burthen. 'That his Teal.dion and Macon, and because
rns
friends, in this state, should
nause and reflect before they
proceed further, is my ardent
prayer,
prompted by a regard,
of the sinccrest friendship, for
"die General's welfare.
Freedom's Friend.
by request.
From the Portland Argus.
THE PRESIDENCY.
The time is fast approaching
when a choice must be made,
either by the people or tneir
Representatives in Congress, oi
some person to fill lc impor-;
tant office of Chief Magistrate
of the nation. As conductors
of a public journal, we have of
course been in the way of giving
some attention to this subject,
and for two years past it has oc
cupied no small portion of our
time and observation. We have
incessantly watched the pulse of
public feeling in every section
of the -Union, and endeavored to
ascertain the preferences and
prejudices of the people. We
have examined, with such abili
ty as we possess, the evidences
of talents, characters, and me
rits of the several candidates,
whose names arc before the pub
lic; and we conceive it to be a
duty, imposed upon us from the
station we occupy to declare
our impressions with candor,
stating as far as we can, the
facts, irom which cur opinions
ire derived, and leaving others
to draw from those facts such
inferences as their judgment
shall dictate.
Our remarks this week must
be 'concise and general. We
believe then, that Mr. CRAW
FORD is the only candidate
who can be elected by the elec
toral colleges, and if he is not
elected the choice must devolve
on the House of Representa
tives. We fear a choice by the
House, if it could be effected at
all, would be productive of dan
gerous and disastrous consc
iences, as it might result in an
election by a small minority,
and by arraying a large -majority
of the people against theadmin
istration, might jeopardize the
interests-ana peace of the nation.
Therefore without particular re
ference to the characters and
merits of the candidates them
selves, we should feel it our du
ty as citizens of the Union and
as faithful republicans, to give
our aid under existing circum
stances, to promote the election
of William II. Crawford. But
we have other and more posi
tive reasons for our prefer
ence. We prefer Mr. Craw
ford, because we are convinced
that his talents, principles, hab
its and temper of mind render
him better qualified to fill the
office of President, than any of
the other candidates. We give
him our support, because he is
the only candidate who has re
ceived a national nomination,
in any shape whatever, and be-j
cause that nomination was a fair;
and honorable one, in which
the friends of all the candidates
'were invited to partake. We
give him our support because
he was nominated according to
the usage of the democratic
party, and comes in at the na
tional door, through which'Jef
ferson Madison and Monroe
passed before him. We give
mm our support because he is
the candidate of the nation and
not of a section of the country,
nd will not therefore, be likely
t0 promote geographical divi
sions. Ve jrive bim our sun-
Prt hecause we believe him to
f ferred by the old and
t iUl lners of the democrat
jc party, such as Jefferson, Ma
their opinions are formed from
personal acquaintance with the
candidates.
We give him our support,
because he declined, contrary to
the wishes of many of his
friends, to be considered a can
didate for the presidency in
181 G, when the vote between
Mr. Monroe and him was near
ly equally divided, thereby giv
ing an honorable proof that he
preferred the peace and prospe-
- r .. 1 a j i. ;
rny 01 me couniry 10 ms uwu
aggrandizement. We give him
our support, because, 'having
been persecuted for two or three
years with the utmost maligni
ty, his character has brightened
by the conflict, his official in
tegrity is proved, his patriotism
is established, and alter his ene
mies have dragged him thrice
before Congress, and men of the
first talents in the nation have
laboriously investigated charges
against him, honorable men
who arc opposed to him are
constrained to say, tve find no
fault in this man. We give
him our support, because we be
lieve we are thereby promoting
the true interests of this State
and of the Union.
We have spoken frankly
the occasion requires it And
we feel a confidence that our
republican friends in this State
will ponder the subject with
the candor and solicitude which
its importance demands, and be
guided by reason and patriotism
in their decisions.
FOREIGN.
PORTUGAL.
By a late arrival at New
York, the Editors of the Eve
ning Post have received Lon
don papers to the 22d May.
