Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-18
,aLEX.4NDRIA DaHY G.1zETTE.
T" TO sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PREssURE."
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, Sept. Is.

| HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. Sept. is.
Simon Snyder. Esq. the present Cover
nor of Pennsylvania. is again proposed as
a Candidate for that Office ut the October
election. MIR Snyder viii be supported.
it appears, by the Democrats OF what is
called the New School, and will OF course
be opposed by Democrats Of the Old
! School. In the contest between these two
I great Summaries. there Will doubtless be
a tremendous IS war OF cords" but we
don tapprehend much s. waste of learn
| ing" unless Col. Duane, who is princi-
lpal OFT Old School. should take il into
his head to deliver lectures on the poIe-it-
zeal, civil and religious history Of Hindos-
| tan and other countries. In this case, the
public may anticipate no ordinary editica-
! ton, as the Colonel's doctrines will be con-
troveStel by no less character than DR..
Binns, the second Howard. publisher OF
| the Democratic Press. Could these two
| gentleman be prevailed upon to publish
their trarels. containing an accurate ac-
count OF all the perils they have escaped,
| it would be an instructive volume for the
rising generation, teaching them that pat
! riotism is not al7ca,s eralted, nor honesty
c0nfNed to any particu!areOuntry !?
The Solar Eclipse, which took place
yesterday, excited universal attention,
The weather WAS fac for observation;
the Thermometer, during the time. from
| 80 to SO. We understand that several
| gentlemen from the London and Phi.adel
,hia Philosophical Societies went on to
Richmond some time ago, in order to have
more full opportunity Of noticing the
| commencement, progress and termination
OF this eclipse. We hope the researches
of men Of science, respecting this great
natural phenomenon, viii tend to enlarge
the sphere OF useful knowledge.
Mr.. SNownEN,
As the season for making Cider is
approaching. | presume the following
| method OF preserving will he acceptable
to many of your country readers. as it
has been proved by the best New England
| farmers, 10 answer better than any other
way heretofore practised. L.
To preserve Cider from changing. suf-
fer il 10 undergo only the first working.
Immediately after it subsidies. put in each
barrel Quarter Of a pound OF pulyerized
alum. stir or shake The barrel thoroughly
and bung it up perfectly tight, keep it in
cool cellar; in the month OF January
rack it off into a clean white OAK barrel /;
again in February rack it off; perform
| these operations in a clear day. =. ".
wind in the month cf March or April 10
ciear fu day. wind n. W. you may bot
! tie il. TO kept; from bursting. set your
hotties on the ground in your cellar, and
| i.i The inter,tices between The bottles with
cOiamOn moist sand.
IT is sail that in the courts Of Turkey,
he that gains The cause always pays the
cost : and we suspect that the pending trial
between the president and his late sccre-
tary, will issue according to this Turkish
manner. The charges against the presi-
dent. laid before the american public by
MIR. Smith. are of such a heinous nature,
or at least some of them, that one would
think the former must either disproTe
them. or siak under them. Yet such is
the temper of the times. there appears to
De Ear greater number of genuine repub-
iieans WHO are offended at the disclosure,
than that Of those who are offended at the
commission. of the misdemeanors anu
crimes in question. Nay, in the opinion
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