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Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-17

ITEMS. A novel and rather romantick scene was
acted in Boston few days since, of which the
Courier gives the particulars. Aforeigner it seems
common beggGr, was drowned in Boston harbour
about year ago, and buried at the pubck expense
Last Tuesday two other foreigners called upon the
sexton, and having ascertaned that the deceased
was buried with his clothes on expressed desire to
see the body. Their wish was gratifed, and the
coffin opened which was no sooner done than they
proceeded to cut from beneath the clothing which
covered the decaying body belt, from which they
cmptied three pints Of siIrer coin-eavng is said
more in the belt. They without delay made off
with their booty, and have not been seen since
The fellows who thus unceremoniously took upon
themselves the trust of executership were undoubt
edly leagued with the deceased in combination to
live and make money By begging. This is not the
first instance of the kind Strollng beggars should
be discouraged much as possible and always
regarded with extreme caution.
Capt. Seq. w. Putnam, master of brig Raiah, of
Beverly, has lately been tried before the u States
Circuit Court, for the murder of seaman on board
said vessel during a late voyage from Batavia 1t
appearing to the jury that there had been conspiracy
against the Captain and evidence of his good char
acter and disposition being produced, he was ac-
quilted.
tavern in Cambridgeport, occupied by Hayward
and Harvey, was entirely destroyed by fire on Thurs
day last. Loss about 5000 dollars. There were q
engines present. 1900 dollars insured.
motion has been made,-we believe it has NOT
yet been acted upon,-in the Common Council of
Boston, to grant the of 500 dollars, for ten
years, from the city treasury, to gentlemen who pro-
pose erecting new and splendid hotel in Boston,
provided such hotel shall be bult-snaking in the
whole donation of 5000 Really this is the most
remarkable attempt at publick iberality which is
within our knowledge A hotel, such an one espe-
cially as seems to be contemplated, is an object
worthy of the greatest efforts of the enterprising
city of Boston and the protector of is entitled to
the assistance and cooperation of every individual
who has the means and disposition to promote such
a iaudable undertaking Indeed it would be an
honour to the city to encourage the enterprise by
extending TO it any legal aid or support But do
Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-17
LANCASTER.
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE II. 1928.

GETTING OFF "THE FENCE. oui
friend, the editor of the Lowell Journal
whom we have been happy to rank aiaong
that class of politicians who have in the
present presidential contest taken "thc neu-
trail ground"--or in fashionable parlance, who
are "on the fence"--has at length hoisted a
partisan flag, jumped off the fence, and is
fighting Justify for "Adams and Liberty"
Well---we think he has acted wisely; tho
MIR. Adamsis not, nor never was, the man
eft his choice, his reasons are cegent and
conclusive for adopting him in preference
to Gen. jackson; and were Mr.. Adams's
cause to be managed solely by such as we
are sure the editor of the Journal will prove,
we cannot but believe that it would be far
better promoted that it ever can be by the
over-heated and mis-judged zeal which ac-
tuote 50 1.arnysaf tho leaders of that party.
Intelligence and independence have hitherto
characterized the Journal, and the editor
and it is the trait in the character of his pa
pCI 1llOSb " UC dulUlIcu-lldS GfluCGu
mind altogether above the petty, the mise
rable, articles which, it cannot be denied,
disgrace the newspaper press of this coun-
try at the present day. We do not deny
that the opposition to the existing admins
tration is an unprincipled one-in our OPT
MON it is an extraordinary one-nor that it
requires to be met by prompt, decided, and
energetic movements on the part of its
friends but we very much doubt whether
Mr.. Adams has not much cause to say:-
"Save me from my friends" 1t would be
an invidious task to particularize-but there
are many exceptions to this remark and to
the honorable and manly course pursued
by these may be attributed the decided SUI
periority, in some respects at least which
the administration party now holds over its
opponents. In our own State we think
matters are mending the narrow-minded-
ness and exclusiveness, which have long
hung like milestone about the neck of the
administration party, is fast giving way to
more liberal views. In proof of this we re-
fer to the recent choice Of the Executive
Council, and the more recent selection Of
candidates for presidential Electors.
To be neutral, it is not necessary that a
mans tongue should be tied-or that he
should be hardened against any good i'm
pressions which may proceed from either
side. A calm, Independent, and disinterest-
ed-looker on is of all men, in case the public
good requires the exercise of his influence,
the best calculated to support, and the most
likely to adopt the light cause. We see,
every day almost, new paper coming into
existence, for the avowed purpose of adding
its "humble aid" to the cause of Mr.. Adams,
or Gen. Jackson. Such papers, nine times
in ten, are nothing but specimens of blind
devotedness, and bigotry, which does ho-
nour to no cause. But whenawe see such
an instance of honest conviction, supported
by manly independence and prudence, as is
exhibited in this case by the Lowell Journal,
we heartily cry-God speed.
Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-17

