Archives of

the United Supreme Council for the Weftern Hemifphere, and which fhall

Council of the United

be the proper Archives of the a&ual Supreme

&c,

States of America,

&c, &c, &c,

fiftories,

aufpices, conftitutions

locations poflefs,

he

;

or relating to

of

lift

all

the Lodges, Chapters, Councils,

and control, with depofit

all

of their refpeftive

fpecifications

may

the documents he

hereafter recover, belonging to his former

its

Con-

that have hitherto exercifed their labours under his

lhall likewife

may

or

a

incipient eftablifhment, and

all

its

prefent

at

Supreme Council

tranfadtions

up

to the

prefent day.

ARTICLE

X.

Both the Contracting Powers have declared and proclaimed, and they do hereby proclaim and declare that the Thirteen Articles or Points of Mafonic

and true

Scottifli

doctrine, inferted in the Records of their aforefaid

underfigned Committees, are to be confidered integrity

and

fafety of the

pendence which cient

them by

all

pleafe the

Scottifli

regular Mafonic

inferted in the

and

many palladium of

the

Order, and of the tolerance, freedom and inde-

and likewife thofe of the an-

conftitutes the bafis thereof,

and Accepted

as fo

Rite.

They

means

in their

pledge themfelves to maintain

body of the prefent Treaty,

power,

as if

in as far

they were

and

literally

fo long as it

may

Great Architect, of the Univerfe to proteft and preferve their

Union and Amalgamation and

to blefs their undertakings.

ARTICLE

XI.

Experience having proved that on feveral occafions, and in fome parts of the globe, deductions contrary to thofe dodlrines have been erroneoufly

drawn from the

difpofitions of the decree of the

the United States of America,

A. cil

.

L. -

.

58-26,

for the

it is

United

&c,

iffued the

Sov.\ Gr.\ Confiftory fcr

30th day of the

hereby agreed and underftood that, States of

America,

&c,

the.

firfl:

month

Supreme Coun-

does hereby revoke fuch parts

of faid

Appendix, of faid decree,

as

may be

in oppofition to

221 any of the

aforefaid Thirteen

Points of Mafonic or Scottifh doctrine.

ARTICLE Thofe

only, whatever their feveral

XII.

and refpeftive

titles

may

be, or their

former dignities, in the one or the other of the two Contracting Bodies,

and whofe names are already or may hereafter be nexed to the prefent Treaty,

Members of

the

for the

ries

determined by the 7th Article of

members

the

two Contracting Powers, up

may have

expired,

all

down

in the

lifts

an-

Active or Honorary

Weftern Hemifphere, or

this

Treaty

months

and fuch of the

;

afore-

received fpecial powers from one or the other of to the date of thefe prefents, mail fubmit

the fame for the Ratification of the United fpace of nine

as

provided that they be included in one of the Catego-

faid

as

fet

be acknowledged

United Supreme Council

inferior feitions,

its

{hall

at furtheft,

Supreme Council, within the

from the day of Ratification

thofe powers not fanclioned as aforefaid, fhall be

;

this

term

deemed and

confidered abfolutely void. All powers granted anterior hereto by one or the other of the two P.

.

in the aforefaid

null

M.\

Contracting Parties to individual Mafons, whofe names are not included lifts

of the members of the prefent Union,

and void from the day of the Ratification of

ARTICLE The prefent Treaty embodied

this

fhall

become

Treaty.

XIII.

in authentic duplicate original, bearing the

fame form, tenor and date, duly figned and fealed by the joint Committees of both the Contracting Parties, Ratification of the faid

fhall

Powers, to

be fubmitted for the fanftion and

take effedl within the fpace of nine

days from the date thereof at furtheft. After the Ratification thereof,

it fhall

be fworn

to,

and forthwith recorded

Signed and Sealed in the Golden Book of the A&ual Supreme Council for the

United

States of

America,

its

territories

and dependencies, and

fhall

form the clofe of the faid book. All the other books ufed or kept by the cellor or States,

A

Grand Treafurer of

&c,

fhall

the aforefaid

Grand

Secretary,

Supreme Council

Grand Chan-

for the

United

be regularly flayed, fhut and clofed.

new Golden Book, Records and

other neceffary Regifters fhall be

opened in due form by competent Officers or Dignitaries,

for the use of

the

222

Appendix.

the Secretary, Chancery and Treafury Departments of the

New H. Emp. -

.

.

of the Weftern Hemifphere.

The

prefent Treaty lhall form the

Book of the United Supreme Council duly figned, fealed and

commencement of for the

new Golden

the

Weftern Hemifphere, when *

ratified.

ARTICLE XIV. Every Mafon who gree and

all

De-

henceforth be admitted to the 32d or 33d

fhall

other Mafons of the faid Degrees,

of the Grand Confiftory of the

who

fliall

become members

2d Degree, or of the United Supreme

3

Council of the 33d Degree for the Weftern Hemifphere,

lhall

fign the

original of this Treaty, and make oath to maintain and fupport the fame.

Mafonic Bodies or Mafons of refpeft this

inferior degrees lhall fwear to obferve

and

Treaty and fubmit thereto.

ARTICLE XV.

A

new

Seal of the

Order

for the ufe

New

of the

United Power

fhall

forthwith be made, correfponding exaftly with the model hereinafter affixed.

ARTICLE XVI. Authentic copies of the prefent Treaty poffible, to all

United Powers,

Mafonic Bodies fubjeft to all their

Gr.\

Inf.".

Gen.

knowledged Dogmatic or Adminiftrative with

whom

fhall

be tranfmitted,

-

,

and to

Home

us, the

foon as

all

may

hereafter correfpond.

members of both

the aforefaid dele-

gated Committees, in the place fpecified in our records, at the Cent.

of the Z.\

this fifth

day of the

firft

New

duly and regularly ac-

and Foreign Mafonic Powers,

they have heretofore correfponded, or

Done, Signed and Sealed by

as

to the joint Jurifdi&ion of the

.

P. - .

week of the fecond month denominated

Yiar, under the Zodiacal Sign of Taurus, in the Year of the G.\ L.

Five thoufand Eight hundred and Thirty-two, and of our L. the fifth day of April,

One

.

and Sav.

.

-

.

thoufand Eight hundred and Thirty-two.

O. de A. Marquis de Saxt Angelo, 33d;

Lorenzo de Zavala, 33d ;

Jonathan Schieffelix, 33d} Lucas Ugrate, 33d; J.

Melaki

Sussarelli, 33d, Gr.\ Chan.-, and Sec.

Geo. Smith, G.

-

.

S.

.

of

S.

.

C.

-

,

ad

hoc.

[l. s.J [l. s.]

SPECIAL

Appendix.

223

SPECIAL POINTS

Of

of the Ancient and Accepted

the Doctrine

Contracting Parties engage

to

Scotti/li

Rite which the two

maintain, fupport and defend by all

jujl and honourable means.

The two Contra&ing Powers

conceive

it

a

duty which they owe

Order, to the Ancient and Accepted Scottifh Rite which they

to the

poffefs, to

the Scottifh Mafons fpread over the face of the Earth, and to themfelves,

hereby,

which

now and

are fo

Mafonry

lft.

forever, folemnly to confecrate thofe univerfal principles

many

bafes of their Doftrine.

Worfhip which extends

a

is

recognized and approved, originating from one

although of divers

claries,

itfelf

under

common

neverthelefs tend to the fame objeft

Philofophy,

:

Morality, Benevolence, fuch are the obligations which the true pofes on himfelf and

This Worihip of

is

bound

Mafon im-

to practife.

effentially tolerant, free

is

Rites

different

fource, thofe Rites,

and voluntary in the exercife

Rites.

its

All true Mafons, whatever their country or Rites

2d.

may

be, form but

one family of brothers, extended over the furface of the globe.

They compofe

but one Order which has

its

Dogma, and which

erned by general and fundamental Inftitutes and Statutes ever diverfified

The

3d.

its

Rites, all

To

gov-

are obliged to refpeft and obferve.

diverfity of Rites, neceffarily caufes the diverfity of powers

which govern them 4th.

Mafons

is

and that how-

;

;

for

one rite

is

independent of the other.

attempt to encroach upon the independence of a Rite,

tack the independence of

all

the other Rites, fchifm

is

is

to at-

thereby introduced,

and the whole Order difturbed.

An

5th.

One

aft

emanating from the Dogmatic or Adminiftrative Power of

Rite, can only operate

upon Mafons of

the Jurifdiftion of that Power.

It

as far as it is ftriclly

and

can prefcribe nothing whatever that

The

duties

and

privileges

the freedom of opinions 6th.

;

who

are fubjeft to

conformable to the fundamental laws of the Order,

but in it

that Rite,

has no authority whatever over them,

which

arife

is

in oppofition to thofe laws.

from thofe principles, partake of

they are the diftates of confcience.

Faithful and devoted to his

country— fubmiffive

to

its

laws and institutions,

Appendix.

224 ftitutions, the true

Mafon enumerates among which bind him

fulfilment of the oaths

received Light, and to the Mafonic

his

moft facred obligations, the

to his Rite, to the

Lodge where he

Power whence he derived

his privileges.

that

power with

which he contrafted them, and in conformity with the Mafonic

Laws which

He

can only be exonerated from

without which, no Masonry

he has fworn to obferve and refpedt, laws

COULD

EXIST.

Mafon

to violate his

which he

is

fworn

bound

faith,

is

bound

to refift

fo, is unjuft, arbitrary,

it.

Every Mafonic Power governs by general Statutes the

8 th.

AfTociations appertaining to his territorial Jurifdidlion,

countries 9th.

compel him to do

to

and he

oppreffive, anti-Mafonic,

its

to defert the banners of his Rite, are out-

to repel.

Every meafure calculated

of

tendency to induce a

fuggeftion, having a

Every attempt, every

7th.

rages

by

his obligations,

own

Rite,

different

whether located within the

or eftablilhed

where no power of the fame Rite

by as

yet

limits

authority or licenfe in

its

exifts.

The power governing one Rite, is independent of another, even of that

fame Rite, and having an equal degree of authority, in their refpeflive Orients. 10th.

may

All Mafonic Powers, whatever their Rites

Laws of

to the General

the Order.

They

Central Point by unity of Opinions and Principles. 11th.

The

object for

which Lodges

be, are fubjecTed

are Radii tending to the fame

(S.\ S.\

are eftablilhed,

is

S. '.)

to accompliih the

ends of the Order.

That of

a

Dogmatic Power

directing their actions

of the General

Inftitutes

It attains this object: ful Conftitution,

confifts in teaching

them the doctrine and

by the purity of the Dogma, and by the obfervation and Statutes of the Order.

by

alluring to the

Lodges of

its Jurifdiction,

by regulating the labours of the Rite which

it

a law-

profeffes,

and by maintaining among the Lodges and the Mafons compoling them,

harmony, good morals and union. It

overreaches this end, and defeats this purpofe, whenever

to prevent

Mafons of

its

elfewhere than in their

own

Rite,

own

Rite,

Lights which are not to be found in

of a Mason, 1

2th.

is

and fubjected to

and within it

;

for,

its

its

it

undertakes

authority, to feek

territorial Jurifdiction,

the very essence and nature

to seek for light wherever he thinks he can find

Every Mafonic Power regularly and lawfully

inftituted,

it.

duly recognised,

Appendix.

225

nized, and veiled with the plenitude of the

Dogmatic Power of

a Rite,

over whatever territorial Jurifdi&ion, has inconteftably and exclusively the right to conftitute, control

and govern

within the whole extent of

its

But

this right

never can give to a

ing or hindering a

grant to Mafons to

eftablifh

the Lodges of the felf-fame Rite

power

like

Power of another

who

all

domain. that of excluding, prohibit-

of a Foreign

Rite, even

Orient, to

the forms prefcribed, the Charters neceffary

folicit in

regular Lodges, Chapters, or even a

power of

that Rite within

the fame territorial Jurifdiftion.

