Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-08-05
LANCASTER.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST s, 1928.

GPAn account of recent terrible and destruc-
tive earthquake at Lima, will be found on the first
page. The Salem Gazette gives some further par
ticuars of this dreadful event. furnished by Captain
Putnam, who recently arrived there from Peru. The
city it is said is SO much altered that it would not
be known The number of killed exceeds a hundred
and great scarcity Of food is apprehended so much
did the villages in the neighbourhood suffer. Senior
NJ L. Vidaurre, who had been thrown into prison in
consequence of the part he took in the civil war,
toretold this earthquake, but credit was given to
his predictions, and Of course no precautions taken
The occasional rumbling of the earth for three
months previous led vdaurre to predict the earth
quake but the people supposed it to be hallucina-
ton of his mind, weakened by his confinement in
prison. This Vidaurre has for long time been az
the head of one the two parties which divide the
Peruvians Luna Pisarro is at the head of the 9TH
party The latter is an aristocrat andthe former
heightened republican Vidaurre's overthrow was
caused by his attempt to place Gen. Santa Cruz in
the Office of President. They have both been bar
ished Santa Cruz to Buenos Ayres, and Vidausre to
the United States where he is to be supported de-
Gently by the government of Peru.
1.-THE article on gathering Hops under the Agri-
cultural head may be worth tie attention of those
engaged in the culture ofhops in this vicinity The
article preserving sheep from the gad-ny is also
recommended to the attention Of farmers. Wehave
noticed among the sheep in this vicinity, within
few days, some indications that the gad-fly has al
ready made its appearance An early attention to-
the simple remedy suggested in the article under the
Agricultural head, may be of great benefit
r..l:. L. Z
cannot be read without exciting increased admira-
ton of the character of that great and good man.
GJAn account will be found in our columns to-
day of the late election in Louisiana The result is
claimed as signal triumph of the Administration
party, and particularly the Jackson party have
been confident of success in that quarter which has
been considered the strong hold of Gen. jackson.
JACKSON Us. THE GOVERNMENT. A din
ner was given to Gen. Jackson on the 4th of
July, in Carthage, (Tenn.) 1t is stated in
some of the papers that about three thousand
ofthe generals "neighbours" were present.
rom which we presume he has very large
neighbourhood, unless all the women and
children attended. The general was stuffed |
literally with many things comfortable for
the body, and, by way of desert, with sa-
voury dish of Aattery, which appears to have
been very gustable to the tennessee
Farmer" A Col. Overton addressed him.
and told him many things which he probably
never knew before; such as--that he was
the most illustrious preserver of American |
Independence-that he was youthful hero
in the glorious struggle which redeemed |
this land from British domination-that
When invasion lowered around our country
in its darkest and most fearful form, he rush. !
ed to the scene of danger, and, by an ener-
gy and skill unparalleled in the annals of |
warfare, achieved our deliverance from the
desoiatlon of the storm--and so on through
whole chapter of the most fulsonae praise. |
The general appears to have been very
much elated, and in the excitement of the |
moment made a most extraordinary speech
to Mr.. Overton. He said that the good
opinion of his three thousand neighbours
was going to unite with the great stream of
publick opinion, to bear down the machina-
tons of the demagogus, and bring. back the
gorermment to Us ORIGINAL SIMPLICITY.
What the general meant by this mysterious
language is matter of doubt; but it will ad-
NIT Of very unfavourable construction.
We will quote the generals own words,
that our readers may judge for themselves.
lie says@
am truly gsa;etul, sir for the good opinion of
my fellow-ctizens. Obtained without sacrifice of
conscience, and without violation Of the interests
OF the country, it is the greatest of e earthly re-
wards, and as such do regard that which you have
50 eioquently expressed Unbiased BY the hapes of
Office, and animated by an ardent devotion to the
inestimabe blessing of liberty, il must corsi1n to
afay the authors of the present system of ca1ninv
ana uniting with the great stream of pubck opinion,
cannot fail to bear down the Vaccinations Of the
dsm1gosue. and bring back the goUernrnent to its
original simplicity In the advancement of this /
object be assured, sir, that / shall bear with pa-
hence the attacks Of my enemies, and if it shall be
my destiny to be made the instrument in the hands
Of Providence, by which it is TO be effected shah
rather be BUNDLED than elated by the possession of
SO high 'trust.V
Gen. Jackson has not here expressed his
ideas very clearly; but the plain import |
seems to US to be that he considers his cleo |
ton as certain; that an entire revolution
vii thereby be effected; and the govern
nent restored to its original simplicity. But
what is meant by original simplicity we are
puzzled TO knoE. We must wait the result
of the generals election.
When Gov. Eustis first came into Office.
he said that by his election Massachusetts