Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-10-12

dcItaken to prepare an address TO &C.
neral LA FAYETTE., on his arrival at the
Metropolis OF Virginia, The Governor
oFlbe Commonwealt has endered TO the
Committee the use of apartments IN the
Governments House for the accommeda-
ton of the General, during his visit
there; and the Committee have invited
the venerable Ex- Presidents JEFFERSON
and MADISON to meet the General a,
Richmond. They have also been invit-
ed to honsr the celebration al Yorktown
With their presence. Thus, our fellow-
citizens, South as well as North, study to
render to the Illus,rious Guest every
honor compatible with selI-respect.
Nat Int.
The CaRcu8.-- has been said. and
repeated a thousand times, that the eau
Gus on he l4ib Of February last, was
held in Conformity 20 the good old re-
publican mode We should like to see
some man, VINO had character 10 lose,
cone out, sinsly, before this nation, and
make III. assertion. We say sinely,
b. ause there is an infinite difference
b,A~een the responsibility which is fixed
on one individual BY his own act, and
that which IS divided among many.
caucus, held after caucuses had
heen denounced by the people in various
meelin throughout the United States :
a csuens, held by republicans when there
was 10 federal candidate, and, in fact.
M ff.fta
ed: caucus, hsld by a minority of the
pa. ~, in the face ola great majority whc
pnb'ciy and solennly refused TO attend :
caucus, had where large majority OF
the Stsies wrre nnrepresented, or mis-
represented: a caucus, held nHder tres
circumstances, SO Dew and M r, &C drn'-
ed, is Sad 10 bS heij in csniormity to he
good old repnb iieal EsoGe 4. No: there
!, 10 Individual, who has character
enough 70 be known to tbs nation. who
wall, sing!y, take upon himself 10 vindi.
cate this preposterous position. The
good old republican mode, indeed
51fely those who use sucb lansusge
mast ihlnk that the people Of the United
States are easily goliod, MAJ. Jour.
Extract of a Letter from a gentleman in Gin
cnnatl, TO the Editor Of the National Jour
nal.
"Some time since, there appeared in
the National Intel igcncer, a letter, pur-
porting TO BE- ron, gentleman c. Gin
cnnati, possessing the mos, extensive
means OF Information in Which il was
stated tina, Mr.. Clay will have three.
iour,hs Ut the yotes o: the people oi
Onlo, and that rong feeling friendly
TO M. Crawford exists, which wou h
give hi,n ,hc vote Of me S,a,o, If Mr.
Cay was on, oil the question, SJch =
sta'e,nent, ii made By citizen Of Cln-
cinnat, could only have been made by
one man, the charge d agaires OF Ms
Crawl III this cry, who IS 0stensibij
III. advocate G! Mr. Clay. However
Extensive that geDtiernsn's msans OF a.
curing iolorma'ion may be, there arr.
several o-15r gentlemen here who occa-
si1naliy near iron the oti,ef paris Of ibc
SAFE, who by travelling through, and
corresponding vita men OF Information
IN The daferen counties, nave acquired
a ieieq.hly correue ideao pub ic opinioG
OF the Presidential question: they dr.
frwnh Inc chang &c aifiires, aud tblnk lis
tiatenieht is gross misseprcsentaiion
In lacI, sir, there are three s,rsns par
ncs III this State, each claiming plural
lJ for ihcir favorte candidate, nolc TX
pec.ins majority. Ifhe friends OF VI
Adams, however, ioel that they have
good s.round on which to build hops,
tnat ne will even aa,iy receive the vote
i our Electoral College ,Iioy Cad ,iis.
among "a ora, and rcii@clng, he is dsi-
y gaming friends; coDfiden, OF his So
pcrIor merit and qna.iii.a ions, they
rust IN the disccrbnsnt OF their fellow
ciizsn5, and look forward to the day OF
election with the most cheering an,icipa
tons. In Tins city, the parties st4jti
nus: Mr. Adams, Gen. ackson, M,
Clay. OF the friends Of MIR. Clay, 3 or
4 are known to be Crawiordiles, tour or
five more Of them are supposed TO bc
So; these constitute Mr.. Crawiord's
strnrBth IN ms county, containing about
10000 inhabitants. Neither the friends
OF Mr.. A adams, nor those of Gen. Jack
SOB, would vote for M, Crawford in any
event. Igls s,atcd by the assessor tha.
this cry CONTAINS 9 600 free white male
iohabiants, above The age of 81, all hav-
ing write to vote. Should Mr.. Cha,
continue a candidate, he may possibly
receive oiihese $50"
SAILORS OF THE FRANKLIN.
NETWORK, SEPT 4.