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Curse of Cannan - The New Ensign

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Rev. Jedediah Morse, delivered at Charleston on April 25, 1799, from which we excerpt: "It has<br />

long been suspected that secret societies, under the influence and direction <strong>of</strong> France, holding<br />

principles subversive <strong>of</strong> our religion and government, existed somewhere in this country .... I<br />

have, my brethren, an <strong>of</strong>ficial, authenticated list <strong>of</strong> the names, ages, places <strong>of</strong> nativity, pr<strong>of</strong>essions<br />

&c. <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>ficers and members <strong>of</strong> a Society <strong>of</strong> Illuminati (or as they are now more generally<br />

and properly styled Illuminees) consisting <strong>of</strong> one hundred members, instituted in Virginia, by<br />

the Grand Orient <strong>of</strong> France .... <strong>The</strong> date <strong>of</strong> their institution is 1786 .... " Morse then translated a<br />

letter in French for the benefit <strong>of</strong> the audience, from the French Master to the Virginia disciples,<br />

"At the East <strong>of</strong> the Lodge <strong>of</strong> Portsmouth in Virginia, the 17th <strong>of</strong> the 5th month, in the year <strong>of</strong> (V<br />

.. L.) True Light 5798: <strong>The</strong> (R .. L. .Pte .. Fse .. ) respectable French Provincial Lodge, regularly<br />

appointed under the distinctive title <strong>of</strong> WISDOM, No. 2660 by the GRAND ORIENT OF<br />

FRANCE.<br />

TO<br />

<strong>The</strong> (T .. R .. L. .) very respectable French Lodge, the Union, No. 14, constituted by the Grand<br />

Orient <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> York. S .. F .. V .. TT .. CC .. and RR .. FF." <strong>The</strong>se abbreviations are apparently<br />

a secret code. <strong>The</strong> letter goes on to report the establishment <strong>of</strong> two new Masonic workshops in<br />

Petersburg, Virginia, and in the East <strong>of</strong> Port de Paix in the Island <strong>of</strong> St. Domingo. It closes with<br />

the salutation, "May the Grand Architect <strong>of</strong> the Universe bless your labours, and crown them<br />

will all manner <strong>of</strong> success. P .. L .. N .. M .. Q .. V .. S .. C .. TT .. CC .. and TT .. RR .. FF .. By<br />

order <strong>of</strong> the very respectable Provincial Lodge <strong>of</strong> Wisdom, Guieu, Secretary." Morse declared<br />

that there were at that time at least seventeen hundred Illuminati in the United States,<br />

"systematically conducting the plan <strong>of</strong> revolutionizing this country .... <strong>The</strong> changes which they<br />

can produce by secret influence and intrigue, the novel arts which they can thus exhibit before<br />

the eyes <strong>of</strong> men, are doubtless to be efficacious means <strong>of</strong> teaching men the new system <strong>of</strong><br />

philosophy, which sets at defiance, and condemns all old and settled opinions, by which the<br />

governments <strong>of</strong> nations and the conduct <strong>of</strong> individuals have heret<strong>of</strong>ore been directed."<br />

Thus we find from Rev. Morse's investigation that the state <strong>of</strong> Virginia had long been infiltrated,<br />

and was being "run" as a colony by the French Illuminati. All the while, the people <strong>of</strong> Virginia<br />

supposed that they had a state government composed <strong>of</strong> dedicated politicians who wished only<br />

to serve this state. This has never been the case. <strong>The</strong> secret society has always been in control.<br />

From the outset, the Masonic Canaanites in Virginia always seized the highest <strong>of</strong>fices. <strong>The</strong> career<br />

<strong>of</strong> Edmund Randolph aptly illustrates this point. <strong>The</strong> Winchester Lodge No. 12 was established<br />

by the Grand Lodge <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania in 1768. (Winchester was the lifelong headquarters <strong>of</strong> Harry<br />

Byrd during his fifty-year rule <strong>of</strong> Virginia; he owned the Winchester newspaper.) <strong>The</strong> Grand<br />

Lodge <strong>of</strong> Virginia was established at Williamsburg, which was then the capital <strong>of</strong> Virginia, on<br />

October 13, 1768, and is said to be the oldest Grand Lodge in America. <strong>The</strong> first Grand Master<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Grand Lodge <strong>of</strong> Virginia was John Blair. At that time, he was the Acting Governor <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Commonwealth <strong>of</strong> Virginia. On October 27, 1786, Edmund Randolph was unanimously elected<br />

Grand Master <strong>of</strong> the Grand Lodge <strong>of</strong> Virginia. He was at that time the Attorney General <strong>of</strong> the<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Virginia. From that day on, the legal system <strong>of</strong> Virginia has been continuously in the<br />

hands <strong>of</strong> the Masonic Order. On the day after his election as Grand Master, Edmund Randolph<br />

signed the charter <strong>of</strong> the Staunton, Virginia, Lodge, which became Lodge No 13. <strong>The</strong> number<br />

13, as we have pointed out, is <strong>of</strong> tremendous significance in the Masonic Order. Lodge No. 13<br />

has played a pivotal role in the conduct <strong>of</strong> state affairs ever since. In fact, the Supreme Court <strong>of</strong><br />

Virginia set up its <strong>of</strong>fices in Lodge No. 13's Masonic Building.<br />

Edmund Randolph had an outstanding career, moving easily from one high <strong>of</strong>fice to another, as<br />

usually occurs when one has the world power <strong>of</strong> the Masonic hierarchy behind him. His path<br />

was considerably smoother after he joined the Williamsburg Lodge <strong>of</strong> the Ancient Order <strong>of</strong> York<br />

Masons at the age <strong>of</strong> 21, in 1774. A few months later, he was given the signal honor <strong>of</strong> being<br />

named aide de camp to General George Washington himself. <strong>The</strong> following year, he was named<br />

the first Attorney General <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> Virginia. He was named Deputy Grand Master <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Grand Lodge <strong>of</strong> Virginia in 1785, and he then laid the cornerstone <strong>of</strong> the new Masonic Lodge<br />

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