Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-04
ALEX a, SJDilasllg5zAs
ssn.y MORNING, OCTOBER 4. 1926.

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.n.v MORNING, OCTOBER 4. 1926.
I've CONNIE need the republication, to-
" ,,n able and instructive article from the
'sI',Sargh Review, entitled Commercial ne,
da0' I, takes very interesting view of
'' .',ts Of commerce in the Old World; and
.,,;n,, with seeming clearness and eandor,
cures and events which have produced
f W. -, embarrassments in England.
-. Steam Boat Potomac left the District
- ,r.d0,sday evening last for Norfolk and
,nood, but, during the same night, ground
,;cb water on Lower Cedar Point Bar,
ia uot succeed in getting off until Mon
!. ,,A,o she returned, without injury, to this
:" we learn that she will resume her re-
:. route again this evening, at the usual
hour
q, National Intelligencer of yesterday states
:. The following persons have been invited by
= Secretary Of War, to form the Board which
,bout assembling in Washington, for the
a,,oose Of preparing and reporting System
{ Cavalry and Artillery Exercise, for the use
b the Militia, viz;
Cen. w. H SUMNER, Of Massachusetts.
4 Cen. r. CADwALLADER, Of Pennsylvania.
Cen B. DANIEL, Of North Carolina
Gen. D. McARTHrR, Of Ohio.
Generals Scott and Macomb; Colonies Eus-
IS TAYLOR, and Cutler; Major Nourse, and
Lieutenant Tone, of the Army, are to be added
~ the above, and then the Board will be COM
Dlete. Gen. Cadwallader has already arrived
proof slip from the New York Mercan-
lille Advertiser acknowledges the receipt, via
Charleston, Of letters from Carthagena to the
18th Of August. They state that news had been
received of the arrival Of BoLIvAR at Bogota-
A detachment of 400 Colombian troops had
JUS, arrived at Carthagena from Panama, on
their return from Peru.
The election for Members of the Goth Con-
gress, and for Representatives TO the State Le-
gislature, took place in Maryland, yesterday.
Messrs. Little and Barney were reelected to
Congress by large majorities; and Messrs. Ty-
son and Stricken were returned to the Legisla-
ture for the City of Baltimore.
Mr.. BATES, of Missouri, who was recently E.
iected to the 10th Congress frem that State, in
the place Of Mr.. Scott, has been Represented, in
the Missouri Advocate, Mr.. Ben,on's paper, as
the enemy of Mr.. Clay, and in consequence has
published the subjoined note Mr. Bates was
the supporter Of Mr. Adams during the election
canvass for President, and it is understood is
now decidedly favorable TO the administration.
To the Editor of the Missouri .aduocate.
Slr-The result Of the late Congressional e.
lection places me in new relation to the pub
lie, and gives to my acts and opinions a consid-
Grafton which, under ordinary circumstances,
would by no means belong to them. This must
be my apology to you and TO the community,
for the publication of this note fla mistake
Of my conduct affected me only as an individu-
al, l should not deem it my duty, perhaps not
my right, to trouble the public with an explana-
uon But the relative standing of the repre-
sentative may, in some degree, affect the inter
est and character ofthe State; and hence, con-
'lder 1t my public duty to correct an error into
which you have Ono doubt Internationally fall
en-
In your paper of the 18th inst in on edito-
iai article, it's stated-"that MIR. Bates had
zen Tor the last ten years, the consistent ene-
ny, and, II we are not mistaken, the constant
eSiler OF Mr.. Clay; and has dealt as freely with
neprlyate character Of the Secretary, as any
me OF our acquaintance." And in your paper
\ the oath inst. the idea is still kept up of an
nVeterate hostility on my part, towards that
'e.nlleman, by stating that cannon be recon
lied TO MIR. Clay.
!, was with equal regret and surprize that
Eau lhose acknowledgement, that should
ave been so much misunderstood as to have
zen sci down as personal enemy and reUiler of
WI Clay, when am wholly unconscious of
lasins given occasion, in any one instance, for
"e employment of such eplthets--surprise, be-
.aase 'he matter of the statements was altoge-
w o.