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American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-17
From he P2rtlan4 Gazette. Of Linz 9.

On Sunday June ls, the white nils aoDeared 10
Us. covered With saow, all down their craggy sides
hey ecieved an accession by the stormy wea he Of
laS week before which the snow had n arIy ali dis
appeared. Few to"ns in th. country are fayouted
with views varied and noble as this ALL that di,
tant Wountar emery give, is ours and to il is
aided 0n HE ether hand beautiful water
prospect, thus camblning the most prominent feat
ures OF the picturesque. These views exhibit
themselves with the most splendour in the mouth
OF June, when The intermediate space, the grand
Sf9rnd wo'E OF the picture is filled up with rich
and various vrgitation.- The highland at each en-
o the town afo DIS fine points Of view 10 the lovers
o. hatural scenery and where evening they NAV
oehoId as glorious sunse'ing as any they meet with
IN The aumating descriptions of poetry. To reach
these emnences there is the additional reccommen-
cation OF an agreeable exercise, which while il pro.
motes health above all the nostrums OF the shons el
eVates the tone OF feeling, and opens sources Of the
purest pleasure Aristotle taught his philosophy
walking, and the school Of the Perpatetics was the
most distinguished IN Greece. Without exercise the
body loses us vigour and health AID the mind can
not long preserve It's energy in debitaied frame ::
the gentle and natural exercise OF waking Gives a
Stimulus TO BOTH
a'rangtrs admire our local situation and always
improve an opportunity Of gratifying their tas E
wnrh they visit U.s. while we ourselves are ant tn
neglect 'he beauties which so near u.s.
Letters from Ohio inform US that liz Mail M
Crited States was ,ob5ed between Sukin, S,r .
and cambridge, by JOHN Reese, atc Postmaster 81
81 King spring who was apprehended through the
active exertops Of one or Two Of the Postn,as,srs m
the route, who placed him in custody II seen,a
somr OF the people were indsposed to assist in ap-
pretending the man and keeping him in cusody
ara the District Judge, who lives on the spot. reiu.
sed to take cognizance OF the case until The Depu,v
Marshal could be found to take the man in custody
we should have thought a constable sufficient TO o
, prehe@d mail robber, and common gaol quite
20 ne PpmaisaS 70 hold him. This is strange counr,
rr;ea nm =; 49, 49, man ories another dollar he ma,
Rowson 8 vols - r.. osh9ome dungeon, there to hinge
The So,,., - existence but if he robs the MAJ
in nn ~ "a N'star to NEEDLE with him-and if h,
ictrd, three months Imprisonment
his punishment Such is the cast
Not Intel
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-17

Eclipse forerer!-A tailor in Hudson informs his
That he has returned from New York. and
brought with him new cut for coats, which he calls
the 'EcL{pse Pattern Coat."-N. L. .idvo.
We understand that several tailors in Virginia
are now making what is called the Henry coat.
The only difference between that and the New York
Eclipse coai is, that he former is half length
longer than that Of the latter. -BGLt. TEL.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
COMMUNICATIONS.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

The choice of President Monroe and his in
duction TO Office in 1920 had scarcely taken
place, and the forms and ceremonies incident
to such occasions comfortably over, before the
pubic attention was called to the nomination
Of his successor. A decent respect to the
feelings of the incumbent might, one would
suppose, have postponed, for season at least,
considerations Of this nature. During the
first term of his presidency Mr.. Munroe ad-
ministered the government so satisfactorily to
the people, that his reelection was effected
BY an nirnity almost unexampled in the
history Of popular governments nor have L
yet heard any serious objections to the gener-
al character of his administration during the
second period, which is now near its termina \
ton From these considerations il would
seem that his experience and usefulness were
too valuable to be dispensed with, unless inn
periously demanded by circumstances differ
ent from any that have been vet laid before
the public. III is true, none of our Presidents
have been continued 10 Office for more than
two successive terms for which they have been
elected; but this has arisen not from any con-
shtutional provision, nor any necessity Of the
case, but from the voluntary retirement of
three of our Presidents at the end of their Sc
cond term of election. The constitution evil
IDENTIFY contemplated that the President might
be reelected as often as the people should de-
light to honor him, even to third and fourth
time if his talents and usefulness were such as
TO entitle him to that consideration. To bal
ance the objections against his continuance
in Office, over one or two terms, there is the
advantage of experience, and the stability il
gives TO the system Of Government Accord
ingiY all our Presidents have been considered
better qualified for the Office BY having passed
Through the first period of their service and
it was believed the country would be benefit
ted BY their re election. At the expiration pf
eight years it las. indeed been the wish Of our
former Presidents to retire from Office, and il
mag be Mr.. Monroe 's-but he has not yet, so
far as have been abe to discover, given any
lntimation that such i his wish nor has he
given the people any cause to wish il for him.
Ii surely is not imposed upon him, as a law, by
the authority of his predecessors, nor does it
seem 10 be much recommended by the pros
pect Of unanimity in tie choice Of success
scr. On the whole, know of no course that
ran be T. ken, in the present distracted state
of public opinion, SO safe and so likely to allay
subject, as to unite 10 again caihng 10 the
chair that person whom most ofus believe to
have conducted, a. chief magistrate, the affairs
of the nation, more satisfactorily to his con
stituents and honorable 10 the country, than
any one who coud nave been elevated to that
office. Until then. MIR. Muaroe absolutely
declines being considered candidate, | can
see no reason why the people should not unite
in again calling upon him TO preside over them
for another term of four years. SENEX.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
FOR THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.
FIRST IMpP E=GTG1I0NG


