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£>•national Nomination.
At a meeting of ttie democratic Merit-
levs oi Congress, in the Chamber of the
g fouse of Representatives of the United
rates} February 14, 1824, • the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, As the sense Of this meeting,
tliat . '
WM. H. CRAWFOKDj
of Georgia, be recommended to the people
6f the United Sta es as a proper Candidate
ibr the office of President, ana
ALBEUT GAtiLATUX,
oTPennsylvania, for.the office ofVice Pre
sident, of the tJnited States, for four, years
from the 4th of March, 1825
——:
PI III > \ V BVrtNING, Mat 7, 1824
Col mbian Naval Victory.
tn ad.'lftlbn to the subjoined official account of
the capture of the Spanish frigate Ceres, by the
Colombian sloops 6f war Boysca, and Briivar,
which was furnished to the Bditdr of the Pensa
cola Gazette, by Lieut Booth, of the last name<l
vessel, we are enabled to give some further parti.
CuUrs respecting the Colombian squadron, deriv>
ed from a letter received from an officer of tb-
Boyac*. by a gentleman in this city, dated Pens;-
Cols, 24th April.
The Bolivar, Cbm. Beluchti, Boyaca, C plait ;
Brown, (formerly lit Lieut, ofthe Centclla,) will
their pri» the Ceres, arrived at Pensacola on the
18th ult. The Editor of the Pensacola Gasett .
remarks. v 1 .
We have visited the above mentioned vessels
^nd cannot refrain from expressing our gratific t
tion at the manner in which the prisoners »r>
weated,it forms so striking a contrast to the treat,
ment which is Represented as having been rece'r.
ed by many <'f the officers now on board the Col.
ombish vessels; when prisoners to the Spanish
Some time since.
The Spanish officers ofthe Ceres are on board
the Boyaca, at liberty and appear quite a* ease,
being more like guests than prisoners. The pri
vate prisoners, being more numerous than the
crew, are necessarily band cuffed, but each is per
nutted to be on deck two hoars every day, and
tl ey are allowed the same ration! at the Cotom
hiari sailors;
1 he three vessels are to remain here until put
m good repair, and in the mean time Com Bal
uche will visit New Orleans for the purpose of
bringing his family, whom be intends taking with
him to South America.
The letter which has been politely furnished
tis after giving an account ofthe action -with the
Ceres, adds—“The Spanish frigate Constitution,
two sloops of War, one brig and three schooners,
Are out after uv— Constitution mounts 50 guns,
sloops of war. 22 each, brig, 18, schooners, 12
each. Yoa will hear shortly of a hard and bloody
action between us—and God knows we are fight,
ing for liberty—the t ■ o sloops of war are those
which Commodore Daniels lost off Porto Cavellct
they were taken by the 8p»nish ships Ceres and
Constitution. Most of our officers are Americans
and brave fellows, tn fact it does not answer for
them to be otherwise in the Colombian service—
Courts Mratial are not allowed—only death!
‘‘The day before we captured theCeres we fell
in with the Colombian icbr St Anderne, Chase,
who informed us he bad an engagement with the
Centella, in a dark night, taking her to be an ene-
toy, and that during the action, Capt. Hopner, re
ceived a music ball through his body—soon af
ter which the Centella struck, and bailing the
Schooner, found out the mistake* Capt. Hopner
was expected to reeover."
Office qfthe Pensacola Gazette, ?
Tuesday 20th April, 18^4. J
\ COLOMBIAN NAVAL VICTORY.
