Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-06-15

meant, OF tnat ne mas SaIiiheeu "A' ~ i'SiP'N',
in this case, to the active interest OF partlzan,
or to the violence of his own ungovernable pas
sions. Take either horn Of the dilemma, he is
lost fine sits as umpire in the narrow and IL
mited technical sense in which Onslo~ uses it,
or as one possessed OF appellate powers only,
he has forfeited the confidence Of the Senate,
by his own conduct, as presiding officer over
that body, alone-independen OF his lapses in
other respects.
l did not intend, when sat down, 10 enter in
to this subject at all; but it is done, and leave
the subject to "Patrick Henry
have under stood, that some one assuming
the cognomen which have taken the liberty
to use. has filled the columns Of the Telegraph
with the rancor and scurrility which seems so
accountable g, its editor. have seen but one
of these communications, and it al least does
Justice TO the character in which 1t was repre-
sented TO me- To you it is unnecessary to say
that the mad scribber who has wantonly at
tackled MIR. Trimble, is wholly unknown TO me
Il beg his pardon---he is known to me.
should feel myself dssraced and degraded be-
low the standard, the moral standard OF the au-
thor of this attack, if could knoU him, or as
sociate with him.
If am not mistaken, and the public is not
misled in him TO whom these letters are imput-
ed, no one need be surprised at their character
l, l. hoe nc :.
for facts the black images Of his own fancy,
for criticism the bitter invectives If his dis
,orted mind When such men as these, who
have squandered away both wealth ard reputa-
ton, and while obliged to seek support from
the rich fountain of the general government
living on terms Of intimacy with some OF lis
chief officers, and are deeply concerned in the
promotion of every bold scheme Of the "coali-
lion"---yenture to assail friend Of the admin
istra,ion, they cannot do otherwise than this Lu-
cius has done. But Telegraphic Lucius, al
best. would be wise 10 conhne himself to the
Enquirer, which has long been the outlet of his
bitterness ard disappointments- of the invec-
tives with which he has assailed the admins
,ra,on and, its friends, and The visions in which
he has INDUCED.
The "coali,ion" at all times desperate asso-
citation, must have sunk lower than they origi-
nally were, or they could not, after what one OF
It's most active chiefs has said, still continue, a
man, directly charged with betraving its de-
signs, and lurking in its ranks for the sole pur-
pose oil defeating it, in the honorable employ
ment Of attacking men who are friendly dis
posed toward the administration. They have,
it is true, rung the various charges of''intrigue,
bargain and corruption" while practising them
all with ardor, intriguing for partzans, buying
up broken writers, and endeavoring to corrupt
honest men. But it will hardly be believed that
they retain every one, over whom they can &C
uure an influence, to vi,uperate honorable men,
and vilify those whom they cannot otherwise
in,ure They have zeaots in their cause
Men who have staked every thing upon the con-
test in which they have engaged, must be so.
They have intelligent men and able writers, but
they write 70. self, they labor for their own adj
vancement They have men Of reputation, and
they ardently devote themselves TO its Preserva-
ton and extension. But the Telegraphic Lu-
cius is none of them. He is neither blinded by
his zeal, nor infatuated by what he esteems his
interests. He has neither intelligence to war
rant his devotion, nor ability in writing to de-
serve the favor of his chief, He has no repu-
,ation that he could wish 10 preserve or extend
but enough of that. This Lucius writes for
the high qualification of inaicting pain-if he
can, and has too long INDUCED this propensity,
for some of which he has even been applauded
to write in a less bitter and inflamed style.
If however, this Lucius, forgetfu of the sta
ton which he now occupies, and his dependence
upon the mere voition of another, will in de-
spte of the risk he runs and the loss he must
sustain by exposure, continue to vent hrs spleen
and bad humor through the public prints, let
him revive the old subject, and assail the only
man that I know Of who is pervious to his i'll
nature. But he must let others alone, and not
make himself too busy either in prylng into Sc
crcts, or betraying his ignorance or gultibihty
by relations Of his success. Besides, ne ven
lures beyond his depth, when he assalls such
men as Mr.. Trimble Like Scholasticos, he
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