Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-28
From the United States Telegraph

From the United States Telegraph
The Editors of the Phenix Gazette (of black
cockade memory, )are in terrible rage that Mr..
Dickerson should authorize US to contradict
one Of the falsehoods which they find it their
interest to utter against the Vice President; but,
Instead OF repentance, they persevere in fabrica-
ton, and not only apply the term cringing Sc
nator 10 that gentleman, but attempt 10 SET a.
side the testimony of Mr.. Dickerson himself,
The Vice-President has but little to fear
| from such assaults The character of Mr..
Dickerson, and his services in public life, from
the reign Of terror down 10 the present day,
place him beyond the reach of the puny assaults
Of these tools of the State Department.
The whole coloring Of this charge is taken
| from the assertion that when MIR. Dickerson
was reminded by the Chair, that the question
was not debateable, he sat down without pro-
ceeding. Such is not the fact; and we now no.
tce it, not for the purpose of confuting the
| falsehood; (Mr. Dickerson's words need not our
corroboraton,) but that we may notice the state
ment of the National Intellgencer, which is re-
lied on to give countenance to the charge Of
partially, made against the Vice President
The statement in the Intelligencer is as fol-
lows:
"The engrossed joint resolution proposing to amend
the Constitution of the United States SO as to render
any person ineligible for the Presidency after second
term, read the third time, and the question stated
OH its passage.
"Mr Randolph said he hoped he should not be call.
ed to vote on the resolution now for if so he should
be obliged to. vote against it. He was opposed to all
amendments OF the Constitution, of every sort and kind
and he hoped he should not be called on new, to vote
on this He would vote to restore the Constitution to
what it was, because, stopping up one hole made
two. He should therefore move to Law the resolution
on the table, at least till tomorrow,
"Mr. Dickerson objected to laying the resolution on
the table, unless the gentleman from Virginia wanted
time to examine into its merits-and about to add
some remarks, when he was reminded by the Chair,
that the motion now pending to lay the resolution on
the table, did not-slit of debate and Mr. D. took his
seat"
MIR. Randolph closed some remarks by mo-
ton to lay the resolution upon the table, which
motion is Spaleable; and from The state
ment Of the N5rional lntelligencer II is mani
fest that Mr.. 3ickerson was permitted 10 speak
to the mrotfs.l but he is represented as being
stopped in the course of his remarks; because
the question could not be. debateable. Such
we are informed is not the fact. He was re-
minded shortly after he first rose, of the nature
of the motion, but indicating wish to be heard,
and no Senator Directing, he was permitted to
proceed.
The Editors of the Intelligencer owe it to
truth to come out and correct their error, and
we call on them so TO do If they do not, it
will confirm the truth of an anecdote of which
we have heard, and that We are slow to believe,
but which goes to fix the whole Of this matter
on the junior Editor of that paper.
1t is an easy matter for the Editors of the
three papers relied On to corroborate this charge,
to have been deceived in the construction which
they gave to the conduct of the Vice President
their feelings are in unison; and if the more
decent should have preferred to use the less decent
vehicle to assai the conduct of the presiding
officer Of the Senate, it cannot be doubted that
the braUe Editors are ever ready.
But this case proves the desperate condition
of these carpers. They are compelled to assai
tile very Senator whose rights they pretend. to
vindicate. Surely he who was Immediately
concerned in this matter would have been as
ready to perceive the injury as those Editors
But the Phenix Gazette complains that the
falsehood was not answered for fourteen days.
They and other Stockings, who look to Mr..
Clays "pap," are no doubt provoked at our 81
lence. 1t has placed the whole family in an
awkward situation. They have gone on, and il
gives us no uneasiness to look on and witness
the confusion with which they are now attempt
ing to escape the effects of their commitment
by quoting such authority.
All of our readers do not understand Latin;
we therefore, instead of borrowed phrase, will
say that one of the reasons which have and will
continue to govern our course, is the know-
edge that one line thoroughly detected puts
down all in the same quarter.
The rage Of our opponents gives us no unea-
siness. Passion is always proof of bad cause
and the desperate condition of those who re-
ceive their support. The Editors Of the Ga
zeue complain that their print is obscure. We
admit it-and feel no desire to give it notorie
ty. II, however, has its use-its humble and
obscure condition the better enables it to put
into circulation the minor falschoods, fabrica-
ted for the purpose Of blackening the charac-
ter of patriots The counterfeit eagles and
dollars come from other mints-to them is left
the humble task of coming and uttering the
small currency-the counterfeit cents and cop
pers of detrac,ion, which few will take the
trouble to detect, and none, when detected, to
bring the culprit to the bar ofjustice.