Arrived at this port on Sunday last, the Colom
bian vessels of war, Bolivar, Commodore Beluche,
Captain Clark t and Boyaca, Capt Brown, with
raBor
State of Rhode Island on We luesdny the 21st inst
TflE IVAY TO CATCH rflM i
A Correspondent of the National Intelligencer
gives the Pillowing as the most direct route for
overtaking the “flying miniater.’*
The 9erjeani at Arms will goto Wheeling, in
the mail stage, in four dnyst the steam boats run
from thence to Louisville, in two days; from Lou*
isvifle to Bdwardsvilte, four days by a steam boat,
or five daya over land. In stages, or horaebaek
Tnus, in ten or twelve days, the Sergeant at Arms
can overtake Mr. Edwards, and return in the same
timet Steam boats, a* this season of the year, ply
incessantly between 8t. Louts and Louisville, and
between the latter place and Wheeling. Mr. Ed
wards will certainly stay a few weeks with bis
family, as it will not be necessary to be at Ne a
Orleans before the last ef Msy, to meet the Par-
poise, which is to carry him out, and which is now
here, undergoing repairs, which cannot be com
pleted under several weeks. Thirty d»ya is,
therefore, a lull allowance for Mr. Edwards to re
appear at Washington; provided he does not take
The black man who was apprehended in New
York a short time since fur a murder committed
on board the brig Holkar, in 1818, has been tried
and found guilty.
Destructive Pirc.—Passengers from Philadel
phia arrived at Baltimore in the steam boat on the
28 lx ult. bringing an account of the occurrence of
a destructive fire at New Castle, Del. on the after
noon of Monday. It is said to have originated in
the steam boat tavern—which, together with a
large number of houses in its vicinity, was consum
-d. The wind was blowing fresh from the water
—and when the passengera left New Castle in the
e'tfning the dunes were ragi .g with unsubdued
tury, and it wa* supposed that half the town
would be destroyed before the fire could be got
mder. The women and children were running
bout in all directions dying for help.
The following are the remarks elicited from
he Editor of the Maryland Republican, a decided
•pponent of Mr. Crawford's elevation to the Pre
sidency, by the Memorial of Mi. Edwards. They
<and in strong relief to the langusge of the Prank,
n Gazette, et cetera, on the same occasion >
JVttt. hit.
“Whatever may be the facts in relation to these
charges,there has been something very exception
able in the manner of their production; to my mind
there is something unaccountable in the manner
in which Mr. Edwards has crnducted himself in
'.bis affair- ‘Sanaa entrusted with represen
long struggles, the first necessity of France
James Fenner, a veteran Republican, is elected The present mode of renewing the Cham-
Governor of the 8tute/by a majority of ie*etal *' “ k "" * w4 “ ** K,kt * A
hundreds of votes, though, by a scfcrct tmdcrslan
ding, Wheeler Martin was dominated, on the
morning ofthe election, anil run for the office at
every place of election in the State, on the ground
that the election of Mr. Fenner would fie tanta
mount to pledging the vote of that State! for the
Presidency to Wm H Crawford.
tative Holies, he was bound, if in possession of
facts implicating the official conduct of a public
train
the’r prize the Spanish Corvette Ceres. On en
Bering the harbor the Commodore saluted the fort
San Carlos Da Barrancas with 21 guns which was
Returned From the fort with an equal number. Bv , / .T*' - , , „ , ,
the politeness of Ldeut. Booth, commanding Ma t0 Bre l ^ e 8nme 88 f° rmer ty published.
• ii'moo UIA hutrA Uaosi fuvnao/l itisik !
iacta implicating tne official conduct or a pi
i fficer, to produce those facts In an official
of open, manly investigation The inquiry insti
tutedby congress, inviting the course, should nut
have been disregarded by any of the members. —
If conscious of the propriety of the charges fa.:
had anonymously made, how could he suiter ih»
formal vote of refutation to pass, without announ
cing himself the author, and defending the course
be bad adopted f And now, to make the charges
after he bad left the seat of government, if not
the country, and aak for indulgence aa he has, is
not easily reconciled to the mind of an honorable
roan." —
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
By the arrival o' the Georgia, Capt. Varnum,
London dates to the 26th March inclusive,' and
Liverpool to the 27th have been received. The
only article of interest which they contain, is a co
py ofthe speech ofthe King of France on open
ing the session of the Chamber of Deputies, the
most prominent parts of which we yesterday pub.
liahed. But aa it it » document that should be on
record, we now give it in detaiL It is accompa
nied with the -latest commercial intelligence re
ceived from Liverpool, which was politely furnish
ed us by a friend.
