Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-03

possible precautlon against damage Dy
freshets.
Messrs. DAVIS and Bowman, now
Senators for this County, have declined
being again considered as candidates. ,
Sundry letters from Washington are
cited in the newspapers which state that
the President elect has made known his
determination TO make the following APP
pointments Secretary of the State
Martin Van Buren, of New-York. Sec
rotary Of the Treasury-.Samuel d. Ing
ham, of Pennsylvania. Secretary at War
john FL. Eaton, of Tennessee. Sec
rotary of the Navy-John Branch, of
North Carolina. Attorney General-John
M'Pherson Berrien, of Georgia. John
M'Ledn, of Ohio, is to be put on the
bench of the Supreme Court, to make
room for Col. R. M. johnson. of Ky. as
Post Master General. James Barbour of
Virginia, is to be recalled from the Court
of London to make way for Littleton
Tazewell, Of Virginia.
The PRESIDENT ELECT. The Wash
ington Telegraph furnishes an account of
the interview between the President elect
and the committee chosen by Congress to
make known to him his election. On
meeting him the chairman Of the commit
tee, Mr.. Tazewell, thus addressed him -
Sir In obedience to the orders of the
Senate and of the House of Representatives
of the United States, and by the direction
of this their Joint Committee appointed for
that special purpose, it is my duty to notify
you, that you have been duly elected Presi-
dent of the United States for the term of
four years, to commence with the 4th day
of March next. While performing this act
of duty, beg leave to offer you my own,
and the cordial congratulations of each of
my associates of this committee, on this
event-an event which we allvery confident
ly believe, will rebound not less to your
fame, and to the future benefit of our CON-
mon country, than any other of those occur
rences which have signalized your past life,
and secured to you that respect, and es
TEEN, and confidence of your fellow citizens,
which have been so fully illustrated in your
recent election. The particulars of this
election will be made known to you by the
record which | have now the honour to
place in your hands.
Mr.. Tazwell then handed him manu-
script, containing record of the proceed
ings Of Congress on the day of opening
and counting the ballots. The Presi-
dent elect made the following reply -
SIR The notification that have been
elected President of the United States for
four years, from the 4th of March next
which by the direction of the Senate and
House of Representatives, you have SO po-
litely presented, is received with feelings of
the deepest sensibility.
desire you to communicate to the re-
SpSCJ1fG l1OuS6S vi NOUpISSS, lily dCCGp-
lance of the high trust which has been con-
ferred by my fellow-citizens, with an ac-
acknowledgements of the responsibility which
it enjoins; and that can make no suitable
return for so fattering proof of their con-
fdence and attachment. All that can of
fer is my willingness to enter upon the du-
ties which they have confded to me, with
an earnest desire to execute them in man
ner the best calculated to promote the pros
perity and happiness ofour common country !;
and to the attainment of these objects, shall
my unceasing efforts be directed.
beg you. Sir, to convey to the Serate
and House of Representatives assurances
of my respect and regard.
THE CORRESPONDENCE. A new edi-
ton Of the correspondence between J. @
Adams and the Federalists has been pub
lished at Washington; probably by Mr..
A. himself, though not avowedly SO. The
edition contains additional papers," of
which the Boston Daily Advertiser gives
the following account -
These additional papers consist of letter from
Mr.. Adams to Gov. Plumer of New-Hampshire,
dated at sea Aug. l6, 1909, which has not to our
knowledge been published; letter from Mr.. Ad-
ans to the late Gov. Gerry of this State, dated at
ST Petersburgh June &c. 1911, republished from the
second volume of Mr.. Austin's life of Mr. Gerry,
lately published; letter from Gov. Plumer, TO
some person not named, dated Dec. 90 1928,
in which he makes this remarkable confession
!" In the winter of 1903 and 1904, was myself in
favour Of forming separate Government in New
England; and wrote several confidential letters to
few Of my friends and correspondents recon-
mending the measure" Then follow few ex-
tracts from publications of 1912 and 1874 principal
ly from the report of the Hartford Convention, and
the two letters of Mr. Jefferson, published in Octo-
Der last, dated Dec. g. 1925, and JAN 81 1896 with
the letters relating thereto of Archibald Stewart
and Thomas Jefferson Randolph. The only papers
now for the first time published, are the letters of
Mr.. Adams to Gov. Plumer, and the letter Of Gov
Plumer. The pamphlet closes with notice from
the Washington editor, that he is informed that
reply to the appeal viii appear in due season"