Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-09


ing out"
From toe National lnteligencer.
SIGNS OF TIE TIMES.
Among the por,ents Of the present epoch,w we
have seen none more remarkable than the con-
genaity of feeling and the alliance oil senli'
mept which prove, circumstanta!y, an Identity
of purpose between the Richmond Enquirer and
the Albany Argus, now that the latter has d!s-
played lis coo,s Two and twenty days hav-
ing elapsed since the publication OF our hrs'
view OF the Signs Of the Times, and at least Sc
venteen DAYS alter its arrival at Albany,t the Ar
gus comes out upon US and has taken It's stand
by the side of the New-York Advocate in de-
fence Of the conduct ofsMr. VAN buren, and his
associates, commencing OF course by detract-
ing from our motives. though scarcely attempt
ing TO im2each our statements It's remark
able fact, which, the experience OF some twenty
years has established, that whenever any polili-
clan or any party of politicians propose 10 a.
bandon the plain and open path OF constitution
| al RepubIicanism for purposes OF personal IN
terest or party combination, the very hrst OBJ
ject Of their offensive operations is The Nation
al Intelligencer. For this purpose, we have at
differen periods seen presses set up, and editors
EN- poyed, in vain: for no public journal can
ever maintain itself which has no better fouD
da,ion than mere parry spirit. 1t was reserved
for the presen, day to behold the whole power
Of the august assembly Of the States in The Sc
nate Of the United States put in motion 10 Ell
feet what new party, in more disguised oP-
Grafton, had vainIy endeavorcd to effect by lesser
-"6 ss'.'"s forne ala ~ sIch PURPOSE. a '1i
saorlhclns 10 scheme Of political combna
'ion and intrigue all the considerations which
aiesara Tor their own reputation, not to sneak
OF the "still small voice of conscience cannot
out nave suggested to ;her' But so powerful
were these considerations, it appears, that il
was seventeen days after receiving our publica.
lion lJust long enough for our paper TO get TO
Charleston, and letter in return to reach AL.
bany,) before he Argus could screw its courage
to the sticking place, and take the field against
the National lntclgencer The assault is COM
menced in an article OF brief length, beginning
by telling its readers that ''circum stances" have
hitherto prevented them from "noticing the
exhibitions OF i'll disguised spleen by the Edi.
tors OF the National In,elligencer towards Mr.
ivan Buren," Who doubts i'll and that, in
the part they have taken, "the Editors of the In
'telllgenceT seem TO have oyerstepped their ha-
oituai caution and solf-respect." The Argus
mistakes the matter. 1t was the latter Of these
winch caused a disregard of the former: these
nsoitual traits had lost their compatibility
circumstance" have changed-fempora mu.
fanfur. 1t is true that we were not as cautious
as the Editors Of the Argus, who took seyenfeen
days 10 consider Of the matter: for we took but |
seoen days. We took time enough, however, to |
discourse SO plainly and cispassionately what |
we mad 10 say, that we confess we did not cal.
cuiate upon Evaporation" being charged upon
us' as 1t has been by the Argus. We certainly
never have been in our lives in better humor
'"an whilst we were uncovering MIR. Van Blu
eh sProJects, and disclosing, as far as we could,
lns secret machinery which he has had con-
'':oefao'e, aud indeed controlling, agency in con-
irving and setting in motion.
ne RICHMOND Enquirer was not so slow as
nc argus IN mastering its forces against US,
:ul 50 contrlyed 1t as to exhaust its ammuni-
ION oy li-directed firing Without producing
ne 'east effect; and the Commander of the AL
lea Forces on the field of Waterloo was not
more reloiced when he discovered Bulow in
lO'ion on his left than was the Enquirer, when !:
iast II discovered the Argus coming TO its
~ from The North. owe see, by the follow 9
ing article from the last Albany Argus" say
ne Euitors OF the Enquirer, on the Sd instant, Q
'nat this influential paper is about taking the
n'eiigencer in hand" They are willing, we ::
ave no doubt, that the Intelligencer shall. be !;
Iaken IN hand,' by any body vino will relieve !
em from that unpleasant task If the Enqui-
RS pleased that the Argus has taken US in ?
and. tho Argus feels reciprocal pleasure that !,
'e Enquirer has preceded it. owe substitute {!
1tracts from an article in the Richmond En- .
luirer IN reply to the structures of the Nation e'
u in'eiilger," says the Argus, "in:tead Of such
emarks as we propoposed ourselves to sub 4;
MT on that subject" The Argus quotes the B.
1qulrer, and the Enquirer quotes the Argues, &C
On glad TO lind that the other has any thing OF
say. IL they can say nothing more TO the he
sPose than what they have yet put forth, they IS
u. oeter have continued, like the profound M
ii''cian In Sheridan's play Of The Critic, SC