Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-27

whole, on the bill making further provision for
the army of the U. States.
Mr.. Wright moved to amend the 7th sec
ton, which authorises the appointment OF two
Major and four Brigadier generals, by insert
ing g to hold rank in The army Of the U. States
according TO the constitution" So that they
should not on any pretext command the mill
tia.
Mr., Talmadge moved to strike out the Sec
ton entirely-Lost As TO 4e.
Mr.. Wrght's amendment was then mega
lived.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read third time 81 to 46.
1t was then read a third time, and on the
question shall the bill pass twas determined
in the negative Yeas IS, Nays 56.
The house then proceeded to consider the
resolution from the senate on the subject OF
an adjournment-Th resolution proposed an
adjournment on the goth inst. to the 9Th Of
June.
After various propositions to alter and a.
mend &c. the resolution, and a debate Of con-
siderable length and warmth, motion Tor in
e6nite postponement was made by Mr.. Black
ledge and carried 62 to SIS and the House adj
journed.
Great meeting at Albany.-I4ast week an
extraordinary meeting of the people without
distinction Of parties, (the chairman one sect
and the secretary of another,) was held at Al
bany to take into consideration the Embargo
and the present alarming proceedings of con-
gress. Mr.. Foot of the democratic party adj
dressed them in AN eloquent speech, at some
length; petition, he said, should lead the way,
if unsuccessful it should he followed by re-
monstrance, and if remonstrance was disre-
garded he should be for Selling the earliest
opportunity provided by the laws for turning
every soul ont Of Office, as they already were
out of confidence. A spirited petition and
remonstrance was forthwith drawn up and re-
ceiyed with unanimous appreciation.
W Y e. Post.
Embargo meetinga.-We are sorry we have
rot room this evening to publish the Resoiu-
lions adopted by the democrats as well as te-
deralists in the state of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, against the Embargo. In the former,
very numerous meeting consisting pTincl-
oally of Mr.. Madisen's supporters, met at
Reading, in the county of Berks and adopted
fI,ta
barge with all the bitterness language could
supply. At Haddonhcld, New Jersey, 81
milar meeting was held at which the people,
amounting as it is stated to at least 1000 per
SONS, took sheaf of wheat, dressed it III
Grape, with thirteen streamers of the same ;
this they placed on the top Of the market
house, when an address was delivered, and &
song sung called The Death Of Washington
After which the sheaf was burnt as being OF
no value, and the company broke up in sobei
sadness. " Never, says theaaccount was there
more heartfelt sympathy expressed, thar
upon this occasion" Ibid.
The grabbers of " smuggled" goods are
not always unaccommodatng as we observe
Gin Canandaigua paper) that ten barrels
tHlaI Aeu : sugar were idlSiy selZeu at DIAN
Rock, and taken, by a deputy collector, up to
Buffalo, but that on opening his prize barrels,
they only contained salt, the owner of which,
being rather poor, had long been waiting fol
the assistance of some friend to get it to But.
falo, (his honey and of course felt very crate
full to the disappointed deputy.
DEMOCRATIC PATRIOTISM.
Extract of a letter from WASHINGTON, TO the