Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-11
Of necessity be mystery in her newspaper

OF necessity be mystery in her newspaper
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A great deal Of little noise has been recently
made against the policy of avoiding prema'ule
committaIs. This doctrine is not understood.
Ii is no, faliacious in any point OF view, neither
does il degrade the state nor Prevens tne u.e
expression of opinion on public men or puo'o
measures. or general principles. II only saves
the effusion Of SANDER and abuse. what aoes
the upanimity and calmness Of the republican
nar,v indicated II means simply that 'hev 40
no, find any thing Of moment for which 10 Gre
are ap;,a,ions-,hat they are favorable TO the ne.
bes, interests of the coun,ry-that the tariH
svs,em. national Improvements, Panama ms,
sion. SC. sc. are just and proper-and mat q"
measures adopted by the administration 10 ad-
vance the happlress and prosperity oil the o'un-
,ry will be cordially supported oy them.
The calculations which We have seen some
make about the vote Of this state Tor the next
presidency are worth less than nothing VINO
are they who INKS the greatest noise IN parry
or a state? Most undoubtedly the minori'y'-
Who are they that are always readiesl to- recur
to political arithmetic and try TO count woes
eighteen months ahead' Certainly the mlnol-
". Their object is to operate upon puoiic o.
pinion by noise and figures, and when the great
body of the peope remain undlsturbed, some
pol,icians suppose the figures and the noise
makers are powerful men. A majority Is al
wav. uuiet-alwavs orderly--and always I'M
disturb bed; on the contrary minority Is Always
noisy--aIways blustering-always impetuous
II is matter of surprise that these thiheS
sheulc not be understood BY our distant read
ers. If the policy Of non-commirals VIII pre-
serve the republican ranks unbroken, Keep down
the in,rigues Of mere politicians, and restore
tn. true ascendancy Of the people, is 1t not the
wises, course!
There is also another set of men who endea-
vor to keep up a greas noise. these are 'le
loose troops-the no party men--wno nahg
uoon the skirts Of majority with the hope Of
pickine 10 now and then a crumb from the Ia
BILE of office Their object is 10 bawl them
selves and their friends into some snug BIRTH
WelI--let them do so. They are like the man
who ran through the streets believing for hall
dozen engines to put out chimney thal hau
unfortunately caught FIRE.
If distant politicians are IN quandary about
the political complexion Of New-iork, because
she is calm and undislurbed, it is evidentthey
mistake her political character and mis-inler-
pret her political acts. When the republican
party supported the nominaloTot w Ro-
chester, and republican legislature re- elected
Martin Van Buren,, il had littoor no reference
TO the opinions Of either of those gentlemen on
the presidential ueslion. In both instances II
was party vote. In this state Mr. Van Buren,
is a party man, and whatever his private prede-
lec,ions be, his strength and influence lie IN go
-. no ire
" misunder stood in other states, and one or two
noisy politicians faxe contributed to increase
that misunderstanding. If the members OF the
las: legislature kept aloof from the presidential
question, by what sort Of logic can il be tortur-
ed into censare upon the uolicy and measure $
.sossfuwiest frosr measures were right,
they required no Legislative indorsemen:-ii
wrong, it was no! exactly the duty Of our state
legislators to discuss them-if some of them
were not ripe for definite opinions, it would
have been pre- mature to ag'a,e the matter at all.
They wisely left the whole subject TO the peo-
pie, and the people have, as yet, shown no tu-
null, no Glamour, nor even disapproyal. Does
not silence sometimes speak louder than words?
Indeed, from The best accounts, there is much
reason - believe, that the great body of republ-
cans west Of Albany approve the policy which
Mr.. Clay has introduced into the cabinet, and
tina, with some few exceptions, the appoint
ments Of the general government have me, the
same degree Of appreciation. What effect this
state of feeling will have on the presidential
vote OF Ncw-York, time will determine.
But another points there not plenty oftime
to discuss the Presidential question as regards
mere men after the rising Of the mex, Congress9
Why waste our ammunition before the day Of
battle? Measures and principles are noU fl
matters Of discussion, but why introduce perso-
naities aud abuse? The people are not ready
for uproar and noise al this early day, and when
it does come it will come soon enough Unit
ed, discreet harmonious, and far beyond the
manGusres Of demagogues, the republicans of
this stale are not unmindful Of VIVA, is going
on in the nation at large. They are looking with
considerable interest upon their brethren in The
other states, and when the proper time Shall ar
rive, are satisfied that the vote of New. Y ork,
If intriguers are kept under, will, as we have
already said, -astonish the country by its uuani-
nifty and concentrated power.
From the Cincinnati Ga-eue
CREEK DONATION.
Credulity and intolerance are kindred senti.
menis, and are generally found in close alliance