The Portland gazette., 1820-06-29


regards The non slave holding part Of il, Is as
miscbievous as it is groundless. We observed
throughout the last summer, that great pains
were taken in one Of The Lexington, Kentucky,
papers, to propagate the notion that the Fed
eral Government, or at least the present exec
utive pslt Of il, was hostile to the prosperity,
and disposed 10 stitle the talehts, Of the West.
As nothing can be more remote from the truth,
nothing can have worse tendency in refer.
ence TO the perpe.uiiy Of the Union.
Nationol Gazette.
St. Louis, Missouri letter from . gen.
tlemsn who had lately arrived at ST. Louis. to
his friend in Richmond, Va. gives him an &C.
count of what he witnessed during the Rsst
week, to enable him to form some idea Of the
! state Of society in that section Of our county.
On Monday evening battle royal ensusd.
1t happened Al the Theatre, and originated
in politics although that was not the immedi-
ate origin, the causes and circumstances Of il
is useless to mention. The result was, that
one Of the combatants received several stabs
in his back with di'k-the other had black
eye. One Of the spectators who iatertered,
received stab in his hand. another in the
arm, and third was kaocked down with
porter bottle.
On Tuesday two gentlemen engaged in riv.
er trade vulgsrly called boatslnen, fought on
the subject Of politics, which resulted in one
Of the combata0ts having bis leg broken, and
the other his nose Bit of. On Wednesday,
one of the combatants Of Monday, attacked
one Of the wounded and gave him several
blows but the other being wounded in the
arm did not return them.
A letter received al Merchants Hall, from
New York, mentions the arrival ihsre Of q
vessel in 35 days from Gibraltar, by which it
was understood :" that the political affairs 10
Spain remained 10 an undisturbed state and
il was supposed they would continue 50 till
the meeting Of the Cortes, which would take
place the beginning Of July. That period
was looked to with much interest and anxiety,
ss the commencement Of new order OF things.
which would prodsce 10 q thorough destruction
Of TO the old system"
l. HUw.yoRx, JUNE 23.
Were il possible 10 reduce to accurate cal
cula,iod Inc amount Of losses BY Fire in the
United States within the short period Of six or
eight months, the aggregate would probably
exceed Fox, Millions sf Dollars !-besides
all the inealculable inconvenience and domes
tic distress occssioned BY one Of the most
dreadful sceurgss that aflict mankind.
raox rME RcpsaroiY.
Professor Cieavelonds Removol 10 Cambridge.
Ma HALE-l WAS much grsti6ed with The
short message Of Gov. King. 10 the legislature
Of Maine. relative to Bowdoin College, and
with the Recommendation Of measures, to pre-
vent the removal Of Pro. CIea,tls ID from
that college. !, is equally honorable TO Prot.
Cleveland 10 b the object Of such ~ 10
terest, and to the Government Of Maine To-
find time, even In the busy moment Of organ
izipe the new state, for the encouragement
and patronage Of letters. Il is the more satis.
factory 10 find Prof. Cleavelsnd's fellsv. ei'i-
zens thus sensible OF bis merit. as he - been
pronounced in late number Of The Edin-
burgh Review 10 be the author Of IS ths best
Manual Of Mneralosy in The English Ian.
susge - and il would be truly unworthy Of
Us, after % high Testimony 10 the character
Of an American scholar. iron the highest tribu
nal Of foreigo criticism, to remain ourselves
inssnsible Of his worth. Every one, therefore,
who is concerned for the honor Of American
science, will be grsti6sd 10 see the attention
| Of the Legislature Of Maine thus called by the
Governor, to The merits Of our distinguished
| fellow citizen.
While, however, We do justice to The liber
| slity Of view discovered on this, % on many
other occasions by Gov. King. We should. 9
ven a. Americans, and not blinded by par
iaIi,y TO our own University or Stale, regre,
| that any thing should be doue to prevent the
proposed removal Of Prof. Cleaveland from
isowdoin to Cambridge. Gov. King. with q
audable zeal for the scientific character ot
Maine, observes, that the State cannot al
ford to part with the usefulness and fame OF
Prof. Cleavelend." But il Is the interest,
not Of Maine, but OF America and American
Science which is concerned, and which, We
think without prejudice. would be promoted
~ the removal Of Prof cleveland 10 Cam.
bidge. He is at present obliged, and that
fora salary quite disproportioned to bis repu.
tasitn, TO devote to instruction in the common
branches Of College study, that time which
might be far better employed at an University
which would give him more leisure, in the
cultivation of the higher branches Of science