Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-03-22

tain and was not final.
PANAMA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MESSAGE.
President ADAMS, in answer TO the call OF the
House OF Representatives requesting informa-
ton on the subject of the Panama mission, has
transmitted the message published to-day. 1t
is nervous, lucid and statesman-like document,
developing wise and liberal system ofpolicy-
policy which keeps pace with the movements
of the world in which we live-which will en-
deavor 10 make peace more permanent, and war
less sanguinary and savage-a policy that will
define and vindicate the rights Of neural ma
tons amongst belligerents-whichw will put an
end, amongst the nations represented at that
Congress, to those paper blockades, an adhe-
renee TO which has been the scandal Of Europe
an courts--a policy defining and restricting TO
the narrowest bounds, articles deemed contra
band of war, and explaining what is meant by
the right of search, & how far a belligerent has
right to go without an offence to neutral ma
tons. In short, the Presidents message has
fairly put to shame those who have heaped such
unsparing oboquy on the Panama mission. II
confirms every idea that we before entertained
of that mission: that is, that such congress is
destined TO have most important bearing on
the future condition Of the world. An effort
will now be made to ascertain the point, whether
enlightened benevolence, high minded faith and
honor, and incorruptible justice may not be
made, in the intercourse OF nations, to take pre-
cedence Of diplomatic intrigue, over-reach.ng
and fraud. And shall il be said that the Unit
ed States shall be no party even to be present
at such compact? We trust not. The Pre-
sdent very properly answers the question,
whether this proceeding on our part may not
give offence 10 the members of the Holy ALI
arce, by denial that we shall give any Just
cause of offence, which is the only thing we have
to regard. 1t is hoped that our country never
will be the las, in the walks of humanity The
Holy Alliance, if they took umbrage at any
thing, would be offended because we had the
honor of being the first invited at such con-
ference. We will not, however, detain our
readers moment longer from the perusal Of
document not more interesting from the impor-
lance Of its subject, than from the able and lu-
cid manner in which it is treated.
Baltimore .4merican, March 90.
Extract of letter received in this city, dated AUGUSTA
Georgia. March 9, 1896.
san affair Of honor took place in the neigh.
borhood yesterday morning, between DR.. Ba-
Der, and a Mr. Mitchell Of Macon; the latter was
MORALLY wounded, and died 10 minutes after
wards. They fought on the Carolina side with
rifles-they fired twice"
Rnoroil2e, + Ten March s-The Holston -iv
er was higher last week than it has been for
the last twenty-eight years, and all its tributary
streams from which We nave heard, were pro-
portionably high. Much injury has no doubt
been sustained by the farmers and those own
ing water works. Of the six merchant and
saw mills on the creek adjoining this town,
me are now in situation 10 do business, all
having been more or less injured Mr. Black
Wells dam was entirely washed away, and the
breas, work and trunk Of both Of the Messrs
Kennedys' merchant mills were bursled, and
the latter entirely moved from its place; the
bridge over First creek was broken and Mr..
Whites cooper shop on the river, was entirely
washed away, and much fencing destroyed. A
house on Second creek was thrown down and
slaughter house on First creek was swept off,
In the north fork Of Holston two men were
drowned, and the boats from which they sprang
to try to save themselves, with each heavy
load of salt, were entirely lost.
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