Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-09

too freely or are they afraid to condemn,
and ashamed to acquit him
The first intimation of design on the part
of the Jacksonites of Pennsylvania to present
GEoaeE KaEsrR as candidate for the guber-
Material chair of that state, was viewed by our
selves and, we believe, by every body else,
out of Pennsylvania, rather as an idle gascon-
ade than q serious determination The Phila-
delphia Gazette which first spoke of IT, treat
ed the subject with levity and incredulity and
the Freeman's Journal says that one or two
papers in the state hare announced him as
candidate, but that paper seems to be at aioss
10 understand whether the others are proclaim
ing the annunciaton as mighty good joke,
or whether they mean to be serious about the
matter. That they do mean to be serious, the
following article from the Columbian Observ-
er-(the oracle of the party,) will incontesti-
bly, show.
The Trenton Emporium of the ID instant,
says,-sThe honorable GgoRsE kREMER VIII
probably be the aert Governor of Pennsylra-
MIA. I'VE think so too, from the early mani
festation of the pop llar voice towards tins IN
trepid, upright, snd firm Representative OF the
People.
We forbear to hazard an opinion on the re-
suit. Who can pretend to say he will not be
elected, after the great, the alarming poll OF
general Jackson for the presidency
x.rho, .h.. cranar,l ,v,s announced by the
legislature of Tennessee, the whole nation
seemed TO think it idle and presumPtuous.-
Even three months before the election, bets
ran ten to one against him, and yet, We are
POW told that the peoples wishes have been
violated , There is no telling the influence,
that few designing men, possessing talents
may have over the unsuspectingpeople. kre-
mer may yet be a governor, and Jackson
President. We cannot, in our conscience
saw, that Kremer may be President, but GER
tainlv there are many things less probable
than (should Jackson decfne,) that Kremer
may be nominated for that Office.
The constitutional powers Of Congress, on
the subject of internal improvement, has been
so often and so uncquivocally asserted, that the
appropriation of the public revenue to roads
and canals, may be considered as much a part
of the settled policy Of the government, as the
erection Of Notifications on the seaboard, or
the establishment of post Offices in the inter-
or. Hitherto the operations Of the govern
ment on this subject, have been ola character
10 encounter no active opposition. They have
either consisted in mere preparatory surveys,
or they have been directed to portions of the
country too deeply interested in the effect to
be produced, to throw any distractions IN
their way. But matters are now drawing to
crisis.-A bill has already been reported, en-
bracing general and an extensive system OF
intersal Improvement; and, there can be no
doubt, that even should this fail in its hume
rous and complicated details, the attention OF
Congress will nevertheless be successfully d.
rected, in the course Of its next session, to
some of the more important objects designated
In the report Of the committee.
Among these We think II fair to claim dis
tinguished rank for the New-orleans Road and
the Potomac Canal. Considering either, in
reference to the general welfare of the Union,
ar the character and variety of state and local
interests involved, they yield in Importance
and of course, in their claim on the early con-
sideration ofthe government, to no other mea-
sure of acknowledgements that has yet been
suggested. To say nothing of the common