Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-31

aspect OF our country at present, exhibits
state OF things entirely new. The parties which
| existed previous 10 Mr.. Monroe's administra-
tion seem now to have almost entirely disap.
peared; at least, so far as it regards the affairs
of the General Government. Whether the dis
organization Of the old political parties, and
the formation Of others, will ultimately tend to
promote the happiness Of our country, must be
left for time TO determine. In the mean time,
however, we cannot refrain from INDUCING our
oan opinions on subject, in which we are so
much interested. am of the number Of those
who think that the change is portentous of evil.
From the very nature Of man it results, that in
all free governments, the people must, and will
divide into parties. We learn from history
that il has always been so; and however the
political philosophers may express their regret,
it is inevitable that parties will prevail, and
that no person who occupies an important off,
cial station, can remain neutral, or avoid being
attached to one or the other OF the existing par
| ties. Hence il is that the public eye at the pre-
hopes to discover what course YOU may have de-
termined to pursue, amidst the strange organi-
cation OF parties which now prevails. Having
been an efficient member ofthe federal party in
self be sufficient to enable every person to under.
stand what were your political principles; and if
they have undergone no material change, what
they now are: but the frequency with which
you have expressed in debate, in the House Of
Representatives, the abstract doctrines Of your
political creed, leaves nslhing on that subject
to inference. Previous to the commencement
Of the present administration, the political par
ties OF the country were opposed 10 each other
on account Of the difference in the principles
which they respectively protested; and among
the honorable men Of both parties, all discus
sions were directed TO those points. The fact
Of principles being involved in discussion,
renders all chickering's Of a personal nature en-
tirely unnecessary; except among those whose
minds are not sufficiently expanded to compre
bend, or rise to the discussion Of principle; OF
who prefer appearing in the character of dcma.
gogues TO that Of politicians and statesmen: Of
both these classes we must expect 10 find many
in all parties. But it would seem that new
era has arrived: a new state Of things has come
into existence: new political sect has arisen:
with them political principles seem TO have lost
much of their Importance. Principles not
men, was formerly the motto of both the poll
teal parties: but now we are told by these "new
lights" that il matters not what measures the
present administration pursue, they must and
shall be. put down. They have assumed to
themselves exclusively, the character Of the
friends Of the people; name under which, in
every republic, the greatest outrages have been
committed upon public liberty These men
are continually proelalming that General Jack
son is the peoples candidate for the Pres-
dency: tina, vas, majority Of the people are,
and always have been, in his favor; not, to be
sure, on account Of any political merit or saga
city which he possesses, but that he, forsooth,
is "Hero of two wars:" That his claims up
on public gratitude are such, that nothing but
the Presidency will satisfy them: rha: the pub
lie will was grossly and corruptly violated, by
members of Congress, in the election of Mr..
Adams and Co.
These sir are the catch-words of the party
who claim that in your election to the Senate of
the United States, they have added one more
to their number in that body. With what pro-
liability of fact this claim is put forward, shall
be the subject Of succeeding communications.
| BAYARD.
| General Washington's Works.-It is with great
satisfaction that we have learnt, that Mr.. JARED
SpAnxs, Editor Of the North American Review,
has made arrangements with Juge WASHINGTON
for publishing an entire edition Of General
| Washing,on's Works" to consist Of his letters
10 the Governor Of Virginia during the French
war, his State Papers, Official Correspondence,
both military and civil, and such Of his private
letters as may be deemed suited for publication;
the whole to be comprised in a series of vo-
lumes, with notes and illustrations by the es-
1 teemed editor. II is we'll known, that General