Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-03

at present to believe.
FLOR the Phenix Gazette.
iMessrs. Sno,cden 4 Thornton:
am not surprised at the anxiety Of the "Cal-
hounites" to have the SETTER 81 recommendation, .
or certificate Of good behaviour, which Mr. Cal.
houn procured from his clerks and chiefs Of bu-
reaus when he was about to retire from the
War Department, republished at this time; but
am surprised a, the course, which, they say,
the Select Committee are about to pursue, be-
cause do not think il is one by which the real
truth, and the ,rhols truth, will be elected. One
fact is worth more than dozen opinions, even
those Of dis.nterested and impartial men. All
the men who signed the letter, without sin
gle exception, are under obligations to MIR.
Calhoun. do no not mean 10 say that this
consideration would induce them 10 state what
ence their opinions. unless they are different
from other men; and say more, they cannot
prove all, or one half, of wha, they have stated,
in that letter, to be true. On looking over the
letter, as it is republished in The Telegraph Of
the 5th ultimo, perceive that Mr. Duff Green,
for reasons best known to himself, has omitted
the most material part Of the original. IL is
this: You found the Department ,oithom orga.
nization.' This sentence contained a severe re-
Election upon Gen. Dearborn, DR.. Eus,is, Gen
Armstrong, Mr.. Monroe, s. Mr.Crawford. Why
it has been left out, let Duff Green, or his mas
ter, explain to the public Perhaps it was sup
posed that the signers Of the letter would not
"upon their oaths," say that the Department
was "wthout organization" until Mr.. Calhoun
was placed at the head oft, because such de-
claration Nigh, give offence to the friends Of
those who had preceded him in the Depart
meut. Tina. was the most important sentence
in the whole letter, and it was the one most fat
teFing to the uan,ty OF Mr. Calhoun, because it
ascribed to him decided superiority over all
his predecessors, not excepting the then Presi-
den, Of the United States. Mr. Calhoun gree
Oily swallowed the compliment at that time,
and the letter was published with tina, fusome
complimen, in it, At this time it would not be
good policy for him to assume a superiority
over Mr. Crawford, whose friends he is court
ing, and, therefore, the offensive sentence has
been omitted
Ii is not a little surprising to me, that gen.
tlemen Of integrity and honor should have sub
scribed to the following declaration: "From
the situations which they have the honor to fill,
they have had full and frequent opportunities
ofwi,nessing the extraordinary zeal, with which
you have been constantly animated for the pro-
motion OF the public ,ssJiare," unless they be-
lieved tina, the 'pu6tie uelfa'e" would be promo
It'd by his ele, alton to the Presidency, for it is
notorious fact that from the time of Mr..
Monroe's second election, his mind, and his
tim, we're constantly devoted 10 the attainment
Of tina, darling object, 90 such a degree that he
was be real Editor Of newspaper established
for the purpose,) until Pennsylvania kicked him
off the "course," ard would not suffer him 10
"run." After that he was "constantly ANNA
ted BY an extraordinary ZEAL" to secure his e.
lection to the Vice Presidency, and to proven.
any election Of President, in which event he
would administer the government. To effect
this he was endeavoring to make fair weather
with the friends Of all the candidates for the
Presidency, except Mr.. Crawford, by pretend
ing to be in favor Of one, then another, and then