Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-25

passage.-EUeniag Post.
PHILADELPHIA, April %.
AWFULs CALAMITY.
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Readers -
RUNS OF LAeuIRA, April 2, 1912.
ss DEAR SIR,
I" Many times in my life have
experienced the goodness of Mercitul COP
towards me, but never so conspicuously as iii
my preservation during the tremendous exer-
ton of His Power, which has shaken the
mountains to their foundation, and leyelled the
greatest part of this city, as also that OF Car
raccas, with the ground---thousandS and tens
of thousands have been buried, ard most OF
them now lie, beneath the ruins The stencil
arising from the dead bodies, is intolerable-
such of them as could be come at have been
thrown into the sea, or collected into heaps &
burned to ashes. 1t is imagined that seven
eights ct the houses in this city are demolish-
ed, and OF those which still stand, there are
not perhaps twenty that will be found tenabe.
The Custom House which was built very
strong, is not much injured--the house which
/ occupy is three stories high and was like
wise very strong-it stood the shock without
falling, but it was so much injured that do
not,intcnd to sleep in it, especially as we are
constantly kept in state of alarm by the fire.
quent shocks which have daily taken place e.
yer since the twenty sixth ultimo. When
the first great shock occurred Iran out OF nv
house, aud, in my amazement, turned round
and bcheld it rocking like cradle, which,
with tie roaring of the Earthquake, the
screams of the people, and the crashing, per-
haps, of thousand buildings, made the scene
horrible beyond description p
EXTRACT-From the Albany Register Of
the 18th instant -
It's industriously propagated, that as war
may be inevitable, we must not think OF any
changes in the administration. That Mr..
Madison must be reelected, as matter of
course, firstly because of approaching war,
and secondly, because eight years is the short
est term which ought to be allowed for the
presidency Of one man. But we agree with
neither of these propositions. If war IS 10
suspend the free and unbiased operation of
the elective franchise then all that an ambi-
tiou president has to do, to retain himself IN
office, is to seek state Of hostilties with some
foreign power. And as to the right to hold
for eight years, the people taught Mr.. Adams
a far different principle.
" We never have done, and we nsver shall
pursue crooked or ambiguous course. We
have perceived for years a system going on
at Washington, calculated to degrade this
state. We know that Gallatin Is the vital spl-
rit of this system-aRd we know that his intlu-
ence is paramount with the administration
We believe it time for this state to assert its
right TO the presidency, and highly and SIN
ccrely as we respect MIR. Madison for the good
qualities he possesses, there is nevertheless
character among ourselves that we think su"
perior TO him i'll every qualification that con-
stitutes real greatness. We see no reason,
therefore, why those who wish the state OF
New-York to assume the rank she is entitled
to in the union, should hesitate to come for
ward and recommend the nomination OF pre-
sident on her part. Virginia has nominated
and 50 has Pennsylvania. then should
New-York remain silent
g SILENT NO! This great State, this
proud pillar the American confederacy, Will
no longer sleep in inglorious Indifference to
the destinies that await her. Her voice raust
and will yet be heard in the councils of the
union. Her favorite son will yet receive the
suifrages of his country, and by the vigor Of
his genius, and the yalor of his heart, restore
her to permanent and honorable peace, or
triumph with her in decisive and glorious war.