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History See other History Articles Title: Fascinating Historical Records Recount Abduction & Disappearance Of Anti-Freemason Author in 1826- & Subsequent Criminal Conviction of 4 Freemasons in New York Court Regardless of what you think of the Freemasons, there is a fascinating and documented historical account of a little know abduction and disappearance of an anti-mason agitator which occurred on September 11, 1826. Captain William Morgan was kidnapped and hauled away by Freemasons as he was about to publish a book on the craft, which his publisher had characterized as containing the "strongest evidence of rottenness." The two men contended that the secretive group subverted the public interest and went against decent ideals. The masons had also attempted to abduct the book's publisher, David C. Miller, but he defended himself along with a group of armed men. As the controversy captivated the public's attention, many public figures who were Freemasons defended Morgan's abduction. A member of the New York Legislature said "If they are publishing the true secrets of Masonry, we should not think the lives of half a dozen such men as Morgan and Miller of any consequence in suppressing the work." A Masonic judge in the Genesee County sneered "whatever Morgan's fate might have been, he deserved it - he had forfeited his life." Four freemasons were eventually convicted of the crime of William Morgan's abduction in a New York court, in which a judge publicly excoriated the craft, saying it went against everything America stood for. At sentencing, Judge Enos T. Throop pronounced that their crime was a "daring, wicked and presumptuous" act that had "polluted this land." Addressing the "heaviest part of your crime," Judge Throop continued, "Your conduct has created, in the people of this section of the country, a strong feeling of virtuous indignation. The court rejoices to witness it�to be made sure that a citizen's person cannot be invaded by lawless violence, without its being felt by every individual in the community. It is a blessed spirit, and we do hope that it will not subside�that it will be accompanied by a ceaseless vigilance, and untiring activity. . . . We see in this public sensation the spirit which brought us into existence as a nation, and a pledge that our rights and liberties are destined to endure." Miller's body was never found, but his abduction and disappearance and the subsequent societal firestorm also launched the fascinating story of the short-lived Anti-Mason political party, which established a new way in which political conventions were to be run. Poster Comment: They were convicted of only abducting him, yet he was never seen again. As Morgan he was dragged off by the masons, never to be seen again, he screamed "MURDER!!" You see, Morgan had infiltrated the masonic ceremonies and was going to write a book on it. Why didn't they want their 'innocent charitable masonic deeds' exposed for all the world to see? Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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