Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-25

Their active agent and Deputy Editor, is one
Duff Green, said to have been General, and re-
puted to be, as we verify believe he is, one OF
the most expert Jock-eatches and Gi6beters OF
private and public character that has appeared
upon the stage since the days of Calender and
Poreupine He executes more roughly than his
great exemplars, but not less efficiently.
For this important quality, MIR. Calhoun,
during the recent Presidential contest, estab-
lished him in ST. Louis, for the purpose of ope-
rating on Mr. Clay, and his friends in Missouri.
Failing, however, to accomplish the object,
and being fairly rooted out BY the good sense
and deceucy of the citizens of St. Louis, SUBJ
scription was raised by the Vice Presidents re-
tainers in Congress, and our Hero set up in bu-
siness under the immediate superintendent OF
his master. What will be his end, requires
not the spirit Of prophecy to prognosticate.
We invite attention to the following extract
from the WIG:
GAS for the nominal Editor Of the Telegraph,
he is so perfectly obscure, that we know nothing
Of him He is doubtless man of straw; for
we heard. though we do not vouch for the ru-
NOR, that the real owner and actual Editor is a
Senator Time, perhaps, will disclose this
| fact, probably sooner than may be anticipated,
either by the vanity of the Editor, or by The
| treachery Of some one associated with him. for
we believe that there exists at Washington
party formed Of diverse interests and objects,
and of different feelings, united and kept toge-
Their by motive temporary in its nature.
cit is not without reluctance that we have
! briefly noticed the libellous illusions Of the Tie.
| legraph-a paper edited, by nobody knows
whom-supported, nobody knows how-fath-
less in its principles, scurrious in It's language,
| insincere in its opinions, in g bad odour at
| home" and worse repute abroad. We have
done so with the single view of exposing in one
! instance the character Of the paper-for all OF
| its editorial lucubrations are OF piece-all
wanton in abuse, rotten IN argument and base
in end. Others may affiliate with press, the
existence Of which is reproach TO American
taste, and which, whetherit is more remarka-
BILE for the most utter and abandoned disregard
of truth, spaniel sycophancy or filthy SANDER,
no man can say--but we decline a contest with
pitch
| s'Where no honor's to be gained,
Ills often lost in being maintained"
With decent foe we are always ready to take
a fall.
| This paper has not hesitated TO charge the
whole eighty presses throughout the United
| States, which publish the laws, with having
sold themselves to the Secretary Of State--a
sample al once Of its powers OF reasoning, Of
its esprit dr. corps, and OF its charity TO
come at such conclusion, three distinct pro-
positions have to be ma,le--l, That the Secre-
tary Of State is base enough to buy-2, That
these eighty presses are base enough to sell
their honor and undergraduates, That they
| have done this for the consideration Of $50 or
90 per annum--for this is about the amount
paid for publishing the laws "by authority"
! Now which shall we most admire, the Tele-
graphs blushing modesty, its acute reasoning,
or its most charitable chafuy! After this, it will
no doubt be learned with surprise, that this We
nv paper executes printing for the public de-
partments at Washington Gas have heard)
to an amount half equal to the whole sum that
is paid these eighty presses for publishing the
laws "bv authority Most amiable modesty!
Most amiablc and disintercsled Editors, who
ever you are.
"rhis worthy and delectable paper has been
kind enough Of late to take "the chivary of
Virginia" under its especial protection. 1t has
no idea Of permitting the chivalry Of the can
Gent Dominion to suffer from any msstate-
ment respecting the late duel not it /! How
very kiud and considerate Much are the Old
Dominion and Mr. Randolph indebted TO pro-
lection SO solicited and necessary. Much is
the chivalry of the Old Dominion honored by
the countenance Of the masked Editors Of the
Telegraph-and much is Mr.. Randolph's re-
puta,ion likely to be enhanced by the friendly
familiarity which it has assumed in his affairs.
With his known contemp, for sycophants, (and
he despises the whole tribe,) MIR. Randolph
must be exceedingly grati6ed at the undisguis-
ed and unmixed doses Of nattery, which this
refined journal has often RECALLED him withal.-
Commencing Mr. Randolph and the "chivalry
of Virginia" so unable to take care Of them
selves, to its vigiant and continued protection,
we bid the TelegraphLord Byron's good night!
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
In THE SENATE-The whole morning was
passed in the consideration Of the bill for the
relief ofAArmasa Stetson of Boston, a Deputy
Commissary Of Purchases during the late war.
I Ne bill was finally recommitted 10 the Com
mittee. of Claims, with instructions to allow
him the balance Of STATS. due him for years
and months service as Issuing Commissary.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
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