Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-08


repn used bv speakers in, and writer's out Of
g'orgress. 10 nreiadice the public mind against
.he claim of the la,e President, ii IS but right
10, &c wide, an extension as possible should be
r;ror ., rhe rerort and documents submitted
% the House Of Representatives By he SPECIAL
Committee 70 whorn the subject was referred,
With that view we have commenced to day
,be publication Of the documents, 10 which We
~, ne the attention Of our readers The Com
mi,tee's report has already appeared in our pa
per.
Since we politely, bat unfortunately, limited
90 the Editors &C he Fresman's Journal, that
hoy had misccrcei,cd the cparJcter and spiri,
&C onr remarks upon the Gel hratcd PmpFia
,n,ech Of Mr.. Mitchell, Of Tennessee, tGese SEN
s,,ivc g,.,lcmen have treated OAK names with 81
Icr contempt; even when our Substance was
,bopqht worthy Of a place in their columns It
last they have abandoned their ground, and IL
mong the papers which thcy dcnom'na'e HdSo-
egtes ortfe administration, find that tue "1!eTe
gadyia Gazette has been honoged with place:
,,d when we say honoYed, we aim not At irony,
for we sincerely esteem it a compliment to be
.,,ss.d by On eaemg with the friend, OF our
country. We wouid sooner wear the impu-
,a,jon of being the hired cdcOc0ies 81 such
IN administration, than the Spontaneous 4l0'o-
o;sts Of a desperate faction. TO this class,
we willingly admit, that the Editors OF the
Freemau's Journal belong-and simply, because
The EXPENSES Of faction are too heavy 10 VA
rant waste of money uron drivr!ing insipldi-
". II is TO such men as DuB Green and Jo'a
,lEehon that the Golfers Of the Faction art
thrown open; because the one is true Swirs,
and the other mock Christian. GREEN suokles
,t no lie. and MgEHAN lends the mantle OF his
religion to further the views Of the lmpostor.
The Editors of the Frecman's Journal, cen
sure at great length, the treatment which Mr.
Randolph and Mr. Calhoun have received from
The administration papers, declaring that false
hood pervades every statement that has been
made. They have "dirsci ssdenoe," they pre-
tend, rha, the sketches of Mr.. Randolph,
speeches, recently given To the public, by let
ter writer's and others, are the productions, OF
"Doli,i cal butchers" to suit their own purpo-
ses. Bul so far from lighting our path with on
raw of",lirect evidence 1.-THE Editors admit Il al
Mr. Randolph "has said and done many things
,pbaeh should not haze been said and doae;' and
that 'Ajs course has an many respects, been "ndg-
mfed and improper" This is precisely what "'
have been conteudng for, and what we wish
the people 10 know.
When the sapient Editors come out with
more direc. eeidencs" of the faisehood Of the
charges against Mr. Ca 2.n and Mr.. Randolph,
than they have jus, gi,er of the truths of those
charges, We promise TO notice them again.
There is so much truth and good sense in
the following remarks Of The New-York Daily
Advertiser, that they deserve to be widely cir
culatcd. Mr.. Webster is no less an ornament
to the nation, than one of its most efficient
shields against the wild ambition of aspiring
demagogues.
"We regret tina, Mr. Wcbster's speech on the
Panama question is too long for insertion in our
paper, as its extraordinary merit ought to in
sure it avery extensive circulation. His reply
to Mr.. M'Lane, and to Mr., Rives, in our Opt
Mon, is complete; aud his arguments on the ge'
neral principles Of che mission entirely unan-
swerable. 1t is extremely fortunate for the IN
tercsts Of the country, that man Of his great
talents, extensive views, and liberal policy, has
4 seat in the House If representatives Mr..
WcbstCr's mind scars above the paltry passions
and feelings low ambition, and party intrigue.
lie looks with the eve of statesman at the
interests, the honor, and dignity OF the. ma
lion, and lends his powerful aid 10 the sup
port of measures calculated to promote them.
Il is to be expected that men of strong pas
sions, and eager ambition, will shew resent
ment at the disappointment Of their plans, and
the Illustration Of their hopes and wishes
But he who steadily supports the great princi-
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