Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-02

The new Constitution was promulgated ON the
9Th Of December, and Bolivar elected President
for rcs. The country is said to be in quiet
and prosperous condition.
The value of American Manufactured Cot
.on Goods sold at Philadelphia in single year,
IS stated in The National Gazette, varies but
little from FOUR MILLIONS of Dollars, and
is rapidly increasing, whereas in the years So4
-5-6, the whole amount sold in that city was
only Si7,67o!
The Hon. Lemuel Sawyer Of North Carroll
ma, has published his correspondence with The
celebrated English Navigator, Captain Parry
The following extract, is from one oil Mr.. Saw
yer's letters We would that Gen. Jackson's
ambition were as innocent:
sRut cannot suppress my aspirations after YOU TO
dorn me- say, inaprtoise ne ,n yoH' near eoy
nge by e;riRg M name 10 island rirer Or "oa't-
TIM uoa p,0Y dSc0rer Ish0H ea be certain 81 hdrtg
based upaa more solid oundoons Man eOn possibly
secure BIZ my o,o ereriioas lfbe not due to MERIT
make bold claim 1t on the score OF friendship ana as
warm an interest in the success OF your enterprise as
any Rrton ieeL Hoping, therefore, that you VIII
procla tito the north pole everlasting rs'es, wish
YOU a most happy and successful voyage"
Although il has been positively asserted Tor
several weeks, that the people Of Pennsylvania
wonId no, support the pretentio ms Of the Mill
,ary Candidate at the approaching Preslden-
,ial election, W, confess, that until within few
DAYS, we have been Of different opinion. II
was difficult TO believe that the State that
brought him forward would desert him under
any circumstances, but more particularly at
time when the Combinations were said 10 be
complete" and victory certain. We were "a
ware that the determination OF the "netc parfy'
to abandon internal Improvements and rea.
sonable protection Of American manufactures,
would produce some change as well in Pennsyl-
rana as other sections Of the Union, but we.iid
no, believe that the change would be either as
rapid or as great as we are now convinced II is.
Many revolutions in public optnion may take
place before the election, but from the best IN
formation we can collect, we feel con6den, that
Pennsylvania aill vote fer Mr.. Adams, il he
continues 20 administer the Government on the
same principles, and with the same infexiaie
integrity tina, have governed him thus far In
coming to this conclusion, we have relied less
upon newspaper evidence than upon that OF in
,elligent and candid men, who have recently
conversed with the people themselves, and heard
,leir reasons for changing their opinions. The
following extract is from the Democratic Press
ofFriday evening.
sSINS OF THE TINES"
It's said, and upon The highest aathSriiy that
amembcr Of the last Congress, and OF the next,
who belongs 10 the Coordination, visited Har-
risburgh, since his return to Pennsylvania, for
the purpose Of ascer,aining the state of opinion
among the members of the Legislature upon the
Presidential question. Entering room in
whith many gentlemen were, and among them,
representatives from all parts of the state; he
observed, 81 have heard Of changes Of opinion,
and that some who supported Gen. Jackson are
now opposed TO him, but have seen no ole
who has change6-Seren members Of the Legisla-
TIRE, one after the other, declared, that THEY
had changed their opinions, and that they you'd
support Dr.. 4daas' reelection 10 the Presidency -
Il will give you, the reason, for the change"
saba highly respectable member from the west;
"hse administration has been doing aHthaiis RIGHT,
and tie opposition all that is WRONG"
The information contained in the annexed
extract of letter from gentleman now in Al
hauy, is corroboratec by other letters which we
have just seen.
"ALBANr, March 90.
III have rc:aained here several days to watch
and catch the passing tidings Of the political
affairs at this place. was induced TO stay here
tina, might thoroughly satisfy myself of the
s,a,e Of opinion as TO the Presidency, and am
perfectly convinced tina, the vote Of New-Yoik
viii be for the administration Of Mr.. Adams,
and for his continuance in the Presidency. MIR.
Van Buren, is shipwrecked in his o,cn party, and
he kns,c II when instead Of coming here he went
OFT South. His friends here, duped and dcceiv-
ed those who voted for him. He could mol be
escfed The roie uQs 10 be guen orsr again to-nor-
ro~, And the albany Rrgus dare not come out
Tor Jackson. Ii yet stands dumb. 1t may shiv-
or on the bank. but think its conductors CAL
eula'e too closely TO plunge into the stream.
VI have seen most Of the members here and
an sure that the great majority OF the Legis-
iature is decidedly for MIR. Adams.
"As TO C6nfon,s pnrfu his friends have gene