And

13th.

Scottilh Rite,

and

inafmuch

regards particularly the Ancient and Accepted

as

which the two Contracting Powers

profefs they

acknowledge

declare,

That, there can

exift

but

One

Single Dogmatical

of the 33d Degree of that Rite, within the fame

Power

or Sup. \ Coun. \

territorial Jurifdiftion.

That, the aforefaid power having authority over fuch diftion,

is

jected to

its

control

Jurif-

Sub-

•

Power whatever appertaining

That, no

territorial

of Honour, among Mafons

the competent Judge of Points

to

this,

or

any fubordinate

branches thereof, can, without violating the general Statutes and Inftitutes

of the Order, renouncing the objects of the nobleft of

its

prerogatives,

its

inftitution, forfeiting its Charter,

and moreover

its

authority, amalgamate itfelf

with any other Power whatever of another Rite, founded upon a different fyftem

;

nor can

part of that

ever become, under any

it

Power

;

this

title

whatfoever, a feftion or a

fpecies of Amalgamation

mutual Independence of the Rites, and can only Bodies of the fame Rite and of the

at variance

with the

lawfully exift

between

is

DocTxine.

like

O. de A., Marquis de Sant Angelo, 33d

;

Lorenzo de Zavala, 33d;

Jonathan Schieffelin, 33d; Lucas Ugarte, 33d; J.

Melani

Sussarelli, 33d, Gr.\ Chan.-, and Sec.-,

Geo. Smith, 33d, G.\ This Treaty was folemnly

S.-.

of

ratified,

S.

-

.

hoc.

[l. s.J [l. s.]

and the Amalgamation completed on

the 13th day of the zd month, A.-. L.\ 5832, as will the following extract from the

ad

C.

Golden Book

more

fully

appear by

:

TO

Appendix.

226

TO THE

OF THE

G.-.

G.\

A.-.

OF THE U.\

ORDO AB CHAO.

The United Supreme Pot.-. SSS.\,

G.\

C-. and the

fign

III.-.

Council,

for the

of Taurus at the V.-.

the 40th degree 41

Weftern Hemifphere, of the

was duly and lawfully aflembled under the C.\

G.-.

m.\ N.'. L.

of the Z.\, correfponding to

P.-.

and 3d degree

.

1

m.\

13

from Wafhington City, on the 13th day of the 2d M.\ 5832, at the Orient of the City of

New

E.\ Long.-,

s.".

M.

-

.,

United

York, in the

A.-.

L.

.

States of

America. After the Triple Ratification of the Treaty of

Union made and

on the 5th day of the prefent month, between the Com.-, (ad zitam) Bro.\ Count de St. Laurent,

in

figned

M.\ P.". Sov.\ Gr.\ his own name, and in 33d and

the

name and

laft

degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottiih Rite, for Terra Firma,

behalf of the Sup.

South America,

New

Canary

Porto Rico,

Inf.-.

Iflands,

Gen.

-

.,

of America,

.

Coun.". of Gr.\ Inf.

-

Gen.-.,

.

(from the onejea &c, &c, &c, and the Sup.

to the other,) the

Spain, Sec, Sec,

33d and

laft

territories

its

-

-

.

Coun.'. of Gr.\

degree of the fame Rite for the United States

and dependencies, the labours of both the Bodies

hitherto exifting under thofe

titles

refpettivelv

were declared to be from

this

time for ever clofed, and the ceremony of Inftallation of the United Su.

preme Council forthwith proceeded

The priate

M.-.

and

which had

P.". Sov.-.

Gr.\ Com.-, then addreffed the Body

feeling addrefs, congratulating

taken place, pourtrayed

juft

upon the operations of the ern Hemifphere, implored

Scottiih Rite,

them

moting the grand obje&s of the bleffing

them upon the its

to engage

Inftitution

benign and faiutary influence

Count de

negotiation

talents,

St.

Weft-

and invoking the favour and this as

well as

in

upon

all

confideration of the difmterefted zeal,

and the profound devotion, the M.\

Laurent, exemplified

which has led

in the

with energy and zeal in pro-

by announcing That, conformably with the

6th Article of the Treaty, and the pre-eminent

in an appro-

aufpicious event

and Exalted Mafonrv

of the G.'. Arch.', of the Univerfe upon

their future labours, concluded

the

in.

in fuggefting

to this interefting occurrence,

111.-.

Bro.-.

and promoting the he had proclaimed

him

; ;

;

Appendix.

227

him and did anew proclaim him

to be perpetual Affiftant Sov.\ Gr.\ Com.-, of the United Supreme Council for the Weftern Hemifphere.

The M.\

111.-.

The

Bro.-.

111.-.

Sov.-. Gr.-. Com.-, then

nominated and appointed:

...

ill

Lieut.-. Gr.-.

Com.

....

2d

Lieut.-. Gr.-.

Com.

Jonathan Schieffelin, Francis Dubuar,

George Smith,

Gr.-. Sec.-.

M. Velazquez

de la Cadena,

and

Affiftv. Sec.-,

Gr.-.

Archivift

" "

"

Lorenzo de Zavala,

.

Min.-. of State;

Joseph Bouchaud,

.

Gr.-. Treafurer;

.

John Telfair,

Gr.

O. de A. Sant Angelo,

Gr.-.

M.\

Gr.-.

Expert

Melani

J.

Sussarelli,

Lucas Ugarte,. which

officers

were duly

inftalled

.

Keeper of

.

Gr.

-

Gr.

-

Seals

;

of Cer.

Gr.-. Cap.-, of

Gr.

All

-

Guards;

Hofpitaller;

.

Sword Bearer

.

Stand.'. Bearer.

and proclaimed with the accuftomed

ceremonies and formalities, and preceded by the Sov.\ Gr.-. Com.-., took

and fubferibed the Oath appertaining

The

Gr.-. Inf.-.

and fwore

Gen.

-

,

fidelity to the

renewed the obligations of

United

Sup.-. Coun.-.

and decrees, and the Minifter of of

all

abfent Sov.\ Gr.-.

virtue

United fion

to their refpeftive Offices.

prefent,

Inf.".

and

State, for,

and

in the

Gen.-., and other

their

fubrniffion to

M.\

name and on Sub.-. PP.-.,

Sup.-. Coun.-. or of

and

who by

fidelity,

its

fubordinate feilions, promifed due fubrnif-

with the exprefs understanding that no fuch abfentee

Ihould be admitted to a feat in the Supreme Council or in any of

without having

firft

confirmed

his fubrniffion

in-

Copy of the

be entered upon the minutes of the United Sup.'. Coun.'.

The Golden Book

of the United Sup.'. Coun.

opened, paged and numbered by the Affift.-.

its

by taking and

fubferibing the ufual Obligations and tranfmitting an Authentic to

rules

behalf

of the Stipulations of the Treaty of Union make a part of the

ferior feftions

fame

Rank,

its

Sov.\ Gr.-. Com.-, and the

counterfigned by the

M.\

111.-.

Bro.

.

M.\

.

was then regularly

Sov.\ Gr.'. Com.-., the

Bro.-. lft Lieut.-. Gr.-. Com.-.,

111.-.

Gr.

P.-.

-

-

.

Secretary.

Ordered,

;

228

Appendix.

Ordered, That the minutes of the proceedings of the two

laft fittings

of

the Supreme Council for the United States of America, and fuch extracts

from

Golden Book

its

fcribed into the

.

Bro.

-

.

,

fitting.

Ordered, That the -

mall direft, fhall be tran-

-

Golden Book of the United Supreme Council under the

head of the prefent

111.

Com.

the Sov.\ Gr.\

as

M.\

111.

Sant Angelo, be

-

Count de

-

Bro.

.

.

committee

a

Rules and Regulations of both the Sup.

America and South America, fuch adapted to the United Sup.

-

Coun.

.

Coun.

.

rules -

examine, and

to

-

-

for the

.

may

as

United

States of

fuitably

port them together with fuch other Rules, not comprifed therein, as

be deemed ufeful and proper for

tion,

-

.

Gr.

&c, and

.

Com.

together with the Treaty of Union,

,

fame be tranfmitted to

that Copies of the

Mafonic Bodies

two Hemifpheres, but more

in the

thority from, or claim affinity to this Sup. - .

The

its

Coun.

dire-ftion

Ratifica-

acknowledged

all

efpecially to thofe

and Lodges which derive

Colleges, Tribunals, Chapters,

fiftories,

re-

may

adoption.

its

Ordered, That thefe proceedings be forthwith printed under the of the Sov.

.

from the

them feem

to

-

extracl:

Weftern Hemifphere, and

for the

.

Laurent, and the M.

St.

Con-

their au-

.

proceedings of the prefent fitting having been read and approved,

the United

Supreme Council was

clofed in due

and folcmn Form.

Deus Meumque Jus. Elias Hicks, Gr.

De

St.

.

Inf.

Laurent, G.

-

Gen.

.

I.

.

Jonathan Schieffelin,

.,

lft

M. Velazquez

.

Sec.

-

.

de la Cadena,

John Telfair, Gr.

.

-

Gr.

.

Com.

Affift.

Keeper of the

Sussarelli, 33d,

Lucas Ugarte, 33d,

Gr.'.

-

.

-

of State

.

O. de A. Sant Angelo, Gr.

Melani

Gr.

.

-

Affift. .

.

Gr.

-

.

.

Com. Com.

,

,

(ad vitam.) (ad vitam.)

Com..

Gen.

-

Lorenzo de Zavala, Min.

J.

.

Lieut.

Francis Dubuar, 2d Lieut.

George Smith, Gr.

33d Degree, Gr.

-

33d and

-

-

.

M.

G.

-

.

.

C.

-

.

Gr.

-

.

Sec.

;

Seals

of Cer. -

.

of G.

Standard Bearer.

During

;

;

Appendix. During

this year,

(1832,)

Bro.\

111.-.

229

Le Blanc de Marconnay was

ceived into the Supreme Council, was conftituted a Sovereign fpeftor 'General,

Grand

re-

In-

and was fubfequently acknowledged and received by the in Supreme Council of Rites, and became Orator

Grand Orient of France

Chamber of Council and of Appeals of

of the

The M.\

officers

111.-.

M.\

Elias Hicks,

De

that Exalted

Body.

of the Supreme Council at the clofe of this year were

St.

:

Sov.\ Gr.\ Com.-, (ad vitam.)

Pot.-.

Laurent, Marquis de Santa Rofa,

M.\

Pot.-. S.\ Afl".\

Gr.\

Com.-, (ad vitam.)

"

Jonathan Schieffelin,

"

Francis Dubuar, zd Lieut.

"

Lorenzo de Zavala, Min.-. of State of the H.\ E.

"

George Smith,

lit

Gr.\ Com.

ill Lieut.-.

Gr.-.

.

Gr.\ Com.

G.\

Sec.-.

for

the

English Language,

and Chancellor of the H.\ E.

"

Mariano Velasquez de

Cadena, 2d Gr.-.

la

Sec.-.

G.\

for

the

Spanilh and Foreign Languages and Archivift

Jofeph Bouchaud, Gr.-. Treaf.-. Gen.-, of the H.\ E.

"

John

"

Orazio de

Attelis,

M.\

of Cer.

Keeper of the

Telfair, Gr.-.

"

Juan Melani, Chevalier de

"

Lucas Ugarte, Gr.

Effective

Oliver

Members.

M. Lownds,

—

James Herring, John

S.

.

111.-.

Elifha

Seals

;

Marquis de Sant'Angelo,

W.

SufTarelli, Gr.-.

Gr.-.

Ex.

.

Brothers Touiflant Midy, Jacob Schieffelin,

King,

Harman

Weftervelt, Aaron H. Palmer,

Thomas Longworth, Aaron R. Thompfon,

a propofition

J.

