Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-18

TO himself. But when the con,
,;ct is mast. and the contest of principle Is a.
m end. both parties, & above all, the prevail
no Marty should remember, and pracuce up
IN the maxim of the Roman Republic tnat IN
,;v;l dissentions, success was but iesse'
han defeat. and that no honours OF trump"
could ever be awarded to victory. ry
Sidney, in reply 10 the Pitfsburg Me'cwy'
The Pittsburg Mercury denies that MT. a
dams did on the alst Of February, 1907, nov
the first resolution for Internal improvement.
Thev are RIGHT thus far, and thus far ony, 1t was
IN the twenty third and not on the twen.J No
They say it appears in the Journal ina. Hn,'
Adams never offered any resolution on ne sucyes.
If thew will look to the Journal OF FEBRUARY
i,,,niy third they will find he offered the resoiu-
.;om .. stated and FIRST that was EVER offered on
that subject. -. % renIv 70
this disinpenuous Article, and the advantage
thew have taken Of a mere error OF Inc pen %
ons for three. In future paper we sna'l give
the whole proceedings, and thus orihs th's
whole subject up TO Mr.. Adams Its au'hor anu
| head.
From the Richmond Wing.
East Room Of the Presidents Houss:I u. .%.
or remembers the famous lie publIshed 10 tue
ENQUIRER last winter, respecting the 'u[''' ~.
in the Presidents House, in the shape OF 'e''
Ter from Member Of Congress. Inc tneu,r-
er of Yesterday publishes a second letter from
The Honorable Member, who no doubt is as
" highly respectable" and Of "the first standing
a?;n,.,I;csnce !" explanatory of the first. Be-
fore we notice this letter, we beg leave 10 speaS
word in reference to the Enquirer itseh. ,
We were not of the number who blamed inc
Editors of the Enquirer for the publication oil
the letter about the furniture IN the has' NOON;
s,il, less did we suspect them OF the many OF
corpinp il. Written and signed by Memoe'
, of Congress, who pyofessed to have seen WIN
his own ewes the matters it described, II was
inevitable that the Editors OF the Enquirer
should give it implicit credence, and shou'o
{ publish it accordingly. That it should turn ou'
e 10 bp, Notwithstanding lis claims 10 c'eul',l
p ~. neither more nor less than an infamous Tic
!, only proves that the Editors OF the ENQUIRE
!. had attached confidence TO the signature
y heir correspondent, which the correspondent
e himself did not deserve, and that Members
n. Congress ale as capable OF lying as other me"
:. If the public were before disposed to DOUBT IN
\, truth of the last proposition, they VIII nov
.. houb, no longer. Neither did we blame IN
IS worthy Editors for refusing 10 surrender W
N name of this "respectable" Member-for de'es
:. table as living is, and cold blooded and pre"e
nj d;,ated. as we believe this Misrepresentation
at have been, we are ye, for apportioning punis'
,p ment 10 the offence We shall not undertake
is nronounce the precile degree OF punishmi,e'
yh;cb living deserves, for the laws are siie'
ii. mon the subject; but we do not conceiSe 'n'
ct his individual. whoever he is, deserves 1or OF
u lnun.r--..-.;-s< pr astas that Tie Edi
- oFs OF the Enquirer refused TO give up his nam
II and though we are well satisfied that "
II Know the name OF the "res2cctable' author c
'" that letter, as well as they do, and arc furthe
D more and more convinced by his last letter, tha
v his first was wilful Misrepresentation, ye
'De shall never reveal it even under the sanctit
r OF confidence, and we hope for humanity's SAX
IS that 1t may never be known 10 the world What
IS ever may have been the intent with which
= was written, it completely failed Of its efec,
No injury has been done by it to any, beside
y the author himself-and though he who con
u templates and attempts crime, is already NOR
: ally guilty, yet as punishment is inflicted fol
example sake, that example is in fact as effec,
tnally set by the indignation with which the
fuolfc have viewed that letter, as if the author
were discovered and'given up 10 punishment
Let him go, and we answer for it, he nor any
other respectable" Member Of Congress, will
ever write another such lie for publication.
But although we blamed the editors Of the
Enquirer neither for publishing the letter. nor
Tor Withholding the name Of the author when it
was discovered to be lie, yet we did blame
them for their long and obstinate refusal to cor
rect the misrepresentation, and for the dis
ingenious mode in which it was DONE when
forced upon them by public opinion. The let
ter was written early in January. In few days
las soon as the Enquirer could reach Washing
ton anc letter re,urn) letter was received in
this city from the Hon Robert Taylor, then
member Of Congress from Va. declaring the
letter respecting the furniture of the East Room
10 be false, and that that room ye, remained un-
furnished. This letter was shown 10 the edi.
tors OF the Enquirer, we think a, the request of
the writer, but they could not bear 10 make
correction which implied that gentlemen of
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