II is a common remark that much depends
on first impressions: Hence il is wise for ev-
cry man, woman, and child to attend to this
circumstance, and 50 TO conduct and appear
as to render those impressions as agreeable as
Possble--snd if lady ought to be attentive
10 her dress and external appearance, when
she expects stranger to call on her at her
home there seems 10 be no good reason why
City or a Town should not have the same
ambition to strike stranger pleasantly when
he enters IFS streets and is passing through
them.--I am charmed, Messrs Editors. in be-
holding the attention which is paid to these
things in our town of Portland. tits true the
entrance TO the town over Vaughan's bridge,
and Back Cove Bridge is well enough; and
SO will that be over the nel0 bridge when com
pleted: but for beauty aud taste commend
me TO the entrance from StrOudwater, and by
the way of Green-street Year these hand
some streets there is only one Rope-walk and
not more than three or four slaughter houses !;
and though they NAV render the air less sweet
at times, yet they prove that we lige l0eU and
eat freely, and travellers are always fond of
a good table. If Won should be riding through
that part of the town, disrespectfuliy called
Huckler's Row, or should any stranger, and
happen to have a dnI horse, what can be
more enlivening than to pass Curriers' shop
with half dozen sides Of leather, hanging on
the bars 10 front of it the motion and perfume
Of which are as exhiirating to a horse as a
whip and snapper. IT'S true, the horse NAV
run away with the driver: but then lie will
get sooner too his journeys end.-And tho
some of the board side walks are little high
err at each end than in the middle, so that pas
sengers are in the habit Of striking their foot
and endangeIing their bones: yet we are as
sured that he t0ho Stumbleth and falleth not
mends has pace SO there is nothing lost here.
Bot the most pleasing thing to be met with is
to be found on the side walks, after all.--Here
if gentleman and lady are walking arm in
arm, or tete a tete, over the hard stones or
hard bricks, which are apt to hurt some feet,
what can be more comforting to lady Of del
icecy and sensiblity than to find relief every
lew rods by stepping upon the velvet softuess
Of green coto hide or lOooty Sheep-skin-all in
their ndttUe freshness, and at the same time
claiming attention from several Of the senses
All these comfortabIes may be experienced
in the course of few rods, and they serve to
awsken attention and prepare the traveller
for other scenes, where he may have leisure
TO look back and remember his first impres
sionS. But this may serve, Messrs. Editors,
tor he present-at another time may notice
some more beauties and conveniences in 9th
err parts of our town. SOMEBODY.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
From the Providence Journal

from me Providence Journal
PREsIDENTIAL.-The Florence Gazette saws.
+" The certainty Of General Jackson's cleo
'on becomes 50 much stronger every day, that
we nave concluded that our humble efforts,
c ce pc q no service 10 him; and we freely
osniesS, That on this account we have abated
much lG OF our labour in his favour"
me Savannah Georgian says: Nothing
Crawford
The GAINESVILLE Gazette saws: " Mr.. Clay is
70 De our next president, he has the whole
t3, 10 his favour opposition would BE-
idle 10 the extreme"
"a "A south Carolina paper says f" Mr. Cal
houn's election is as certain a his existence.
~ Maay Of the New-England prints declare,
aI M ~. ADAMS will succeed, in defiance Of
= = pos,'ion' From the several statements
politicks. what - m
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
The Columbian government is turning its

