Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-31
From Mt.american Daily .aauertiser.
TO THE PUBLIC.

Ter. upon question OF great puotC lhte-
rest, the undersigned accepted anlnvlta-
Ition made BY Dir. Charles Redhetfer, IN
1.-THE public newspapers OF this city, IN the
following terms-Affer complaining OF
the Governor for declining to 9 nomi-
nate as manyhonourable men as he might
think proper, in order to set at rest, a
Question, which had, at different times,
been agitated amongst ingenious men OF
all ages, and of all nations, whether it
Twas possibleto construct a machine oil
Iself-.noving principles" Mr. Redheffer
goes on--.s,T have, therefore selected the
following gentlemen, to make full fair
land strict examination ct my machiue !;
TO whom,I am ready and wiling, to ey-
i3,Ia'n the principles on which II is cor
lstructed, and to state how. and in which
way it's put in notion. and in what man
lie! that motion i m ntained,and may be
ps- petuated al Iaiipitum." Mr. Hedhef
fer, then requests his fellow-Ci tizens to
suspend their opiuIens concerning him
until the report Of the committee, thus
lapponted by himself should be made Z
published ;agiVes,tlle names Of the gen
Itlemen selected andi requests them to
Emeet him at Peter Esan's Tavern On
! Wednesday morning, TIE 17th Of july
lat 10 o'clock. They aecordiagi Y attend
led at tie Tavern OF Peter Evans. vhen
the following proceedings took place.
! IN pursuance Of the public notice given
By Mr.. Charles ReIheftar, the following
gentlemen met at Peter Ryans's rayern.
IN the city # Philadelphia, on Wednes-
ia7, the 18th day Of to!y, A. D. 1916.
to Wit: William IiIsaaln. Esq, Chief
Justice of the supreme Court OF Penn
sylyania Robert Wharton, ts'I. Mayor
of the City Of Philadelphia Jose I
Hopkinson. Benjamin Chew, Charles J
!ngersoIl, Bayes Newcpmb, Robert Pat
terson. Geo &c CIymeF. Nathan sellers,
Samuel Richards. William Garrieues
Moses Lancaster, Josiah White, Jacob
IfoIgate. Rev. Dr. Beasy. Dr. Adam
iseYbert, ]. Colder, c. D. Codicld. Jahn
Liyezey. Joseph Atathcr, Charles 8udd
Robert Broo&e. Dr.. AleZander Knight,
and Johnson Taylor
William 1'ilshman Esq. was appointed
!. Chairman of the meeting or committee, T.
Jos, ph Hopkinson. Secretary.
| Mr. Patterson stated, that it is Mr..
2eAheftr's request, Mr.. RedheAer be
inc then presently that this committee
shall attend on Saturday, tie eth inst.
Iat 10 o'clock \. NJ. at suchp,ace as the
Mayer shall procure and appoint, to see
Mr., Rrclhef;er's S,nchiUe nut 10, and to
direct the further proc esdings Of the com
mittee for the object of their appoint
meat.
Ordered, That the minutes of this
meeting be published,
! Adj urned to meet as above directed.
| the undersigned. again meet On IA
turday, the 9th e Jsly, when the follow.
ing proceedings took place
Saturday. Ju'y 97H, 1916.
At Roaol in the west wing Of the
State Hou,e, procured and appointed
|by the flavor for this meeting : The chief
Justice, heing engaged in hoIding The S'u
preme Court, Robert Patterson, was ap-I
pointed Chairman N, his place.
The following gentlemen Of the com
'mittee, who did not attend at the lastI
meeting, were now present 10 Wit Gene
raj Thomas Cadwalade", James White
,head, James BAY Thomas Barnet. !
iGc6rse Kuoor. James II. CoIc, and W
aiuudei'. ESQ. Also lie following perl
sons, invited 70 attend by ccrtaia mem |
hers Of Tie Committee, according to Mr.
Reslhefier's request --Joseph Lively |
Rev DR. jacob Broae'head, William Me
JOSEPH Reed, lia,kel Carl, Rich |
ard Peters, Jun. Dr.. John Clnpper, Jo- |
sepll Cloud, Adam Eckfe!dt, Rev. Bur
CESS alison, William Steel, Thomas
AiIibone, David Vaudeville. Capt. Wiz
lam Jones, NIajor v allan Jackson, and
John Sergeant
MIR, Redhefg6r, attended with his ma
cline-Mr. Colder. declaring that he
attended as the Counsel of Mr Redhef-
fer, stated, that Mr.. Rcdhctfer was ready
and wiling to pat the Machine w, ami
put it in motion, bnt declined to eXpain
bis principles to ,he whole committee.
which he desired to do to select I
number, to be appointed cat of the com
mittce.
The question was put-Whether Mr.
Redhefer Should now proceed to pnt up
his machine and set it in motion-and |
carried in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Redheifer, accordingly cemmenc-
ed his operations, at two O'clock, hav-
inc made little or nor i,rnrrcss ID nnttlnoI