Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-29

teria!s, has been seized by the collector OF the
customs.
LETTER to the Editor of tie Democratic Press.
"WAsHIseToN, Goth April, Sa6.
"Dear Sir.-I was Just taking up my pen to
write to you when your letter the 18th was re-
ceived. II is not often that have time or in
clnation TO witness the disgusting scenes that
are daily enac,ing at our Capitol--but last eve
ming observing the flag over the Senate Cham
Der still flying, after had got up from dinner,
curiosity led me 20 60 and inquire what was go
ing on at so late an hour as half past five.
found Randolph on the floor, and was told that
he had commenced his speech at one O'Clock.
At the moment Of my entrance he was reading
a letter from one Of his friends to himself, which
purporled 10 detail conversation which the
writer had held with "Farmer Giles" some Sc
ven wears ago, in relation TO Mr.. Adams con-
ue,sion, as he was pleased to term it, TO democ-
racv AS he read the letter he commented up
on it, sometimes sentence by sentence and some
times word by word. In the course OF these
comments, he introduced, by way OF episode,
a thousand anecdotes of individuals, dead and
alive, who had been conspicuous on the great
stage of life, some Of them very amusing, many
malirnity of heart, which neither time nor
circumstances had been able to soften or alay.
His voice was clear and strong 10 the last, his
enunciation distinct, and his manner so dellbe-
rate and slow, that even very common re-
porter might have readily followed him Ue,baf-
i'm Ell punictuaiim The following sketch, which
is altogether from memory, will give you some
idea of this grandson Of Pocahontas-this hu.
man non-descript.
'The Royal George! yes. I've story to tell
you about the Royal George. You remember
the ROYAL George, sir?-But, mott was be-
fore your time, sir.-(Tims, give me some Por-
ter. -lSo7--Gies says, December---but there, he
is mistaken---I say January--yes January--l re-
member it as well asif it was yesterday---l did
no, baptize it sir,---noa---though | was reputed
Godfather, sir,---as Giles was the real Godtath'
er toJ. Q. Adams---The Royal George, Sir
was huge, unwieidly stage, IN which Craw-
ford used TO send the members that boarded at
his house to the Capitol. We used to meet
Adams, sir, trudging through the mud, with
his umbrella owe. his head---he would not ride
with us. sir,--no--he would not ride: but Giles
a, last coaxed him into his carriage, sir,--Aye,
there it was sir, that the chilling and cooling
began--lVhy, sir, it could not be otherwise
Tins some porter )---Throw any two Intriguers
sir. into such situation, and they must become
as intimate, aye and as confidential, as man and
wife---no matter how great scoundrel, the one
sir-but here were ttpo ScoundreLs together, Sir
the ntrguer and the lntrlguee---both alike, sir,
Il have always said that Giles had no p:inci-
pie, sir,---I said it twenty years ago-.-and say
il now, sir.--Adam and Eve would have come
toeether---if either or both, had been as ugly as
sin, sir,---in Paradise---or in Purgatory.--Yes!
sir, take my word for todd Shakespeare
knew what he was about, sir,lf Ferdinand had
not arrived as he did upon ProsPero's Island,
Miranda and CaEban must have been man and
wife sir,--'tis human nature, sir, ii know any
thing about it. You know, Mr. Presldent---l
say, sir, yousknoW--( Tins some more porter.)
l told you to your face, sir, yes! as we rode to-
gether to Gaillard's funeral--that you and l
could never be friends, sI-that we did not think
alike upon any subject, sir;--and yet the gentle
man, beg your pardon, sir, the Senator from
some STATE IN the East--said l was your poll
tical--the Note taker says, he added confidential
Il believe the Note taker, sir,--yes! he said,
your political, and confidential friend!---l suffer
no foolto make friendships for me, sir,---fool
Swinny-.-or any other fool, SIR looking and
pointing at Mr.. Holmes, Of Maine. = Fool, did
| say, sir?---More knGye than fool too, sir,--He
kne,v it, sir, knew that was no friend of yours,
sir,---but he had motive for it, sir--a purpose
TO answer, sir,---yes, more knave, than fool, sir
Poor Crawford!---I pity him--where are all
his friends, sir?---boughI up sir.
But let US to the Letter again-this paper is