The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-11

briek building,l WAS effected. So COM
alet,ly was il demolished, that almost in
Inc twnkiing of an eye there scarcely re-
manned one brick upon another. The
spectacle was awially grand. We under
stand that the execution OF this task was
committed to Capt. Cmnick of the Geor-
,iana, and Mr.. l.. Longieg. Herald.
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VOICE OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
Important Meeting al Boston.
Alta meeting of the Republican, Mem
hers of the Massachusetts, Legislature and
Republican Delegates from the towns of
Boston and Salem, assembled to consult on
IN, pplitical concerns ofthe State, holden at
the room of the Republican Institution, on
tine evening Of the 10th instant, after agree
;1r on the candidates To be supported
~ the next election for Governor and
I;eut. Goyernor--On motion of Col Aus
,,n. of Boston, it was voted that commit
foe ofone from,each Congressional District,
bpictosen to report at the adjournment, on
me expediency OF the Republicans of Mas
s,chusetts making an expression OF their
an;nion IN relation to the Presidential Elec-
ton.
The committee was then appointed
consisting of Hon. Nath'l. Silsbee, from
Essex South district, Chairman Noses
Wugate, Esq. from Essex North District;
Col. Austin, Of Suffolk District; Hon
Waller Folger, from Barnstable District +;
Hon. Seth Sprague, from Plymouth Dis
trict Hercules Cusham, Esq. from Bris-
FOL District; Sherman Leland, Esq. from
Norfolk District Seth Knowles, Esq.
from Middesex District Hon. James
sible,. from Worcester South District !;
Joel Bryant, ESQ. from Worcester North
District Hon. Dir. Fowler, from Hamp.
den District Hon. Judge Smead, from
HAMPSHIRE District, and Hon. Jonathan
Allen, from Berkshire District. Ten of
the above gentlemen being members OF
the Legislature, and three Delegates from
Salem, Boston and Roxbury.
Gen. Dearborn of RoXbary, then rose
and stated that it WAS expedlent that the
expression of the public sentiment should
be- as full as possible, he therefore moved
that public notice should be given III the
Republican papers TO those towns who
were not represented by Republicans To
tbe Legislature, to send delegation egu:1
TO what they were entitled 10 in the lie
gisature. After this vote had, the meet
Ing adjourned to meet at the United Staies
Court Room, on the Esd instant.
At the adjourned meeting, on the Esd
inst. the Hon. Mr.. Silsbee made the report
al the committee. On the question whe-
ther the meeting would accept the report,
Dir. Myrick, Delegate from Taunton, made
AN eloquent speech of about half an hour,
in opposition to the report, on the general
grounds of the inexpediency and lmproPrl
ETY. of State nominations. He was rtpiI-
ed to by the Hon. Mir. Silsbce, who made
a few pertinent remarks, as one OF the
committee The Hon. Mr.. Lincoln, Spea-
irr Of the House Of representatives., then
rose and delivered most eloquent speech
of about an hours length. He was listen
ed TO with profound attention his speech
was an unanswerabe eulogiam on Mr.. a
dams. He said, from the District in which
he liycd, (the one represented by Mr. Rus
sell he had been led 10 study with peculiar
diligence, the life and writings of Mr.. A.
dams. He called upon any one 70 show
any spot or stain on the purity of Mr.. A
dams moral or political character. He
asked gentlemen who were best acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Adams, to point out to him
single paragraph IN his writings, single
act of his political life, a single vote that
he had ever given, which was eonlradleio-
ry to Republican principles, as understood
by the Republicans OF Massachusetts. He
alluded to the great difficulties ita which
he had been surrounded, aud the delicate
situations in which he had been placed, he
might even say distressing ones. He ask
ed who had ever mere trlumphantly eX-
treated himself from the snares and MESH
es in which his enemies had endeayOurcd
10 entrap him. From every attack ne had
come out of the furnace more pure aud
respcndent Where WAS thc man who
had discovered the ability aud learning
that he had done Mr.. 0yrick made Il
short reply to Mr.. Lincoln, when the vote
was taken, and the report was accepted
with perfect unanimity. Salem Reg.
BosroN, Jan. 2f.-At meeting of the
Republican members Of both branches of
the Legislature OF the CommonH ealth of
Massachusetts,, and of republican delegates
from various towns of the Commonwealth
not represented in the Legislature, held at
the old Court House in the city of Boston,
On Thursday evening, Jan. IS, 1898, The
following Report was unanimously adopt
ed
The Committee consisting Of one mem
her from each Congressional District IN
the Commonwealth, appointed to consider
whether amy and if any, what measures
ought to be adopted by Che Republican el-
tizens Of Massachusetts i'll relation to the
next election of President Of Inc L. States,
have had that subject under consideration
and respectfully
REPORT:
That the time for eecting successor to
the present iiustrious Chief Magistrate Of
the United States, is so far distant that il