"Long since we were resolved of your truth, The boxes were decorated with flowery chaplets, and the columns tastefully entwined with a spiral band of flowers, adding much to the gay appearance of the spectacle. There were three entrances to the floor of the saloon, two from the stage boxes, and one by a platform over the two centre boxes, affording an easy access to that part of the lobby where the refreshments were prepared, which where handed round in the interval of the dances. "the governor of Maryland," which last was a signal for the ladies to retire to the saloon, and give place to a second set which succeeded them while the tables Three toasts were were replenishing. The same change took place in the gentlemen's supper room. now given the first was the general's health, varied from that before given, viz: "The welcome guest of a grateful nation, major general La Fayette," which was followed by those of "Mr. George Washington La Fayette, honoring and honored by his great guest." names," and "Mr. Le Vasseur, the friend of our At a third table, similar toasts were given, Light being indispensable to exhibit this gay scene such as "the pupil of Washington, the disciple of lito advantage, and it being feared that even the bril-berty, the friend of man, our guest" followed by "the After the second table, the liant illumination furnished by the gas would be mentory of Dr. Bollman," "the memory of Pulaski," scarcely sufficient, several handsome chandeliers col. Huger and others. were added, which supplied all that was desired in general rose and returned to the saloon, soon after this respect: the large one which was suspended which he returned to his lodgings, accompanied by from the dome, and constructed for the occasion by three managers. Mr. Finlay, was 12 feet in diameter, and very elegantly ornamented with 24 glittering stars between the lights, to represent the present number of states. Over that part which forms the stage of the theatre, was suspended another brilliant lustre. The music was disposed in the two front and two When the music for the dancstage gallery boxes. Just before the ladies of the first tables retired, the general requested permission to give the following toast, which was received in a manner that reflected credit on the fair objects of it. The Baltimore ladies-the old gratitude of a young soldier, mingles with the respectful sense of new obligation conferred ou a veteran." The ladies rose and saluted the general, and the sensation and effect is not to be described-when he sat down there was a burst of applause from all the gentlemen present. The supper room was much admired for its tasteful decorations, consisting chiefly of wreaths of ever greens, decked with beautiful flowers, suspended round the room, and entwining the columns of the orchestra, on the front of which was this inscription, Behind the chair of the presiding manager was a semicolumn supporting Cerachi's colossal bust of Washington, over which hung a glittering white crown of A bust of general La laurel, military trophies, flags, &c. making an interesting back ground to the whole. Fayette was to have been placed there, but none could be obtained. The chimney board in this room also contrived to exhibit a compliment in the form of a map or plan of the battle of Brandywine. "His worth is warrant for his welcome hither." ing ceased, the military band of the first rifle regiment played the most pleasing and fashionable airs. About half past eleven o'clock, supper was announced, when general La Fayette, under the escort of the managers, led the way to the former ball room, which for this night had been converted into a supper room. Five long tables were set out, covered with every variety and delicacy of the season, as well as foreign and domestic fruit. The restoratuer, the confectioner, and the pastry cook seemed to have vied with each other in producing all that was rare and tasteful in their respective departments. The temples of liberty and fame, and other miniature structures, were as well executed as happily conceived; while the blaze of light and beauty, from animate and inanimate objects, dazzled and delighted the eye. An oval table crossed the upper end of the centre one, commanding a full view down it, and furnished in a Nothing could exceed the happiness which seemed richer style than the rest with superb French china, candelabra, vases, lamps, or molu candlesticks, and to pervade every heart, and displayed itself in every vessels of silver. At this table sat the illustrious eye and tongue, during the whole evening. The gene Guest, on the right of the presiding manager, (gene-ral himself appeared to partake of it in witnessing ral Smith,*) with his son Mr. G. W. La Fayette and the grateful feelings of all who approached him, or on friend