The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-10

On "Wednesday evening, Mr.. Mathews
had an overlooking benefit, and after the
dropping of the curtain he made the fol.
lowing pertinent address TO very fash.
ionable house. Bost. ha.
s.Ladies and gentlemen--As this is the
last time l shall have the honor of ap
pearng before you upon the tresens &C.
casion, L request permission to add a few
words on our parting. The longes, Jour.
ney must have an end, and the more
pleasant our progress on the road has
been, the more painful is the parting with
our fellow travellers. Such are INV feel
ings at the present moment, when after
travelling in your company from London
to Paris-from Paris to lrciand-in pack.
ei-in mail coach--and diligence-the
hour has a, length arrived when l must
reluctantly bid you farewell
SIT may be allowed to Judge from the
cordial smiles with which my labours
have been cheered throughout, venture
to hope you participate in this feeling. and
shall therefore soIace myself, during the
interval ct separation from my iadul,
gent friends, with the fla,tering hope that
l shall again be welcomed should [ ever
have the happiness to return.
Isl can only here have an opportu.
ni'yot making mybest acknowledgements
Tor the hospitality and kindness have
been treated with in private, and be assn
req, u VIII be gratefully remembered.
Accepts ladies and gentlemen, this
nomely but genuine expression of nv
ceilings, and believe me it will be among
INC proadest rccoilcctions of my life. that
l nave not only been honored by croa ded
audiences but also by your appreciation
and applause. shall always consider );
as prominent feather IN my cap of fame
land catering myself, as do, that YOU
nave been pleased TO place it there be
assured it shall be worn gratefully as we'll
as triumphantly.
VT now only remains for me to ex-
press my grateful ackn0w Judgements for
The liberal, and indeed splendid PATRONAGE
! have received, and most respectfully TO
Did you farewell"
The encouraging patronage received
by this performer in Boston during his
Engagement OF Is nights, we believe cx-
leeds any former Precedents. His pro-
hts Will not fall short of $4,000.
From the legislature of MARYLAND, now
| in session, we learn that bill has been
! iDiroducede into the house of delegates.
and has received some discussion,
which looks like an earnest intention &c
commerce the great work of the Potomac
canal. The completion of this underta-
king will probably double the value Of
nearly all the property in the state OF
Maryland,and particularly all the proper.
ty in The city of Baltimore and vet, ,c
our extreme establishment. we perceive
that there is an opposition from BaEinor.
To this great work. What delusion i:
this What evil genius, more potent
than any that fables describe 10 us. ha.
oreathed his pes,iierons influence over
that patriotic and public-spirited city p
We can conceive Of nothing more Gero.
gatory 10 that character for intelligence
which that city has Justly borne, than the
disposition now imputed to it. And upon
what plea! That the District of Colum
bia viii benefit by the canal. And are
we Tor ever 20 be not only unfo-tunatelour
selves but the cause of misfortune to o.
hers If the canal should benefit the dis
trict, it will. at the same time, doubly
benefit Baltimore and we cannot con
ceiVe OF more suicidal act, than for Bal
| timore, tie monumental city, to interpose
her influence in opposition to her own
aggrandizement-in opposition TO the
| opening of the richest vein of CONNER
ciai wealth that was ever presented to an
enterprizing people--and in opposition.
too to a measure which is to connect, by.
indissoluble ties, the most productive and
the most commercial sections of our
common country. Nat. Tnf. .