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THE AM ERICAN. OH ROME'S SAPPERS AND MINERS. Containing tlio tactic of tl.r -Mtiltlaof tltf l'oW." or the S.vrvt Manual of tlm J.-,.ill. and oih.r n.atitt. ttt y liiu-rt t-fliilljf In I rciiiaoo slid lovt-ra of clul and rvlinWtus titH-riy. Iitil,ti'rr Ui.prrM .1 llir.iuiiliiiul Ihe ulolw. louril (l M HT EDWIN A. SHERMAN, 32. rl limnd HccNiri rof the tirand ConsUtorjrof Ihe It'll IVirn-eof tin- Ancient nn.1 A-, t pt.-d .vollii.li Kite f I rix'iuooiir; uf lite Mate of aliforiila. un.l t-ccrctary of Hit! Ma-inlc derail Aolallon of llio I'aclllc l'oat, etc. Sorf fy Pin at Suhsciiption Only, and Undvr Stipulated Conditions, IcorvKiiarr ski n;r ii TO T1IK Kl V. I'HAlil.M t'lllM'.M'Y. of St. Alma, Kankakee County, Mm of Illinois, the M -ni lit I .tit Iter of A met it a. tin- Client ami t ilrml of Aluulo in l.ini'oln. Ilic Murlyr T il in of the I nltid Matc.'' lion oik i iiiimI K'iri'l fully mid arteit Innately dedli alcd I'J riJEl'ACE. Hy U.oTmnliop.l IN 1'it'ft'iiUnir to our tfauVri this trni,ttUm from llio "MonlU Soc rcta" (Swrt-t Monitor) of tho J-ulU, It ia but due that ch ar nJ truthful bUtrmcnt of how the work canio into our hand fhouhl Iks iflveii. In tho month of AiiRUKt of lTO, the Sti'rcUrlat of toll tbo bodie of the Anoiont nd AcoopU'd Soottlch Kilo of Froonmsotiry in the city of San Friin Cisco, California, had been pluii'd in our hands, and we then occupied an office, which bad been amilcned to u, iu tho Masonic Tomplo of this city. Scarcely had wo then entered upon our dutlm, when one morning in tho mouth of September, 1S70, a rap was heard at our door, and on opening it a Granger, feeblo in body, with a pallid face leai ing the ev idence of great suffering and of sickness, inquired if that was the office of tho Secretary of tho Scottish Kite of Freemasonry, which wo an swered in the aRlrmative and invited him in and gave him a Beat. He then took from his pocket a pack age of papers, covered with leather and oil bilk, which he carefully unwrapped and presented for our Inspection, lleing in Span'sh and Latin, we found upon examination that they were his patents or certificates of tho various degrees of the Sisottthh Kite of Freemasonry, duly signed and attested by the officers, and bearing the seal of the Supremo Council of the thirty-third degree of l'eru. Up on further examination wo found the strangertobo a "Hrothorof the Light," at.d, with other letters and credentials which ho bore, that ho was a gentle man of refinement and culture, and a member of and explorer for various scientific fcocloties in F.uropo, but more especially for the Archieologlcal Society of France, with its principal scat at Paris, and with its members and cor respondents scattered throughout Eu rope and America. He was a Frenchman, and, if wo mis'ake not, a Huguenot. He spoke Eugllsh, but rather brokenly yet correctly in grammar and diction. He inquired where our Scottish Rite brdicj met, and desired to see the hall wh.re our brethren of that Kite as sembled. We conducted him up the stain, which he slowly assailed to tho ante-room of tho Chapter Hall, whore, pausing a few moment?, we then en tered the main hall, and with uncovered head he reverently approached the altar, keelt and embraced it, and bowed his head ia silent prayer. We were peculiarly struck with his mit'iner and attitude, and looked on in silence, wondering what ho would do next. He then raised his head, and, reaching be hind, took out a handkerchief from his pocket in the kirtof his coat and spread it out upon the altar. Ho then reached his hand to the back of his neck inside of his collar and slowly pulled up and out a soiled Masonic H )be Croix apron and spread it out upon the handkerchief upon the altar, and then clasping his hands together ar.d raising his eyes towards heaven, offered a prayer in French of gratitude and thanksgiving. These strange proceedings, at such a time and to which Americans are not accustomed, greatly intensified our cur iosity, and the first thought that passed through our mind was, Is he a crank? While waiting for htm to finish his de votions, we observed that the apron was badly 6tained and had several holes iu it, and there was something about it which held our attention fixed upon it. At last he arose, and we asked of him the meaning of all this, which was strange to us, never having witnessed anything of this sort before, we having then been a Mason nearly seventeen years. We were aware of the difference in the rituals of foreign jurisdictions, and the customs of our foreign brethren, especially those of the Latin races, and could make an allowance for their ex uberance and intensiiy of feeling in their affection and ardor for Free masonry. He replied: "If you will re turn to your room down-stairs, where it is warmer than it is in this hall, I will explain to you all." We then re turned to the office, and he, looking to see if the door was bolted and secure, asked us to assist him in removing his coat and vest, and we did so. Then pulling up his outer and under shirts, he showed us his back, and what a sight was there presented to us! There were several bullet wouc ds and those made by stabs with a knife or poinard, but nearly healed, two or three of which were still slightly suppurating. We said to him, "You need a surgeon." 