The Columbian government is turning its
attention TO the formation of a canal to unite
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
English Jurisprudence.-On suit for 4s
81. the plaintiff lost his case, and was served
with bill of 81 9s. Cd. which he paid as a tax
on his folly.
WondeJuI Voydgs. The Baltimore Pat
riot says, that the United States ship John
Adams, is about to undertake voyage from
Laguira TO Bogots. Bogota is about fifteen
hundred miles in the interior of South Ameri-
ca.
Ldtcyers-It appears by Nj. Williams Dub
lin Dictionary for 1922, there is no less than
805 barristers and 1898 attorneys in that city.
MeIico.-The Louisiana Advertiser gives
the census of the city of Mexico, as taken in
June last; BY which il appears that the popu-
ation Of the city is l68,845, the number of fe-
males being 92,843, and Of males 7s,0O3.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
NORTH AMERICANR REVIEW

The conducting Of this justly celebrated
Literary Journal, which has acquired such an
reputation and patronage, while un-
der the direction of Professor Everett. is now.
we understand, reIinquished BY thatgentleman.
and the establishment is purchased III M
Rev. Mr.. SPARKS. late Of Baltimore. who viii
be in future the experimenting Editor of the
work. Mr.. Sparks, who has been one Of ~
former editors, has Interpolation Of finished
scholar, and from his ability, learning and iudp-
ment we have no doubt the work will coutinne
TO sustain its well earned fame.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
PRESIDENCY

" No word in our language has had a great
er newspaper currency than this. II has been
banded about from Maine TO Florida. without
a why or wherefore. We protest against I'M
this hustle about nothing for we assume \ u
a fact indisputable, that when Mr.. AnaNS
was appointed Secretary of State. he was re-
corded IN the mind of every unpreiudiced and
intelligent republican in the Union. AZ onr
next President. There was the same under
standing with respect to Mr. Monroe for ~
least three years previous TO the expiration of
Mr. Madison's term of Office. Whenever nc
right Of succession to the chief raaristrac,, IL
a nation IS violated, faction ensues n most
monarchies this right is decided bv consan
gunity, and in republican governments h,
merit. Now when Mr.. Monroe was 49,,
The necessity Of appointing Secretarv u
state, 1.-THE second Office in the Union. \ eye,1
intelligent statesman anticipated the anno;ni
Inent Of Mr.. Adams, because his nationaI j.
vices, and personal qualification. gava MI
claims to the Office, superior 10 anv o,bar -
vidual IN the nation, with the excent;on -
the three ex-presidents. Admitting tben 49,
Mr.. Adams was appointed tothe second So
10 the Union, by the wisdom and council Gin
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
POETRY.
FOR THE GAzrrrr

FOR THE GAZETTE.
SPAIN.
Der the sullen oceans wave.
From the land that gave 70 earth
: Patriot children. good and brave.
And nation great in birth.
The voice Of courage swelIs an the al.
Where tn invader leads his band.
RUIZ wastes the smiling land.
And with desolstins hand
sweeps the vale.
SrAIN the voice Of freedom calls.
Loud the din of battle rings
Ger thy consecrated walls.
The bird of freedom spreads his vi,cv
And the banner of the brave i unf,rl,5.
Rouse thee of tn inspiring word -
Speed thee, like the mountain bird,
And let the battle-shout be heard
Der the world.
Sleeps the avenging hand Of wrath
Does the patriot heart recoa,
From tn invaders whitening path,
That is on thy native soil,
And oppression wave her flag DER the brave }
10 War rolls his bloody tide
Der thy fruitful regions wide,
As il sweeps a nations pride
Tothe grave.
By the woes oppression brings
By thy freedoms hallow'd fires
BY the glory of thy kings
By the zeal thathope inspires.
And the memory Of years that have fed.
Swear and let the oath be made.
Not to sheath tn avenging blade,
Till tn oppresser low is laid
With the dead
Long NAV thv wrath pursue
The DespOt PROSTATE in his power!
Long may Gallia vainly rue
The rashness of the fatal hour,
When she led to war her legions on -
When the patriots heart beat high,
Sworn TO conquer or to die,
And the STAR OF LIBERTY
Proudly shone
PEACE again shall bless thy land
Tire glorious and the free
Crown'd with triumph thou shalt stand,
And great amongst the nations be,
Thou that in his path turn d the tyrant back
And thy honest Muleteer,
As he treads the mountain drear,
Safely through the coming year
Hold his track
FLORIAN
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
BY ftfn Ats
NtCAIte58 an Virginia.
FREDERICKsBuRG. ~