R. Bailey.

was made by fome of the members

of the pretended Supreme Council eftablilhed by in obfcurity for

many

by, and admitted into the Supreme Council clandeftine origin,

and Gr.

Captain of the Guard

Miguel Cabera de Navares, Jofeph Michard, Alp. Delaflechelle,

1814, and which had been

.

Standard Bearer.

Mitchell,

During the year 1833,

-

;

De

la

Motta, in May,

years, to be

acknowledged

but owing to their

illegal

and

the fame was not favourably entertained, the Supreme

Council, while fympathizing with the deception praftifed on them, declining to recognize their alleged

well

Mzforiic Jlatus, except upon their

fulfilling

the

known requirements of Mafonry.

On

Appendix.

230 On

the 23d day of February, 1834,

Count

Brothers, the

111.-.

and the Marquis de Lafayette, a&ing

rent,

preme Grand Council, together with the reprefentatives

Lau-

St.

for the Su-

as reprefentatives

Supreme

for the

Councils of France and Brazil, formed a Treaty of Mafonic Union, Al-

and Confederation,

liance

came

a party

which the Supreme Council of Belgium be-

to

Supreme Council of Belgium,

acceffion of the

1834, one of the Reprefentatives of tion at Paris, the

mourned

and

civil

The league,

whom

and

his

be cherilhed for

will ever

Count

S.

'.

&c, &c,

America,

States of

all

G. -

G.

I.'.

was communicated by

in a circular,

which the following

True

May, 1834, our

the loth

wrote the following

is

taries

of the faid Sup.'. Council is

80) of Bro.

to the

Count de

-

.

and beloved

fervices

endeavour

upon me.

to merit

The

20th

.

Sup.-.

of France,

patent in the Golden

Sup.-.

Council of the United

of

my

brethren,

I

am

to-day indebted for

accept them with profound gratitude, and will

I

my

them by

movement of

hemifpheres.

-

33d degree, notwithftanding the fuperior

zeal.

May

our ancient inftitution propa-

gate and patronize liberty, equality, philanthropy,

great

Coun.

:

the

many

.

LT nited

which the Grand Council of the Weftern Hemifphere

the eminent favours

has conferred

of

his

-

General La-

Bro.'.

Laurent, one of the principal digni-

extreme indulgence of the

States, that being exalted to

knowledge and

St.

:

Mafons.

bottom of the copy of

at the

(p.

his col-

carefully preferved

a literal tranflation

Scottifh

illuftrious

ftill

and Gr.\ Reprefentative of the

-.

Book

It

many

his

Laurent, to the Supreme Council for the

St.

Council of the Weftern Hemifphere near the Sup.

"

his laft,

devotion to the caufe of Mafonry and of

notification of this fad event

Bro.-. the

To

On

Conven-

in the

religious liberty.

in the Archives, of

fayette,

memory

his

civil virtues,

official 111.-.

United

Supreme Council

by the people and Fraternity of France, and of the United

alike

Mafonic and

this

on the 20th of May,

e.,

%.

Marquis de Lafayette, breathed

Bro.". the

111.-.

by both of

States,

Previous, however, to the

on the 5th day of March, 1835.

focial

civilization

which

and contribute

mud

emancipate

to the

the

two

Lafayette."

May,

1834, at half-paft five o'clock in the forenoon, our be-

loved

;

;

:

Appendix. loved Bro.\ General Lafayette tate his virtues,

To

M.\

the

and

111.-.

Paris, 21

ftrive to imi-

memory.

De

Bro.\

St.

O. M. Lownds, 33d Deg.\

New

Let us

immortality.

pafl"ed to

us cheriih his

let

231

Laurent, S.\

G.\

[l. s.] I.-.

G.\ 33d Deg.

York.

May, 1834.

The Treaty

of Union, Alliance and Confederation

is

as follows

TREATY OF MASONIC UNION, ALLIANCE AND CONFEDERATION.

To

Name

In the

the Glory,

and under the Protection of the

GRAND ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE. ORDO AB CHAO.

COUNCILS of the 33d and laft Degree THE ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE

The Gr.\ and

Sup.-.

hereafter

To To

the

named

Mafonic Powers lawfully

e/labliflied

and acknowledged

True, Faithful, Reg. and Free Sc.-Mas., of all Degrees Ancr.

the

and Mod. :

To

of

True Mafons of all

the

the

;

Regular Rites fpread over thtfurface of the Globe.

VIRTUE,

TOLERANCE

HEALTH,

FIRMNESS, CONCORD, PERSEVERANCE, POWER.

We

make known, and

upon the

that

exprefs and formal

demand made by

Sov.\ Grand Infpectors General of the Order, 33d

the M.'.

111.',

and

degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottilh Rite, Grand Reprefen-

laft

t2tives inverted

Brazil,

of the

P.-.

with Full Powers by the Sup. P.-.

Sov.

.

Gr.\

Scottilh Rite, duly

empowered

that urgent meafures

may

at

.

Council, for the Empire of

Gen.'., Chiefs, Protectors and

Inf.-.

Guardians of the Order, 33d and

-

laft

the Sup.'. Council of France

be taken by

all

True

degree of the Ancient Accepted

the

;

anxious

Dogmatic Powers of the Rite duly

;

;

Appendix.

232

many

duly eflablifhed and acknowledged, to put an end to the

abufes which

have been introduced into the Order, and which threaten even the eziftence of the faid Rite

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, M.-A.-N.-A.-R. de R. de Jachim de S-te.-Rofe de Roume de Sant

lft.

Laurent

(M-is. of Saint Rofe,

Count of Saint Laurent), formerly Captain

and Commodore of the Mexican Navy, &c, Gen.

Inf.'.

33d Degree; M.\ P.

-

.,

ad vitam, of

Sov.

.

.

Supreme Council

the United

and folemniy formed,

(legally

-

— of

&c, &c, and of

Iflands,

States of

North America),

this

M.

P.".

-

.,

— Sov.

Gr.\

-

.

Affiftant

Grand Commander,

for the

Weftern Hemifphere

from

New

one fea to the other,

Old Supreme Council of

fitting at the

Extraordinary Super-Grand

Deputy of

the

—

Old Supreme Councils of

the

Spain, of Terra Firma and South America,

Canary

.Sec. ;

E.\ of

Reprefentative,

Mafonic Power, to each and

New

York;

the

Grand General and

all

L nited

— Ordinary and Special

the Mafonic Powers legally

on the two Hemifpheres, &c, &c. And Gilbert Mottie de Lafayette (M-is.), Lieutenant-General in Service of France, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, &c, &:c. ejlabliflied

;

;

M.\,

S.

Gr.\

-

.

Inf.

Gen.

.

the P.'.

33d Degree; Grand Honorary Dignitary and

-

.,

Grand Ordinary Reprefentative of

the fame

United Supreme Council

for

the Weftern Hemifphere, to the Supreme Council of France

Both

Powers and Credential Letters

pofleffing Full

The

2d.

of the P.

.

Sov.

.

Gr.

.

of the Order, 33d and the fame

Inf.

-

Gen.

.

-

Gen.

Committee having

Member -

.,

Council

due Forms.

Chiefs, Prote&ors

.,

and true Guardians

Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottifh Rite;

laft

for Prefident the

M.

John Baptist, Baron Freteau-de-Pent, Councillor tion,

in

Administrative Committee of the Supreme Council, for France,

of the Legion of Honour,

-

-

.

111.

&c, &c, &c.

;

;

the above

delegation of the .

Bro.

Committee being

M.

-

.

111.

,

and P.

.

.

Emanuel

Court of CafTa-

Sov.

33d Degree, and Lieutenant Grand Commander of

.

Gr.

this

.

Inf.

-

.

Supreme

legally authorized for the prefent pur-

pofe, in confequence of the decree of the 29th July, 1824,

Bro.

.

at the

Sov.

.

and by the

fpecial

Grand Commander, ad vitam,

Antoine Gabriel, Duke of Choiseul Stainville, Peer of France

Lieutenant-General in the fervice of France, Aid-de-Camp to the King,

Governor of the Louvre, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, &c,

Src.

3d.

;

;

;

;

Appendix. 3d.

233

Antonio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada Machado-da-Silva,

Brazilian

Nobleman, Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Southern Knight of the Order of Bahia, ancient

Deputy

Brazil, fitting at

And Luiz

to the

Inf.".

Gen.'.,

of the Sup.'. Council of

Rio de Janeiro

man, Knight of the Order of

)f

Commander

de Menezez Vasconcellos de

Rio de Janeiro;

and

to the Conftitutional Cortes of Portugal

Lieutenant Grand

Crofs,

Royal Court of

Chrift, formerly Councillor at the

Conftituent Aflembly of the Empire of Brazil; Sov.'. Gr.\

33d Degree;

:

Drummond,

Brazilian

Chrift, formerly direftor of the

Sov.'. Gr.'. Inf.

.

Gen.'.,

Noble-

Cuftoms

at

33d Degree; Grand Treafurer

the H.'. Em.'., for Brazil

Both Grand Reprefentatives

poflefling Full

Powers from the

faid Sup.'.

Jouncil, to the Sup.'. Council of France.

ALL

of us

affifted

by the M.'.

Bro.'.

111.'.

Charles Nicolas Jube,

Major-General, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Gr.'. Inf.'. Gen.'.,

33d Degree; Member of the

&c,

P.'.

retired

M.'. Sov.'.

Sup.'. Council of France,

Grand Secretary and Chief of the Office of the Secretary General of the Rite, taking part in thefe deliberations

Secretary General of the Rite,

In the

We

Names of

by our unanimous confent,

as

Grand

pro tempore.

our Refpective Mafonic Powers, above mentioned

aflembled beneath the Celeftial Ar.'. and Zen.', of the Cent.', and

Vert.'. Point, correfponding with the

of Long.', from the mer.'. of

Paris,

48° 50' 14" N.'.

at

alt.'.,

by

-o- deg.\

the E.'. of the World, in a place

well illuminated, very ftrong and very holy, near the B.'.

B.'.,

day of the moon of Adar, lzth month, under the

of the

A.'. L.'., 5833,

fign

this

15th

Fifties,

and of the Chriftian Era, the 23d February, 1834.

Having mutually communicated and duly examined our refpe&ive Powers,

found them

We And

fatisfaftory,

Formed and

and having duly exchanged them,

Conjiituted ourfelves into a

confidering that

it is

Mafonic Congrefs

neceflary for the fupport, durability and dignity

of the Masonic Order, and of the Ancient Accepted Scottifh Rite, to

oppofe powerfully the 'abufes which have crept into the Order, and to reeftablifh it in its primitive purity

Taking

for the bafe

of our deliberations and refolutions, the following thirteen

;

;

:

Appendix.

234

and imprefcriptible Doftrines of

thirteen principal Points, of the ancient

the Order, and principally the Scottifti Mafonry, viz

Free Mafonry

lit.

universal worship, having for

a

is

and Virtue, and which

divided into different

is

common

Originating from one

its

objects,

known and approved

God

Rites.

fource, thofe Rites, although differing in

form, neverthelefs tend to the fame end

—The Adoration of rality

the Great Archit.\ of the Un.\, Philofophy,

and Benevolence towards

all

men

;

—

ought inceflantly to ftudy and endeavour to

This Worfhip

may

choofe the Rite he 2d.

All

eflenlially tolerant,

is

this

is

Mo-

what every True Mafon

praftife.

and every Mafon

is

at liberty to

wifh to profefs.

True Mafons, of whatever Country

or Rites they

may

be,

form

but one family of brothers fpread over the furface of the globe.

They form

an Order which has

peculiar

its

Dogmas, and which

is

gov-

erned by General Laws and Fundamental Statutes

And whatever may

be the Rite they profefs, Mafons are, neverthelefs,

obliged to refpeft and obferve thofe

The

3d.

which govern them

To

4th.

