Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-23
Est,ucs of letter, dat.d .sHoosier Ohio Tug Isl

"I have for some time deferred writing in an
swer to your favor Of the lst Of June, for the
reason that expected TO be at our seat Of go
vernment at the time Of the U. States Court in
July; where expected 10 gain some political
information. have inst returned from my vi
sit, and take great pleasure in stating that the
prospect is exceedingly cheering. saw dur
ing my absence, gentlemen from almost every
county in the State, and the opinion was gen.
eral, that nothing appeared more certain
| than that Mr.. Adams will receive t,Co-fhtrdS
Of all the votes that would be given in Ohio.
General Jackson's letter, and Mr.. CLAWS
reply had then Just made their appear
ance, our friends were delighted at the stua-
ton, the weakness and folly the old man had
| placed him in; situation from which all the de-
vo,ion Of his friends, cannot extrcate him.
During my absence | saw several gentlemen on
whom every reliance could be placed, and who
| travelled through most parts OF Kentucky, they
| all agree that in the election OF this month, the
administration was certain TO lose nothing in
the next Congre SIS: but on the contrary, some
| probability of adding two members IN place oil
Wickliffe, and Lecompt. 1spent a day with
well Informed and respectable gentleman from
| Illinois; he gives favourable account ofNlis-
| souri, Illinois, and Indiana, through all Of which
he had recently been.
Gin this county, at present, the most VIC
lent IN ONO, these are strong indications OF a
| considerable disposition to abandon the G' ne
raj. The theme has been bribery and corrup,
ton; the billiard table, SC Many persons al
ready say that if Jackson does not mike good
his charge against MIR Clay, they viii never
70 for him When Jacksor's tier first APP
peared, Was undecided as II whether it would
be lngham or buchanan, th~c would be found
10 be the highly respectable gentleman.
an glad ii turns out to te the latter: for two Re a.
sons, one that think him worthy of confidence
and the other that Inghams name is SO idcn-
tilted with intrigue and tergiversation, that
there would be almost no su h thing as At
feclinp his character, say what YOU might
The situation in which Gtn Jackson places
1 Mr.. Buchanan, is such, iha, Of irsrf places il
out of his power to avoid giving him The lie
himself TO laud the Genera which feel conf "
d. ut ne will not do. Bat let the management
be what it may, il does seem to me That the
General must BE- prostratcd.
Mr.. Buchanan, in relation TO this matter,
stands on very delicate ground; there is no
earthly doubl (although il cannot b. proven
unless the firm were To tes,ity,) Mr.. IS, Ing
ham, and Nc Duflie, were Krcm,r's advisers,
aud drew his plea 10 the jurisdiction OF the
| CO mmittec and the House. AItcr'such a con.
nexon with the subject Is he susrains General
Jack SON, statements as to the propositions al
he can never rrinstate himself in the good opin-
ion of honorable men"
Few nersons are awarr Of the amount Of the
Jewellery business do.c in PHI ,delnhia A
sinrIr house emriovs ll6 Individuals; some
idea Of the value of the ma erial, used in their
manufacture nav be formed from The fact, that
in that ESTABLISHMENT, the mere sweepings
of the workshop cleared Of the rubbish, produ-
ces about 81 500 ofpure gold, annually. The
quantity of precious stones used, is very great
and their cost must be immense. Their is
finger ring with a single diamond in the above
establishment, for which $500 is charged
Poulson I'm d. Idcer
Rink nj tbe Commonwealth of Ksofucky-
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