Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-02
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';s.fsbIe distance Ny curiosity pfo"pi'
s' We 10 Join in the crowd. in order to
y Aver the DRIFT of the observations made
zee corner politicians. After listen
,eutiyely for ssme time, ! found that
ii Presidential question Gas usually was
: ,be tapis: out not word was said OF
i. merits Of any of the candidates. and
aougb The debate ran high, the whole
..,unds of controversy was, The chance
.h;cb Adams, Crawford, Jackson and
r,.v stood for the Presidency. Various
&c puesses were made, and all appeared
!. 10 pleased with their own calculations
. length an elderly gentleman putting
i. hands in bis pockets. drew out the Ga
v.re of Saturday. Gentlemen, said be.
!. INV opinion, friend Samuel is right; be
..sm, 10 have formed very lsst'estimaie
fine relative strength of the candidates
!, the different sections of The country;
nd indeed, from my own observations
:, the feelings OF the people, cannot but
s;ok that Mr.. Adams will be elected.
What exclaimed another. John Quincy
,a.m. have more votes than Mr. Crsw-
o,d, impossible. Your friend is neither
prophet, nor the son OF prophet You
oil ,ee how republican can silence all
,Och predlctioas. After exbausting heir
lungs. they commenced showing the ME-
,.s, thew took in the approaching elect :,
Nv b.taking themselves to fashionable
.omsement called betting. Various W e
,bs characters. and as various were the
bels they made.
farmer FIRST stsked considerable a.
mount on John Quincy ADAMS. thought
nj ,be various improvements that might
he made on bis lands. remembered see
iug his fence falling to The ground for
want OF repairs, and could not but feel,
when recoliected tha, his little children
we're imbibing the worst OF principles on
account OF not enjoying the benefits OF a
school. Better, thought |, spend your mo-
nay Tor more useful purposes.
A merchant was Offering 10 wager large
sums on Mr. Crawford. Friend, thought
|, did you not tell me that you realised no
profit on your goods? that you met With
heavy loss no. long since? and that you
were very much Strengthened? Have you
not note due? and did you not say that
you could mol Fay il? Yet. here you offer
10 squan len sway your money in this fool
isb. triHrng manner. OTIS strange, lis
passing stranger twill certainly, at least,
ipjure your credit, il not your character.
A mechanic was betting on Gen. Jack
son. How many people have beard that
man complain OF hard times'-bnsiness
dull--Dothing stirring; how often has be
jeaed you down. telling you that be was
poor very poor, and repeating his old
suag of hard tines and yet he can afford
to bel largely on the Presidential question.
lappeal to every candid man TO say, il
this conduct is not disgraceful; and vet it
istrue, strictly true. This is only one of
ihe evils which results from this political
madness into which we have fallen; and it
is one which should be deprecated by e,
very man who has the interests Of his
country at heart. Political differences
will be one Of the primary causes OF our
dissolution, for united we stand. divided
We tall GRACIOUS.
Note take this opportunity unhesi-
tatiOgly aud emphatlcally. TO declare, that
lmeant no personal illusions in my last.
General La Fayeile was to leave Boston
on Tuesday morning (3lst ult J for Lynn,
Salem, Newburyport and Portsmouth
to return on Thursday; on which day he
proposes to depart oO his return to New
York.
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