Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-18
Far the PHenir Gazette.

For the Paeniz Gazette.
Cen Daft Green, in his Telegraph OF this
morning, in a long article On "Ma'ters anu
things in general" says, "the services which
we have done, aud we trust will hereafter do'
,he republican party, can never be fully known
Not we presume, for exactly the same reason
tha, the Spanish feet was not seen until 1t was
out Of sight, which woul6 imply THAT such
feet did exist; but tha, Mr.. Green's services to
the republican party never having been per-
sorued. thew were not likely TO be known; or,
use his own phrase, never can be known. Some
men are extremely unfortunate in matters OF
,ha, kind; they seem to be haunted by KIND
Of fatality forever obscuring their merltorious
actions. and concealing the worth which they
themselves are so conscious Of possessing.
This was peculiarly the case with Gen. Greeo,
when he was nominated 20 republican senate
for Land Office, and was by tina, body reject
cd no, only because his "seruices" were I'M
known. but because his merits were equally so
-,o,say nothing abou, dement's; no, not Tor
che world. that would be unkind 70 treat man
of Gen. Green's sensibility in that way, more
especially one who is reserved and courteous
in his manner of speaking OF others.
The General seems really in trouble, he tells
~. Of the "balanee sheet Of his ledger" and the
danger he is in of being "compelled TO write out
his las, will and testament" Query in doing
40. how MANY such cases as one exhibited by
Simpson in his "last will and testament" will
the Gen. exhibit! Cases of money actually adj
Congressional supporters OF General
.rsi Greene. .n, thes Rsssiae@ nYssS Fiss! Cen
and ,estamen,;'' make them contribute; ave.
and largely, and literally ,oo OF if they do not,
that their doings and defalca,ions shall appear
ms large as life in your "ast will and testament
This Gen. Green is a gentleman OF great per-
spieuity of expression, and must confess that
whene yer do rot understand him, am lnciin'
ed TO attribute it to any thing else in the world
rather than the superstition tina, there is any
wan. OF clearuess in his facts and arguments.
He saws, "the list Of our patrons is swelling
now at the rate Of from ten to twenty per diem,
vet few, very few, comply with our conditions
This declaration, / am free to declare, was not
little puzzling to me. What, thought l. can
this mean: the conditions are pay in advance,
how can man be a patron unless he support:
and in this case the Gen. is very lucid, that
support is money. My good General, are you
not little in error for once? Had you not bet
fer consult old Sam. Johnson in the case! 1t is
no, every man, to whom you may be directed,
by the jealous friends of General Jackson, 10
send your paper, that you are at liberty TO
cali your patron" This only swells the list
Of those who receive your paper, and will do
well enough to boast about: but it is the "con-
ditioss," which syou inadvertently have con-
fessed no, to be complied with, that which !
can alone anihorise you to use the word "pat-
Yon." BY the Bye, General, this confession OF
vours was rather incautious: know it was
wen to scare them little; but this was hauling
rather near the wind. This confession Of the
General, however, is not without its Effects
il explains the reason why so many Of the Tele-
graph were sent, during the last summer, into
the several States, pending the Congressional
elections, to men who never had, nor never in
tended, TO comply with the "eoncitions" But,
pray. good General Green, why SO credulous in
money matters? you who can so clearly unfold
to others all the springs of human action, and
yet be such dupe as to obey an order from
Senator or Representative for an hundred or
thousand papers, to be circulated in partleu-
lar region, at particular time, when that order
is not accompanied with the money, or legal
obligation to pay. One might have thought
ths, your own personal experience would have
Taught you that, when an affair Of this kind is
over, shs pay would be the last thing thought
gilmore especially, when like the efforts like
those made BY you in Ohio, New-Jsrsey, sc.
were Of 90 little avail to the partisans Of the
Hero" Why, verify, itwould be like "pay-
ing for a dead horse" which every school boy .
knows has prorerbially been dragging dull I
su,ipe., time out Of mind" q. u