Extract of a letter dated,
Liverpool, March 27.
The business done in Colton hss again been ex
tensive, and altho the enclosed quotations are
much the same as those of Saturday, there is evL
dently an improvement in the middling and good
fair qualities of uplands. We yesterday sold 116
bales at 9d—a very high price consiuering the
quality, which three weeks ago would not have
commanded 8J. The market has assumed an ap
pearance of great firmness, and we are strongly of
opinion that the maintenance of present prices
may at least be looked for. [The quotations allu
rines, we have been favored with bis private jour-
pal, from which we extract the following:
On Sunday 4th April, 18^4, the Bolivar, on a
cruise fro* Porto Cabello, in company with the
Boyaca, being off Havana, at 12 o,clock, M dis
covered a large ship, to windward and made sail
towards her At 2 P. M. made her out to be the
Spanish Corvette Ceres. At this timfe the Boyeca
was two biiles astern; and being under a heavy
S ress of sail, she carried away her Jib-boom; we
ore up to give her assistance. At 3 O’clock P
both ships again made all sail in chase i the
Spanish vessel bore up for Huvana with studdiiiR
sails set lower and aloft. At 7 P M both shins
homing up with the chase, within half pistol shot,
the Boyaca {being to the leaward of the Bolivar,
and the Ceres keeping away,) brought her into
action in very handsome style with a Well directed
broadside^and heavy fire of musketry, which she
returned for about 12 minutes, when the Boyaca
dropped astern $ the wind favoring a little, brought
die Bolivar into action on her larboard side. Af
ter giving her two broadsides, and first starboard
division with vollies of musketry, which she re
turned; a constant roar of cannon was kept up on
; all sides, until 50 minutes past 7 P. M. when the
Ceres struck to the Bolivar, being completely cut
up,witb sbarce a rope standing, and having sever-
al dangerotis shuts in her hull. The Moro liitht
distant 3 leagues, 8, W. by W.
The Ceres mounted 36 long Parisian 18 poun-
, ders and two bhaserd, and had a compliment of
1 326 men.
The Bolivar; Com. Bfelufche, Capt. Clark earried
•22 thirty two pound carronades; and oue long 12
pounder with 156 men.
Thd Boyaca, Capt, .Brown, has 20 thirty two
pound carronades, arid 3 short 32 pound gunnades,
sod 140 men.
The Ceres had 30 men killed, and fiO wounded,
QF. whom 30 have since died of their wounds.
•T Tile Bolivar had none killed and only 4 wound,
fed. Among whom were Coro, Beluche, and
Lieut. Booth, commanding marines, both very
slightly. The Boj^q§ ffiuTn'one killed-and but 1
‘ r
'
Ed. Rbj?.]
London, March 25.—We have received
by express the Etoile of yesterday, with the
Speech of the King of France on opening
the Chambers. We give the narrative in
the words of the French journalists
The King uncovered to the assembly;
after having covered again, his Majesty de
livered the following Speech
“ Gentlemen I am happy to be able
to congratulate you on the benefits which
Divine Providence has bestowed on my
people, on my army and on my family,since
the last sitting ot the Chambers.
The most generous as well as the most
just of enterprises has been crowned with
complete success.
France, tranquil at home, has nothing
more to fear from the state of the Peninsu
la : Spain, restored to her King, is recog
nised with the rest ol Europe,
This triumph, which oilers such sure
pledges to social order, is due to the disci
plined bravery ol aFrench army,conducted
by my son, with as much wisdom as valor.
A pat t of this army has already returned
to France; the other shall not remain in
Spain, except for the time necessary to se
cure the internal peace of that country,
‘ It is to you, Gentlemen, it is to your pa
triottsm, that I wish to owe the establish
ment of so satisfactory a state. Ten years
of experience have taught all Frenchmen
not to expect true liberty except from the
institutions which I founded in the Charter.
