Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-29

greatly beyond what was necessary Tor printing
The Iutelligeucer, and complying with all Or
ders of an ordinary character heir force
wa. ample for meeting all orders OF both nous
srs of Congress. Many SUPP osed, under these
circumstances. that the common principles oil
Justice dictated reelection OF Messrs. 1ales
and Seaton. The Senate thought otherwise:
s the reason assigned by Mr.. Van Buren,, lwho
had been sustained by the Intelligence" at tunes
when he needed the aid Of MIR. Gales's talents,)
was, SHAT BY electing Gen. Green printer,
there would be an improvement OF The press
Wherein this improvement was 10 be made,
was not announced. Many in the opposition
had profrssed 10 see, in the recommendation
cf an Observatory by Mr.. Adams, an infrac>
ton of the constitution. They had in vain
looked into that instrument for the power TO
pa,ronize the arts and sciences, but that rigid
constiiutionalist, Mr.. Macon, found no difficult
~ in uniting with Mr.. Van Buren, "to improve
the press" 10 obtain an editor, more uniform
in his political course than Mr.. Gales, or more
devoted to the great interests Of the country,
or better acquainted with the principles oil our
government, or with the policy and principles
Of those foreign governments With which we
have the greatest intercourse, was not 10 be ex'
pccted, much less, that superior qualifications
should be found in one recently from the wilds
Of Missouri This improvement, therefore,
was not 10 be in the editorial department. 1t
was hoped that the Senare ofthe United States,
which had been frequently styled the most
grave, intelligent, and dienihed body on earth,
would no, descend to elcctionee" with lis pat
ronage. 1t was hoped, that men who had
charged the President of the United States with
making appointments from political consider
atoms, would not be SO Inconsistent as &c be
themselves obnoxious to the charge. Mr.. Ben
ton, Of Missouri, had offered several proposi-
lions in The Senate, to lessen Executive patron
age, and to vest the appointing power in that
body, as alone having single eye TO the inter-
ests Of the people Of the United States. ii the
members Of the Senate were really as pure and
Immaculate as they protested, 1t was mol TO be
believed 'hal . press was 10 be supported by
funds drawn out Of he pub &c treasury, to pros
,rate the present incunben's in ofhce, In order
to create vacancies for themselves. fthe edi'
,orai department, of The Telegraph was moi t.
be improved and if no sinister motive to sus-
tain parry existed, it was not perceived why
a change was thought to be rxoedien;, or what
Mr.. Van Buren, mean, by improving the press
The mys'eIy is explained by recent events
The change was made from political consider.
tons, and 70 lessen the expense Of an establish
men' then, and now, owned by company ot
ind, iduais; the members Of which are PROBABLY
known 10 Mr.. Calhoun and 10 Mr.. Van Buren,.
Not many mornings since, gentleman hap.
pened TO be in the folding room II the House
Vt representatives., when the n wSpapers from
the Telegraph office arrived, and he had the
curiosity to note The number of papers contain
ed in four bundles directed 10 tbs Hon. MIR.
Moore, Of Kcntrcky, and found The aggregate
to he hCo thousand He expressed some sur.
prise that one person should take SO many pa
bers, when that surprise WAS greatly Increased
by the reply OF the messenger, that three thou
sand more were to be delivered. Now this is
the same Mr.. Moore who, q shor, time since,
negotiated draft drawn by the Washington
Branch Bank, in his favor, 10 Amos Kendall,
Jackson editor in Kentucky, on the U. S. Bank
in Philadelphia for 8l605. Verify he must
'carry the bag" General Jackson and his
friends more successfully palm their own acts
upon their opponents than any persons have
known. They devised plan 10 seduce Mr..
Clay-it failed-,he charge Of corruption is
then mace against Mr.. Clay. the Washing
ton Gazelte was purchased by men of the high
est standing in the opposition, and the 1ele
graph issued, and Mr.. Adams is accused Of
substituting the press. Large sums OF money
are raised by them, and distributed TO printers;
ard Mr.. Clay is accused Of controlling the
press by his patronage i'll publishing the laws;
Mr.. Randolph spends weeks in speaking Of o.
Their matters than those under consideration,
and the friends of the administration are accus.
ed Of wasting the precious time of Congress,
to lie sacrifice Of both public and private bu-
siness ihe mail is burdened with their cleo
pioneering pamphlets and papers; and bitter
complaints are maze by them thai their letters
are delayed 10 make room for administration
speeches. Twill give an instance Of this. Thou
sands if not tens Of thou sands Of Mr.. lngham's
exposition Of the life Of John Q Adams had
been sen, from this to the western and south
western states, when publication appeared in
Jackson paper at Cincinnati stating i, as
fact, that their communications were not re-
ceivt d. because the mail had been loaded down
for sometime with Mr.. Wrighl's speeches.
This grievance was republished here in the
Tel graph, when in ruth Mr.. Wrigh, had not
del cred any speech thai was published at that
tine General Green called the attention Of
tt" Pos Master General to this sub ject, and as
motive for his a. ting promptly he stated that
, he i,adh y IA iii IF