Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser

The election in Philadelphia has exhibited another scene of democrat versus democrat; or, to adopt their newly invented phraseology, of old school versus new school. Could anything in their conduct excite surprise, we should be astonished to find them abusing each other with the most rancorous malice. Although they both pretend to be pure and genuine republicans, they resort to the lowest scurrility in treating of personal character; and in fact these "brethren of the same principle" evince more sorrow and mortification at the success of one of their own kidney, than they would at the promotion of the deadliest enemy--yea, even of a federalist! How can honest men confide in those who have no confidence in each other?

The National Intelligencer says --these "schisms" in Philadelphia are "perfectly unintelligible." But we can see nothing "unintelligible" in the matter: All these friends of the people hunger and thirst after office: this is evident from their conduct as well as their declarations; to this end are all their endeavors directed, and when disappointed, they are compelled to vent their sorrows in some shape or other.