This experience has at the same time led
me to recoguize the inconveniences of a
egulatory disposition, which requires mod
ifying, in order to consolidate my works,
her does not attain this object, A project
oMaw will be laid beforb you for a septennial
renewal.
The short duration of the war—the phofl
perotis state of the public reveniiethe pro
gress of credit, give mo the satisfaction of
boing able to Announce to you that no new
tax, no new loanfwill be necessary to co
ver the expense of the year just past
The resources appropriated for the fcuf
rent service will suffice. THUS you will
not find any obstafcle in anterior expenses,
in the way of ensuring the service of the
year, tho budget of which will be laid be<
fore you.
The union which exists between my at
lies and me, iriy iriendly relations with all
other States, guarantee a long enjoyment
of general peace.— 1 The interests and the
wishes of States agree in removing every
thing which might trouble it.
I have hoped that the affairs of the East,
and those of Spanish and Portuguese A
mcrica, will be regulated for the greatest
advantage of the Slates and people whom
they interest and for the greatest dcvelope-
ment ofthe commercial relations of the
world.
Already numerous channels are regular
ly opened to the products of our agriculture
and our industry—sufficient maritime for
ces occupy the stations most suited fot the
efficacious protection of this commerce.
Measures are taken to ensure the repay
ment of the capital of the Rentes created
by the State in times less favorable, or to
obtain their conversion into stock bearing
interest more conformable with those of o
ther transactions,
This operation, which must have a hap
py influence on agriculture and commerce,
will, when it is completed allow the reduc
tion of taxos, and the closing of the last
wounds ofthe Revolution.
I have made known to you my intentions
and my hopes. ,lt is in the improvement
of our internal situation that I shall always
look for the power ofthe Slate, and the glo
ry of my reign.
Your concurrence is necessary to me
Gentlemen, and I rely on it. God has vis
ibly seconded our efforts; you mny attach
your names to an rra happy and meinora
ble fo'r*France. You will not reject such
an honor.”
London, March 26.—We have received
this morning, by express* the French Pa
pers of Wednesday, and the Etoile qf yes
terday’s date. From the latter of these pa
purs we extract a curious account of the
first Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies.
After the delivery of the King’s Speech at
Paris, the French Funds experienced a de
cline on account of the general, alarm at
prospects held out of the reduction oi the
interest: but on the following day, Wednes
day, they rose rapidly to 102f. 25c. for the
Account.
LAFAtETTE.— 1 here is now good reason
tocaicuiuic upon La Fayette’s visiting
the United States within the year, as he
has lost his election to the Chamber of
Deputies of France, which iB said to have
been the only obstacle to his coming . He
was present, we oberve, at the celebration
ofthe Birth Day of Washington by the
Americans at Paris, on which occasion the
following Toasts, expressive ofthe feeling
of the whole American people, was drank.
“Our distinguished guest, Major Gener
al Lafayette—the champion of freedom, the
friend and associate of Washington—ope
of the fathers of the American peo> le—his
children will hail his presence among them
with pride and glory ”
To this toast he made a reply, oi which
the following is the substance:
“ 1 request you, gentlemen, to accept my
affectionate thanks tor these new testimo
nies of your friendship. While every gen
erous mind, on this side of the Atlantic,
has applaudeJ the late noble and timely
declaration of the United States, it could
not but excite the pride of a heart glowing
with all the feelings of an old American
patriot and soldier—engaged, aa I have
been here from the begining, and as I
now am, iu great pontest between the rights
ot mankind and the pretensions of Europe
an despotism and aristocracy There are
motives of duty and honor that must direct
the time when it shall be my happy lot to
revisit the shores of freedom, but that mo
ment will be the most delightful I can ever
enjoy.”
This occurrence took place before the
election for Deputies, to which he alludes,
as binding him in duty and honor to await
its result. The Corrsepondentof the New
York Commercial Advertiser, who gives
this information, says, that we Americans
will be astonished to see Lafayette look as
young as he does.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28.