from us, and we be left to poverty and ruin.
Now, however, the friends to internal i'm
provements are taking courage, and look to
this dawn of day with great cheerfulness.
On motion of Mr.. Childs, committee was
appointed to see what measures are neces-
sary for the better preservation of the public
records and documents, and on motion of
Mr.. Phillips, committee of one from each
county was appointed to consider the expe-
diency of having but one session of the Lee
gislature in year, and of so altering the
constitution as to reduce the number of re-
representatives.. In the afternoon after the
House had passed upon the Revere bill, the
Legislature was prorogued.
You will see Messrs. Editors that business
is beforehand cut out for next winter, and
some very fruitful subjects. There is the
whole subject of imprisonment for debt, the
State tax, proposed alteration in the con-
stitution, the railway business, and large
general bill relating to banks and banking.
These, with many other projects, that will
doubtless be introduced, will fill up the
months of January and February next.
On Tuesday evening last, convention of
members of both houses was held, to de-
signate suitable candidates for electors of
President and Vice President; Hon. Sher-
man Leland in the chair, Charles M. Owen,
of Lee, Secretary. Hon. Thomas L. Win
throp, of Suffolk, and Samuel Lathrop, of
Hampden, were nominated as candidates for
electors at large. The following gentlemen
were appointed central committee, to fill
any vacancies that might occur in the list of
candidates for electors, viz: Hon. Sherman
Leland, Hon. VIM. B. Calhoun, Gen. H. A.
S. Dearborn, Hon. Timothy Fuller, Hon.
Leverett Saltonstall, Hon. Thomas Welsh,
jun, Hon. Joseph E Sprague, Hon. Francis
C. Gray, Hon VIM. w. PARROT, Hon. James
Savage, Hon. John R. Adam, Abbot Law
renee, Esq, Gen. John T. Winthrop, J. B.
Davis, Esq, and S. G. Philips, Esq. The
following gentlemen were appointed cor
responding committee, viz. Worcester ".
District-Joseph Willard, Esq, of Lancas-
ter. Worcester S. Distribution. Nathaniel
P. Denney, Of Leicester. Esser NJ Dis
trict-Hon. Benjamin F. Varnum, of Dracut.
Franklin District-Col. Elihu Hoyt, of Deer
field. Berkshire District Hon. Henry Shaw,
ofLanesborough. Plymouth DISTRIBUTION
Aaron Hobart, of East Bridgewater. Bris-
tOl District-Thomas A. Greene, Esq, ofN
Bedford. Barnstabte DistIict-t Muller Crock
er, ESQ.,, of Barnstable; and Hon. Barker
Burnell, of Nantucket. The delegates from
each District had meetings by themselves
to select their own candidates for electors
and at an adjourned meeting of the Conven-
ton on Wednesday, the following gentle
men were announced as being nominated
for electors, and the list was accepted una
Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-17