Statutes.

;

for

each Rite

is

the

and the whole Order

An Aft

independent of all the others.

all

the other Rites

;

Jchifm

it

6th.

as it is ftriftly

It

and

to

his

who

are fubjeft to the

conformable to the Fundamental Laws of the Order,

inftitutions

which bind him

all

by which

is

in oppofition

with thofe laws.

things to his Country, it is

and obedient

governed, the True Mafon enu-

molt facred obligations, the exaft fulfillment of the oaths

to his Rite, to the

Lodge where he received the Light, and

the Mafonic Power whence he derived

He whom

is

thereby introduced,

has no authority whatever over them, but in-

Faithful and devoted above

merates among

to

Power.

can prefcribe nothing whatever that

to the laws

is

difturbed.

Rite can only operate upon Mafons of that fame Rite,

and

Powers

emanating from the Dogmatic or Adminiftrative Power of a

jurisdiction of that

afmuch

diverlity of

attempt to encroach upon the independence of a Rite,

attack the independence of

5 th.

Laws and

diverfity of Rites neceffarily caufes

his privileges.

can only be exonerated from his obligations by that Power with

he contracted them and in conformity with the Mafonic Laws, which

he has fworn to obierve and refpeft, without which laws no masonry

COULD

EXIST.

7 th.

—

:

Appendix.

235

Every attempt which may be made

7th.

to

compel a Mafon, either by

perfecution or violence, to quit the Rite to which he belongs, the fpirit and General

Each Mafonic Power governs by

8th.

Mafonic

Societies of

its

own

Rite,

The Power

acknowledged,

by

the

to the

—but

is

Laws of

Order

the

;

they

may

common centre, by the unity of The objeft for which Lodges were

a

Order aims

its

confent, in thofe

its

exift.

neverthelefs fubject to the General

Fundamental Statutes of

All Mafonic Powers, whatever their Rites

the General

ith.

or with

fovereign and independent throughout the whole extent

is

Laws of Mafonry and

1

it,

Lodges cr

limits of

that governs a Rite in a territorial Jurifdi&ion, lawfully

of fuch territorial Jurifdiftion,

towards

all

where no other Regular Power of the fame Rite already

countries

10th.

General Statutes

its

whether located within the

territorial Jurifdi&ion, or eftablifhed

9th.

contrary to

is

Laws of Mafonry.

Dq&rine, and directing

their actions

particular Rite. be, are fubjeft

be confidered

as

to.

rays that verge

fentiments and principles. eftablifhed,

That of a Dogmatic Power

at.

its

may

is

to

compafs the end9

teaching

confifts in

them the

by the purity of the Dogma, and by

the obfervation of the Fundamental Statutes and Inftitutions of the Order. It

infures this objeft to the

by

Constitution,

Lodges under

regulating their labours,

its

jurifdidtion;

by

a

Lawful

and by maintaining among thefe

Lodges, and the Mafons compofing them, harmony, good morals and union. 12th.

Every Mafonic Power regularly and lawfully

acknowledged,

— and

inverted with the

over a particular territory, to constitute

of

its

full

constituted,

dogmatic authority of

pofleffes inconteftably

—duly a Rite,

and exclusively the

right

and govern the Lodges of that fame Rite throughout the whole

dominions;

But

this right

never can authorize the faid Power to exclude, forbid or

hinder a Power of another Rite, even though of a foreign country, from granting to fuch Mafons as

may

folicit

the fame in the regular form, the ne-

cefTary Charters for the legal eftablifhment of

a

Power

itfelf,

13th.

And

profeffed

Lodges and Chapters, or even

of that other Rite, within the limits of the in particular as

fame

territory.

regards the Ancient Accepted Scottifh Rite,

by the Contracting Powers

They Acknowledge and Declare

—That

there can

exift

but one fole Dogmatic Power, or Supreme Council

of

;

;

;

236

;

Appendix.

of the 33d Degree of that Rite within the fame

cil

that

to fay,

is

throughout the

dependencies,

its

;

territorial extent

—wherever

territorial Jurifdiftion

of an Independent State and

there does not exift boundaries legally eftab-

lifhed of fuch a territorial Jurifdiftion.

—That,

fuch Power, eftablilhed for a particular territorial Jurifdiftion,

becomes a competent judge in

among Mafons

that

—That, no

owe

Rite

queftions of

thereof, can,

nor can

legally

it

—That,

fuch a ftep

its

and

its

title

Aflbciation of a different

whatfoever, a Seftion or a

Aflbciation.

—which would

authority,

Power or

become, under any

dependency of that other Power or

pendence,

honour {point-d' honneuf)

under any pretence whatsoever, become

or embodied with another

to,

;

all

obedience.

Mafonic Power of the Ancient Accepted Scottifh Rite, nor

any fubordinate branch joined

it

deprive the guilty

very exiftence,

—would

Power of alfo

of the general Spirit of Mafonry and the independence of the Rite it

would tend

inde-

;

—That

throw the entire Order into confufion, and confequently,

to

Mafons ought

all

its

be a violation

to be moil carefully cautioned againft every attempt or

fuggeftion that might be made,

According to these

and that might lead them

to fo fatal a refult.

principles, and wifhing to infure the regeneration

of our Rite

To

Maintain

Guarantee

And

its

Reftore

its

ancient difcipline all

—and which

—From Neglect Laws of Statutes

;

things, to deftroy radically all abufes arife chiefly

which may have

:

of the refpeft and obfervation, either of the primitive

the Order and of

its

Fundamental

Statutes,

or of the private

and Regulations emanating from each Mafonic Power

—From tion,

j

independence

Defirous above crept in,

unity

its

the criminal Facility,

and perhaps from thejhameful Specula-

which too often caufe the admiffion of Candidates and bellowing of

degrees

—From Sec,

and

&c,

the carelefs indifference with

which Diplomas, Briefs, Patents,

fuppofed to have been given in foreign countries, are examined

verified

Convinced that Union between

all

—bv — by multiplying

the Chief Powers of the Rite,

keeping up among themfelves a more fraternal intimacy,

and

;

;

Appendix. and

means of

facilitating the

by being

a reciprocal

237

and mutual correfpondence, and

as firmly united as poffible in the efforts

which each of them

tends to make, with the view of reftoring to the Rite

WE, Ch.

-

.,

Pr.\ and

GRAND

SOV.-.

True Guard.-,

INS.-.

its

in-

ancient fplendour

GEN.-.,

of the Order, 33d and last Degree of

the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Already

Named and

Qualified

j

in the

Names of

OUR RESPECTIVE SUPREME COUNCILS; AND IN VIRTUE OF THEIR FULL POWERS,

We

have Stipulated and Determined, and we do hereby Stipulate and Determine the following Treaty

ARTICLE Now the

and

for ever, there

is

I.

an intimate and indifToluble union between

Supreme Councils of the Ancient Accepted United (and other)

conftituted for the

:

States of

Scottifh Rite,

now

all

regularly

South and North Americas,

France, and the Empire of Brazil, their territories, dependencies and jurisdictions

—fuch

they are eftablifhed by the Deeds given at their

as

affembly and acknowledgment dated, viz

For the United

States of America,

Spanifh dominions,)

For France, the

&c, &c,

And

:

New

laftly,* for the

Spain, South America, (formerly

the 13th day of the fecond

21ft September, 1762,

and 7th of May, 1821

month 5832

Empire of

Brazil,

under date of the 12th day of

November, 1832.)

All which are acknowledged and deligned under the following

United Supreme Council of the Western Hemisphere,

New

York

;

and the decrees of 1804, 1806,

;

the 8th month, 5832, (12th

Ea.\ of

firfl:

titles

:

fitting at the

;

Supreme Council of France,

fitting at the

Ea.\ of Paris

Supreme Council of the Empire of Brazil,

fitting at the

Ea.\ of Rio

de Janeiro. * The Supreme Council sitting at Brussels, which, owing to a fortuitous circumstance,

had not been represented

at the Congress, has since acceded to this Treaty,

and joined

the Confederation.

The

:

;

Appendix.

238

hereby confederate and reciprocally bind

The above named Powers do themfelves toward each other.

This Confederation, Union and Bound have

for objeft,

and they promife

mutually

To

lft.

work

in perfect union,

the only object of the Order,

remiffion, fo as to arrive at

and without

—which

is

eminently philofophical, moral and

philanthropic.

To

zd.

maintain

its

and

at all times

To

3d.

and Doftrines in

all

their purity,

and refpeft them, and caufe them

to

be refpe&ed

Dogmas,

to propagate them, defend

in all places

maintain, obferve, refpeft, defend and enforce the obedience

fame manner, the General and Fundamental

refpeft in the

Conftitutions, Laws, Statutes larly thofe

and

Scottifli Rite.

maintain and defend with

to enforce the obfervance

all

their energy

and refpeft

;

reclaim 5 th.

;

guard them from

to

any which may have been made.

To

with perfeverance, and with

Indifference, Egotifm, Inconftancy, the

Licence,

—

real

tomb of

liberty,

guard and refpett,

refpeftive

and

in-

territorial

ufurpation, and on every occafion to

all

againfl:

aft

to

for the rights, privileges

dependence of the Rite, and the integrity of their Jurifdiftions

and

Inftitutions,

and Regulations of the Order, and particu-

of the Ancient Accepted

To

4th.

Principles

all

their influence, againfl; the

mania of imprudent innovations and

true fource of difcord, hatred

and

anti-

Mafonic anarchy. 6th.

To

re-eftablifh the ancient difcipline

ftrengthen and obferve all

it,

and caufe

it

of the Order

to be obferved

;

to maintain,

and refpe&ed, under

circumftances. 7th.

Laftly, to proteft,

and caufe

to be refpe&ed, the

True Mafons of

every Rite, but particularly the True and Faithful Scottifh Mafons, of their refpeftive

Obediences, in

all

places

where they may extend

their

influence.

For

this

purpofe, the Confederated Powers folemnly bind themfelves to a

mutual, conftant, perfevering, and firm paft of reciprocal aid in

ARTICLE The

all

occafions.

II.

intimate Alliance and Confederation of the Contratting Powers,

neceffarily extends,

under their aufpices, to the Mafonic Affociations and Lodges,

Appendix. Lodges, and to

and

True Mafons

all

239

fubmiffive to their refpeftive Obediences

*

Jurifdiftions.

Confequently there cannot be formed between thefe different Aflbciations or Lodges, any fort of particular Affiliation or Confederation, under pain

of irregularity and nullity, independent of other punifhments which

be applied

to the offenders,

ARTICLE The

may

according to the Laws of the Order.

III.

Confederated Powers, acknowledge and hereby proclaim anew,

Grand Constitutions tutions, Institutes,

Statutes

and General Regulations determined upon by

the nine Commiffioners of the Sub.

now

.

P.

.

of the R.\ Sec.

September, 1762;

as

—which they

acknowledge, proclaim and promife

alfo

they are

and defend, under the

as

of the Ancient Accepted Scottilh Rite, the Confti-

modified by thofe dated

politive refervation,

—

,

lit

on the zift

May, 1786,

to refpeft, obferve

to examine, reftify

the alterations and additions which have been

made

to the fame,

and

curtail

and which

pervert their original difpofitions.

For

this purpofe,

an authentic Copy of the faid Grand Conftitutions of

1786, certified and ligned by lhall

all

the

Members of

the prefent Congress,

be annexed to each original duplicate of the prefent Treaty.

ARTICLE

IV.

Every Aft or Convention already made, or which may be made by any regular Mafonic

Power whatever,

—which

are or

principle of the Independence of the Rites, and

Art.

V. of the Grand Conftitutions of 1786,

may be

contrary to the

to the difpofitions of the

are declared null

and of no

effeft.