In order that the public may have some
idea of the character of Ninian Edwards,we
mention the following fact which we are
authorised to state and ready to prove in
a court of justice: While the nomination of
Mr. Edwards was pending before the Sen
ate of the U. Slates, he pledged his honor
that he neither was the author ofthe letters
qf A. B. nor did he know who was their
author. Yet in his letter to the house he
has boldly declared himself to be the author
of all thoseCommunications.—Sent.
From some articles which have recently
appeared in the Boston Patriot, (an Adams
paper) we infer that the friends of Mr.
Crawford are increasing so rapidly in Mas
sachusetts and Maine, as greatly to alarm
the supporters ot Mr. Adams in those
states. The Patriot (professedly a demo
cratic paper) calls on “ all moderate and
independent federalists, who truly appre
ciate the transcendant talents and merits of
J Q. Adams, to redouble their vigilance}"
and exhorts them “<o crush :n its very in
ceptioh the plan, by which it is hoped to
withdrawn them from the man of their
choifC.”
Eighteenth Congress.
_ ,J p.
Aran. 20.
IN SENATE.
The Senate proceeded to consider, in
S mmittee of the whole, thd bill irom the
Ouse of Representatives, to amend the
several acts for imposing duties on imports,
together with the amendments proposed
thereto by the Committee on Commerce
and Manufactures of the Senate.
The first question was upon agreeing to
the insertion of the following proviso :
“ Provided also, that the provisions ot
this act shall not apply to or be, enforced a*
gainst, importations of goods from ports or
places eastward of Cape Good Hope; or
beyond Cape Horn, before the 1st Nov
tiext ensuing.” Mr Dickerson and Mr.
Lloyd of Mass, explained the object of the
amendment, and it was agreed to.
The other amendments proposed by the
committee are, to change the dutv on
Quills, from one dollar per thousand, and
insert tw« nty five per centum ad valorum;
to change the duty on Slates and Tiles ior
building, from half a cent each to twenty-
five per centum ad valorem ; to strike out
the contemplated duties on filberts, pine
apples, oranges, lemons and limes ; to im
pose on all window glass imported in plates
uncut, the highest rate of duties imposed
by this act, on any imported window glass;
to insert the following exception—except
patent adhesive felt for covering df ships’
bottoms, which shall be admitted free of
duty., until June 30th, 1826.
These amendments were severally ex
plained by Messrs Dickerson, and Lloyd,
of Mass.; and were all agreed to, by the
committee of the whoio.
Mr. Mills then moved to amend the bill,
by striking out the following clause : “On
iron, in bars or bolts, not manufactured, in
whole or in part, by rolling, ninety cts. per
hundred and twelve pounds weight.”
Mr Mills supported his amendment, at
considerable length, by shewi ig the great
importance of the article to all classes of
the community^ Irom the humblest laborer
up to the planter and merchant, to the com
raerce and navigation, and to the manufac
turer, as well as others—and commented
upon the impolicy of imposing a highet
duty upon an article of slieh absolute ne
cessity to the country, and to produce which
in such quantities aa to meet the consump
tion of the country, were, as he thought,
utterly incompetent*
Mr. Dickerson replied to Mr Mills, and
opposed the motion to strike out the duty
on Iron. He agreed to all the remarks in
relation to the importance of that article;
and conceived its importance to every por
tion of society to be the very reason why its
production, in our own country, should be
encouraged He proceeded to explain to
the Senate the means which our country
possesses to produce iron; and the necessi
ty qf some additional encouragement in or
der to ensure its production in sufficient
quantities to render ua independent of for
eign nations, tor this important article ot
consumption. He considered this a con
test between the shipping merchant and
the manufacturer of our otrn country; and
the latter, he thought, ougl^t to have the
preference to the foreign manufacturer.
Mr. Holmes, of Maine, supported the
motion to strike out this duty. He pro
ceeded to shew the unjust and partial ope
ration upon certain classes of the commu
nity, and replied to the arguments made use
of by Mr. Dickerson.
Mr Mijls made some further remarks
in reply to Mr. Dickerson.