An insurrection had broken
out at Lisbon, instigated by the
Queen and the heir apparent, of
which we find- the following
particulars in Courier of the
20th May:
We are at length enabled to
lay before our readers ample
and authentic details of the c
vents which have taken place at
Lisbon, and respecting which so
much public anxiety has been
felt. 1 1 is clear, we think, from
an attentive perusal of all these
accounts that a plst had been
formed, at the head of which
were the Queen and her son,
whose intended operation, in its
fullest extent, was defeated; but
whether defeated by the refusal
of the soldiery to proceed fur
thei, or by the firmness of the
foreign diplomatic corps at Lis
bon, is doubtful. Private let
ters state that the deposition of
the King, and the nomination
of Don Miguel as Regent, was
contemplated; but we rather in
cline to the opinion, that this
bold step would have been ha
zarded only in a case of extreme
necessity, and that it was not
wished to do more than to inti
midate the Sovereign into a
compliance. And so far it
seems to have succeeded, for on
the 3d inst. the King issued a
proclamation, in which he di
rects that summary proceedings
shall be adopted throughout the
kingdom towards the guilty,
that their punishment may spee
dily take place, while on the
other hand, he pardons all that
had been done by his son, upon
the ground, the urgency of the
case would not allow ot ms pre
viously consulting with his ma
jesty or his ministers.
The above intelligence naa
excited considerable ferment in
London, and a meeting of the
Cabinet Council was to be held
on the mornins of the 22d, in
consequence of the Duke of
Wellington, whose presence
was considered necessary, be
ing too much indisposed to leave
his house. It was reported that
the Genoa 74 gun ship had been
ordered to proceed to the lagus
without delay.
GREECE.
Greek Chronicles received in
London, announce the melan
choly intelligence of the death
of Lord Byron on the 19th A-
pril, at Missolonghi, in conse
quence of a rheumatic inflamma
tory fever, which lasted for ten
days.' During his Lordship's
illness the most profound sor
row was universally expressed,
and the account of his decease
was communicated to the public
by a proclamation of the provi
sional government of Greece, in
which orders were given to fire
minute guns from the batteries
equal to the number (37) of
years which his lordship had
lived; to suspend all business in
public offices and courts of jus
tice for three days; to shut up
all shops, - and to postpone the
Easter Festivities, then celebra
ting, for the same period. A
general mourning took place
for 21 days, and funeral cere
monies were performed in all
the churches. The Greeks had
requested and obtained his lord
ship's heart, to be placed in a
a Mausoleum in the country,
the liberation -ol which was his
last wish. His bedy was to be
conveyed to England. He has
left one dauglrter now a minor.
The memoirs of Lord Byron's
hie, written by himself, and
and which had been transmit
ted to London for publication,
have been destroyed.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Peru. The Kingston (Ja
maica) Public Advertiser of the
28th May, contains accounts
from Panama of the 27th April,
relative to the affairs of Peru, of
a gratifying nature. A procla
mation had been issued by Bo
livar, calling on the Peruvians
to be firm, a-nd assuring them
that 10,000 Colombians were
ready to assist them in estab
lishing their liberty, notwith
standing the plots of their ene
mies, no less than five of which
had been detected in the same
number of months. The head
quarters of the Colombian-Peruvian
army was at Truxillo on
the 27th April, and the advan
ced part of the same army was
at Pativilca on the 20th March.
-The Patriots amounted to
S000 effective troops, and 3000
more from Panama and Guaya
quil, all veterans, with an extra
supply of 4000 muskets, were
about to reinforce the Libera
tor. The royalists were 1 0,000
strong, of all classes and nations,
badly supplied with arms.
The primary -cause of appoint
ing Bolivar Dictator, appears to
have arisen from a suspicion at
tached to the Marquis Tone
Tagle, president of the Congress
of Peru, who had since justified
this suspicion by following the
example of Riva Aguerro, in
consequence of which the Libe
rator had openly proclaimed
him a traitor. It was this same
Marquis, it seems, who excited
the black troops in Callao to re
volt. With his usual prompti
tude Bolivar had cautioned the
Peruvians against confining so
many prisoners, mostly officers,
at Callao, as he had once lost
Puerto Cavello by a similar
treason. By these accounts,
all apprehensions, as to the safe
ty of the Patriot army in Peru
are completely removed, and
the most confident expectations
excited that their efforts will ere j
long be crowned with complete
auucoo.
Mexico. It is stated that the
Ex-emperor Iturbide has return -
cd to Mexico, either as the in -
strument of the Holy Alliance,
or recalled by the priests and
no Dies ot the country.
FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1824.
Omission. By an unaccountable
oversight we omitted the following
words, in the article signed "Hali
fax," on our first page. In the
first column, in the paragraph be
tween the quotations, after the
words following paragraph, read
"taken from Gen. Jackson's letter
to Mr. Monroe, in 1816, on forming
an administration. .
CELEBRATION.
