Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-13

a postscript 10 letter received at New YORK
from Bordeaux, dated in the evening Of the
,2lst January, says, "the news just received
from Spain and England has renewed the fears
of war, and given rise to large speculation,
in colonial produce"
The Columbian On. " Republican states
that the Navy Department has promptly acced-
ed to the request Of the Common Council OF
Hudson. 10 have the remains Of Lieut.. William
H. Allen, brought from Matanzas TO New-York,
in public vessel; and that letter from Mr.
SECRETARY Southland to the Mayor OF that city,
assures him that the earliest opportunity will
be improved TO have this service performed in
a manner gratifying TO the friends ant fellow
citizens of Lieut.. Allen, and with all the respect
due TO the memory Of the lamented hero.
The NewYork Gazette calls The attention Of
It's readers TO the first aumber OF Messrs Gales
and Seaton's, assigns of the Times" and re.
marks that cit proves beyond question, wha,
has generally been before believed, that there's
party organizing in this country to put down
the present administration, per FMS a nsfas y
fearful crisis is approaching in the political al:
fairr of this heretofore happy nation, and itbc,
hoves every lover ofhis country TO use his u,-
most cxcrtions in checking the progress Of
sci Of designing demagogues, who are making
use Of every possible means to promote their
own aggrandizenent, at the expense Of their
the rcins Of government in their hands, then
farewell 10 our liberties. The proposition 10
control the press is as barefaced as, are sure,
it will prove futile"
From the National Intel!igencer we extract
more pugnacious correspondence. Gen. Saun-
ders is the person whose resolution on the pub
lie printing has made so much talk in the House
of Representatives, and is from North Carroll.
ma. Mr.. Wright is from Ohio. The cause Of
offence we believe was, that Gen. Saunders, al.
Ter launching analhemas against all officc-scek.
ers, Office holders, and others living upon the
"public crib" was reminded in the House by
NJ. Wright, that he, the Aforesaid Saunders,
had very recently sought to fasten his teeth in
the public crlb," in the shape Of Clerk Of the
Supreme Court of the United States. for which
Office he was an unsuccessful applicant. Mr.
Wright, referring TO Mr.. SIS disappointment
and to his resolution calling on Mr.. Clay for his
| reasons for removing certain printers, suggest
ed that the latter should be so amended, as also
to ask from the Judges Of the Supreme Cour.
| their reasons for having appointed another per-
son Clerk. This, and the comments thereup-
! 49, tvft.' {, the wrath Of The galan,
General TO the challenging point.
The foregoing extract is from the New.
York American. The CORE spondence referred
TO, will be found below There is one circum.
stance, connected with this affair, which de.
serves notice. General Saundcrs's friends
threw out an insnuation during the debate, tba,
the General would hold any member personally
responsible, who should venture 10 assail the
motives by which he was governed in bringing
forward his resolution. Mr. Francis johnson.
and Mr.. Buckner, of Kentucky, both assaikd
the motives Of Gen. Saunders with as much
point and asperity as Mr.. Wright; and Mr.. B.
gave the North Carolina champion an uneuui.
vocal defiance. Blu, Messrs. Johnson and Buek.
ner, known TO be gentlemen no, opposed to "cf:
Jording chiVairouS interviews" were passed over
by the gallant General to get at Mr.. WRIGHT,
who, 1t seems by the correspondence. wa,
thought doubtful, and who, twas notorious, was
not only laboring under the effects of recent
paralysis, but is nearly blind All who know
MIN are aware that he cannot distinguish one Oh.
JeG from another without his spectaclcs, nor
with them but very imperrec,Iy. The Gene.
rails first note TO Mr.. Wright should have been
omitted, If he really wished an "in,eryicw."
Not wishing one, however, that note, though
unmanly, was indispensaby necessary 10 his
plan.
Messrs Gales j. Seafon: The enclosed CORES.
pondence having been the subjec, of consider.
bic Misrepresentation, am induced 10 send
TO you, with request that YOU will rive ia
place in the In:elligencer. Yours respect(nly,
9TH March, 1927. &c. WRICuT
Monday Euening, Feb. 90, 1927.
SIR: From expressions used in the course Of
your remarks to-day, wish to know if am to
consider you as personally responsible for such
as deem OF an offensive character. NV friend
Mr. Archer will hand you.tbis am g.