FREDERICKSBURG. VA Sept. 90.
Fall DiseaseS.-fhere appears to be a
larger share of sickness this season, than has
been experienced for some years 1t is not
confined to the Iowlands, 10 Virginia-indeed
the most painful accounts are all from the
upper parts of the state, where it is STATED, the
mortality is very great. In this latter respect,
we have been more blessed ia this neighbour
hood-The deaths have been remarkably few
in proportion to the number of cases which
have occurred.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
THE ELECTIONS

For Representative to Congress, in Hancock
and Washington, the whole number of votes, as
reported in the Eastport Sentinel, are for 0Brien
ll05-Johnson 667-Abbot 434. For Senators,
Campbell 397-Vose 354-Scat. %.
We mentioned in our last, that Mr.. Nourse was
probably elected Senator from Penobscot 1t
now appears that if there be choice it will fall
on Mr. wilkins
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

Dr. Hamilton, alias Dr. Bedford The great,
was arraigned before the court Of oyer & ter
miner, at Newark, on Wednesday, on two in
Idictments-one for bigamy, and the other for
swindling, and pleaded guilty to both, there
by, says the Eagle, defrauding many Of both
sexes, Of the anticipated pleasure Of peep at
the "pretty creature" and of hearing pub
lie detail of his adventurous exploits in the
court ofVenus. The punishment for higamy
isinprisonment for ten years.-N Y.SPec.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

Indiana The Indiana Gazette Of the 9th
ult. states the returns, as far as collected, are
nearly ten to one against calling corven-
ton for revising the State constitution. The
avowed object Of the revision was for the in-
PRODUCTION of slavery into that State. We
hope for information equally pleasing from
Illinois, where the most perseyering efforts
are making b. the friends Of slavery to intro
duce this " curse of our country into their
State.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

DreGdfh.-We continue TO hear the most
distressing accounts Of the i'll health Of the
people in The country. A letter OF the 9Th
inst. from an old AMI respectable inhabitant
Of Parkersburg, Va. to young Gentleman in
Alexandria, states, that the sickness, (Which
be calls & the fever,") RACES in that village
with great mortality. The disease is laying
waste more or less of every family that we
hear Of; and think it is equally as destruct-
i've as the yellow fever was in Philadelphia in
past tines.-.4Ler. Herald.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
GREEKS AND TuRKs

The Turkish Grand Admiral, with his feet
Of frigates, had succeeded in supplying the
Turkish garrisons in Negropont, Gambia, and
Morea, and at the last date he was layinr al
Patras.
The reports at Corfu, Trieste. sc. were.
that the Turkish Commandant in ThessaIy had
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
TOTAL sll63,39.

Total SlI03,39.
The subscription is yet open to those who have
not been called upon, or had opportunity to con-
tribute ; and it is believed that none, who have
the ability to afford relief, win disregard this af
fecting appeal to their best feelings and princi-
pies, made under circumstances of peculiar de-
privation and suffering
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
HALLowFI.L. SEPT. "a.

H. HALLowELL, SEPT. "a.
Dr KIRKLAND, President Of Harvard Uni-
mart Nmho mas lately made visit 70 this
morn; tne etate) preached last Sabbath
-, lug ~ IN the Episcopal Church at Gardner
;,a. ~ AFTERNOON in Rev. Mr. Gillets meet
hafa -o- n "a TINS town and in the evening,
eTad 'u J, me Unitarian Society, recently gath
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

On Thursday night, two unfinished three
story brick buildings, in George-street, above
Thirteenth, in Philadelphia, were destroyed
by fire. They were part of range Of new
buildings, four in number, the property Of Mr..
Thomas Kelly, the gentleman whose extern
slve warehouse in Bank-street, was destroyed
by fire last winter. The Philadelphia Gaze tie
says, there is no doubt the fire was COMMUNE
Gated BY design.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