Mr. La Vasseur, and other distinguished stran- whom his eye fell. The public wish had been gratigers. On the left the presiding manager was support-fied, and the children's children of those for whom ed by the chairman of the committee of arrangement (Mr. Gilmor), and next to him the governor and a number of distinguished strangers and officers of the army and navy, with general Stricker and colonel Bentalou, two of the managers. The rest of the managers presided at the several tables. The entry of the ladies and their appearance at the tables was a very beautiful and imposing spectacle. In the course of the entertainment, the presiding manager called the attention of the company, in a short address, to a toast which he presumed they were anxious to drink, and accordingly gave "Our early friend and illustrious guest, major general La Fayette," which was received with enthusiastic applause, and repeated in the reception room adjoining, now converted into a supper room for gentlemen, with the same effect. The second toast was the president of the United States-and, the third, the memozy of Washington, which were received with the usual feelings in both rooms-a fourth was also given, The venerable Charles Carroll of Carrolton, one of the three surviving signers of the declaration of independence, would have been the presiding manager, but the infirmities of age induced him to decline it, and to retire early from the ball. he had fought and bled, vied with each other in manifesting their gratitude and delight at seeing him, they had so often heard and read of, in the midst of them. The dancing in the saloon was kept up till near 3 o'clock, when the company gradually dispersed, and terminated a night of innocent and heartfelt gaiety in peace and harmony. The committee of arrangement deserve credit for the manner in which the whole fete was planned and conducted, so as to produce the complete effect desired, with as little confusion as perhaps ever occur red with so large a company. There were more than twelve hundred persons present, and we shall only add that when the ladies were seated at the five upper tables, such a group of exquisite beauty and fashion never before gave lustre to an assembly in the new world. On Saturday morning general La Fayette was waited on at his lodgings by a deputation from the Agricultural Society of Maryland, and presented, as also were his son, and Mr. Le Vasseur, with a diploma of honorary meinbership of that useful association. VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY. On Saturday morning at ten o'clock, our distin-> guished guest visited the University of Maryland. The arrangements made by the members of the in Where e're the light of freedom spreads was hung a banner, upon the blue ground of which, When e'er the light the cheering blaze, The young, the gallant, brave Fayette. On the right of the hall was hung a similar banner, surmounted by a wreath. The inscription ran also thus: Around the living victor's brow, Let the proud badge of conquest glow! stitution were worthy of the occasion, and the im provements which are daily making in the splendid | buildings, as bespeaking the prosperity of the establishment, must be viewed with pride and pleasure by The left arm is extended, and in her hand she every citizen of the state. The hall of reception ap- bears a wreath, beneath which an eagle is seen with propriated for the occasion was the anatomical the-extended beak ready to receive it. atre, the floor and lobbies of which were covered with rich Brussels carpeting; and the seats fitted with cushions of crimson morean. A little before ten o'clock, the right rev. bishop Kemp, the provost of the university, accompanied by the professors and regents, entered the theatre and took their seats on the left side of the area, directly opposite the chair prepared for the general. The committee of arrangement, consisting of the hon. judge Hanson, pro- | fessors Davidge, Hoffman, De Butts, Pattison and Hall, awaited the arrival of their visitor at the gate of the principal entrance; and, on his alighting from his carriage, conducted him to the anatomical theatre, where he was received by the whole company standing. So soon as silence could be restored, general La Fayette was addressed by the provost in a very eloquent speech, and the honorary degree of L. L. D. was conferred on him. On receiving the diploma, In the recess beneath each banner were placed exwhich was enclosed in a silver box, he returned a quisite statues, executed by the chisel of one of the most pertinent and feeling answer. Having been in- best artists of Italy. The arch of the hall, beneath troduced to the different members of the university, which the transparent painting was placed, as also he left the hall and visited the different parts