Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-11
From the National Journal.

years ago, descriptive of very outrageous pro.
ceeding towards himself and his brother, on the
part of Cen Jackson and others. Now, desir-
able-most dcsirable-as ii is, at this time, that
such statement, rejecting so severely as 1t
does upon the character Of the General, should
be puI down, we have seen no single partisan
who has been hardy enough 10 attempt deni-
al, or even a paliation Of The circumstances,
until Major Noah hit upon the notable expedl>
ent OF procuring another Senator Benton, Ia
member of the State Senate visiting N York,
10 certify tina, HE never wrote the letter alluded
20 Relying on the identity of name, MAJOR
Noah calculated that the trick would deceive
half the country before any detection oft could
follow. Another item in his calculation was the
known readiness Of the Jackson editors 10 take
any cue of this sort, & their equally we'll known
neverto undeceive thePuoiic mlno
after they had once succeeded IN deceiVing II.
The prompt exposure Of this falsehood oy the
prints has produced no ineon'
siderable degree Of Indignation In the pno'lc
mind, and it appears to have been thought ne
cessary by the opposition paper in this city to
produce something in order 10 prevent still
more mischievous consequences. we are &C
furnished with the tale that, on the
nomination Of Gen. Porter being before the
Senate, Major Eaton handed the Albany address
to Mr. Ben'on, land pointed out tina! part OF
the address which refers to the attack on Mr..
B. BY Gen Jackson. Mr.. Benton wrote on the
paper-'it is an infamous faIsshood."
Did Mr.. Benton mean 10 say that his former
stateme Mt, signed BY himself, was san Infamous
falsehood?" Certainly, if the honorable Senator
is thus ready 10 impeach his own Veracity, he
has an unquesrionable right 10 do it. But he
must afterwards allow the public 10 decide on
the admissiblily Of his own evidence. II he
wrote ian infamous falsehood," in his letter
describing the outrage, what guarantee have
the public tina. he has now written The truth! II
a man tesii6ts against himself that he has, in
one instance, deliberately written that Which is
no how is il 20 be determined that he has not fol
lowed the same course in another? The op2o-
si,ion paper OF this city, therefore, has placed
Mr. Benton in situation not very enviable; and
one in which we could have wished that Sc.
ustor of the U. States would never have been
exhibited.
An alteration took place On Friday after
noon about three o'clock, at the Maryland hos
pilal, Baltimore, between Ben amin Johns, stu
the gate, which eventuated in the death Of the
latter, BY blow inflicted with fence paling,
over the right eye and temple. Every means
were used by the medical gentlemen Of the in
s,itution TO recall The ",ital spark" but all
proved availing; he expired almost instantly
after receiving the fatal blow.
MoLassEs TRApE.-The Molasses trade a
lone, according 10 the statement of MIR. Ander-
son, gave employment to 42e .3o4 tons Of ship
ping, and $500 seamen, and If to this b. added
the fisheries, coasting and river trade connect
ed with it, to the extent Of perhaps $4,000 tons,
il will make 10000 tons
Gloucester Telegraph.
According to statemen mt in an Alabama pa
per, the value Of steam boa,s and barges lost
on the Alabama river, for the last seven years,
amounts to S3T8 300, and other losses are sup.
posed TO have been sustained sufficient 10 in
crease the amount to 100000 For many
months in the year this riveris not navigable.
CoTroN CANVASS Captains Warrington,
Woolsey, and Wilkinson, Of the U. States Ma.
Wy, and several merchants and shipmasters OF
Balimort, have given their testimony of col>
ton canvass tor the sails of vessels, more es>
pecially for square sails, as cheaper than Russ
STA du k, in holding the wind better, and wear
ing longer, without being more subject 10 mill
dew than other duck
Fort ADAMS. The great national work, now
on Brenton's Point in this harbor,
is progressing with very considerable rapidi,y,
and gives employment to 900 laborers, so ma,
sons, and other mechanics 1t ha, been ever
since its commencement under the direction of
that able and distinguished officer of the Corps
of Engineers, Col Joseph G.. To,ten, who is
assisted by Lieu,enants Beaverton, Bache and
Brown. The parts Of the work already finish
ed are done in the best possible manner, and
are said to be superior to any thing of The kind
in this country.
The work was originally planned by Colonel
Totten. and We think IT'S completion will afford
strong evidence that we have in the country
Corps of Engineers, embodying as much talent
as is to be found in an equal number of the
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