The Court Of Sessions did not meet in this
town lastweek until Wednesdays quorum not
appearing on Tuesday. We are not informed of
the cause ofthis delay, which produced no incon-
siderable expense and Inconvenience to individ-
uals and the county. We have not known any
such instance of failure in the Supreme Court or
Common Pleas. The Sessions adjourned on
Saturday, to meet again on the I'd Tuesday Of
December next.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

PRUssrAN CoNsTITUTIoN.--On the 5th
June, the King of Prussia issued decree, an
nouncing his pleasure for the introduction Of
a Representative system into bis Monarchy,
and the establishment Of Provincial Assem-
blies in ths spirit of The ancient German Con-
shtution, such as the peculiar situation Of the
country and the shirt 1f'ho times require.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
Gazette
PORTLAND. TUESDAY. SEPT. 50, 1898.
ReHsfof the Sufferers by Fire at Wis-
cGSset and .Atnd.

IUcoNt AftAA
AT the meeting Of the Citizens Of this Town,
pursuant to notice in our last, committee was
raised to solicit subscriptions from individuals,
and contribution at the several Religious Soci-
cites on the following Sunday.
BY subscription, the amountnow
raised, is S56S
Collected in the several Religious
Societies, a. follows
In Dr. Nichols S235,52
Dr. Payson's ia
Rev. Mr.. Ripley's 81
Rev Mr.. Smiths 42,26(
and gold ring
Rev. Mr. Streeter's 43
Rev. Mr. Ten Broecks 80
Rev. Mr.. Rand's 10
Methodist Chapel 1851
S597,39.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

"A .Noueity.-Last week some workmen on
the farm of Samuel M'Coun, Esq. about four
miles from the river, in the town Of New
Windsor observed large bird flying over
them, with something in his alons. They shot
at him--he dropped bis prey-they picked it
up; when, behold, they had fine fresh shod
for their breakfast !-.Neaoburg Ender.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

JOSEPH MCCLELLAN, Esq. has been appointed
Post Master, atBrunswick, in fireplace ofJotham
Stone, Esq. deceased.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30
RIGHT OF SUCCESSION

The following remarks, from the Lincoln
lntelligencer Of Thursday last, are of SO orip-
inal, if not whimsical cast. that we cannot
resist the temptation to insert them, for the =
musement of our readers
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

THE JEws.-A German paper contains an
edict Of lis holiness the Pope, given at Rome
the Goth Of February last, the principal part
of which is as 'oliows; = For the purpose 81
better dittusiDg light among the lsraeiitisb "a
ton, the measures taken in the time Of Pope
Clement tie VIII, % compel the Jews 10 as
sist at the Cathohc sermons. and which have
been discontinued onlyin Consequence of po-
iitical event. 10 which Italy has been prey,
are re-estabIishsl, dating from the lst Of
March last" ne edict ordains that 300 jews
shall assist every Saturday evening at sermons
by turns. OF this number there shall be one
hundred Individuals from 10 TO IL years Of age,
and so girls and l0omeH Of the same age.
Every time Jew IS abs ~ from a sermon he
shall pay a hue of five paoli; no excuse what
ever will be admitted. If the elders do not
persuade the recusant, they shall be subject
themselves to fine Of thirty scudi. Christi
ans toho may attempt 10 insult the Jes0s during
the sermon shaHbe publicly tehiPped, or incur
other punishment, as NE case IS more or less
aggregated.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

Pennington Candl-The people Of New
Haven, AMI Of the district Of country from
thence to Pennington, are earnestly engaged
in arrangements for constructing the canal so
long talked Of, to lead from New Haven to
Massachusetts. The project Of canal along
the Housatonic from Derby to Sheffield, We
believe has fallen through.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

The Repository printed at Charlestown
Jefferson county, Virginia, states, that con
siderable degree of sickness exists at presen
in that and the adjoining counties, and tina
many cases have terminated fatally.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

We have had it in contemplation to publish
occasionally, on our first page, a DIRECTORY,
to contain the names, residence SC. Of our town
subscribers. Should this plan meet with 10 rea-
sonable objections, we propose to commence
the publication next week.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-30

At the commencement al Yale College I'd
"Wednesday 10th inst. the degree Of LII. ID
was conferred on Hon. James Hillhouse and
Stephen F. HosTner, Noah Webster. ESQ. and
on Professor Hedge, Of Harvard University.