Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-17

eight hundred and twenty-sx.
L. s. GEORGE CANNING.
L. S. WILLIAM HUSKISSON.
Extract of letter from Pernambuco, February 10
"By news received yesterday from Rio, it ap-
pears that the emperor had left that place on the
I'd instant, having embarked, according TO one
report, withs the empress, leaving his infant
lately born, under the title Of prince regent, and
having established regency OF nobility to 60
vern during his absence Another report saws,
he left the empress with the infant prince, ard
council for government. This Journey of the
imperialist is said to be undertaken from the
strong desire the emperor has to visit the diff
fcrent provinces, under the certainty of'confrm-
ing them in their loyalty, by his presence.
We, however, do not hesitate in saving, that
we think there is another cause, and more
powerful motive, for the VISIT and notwith-
standing all the folles committed by the empe-
ror, or the imperial government, we cannot i'm
agine, for moment, that he would quit his ca
pital, while powerful and daily increasing ar
my Of patriots are carrying every Thing before
them, in The southern provinces. We do not
hesitate in saying, that Don Pedro, in once quit
ting his capital, never returns 10 it. BY letters
in town, il appears, that Rio Grande and ST. Ca
therines are occupied by the patriots. The
province Of ST. Paul's and the mines, il not oc-
cupied by them, have cut off all communication
with Rio de Janeiro, and here we have a solu-
ton Of the problem as to the visit to the north.
ern provinces. The emperor, not VET desi.
rous of visiting shat bourne, from ohencs no ra-
Keller returns" has no security in his capital
1t is even said that he will not visit Bahia, and
it is well known here, that that city is not in 4
very composed state
We will venture 10 predict, that his stay will
not be long in Pernambuco, but that when he
leaves il, it will be in very impoverished state.
In this province the patriot party are rapidly
increasing, and we have no hesitation III saying,
that the fate of Pernambuco will decide the fate
of all the provinces 10 the northward.
A serious misunderstanding already exists
between the governor at arms in this place and
his troops. The German battalion Of about 400
men are all that he can rely on, should any dis
turbance take place; and that, it is confidently
expected, will very soon happen"
From the Charleston Courier, April 4.
The abor,ive and incongruous opposition to
the Administration, in Congress, may be well
illustrated by the following extract from the
Odyssey
GAS when heap Of gather'd thorns is cast
Now to-now fro-beforc tn autumnal blast,
Together chung, it rolls around the field,
So rolPd the float, and so its texture held
And now the .Sufh-and now the North bear sway, }
And now the East the foamy floods obey,
And now the Vest wiad whrls it DER the sea-"
Now as these thorns, when disbanded, will
inevitably annoy each other, it is pity that
they ever met-and so they will find it.
Some sage politicians have discovered re
semblance between the President and ALExAN-
DER of Macedon-others have compared him
to the Devil, who ensnared all the ADAMS fami-
ly-and the Thsrsites of Roanoke has assimi-
lated HIM to the race of the STUARTs, fertile in
British revolution and Bloodshed. This is all
fair. 1t would be dreadful in this free country
not to be able to speak disrespectfully Of Ma
gistrates, although st PAUL thought otherwise.
lnduging the same liberty of comparison
with others, in our opinion the situation and
the character Of Mr.. ADAMS are somewhat
analogous to that Of ULYSSES, on his return to
Ithaca, and his coming into CONSTITUTIONAL
possession Of the Government. After his OPP
ponents (suitors HOMER calls them) hal been
overcome, they still kept up an uneasy shew OF
opposition, whereupon MINERVA thus address
ed JovE:-
ooh power supreme, oh ruler Of the whole,
Say, hast thou doom'd to this divided state
Or peacef ul amity-or stern debdtt 2"
The monarch Of the gods recognizes this
prayer Of his daughter, and the following is the
conclusion of his reply
each future day increase of wealth shall bring,
find Ger the past Oblivion stretch her ring.
Long shall Ulysses in his empire rest,
A people blessing, by people best
Let there be PEACE :"