Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-06
FLOR the Phenix Gazette. !
Msss,s. Shoulder & Thornton:

For the Phenix Gazette.
Msss,s Sno,odsn 4 Thornton:
The reason why the Vice President so"prompt'
H." and "boldy" appealed to the House oil Keep
resen,atives "in It's character Of grand inquest
of the Nation" and the reason why he and his
friends, were a, FIRST so confident OF his aequ'''
| tai, has been found out, because there was Ia
dv in the secret. At the time Mix wrote his
famous letter TO Major Clark, he and Vande'
ven,er were at variance. A certain gentleman
mutual friend Of those two worthless, having
understood that Major Clark was about TO visit
Washington, and experimenting that some
mischief Nigh, grow out Of the aforesaid letter
set himself at work to reconcile his dangerous
friends to each other, s. cause the destruction OF
certain misehie,ous papers. a. reconciliation ne
tween Mix and Vandeventer, was effected, and
one condition in the treaty Of peace was that
call letters in the possession Of both the par
ties should be committed TO the Hames. MS
ceremony was performed with all due soemni-
", and Vandeven,er q presume Mr.. Calhoun
knew nothing Of the matter, although the at
fair bears some resemblance to the A B. plot,)
supposed that Mix had fairly burnt ALL but,
not having yet received the stipulated REGARD,
he concluded 10 keep back a te'o Of The letters,
because it was not absolutely certain that the
arrangements, which had been made to give
him the contract for supplying stone this
wear at Fortress Monroe and Gss in GeeAiaasens
might intervene to prevent the consumma-
ton of the agree men,, or the Secretary OF
War Nigh, refuse 20 ratify the treaty. In
that case, if he had fairly burned all Vandeven-
ter's letters, he would never be able to treat
again upon such advantageous terms. Mix
has lost The contract, although ! am inclined to
believe the other party acted in good faith to-
wards him, and made use of every possible ex-
er,ion, and ortifee to bring the Secretary OF
War into their views; and it certainly was not
fair policy for him to keep back the most impor-
tant letters, and thereby cause great man to
make leap in the dark, by which he has been
so seriously hurt that his physicians and friends
entertain but faint hopes of his recovery |, is
said that when he descended from his lofty
flight he fell among the "Rip Raps." Doctor
Duff Green, who is his attending physician,
appears to have hopes of him, at least SO he
would have the public believe, but then this
Doctor Green is man of very little skill and
Judgment, and is moreover addicted to GER
hat, ly>lx, h.,Iiu
him even when he mintsnfionally speaks the
truth. The public may depend upon this, that
if the great man should survive his leap, he will
hardly be able to sit up during the present ses-
sion of Congress, and will be too lame ever to
run another race. MEDICUS.
We have received the Message which Gov
ernor John ION, of Loui,iana, t'ansnitted to the
Legislature Of tina, 81: on .rs lst ult. 1t is
comparatively short, vet spticienty COM
prehensvc, and EXPIRE, clear, neat, un.
osicntatIous STYLE. " h1e@ not seen a better
specimen of this kad ra5uclion from
State chief magistrate. {, eroy johnson de-
tails the important works al ,-.srrs improve
ment, which have been recomm-aaed BY Com
missoners TO the government: o. -nuisiana, and
adds tina, beneficial as they oula be- he CAPT.
tai required for the construction o. tnem does
not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. We have not room TODAY Tor longer
quotation from the message, than the following:
National Gazeiie
or congratulate you on the favourable auspi-
ces under which you ASST nbs. During the
last year, the Omnipotent Author of all good
has been pleased to dispense 10 the whole A
meriean Union, the signal blessings offreedom,
peace and plenty. Louisiana has been particu
iarly favoured. Our staple productions have
been extraordinarily abundant. Health has
generally prevailed throughout the state, and
this city has been wholly exempt from those
malignant diseases with which it has been SO
often afflicted