ARTICLE The

Confederated Powers,

V.

faithful to the

Fundamental Doftrines of the

Order, and wifhing to unite cctnftantly that of the Mafonic tolerance with that of the abfolute Independence of the Rites, lhall acknowledge ceive, as all

thofe

True and Legitimate Mafons

who

fhall

prove their

Patents, delivered by a pofTeffing

Power

in their refpeftive Rites

qualities

and

re-

and degrees,

by authentic and regular Titles or

legally eftablifhed

and duly acknowledged,

as

the right to grant fuch Certificates, Titles or Patents, for the

degrees of thefe Rites.

As

Appendix.

240 As

a confequence of the fame principles

They

;

declare,

—

upon no

that

as Legiti-

occafion or under any pretext whatever, will they acknowledge,

mate Mafons of the Ancient Accepted

may have been either

regularly received,

this Rite,

Lodge under

their re-

Scottifh

as

legally eftablifhed

fuch by the Confederation.

Mafon, who,

after

Lodge of the Ancient Accepted

having been duly received in a Regular

Scottifh Rite,

deferted the Standard of the Rite, or irregularity, mail

a

by any other Power of the fame Rite,

and duly acknowledged

Every

any but thofe who

and provided with degrees of

by one of the Contracting Powers, or by

fpeftive control, or

out

Scottifh Rite,

may have

may have been

be deprived of the benefit of

forfeited his oath,

guilty of

this difpofition,

any other

and pointed

as irregular.

ARTICLE With to be

VI.

the intention to caufe the infpe&ion which they engage to obferve,

more permanent,

aftive

efficacious, in that intent, the

and

Powers, and the Corporations under their

Obedien*

will

Confederated

never acknowl-

edge as Regular Mafonic Titles, thofe proceeding from Mafonic Bodies or

Lodges not under their refpeftive have been duly the

verified,

Jurifdiftions,

Power from which they emanate,

legally authorized,

However,

all

and reliding

as alfo

be received

to Article

different Reprefentatives

Authentic Titles proceeding from a Regular AfTociation of

as valid

and

faid

and who have continued

XVI. of

Power upon which

regular, if they

by the Delegates or Deputies of the diftant place,

by the

in the diftrift thereof.

the Rite, eftablifhed far from the feat of the fhall

excepting fuch as fhould

and ftamped by the Grand Secretary General of

it

depends,

have been verified and figned

Power, eftablifhed by

faithful to their

it,

in the faid

mandate, agreeably

the General Regulations of 1762.

ARTICLE

VII.

In order to maintain and ftrengthen the difcipline of the Rite, and to fulfil

the true intent of Article

V. of the fame General Regulations,

it

is

exprefsly agreed upon, between the Confederated Powers, that any meaf-

ures or definite condemnation againft a

Mafon,

control, fhall be fhall

a

which may be awarded, by any of them

Lodge, or any Mafonic AfTociation whatever under their

deemed

as the aft

be immediately transmitted

to

and deed of the whole Confederation, each of the other Powers, and receive its

6

Appendix. and

its full

entire execution throughout the

241

whole extent of

their refpedlive

Jurifdidtions.

A

Scottifh

Mafon who may

cannot elude

cipline,

its

unfortunately

under a fentence of

dif-

confequences by prefenting himfelf as a Mafon of

another Rite, even though he

may have

before the fentence which punilhes

He

fall

regularly praftifed the faid Rite,

him has been pronounced.

mail be ftruck out of the Lifts of the Ancient Accepted Scottifh

Rite for ever,

—

if

he fhould have become initiated into another Rite, with

the intention of eluding his fentence, while judgment was pending, or after it

has been pronounced.

ARTICLE All correfpondence,

all

VIII.

brotherly communications fhall ceafe to

tween the Confederated Powers, the Mafonic Aflbciations under trol,

be-

and the Lodges, Affociations, and Powers, of the foreign Obedience,

who, tion

exifr.

their con-

in the cafe

above mentioned,

may

connive at fuch

adls

of infubordina-

and difobedience.

ARTICLE

IX.

In the fame view, and for the purpofe of always preferving Union,

Concord and Regularity among the Mafons and

themfelves to exercife

among them, and

Corpora-

in the different

— the Confederated

under their refpeclive Obediences,'

tions

Powers bind

in their different Lodges, a mutual,

permanent, aflive and tutelar infpeftion,

as

much

in the choice of

Candi-

dates for Initiation, as in the promotions and granting of degrees, delivery

of Briefs, Diplomas and Powers, and

finally

may

on every thing which

concern their compofition, labours, direction, and

all

the different parts of

their adminiftration.

ARTICLE From

mate correfpondence between

all

communications made to one,

fhall

They to the

fhall

Order

the Confederated

inform each other, every in general,

call for

new meafures of

They

fhall

fix

which may come

Accepted Scottifh Rite, they

Supreme Councils.

;

months, of any thing interefting to their

knowledge, or

but particularly

fhall

may

as relates to

the

take

An-

may

point out every thing which

prefervation, difcipline or general fafety.

remit to each other, once a year, an Official Lift of 1

All

be immediately difpatched to the others.

place in their refpeclive Jurifdidtions cient

X.

the date of the prefent Treaty, there fhall be an active and inti-

all

the

0th > 3

Appendix.

242

30th, 31ft, 32c! and 33d. forming their perfonal compofition, both attive and

honorary.

ARTICLE Every Confederated Sup. each others by Sov.

by them, and who

.

Gr.

.

.

XI.

Councils, fhall, at

Inf.".

Gen.

-

.,

be inverted with the moft extenfive powers.

fhall

Thefe Grand Reprefentatives can

at all the labours of the fublime

affift

degrees of the Rite, even thofe of the Sup.

fummoned

They

to all thefe labours,

.

and take part

Council

They

itfelf.

be

fliall

in all confultations.

have the privilege of protefting, in the names of their refpeftive

may

Powers, againft any 'deliberation that terefts

times, be reprefented at

all

33d degree of the Rite, appointed

tend to injure the general in-

of the Order, or thofe interefts which they reprefent in particular.

In fuch cafes, and at their exprefs demand, their Proteft in the

Minutes of the

(act) to that effett

make an

quired to

fitting

fliall

whereat they protefted, and

be delivered to them without delay.

fliall

a

They

„

are re-

Member

communication of the fame to every

official

be inferted

memorandum of

the Confederation.

And,

in cafe the Sup.

adopt

tives, fhall

.

Council at which they are appointed Reprefenta-

a Refolution in their abfence,

right of protefting againft that Refolution.

be

at liberty to infpeft the Regiflers of

to

comply

—

alfo, to

receive

make, and deliver a memorandum Immediately

fhall

fliall

the

Grand

Secretary,

after the verification

Protefts

all

is

always

bound

which they may deem

They

fliall

fit

of their Credentials (Powers), they

throughout the whole extent of the

fhall refide.

fhall

who

{act) of the fame.

be acknowledged, folemnly proclaimed, and exercife

privileges

have the

likewife

once with their requeft, and to communicate to them the

on thejpot,

Regiflers, to

at

they

Confequently, they

ftand next in rank to the Sov.

33d degree, A&ive Members of the Sup.

.

all

their rights

Jurifdiiftion in

Councils to

.

Gr. \

whom

and

which they

Inf.

-

they

Gen. fhall

-

.,

be

accredited.

Among

themfelves, the precedence fhall be determined according to the

date of their admiflions as

Grand

Reprefentatives at thofe Councils.

ARTICLE Every

five

years,

XII.

on the anniverfary day of the figning of

the Confederated Sup.

.

Councils

fhall

this

Treaty,

afTemble in an Ordinary Congrefs, in the

a

Appendix.

243

in the perfons of their Reprefentatives to the Sup.

inform themfelves of the general

.

of the Order;

affairs

common upon whatever

determine in

Council of France to

-

—

meafures which

them

as neceflary for

They

mall, for this purpofe, receive fpecial Orders

and

to deliberate,

may be viewed by

the interefts of the Ancient Accepted Scottifh Rite.

and Powers from

their

Conftituents.

The Supreme

Council of France will appoint at

Delegate, inverted with fimilar powers, to be

the fame

time a

Reprefentative at the

its

Congrefs.

A

number exceeding more than

the half of the Reprefentatives being

prefent at Paris, on the anniverfary day above ftated, and during the thirtythree fubfequent days, fhall be legally fumcient to conftitute the Congrefs.

ARTICLE Whenever

XIII.

Grand Reprefentatives

the

eftablifhed near

any of the Con-

federated Powers, by the others, acknowledge the neceffity of aflembling an

Extraordinary Congrefs, and deliberation briefly, is

is

but clearly explained;

the

manu propria, by

Members of

Congrefs

full,

all

the fame opinion

in cafe of unanimity, a declaration of

the

Members

Grand

abfolute,

—

the motives muft be thereon

—

and fequefting them

reprefented thereto, by nifhed with

—

urgency

the deliberation, and

prefent, fent without delay to

the Confederation, with appointment of the day

to meet,

is

Power partakes of

Minute (Verbal Procefs) of

to be iflued, in the

figned

this

to take place accordingly;

at the

when

all

the

fame time to get themfelves

Infpedlors General, delegate

ad

hoc,

and

fur-

and fpecial Powers.

ARTICLE XIV. Thefe

fpecies of Congrefs are

bound

to aflemble

on the day appointed

for their opening.

They

are qualified to deliberate only

they are aflembled

and of no

They

—

all

in

upon the

fpecial objeft for

which

other matters foreign thereto fhall be declared null

effeft.

fhall Separate

were aflembled

And

;

no

tinue open for

fhall

cafe,

immediately after the fpecial

have been

object, for

which they

fulfilled.

can a Congrefs, either Ordinary or Extraordinary, con-

more than

thirty-three days.

The

— Appendix.

244

ARTICLE XV. The

rights are expreflly referred,

of the 33d and

of

all

the

Grand and Sup. \ Councils

degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottifh Rite, legally

laft

e/lablifhed and duly acknowledged, to this moment by one of the Members of the Confederation, though compelled by temporary circumftances to re-

main

inactive

;

— They

are hereby

and brotherly requefted

may

anew

begin

to accede to the

Holy Confederation

prefent Treaty, and to enter into our

fo

foon as they

their labours.

All thofe exifting

now without our acknowledgment, and

Laws of the

in future be eftablifhed, according to the

thofe

Order,

who may

may

be re-

ceived on their juftifying the legality of their formation, and the General Lift of their members.

The

Confederation will be the judge of the cafe

of one of

sition

its

Members

:

Well grounded oppo-

will be fufficient to prevent the

acknowledg-

ment, and determine the rejeftion of the demand.

ARTICLE XVI. The Un.

Confederated Powers

upon

•.

their

call the protection

undertaking,

Sole and

of the Gr. \ Arch.", of the

Sovereign Master of all

things.

They commit

the prefent Treaty to the fafe-guard of the

They command

the Lodges, Mafons, and Mafonic Bodies, under their

refpecrive JurifdidHons, to conlider the prefent

Treaty

as a

General

the Order,

—

make

the fmalleft alteration, under the ri& of being declared

in

of the

it

title

True and

two Hemifpheres.

Faithful Scottiih Mafons, fpread over the

to refpedt

it,

and to obey

its

difpofitions

;

Law

of

they forbid them to

unworthy

of Mafon, and of being ftruck out for ever from the Lifts, and

expelled from every aflembly of the Order.

ARTICLE The

prefent Treaty,

made

XVII.

out in four Originals, and written in the four

languages of England, Spain, France and Portugal, duly figned and fealed

with our refpeftive

feals, fhall

Confederated Powers

The

be fubmitted to the ratification of each of the

as fpeedily as poflible.

Ratifications thereof fhall be

exchanged between their refpeftive

Grand

Appendix. Grand Reprefentatives

245

at the Sup. \ Council of France, in the Office of the -

Secretary General [pro tern.) of the Rite, at the E.