At a Meeting of the citizens of
the town of Halifax, on the 29th
ult. convened to receive the Re
port of the Committee, appointed
at a previous meeting, to make ap
propriate arrangements for cele
brating the ensuing Anniversary of
American Independence: Jesse A,
Bynum, Esq. was appointed Chair
man, and Mr. George Howard, Se
cretary when the following Re
port was read and unanimously
adopted:
The Committee have the plea
sure to announce to their fellow
citizens, that they have made the
following arrangements for the Cc
lebrationi Orator of the Day JOHN K.
CAMPBELL, Esq.
To read the Declaration of Inde
pendence EDMUND B. FREE
MAN, Esq.
The Toasts will be prepared in
season.
A Dinner will be furnished by
Mr. D. C. Fenner, on the green,
in front of the Academy.
After the Report was read, the
following Resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the citizens as
semble at three quarters after ten
o'clock, at the Academy, w here the
procession will form and march to
the Mcctine-housc. The Oration
to commence precisely at llo'clock.
Resolved, That Monday, the
5th, be -substituted for the day pre
viously appointed.
Resolved, That ROBT. POT
TER, Esq. act as Marshal of the
Day.
Resolved, lastly, That Captain
SIMMONS join the procession
with his company.
J. A. B YJVUM, Esq. Ch'n.
Geo. Howard, Sec'y.
EDWARDS'S MEMORIAL.
The Select Committee (of
the House of Representatives)
to whom was referred the Me
morial or Address, of Ninian
Edwards, haviner, in obedience
to the resolution of the House'
of Representatives, of the 26th
of May, continued to hold its
sittings, alter tne adjournment
of the House, until the 21st dav
of June, have agreed on the fol
lowing
REPORT:
In recommending in their for
mer Report, a continuance of
the existence and powers of the
Committee, it will be remem
bered, that the reason given for
that recommendation was, the
obvious nronrietv. before a final
close of. the investigation, of
j having the personal presence
uua examination nt tha
auinor
ot the address which had non
I sioned the appointment of hl
1 coi
nas
Committee. Such examim;.
i ii uua
now been had. Mr ti
wards attended the Committee"
in obedience to itssummn '
the 7th of June; has been eV7
mined as a witness, bv it di
rection, cross-examined h ''
gentleman attending in bhalf
oi the Secretary of thp T...
ry; and his testimony, tocth
with that of the other witness
is communicated with thic V '
port: as are, also, various docu
mcnts and papers, which have
been referred to, and produced
... uioc in me examina
tion. A paper, in reply to the
communicationheretofore recei
ved by the Committee, from the"
Secretary, and another.
nature of an argument on the
wiiuie crse have also been pre
sented by Mr. Edwards, and
considered by the Committee
The evidence has run into
much detail, and some parts of
it, prohably, have not a very
material application to the main
subject of inquiry. It seemed
proper, however, to the Com
mittee, to allow to those con
cerned a liberal indulgence in
this respect.
After a patient attention to
all the evidence, and to what
ever has been urged, in the way
of reasoning on the case, the
Committee see no cause to
change or modify, in any mate
rial respect, the result to which
they came on the former inves
tigation, and which they have
already submitted to the House.
On the contrary, they find, in
this further and fuller examina
tion, a corroboration, generally
speaking, of the opinions which
they have heretofore expressed.
On some parts of the inquiry,
indeed, evidence has now been
produced to points which were
not, individually and particular
ly, taken into the consideration
of the Committee on the former
occasion.
To these, perhaps,
some reference ought 'now to
be made. They may be consi
dered as new articles, or new
specifications of chanre: and al
though not very definitely or
formally made, yet, as evidence
has been taken, intended to
support them, they become sub
jects of consideration.
Une ot these respects the de-
posites of public money, made
or allowed by the Secretary, in
the Banks of this District, at the
instance and on the solicitation
of the Hanks themselves, and as
an accommodation to them, at
a time of considerable pecuniary
pressure, in 1819.
In their former Report, the
Committee expressed their opi
nion in relation to deposites oi
this nature; and referred to a
public communication of the
Secretary, in which the facts
were avowed, aim in wnicn a
practice, of a like character, was
stated to have been of early ex
istence and long continuance.
The Committee did not deem it
necessary to call for proof of
that which was admitted; and
as it was of oninion that the
practice itself was irregular and
dangerous, it did not think it
material to inquire, particularly,
whether, in the only case in
which loss was apprehended
from this cause, the probability
of such loss was either greater
or less than the Secretary had
supposed. This apprehended
loss is in the case of the Frank
lin Bank of Alexandria. In the
letter of the Secretary to the
President of the Senate, of the
25th of February. 1S23. he savs.
in regard to this Bank, that a
letter of the District Attorney,