Mr Ll'>yd, of Massachusetts,slso addres
sed the Senate in support ofthe motion of
his colleague, and in answer to some of the
positions taken by M** Dickerson. He al
luded to the advantages which the home
manufacturers already possess over the
importer of this article. He assigned the
gratifying prosperity of our country aa the
principal reason that operated against the
domestic production of iron. That reason
was to be found in the advanced price our
labor bears over that ot the degraded popu
laiion of the part o ( Europe, where this ar
ticle is produced; and the price of labor, he
said, was a test of national prosperity. He
remarked upon the encouragement which
had been said, by the gentleman from New
Jersey, to have been extended to the ship
ping interes* of the country, and upon the
retributive policy that would, probably, be
adopted by foreign nations, if this bill were
passed. Mr Lloyd conceived it to be the duty
of the government—it was the principle in
which the Republiq was. founded—to en
courage, as far as it could be done, the in
terests ofthe whole peopfe».and, where there
were divisions of interest, to look to the
claims of the largest and most important
part—he compared the relative importance,
to the country, ol the shipping and com
mercial interests, and the great class of
mechanics dependent on them, with the
miners and makers of Iron. He spoke of the
embarassmenls which the shipping inter
est already labored under,, anfid proceeded
to shew that this bill, if passed, • would go
to impose additional, and far heavier, bur
thens upon them. He thought the bill ought
to be rather entitled a bill to ofifireae the
agricultural, to crush tfie commercial, and
eventually to injure the manufacturing in
terest of the country; for, the reaction ofthe
bill would probably be the most tremen
dious effect, of it. The agricultural interest
was the the great and controlling ioterest,
and when they once realished its effect,
they would repeal it, and also prostrate
every thing that had grown up under it.
Mr L. spoke of theRuBsian trade, as one
most advantagious which this country ever
pursued. He denied, altogether, that there
was a balance against us, in this trade, and
proceeded to explain the couisq^vhich had
generally been puisued, in relatioo to it,
If called up again, upon the bill now before
the Senate, Mr L. said, he should endeavor
more fully to explain his reasons for be
liuving that all the ideas of balances of trade
against this country, founded on the Cus
tom House returns, *were the vain and vj
sionary hallucinations of the minds of more
theorists'. ,
Mr DICKLRSON replied to
nents that had been adduced iBRo „
He recurred to the policy of E, ',
the protection of articles of her h ^
production. He denied that this j fne ’
iron was materially to afleet the r y
cial interest of the countryjand nroco^"', 1
comment upon the naiure of our t-!.,
Russia. He denied that it ivas so
to this country as had been
the gentleman from . Massachusiu^,
would not be injured, to ah’y conni?/ 1161
extent, by this July. He believed S'?
was not insensible to the value of ffi, ™
merce; and yet she encouraapd ii'
manufactures. Mr D. spoke* 0 f, 0
ties that had been paid, in tliiscoSl
the encouragement of the fisheJ ,!
did not complain of this—he onk '•
gentlemen to recollect, that some
agement had been extended to the cl,
cial interest. He called th*attemW°[ n f r j
Senate to the great number 0 f ilv*
then on the table* both from agrieff •
and manufacturers, praying the 1(2
ol higher duties on imported iron H U
Mr. D’Wolfsprite in favor of retainin’ffii.' •.
in the bill. He recurred to the general w
of the bill, as intended for the encounJeS' ,1
our domestic industry, and leading the nS ?
do for themselves what thay wanffi P
tide was one great bhmch of the whnVJffi
included in the bill, and he thought the armmf* 1 *
of the gentlemen opposed to the duty jR"
to shew lu propriety The home market Ur n'
considered as the most important to every nil’
The balance of trade, he said, ought ceu,hfi
be taken in the aggregate. If we sell to othe/!'
tions more than we buy from them, the b
of course, u in our favor. He ienied that oE
nations bought of us, because we bought of Em
each nation drought what it wanted, aSd no £
He compared the business of a nation to th.l .1
an individual: It wa. alike necessaSffir
keep an account of what was coming in and
out. He knew that the commercial Intereffi
languishing, and other interests were in the
situation. The facilities extended to tfieimm
tstion and use ol foreign articles in this C( X
were very great. He believed thsintS
every state in the union would eventually ben™
moled by the passage of this bill, as encouraL
the industry of the country The bill wai intend
ed to save the labor of the country, and throw
upon its own resources. >■ As to the effect onto
revenue, he considered it a mere bugbear, u t!
people, in some shape or other, must pay the i
venue. The mean* they possess to pay it ate
much more importance than the manner in whi
it is paid.