4'0h, no," he answered, "I am pretty near well now." We then assisted him .elk - j nrf i o hi n.r.n. to ad j lift his clothing, which having done, we then ai-ked of him to explain to us ttio hUtory and meaning of all this, which he did in the following manner, whi'h is given as correctly as posHlble and as our recollection swrves us. He said: "I am a member of var ious scientific societies in EuroR', one of which is tho Archaeological Society of France, whoxe seat is In l'aris, and of which country I am a native This society has many corresponding mem bers in other countries, and is engaged in making archicologtcal and anti quarian researches in various parts of the glolw. As one of its scientific ex plorers,! was assigned to Spanish Amer ica, esH'clally to tho countries of Chill, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, New Granada and Venezuela. After having laid out my plan of exploration, I directed ray principal attention to the wci-tern slope of the Andean Range in South America, and to that portion In northeastern Chili, lEollvia and southeastern Peru, as that presented tho most interesting unexplored territory for my research and examination. Kvery facility had been accorded to me by tho principal government officials of those countries; tho people of Chill being the most lib eral and enlightened, while those of Peru and Holiv'.a woro the most buiht stltious and priest ridden of any under the sun. I was greatly indebted to my Masonic brethren at Callao and Lima for kind and fraternal courtesies and hospitalities extended to me, and after bidding them adieu, I eutered upon my tour of exploration and started for my destination to examine the ruins of an cient temples and of the sun and of towns and cities long since perished, which wcro once populated by tho sub jects of the Incas, and destroyed by the ravages of war with othor nations, the invasion by tho Spaniards under Plzarro and the terrible Uimblort or earth quakes which had helped in the general destruction whL'h had been wrought at the hands of the invaders, both of their native continent and from across the Atlantic from tho Sierra Moreuaof Old Spain a pooplo now remotely and sparcely settled, excepting in the few cities and towns, but nearly the whole suuk in ignorance, and both soul and body fettered and bound to a licentious and merciless priesthood, where every cathedral and church was a citadel and fortification, and every monastery a barracks garrisoned with lustful and armtd monks, with innumerable nun neries as harems for the gratification of their passions and lustful desires. Morals were at a low ebb, and a com futgnon de wche was furnished with tho general bill of fare to the guest of the bostelr.i , .to bo accepted or not, accord ing to the taste or wish of tho sojourn ing traveller. "Hiving determined the point of my destination and commenced my explor ations, the nearest habitation to the locality of the ruins which I had se lected to examine was nearly six miles, and, at times when being excessively fatigued with my labor, I found that it would be necessary to camp upon the Bpot, and then afterwards where I was domiciled I could write up my reports from the sketches I had made and the notes taken down. Tho house which I occupied while so engaged was built of massive adobe walls (or unburnt brick), nearly four feet thick, one story In height, and the windows without glass were barred with iron grating and shutters inside. It had originally been constructed during the Spanish occupa tion of the country, and evidently been built as an outpost fortification of mili tary purpose, against the inroads of the mountain tribes of Indians, w4th whom a constant predatory warfare had been maintained, some of whom, no doubt, were the descendants of the original occupants of the country, the ruins of whose labors I had undertaken to ex plore. "The room which had been assigned to me by the family who occupied this house was about thirty feet square, with bare walls, and a seat of the same material (adobe) extending nearly around the room, whitewashed, and with patches of the furniture knocked of in many places. The cam a or bed consisted of an adobe bedstead laid up in masonry to about the same height and shape as an ordinary blacksmith's forge, but somewhat larger and covered with a yery large bullock's hide. Owing to the frequent changes of the bed linen and to remove the many lively occupants of this downy couch, repeated swieplngs of the bedstead had made an incline plane inwards, with a narrow gutter next the wall. In that country, a it UM-d to be ia California, every traveller is expected to carry his blankets, take up his bed and walk hen n.