Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-12

ven Out Of ten that he has black eye, or is no
risiy drunk, and un6, TO be seen. A short tim
since, in one Of his uncomfortable bursts ofrag
ne tweaked the nose Of the Chevalier Quizzor
nj, the Sandman 2lenipotentiary. which was tn
occasion of our losing the whole valuable trad
OF that country. Mr.. Clay is even worse. Ne
yer anigh, passes over his head that he does no
murder half dozen respectable clergymen in
drunken brawl. He sleeps all day to sober him
Sell, gets up about six O'Clock in the evening
stasgars away to the Treasury with brace o
loaded pistols IN each hand, and demands TIVE
or three hundred thousand dollars in specie un
der pain OF instant humiliation; he then reels a
way with il TO some grog shop, & loses it all a
push-pin, or all.fours Nor is Mr.. Southland il
the back ground. His enormilss are almos
unspeakabIe. Very recently, even during the
session Of Congress, he cashiered post-captair
Tor sneezing to the windward OF him, though
the unfortunate individual had cold in his
mead, and there was hardly breeze stirring
tie made no aliowanc for The catarrah, bu,
dismissed an amiable veteran who had been six
~ years in active service, and who had pro-
missing family OF fourteen fine lively young or
2hans-set him adrift in the ocean Of life with
out char, rudder or compass--left him high
and dry on the lee-shore Of desolalion, and i'm
mediately afterwards sold his place to 4 butch
er's apprentice for few yards Of tripe!! Could
It be believed? Would it he surmised?
"Can such things be,
"And overcome us like a summers cloud,
"Without special wonder.
The public should hear OF it. We have fallen
upon evil times indeed-to use the words Of
e he'd hon 10 &c
justice and eentility is TO be violated for the
sake of tripe. How is il possible that the bust
ness OF the government can be well conducted
while the administration is in the hands of such
men?
The times are desperately out Of joint; and
there Is but one political bone-setter in the coun-
try Oramus. Let US prav for his assistance:
let US chaunt an 10 Fean TO the hickory Hercules
who is 10 decapilaie and castrate the HYDRA Of
corruption: let none of US be too hoarse to Join
IN harmonious hymn to his praise; let mat
'ons murmur their applause: let old maids squat
md young maids squeak psalm Of graduation;
or the maids and NATIONS even in Maine might !
rave shook in their shoes if New Orleans had |
,een taken. And when his task is finished
he Hydra killed and the Augean stable cleans.
'd--let him, like the brawny bastard of Alcmo.
Ia, receive his a2olheosis. Surely the other
rods will not look sour at him.
siquis tamen Hickory, ST quis
Forte Dec doituius crit, data presia nollet;
Sed mervisse dari scet; civitusque probabit.
.et him ascend in cloud Of fame on the
Eighth Of January: and if the grea, tips,aff
hou'd dare TO tel him that he is wanted on
nv Other day, lei Jim put on martial frown,
nd reply in the vdn OF Master Barnadine 10 ;
Ibhorson--"Sir, Twill moi die this day for any
ian's Persaasior-r1 wil l wait ill The Eighth |
ias',-'D'ses r~..ipHsHsdf sy him r. We :.
an onfy brAssSth o1him to quit the plough of
ipclnnatus. hefas promised-or his friends .
ave promised io9inl-that he will hang all F
he scoundreis IN ashingion. This NAV be
n many instaneet ungraefuI, but it must ae -.
one. The p's,E must be depopulated and nj
copied anew. gwllI sprinkle tartar emetic r
n all Public OhS; put barrel of ipecacu. of
mia in the Cay; and inject the avenues ~
With lead'wate:. Ne VIII take possession uf
,uba, instan'er' likewise of Canada, and IN
Jury Lord DaihSf IN the same grave with M
Arbulhnot ana Erister. He will then pro. e.,
:eed to cur OH Georges bead-harness
III the other PoEes OF Europe to his tri. IL,
lmphal car-ah$sk through the universe Re-
IN a tour Of rad eform ne
This style Of hg to the excelIencies of u
Gen. Jackson nj FLAPS appear rather ;nds' G..
corous 10 his de4 admirers BIZ, he ;s ~ NJ ,a
more than any eilizen of this Republic, F
Let those who m god. worsbir h. L
But the liberty ech and conscicnc. 49,. '|'
not to be all on le. If Mr.. Adams and D"r
Mr.. Clay are to psly abused and cslum. p
mated, even in ls of Concress-if Tho ~
wheels OF Cove, are to be stopped, and Barr
the debates OF onal Legislature inter ed
rupted-in orde licensed lunatic NAV =.
exhaust his insa gs (Which have all ,h. ~
absurdi,y wi,bo pit of madness) nnon p.a''
them-if the bl B dictionary is 70 Ia D'oa
culled by Senato he phrases annlied a, c.,
hap-hazard to IN b those who can're,or, ,h ~
may. The ave pc bic and hDit,
less one-bu' II be made: sh9Ae who Cb
would not care t,'wRen he, thdus Oh, fbe Co
himself justified deserve to be me ei. p, 10
llzen oil repu are not yet, thsAk job
God, the myrm military despot, and t1rict
the very lac, I'd sary glory of General3 trict n
'a.Nso" i w;,h .'o sacred TO be resign
perng with it. tempered with Il ,,;.. 40
justice were 40 OF 1t would be pluck trict n
ed away, aho s'e who earned il as Crabh