mmously, VIZ. =
Suffolk District, Jesse Putnam,
Norfolk, Edw. III. Robbins,
Bristol, Oliver Starkweather,
plymouth, Seth Sprague,
Esser South, Stephen White,
North, jeremiah Nelson,
Worcester North, Silas Holman.
South, Jonathan Davis,
Franklin, Eliel Gilbert,
Hdmpden, Joshua Frost,
BERKSHIRE, Samuel Jones,
Barnstable, B. Dimmick
MlddLeseT, Nathan Chandler.
The list you will observe is on the whole a
pretty good one, and many hundred per
cent. above that of 1924. Indeed through
out the session both in Legislative proceed
ings and in this Convention, there has been
great harmony, an improving spirit of lioe-
rality, new, and perhaps rather unexpected,
desire in comforting Office to have a regard
to the merits and qualifications of those who
are selected. bid you farewell, Messrs.
Editors till next winter, when, if continue
IN this place, you will probably hear from
me. In the mean time may success attend
your valuable paper, and all your efforts for
the general good. Yours, &c.
RAIL ROAD SURVEYS. The Board of
Directors of Internal Improvement have
made to the Legislature the following re-
port of their proceedings thus far in the
business of their appointment. 1t cannot
but be read with deep interest by every one
who is concerned for the welfare and pros
perity of the State -
The Directors Immediately after their
appointment, proceeded to organize the
board, by the appointment of the necessa-
ry officers, and without delay entered upon
the execution of the duties assigned to
them. They appointed Col. James F.
Baldwin, Engineer, and Mr.. Makepeace,
member of their board, Superintendent,
for the immediate prosecution of the sur
veys of the western route. The necessary
assistants were also procured for prosecut-
ing these surveys, with the greatest expe-
ditlon, and in the most perfect manner.
James Hayward, Esq. was appointed
Engineer of the Providence rail road, and
was also provided with competent assis-
tants, to prosecute the surveys which re-
manned to be made, preparatory to the
selection of the most eligible route in that
direction.
Mr.. Baldwin, accompanied by Mr..
Makepeace. resumed on the 9TH of April
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-24
THE AMERICAN QUARTERLY.

Mr.. Noah's manner of stating his opinion is
at times, very pleasing and felicitous; such is
the following critical notice of Robert Walsh
Esq, Editor of the American Quarterly Review,
and of Mr.. Everett. The compliments to Mr.
Everett are deserved; they show the manner
in which undoubted talents command the res
pect of even their bitterest foes.
WALSH, &c. &c. Robert Walsh, Jr.
Esq, nothing like giving a man all his
titles has issued another number of his
Quarterly Review. Walsh appears to neg
lect his Gazette altogether, and puts his
whole strength into his Quarterly. Well,
if he would put little more liveliness into
il, there would be no harm done. But the
fact is, Walsh's Review is very heavy.
Walsh himself is very plain, talkative,
half-Spaniah, half-French looking sort of a
man, with a pair of spectacles and small
whiskers to match. In conversation he is
cha1ming-full of. anecdotes, good sense,
and vivacity. But put him on paper, and
he turns out to be dull enough in all con-
science.
Walsh is the only specimen of the old
fashioned literary dandy that we have in
the country. There have been a few of
the race in Boston, but the Hartford con-
vention sunk them into obscurity. Walsh
knows every thing. decides on every ques-
ton, and has a most thorough contempt for
all the world, except his own coterie-this
excludes, however, few of his correspond
ents in Europe. Walsh reigned supreme in
the world before Everett touched the east
ern horizon. His admirers throughout the
country called him Robert the One; and
great one he was, in good sooth. If a nov
ell received his appreciation, it was received,
read, and talked of in extacies. If new
poem appeared, Robert the One gave his
opinion, and forthwith it was the opinion of
the world. None but Robert could Judge
of these things. The eastern literati were
only catchers of Goldfish; and the southern,
were growers of cotton and negroes. But
alas for his fame, Edward Everett and
the new school rose up one sunny morning
they established, on u new footing, the
North American; they gave an impulse
and new character to the quarterly litera-
ture Of the continent. Everett had fine ge-
MUS, great industry, and tremendous advan-
tages. He was, in fact, the literary magi-
clan of the east; and the dominions OF Rob-
ert were shaken to the,centre. As leader
among the Hterati, Everett is far superior to
Walsh in genius, in industry, in agination,
in freshness of ideas; in short, in almost
every thing. Walsh is, however, a very
excellent re-hash of Burke, and that is no
mean praise.
We have now in this country no fewer
than three quarterly journals, one in Bos-
ton, one in Philadelphia, and one in Charles
ton. This is greater number than they
have in Britain. The spirit which has
brought about this profuson, was created,
or animated, by Everett-.N Y Enquirer.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-24

