Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-12

disapprobation of the undissuised and irresu-
lar ambition which even in youth grasped ct
the Office which the people had always wisely
bestowed upon ripeness Of taleat and matursd
age, and suspicion that mind thus regulated
would introduce new and dangerous principles
into the Government, and even look beyond an
eight years. Presidency as worthy Of lis high
destiny, were common to every division Of par
ty in the United States, excepting perhaps the
one under his personal influence He had dis
gusted the friends Of the Administration to .
man, by his trimming after the Presidential
election, and his liberation Of abuses---while
the friends Of MIR. Crawford conid not receive
to their confidence him who had palsied the
prospects Of their favorite. To escape from
situation equally mor,ifying to his pride and
prejudicial to his future Interior prospects, and
to identify himself With the feelings OF the OPP
position party TO The Administration, was Mr..
Calhoun true motive in vacating the Chair Of
the Senate, and demanding an investigation Of
his conduct. His letter insinuatins the parti-
cipation Of the Cabinet in Mix's charge, was 10
exhibit himself as the victim Of power. He
would appear in the interesting light Of man
prosecuted by the Government-as one whose
talents and influence were formidable, and whom
they were therefore determined to destroy by
a nefarious conspiracy-as Mr.. Crawford had
been attempted to be destroyed by the Ninian
Edwards plot. When innocence is prosecuted,
its vindica,ion is always attended in public OPT
Mon, with powerful reaction. This reaction,
Mr.. Calhoun knew, would no. only benefit him
self, but provided he could implicate the Gov
eminent, inflict corresponding injury upon
The Administration. Whilst he appeared as
the innocent and unsuspicious lamb, they would
be presented in the attitude Of the unfeeling
butcher--he would be the Crana4er, and they
the Bomher-,he bible, right, and suffering
would recommend him 10 the sympathy OF the
public; corruption, power, and persecution
would draw down upon them, the censure and
odium Of public opinion. The state of the
public mind thus worked up, would accelerate
the dissolution Of thsA administration, aud from
the advanced age Of Gen. Jackson and other
causes, might expedite the time, when Mr.. Cal
houn himself should be called toIhe Presidency.
Let it not be thought that we have construed
Mr. Calhoun's conduct, maliciousIy,or incon-
sideraiely. We bear him no malice. We
have paid the most patient attention to the cir
cumstances Of the late development. We do
not believe that Mr. Calhoun could have feared
The smallest prejudice to his reputation from
Mix, or that congressional scrutiny was al
all necessary to his ,indica,ion His insinua.
zion against the Secretary OF War, destitute Of
evidence and Of probability to support it, has
induced US to suspect that something more
as mean, than met the eye. His omission to
retract THE insiauation after he is satisfied BY
Clark's statement, that Gov. Barbour condAc,
towards him in the interview betweea those
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in the highest degree, honorable and friendlx
1.-The incessant efforts making by the hire
slave of the Telegraph to represent tho siss n
stance as q conspiracy against Mr. 70
which the Government was a pariy-these facts
if they do not strongly sustain the superstition
tina, it was Mr.. Calhoun's original design 10
involve the members Of the Cabinet in the tur
pitude Of Mix's conduct, with q view to their
Injury aud his own political benefit, at leas,
prove his willingness to suffer the injurious i'm
preston TO live, and to work what effect 1t may
on the puolic mind If there is a want Of char
ity in this suspicion, what defence can be put
up for the absence Of that ingredient in MIR.
Calhoun's ungracious insinuations against the
honour Of Gov. Barbour and other members Of
the Cabinet? Let the repreach at least no,
come from him or his friends.
I'm Two SUBJECTS, we look lot tns report oi
the Committee with some solcitude, TO wit,
the v.ndication Of Gov. Barbour, and tie con-
vic,ioR OF Vandeventer. We, and the whole
pv by,c we might add, are far from deeming Co
vernon Barbour or any of his brother Seeeta-
ries to stand in need Of this vindieation. Far
from it-but the charge has been publicly made,
and we desire to see it publicly refuted AS
Mr.. Calhaun's letter is the basis upon which
the Committee of investigation stands, We hope
they will draw every line of it under considera-
ton, and Call upon him for the rroofs upon
whis h he has founded insinuations against the
in,-grty of any officer Of the Government
Vandevrnter we believe has been publicly known
a. a 2artaAer in Mix's famous and scandalous
fraud upon the Treasury. Why was he not
displaced BY Mr. Calhoun, under whose Admin
is,ra.ion oil the War Department, the act oe-
cured! There seems to be difficulty in imagin-
ing sufficient reason.
From the New York Times
HOME DEPAR fMENT.
It is probable that the subject Of a new De-
nar,men, will be acted upopsat this session,