Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-04
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY MORNING, Feb,,--
80 sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF yuv
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE" :"

''' Will
of vast benefit to posterity. 1t is not co.,
believe that the Governor was serou. -,
declaration. Mr.. Adams has been nnhr,
this Diary for several years, and has nro.,
sed no further in his memoranda than tho IL
1888: and In truth postelity must be
different race from the present generation
they can receive much benefit from srI
writings. The author, however, in the Bosl
Patriot of Jan. Is, informs the readers of 4.
paper that he shall lay il all before n. Nh
lie (Which svas laid before Congress, thsust >,
A QUARTER fart Of it Che adds) was .7err,
there" co.! And SO Congress did not&r
it worth listening to, soon after it was written.
no person thinks it worth reading now va
it will be of immense service to Posteriy
TO shew our readers what sort of informs.
ton is communicated in this important Jour-
nal, we extract one paragraph,--abeut a
much, perhaps, as the generality Of peop.
would wish to peruse.
EXTRACT.
"Dined at the Spanish Ambassador witha.
corps diplomatic. MI. Markoff, the RussianM.
Mister was there & was very civil. D'Annd7
lives now in the end of the new buildings which
composed the FACADE de la place de Louis
quinze. From the windows at the end, Vg
look into the Grand Chemin, the Champs En-
sees, and the road to Versailles. From til.
windows and gallery in the front, you see the
place dc Louis IS, the gardens Of the TuiAe-
ries, the river and the fine row Of houses be-
yond it, particularly the Palais de Bou!bE
and the dome of the invaiids. 1t is the finest
situation in Paris"
This was on the first of June, 1888. How
interesting is it at this time to know whlchw
the t" finest situation in Paris" at that period
Aye, and there's the road to Versailles to-,
the "grand chemin," and variety OF Ctht'
particulars
That our readers may know the ground;
our suspicion that Gov. Gerry was JOKING with
the Legislature, We subjoin part OF his Az
dress. 1t is as follows:
"During your recess, (says the GoveTno
I have received several anonymous threats
assassination, for having supported the hl
tional government and had they been con-
fined to myself should have continued sien
on the subject. But this from appearance, y
part of system to paralyze eXertlons IN 'AS
cause of our country, and in different sNaps1,
has been extended to several gentlemen "
great responsibility IN and out of office. w,
late venerable president Adams, that S's" 49,
and good man, who in our conflict Tor IlO''E,
was the pride of Massachusetts, ard al o'@".
of congress who for revolutionary SEW
has not been SURPASSED by dNl otatrs '.'
who has been publishing, in series OF 'e'I" ..
the history Of his political career, WORK pv y,
missing essential and permanent service -, =
his country; merely for this has been 'u' ,aJ
ened I" with assassination in his bed' 'Ar w.
do the foes of this country expect oy S Sn
means to check its friends in support 49,
cause? Az. these to be paraly zed by t'' We" s;fst
of SANDER or falschood That would h''i,'' y
weakness in the extreme. They tear 70 4
wrong, and nought but that. Are tNcy ~ !
inundated by spplehen IONS for their p noi,,
ty, case or enjoyments These "oulG w.. w,
sordid disposition, the blrtn right o. I,n Se,s
Are they to be appalled, by contenptloit; . tbe
of death The real prospect OF II II, ..otc
country's cause, can never daunt the p1n' ord
souls of freemen. They disdain threats ., in
bid defiance to every attempt ior S IF ,b,r
their duty to the public, and above an, main
support of the national government inc t.n ~" T"
pillar of our union, liberty and indePs""'D a,
Who is willing to admit, we ask 'A"' -
Adams's revolutionary services have n0'
surpassed by any others, as Gov ''o'l' ~ q,
Assuredly the disciples of Was'inS''. y,
not, nor, we believe, are the tr1enoS .;,b
jefferson. The ~threats OF death n
Mr.. Gerry speaks of, must have oe'n W.