The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-11-28
[FtOm the .Mslu- York .adrsriiiser.l

A great electioneering struggle has
recently taken place in the State of
Georgia, in the choice of Governor,
which has been considered as bearing
materially upon the next presidential
election. The two rival candidates
were Mr.. Clarke, who had filled the
office the preceding term, and Colonel
Troup, for many years member of
the House of Representatives and of
the Senate of the United States. The
former has been spoken of throughout
the contest as the opposer, and the lat
ter as the friend and supporter of Mr..
Crawford, as candidate for the next
presidency. The controversy has ter
minated in favour Of Governour Clarke,
who has been reelected; and, of course,
Mr. Crawford's party in his own State
prove to be the minority; and Charles
ton paper of the latest date that we
have received, says, that Mr.. Crawford
7oM not receive the support Of Georgia.
Hitherto no candidate has been much
spoken of as the rival of Mr.. Crawford
: but lr. Adams, of Massachusetts,, the
present Secretary of State. Probably
his peculiar claims are founded in a con-
siderable degree upon the fact that he
holds the Office just mentioned, as that
has been, at several successive periods,
the halfway house to the chief magis-
tracy. But the principle which lies,
partly concealed, in this practice which
is in fact the right in the existing Pres
ident of naming his successors not
as popular now us it has heretofore
been. Things are much changed from
what they were few years ago. The
contentious of the former parties are
entirely done away.-Virginia no long,
er, openly, claims the ccession-Con~
gressional caucussing has become obi
ous-some regard is expected to be
paid TO merit, talents, and publick ser
vices-and above all, the interests of
the nation, and the dignity of the ma
tionai character, are subjects of consid-
GRAFTON. Now, if Mr.. Adams should I'M
fortunately for himself fail of the coun-
tenance of his State, also, we should
exhibit to the world a curious state of
tbings-two gentlemen placed before
the publick as candidates for the high
est Office in the gift OF the nation, and
each SO unpopular at home as to fail of
the support of the State to which he,
belongs. In such an event, which is
certainly possible, it would not be
strange if the willy managers of publick
affairs, in certain parts of our country,
should avail themselves Of circumstan-
ces, suddenly thrust in a THIRD MAN,
and carry the day against those above
mentioned.
British compliment to american Litera-
ture!
From the London Monthly Magazine, for
September.
I" The fourishing condition of Ameri-
can Literature is proved by the superb
ority of its periodical journals. The
North American Review, published in
Boston, quarterly--the Philadelphia
Journal of Medical and Physical Scien-
ces, edited by Doctor Chapman, pub
lished quarterly-the American Jour
nal Of Science, edited by Professor Sill
man, quarterly-the Archeologia A.
mericana, to be continued annually "
are inferiour to no works in Europe,
for good taste, intelligence and STYLE"
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From the American Famer.l
Method Of cleansing SILK, Woollen and
Cotton Goods, qOithout damage to the
feature or colour.
Take raw potatoes, in the state they
are taken out of the earth wash them
well; then rub them on crater over a
4 vessel of clean water to fine pulp; pass
the liquid matter through coarse sieve
into another tub of clear water; let the
/ mixture stand till the fine white parti-
cles of the potatoes are precipitated /;