The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-02
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After the ingenious manner recently ador.,s
by sundFy isadiag editors, we have $50
several letters 10 be received hx n. 60
various important places, giving very nar,;r.
uar details Of political meetinys. al -.
correct Information relative 10 the nr..s,,
state Of public opinion on the e.iFaa,,-t
question We are certain that these le,,er,
are auth afie, for majority of them are ,he
offspring oi our own pen. They are a. ~.
service q such o. our brethren whose nurno.
ses they may respectively subserve go.
our correspondents due credit Ca u,ois
political foresight, and literary acumen.
ETinaei IF a letter from gentleman n
grtat resPeciability, 70 he Editor. daisd A..
tisstn sHeooh and zsrsdattan, .lL1J. October
Z, 1873
Dear SfT. Our parish caucus has ius,
Terminated aad | am happy to inform you
That me friends Of Clay stuck so closely
togetheT' that there can now be no doubt Of
his succeeding to the Presidency. The votes
IN n's favor were nee 70 one against every
other candidate. Our only opponent was
ME limotiy Ireadsaeft, overseer Of the
highway, who voted for Jackson. He declared
Yours, &C.
Ertruet from letter dated P,ityrilIe, Ten.
Sept 20. 1928.
Sir AS | anticipated, We have obtained
complete victory over the Ciayites. can
assure yeu, Geo. Jackson will be our noxt
presldenL-Ihe partzans OF old hickoy,, have
formed a club that will beat down ali ouposi.
ton. In our district know OF four Influential
men, who live within IL miles Of each other
al strongly in favor Of the Hero Of Orleans
One Of these gentlemen is distinguisbee
dlstiiler, another manufactures pitch. The
third is tanner, Of taste aud talent. and a,
fourth was bngle-horner in ride company
on the memorable 9Th Of August.
] am, SC.
Part ola letter from Gooss5urycausp, S. c
Oci 1923
M Editor In this quarter, aud al leas
within circuit of ten miles, the Who'll,
country to a man will turn cut for Calhoun
! have thirteen negroes on nv plantation
wkich am ready 20 bet against as many bbls
OF whiskey, that Carolina carries the day.
With respect, &C
Copy ola communication from Long corn
saliy-creek, Yir. Sept 1923.
Crawford's the mani Nobody thinks OF an,
body else. Somebody told me that every bod,
10 this vicinity is certain OF Crawiord's sue
cess-hslf column of the Richmond En-
q0lrer,or stick-filH of the NationalAdvocate
will convince the most scepticaL
Lettsrtrom Lirergiltsporf, on Tie Cape
no date.
| am astonished that the scales are no
-
Thirteen of US 10 this and two adjacent port
own one fifteenth part Of a mackerel smack
being often away, we have opportunities o
seeing great deal of the world-at one view
For we are frequently 10 situations where
think we could see the tobOle of it. did not th'
sky intervene Therefore ii must be pre-
sumed that our opportunities for information
are extensive-ana seven out Of the thirteen
are unanimously of opinion that Adams vii
most assuredly take the plaice Of our presen
chief magistrate. Perehed uPeTl psor sol
the other day Of a contrary notion, and lai,
him, in argument, as Hat a founder, 81
that he was fain to cry out Adams an'
mackerel forever"
From teHsr 70 The Editor, dated at Dutch
burg, NJ Y. oct 3.
Since tie opening Of the great ditch. an
the immortal speech Of Dr. Mitchili, all th'
folks round hereabout are determined &,
support Clinton for the presidency. He i
tn most likely Competitor yet started. Sine,
his aomination the hdm-strung bashaw with
n0-iail, that makes the n. Y. Advocate, is $,
frightened that he cannot laugh withou
showing the sharpness Of his teeth. Cintoi
will come 10, as sure as eggs Is bacon.
With great respect, &c.