Mr. Holmes, of Maine, denied altogether
any encouragement had been extended by
government to the fisheries of the country. 1
bounty, he contended, was merely a drawback
the duty on salt. .
The question on Mr. Mills’ motion wastbrn ■
and decided in the affirmative, by yeas and n
os follows:
YEAS, 24
NAYS, ... v 23
So the duty on iron was stricken out from
bill*
The Senate then adjourned till to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Van Rensselaer, obtained leave of absen
until the end of the present session.
WASHINGTON, Awmi29
We Observe, that, £t a meeting 0 r Republic:
held at Albany, oil the 2lst inst. confirminjf
nomination of Samuel Young, for Governor, i
Brastus Root, for Lt. Governor, the meetinr
addressed, in an animated Speech by B F*l
ler, Esq. urging upon the Republicans the ne,
sity of constant vigilance in the maintmanci
the principles and usages of their party. ’
speech was!received with groat approbation; i
•ays the authenticated account of the meeti
“when, in the course of his observation!, the. ni
of Daniel D. Tompkins was uttered, it was foil
ed by loud and reiterated appl iuse; which
repeated at intervals until Mr. B, concluded.’
A writer in the Baltimore Patriot is vi
ly displeased because we have said, that
removal of Mr Clintqn ffotn the office
Canal Commissioner has produced “a gr
excitement among his friends in that Slat
This writer says, that we know “that
excitement prevails among all parlies i
cept the Caucus party.” We know
such thing, but, if he does, amen say
for in that case the fact is truly auspici
to the good cause, it being an assured fa
that in the Senate of the State there vh
but three votes agairiBt the removal, a
that in the House of Representatives i
votes were two to one in favor ol the rbn
val: and it it! well known that the sentimi
of the State is in this respect prettycorre
ly represented in the Legislature of
State We have not the least doubt of
Caucus being approved by a majority
the people, but we did not expect so hi
est a confession from our adversaries, as
the proportion which its friends bear to
enemies.
The Franklin Gazette affects to consi
the Letter of Mr. Crawford, which is rii
the pretence of Mr Edwards’s manifest
his hatred of that gentleman, as an att
upon Mr. Edwards. What ever its ef
may be, the slightest'reflection will
that nothing of the sort was intended. *
facts are simply thesfe: on the motion c
Member of the House ot Representath
a resolution passed, requiring copies of
the official correspondence with the Da
in which the public moneys were deposi
These copies, which fill some three rei
of writing paper, were not completed i
compared until’the 32d ult. when t
were sent to the House.
To anticipate an inquiry which wo
doubtless have been made, as |o the
senceofa letter refeired to by Mr Ed war
on his examination before the Commit!
which sat on his own A., B Letters, at
last session, the fact is very properly f
ted, that, as such a letter is not to be lot
on the files of the Office, and no such lf
had ever been answered fiom the Office
was believed none such had been recotv
This was no impeachment qf Mr Edwar
veratify, unless he choke so to consioej
Yet this is Ivhat the Franklin Gazette Cj
“the attack of Mi 1 . Crawford upon Mr
wards," &c. &c. Every reader wt I see
disingenuous this is. The truth is* *
the third conversion of our old tr>
Philadelphia, lie has, like converts of si
er sort, become violent in proportion,
freshness of his faith, and suffered is
u»rn zeal to run entirely nvyay ’Vith tn
cretion by which He lifts, in formal
qeen remarkably distinguished.