-eeitsarv. Some cheap pictures of the Virgin and saints ar.d a crucifix adortied the walls, and with a chair and table of rude manufacture, nailed and creed together with thongs of rawhide, my furnished apartments were complete. During my absence at the ruliiH, my room was not unfiquontly occupied by other travelling gentry, pu.iug through the country. "it was on my return ujion one occa sion that I learned thatadlstlog 0.j I'adrt ih Jatm,' or Jesuit Hishop Father, had also storied one night and had occupied my room and bed, and had left there only two days previous to my return. Having thrown my poncho and cloek uKin the bed, I made my ab lutions, satibfled my hunger, and went to work transcribing from my notes and arranging my sketches in order. While so engaged, I had occasion to rise and go to my bed to get some things out ol tho pocket in my cloak, and in doing so 1 disarranged the rawhide mattress, and my attention was directed to a small package in the gutter of tho bed sUad next the wall, which had been covered up. I unrolled it, and to my great astonishment I found that I had made a great discovery of the 'Secret Manual of Instructions, together with tho ceremonies of iuductlonof members of the Society of Jesus,' printed in Latin, and bearing the seal and signa ture and attestation of the general and secretary of the order at liome, embrac ing also the co-lateral branch of the Society of San Fedistas, or Fathers of the Holy Faith. Accompanying the same were manuscript additions and amendments made to tho general work. Carefully concealing the fact of my dis covery, I Immediately set to work and in stenographic hand copied the entire work from tho Latin into French, and, knowing that it would bo exceedingly dangerous to bo found with tho original in my possesiion, if not positively fatal, I wrapped tho whole up with the same caro with which I had undone it, re placed it In the corm.tr of the gutter of my bedstead and pushed tho rawhide mattress over it in the same manner as I had found it. "I started tho next morning, after having completed my copying, to renew my explorations and to peruse the copy I had made. In a week I again re turned to tho house where I had been staying, when I was Informed by the family that the (Jbinpo with his servant had returned in great trepidation and anxiety, asking if they or anyone had found a small parcel done up, describ ing its outward appearance, for he had lost it and would be ruined if it was not to be found. He had ridden on' mule back over one hundred and fifty leagues and had searched for it in vain. On entering my apartment, which he had also occupied, and on approaching the bedstead and lifting the rawhide, he had discovered the lost parcel and was greatly overjoyed on again getting pos session of it. Ho rigidly questioned them concerning the (Xtranyero who rented tho apartments, but gaining no information that would throw any addi tional light on the subject, went away satisfied with what ho had recovered. "Having when in Paris heard of such a work that had been printed and used by Eugene Sue in his great work of the 'Wandering Jew,' which precipitated the revolution of 1848 and made France a republic, I sent for a copy of that work, if it could possibly bo obtained, which I was fortunate in being ab e to do through an officer of the Grand Orient of France. On comparing the two, I found that they were identically alike, with the exception only of late additions and amendments, which, with some other matters, were in manuscript form as already stated. I therefore adopted the copy sent ino with the in troduction by Charles Sauvester and other addenda, and at my leisure trans lated the whole printed matter into Spanish, sent the manuscript to my friends in the city of Boston, in tho United States, and had it printed in Spanish for the benefit of my Masonic brethren in Spanish America, but the imprint, the better to conceal the source and protect my frionds, was made to appear as having been printed at a certain number and street in Paris. I succeeded in getting quite a large number of copies smuggled through the custom-house at Callao, Peru, and dis tributed some of them among my Masonic brethren in that country. But, alas! unfortunately for myself and the fraternity, the Jesuits were to bo found even among them, and, being duly warned by true brethren, it became necessary, in order to save my life, to flee from the country, and I made my arrangements to leave accordingly. But being detained longer than I ex pected, I had to take another route to reach another seaport than the one originally contemplated, and in doing so had to run the gauntlet, as it were, and was shot and stabbed in the back, as you see by the wounds nearly healed. Fortunately none proved to be fatal. I succeeded in reaching the seacoast, and through kind brethren was put on board of an English steamer bound for Panama, from whose surgeons and officers I received every courtesy and attention, and on arriving at Panama, I took the Pacific Mail Company's steamer, receiving the same tender treatment, and arrived here only a few day ago, nearly well, and here I am just a you see me. Through It all I have carried one copy of this work safely, and here it is. If I could get it translated into English and have it printed, it would bo a most valuab'e weapon in the hands of the Masonic