Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-09
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a. 10 moi remember having heard Of
!. aat expedition IN any par, par. o. y The :
: e.. as that Of the steamboat Potomac,
s ,,st Trip IRON this place 70 Richmond
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.a;;0g Of Friday last; performed her u
NV ,oa,e to Norfolk. City Point and
s..bmoud-,ouchipg at Potomac Creek
..sOyd Point Comfort. and arrived here
- Tuesday. al loo'clock.' A. NJ.
The Potomac travelled upwards Of 800
IA. in four days. Gall delays included}
s,.,,g;pg more than 200 miles day. and
a.,rv nine miles for every hour she was
s..o, We are glad to hear thai this
10 and elegant vessel meets with great
.,,ouragement; and that the high merits
e her able commander. are more and
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more appreciated.
We learn that Mr. CusTIs, Of Arlington,
Ia. accepted Of the invitation OF our Com
m;,,se Of Arrangements TO superintend the
.,se,iop OF civic arch. in honor of our
co,ntry's Friend; and to design and have
.Yeculed altranspsrepcies and other en-
blems required by the Committee.
The taste and talents OF this gentleman,
are too well known 10 require comment.
We have authority Tor stating, that the
Committee will meet at the Mayors Or
nee. on Saturday next, TO complete the
arrangements for the reception of General
La Layette, and that The plan determined
on will be published as soon afterwards as
practicable.
In copying an editorial article. which
appeared few days ago in this paper, the
Editors ofthe National Intelligencer make
he following disingenuous and groveling
rsmsrk:
I'VE find the following annunciation in the
AS1andraa Herald, by which 1t was copied
kom another paper, not named
Ii may be true that they saw il 10 the
paper, which they seem. o. late, so much
disposed TO bolster; but they knew very
we'll that it originated ia this; aad they
should have had magnanimity enough, un-
der onq circumstances, to acknowledge il.
We,pity the humiliation otthese caucus
converts; and notwithstanding the unme-
rled and indecorous treatment we have
several times received al their hands, we
should be glad to see them resume their
iOrner dignity.
tits really amusing to read the nuner-
Gus slectioneering hyperboles, and lnge-
NOUS stIatagems, that engross the columns
oil The caucus prints. One tells US, that
Mr. Crawford stands very good chance
to get the votes OF Maine, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and Vermont; another, that a
reaction is operating in Pennsylvania, and
that she too will vote for the caucus candi
dates; a third, that all the friends of Mr..
Clay are favorable 10 the caucus nOmina>
lion. and will sustain il in The event of a.
bandonng their own candidate, &c, DC.
But above all, the National lntelligencer,
and its satellites, pretend, With The utmost
'aag jroid, 10 build their hopes upon North
Carolina They speak in the most con
temphbe manner OF the meetings in that
s'sie-eal them nothing but militia meet
lngs,' as il lbe militis-the bulwark Of
The country no vote in North Caro-
INA; aud in the next minute they boast,
with all their peculiar talents OF putting, OF
aslnge, or perhaps two militia meet
mgs,' at which Mr.. Ora ford got maJo-
MY. These desperate gentlemen very
veil know, that other than militia meet.
mgs' have been held in that state; they
Know that the sentiments of the people
nave been expressed at every public place
where they have met--at elections, courts.
Sc and still exhibit determination to put
Gown the caucus for ever. The following
are the last accounts:
For Jackson, 1850
For Adams, s,4o6
For Crawford 6S5