Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-26

terabfe political attachment, we shall not be
surprised ifthey drop the General, and Gun
horse him." as they did Mr.. Calhoun, long be-
tore the Presidential election comes TO its Snail
issue. This to be sure is venturing great deal
but then it is not yenturing more than what we
believe to be probable, and which to the aston>
ishmenr Of handreds-may be ultimately verih.
ed. We have come 10 something like this
conclusion, from the simple Circumstance that
the partizans ofthe General, are so determine.
bly, hostile to Mr.. Adams, and so anxious to
remove him from office, that to effect their pur-
poses they will abandon their first love, the
moment they find he cannot be elected, and
turn their attention towards some other candl.
date.
To use very common, il not very vulgar
remark, we shall say that General Jackson,
has, by writing the letter he addressed to Mr.
Garter Beverly, in WHICH he indirectly charges
Mr.. Clay, with having gone into Office through
political fraud and corruption, got himself into
a scrape, from which il will be no easy thing
to exlricate himsclE-he has, in effect, in our
opinion, completely and fooishIy "Jona,han
Russeled' himself, and we think, that he will
be made to curse the day, that he was so in
discreet, as to address letter to Carter Bev-
erly, containing charges oil the highest mag
nitude, preferred against so distinguished an
Individual as Heary Clay, the present Score.
tary of State. He has very unnecessaril lily in.
volyed- himself in a controversy with a man,
who is thrice his superior, and who is at pres.
emit, one of the most popular statesmen the
country can boast Of. 1t appears 10 US, that in
this last act, General Jackson, has shown him
self almost entirely devoid of that discretion,
which is so important TO him, and without
which, he never can be prepared to decide upon
the political destinies Of twelve millions o.
freemen.
In remarking that we believe this controvet-
sly will cut off the prospects Of General Jackson,
il may be said Of us by some, that we are too
sanguine and count without ou- host, May be
we do; but we do not think so; and our opinion
tina, the General will fall, politically dead, in
consequence Of The controversy, is preaicated
on the pretty generally known fact, that he has
not responsible authority toenable him to sus-
tain The charges which he has preferred against
MIR. Clay If then he cannot support them by
rferragibe proof, he must fall to the ground,
covered with infany, and subject to the scorn
and contempt Of the whole American people.
He has trod on dangerous ground 10 say The
least OF it, and in the end he may live to weep
over his own folly.
Taking all things into view, and estimating
as they stand, we are fully of opinion, that The
prospects Of The present administration were
never in more promising condition, than they
are at this nome mt, and for ourselves we con-
slider the re election Of Mr.. Adams, next to GER
tain; nor do we believe, that all the friends of
General Jackson, and the sworn foes Of the Sc
cre,ary Of Stale, can reduce Mr.. Clay to the
wretched and almost hopeless condition, in
which General Jackson is now placed. But in
the midst ofsal their fair prospects, let not the
friends Of the administration be idle and mat
tentive, but be at all times ready 20 detect, and
expose the designs of the Opposition.