Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-07
trom The Mti0u. "tSeHeer.

leigh Register, under the irh ae"ce Of the di,,,
sition by whi,: we trust our conduct will !,
WAYS be mark, ID, to do all men justice, and
con denim no man unheard: -
From the Raleigh Register.
cit will be rec objected by our rcs,'ers III,
xre conied into the Register some time . 70
extract of letter from Governor Kent Of n"
ryland to friend of bis in Kentucky, refers
70 the systematic and violent opposition wbirI5
had of late been made to the present Admin
,ration. and, amongst other things, to Gene,
Saunders's attack on Mr.. Clay, during the h,
session of Congress, and his lnconssiercy !,
making it, as he Gen. S. preferred NJ. ID,
ans to Gen. Jackson, and, in proof of II say,
"tbat not Ten minutes before the election IS
President by the House Of Representa;rye,
Gen. Saunders came to him, with an anxio.,
countenanre, discovering deep concern, s1
using these emphatic words: i hope 10 Coz
YOU may be able to terminate the election Or
the first ballot, for fear we from North Carol
ma NAV be forced to vote for Gen. Jackson
We have a communication from Gen. S2,,
dsrs, denying the truth Of the above s,ateme,,
! of Governor Kent, in terms the most p0si,iye
declaring that he was decidedly opposed 10th,
election of Mr. Adams, and that ai,g VI
! Crawford, Gen Jackson was his cLo!ce-a fac
which, he SAYS, was well known at The tine :,
all his political friends in Congress.
| In Justice to Gen Saunders, we annoprr.
this statement; but we must be excused from
publishing his communication, as ii not oly
| charges ourselves and the Editors Of the Ind.
! ligcncer, and all others who are srienIly 10 lie
Administration, with being SubSih-ed satsU,.
enl 10 the iciNoftts Secretary cfSiaie &c.;butut,
coarsncss of language towards Gov. Kent, 70
which we cannot consent 10 give publicity"
We are very sorry u learn, frpmthis Ariel.
that General Saunders has not only lost bis
temper in the present political icrmeDI, b..
sbews melancholy symptoms Of having al,
parted with his senses. Nothing less than such
! an awful visitation could have induced him 10
lend himse: TO the purposes, and become h.
retailer of the slang of he unprincipled it.
! desperate dcmagogues who charge us with BE-.
ling " subsidized" or" subser,ient 10 The Nil
! of The Secretary Of State We are sorry ia,
the editors of the Raleigh Register did not a.
! low Mr. Saunders all tae latitude he claim,t
We promise him, if he vii! send the rcJcc&
communication 10 us, that IL shall have spCcL,
insertion. Nor should his gauntlet long he Oh
the ground. Nay, we accept 1t before harl,
and, with the blessing ofProvidence, II he gNG
us the opp 'Ftuniiy, he shall at least have blow
for blow Gen. Saunders, before he becaR:
bewitched with faction, and indeed Tor sont
time afterwards, was our personal friend. tie
would have remained so TO this day but Tor he
Evaporation into which he wrought himsei
during the last week Of the late session OF Coz
gress. We wish him still very well, and HOPE
that he will prosper in his personal concerns
But he shall not be allowed with impunIyn
deal out his political abuse of US. lie has ns'
Their right nor reason TO do SO: and he Shall
not do so.
We do not mean 10 interfere IN the ques:loH
between Governor Kent and General Saunders,
who are SO directly at issue on matter Of TACT
Every one who is acquainted with Governor
Kent knows him 10 be incapable oil knowingly
saying the thing that is Rot-nor can we BE-
lieve that Gen. Saunders, however bllndedN
party zeal, is capable Of doing so. There mus
have been some Misrepresentation in the malet
which, upon an eclaireissemeni, will doubles
be made manifest.
For the present, however, we think it pFo2u
to say that If Gen. Saunders did not enlei.a
the sentiments imputed to him by Goyerno'
Kent, others now Of his party did. We do
know, that, pending the late Presidential C1%
yass, there was an almost unanimous agree
ment amongst The friends Of Mr.. Cra"io't'
that, in the event Of his failure TO succeed '
Their Of the Other Candidates should be Iahth
up by them in preference 10 Gen Jackson. l.
repeated conferences with Members OF CoT'
gress friendly 10 the election Of Mi. Cra"IJfa'
we cannot recollrct that one Of them ever g
rousIy favored ,be claims Of Gen. Jackson
The exhibition Of strength in his behalf, 81 !"
election, was viewed as momenlary gbuIlIa%
of popular feeling in favor of mere mI!"si
success, and was never considered as an q"
dence of a deliberate preference Of Cen. JaCS'',
(who has ever avoided or resigned civil ONE
Tor the highest civil Office Of the Goyernmrn'
We go further. the same opinions, whI''
prevailed then, exist now. There is not i"!'
Of Intelligence and character in the coun"h
not run wild with party, who believes iha:"r
eral JACKSON is the hes, qualified man IN Il J"
the Presidency. The whole excitement in I'D
favor, among intelligent men, is article: ~
designing politicians avail themselves 0! i'el'
usion Of the moment TO serve iher own pa'P'"
es Gen. JAcKsoN's fame is the. CLOAK TO a''
own ambition. Surprising such an accldtGt "
occur as his election to the Presidency (ICCIdt"