For the United Sup.

-

.

Council of the Weftern

of Paris, viz:

.

Hem.

And

Supreme Council of

for the

Made,

months.

in nine

-

.,

For the Supreme Council of France, in nine days from

this date.

.

months.

Brazil, in thirteen

Stipulated and concluded between us, above qualified and under-

ligned.

At

the place afore mentioned, the day,

month and

year, utfupra.

Deus Meumque Jus.

Ct

de St. Laurent, S.

Lafayette, 33d;

.

G.

-

I.

.

G.\, 33d, Sec;

.

[l.;s.J

Bon Freteau-de-Peny, 33d

;

Setier, 33d;

Cte Thiebault, 33d; Mis. de Giamboni, 33d; A. C. R. d'Andrada, 33d;

Luiz de Menes. Vascos. de Drummond, 33d;

BY ORDER OF THE CONGRESS: The

of the Rite, pro tempore. Charles Jube, 33d; S. G. I.

G.-Sy.-G-l.

-

-

.

On was

the 6th day of

ratified

-

.

G.

.

[l. s.]

December, 1836, the Treaty of "Triple Alliance"

by the Supreme Council, and,

extraft from the Archives

as will

be feen by the following

:

Ratification by the

MOST

POT.

SOV.

.

GRAND COMMANDER,

.

AND by

The United -Supreme Council for Sov.:

Grand

the Weftern Hemifphere

In/pec tors General 33^ Degree,

of

Pot:

the

&c, &c.

TO THE GLORY OF THE GREAT ARCH. OF THE

UNI.

-

.

-

.

ORDO AB CHAO.

We, State of

Elias Hicks, P.

New

-

.

M.-. ex-G.

York, ex-G.

.

H.

.

P.

.

-

.

S.

-

.

of the R.

.

W.

.

G.

of the Wafhington Ch.

-

.

.

L.

-

.

of the

of R.

.

A.

.

M.\

Appendix.

246 M.\ ex-M. United Pt.

.

-

Pot/. Sov.\ Gr.

.

States of

Sow.

Gr.

.

Having

.

Com.-, of the ex-Supreme Council of the

&c, &c,

.

Inf.

.

Gen.

.

33d Degree, M.\

feen and carefully

for

&c.

Grand Council, duly and

regularly affembled.

examined the Treaty of Union and Confedera-

on the 23d day of February, 1834, between the

tion concluded at Paris

Reprefentatives of the United

official

-

Commander ad vitam of the United Supreme Council

the Weftern Hemifphere,

In Supreme

-

North America, Sov.\ Gr.

Supreme Council

Weftern

for the

Hemifphere and the Commiffioners Plenipotentiaries of the Supreme Counof France, and Supreme Council for the Empire of Brazil

cil

which Treaty the Supreme Council

Do, by

Approve and Ratify the

thefe prefents,

and every,

Honour,

feveral provisions

its

and

faithfully

and

rigidly to obferve

the fame to be refpefted and obferved

To

its

and

;

to

Aft of Adhe-

and Ratification paffed on the 5th day of March, 5835, became a party

fion

all

by

fitting at BrufTels

ftipulations, pledging

by

all

We

do order and direft

:

in

our Mafonic

and refpeft the fame, and

to caufe

the means within our power.

end, therefore, and the better to infure

this

attainment,

Treaty of Union

faid

its

more

certain

and

effectual

the Lodges, Chapters, Colleges,

all

Areopagus, Grand Councils and Confiftories within our jurifdiftion and

under our control, to caufe the

communication of

this

faid

Treaty upon

their receiving an official

our Ratification, to be forthwith entered at large

in their refpeftive books of minutes.

We

And

hereby invite

our very

all

-

111.

to furnilh their aid in caufing the faid

perfeft effeft,

Royal

and do enjoin

Secret, Gr.

-

.

all

.

Bros. - . Sov. - . Gr. -

Treaty

.

Inf.

-

Gen.

.

to be carried into full

,

and

the Sublimes and valiant Princes of the

Infpeftors Judges

Commanders and Knights Gd.

.

Eleft

K-d-fh, to obferve and refpeft the fame, without fubterfuge, evafion or alteration.

In faith whereof,

We

and our very

-

111.

.

Brethren Sov.

.

Gr.

-

.

Infpeftors

General, members of our United Supreme Council for the Weftern fphere, have ligned thefe prefents,

Order and of the United Supreme Council,

Done

in

Supreme Council,

States of America,

A.

.

L.

.

on the

at

fixth

Hemi-

and have caufed the Grand Seal of the to

the City of

be thereunto

New

affixed.

York, in the United

day of the tenth month, Chiflew 26th,

5836, and of the Chriftian era the fixth day of December, one

thoufand eight hundred and

thirty-fix.

Dais

;

Appendix.

Ddtts

247

Meumque Jus. M.\

E. Hicks, 33d,

P.-.

Jn. Schieffelin, 33d,

Sov.\ Gr.\ Lieut.

lit

.

Com.

Gr.\ Com.

Francis Dubuar, 33d, 2d Lieut.*. Gr.

De

la Flechelle, 33d

JOS.

BoTJCHAUD, 33d;

Com.

-

.

Thos. Longworth, 33d; B. Satterthwaite,

John

33d;

Remy, 33d;

P.

Aaron H. Palmer, 33d; Seth Driggs, G.\

-

I.

.

Hn. Westervelt, 33d I.

G.

-

33d Degree;

.

;

DA RoCHA GALVAO, 33d;

James Herring, 33d; Jos.

Michard, 33d;

W. Wright Hawkes, 33d; T. W. Satterthwaite, 33d; G. de LoyneSj 33d;

Grand Keeper of the

Sealed by me,

Seals,

John Telfair, 33d,

By

[l. s.J

order

Dd. Naar, 33 d,

[l. s.]

Afting Sec.

During, the years 1837 and 1838, there was no change in the

.

Gen.

officers

of

Supreme Council.

the

In November,

Gr.

-

Com.

.

,

1839,

T.\ M.\

111/.

Bro. - . Elias Hicks,

M.\

Sov.

P.'.

.

received from the Supreme Council for the Empire of Brazil

Supreme Council

the following communication, inviting this

tinuous correfpondence with

it

to

open a con-

" by means of which they may keep one

another mutually informed of the requirements, and of the profperity of the the

Order to which they belong."

Supreme Council by the M.\

Gen.

-

,

of the H.\ E.

-

.

P.".

The communication was Sov.

-

Gr.

.

.

Com.

-

.,

laid before

and the Gr.

-

.

Sec.

.

directed to acknowledge the receipt of the fame, and

to pledge the faith of this

Supreme Council

to a compliance with the requeft.

The

;

:

Appendix.

248 The

meeting of the Supreme Council at whirh

read, was attended by the Sov.

-

.

Gr.

-

Com.'.,

111.

communication was

this

Bros. - . Jofeph Bouchaud,

.

Francis Dubuar, and four others, including the Gr.". Sec.

H.

-

E.

.

.

-

of the

,

.

The document, which as follows

is

French and Portuguese,

in

as tranflated, reads

:

THE NAME OF THE MOST HOLY AND OF THE UNIVERSE.

IN

Gen.

-

-

GR.

ARCH.

.

.

ORDO AB CHAO.

To our M. :

The M. laft

and M.

'.

who compofe

Officers

and

III.

-

P.

.

-

Sup.

.

the

R R.

Brn. : Grand Dignitaries and Grand

.

Gr.\ 0r.\ of the U.

Council of PPP. - SSS.

-

-

.

.

.

S.

of America,

GGG.

.

III.

GGG.

-

.

P.

S. S.

33d

.

degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottilh Rite for the Empire

of Brazil, to wit

The Count

de Lages, Sov.

War

State in the

.

Gr.

Department and

Com.

.

Minifter and Secretary of

-

.,

the Council of State, Lieutenant-

in

General, Senator and Noble of the Empire

;

Honorio Hermeto Carneiro

Leao, Deputy to the General Legiflative Aflembly, Grand Judge of the

Supreme Court of Pedrozo, Gr.

.

Juftice, Lieut.

Treaf.

-

.

-

Gr.

.

of the H.

-

-

.

.

E.

Com.

-

.,

and

to

Antonio Pereira Barreto

.;

Knight of the Order of

Grand Judge of the Supreme Court of Legiflative Aflembly

-

Deputy

Juftice,

the Provincial AfTembly of Rio de Janeiro

Joao da Cofta de Britto Sanches, Gr.

.

Sec.

-

.

Gen.

,

of the H.

of the Imperial Houfehold, of the Council of

lier

mander of Santa Maria d'Alagoa, of the Order of

Camp

the

;

Chrift,

General

the

to

H.\

.

-

I.

.

E.

-

Cheva-

.,

M.

-

.,

Com-

and Marlhal of

Chrift,

Joao Huet de Bacellar Pinto Guedes, Chevalier of the Imperial

Houfehold, Colonel of Marine Artillery, Knight of the Order of SS. Bento

and d'Aviz, and of the Imperial Order of Cruzeiro, Gr. Adjundl of the H. Gr.

.

Lodge

Chrift,

;

.

E.

Thomas

-

.,

Chief of the Gr.

Jofe

.

.

Secretariat of the

Sec.

.

-

111.

.

Gen.

H.

.

Knight of the Orders of Chrift and Cruzeiro, Min. E. \

;

.

Tinoco d'Almeida, Knight of the Order of

Under-Secretary of State of the Minifter of Juftice

;

Guftavo

Adolpho de Aguillar Pantoja, Grand Judge of the Supreme Court of tice,

-

Central

.

Juf-

of State of the

Manoel Antonio Alves d'Azevedo, Grand Captain of the

Guards, and large landed proprietor

;

Joaquim Antonio Cezar d'Andrade, Gr.

.

;

Appendix. M.\

Gr.\

of Cer.\, large landed proprietor and Colonel of the Legion of

the National perial

249

Guard

;

Albino

Gomes Guerra

d'Aguiar, Knight of the Im-

Houfehold, Grand Officer of the Wardrobes of H.

Commander

of the Order of Chrift, Officer of the

Cruzeiro, Marfhal of the

Thomaz

M.

the Emperor,

Imperial Order of

Camp, and CommifTary General of

Jofe Pinto Serqueira, Bachelor of Canonical

the Armies

Law, of

Civil

Law,

Doctor of Judiciary Sciences, Grand Judge Honorary of the Supreme Court, ex-Profeffor of the Chair of Ecclefiaftical Law, and ex-Subftitute

Extraordinary of Natural and Civil Jurifprudence, and of Judiciary Practice,

Attorney

at the

Rio de Janeiro

>f

VI.'.,

Commander

Juftice of the capital

and province

;

I.'.

of the Order of Chrift, under Secretary of State of the

Miniftry of Juftice .

Supreme Court of

Joao Carneiro de Campas, of the Council of H.\

;

Doctor Lourenjo Caetano Pinto, Chevalier of the

Imperial Houfehold, Knight of the Order of Chrift, and Judge of the 3d Civil

Vara

Doftor Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles, Phyfician and

;

Surgeon of the Faculty of Imperial

Paris,

Titulary

Member and

Prefident of the

Academy of Medicine, Correfponding Member of Academy of

Chirurgical

the

Medico-

Naples, of the Philomatic Society of Paris, of the

Society of Medicine of Louvain, of thofe of Medical Sciences of Lifbon, Profeflbr of

Anatomy and Phyfiology of

de Janeiro

Joao Baptifta de Caftro,

;

the

Academy of Fine

Member

Arts of Rio

of the Supplementary

Lift,

Proprietor and Major of the Second Line of Infantry.

