Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-25

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The MARYLAND Administration Convention
,.so,,hrd in the Saloon Of the Athenaum, IN
the City Of Baltimore, on Monday last at eleven
o'clock. Col. Thomas Emory, OF Queen AIMS,
was unanimously elected President. Col VIM.
ID. Beal, of Prince Georges, Coionei James
sewell. of Cecil, and Colonel John Mcpherson,
of Frederick, were unanimously elected wee
observation-disclosures James M. Anderson, oil
Kent, and John Edelin,, Esq, Of Baltimore, were
appointed Secretaries.
After The organization of the Convention, 1t
was resolved, that Committee Of one member
from each city and county THE State, be aP-
poiu,ed to prepare and report an Address Tor
N. consideration Of the Convention. The foi-
lowing gentlemen compose the Committee,
riz.-Daniel Jenifer, Gerard ". Causin, George
w. Thomas, VIM. Price, Charles s. Walsh,
William Potter, John Archer, Thomas w.
Veazey, John r. Z, Chesley, Robert IT, Colds
borough, Charles I. Kilsour, John G. Proud,
Henry V. Somervie, Thomas Ii. Carroll,
Joseph S. Cottman, Robert Stevens, John II.
M,Llfresh. Joseph F.. Muse, David r. Hopkins,
and John Johnson.
The Consention then adjourned till the next
day a, 70 O'CLOCK. Every county, the state,
with ;he exception Of Allegheny, was fully and
ably represented.
A proof slip from the New York Mercantile
Advertiser announces the arrival, at Boston, OF
the ship Emerald, from Calcutta, with papers
TO the 9Th of March. A Stamp Tax has been
passed for the East INDIES. The native mer-
chants threatened to leave off business if it is
attempted TO be enforced One party believes
the merchants would not put this threat in force
and another believes they would, and cites in
stances where they have shown a spirit of that
kind.
a Bank has been established at Mauritius.
The subscription was filled in a few moments.
It's issues of bills are limited to 100000, and
its dividends to l2 per cent.
On the Goth June, Mr.. Clay arrived a, Mays
vile, Ky. where his presence was greeted by the
citizens of that place-and where too he was in
yilel TO public dinner. This compliment he
could not accept, but we republish the invita-
ton and the reply, from the Maysville Eagle, as
worthy Of attentive perusal.
Mdysriis, June 20, 1927;
Hon. HENRY CLAY:
Sir-The undersigned, committee in behalf
Of the citizens of Maysvilc, respectfully greet
your arrival upon the borders Of the state Of
your adoption, and invite you TO partake OF
public dinner AT Capt. Langhorne's Hotel, on
such day as your engagements will enable you
10 crafty them with your presence.
The committee are not unmindful Of the fact,
that at the presen, period Of political excitement
and vituperation, your visit TO Kentucky has
been ascribed 10 pofiica!mocemeni, with a view
of sustaining what is termed by the public
journal. of the opposition, "a hopeless cause !"
This denunciation, however, given as il is in ad
vance, shall not deter your fellow citizens from
the free aud unreserved expression Of that al
tachment aud uLdimiuished regard they feel for
your character as legislator, diplomatst and
4 citizen.
In government like ours, were disappoint-
ment must necessarily follow competition Tor
office, ii is expected that the disappointed aspi-
rants for power will give free scope TO their
splenetic animadrersions. The good, the vir-
tuous and the great, will be subjected alike TO
their indiscriminate censure and unqualihed a.
buse Under such circumstances as these, IL
was no, unexpected by the committee that the
course which duty prompted you TO pursue IN
the choice of President by the house OF repre-
sentatives, would have subjected you to the iash
Of "the scorpion hearted race" who live and
banen on detraction. But they confess they
were unprepared 10 NEE, the foul and ealumni,
ating charges Of "mtrigue" and corruption,
which have been cas-, upon you by those who
have either imagined OF felt themselves injured
by your vote. In common with the great mass
OF their fellow citizens Of the United States.
they have called for The proof-and the call has
been answered by the repetition OF vague sur
misses and idle rumors-reiterated with reck'
lessnsss of spirit without parallel in this re-
pubic.