of the the entrance, was festooned with national flags tastebuilding. He particularly examined the immense fully displayed. At corresponding stations on each galvanic apparatus invented by the professor of che-side, were stacks of arms, bearing crossed flags mistry, and expressed himself much pleased with the which had been borne at the battle of Baltimore, and chemical apparatus belonging to the institution. He were perforated with hostile balls in that engagelikewise visited the museum, and seemed highly gra- ment. tified with the number and beauty of the anatomical preparations. Having taken leave of the members of the university, under the portico, he entered his carriage and drove off, amidst the cheerings of the assembled citizens, to visit the widow of the late Dr. M'Henry. We observed among the gentlemen who accompanied him, George Washington La Fayette, general S. Smith, col. J. E. Howard, George Washington Park Custis, col. Bentalou, and many other distinguished gentlemen. And eve ry freemen join the cry- The furniture and decorations of the drawing room were truly magnificent and brilliant. On the side opposite the entrance of this room, upon pedestals of bronze and gold, were large marble busts of Washington and Hamilton, of the finest execution. Above them were suspended superb girandoles, enriched with wreaths of laurel and roses. On the opposite side of the room, was a valuable and interesting painting, executed by C. W. Peale, in 1784, to commemorate the surrender of Yorktown. In the foreground are full length and striking portraits of Washington and La Fayette, and his aid, col. Tench Tilghman, standing in front of the tent. Col. T. is represented When the general returned to his lodgings, he was engaged from twelve till two o'clock, in receiving the visits and congratulations of the ladies of Baltimore, a very large number of whom eagerly availed them-holding in his hand the treaty of capitulation of York, selves of this opportunity to be presented to him. The general appeared much delighted and gratified at this new evidence of their kind regard. He received them all with his accustomed suavity of manners, and many a bright eye sparkled with re-doubled lustre in realizing the pleasure of a presentation to the friend of virtue and of mankind. He afterwards received the respectable deputations from Washington city, Annapolis, Alexandria, Frederick county and Hagerstown, Md. Petersburg and Fredericksburg, Va. and Columbia, South Carolina. THE CINCINNATI DINNER. Agreeably to previous arrangements, general La Fayette devoted Saturday afternoon to the society of Cincinnati of Maryland. Upon this occasion a splendid dinner was given by the society, at the spaGious mansion of James A. Buchanan, esq. in Monument square. The decorations of the elegant suite of rooms which were thrown open for the reception of the society, were of the most tasteful and appropriate character, and deserve a special notice. Passing through the fine marble portico, adorning the principal entrance, the columns of which were entwined with festoons of evergreens and flowers, the eye was arrested on entering the spacious hall, by an elegant transparent painting, representing Fame standing on the shield of the arms of the union-in her right hand she holds a trumpet, upon the flag of which is inscribed these lines: bearing date "19th of October, 1781." In the back ground are seen displayed the American and French standards, and officers bearing the British standards cased. On each side of the painting were placed splendid candlabras of bronze and gold, ornamented with wreaths of evergreens and roses. Over the entrance leading to the dining room, was suspended a portrait of a former mayor of the city. who was among the foremost and most constant to aid general LaFayette at the period,mentioned by him in his affectionate address to the corporation, on Thursday last. In a corresponding style of magnificence were the arrangements of the dining room. Directly opposite the entrance was seen a transparent painting, representing the shaft of a Corinthian column, around which was a band inscribed with the names of Washington, Montgomery and Mercer. At the base of the column was a marble tablet, upon which we read the following lines: "Peace to the brave and patriot dead- At the side of the tablet, pointing to the inscription, its fullest note, and, when the general arrived in the was a rifleman in the uniform of '76, bearing on his hall, in front of the painting, Fame addressed him in breast a badge of the society of Cincinnati. On the the following lines: pedestal of the colums was an urn, from which issu- "Not for your brows the laurel wreath I bind, ed a bright flame, to denote that the flame of patriot-Chiefs, conquerors, kings, long foes of human kind! But, lo! where