Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-10

ouire. upon honest, capable and faithful meE
Shall we surrender ourselves into the hands Of
Van Buren, s. Co. or not? For our part, we
feel an inexpressible Indignation, and mos.
thorough disgust, at the idea OF yielding up
The government Of the nation, 10 those consp
rators, who are traversing the country, from
one extremity TO the other, cherishing venom.
Gus opposition, corrupting the press, striving
by all sorts Of means, to gain proselytes, devils.
ing schemes to influence elections misre.
presenting every act Of the administration
and increasing, as far as in them lies, those M.
tural difficulties and embarrassments, which ne.
cessariIy attend the operations of every govern.
ment. These are The kind Of men who are now
making their arrangements 10 take this republic
into their head, 10 be disposed Of as they NAV
think best, or most for their advantage. Fellow
Clizens--Shall they succeed in their b. Sc and
disgusting schemes; will you permit few po
litical pedlars, who are vending tn way
from the North 10 the South TO barter away
their consciences and their country for the
promise Of a place, will you permit them to
control your destinies? If you do, you are, We
will not say injured and dishonorcd, bn, we will
affirm that you are undonc! Let US be under
stood We do not mean that the Republic
will be ruined, If Gen. Jackson or any man tbs,
we know CT, is elected TO the Presidency; we be.
Iieve that the foul fend himself, if BY making
liberal promises 10 unprincipled men, be could
obtain The Presidency, would not be able 10 dc.
stroy this Republic in four nor eight years; bu,
we Go say that after few elections have been
got up, managed and controlled by selfish and
miserable adventures, (and no others will take
part in such transactions; no Others will ira
verse the country 10 make pposelytes.) after the
honors ofthe nation have been prostituted fora
series Of years, her treasures embezzled or mis-
applied, and her blood sucked up by one hun.
cry swarm after another, and the people at
length become goaded TO madness; they will
rise in their wrath and sweep away at once our
good institutions, and the bad men who abu.
sed them. This is the natural course Of things
and although it is the nature ofmCn who have
private advantage for their object, to be more
active than those who simply wish 10 prevent
public evil; yet we hope That good men will be
awakened 10 sense of The dangers TO which We
arc nov exposed, from the fatal operations of
dctcstable intriguers
.To say nothing Of the other travels Of Mr. Jan
Buren, within the last year, we will mention ofhs
peregrations, with which the public are not acquan,
ed-and it is peculiarly proper that II should be
toned at his time. few weeks before the late ec.
lion of Senator in Vermont, Mr. Pan Buren, (Monsielr
Tonson come againD and Mr.. Isaac Hill of New IIamp.
SHIRE met at the house Of MIR Fan Ness, who was, as
our readers are pretty well aware, of the cand
dates. Mcssrs Van Buren, and Hill did not visit Dr.
Seymour, which was, We think, unkind and unac.
countabe, seeing that this gentleman had been ao.
ciatcd with the New York Senator six years in the
Senate of the United States! But ''birds--hc pro.
verb is somewhat musty.
ST. LOUIS, MARCH l5.--The emigration this
spring TO the United States Lead Mines on the