Letters from Syria say that Ibrahirn Pa
cha was disposed to leave the Morea, but
wanted transports, and the Europeans were
not disposed to supply him on account of the
plague.
The report is revived that his father, the
Viceroy of Egypt, intends to make himself
independent Of the Porte.
PORTUGAL.
The Condo da Figueira, who was sent
Ambassador to Madrid, has not been ac-
knowledged, and has returned to Lisbon
fact which shews the falsehood of the as
sertion in Paris Paper, that the King of
Spain had acknowledged Don Miguel.
The accounts from Oporto inform lis that
part of the confiscated property had been put
up for sale, hut no one would bid for it.
At Coimhra, most of the houses had been
shut up, and the city deserted. Many of the
towns have been abandoned. The troops of
Don Miguel have committed great excuses
in their progress through the country. The
amount of military and other persons who
have gone into Spain, is estimated at 10000.
The Portuguese squadron is blockading
Funchal, the port of Madeira, and the block
ade is acknowledged by Great Britain. The
Courier speaks of the blockade as the act of
the government eristing in Portugal"
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-24

even in this matter, Mr.. Adams has been
grossly misrepresented. He did not ride
from Providence to Quincy, as has been
stated. He left New York on Saturday, and
arrived in Providence on Sabbath morning.
Of course he could not prevent the sponta-
neous burst of cheering with which the peo-
pie greeted the landing of their respected
Chief Magistrate, nor could he rudely thrust
those gentlemen from the door, who called
to pay their respects to him. He attended
church in the afternoon, after which other
friends wished for an opportunity of visiting
him. Mr.. Adams was in i'll health, and it
was his wish to travel privately. He ex-
pressed desire, moreover, to avoid seeing
company, on that day, so far as it could be
consistently done. And, with this view, to-
wards the cool of the evening, he suggested
as an expedient, that he should mount his
horse, and ride privately and quietly out OF
town. He did so, and rode out to WAL
POLE ONLY. The weather was warm, and
being afflicted with the headache, he wore
light riding cap instead of a castor, and
plain pair of nankeen pantaloons. These
are the plain facts of the case, about which
all the bad men, and some of the good, are
making so much ado. The Presidents "of
fence hath this extent, no more" In private
life it is well known that Mr.. Adams is one
of the purest and most exemplary of men.
And if they could be obtained for publica-
ton, the letters which he wrote to his son,
while Minister in Russia, would place HIM
equal to the hrst IN rank among the moral
lists of this or any other age. A copy of
these letters has been. for number of years,
in the hands of several residents in Boston.
Their tone of morality is of a higher, be-
cause of more religious character, than
that of the celebrated letters of Mr.. Pitt to
his nephew.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-24
New YoRK, Sept. 10.
FOREIGN NEWS.