sits, in venerable age, ism glowed with undiminished brightness. From the wall, immediately behind the guest, was The man of freedom, fir'd with holy rage; suspended a banner, bearing this inscription: "See the proud eagle now with folded plume, The form and temper of the dove assume: Now free to soar through his own native skies, Nor vengeful beak, nor toiling wing he plies, But all his struggles o'er, his wrongs redress'd He bends to greet a friend, his country's guest! Surmounting the banner was an eagle with "folded plume," bearing in his beak a genuine wreath of laurus nobilis, or Roman laurel. He is in the attitude of bending downwards to place the wreath on the brow of the guest. Beneath this banner were placed two crossed swords, the honorable and merited rewards of patriotism and devotion to the cause of liberty. One of these swords was presented by congress to general Samuel (then colonel) Smith, and bears upon the hilt, on a gold ground, the following simple but expressive record: "Congress to colonel Smith, Nov. 4, 1777." Upon the blade of the other sword was engraved this inscription: "In testimony of the intrepidity and valor of Commodore Joshua Barney, and the handful of men under his immediate command, in defence of the city of Washington-the corporation of Washington have bestowed on him this sword." From the point where the swords crossed each other, were suspended two precious revolutionary relics, the high rewards, also, of a grateful country to one of her best and bravest sons. They were two silver medals which the revolutionary congress had presented to colonel John Eager Howard. Upon the first was the device of an officer on horseback, striking at the enemy-whilst Fame with one hand crowns him with a wreath, and in the other holds a pen to record the event. Around the device is this inscription: JOH. EAGER HOWARD, On the reverse is the following inscription: Subito irruens Præclarum bellicæ virtutis In Pugna ad Cowpens. XVII JAN. MDCCLXXXI. Virtute et justitia valet. Vineulus suis Vinetus. Who grasp'd her glittering steel in early youth, Whom monarchs could not bribe, nor factions awe; And, Eagle, bear the wreath to LA FAYETTE!" As the last line was uttered, the wreath in the painting was dropped from the hand of fame, caught by the eagle beneath, and borne off. The company sat down to dinner soon after five o'clock, during which a band of music played a variety of national and favorite airs. The toasts drank after dinner were excellent-but we cannot give place to them now. That pronounced by the general was Our revolutionary days in the continental army-which fraterbeen honorable to America, and useful to mankind. nal love and mutual confidence made as happy to us, as they have At nine o'clock general La Fayette retired, and proAs his carriage passed ceeded to visit the museum. along the streets he was greeted with the cheerings of the citizens. Upon alighting at the museum, a full band of music saluted him with La Fayette's march.— The rooms were crowded with respectable citizens of both sexes, anxious to see and honor the guest of the nation. After leaving the museum, previous to re-, turning to his lodgings, he visited the beautiful civic arch at Baltimore street bridge, which, with the thirteen smaller arches, were illuminated with about fifteen hundred variegated lamps, producing an effect beautiful and pleasing beyond description. SUNDAY. In the morning general La Fayette and family, accompanied by the governor and his aids, attended divine worship at the cathedral. On this occasion, it is scarcely necessary to add, the choir was filled with the pre-eminent musical talents which distinguish our city over her neighbors. The general passed the evening with general Smith. MILITARY REVIEW-MONDAY, OCTOBER 11. At eleven o'clock general La Fayette left his lodg ings in the splendid barouche to proceed to Whetstone Point, for the purpose of reviewing the third The other medal has the device of an officer point-division of troops under command of major general ing with his sword to a retreating enemy, and beckon-Harper. The barouche was furnished and attended ing to his men to advance-whilst hovering in the by grooms in full livery, as on the day of the general's air is the figure of Justice, with her scales. The reception. The governor of Maryland rede with him. Immediately afterwards came the governor's bamotto is rouche, in which were seated the general's son and On the reverse is the figure of an officer treading secretary, and colonels Dickinson and Lloyd, the upon the British lion and flag-with one hand pierc-aids of the governor. In the next carriage were ing him with a spear, and with the other holding the generals Smith and Stricker, and col. Bentalou-and end of a chain, passing around the body of the ani- in