Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-31


kindness of the people of Winchester, for the
Invitation given him, and begged that his CRATE
full acknowledgements and best wishes would
be presented TO them
Congress-rhe appropriation of 5000, 0O0 and
township of land, so literally and promptly
made for the benefit of the benelactor of our
country and of mankind, reflects upon our Ma
donal Legislature immortal honor Hwould, in
deed, have beer gratifying TO have had a unani-
mou vote upon this questions; but even upon such
an occasion itwould, perhaps, have been extra
VACANT 10 expectit. o one, we believe, doubt
ell the claims Gen. II ye;te had upon our coun-
Try; al! did justice to his transcendent merits.
aud the gentlemen who are found in the minori-
"; upon the passage of the bill, were no doubt
Influenced Ly honest motives in opposing il !;
wesh9ult be sorry TO think otherwise 1t is
worthy Of notice, that The Ohio delegation, in
GLIDING both senators, with the exception of Gen
McArlhur, unanimously voted against the appro-
rriodon. 90
iirgiaiG Legislature industry displayed
lyour State legislature, in the prompt despatch
oil the public business entities the members TO
our thanks We shall, in all probability, have
saort session. The same industry displayed here
tofore, would, no doubt have obviated MANY of
the objections to;he number Of members ofwhich
our legislature IS composed, and have better
reconci!ed the friends of Convention to our
present form Of government.
The bill passed by the House of Delegates,
providing for separate election district in This
county, and sent TO the Senate for its concur.
renee, has not yet been acted on by that BODY.
The merit Presaency-Never was the ouaint
saying, " after storm coneth calm" more
iiy eXemplifed than in the present election for
our chief Magistrate But a few weeks since
ana our newspapers feened with the bittcrest
inveciives or the most fuIsome adulat;on as
ther opposition or partially prompted the diff
fereni parties The biIlingsgate vocabulary was
thrown away, as moi containing names dis
graceful enough 70 be applied to honorable men.
"S' t'e' oDlc tue iDeTly OF lI6 Press
8nd the iree canvass Of the pretensions of Can
d'daIes for popular favor are, il connot be de-
h'ea that in the late canvass ii approached
oceree of RIGHTEOUSNESS disreputabIe to an en-.
lightcued country.
1--WE cannot discoveTthe cause Of the apparent in
d'ii'TeneeoftIios Golaths in politics, 'yclepi ed
iior7 riley surely have not become e weary
N "el'-3oipg. = When the election has reached
lis mostiaierestns crisis. The guidpro q,to Ger.
tair'y Is not less valuable now tban !, was two
months since Even ths Washington Gazette
has siNen III. adams some respite from The dai.
y 'o"S Of 'NouI,on, Kerr, right of search. &c
end is neig'hor ;he Journal, with its score Of
l'a''or cannot batch up another sirgle charge
esa''si Mr. Crawford 49, Even Stephen sipuson
l'e distracted Jacksonite, begins 10 discover
symptoms Of returning sanity; and the unceas-
ing d'n OF King caucus, Richmond on,o
mas Jis'aed 90 'he very polite md friendly m
vda''on "now that Mr. Crawford is bo,s III,
f'"'1a', a's friends will the necessity Of ioip
'"S 'v in rra venting the election of mililor,
"'p'rant J. or '4bc friends Of Mr.. Crawford can
now have an opportunity Of displaying their