fraternity." At that time we were the associate editor of the M'tsiiuir Mirror, published by A. W. liifhep & Co., af erwards Bishop & Sherman. We tffered to make the translation, and did a small portion of it at that time and sent copies f the oath of the San Fedistas and Colltquy to our subscribers, and we went with him to Messrs. II. H. Ban croft A Co., Roman A Co., and other publishers of San Francisco at that time, to si-e if they would print the work, but all of them declined, either out of indifference, fear or policy, ai.d the publication of it at that lime had to be abandoned. This gen.leman then went with mo to Dr. Washington Ayer, with whom the book was left. It had been lost, and for a period of about twelve years could not be found, when, as good fortune would have it, the book was again recovered in the fall of 182, and, as translated, it is here given to our readers. Tho original owner is suppes id to now be in Mexico or Cen tral America, pursuing his scientific researches there. His name is with held for prudential reasons and for safety. Ho is a gentleman of high character, and was warmly and favor ably indorsed by Sonor Don Jose Ray mundo Morales, 33d degree, active member of the supreme council of tho Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Peru at tho time of his visit to the Grand Consistory of the State of California, at its organization in San Francisco, October 12th, 1870, at which time we wore chosen as the Grand Registrar of that grand body. The difficulty in adhering to the original text, being a translation from the Spanish into Eiigllsh, and the Spanish itself being a translation from the Latin and the French at tho same t' me, we have endeavored to give the same true to the spirit and literally as possiblt ; and though there are some paragraphs and sentences somewhat awkward in expression, dubious in their meaning and hard to be under stood, yet the reader will bo ready, when ho comes to them, to understand the full force of the language of the Jesuit Tallyrand, "that words are only intended to conceal ideas." Asking the indulgence of our readers for the imperfections conlalntd in this our first edition, which when exhausted will be supplied by another, and thank ing our Masonic and other brethren, who have encouraged us in bringing forth this work, that we may see the devil as he is, we remain, fraternally yours, Edwin A. Shekman, Translator and Compiler. San Francisco, Cal., August 24, 1883. INTRODUCTION. Hy Chari.es Sacvbstuk. TrantlaUd by Edwin A. Sherman. The Company ok Jesus; oh the Society of the Jesuits. Imagine an association whose mem bers having destroyed all lies of family and of country, to bo singled out from among men, and whoso forces are to be concentrated at last to om united and formidable end, its plan devised and it establishes its dominion by all possible means over all the nations of the earth. Imagine this immense conspiration having in place substituted its rules and its policy, yet, to the same prin ciples of religion, that, little by little, they have arrived to dominate over the princes of the church, to maintain a royal slavitude, although not confessed, and of such a manner, that those who officially have the titles and assume the responsibility, are nothing but the docile instruments of a force kiddtn aiid silent. Such are the Jesuits. Al ways expelled, forever returning, and little by little clandestinely and in the darkness throwing out its vigorous roots. Its wealth may be confiscated, its losses cannot be detained for they are covered. Practicing at a time the caption o.' inheritances and the com merce of great adventures. Confessors, negotiators, brokers, lenders, peddlers of pious gewgaws, inventors of new de votions to make merchandise. At times mixing in politics, agitating states and making princes to tremble upon their thrones, for they are terrible in their hate. Woe unto him when they turn upon him as his enemy! By very especial grace from heaven, any who may raise obstacles against them, although they may be found at the summit of the most lofty grandeur, yet will thoj be stricken down as with a thunderbolt. Henry IV., "the one king of whom the people have treasured his memory," found three assassins successively, and died under the knife of a fanatic, at the same time he was about to attack the favorite government of the Jesuits Austria. Clement XIV., a pope! su preme above the order of the Jesuits, died of colic pains by poison. At this moment the Jesuits have established themselves anew amongst us (in France) in spite of the edicts and the laws. As of old, they have returned to open their colleges and to persist in mould ing the youth to their own spirit. To be Continued. The Irish Steamer Delayed. It is said that the present federal ad misistration is so anxious to appoint Irishmen to office, that, they are adver tising tor Irishmen who have not yet arrived, to fill position as postmasters. Last week one John E. Foley was ap pointed postmaster at IV mis (Water to n.) Mass.; but at last accounts John had not arrived. 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