Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-21

friend at Washington City, that the general be-
lief there is, that this gentleman did not resign
his Office until compelled to do so by the appa-
rent determination of the President not to no
inmate him. We had hoped that Mr. M'Lane
had cut the concern, from an unwillingness to-
have his name any longer connected with an
administration so manifestly corrupt; but if it
be true that he was forced to volunteer his re-
sigation, by the fact that he could no longer con-
ceal his consciousness OF the Presidents deter
mination not to nominate him, then we must
change the opinion we had entertained Of him.
Muncy Telegraph.
If we had not confidence in the good inten-
tons of the Editor from whom we quote the a
bove, perhaps we should pass it unnoticed. Ha-
wing information, however, upon which we
place full reliance entirely contrary to this state
ment which processes to be founded upon lnior-
nation from Washington, it seems to us to De
no more than due to Mr.. M'Lane to say that he
did not resign until he was informed by the
President that he was about to send his nomiaa-
ton to the Senate. The Session of Congress
| being then so near its close, Mr.. M'Lane would
not suffer the Senate to be at the trouble OF con-
frming his nomination, when he did not mean
to retain the Office. and therefore peremptorily
resigned the Office, against the wishes OF the
President but in obedience to the dictates OF
his own judgment and feelings. We have rea-
son to suppose, from all we have heard, that
Mr.. M'Lane has been ready to resign his post,
and indeed has offered to do so, more than once
since the removal Of the public deposites, on
which subject it has been announced, officially,
that he differed from the President, but was in
duced to remain He was in hopes, probably,
| for time, that the President might change his
course in regard to the disposition of the pub
| lie revenue. But, disappointed in this he found
| it incompatible with his own notions Of right to
remain longer in the Administration, and he
withdrew from il.
! For the independence of spirit which mpel-
led him thus voluntarily, from conscientious
motives, to renquish an honorable and lucra-
tive Office, he deserves the appreciation and res
pect OF all honest men.-Nat. Lt
The Hon. Geo c. Washington, President
and several of the Directors of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company, accompanied
by Gen. Charles Fenton Mercer and other gen.
temen, arrived at this place yesterday on a
tour ofinspecton Of the work under their man.
agement. Having traversed and examined the
whole line Of the Canal they left this place this
morning on their return to Washington.
| No determination, we understand, has yet
been formed, whether the work shall be arrest
ed or continued to completion as far as the pre-
sent contracts extend The difficulty, in times
| like these to raise money by loan so that the
work may advance, and existing debts at the
same time be paid, may be the means of stop
has assets sufficient to meet all existing debts
and liabilities, the untiring efforts of the Board
will no doubt be directed immedia tey TO the ne
collation. of loan 10 enable it 10 complete the
work now under contract
UiHiamsport Banner, Of July IL.
The iron steamboat, intended to ply as re-
guar trader on the Savannah river, between Sa-
Vannah and Augusta--the first iron steamboat
/ ever used in this country,-has been launched
at Savannah. She draws two feet four inches,
without boilers. She has been called the John
Randolph. The protector of this novel enter
! prize is Mr. G. b. Lamar. The boat we believe
is Of British construction, and, as an expert
ment, was allowed to be imported either free Of
duty, or at reduced duty, we do not recolect
which-BdH. Amer
| Steamboat Eacounter.-The steamboat Plan
! ter, on recent trip from Louisville to ST. Lou
is, stopped at Evansville to land freight. While
there an officer came with writ to arrest some
person on board. The Captain of the boat
would not allow him to 60 on board. Some
nigh words passed between the parties, and the
result that was the officer with lrage posse mus
tered several muskets and a swivel, which were
loaded. The swivel, at the time of starting, Vas
aimed at the ladies' cabin; the contents entered
a berth that had been occupied by sick lady
but few moments before and would have inev-
itably been killed if she had renamed there
The small arms were principally directed to the
upper deck, where the Captain stood, with vol
leys of stones. A number of the shot struck the
chimneys. Most fortunately the Captain esca-
ped with slight bruise on the shoulder.
NeW York Commercial.
! Deaths in Philadelphia.-The official report
! of last week furnish the extraordinary number
Of one hundred and eighty-three. Among them
were no less than ninety children under two
years of age; a considerable portion Of the
other deaths were the effect Of the exceedingly
hot weather.-Ibm.
! A gentleman from Norwich, Conn.,, called up
on us today, and informed us that the story
circulating in the papers, of disturbance at
church in that place on Thursday night last
week, on the subject of the abolition of slavery,
was wholly without foundation. The meeting
at which such disturbance was alleged to have
taken place, was not interrupted in the slightest
degree, either by men or music
~ Y Dali Adr.
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