By the packet ship Canada, from Liver
pool, the Editors of the Commercial Adver-
tiser, have received foreign papers, includ-
ing London of August Is.
GREAT BRITAIN.
1t was reported on the evening of the
18th of July, that the Lord High Admiral,
1.-THE Duke of Clarence, brother to the Kinoi
had resigned. The Courier of the follow
ing day, says, the rumor is said to be well
founded, and adds -" 1t is generally ru-
mored that His Royal Highness has resign
ed this morning." The Morning Herald of
the 18th, contains an article, stating that
the resignation has undoubtedly been ten
dered," and adds, that the proceeding has
been caused, "by serious misunderstood
ing between His Royal Highness and the
Ministry, or rather the Duke of yelling
ton" The rumor most commonly preva-
lent as to the object of dissension between
the parties is, that respecting some accounts
OF travelling expenses incurred by the Duke
OF Clarence on his visits to the different
sea-ports and dock-yards, sent to the Treas
ury for acQuiLtance, which accounts the
Duke of Wellington refused to allow.
The Dean of Westminster has positivelv
refused permission to erect monument 10
Lord Byron in Westminster Abbey.
Sir Edward Codrington returns from his
command in the Mediterranean of his own
free accord, having as is supposed taken
offence at the untOward" in the kings
speech.
Mr.. Dawkins is appointed British Envoy
to Greece.
On the 18th, report was in circulation
that the Duke Of Wellington had commcn-
ced a negotiation with the Pope, to take
some decided step towards Catholic eman :
cipation.
RAILROAD. The new line of road be-
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-24
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. "a, 1928.

TRANSATLANTIC TREES. Some diversity Of
opinion has existed as to the most proper time
of transplanting trees. Those best acquainted
kinds, as the apple, pear, and most kinds of for
est trees, succeed best if removed in the aut-
umn, soon after the falling ofthe leaf while the
peach, and perhaps some other tender trees,
thrive best if transplanted in the spring. The
disagreement in opinion may, therefore, be at
tributed to the experiments, by different per-
sons, being made on different kinds of trees,
and perhaps to some other local, or accidental.
circumstances, as a popularity in the soil or
season, &c. So far as our own observation has
extended, and in this we have the concurrinp
opinions of many experienced men, nearly eve
ry kind both of fruit and forest trees, has thriv-
en- much the best when removed in the autumn
Ii carefully set, soon after the falling of the
leaf, the autumnal rains settle the earth about
the roots, so that in the spring they stand about
as well, and grow nearly as vigorously, as if
they had not been removed, while those that
are transpanted in the spring, lose almost one
seasons growth, in consequence of the removal
Indeed, we have frequently known trees which
were removed in the fall, TO bear well the sue
ceeding season, and to show every indication of
perfect health and vigor. 1t is true, that those
set In the spring, if small, frequently thrive
equally we'll, but if large they are less ant to.
Another reason in favor of transplantinu in
the fall is that it interferes less with the other
business of the farmer, and may be more leis.
urely and carefully attended to whereas If
delayed, till spring, there is great liability of its
not being attended TO, in consequence of the
pressure of spring work, and thus whole sea-
son is lost.
Evergreen trees, of all kinds, are an excep.
ton to the general rule. 1t is difficult making
them grow, under any circumstances, after
transplanting, and with some kinds it is almost
impossible. Professor Nuttall once informed us
that he had often attempted to remove the Rho
dodendron Maximum from its natural situation.
and to cultivate it, but had never succeeded in
making it live in single instance. Many 9TH
er kinds, however, as the spruce, fir, pine, &c,
with proper care and attention may be success
fully transplanted. The proper time for doing
it is in the spring, just before vegetation COM
mences. lfdone either earlier or later they are
less likely to live.
To those who are about setting trees for
shade and ornament, we would suggest the ex-
pediency OF procuring those of large size, and
thus gaming several years growth few
years since, great number were set in this
village, of various sizes, and the result has
been, that elms which we're eighteen or twenty
feet in height, and two inches through, were
as likely to live, and have thrven as well as
those of half the size. Some horse chesnuts,
OF very large size, were removed at an unfa.
vorable time, yet they lived and grew as vigor.
ously as they would have done at any other are.