Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-09-18

New members.
MASSACHUSETTS ANTI Masonic CONVENTION.
The Hon. John Quincy Adams has accepted
the nomination of this Convention for the office
Of Governor of the State. The reading OF this
gentlemsn's letter, signfying his acceptance OF
the nomination, was followed by loud manifesto
tions of applause.
The Convention, after several ballottings, Sc
lected Samuel T. Armstrong as candidate Tor
the office of Lieut.; Governor, and appointed a
committee to inform him of the fact, and to IN
quire of him whether he approved of certain doc
trines touching the subject Of Masonry Mr..
Armstrong informed the committee that his sen.
timeuts in relation to this vexed question were
to be found in letter that he wrote in 1881, to
which he referred them. This letter was hunt.
ed up, and found to be altogether unsatisfactory,
and Mr.. A. being unwilling to furnish them with
one more racy and definite, the Convention drop.
ped that gentleman. and proceeded to ballot for
another candidate, when William Reed Of Mar.
blehead was selected. After which the Conven.
tlOI oihc oie'
The Editor of the Boston Advocate has fur
nished Us with the letter OF Mr.. Adams, referred
10 above:
To the STATE 4ntimasonic Contention for the
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,, assembled
at Boston.
Quincy. 22th September, 1888.
Fellow Citiztns,-I have received with CRATE.
full and deep sensibiIitv. the Resolutions which
you have been pleased this day to adopt, and
which have been communicated to me by your
very respectable Committee.
The principles upon which the Convention
have seen fit 10 place the nomination, which they
have done me the honor TO tender to me, are'
such as do not feel il consistent with my duties
as a citizen to resist. Bee.ing in the right of
the people to command the services of one OF
themselves in any station, which they think pro.
per To assign to him, cannot suffer any personal
consideration, To withstand the call of SO large,
so respe, table. and SO virtuous pOrtlun OF the
people OF the Commonwealth as those whom YOU
represent, to submit nv name to the decision of
their suft ages, for the Office of their Chief Mag
istrate during the ensuing year.
Iaccept then your nomination. with profound
sense OF the obligations your confidence imposes
upon me; among "hich that OF an ad hInistratiun
merging all party spirit and feeling. in the great
interests Of the whole Commonwealth will be- not
tie least impressive; aud with feryent prayer 10
the Ruler of the Universe, that il the voice OF the
people OF the State should concur with yours. the
final result may be, to heal the divisions of par
~, to promote the harmony OF the Union, and to
maintain the industry of freedom, and the puri.
" of the Constitution,
am with great respect, fellow citizens,
Your friend and obedent servant,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
We regret to learn that the Cholera has reap.
prared in Hagerstown. The Free Press of that
town, OF the 18th inst. states that six persons in
the Jail had died of it, which the Sheriff releas.
ed all the others in the prison.
Vice President Van Buren, and Washington
Irving left Albany the 10th inst, on an excur.
sion through the ancient Dutch settlements Dor.
dering on the Hudson and Long Island. It is
probable that they may afterwards visit the old
German settlements OF Pennsylvania.
The Steamboat Stephen Allen, which has met
with an unfortunate accident, (see ship news)
was designed. we understand, to ply between
this place and Georgetown.
Maryland Frederick and Montgomery Dis.
trict.-lp the Congressional District composed
Of Montgomery and part of Frederick counties,
there was National Republican Convention,
which met at New Market, on Monday last, to
decide upon the pretensiuns Of Messrs. John.
son and Washington-each Of whom has been
strsnuQusIy urged upon the attention of the DIS.
trict. by his friends respectively. We have no
certain information Of the result; but report
says that the convention broke up without com.
ing to formal decision Of the questionable de.
legates from Montgomery having Withdrawn be.