Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-07-17
BY THE MAILS.
MONUMENT TO WASHINGTON.

NUN y NE ~ l. " w y OHM W.
The Corner Stone of the hst public
MONUMENT to the First Of Patriots,
Statesmen and Heroes was laid the 4th inst.
With great soIrmnity and dignity in BALI
more This &C, ofnalional gratitude was
attended with civil, masonic, and military
rites and honors, in the presence Of an i'm
mense population; and was announesd by
the discharge of one hundrtd guns.
FCD The Baltimore papers contain q
particular account of the sublime and in
trrcsing ceremonies Introduced on this
D.tioic occasion. They consisted of an
Address Of James A. Buchanan, Esq.
pr-siden, of the Board of twenty. five Di.
rectors, announcing the effort of National
Gratitude then commencing.--O prayers
by The r.. Rev. Bishop Kemp, aud DR..
y!es. OF addresses by His ExceIlcncy
Gov. Nindrr, Gfand Master Of Free Ma
sons OF the State, Oh sqnarinS rhl"m6tnS, and
nl,cinp the Corner Stone of the Monument;
and Of The benedictions pronounced by him,
on scattering the Corn, and pouring the
az and Utne agreeably % ancient usage
O an address Of the President 10 the Arc,
itsct. Mr.. Mills and Of the Selections
from the Great Light, by the Grand Chap
lain A plate and glass botl!e, with suitable
Inscriptions, COINS, newspapers, &c. were
deposited under the Stone.
Cnx..~~,, oF,bs T,eooyr,t The IT Cta,eS
Gazette has lately undertaken TO lay before
the public transaction relating TO the sale
Of certain quantity of Treasury Notes.
which, if correctly stated, tends 10 SUBJECT
the conduct of Mr.. D alas to strong suspl-
cions. In order that the reader may have
view Of the whole ground, we republish
the following article which originally ap
peared in the u. S, Gazette, with the an
swer it called forth in the Democratic Press
and the reply Of the Gazette.
~. Herald
GA; what price was large amount Of Ire az
ury o. ties asld last week in this city Whist was
then the ms,kct Price and wnst connexions
and what friends of the Secretary OF The Treas
ury pockeied the difference The Editor will
he very thankful TO ms friends for su,hen'ic in
formation OF those points Such gross ana prou
gal corruption IS has been prsctised with the
funds Of the public, ought to be exposed, and
shall be. provided the proper proofs can be fur
nished. At the same time we should ike 10
keow who received The profit u,on the sale Of
| New York notes, which were brought 10 this
! city and sold, IN direct violation OF contract EN-
! tered into between.he bark which issued them
and he Secretary # ne Treasury.
/ " S. Ga2ete. 'fure 90
We, in the spirit Of thru h and confidence. chli
| lenge The Gszstte 10 exhibit Sny statement Of
| facs which viii in Jtic4te he parties il cover.
| ~ assecks No such ststement c III be made
| sEd therefore it is that in genuine and aatIve
| haseress Of soul. the scriblers would assassin
| ate those that have not the manl,ness oFenli
| 10 assail" Democratic z esa, Jane IS
We cheerfuly accept the above challenge
the author OF which it requires no NEGRO
NANCY to discover and this is the state
ment Of facts which we exhibit.
| Between the l2th and the Goth of June
inst. Alexander James Dallas, Esquire
Secretary of the Treasury, did authorize
his son in law. Richard Bache, Esquire, III,
post master Of this city, to subscribe, on hi
! own account, such sum as he might thinI
| proper, to the twelve million lorn of tn
] United States at ninety fve Der cent. Il