Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-12-19

have already fine leading ,urnpikes TO our town,
and another is aow in progress, which, cousi-
dsripe its connection with the contemplated
mad from Lsesburg 10 Cumberland, will open
new avenue for the influx of wealth. We be-
,;eye Congress viii aid US still farther, by civ.
;Op the asked for assistance to lateral canal
,s,1i,g from the main stem Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal This reasonable request, il
o,,n,ed-and il can hardly be denied 10 a town
which has given up all lis privileges, and sa.
cri6csd all it's political importance for The good
e The na,ion, and "whose only appeal can be
bv ,ersua sion'-wiil, we, confidently hope, re-
ms, lie Us in oar former llourishing condition.
Yesterdays Natiosal Iutelligencer contains
The following paragraph
I'VE hope our neighbors, the Editors oil the
Alexandria Gazette, will excuse Us Tor suggest
in, that they labor under some mlsapprehen,
sion derived. perhaps, from misintorma'onJ
in ,egard to the objections which thty ailege "a
Inst the appointmeat Of Mr.. WEEMs, ot The
a,u,e nf Represe natives, on the Committee
for the District Of Columbia. We have reason
Il, believe that Mr.. w. entertains the most
friendly feelings towards this District, and Is
,a,dv as , member Of the Committee and oil
the House Of Representatives, 10 apply h'mNe!i
,s,L,uSly TO The promotion Of is y neral pros
nyriiy or 10 the particular Interest OF any p"r-
zion Of il. The friends Of this Disrict, they
may be assured, ale not confined TO 81 her OF me
political parties in eiIher House OF Congress.
We take it for granted, that Mr. W'ems,
himself, has authorised the above state
We are willing TO concede 10 him all The praise
whi:h is due, for the declaration that he ZEN
rertains the most friendly FEELINGS Tor the DIS
tric,"aud is ready to apply himself zealously
10 the promotion Of It's general prosperity -
We Ger, ainly never thought that the friends OF
This Dis,ric, were confined 10 either OF the po-
6,ical parties; aud, least Of all, that Mr.. WEEMs
poiil;c. 4 opinions would in e;fere with his du-
lies as ! member Of the District Committee.
Oar fricad, of the Iutelligencer know, as
Wi as We do, that the Committee on the Dis
,ri,t or Columbia is one Of the mos, important
Of he House The members Of it are, IN TACT,
,be I.-pisIature Of the Territory. The inier>
rst> If three populous cities, and of thousands
Of people, are exclusively under IT'S care. The
sanction Of the House is aI,cays given (~e do
nutrecoIlec, an instance 10 the contrary to he
measures proposed BY this Committee; because
tits taken for granted, that its members ale iho-
roughly acquainted with the subjects brought
forward, and the wishes OF the People with =
gard TO then. Mr.. Speaker o,e'enson, IN the
selection Of the members TO compose the Com
mi,,se on the District Of Columbia, has thought
proper to place unon i NJ. WEEMs, Of Mary
land, and Mr.. KREMER IS Pennsylvania VIVA!
The standing and nflpence OF these gentlemen,
their talcuts, and The community Of their inte-
rests and feelings with ours may De, are mat
tiers, especially in District paper, Of Legitimate
enquiry. With their politics, in reference to
This subject, we say nothing; although we hap
pen To come in contact with both OF the gen.
temen there 'oo The motives that prompted
or he negligence that permitted, he presiding
officer Of the House TO appoint such men, on
sueh a Committee, are, also, fair subjects for
remark and apprehension.
We abour under no misrepresentation and
have received no misinform ,rion in regard 10
our objections against the gentlemen alluded
10. That Mes>rs MEMS and KREMER will
refuse ,O do US justice, or that they will oppose
our prosperity. We do not, nor never have, be-
he'ed; because they are bound oy obligations
aud by their own sense of right and wrong
But we want men 20 direc, our affairs who are
not mere cyphers. We want men OF talents
OF influence, aud Of industry: III who, de'o''
ing themselves assiduously to the furtherance
OF our interests, will be able to enforce and tx
plain their views and opinions. II il is believed
hat Mr., WEEMs is such man, we confess we
aaSe been most egregiously mistaken. of Mr.
ARsMER, we need say uo,hing--Mr. WEEMs
himself could hardly be brought to speak IN Ia
'Or Of his colleague.
The .go,ism Of the Telegraph editor is dis
gushing. He prates as much about himself anG