Being convinced that one of the moft material caufes of the importance of the Sublime Order, to which we have the pleafure of belonging, fpirit

aid

of true fraternity, which extending over

and

affift

gardlefs of

who

it is

may

caufe

them

ordained by our laws.

are infpirad with true

is

that

Mafons, induces them to

each other, in whatever part of the globe they

whatever motives

ments, for thus thofe

all

may

meet, re-

to differ in opinions or fenti-

The

practice of thefe laws

by

Mafonic ardour, inconteftably demonftrates

that the views of the founders of this fo venerable inftitution, were not

mere vain Utopias never It

is

to

to be realized.

obtain this grand refult that

Mafonry

the whole univerfe, in no point diverging from

is

its

one and the fame over

myfterious dogmas, hav-

ing the fame figns, fame tokens, and fame words, in every region of the earth to

which the True Light has reached, and where

are inaugurated temples

T. G. A. O. T. U.

Mafonry

Appendix.

250 Mafonry

known

is

in Brazil

who

the Gr.\ Jehovah has there true adorers,

;

the better to attain their objeft, have never ceafed to unite themfelves in bodies,

and

to elevate altars Stat.

-

and Gen.

,

-

,

The

Frederic, in 5786. ftrong in the

number of ig,

Numbers of

the

conftitutes this centre,

number of Brethren and

in the

among

claffes

firft

which

circle

-

Conft.'.

.

by the immortal

of the Order, given to this Rite

-

Reg.

.

conformably to the Gr.

to eftablifh a centre,

day

at this

is

in their qualities.

the profane, are to be found in thefe

and the virtues of the true children of Heredom adorn the hearts of

rEp,

The M.\

P.

-

Hofpital at the O.

-

.

.

which

.

of Rio de Janeiro, elegantly conftituted, defiring to

may

of Mafons legally conftituted,

circles

of their

United States of America

to invite

M.

open

to

it

The M. Hup and

-

Sup.

P.".

.

Coun.

.

W.

.

-

Gr.

.

the

-

Or.

.

-

of the

,

continuous correfpondence

a

.

M.

would lead

it,

that

.

W.

.

Gr.

-

Or.

.

-

.

A.

O.

-

.

over the dial wilh

the G.

M.

.

and the

virtues of fuch

.

.

can find occafion to

it

A.

-

W.

,

T.

-

.

offer its friend-

of the United States, be-

-

U.

-

.

is

-

ignorant of the

but

.,

haftens to

it

animated by fentiment of the moft perfeft efteem for the

it is

profperity and that

That

which they belong.

to

to the fuppofition that it

-

111.

will rejoice on every occafion that

it

Order

of Rio de Janeiro does not

-

of the true adorers of G.

merits, the lights,

that

-

fervices to the

its

caufe fuch offers

aflure

facili-

all

by means of which they may keep one another mutually informed of

it,

the requirements and of the profperity of the

duties

but

this circle,

attain the majeftic aim, the objeft

has refolved to addrefs to the

efforts,

all.

Valley of the

directs this circle in the

means which can conduce, that not only

tate all the

with

-

Coun.

-

Sup.

.

.

O.

Gr.

.

-

.

T.

Or.

-

.

U.

.

and fuch Ref.

fatisfy

may

-

Brn.

.

,

of the underfigned brethren, Gr. .

P.

.

Sup.

.

and

-

.,

any of

their defires.

fpread happinefs and profperity

of the United States of America

-

and other members of the M.

it

,

receives intelligence of their

.

Dign.

Coun.

-

.

and Gr.

.

the cor-

is

Off.

-

and

,

of the Ancient and Ac-

.

cepted Scottifh Rite for the Empire of Brazil.

T.

-

Coun.

-

the 14th day of the 8th

Given

in Sup.

-

5839, under the C.

.

L.

-

.,

.

.

-

V. correfponding -

.

.

month of

the year of

Zenith 23d S.\ L..

to the

-

{Signed,)

Conde de Lages, 33d,

Sov.

.

Gr.

.

Com.;

Gustavo Adolpho d'Aguilar Pantoja, 33d, M.\ Antonio Pereira Bareto Pedrozo, 33d, Gr.

.

State of the

Tr.

.

of the H.

H. .

.

E.

E.\

Thomaz

.

Appendix. Thomaz

Tinoco d'Almeda, 33d;

Jose;

Albino Gomez Guerra

Dr. Thomaz

251

d'

Agniar, 33d;

Pinto Serquiera, 33d;

JozjS

Joao Carneiro de Campos, 33d;

Dr. Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles, 33d

Honorio Hermeto Carneiro Leao, 33d, L.\ T.

Manoel Antonio Alves de Azevedo, 33d, C. Joao Huet de Bacellar Pinto Guedes, 33d. Signed, ftamped and fealed by us, Gr.

and Chan.

G.

1

.

-

.

.

G.

.

Com.

.

of the G.

H.\ E.\

Sec", adjunct of the

S.

.

Joao

May, 1840,

In

-

; -

Huet

de Bacellar.

[l. s.]

Supreme Council was

the regular meeting of the

fully

attended, no bufmefs of importance was tranfafted, and the officers retained their refpeftive pofitions.

Indeed, from

1844, though the regular

feflions

On

were merely routine.

tranfaftions

this

date until the 16th of April,

of the Supreme Council were held, the the latter day, however,

pleafed

it

Supreme and Sovereign Grand Mailer of the Supreme Grand Council

the

on High,

remove

to

Commander, lamented

to his fanftuary our

who from

Elias Hicks,

De Witt

Clinton, in

M.

and

111.",

-

P.

.

-

Sov.\ Gr.'.

.

the time of the death of the

1828,

the period of his

till

-

111.

own

and

,

demife,

ably and honourably prefided over the Ancient and Accepted Rite in the

United

At of

111.-.

Bro.

W.

John

America,

States of

a meeting of the .

its territories

Hicks, the

and M.\

111.-,

P.-. Paft

Mulligan, fucceeded to the vacancy

111.-.

Bro/. H. C.

were

alfo

Atwood became

fome changes

in the

Lieut.

minor

Commander,

-

.

111.-.

Sov.

.

Gr.-.

as Sov.-. Gr.-.

Gr.-.

offices in

During the year 1845, T.\ M.\ Gr.-.

and dependencies.

Supreme Council held immediately on the deceafe

the

Bro.-.

Commander,

Commander;

Commander; and

there

Supreme Council.

John

W.

Mulligan, Sov.-.

received from the Prefident of the United States, the

honourable appointment of Conful General to Greece, for which country he departed Oft. 4th, 1845, and from that period until June, 1851, Bro.

.

On

Henry C. Atwood

the 24th July, 1846,

and the vacancy Bro.

,

prefided over the deliberations of the Sup.

Wm.

in the

F. Piatt,

-

111.

.

Bro.

.

Henry Marfh,

Supreme Council thus

S.\

G.

-

-

.

I.

.

-

.

G.\

created, was filled

-

111.

Coun.

by

.

.

died, 111.

.

M. D.

On

252

Appendix.

On the

made by fome of

the 27th Odlober, of this year, an effort was again

members of the Supreme Council

to

for the formation

Warrants

iffue

of Symbolic Lodges, in violation of the well fettled policy, which had pre-

The

viously governed the aftion of the Body.

do

right to

fo,

was founded

on the Treaty of Union and Amalgamation of 183 z, by which the tive title of the

Supreme Council was changed, and

Supreme Council

The tion,

for the

Weftern Hemifphere,"

great majority of the

Supreme Council

was determined definitely to

it

annulling

Treaty aforefaid

the

previous diftin£live

its

title,

has been

Supreme Council, having as the " Supreme

known

and dependencies."

territories

its

Odlober, 1846 until 1850, the meetings of the Supreme Council

were annual, and

in the latter year,

Minifter of

Bro.".

111.".

Sec". Gen.", of the H.". E."., and

In

by abrogating and

was accordingly abrogated and

it

Council for the United States of America,

From

from the propor-

difTenting

annulled, and from that date to the prefent, the

refumed

became the

as previoufly ftated.

the queftion

fettle

and

;

it

diftinc-

" United

Bro.

111.'.

.

Edmund

B.

Hays, Grand

I.".

G.\, 33d, to

State.

May, 1851,

111.".

Bro.".

Jeremy L.

which grade he was exalted by the body

Crofs, S.\ G.".

calling itfelf the

with

this

Scpreme Council.

Univer/i

The

Ttrrarum Orbis Per Gloriam

Supreme Council

from the fame, and requefted

at Charlefton, prefented his letters patent affiliation

Daniel Sickels, became Gr.". -

patent

is as

follows

:

Architectonis.

Ingentis.

ORDO AB CHAO.

From

the

Grand

Eaft of the

Sov.". Gr.". Inf.". Gen.", of the

Supreme Council of the Moll:

33d Degree, under the

the Zenith, anfwering to the zzd degree and 45 m.".

To

our

K— H,

111.".,

Princes and Knights,

Grand and the- furface

To

N.\

Puiflant

Canopy of

Latitude.

moft Valiant and Sub.". Princes of the Royal Secret, Knights

Degrees, Ancient and Modern, on

111.".

Celeftial

all thofe to

whom

theft Letters

Ineffable Free

Mafons of

all

of the two Hemifpheres.

of Credencefhall come :

HEALTH, STABILITY AND POWER.

Know

ye, that we, the underfigned Sov.". Gr.". Inf.". Gen."., duly

lawfully eftablifhed and congregated in gree, have duly

and

Supreme Council of the 33d De-

and carefully examined our

111.-.

Bro.-.

Jeremy L. Crofs

in

the

Appendix.

253

the feveral degrees which he has lawfully received, and, at his fpecial re-

We

quefl,

do hereby

acknowledge and proclaim our

certify,

Jeremy L. Crofs General Grand Lecturer of the Gen. the to

U.

New Haven

A., refident in the City of

S.

Bro. - .

111.'.

Grand Chapter of

.

and State of Connecticut,

be an expert Mailer Mafon and Paft Matter of a Symbolic Lodge, and Secret

a

alfo

Mailer,

Perfect

Intimate

Mailer,

Secretary,

Judge, Intendant of the Buildings, Eleft of Nine,

-

111.

Provoft

and

Eledted.of Fifteen,.

.

Sublime Knight Elect, Grand Mailer Architect, Knight of the Royal Arch,

Grand

Elect: Perfect

We

and Sublime Mailer.

do

him

alfo certify

to be. a

Knight of the Eail or Sword and Prince of Jerufalem, Knight of the Eaft

and Weil, Sov.

.

Heredom, Grand

Prince of the Rofe Croix de

ad vitam,

Mailer,

Tabernacle, Prince of Mercy, Knight of the Brazen Serpent, of the Temple, Knight of the Sun,

Gen.

Inf.".

K— H,

Knight of

Commander, Sublime Prince of

Inquifitor

-

And we

,

Member

and

St.

Commander

Andrew, Grand

the Royal Secret, Sov.". Gr.

-

.

of the Supreme Council of the 33d Degree.

hereby authorize and empower for

Jeremy L. Crofs,

PontiiF,

Prinse of Lebanon, Chief of the

Knight,

Pruffian

our faid

life,

and

to eftabliih, congregate, fuperintend

HI.

-

Bro.

.

.

Lodges,

inftrudt

Chapters, Colleges, Confiilories and Councils of the Royal and Military

Orders of Ancient and Modern Mafonry, over the furface of the two

We

Hemifpheres, agreeably to the Grand Conilitutions.

mend

to

all

and acknowledge our

faid

to the

Higheil Degree in Mafonry, and

we

mown

him, to thofe brethren when they

Mafons

to receive

Supreme Council, furniihed with

To

which we, the

all

the Sup.

.

Charleilon,

S.

C,

aforefaid Sov.

and duly

-

111.

.

G.

for the

.

Jeremy L. Crofs,

will reciprocate all attention

may

prefent themfelves to our

Inf.".

".

Bro.

.

like lawful letters

Council of the 33d Degree

-

therefore recom-

and every of our aforefaid Knights, Princes and Sublime Free

U.

eftabliihed the 31ft

S.

of credence.

