Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-25
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Comnodore Porte, 1t is S a d in Vs,.
Orleans papers, on the authority Of lett,fsfr
Pensacola .ha, apt Ridg ey has r, t,rn 81 rrop
Key West, satisfied, dter due Investigation. h..
,hr nrutra!i Of tn, port has no, been ,ioI,,.s
by Com. Pnr'er, as tn Spanish authoriti nav.
alledg SO la from this, it is ditor alv !.
timated that his, CO dnct. in all respects,
been governed by The m ST scrupulous RI ?, -
pr ,pri ty We very much gu SIT N VIII r..
his sta emen, has not been pu 10 tn from No.
son,l consi lerati rs, in "a r Of he Commo
d re-, ,ath from any mic idets Of I a, ,us,ir,
whi. i, in a eases ue from neut a to be-,
Iigereut nations. Be hat as il may, how,
i, is high time that the government should y,
With decision "n this subject. 1 CT. dict,,
Com Porter, 10 ne he Hest terms, sbn..
Of character very -"spicl IL, sunpo>ils him
f. have always owed l!egian c TO he lle,i,
can Government He nas 9een inyeigi,s {.
du ing, or at least inviting American spsne,
TO shin undei the Next an flag; and under !,
serve acai.s government " II which II Il,
relations are Of an amicable nat"re. Ana uh-,
his conduct becomes tie subj ect Il yrry mn,
per nv; SIT "a ion by the regular officers 81 Oh,
government, after having published haudb,
in our sea ports, openly invit ng our s4ilorsu
enlist under his comm nd, he sees f. TO ,,,o,,
TO the de,picabl, qubole, that he did np,ia { {,
enlist them with, the jurisdiction Of the In.
Ted States. but carried hem gratis from New.
Orleans into the high seas and IN re S iD,r3
! hem Either re is 4 very weak man, ib
/ has always BEEN suspected more rr less r!yn
! lis inordina,4 propensity for scri bling in
manner of newspapers and pin mphIe,, anil
wiring books hich tcnl to throw dissracec7
our II ,tionl charac ter; or he has offered i Q os
Insult 70 the sense OF thi, great comm, nj Y. b;
sitting up such plea 1t IS as absurd a. ia
man slo |, d strive 10 evade justice, by Sc uCi
n pcrson from one state % ano'her, and tLerr
picking his p Ickc:; aud then arguing that
| had conn,itt.d no RIM, because Tie poor maj
who wss ROBBED vas not citizen Of the stat,
in which he suffered, and because the Sta. f. =
which he had been sm"gglsd, had ~ jaisd.:.
ton over the felony.
A word mere about the attitude in With
! Com. Porter PLACES himself, independ' nlly #
! hi, inlecorous coquet'y with the laws Of IA.
tons. Af err having been maihlalmd BY our
! government in It's service from his cht..0 g.
and raised to IS high q rank il our navy a. il.
organ zat on allows, his inordi axe prIir,y
/ { r seeing himself in print, led him 10 axe
! some disre >pectful rema,ks on thos VIII m biz
honor as soldier, and his duy S crzn
made it incumb- nj on h m to treat at all tines
with respect. For this improp icy he W.
! ,.ied bv board Of officers his prers whom
not even party ferocity ever dare! 10 charge
with having been bought or sod or ,waye!
or Influenced by the administrati n, WHICH
! brouph, him 10 an account He vas lound
guilty, and susper4icd for short time from bis
/ fun tion>. In tn Justice of this SCI teuce he
! did not think pro Ier to acquieste IL WISHED
to MAJ himself, to a certain eA ent, mod "A
CorioIaru But, il the name OF 81 at is d :
nitied in our asso. iotions with the charactr /
an iniur and in ignant patri may. eva
! in the name Of abstr act and sim lie consistenI
and decency, do S he suppose 'ha. such har
ac,er is to be supp"rte', by his becomIngi
paraer pher in The New-Orleans papers,
sort of ettifogger IN general for the Mexican
pover,meut-an editor Of flourish e handbls
| to s,duce unwary seamen from their n tu4
allegiance and make EN-, in moment u de-
,elusior 'fly 20 evils that thy know not Of
w thns il is NOT
We trust that no apprehensions Of mis'ePF
senialion by thei' adversarirs, or OF idle cIS
mo,s, have proven ed our government from
! paving every attention o he man9"vres oi our
{ ex.post captain We do not believe IL; ND
are inclined to think, tina. if he should aSan
/ interfere TOO personally in the business
shipping seamen on board OF man Q! W"
! in ou ports, hr WILL find ltai there are IN Il
thinps'in law ard reason, than arc 'drcamt o. "
his philosophy