the succeeding carriages were the committee of arrangement. mal. The motto around the device is, The first city troop followed as an escort to gene Around the walls of the dining room were suspended ral LA FAYETTE, and the second city troop as an esAs the calvacade proceeded, portraits of the signers of the declaration of inde-cort to the governor. pendence from the state of Maryland-beneath each the windows and streets were again thronged with of which was a beautiful wreath of laurel and roses. ladies and gentlemen, anxious to behold the passage Under the direction of the ladies, who had assum- of the general. In passing to the review ground, he ed the pleasing duty, the table was set out and deco-paid his respects to the widow of the late colonel rated with all the taste and elegance which female Armistead the gallant defender of fort McHenry. gratitude can so well accomplish. It represented a Between twelve and one o'clock he arrived at the continued and brilliant line of the richest plate and glass, and the characteristic hospitality of Baltimore had left unprovided nothing which could delight the palate or please the eye. At five o'clock the general and his family arrived, accompanied by a committee of the Cincinnati. As he entered the portico, the trumpet of fame sounded parade ground, where his coming was announced ed with a national flag, under which waved another was The militia of Baltimore-Distinguished in two wars. The general's second toast was The memory of the gallant colonel Armistea d New York and Baltimore, were invested with power to remove the inhabitants of infected districts; we are inclined to think that our own authorities might be safely entrusted to a certain extent, with the means of preventing felo de se. Our levee and streets present a cheerless sight; the former has but four or five square-rigged vessels at it, and the latter are deserted by the brisk, bustling men of business, who gave animation and importance to the city, and to them have succeeded a few scattering saunterers or slow gaited merchants, or lawyers who have become inert from want of employment, and are reserving themselves for coming and brighter days. [Adv. North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C. September 21. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Fulton has cleared the Cape Fear river between Wilmington and Fayetteville, of several thousands of large logs, which had structions to the navigation. Brown's Reach, which was the first obstacle above Wilmington, has been so cleared of obstructions, that boats will hereafter pass without difficulty, It should be stated that, in passing through the ele-been imbedded for years and which produced obgant arch erected in Forrest street, to the review ground, gen. La Fayette was received by thirteen young ladies elegantly dressed, one of whom, representing Fame, after a beau iful address, presented him with a wreath of flowers, which was received by the general with every demonstration of pleasure. DEPARTUE OF LA FAVETTE. The works below Wilmington are nearly completed, and we trust they will accomplish the object de sired, of deepening the ship channel, so that, in future, there will be no need of lighters to enable vessels to bring their cargoes to, or carry them from the wharves at Wilmington. This fact, however, cannot be fully ascertained until the dams are completely closed, which will shortly be effected. A short time after three o'clock, the line was again formed and escorted the general to the Washington turnpike, where he affectionately took his leave of the division. It was now near four o'clock when he proceeded on his way to Washington, accompanied by the officers and committee who composed his suite to the We learn that the merchants of Fayetteville, from review ground, and who intended to proceed with him a late swell in the river have been enabled to reto the line. The first and second troops of city caval-plenish their stores with goods of all kinds. ry composed the escort. The general stopped for the night at Rossburg-and the next moring he entered Washington, where all was done that could be done to honor him. But we cannot yield more space to detail the proceedngs at present, and we have been compelled to omit many interesting incidents and events, which shall be at tended to hereafter. CHRONICLE. Boston. The great sale of 26 city lots, in Boston, took place on Wednesday last. The highest price given, was 19 dollars, and the lowest 7 dollars, per square foot. There were in these lots 30,037 square feet, and the amount of purchase money S03,495 dollars and 42 cents-an average of 10 dollars and 10 cents the square foot. These lots must be built on, with four-story stores, of uniform color, height, &c. by the 1st of July next. Lots of greater extent and