HAVING been a member of the masonic fraternity, and bound in the pledge of soul and body to maintain and support, by the most rigorous enforcement, all her sanguinary "edicts, laws, and regulations;"I feel it to be a duty Iove to my fellow-citizens, to state the reasons that led me thus to surrender life and liberty, without reservation, to the mercy of this lawless banditti; thereby adding another unit to "that dark pile of human mockeries;'' and also, the reasons why I recanted from my masonic engagement rescuing from her bloody clutches my pledges of obedience, renouncing her society, and resuming only former rights and privileges as an American citizen. Avery Allyn gives a full account and revelation of many Masonic rituals, secrets and details. For the Freemason this is a fascinating historical account of The Craft in this part of the USA in the early 1800s. To those interested in Freemasonry but not initiated it may encourage them to join and learn the full beauty of its rituals carried out with like minded Brethren.