Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-31
For the Phen;x Gazette.

Messrs Editors: The voters of Nottaway, to
the number Of one hundred, it seems, have IN
vi.ed MIR. Giles to represent them in the Con-
gress of the United States, II hr. Gilescand do
no better, he will, no doubt, comply with their
REQUEST. if the residue of the voters of the dis
trict should think proper to aid in his election.
We think here, however, that ne had much ra-
Their occupy Mr. Randolph's seat in the Senate.
He still has some friends in Virginia, and such
disposition of Mr.. Giles is occasionally alluded
10. The general impression IN our section of
the State is, that Mr. Randolph will not be re-
elected; and that the cry of consolidation and
Estate rights" alone can, at this time buoy up
Mr.. Giles. There are now no other hobbies IN
Virginia, on which Mr.. Giles can ride into the
Senate or House of Representatives. This ne
very cleary understands. Therefore we feel
disposed to excuse this gentleman, and concede
to him all the advantages he can derive from
his absurdites concerning such questions. 1t
is a certain fact, that great majority OF the
people of Virginia are decidedly in favor of Sin
ternalimprovement"- and ever other improve
ment, which can be brought to bear, directly or
indirectly, on our country-even lighthouses of
science, as well as lighthouses of commerce
But what has Mr.. Adams ,or either ofhis Secreta-
ries, to do with 'internal Improvement" They
may talk about it, and they may recommend it;
and Mr.. Giles may oppose it, and declare war
against it, but it will be war of words, war
of empty sounds; and some of us recollect that
this gentleman once made war on President
Washington, and with about as much reason
as he now makes war on Adams, Clay, and sin
ternal improvement" This o,t cry about estate
rights" and "federal rights, are the last hob
bes Of Virginia demagogues. The planter, the
farmer, the merchant, the mechanic, sees no
danger--they cannot see it, because it does not
exist and if it does exist, where is its residence?
!. In the heads of Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Clay, we
suppose, where Mr.. Giles, Mr.. Randolph, the
Benton's and M'Dufie's would fix the residence
Of every evil that ever infested human society
Sorry for it, have evinced disposition hostile
to the social order of man as il is'established in
che United States. II is evident, from the course
they have pursued, and threaten to pursue, that
rather than Mr.. Adams should be reelected,
they would throw their country into confusion.
When men assume deliberately false premis-
es, and act upon such premises, what are we to
expect? Men who will deliberately pervert the
truth, and promote false accusations, would pre-
fer theircountry's confusion to their own defeat.
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ever be elevated to the presidential chair,
through Kremerian Misrepresentation and false
hood? Can they for one moment suppose, that
the common sense that that investigating spirit,
which prevails throughout the U. States, can be
duped * misled, by accusations so basely made,
and so basely disposed of, by Kremer of Penn
sylvania? The accuser, who refuses to confront
the accused, can be considered in no other cha.
racter than that Of a conspirator. We will not be
imposed upon. Who is MDuffie? Who is Kre-
mer? We know Adams, we know Clay, we
know Barbour, we know Rush-but we do not
know these men.-One thing we do know, how
ever, that no administration, from Washington
Gown to Monroe, ever noticed either Of them.-
What have they done for us, or for the people
OF the U. States? Nothing that has entitled
them to the consideration of an administration.
We therefore place them, as every administra-
ton has placed them, in the second, third, or
fourth order of politcians,-and on the should
ers Of such men, Mr.. Jackson very naturally. and
very prudently places his views of ascension TO
the executive chair. Do these peonle really
dupe themselves? or are they weak enough to
suppose that they can dupe the people of this
country9 We are not ourselves office hunters;
nor are we disposed to promote the views of
any Office hunter, until we are in some way of
Hcially acquainted with him. He must have
served political apprenticeship before We can
notice him with view to his elevation TO the
presidential Office We are pleased that Jack
sonian associations are forming: we wish to
know their strength; and wish them TO know
,neir weakness, before they plunge into greater
aosurdites. Neither Jackson nor Kremer are,
in the estimation of intelligent men, qualified