more value than the above, on the south side, remain to be sold, and another tract of land on the north New Orleans, Sept. 9. The yellow fever still rages side. It is added, that if the remaining lots sell as throughout our devoted city with more malignancy well, they will pay all the expenses of the purchase, of than has ever been witnessed by the oldest inhabi- filling up the streets, and of building the marketfants. Active manhood furnishes a majority of vic-house, which is to be of granite, two stories high, 60 tims, yet neither age, sex, nor color, are exempt feet wide, and 290 feet long. from the attacks of the fell destroyer. The commendable prudence of a portion of the unacclimated, who were here at the commencement of this afflcting visitation, induced them to leave the city, and seek an exemption from disease at the different healthy retreats within fifty or sixty miles from us; but enough remain to swell the daily bill of mortality, and give visible proof how short is the preparation, how sure is the journey to the grave. We do but execute our duty in warning strangers, we mean those who can remove at a small sacrifice, of the danger which they seem to court, of the anxiety and pain which they must awake in their friends here, or at a distance, by remaining amongst us. It is the lot of the writer of this paragraph to hear daily or hourly the jests and scoffs of the healthy and athletic -the next morning's sun breaks on them a fevered mass of disease-another finds them much better, and to the inquiries of friends, the attendants reply, "he is nearly well, more frightened than hurt," &c. -the third day's sun sets on a new made grave, which, upon inquiry, we hear contains the remains of the heedless scoffer, the wilful tempter of his fate. The municiple authorities of the republican cities of Texas. Extract of a letter from Stephen F. Austin, esq of the province of Texas, to the rev. Wm. Stevenson, of Hempstead county, A. T. dated May 30th, 1824. The government of this nation has finally settled down into the federal republican system, and the outlines of the constitution are copied from the United States, with the single exception of an exclusive religion in favor of the Roman Catholic, which is the law of the land, and as such must be obeyed. And if a methodist, or any other preacher, except a Ca tholic, was to go through this colony, preaching, I should be compelled to imprison him. All the children in this country, without exception, must be bap tised in the Roman Church; and all marriages must be celebrated in that Church. This is the law of the nation, and all those who move here, must obey it. Died, recently in Duplin county, N. C. on the 1st ult. Mr. Jacob Matthews, aged one hundred and eight years. Until a few months before his death, he retained almost the vigor of youth, his sight was perfect, and he walked ten or fifteen miles a day Seven years ago, his wife died, aged one hundred years they had been married about eighty years. PRINTED BY WILLIAM OGDEN NILES, AT THE FRANKLIN PRESS, WATER-STREET, EAST OF SOUTH-STREET. THIRD SERIES. No. 8-VOL. III.] BALTIMORE, OCT. 23, 1824. [VOL. XXVII. WHOLE NO. 684 THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, Payable in ADVANCE. LA FAYETTE The British holy alliance news papers consequently general Jackson will obtain the electoabuse us most lustily for the honors that we have en- ral votes of all the western states, and if he should not deavored to bestow to our revolutionary friend, La succeed by the suffrages of the electors he will reFayette-We shall give some extracts by way of speci-ceive the support of all those states in the house. mens. The following will shew what is doing in This is intelligence that may be relied on. The friends France, in relation to the same subject. of Mr. Clay at Patterson have declared for us, and it is confidently expected that his whole interest in this state will very soon be transferred to Jackson. The good cause is indeed advancing most prosperously in New Jersey. The honors which a free and grateful people, (says the N. Y. American), are paying to La Fayette will not be permitted to appear in the French prints.Indeed, the mere annunciation of his safe arrival in America was struck out of the papers, which truly present a singular appearance with blanks, some large and some small, in the midst of their columns, denoting that the hand, irresponsible and invisible, of the censor, has passed there. It was said of Attila, that where his horse trod all verdure withered. And so it may be pronounced of the French censorship, that where its hand passes all freedom of thought is dried up. But Attila was a barbarian. How is it with the legitimates of France? The following is a translation of the letter from our correspondent: OFFICE OF -September 