Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-14
From tie Eew-York American,

| MIR ApAas.-If ever there striking
| illustration Of the common remark, that NJ"
charAc 'er. nor iu'egri Y, nor services, can ex>
emnt a. ,nblic man from the assaults Of ca UNI
| nv, it is furnished IN the instance oil Mr.. Al
ans Plain, ,imple, lab ,rious. unosen' a''ous,
honest, I've has been Charged with Pro'use' 'A'
sHa a dsin1me' the
| Opposite of those he is knownto pos ,ess-and
with enc ouraging, and probing by abns-s, 'e-
puenant to Ill his stntimrr's, opinions and
3ra, tice Nor has. il been from obscure and
! filthy sources alone, thai these disgusting TABS
rica,ions have been poured forth Or the floor
of Congress, in legislative resolves, in Safe
Convenuons, hrv have been repeated and ems
larged upon, until the reilerat,on of faiseh"od
has in some degree produced tht effect OF truth
Two charges especially, among the rest, have
deem d,ve;t upon-the large sums received by
! MIR Adams, in The various pubic stations ht
HIS filed, and the ,iler and lower SANDER Of hr
billiard table
To these two charges, as well as to several
Others Mr. Everett took upon himself las
week, in the able speech he delivered on the
| retrenchmcnt T., solutions, t. reply in detail:
and certainly CASE was ever more clearly
w de cut, than that in each and every par,l-
cular # imputed wrong in these charges, there
was nothing but sheer aud unqualified fibrlca-
ton. We have 10 day given place to these
Dor ions Of the speech which, long as hey are,
W. may call in fairness upon those 81 our read.
ers who take an in,eres, in the reputation OF
our public men, { and all should} 10 peruse with
at enton.
Tn re is ano her topic, so well touched by
Mr. .Ev, rrtt, as to he character of this re-
Ire chmrn, deba,e, and III, party by which i,
, i-sI hat hayr o. NJ X
pedient 10 rrpublish his remarks-the rather,
as some scurvy Jester, who writes letters {! ON
Washington for the Nrw-York Enquirer, has
t-ken some pains to maker appear that the
personalities of the debate were introduced BY
the friend, of the administration, who are rep
reseneo as the asssil,ng party. On this head
Mr.. <, erelt says
II own, Sir, that have been little surpris-
cd, that it has ever been made question whe-
Their the Administration was assaIied or not.
Why, sir, there has not been day nor an hour
since it was formed, that it has not been assail-
ed. | do not now COMPLAIN OF this, sir, do
bul state the fact; and the gentleman from
Pennsy lvania tells US now, what we were .old
two years ago, b, The gentleman from South
Carolina, that the very existence OF the Adj
minlstralion was political felony-rha, they
have burst unlawfally into the Offices Of State,
and that he would no more make terms with
them, that is, no more "judge them b. their
acts," than with the rohbrr, who, having brok-
en- into his premises, should promise to behave
himself well. One gentleman {, ON Tennessee,
(Mr Mitchell,l says they are already 100 much
worn out 10 be attacked, and the gentleman
from Tennessee, Mr.. Brll) that they are run
down, and yet we are accused OF kindlng at
fancied charges, and brlstliug up in the defence
l.Arsx, l., IL.
assault, IN my limited acquaintance with the
history Of the county, have no where found.
a chief mag ,sfrale of more tnan ordinary sim
piici,y of life and purity Of character is de-
noumced at one moment as the imiator Of ORR
enI.l pompi and at he next as the prohiga,e
corrnplsr of the youth Of ou' uaton; as able,
faithful, and patriotic Cabinet as any ever