Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-07

In, while the ships remained in port.
,.o,,v. saws the N Y. Commercial Adj
-. :, imoetfect summary Of he remarks
Ia NC the venerable Colonel Willet, al the
NJ rt.,,in,r on Wednesday evening, from the
:. ,;,n,I Allocate. We regre, tina, The pres
~, ,r he crowd, and the patriotic excitement
rr. meeting did not allow a more full and
80, ,,,ort 10 be made of the address Of
T.r,,oh,,ionar, patriarch. The last words of
',,5 wisdom and experience are pre- cious far
,n,r. 50 than the fiery declarations Of youth,
So,ycver select its language, or sonorous It's pc
COZ WILLET'S SPEECH.
FFllow CrTIzRNs-
I, may appear strange tn you, bu, not more
49,, ,h,u !, does to myself, that should appear
',,,,, 81 MANY of my Young fellow c,tize u.s.
I,,(;od Almighty knows that l am thankful
frb.jor able TO he here.
Il i now thirteen years since was called up
~ IN address, my fellow citizens on the then
state Of the times. 1t was during the late war:
m. allrrss WAS made TO the people in front of
Le Civ Han | then thought it was my last
,r,rarlncr before the public. did not think
was d,co.ous for men So far advanced in If,
,sIwas, 10 mlUg'c with younger people; but
5.neycd they should seek retirement and CONS
t,,lin rhr bosom Of their own families -Tnc
,ro,s. however, which have since taken place,
are of ,ach u character as TO interest the feel
nps f every good man. To me, they are par
,cuL,rlv So Perhaps no man living is so deep
IL i'm PRESSED with heir importance rs am.
One Of the circumstances which in par,ic-
Mar manner excited the Feelings, and engaged
The attention Of General WashlngioE during
bis administration was, .hc restoration OF peace
with the trtek Nation; (for they were then al
var with the state OF G;eorgia.) For the &C
complishmenr Of this object, ne appointed threr
commissioners. Ihey proceeded TO the Creek
nation; but were unsuccessful IN their mission
Anrut the period when they were returning,
Gen Knox, then Secretary Of War, called up
on me. and stated the failure Of The negotiation
with thr Greeks, aud expressed u desire that
Should max. effort To renew tie mcgee lallon
He knew that had been accustomed to Indian
warfare, and that was acquainted with their
general habits and dispositions. l was APP
pointed nv Gen Washington 10 visit these In
dnns. received the ins,ruc lions OF the Pres
iirup and negotiated and signed treaty oil
pta'e with Them in precise conformity with
nv instructions | brought with me TO this
city, a strong dcputaIion OF their chiefs: and all
oar ditto ulties with their nation were All pasted
10 our entire satisfaction
vii remember that we landed al the COT
i-r House slip, and were there received by Il
numerous body Of our citizens, among whom
were the members Of rammany Society, dress
Cd in ;he Indian costume, and their whole ap-
pc,rancc was such that was al loss TO de-
eide whether they we're not lndians
For the fate If the Greek nation, have felt
10 iucursiderahle degree OF anxiety. 10 me,
hey were remarkably kind, and appeared like
agreeable, well incline people, living han mo-
njoDsy and happy among themselves. Bat
more recently To the shame aud disgrace oil our
caga,rv, Gen. Jackson has been employed IN
M feriag not fighting this uniortuna'e people
the hingraphcr OF this General says that he
kiIed six hundred Of their warriors, but sustain
ID only los, Of about twenty men. l. is
LARGE. II is worse than ridiculous. The man
mast rave been out OF his mind To permit
Sach s'a,cm,n To be published, and to APP
pear A. history. | assert that II Is great I'M
position. II any thing like that number were
tl'ed, they must have been old men, women,
and children.
Here The venerable patriot proceeded 10 ex
plan the Indian mode al waliare.
There is another thing hat asionishei me
and which is totally destitute, OF truth. COL
"llIet, then recapitulatcd the ridiculous tAies
which have been published IN the newspapers,
respecting Major Reed having cut of The head
Of a deserler, by orGer Of Gen. Washing on
and sent it to head quarters; aud OF an equal de-
grte Of severity having been exercised, on 81,
mlIr occasion, nv the orders oil Gen. Greene
Now Fellow Citizens, said the venerable nero
o. Fort StaHwix, What doris all this mean! o
what end are the efforts of the friends OF Gener-
Al Jackson directed? Their object is, TO make
II appear that Gen. Washington and General
nrrvne were msa Of blood, because they Know
",n. Jackson to be nam Of blood!
This same Gen. Jackson wrote letter 10
We, Samuel Swartwout. in reply 10 one wn'eh
ne nad received, and in which he rfmarkra,
~ General Washington ,cas Nitnry Che,fa'n
am WAS there ever such bombast aad
Nanly?
Here Col. Wiilet passed warm panegyne
0a the character Of Gen. Washington gay.
some details Of the battle Of Monmouth, and