9. SIR: We had announced in our paper of to-day the arrival of general La Fayette at New York, on the 15th of August. The censorship struck out this article, excepting three lines, that you will find under the Paris head, and which doubtless were passed over inadvertently. Be good enough to communicate this fact to your correspondents in America, whence they may be enabled to judge of the absurd tyranny that is exercised here over the newspapers. MR. ADAMS. A meeting of the people of the city and county of Philadelphia, friendly to the election of this gentleman, was held at the court house on the 18th inst. col. Thomas Forrest, in the chair, and Clement C. Biddle and Bloomfield McIlvaine, esquires, secretaries. Several well written resolutions were offered and adopted, and the necessary committees raised to give effect to them. It seems now clear that an "Adams ticket" will be run in this state. MR. CLAY. The following letter to Mr. Simpson, one of the editors of the (Philadelphia), "Columbian Observer," has been published in that paper. On account of the names given, it is hardly possible to believe, and surely it would be uncharitable to suppose, that the fact stated is not relied on-yet the whole matter rests on the assertion of a Mr. Thompson; and that he has mistaken or misunderstood the letter which it is said that he read, is satisfactorily ascertained by the recent declarations of many of Mr. Clay's most intimate friends, that he will not be withdrawn in any event. It is due to that distinguished gentleman, and those who support him, to make this remark-and the justice of it is fully sustained by what is given below. Salem, October 9, 1824. I am, sir, with great respect, Stephen Simpson, esq. J. OGDEN DAYTON. The last "Cincinnati Gazette" which has reached me, contains the following"We are informed that we are the two persons whose conversations are referred to in the last Republican, as affording ground to suspect a coalition between the supporters of Crawford and Clay. We deem it our duty to declare that in these conversations, we have been misunderstood or misrepresented. So far as we "know the policy of Mr. Clay's sup porters," we know that no such coalition exists. There was no union between the friends of Crawford and Clay in forming the Clay electoral ticket. No supporter of Mr. Crawford was consulted in forming that ticket; no one of his supporters had any agency in forming it. It was selected for Mr. Clay alone. It is supported with a single view to the eloction of Mr. Clay. There is no mystery, no concealment. It is impossible that Mr. Clay can be withdrawn after the election of electors, and Mr. Crawford voted for. Mr. Clay and his supporters would alike spurn such a proposition. We pledge our characters to the public, that every suggestion of the kind is unfounded. C. HAMMOND. JACOB BURnet. Cincinnati, Oct. 7. The same paper also contains a note from gen. Har rison, another of the gentlemen proposed to the peo ple of Ohio as an elector favorable to Mr. Clay. He most pointedly disavows the idea of a "coalition" between Messrs. Crawford and Clay, and pronounces the report of it a "malicious falsehood;" and he pledges himself that Mr. Clay "will not withdraw from the contest but by the fiat of his Maker." What more need be said? "Let there be fair play." MR. GALLATIN. After repeated assertions of the fact, and the most positive denials of it, it appears that Mr. Gallatin has withdrawn; and, in the "Richmond Enquirer," of Tuesday last, we have the following note "Fayetle county, Penn. Oct. 2, 1824. Understanding that the withdrawal of my name may have a favorable effect on the result of the approaching election of president and vice president of the United States, I request that I may no longer be considered as a candidate for the office of vice president. ALBERT GALLATIN." Many and great are the comments that are made on this proceeding-but it is not of any importance to the public, in itself. The "National Intelligencer," however, intimates that the friends of Mr. Crawford may support Mr. Clay for the vice presidency; and about this there is also much speculation, as may well be expected at a season like the present. SIR: I have just received a letter from col. Samuel Swartout of Hoboken in this state, containing some important information from the west. A gentleman of great respectability by the name of Thompson, has just arrived in New York, from Fredericksburg in Virginia, who, just before his departure, saw and read a letter addressed by Mr. Clay to Judge Brooke of that place, in which he says, that he had given up all expectation of getting into the house of represen NEW JERSEY. "A regular democratic convention" ratives as a candidate for the presidency, and that has been held at Trenton, for the purpose of forming |