Gen. A.,

,

and Members of

fitting in the

unto fubfcribed our names and affixed upon the fame the Gr. faid

C. •.,

111.

.

this

.

Seals of the

Order, in the Council Chamber, near the B.\ B.".,under the C. 24th day of the

5

th

month, anfwering

Moses Holbrook, M.\ D. Sov.

City of

day of May, 1801, have here-

.

Gr. \

in the

U.

Inf. S.

.

Gen.

,

-

.,

to the

.

24th day of June, 1824.

K. •. H.

-

.,

S.\ P.

of the 33d Degree, and Grand

.

R.

.

S.\,

Commander

A.

Frederick

Appendix.

254

Frederick Dalcho, K.\ H.\, S.\

in the

U.

C. Levy, K.\ H.-., S.\

Horatio D. Street, K.\ Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.

Gen.

-

.

Gen.

Gr.-. Inf.'.

.

Seals;

-

.

,

M.\

K.\

D.-.,

H.-., S.\ P.-.

McCosh,

Joseph

U.

in

S.\,

K.-. H.-., S.\ P.-. R.'. S.-.,

33d Degree, and Deputy

Sov.'. Gr.-. Inf.-. Gen.-.

Holy Empire

R.\

S.-. P.-. R.-. S.-.,

33d Degree, and Captain Life Guards;

Gen.-.

Inf.".

?.: R.\ S.\,

S.-.

C. C. Seering, K.\ H.-.,

Gr.

S.:,

of the 33d Degree, Grand Mafter of Cer.

-

James Moultrie,

Sov.'.

R.\

H.-., S.-. P.-. R.-. S.\,

33d Degree, Keeper of the

-

Alex. McDonald, K.\ H.\, .

P.".

33d Degree, Minifter of State;

Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.-. Gen.-.

-

R. ". S.\,

Commander

A.

S.

M.

Sov.

P.".

of the 33d Degree, Paft Grand

Sov.-. Gr.-. Inf.-. Gen.-,

Sec.

-

Gen.-, of the

.

A.

S.

After complying with the formalities ufual in fuch cafes, and taking the

oath of fealty to this Supreme Council, his rank as S.\ G.

A

.

111.-.

Bro.\ Crofs was admitted, and

G.\ acknowledged.

-

I.".

perufal of the patent of

111.-.

Bro.\ Crofs from the Charlefton Body,

clearly demonftrates that at the time of

its

the Southern

iflue

Supreme

Council appeared to have no knowledge of the exiftence of the body faid

by

to have been organized

its

authority in

John James Jofeph Gourgas was ever really exifted,

it

the body of the

1

8

1

5, in

New York, and

have been the head.

of which

If that

body

muft have died before the year 1824, for the figna-

who

tures of feveral of thofe as

faid to

figned the patent of

document

would

itfelf

-

111.

.

Bro.\ Crofs,

clearly tend to

as well

prove that the

Charlefton Council had renewed their pretended claim over the United States of America, inftead of over the Southern Jurifdiftion merely.

month of June, 1851, T.\ M.\

In the

Bro.-. 111.-.

Jeremy L.

Bro.-.

from the

111.'.

Bro.\ H. C. Atwood, reat the

fame meeting

111.-.

Crofs was elevated to that diftinguifhed ftation.

The

H.\ E.\, being

abfent

Daniel Sickels, Gr.

city,

111.-.

G.\ Commander, and

figned the office of S.\

Bro.

.

John

.

Sec.

W.

.

Gen.-, of the

Simons was appointed acting Gr.-.

Sec.-.

Gen.-, during his abfence. In September of this year, the venerable and

111.-.

Bro.

-

.

John

W. Mulligan

;

Appendix.

New

ligan returned to

during

his abfence,

progrefs

during

it

had made,

He

infpedted the record of proceedings had

Supreme Council on the

the

after congratulating

confirmed and fubfcribed to

ratified,

done

that was

all

his official refidence abroad.

and

home

New

in

Jeremy L. Crofs,

Bro.-.

111.-.

feeling the weight of

change of fcene, determined to remove to

his health requiring

country

his

and

1852, T.\ M.-.

In years,

York, and immediately afterwards attended a meet-

Supreme Council.

ing of the

255

Hampfhire, which would preclude the

poflibility

He,

of his regular attendance at the meetings of the Supreme Council. therefore, refigned the Sov.

Paft Sov.-. Gr.-. Com.-.

-

.

111.-.

Gr.

Commanderfhip, and was fucceeded by

-

.

Bro.-.

Henry C. Atwood

Bro.-.

111.-.

;

Robert

B. Folger afluming the refponfible and arduous duties of Gr.'. Sec.-. Gen.',

of the H.-. E.\, and

of

The

State.

111.-.

Bros.-.

January

Bro.-.

111.'.

Daniel Sickels the

Commander was

Sov.-. Gr.-.

Mulligan and Crofs, Paft Sov. 1853,

lft,

Bro.

111.-.

-

.

-

and proclaimed by

Commanders.

Gr.-.

.

of Gr.-. Minifter

office

inftalled

Le Blanc de Marconnay, (who had

ceived his degrees under this Supreme Council,) Orator of the

re-

Chamber

of Council and of Appeals for the Grand Orient of France, was elefted an

Honorary Member of

Supreme Council, and

this

his

Diploma

to that

efFeil;

forwarded to him.

On

M.\

the 4th April of this year, the

P.-.

C. de Mofquera of the Supreme Council of

ample form by

this

and

New

and

to,

and

.

Supreme Council, and on behalf of

in the

Bro.-.

his

The

requeft was re-

New

Granada, which body appointed

Henri

Reilliet

Sov.'.

Grand

Confiftory.

its

reprefentative near to this

During the year 1854, there were no changes

in the

Supreme Council

Supreme Council.

In the fucceeding year (1855), there were feveral changes. B.

Hays became

Hopkins Thompfon

From

the period

in

mother body,

the ratification of the fame was

Bro.-.

Edmund

General F.

month of October,

received from the Supreme Council of 111.-.

-

Granada was received

requefted an intimate correfpondence and alliance.

fponded

111.

Gr.-. laft

Lieut.-.

K.\ of

named

Grand Commander, and

111.-.

111.-.

Bro.-.

Bro.

-

.

Seals.

until 1859, there

were no changes

in

the

memberfhip of the Supreme Council, with the exception of the admiffion of

111.-.

Bro.-.

William H.

Jarvis,

and indeed though the annual

who was

feffions

appointed Gr.-. C.\ of G.\

were regularly held, the tranfaflions were

;

Appendix.

256 were not of importance,

&c, &c, cil

of

if

a recognition,

Supreme Council was received from the Supreme Coun-

this

of Belgium.

T.\ M.\

In the latter part of September, i860,

Atwood, Sov.\ Gr.\ Com.-, died In the

cut.

was made

month of Oftober

at a

111.-.

P.-. Lieut.-.

Leveridge, G.\ Min.-. of State; Gen.-. H.-. E.-.

In 1861, in place of

111.-.

;

111.-. 111.-.

Marlhal, and

Harry

Bro.-.

J.

Seymour,

.

John

Council

B.

111.'.

Hays,

Hopkins Thompfon,

.

.

.

M.\

.

.

.

P.

.

.

....

-

P.-.

Sov.\ Gr.-.

Lieut.-. Gr.-.

.

-

Gr.

.

Or.-,

Com.

and Gr.

-

M.-. of S.

.

Gr.'. Chan.-., Gr.-. Sec.-. Gen.', of the E.-.,

and K.\ of S.\ and A.

.

Gr.-. Treaf.-. Gen.-, of the

Henry C. Banks,

.

.

Gr.-.

J.

.

Seymour,

William H. the

John

.

De Witt

Jarvis,

.

.

Mulligan,

Gr.-. M.-. of Cer.

.

Gr.-.

Standard Bearer

.

Gr.-.

C-. of G.

who with

H.\ E.

Marihal

17th of January, 1862, the venerable patriarch

W.

Gr.-.

Com.

.

Harry

H.\ E.\,

year (1862) was

this

Robert E. Roberts,

John Innes,

On

of

Henry C. Banks,

Bro.'.

:

H.\

Bro.-.

of Cer.

Sec.-. Gen.-,

commencement of

Brethren

Benjamin C. Leveridge, Daniel Sickels,

Geo.

Benjamin C.

Innes, Gr.-. Standard Bearer.

the

at

111.'.

M.\

Gr.-.

Ofborn, refigned; -

Bro.-.

111.-.

;

Bro.-.

Robert E. Roberts, G.\ Treaf.-.

Bro.-.

Bro.

Edmund

Sov.\ Gr.\ Com.-.;

P.-.

111.'.

;

Daniel Sickels became Gr.-.

compofed of the following

Edmund

111.-.

that event

Bro.'.

111.".

Gr.\ Com.-.

H.\ E.\

Bro.-.

111.-.

The Supreme

Bro.-.

of Connecti-

announcement of

Gr.\ Com.-, became M.\

L. Oftorn, Gr.-. Sec.-. Gen.-, of the

Henry C.

Bro.-.

.

at his refidence in the State

following, the

Hopkins Thompfon,

Bro.-.

-

111.

meeting of the Supreme Council, when

B. Hays, P.-. Lieut.-.

in

when

the year 1857 be excepted,

the

111.-.

Bros.-.

who

T.\ M.\

111.'.

Jofeph Cerneau and

Clinton, was one of the founders of the Sov.\

1807, and Supreme Council in 1812, and

;

Grand

at the laft

Confiftory,

annual meet-

ing of the latter body, a fhort time previous to his deceafe, was prefent

during

its

deliberations, in the

fion of his intelleclual faculties,

better and

94th year of

his age,

was relieved of

his

and

in the full poflef-

earthly labours, for a

more enduring Council on High.

On

:

Appendix.

On

the

23d of fame month, the Supreme Council convened

of Trenton,

New

Jerfey, conftituted a

inftalled the following

Thomas Gr.'.

H.\

Corfon,

J.

Prieft

Bros. -

111.'.

M.

,

State,)

E.'.

Secretary; ;

(Gr.-.

R. Terrell, Gr.

S.

-

.

William Armftrong,

Hofpitaller

;

of the Gr.\ Lodge,

Reuben

S.

;

Van

Taflell,

.

M.\

.

-

.;

William

Gr.'. Chan.-.;

Chapter,) Gr.-.

William R. Clapp, Gr. \ K.\

W. T.

Gr.'. Engineer;

James E. Emerfon, Gr.

Com.

Lieut.'.

Secretary of the Gr.

Treafurer

Com-

Edwards, Deputy

Secretary of the Gr.'. Lodge,)

(Gr.*'.

Com.'.; William T. Woodruff, 2d

Stagg, Gr.'. Mia.', of State;

of Seals

Warden

Com.', in Chief; George B.

John Woolverton, M. D.,

City

as officers

D., (Gr.\ Senior

Com.'.-in r Chicf ; Jofeph H. Hough, Lieut.'.

at the

Confiftory for that State, and

Grand

of the Gr.-. Chapter, and Gr.'. Com.', of the Gr.\

mandery of the

lft

257

of Cer.\

;

Nicholfon, G.-.

Chas. Bechtel, Gr.'.

Cap.', of Guards; John P. Nelfon, Gr.'. Standard Bearer; A. P. Howell,

G. '.

Sentinel.

The greatly

interefting

ceremonies

heightened by

Thomas W.

the

Satterthwaite,

incident

prefence S.'.

G.\

of I.'.

to

above organization were

rfie

111.'.

G.\,

Bros.'.

David Naar and

—

figners of the ratification

of the triple Treaty of Alliance between the Supreme Councils of France

and Brazil and Council

—who

this

Supreme Body,

in

1836, emeritus members of this

participated in the proceedings.

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