Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-20

THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER ~ ..

ted the nation, has at length been se,,,ss =,
strife Is hushed-the war is at an end. 70, 81
present. We must sabmii to the will or,t.
people, whatever we may think oil that dec;,;..
or however we may drplore the inf.,0,,;.
which led 10 its adoption. Our columns ;.
testimony to the zeal with which we b,,.r.
bored, and The devoted attachment, we h,v.
hihiltd TO the cause Of virtue and civil lin
That cause has faiIed-its enemies ha,. =,
umphed in spite OF the warning voice Of -,
r%ience, and the admonhory precep,. of lrb,
wisdom.
We haze never despaired Of the rtDubr,
and however our belief in its permanencv -,
durability may be shaken BY the un,owa,d =.
suit 10 which we are now referring, we do ~,
yet, and we trust ia God we never shall, Oh.
up our hopes Of a future regeneration.
That Gen. Jackson's admini.lra,ion Nav .
all lha, his friends have anticipated, wedo moy
devou,ly wish, and as anxiously desire that ~
the evils which his enemies have ~anticip,,t
may be averled. We desire this, for the pua
and welfare OF Our common country, The Deaf,
and prosperity Of which, are not, with Us, 10 y
pu, in comparison with the mere elevation q,
overthrow Of the men at the head Of its sH,i, |
II would be insincere in US, however, 10 ,r
that he will ever have our support, feeble at
humble as j, may be, no matter in whal way h
may administer the affairs Of this governmm
II he pursnes the policy Of Mr.. Adams, and u
believe no other policy can with safety be pr |
sued il he adopts and follows on, the n,, |
sures Of The present cabinel-we promis. lhr
these measures shall always be defended in n.
columns Of the Gaze,te. Farther we csr,c
so. Opposed from principle to The election
Andrew Jackson, ard believing ,ha, his elesy.
lion has been effected by the arts ofdesienre
men, VINO have poisoned the public mind will
gross calumnies against our creates, and beg
citizens, and studiousIy heightened the erru
which has carried thousands. 10 the polls
vote for a victorious Chieftain, We should pru. |
recrcant 10 those principles, and false 10 OF,
OWN feelings, should we give our poor aid
him in power, whose elevation 10 power (, |
have ever deprecated. The time has no, VI /
come when it is necessary TO declare whos
claims 10 the Presidency, hereafter, we shs
support-tnough is known, from our formr |
conisei TO make it eyiGen, that Il will be none
other than an experienced civilian-a ws |
statesman an honest man-three indi.penss I
bile requisites for that office. We leave il 70,
others TO say whether they are found in Ii.
President elect Of the United States.
We do not intend now 10 go INTO a hislou |
Of the late Presidential contest: we NAV have
an opportunity for this hereafter. We will
mention, however, that il has been marked with
an extraordinary degree Of bitterness on both
sides, highly injurious to our national chun.
ter, and hui tful 10 that kind OF discussion which
should elicit the truth, the whole truth, and 10.
thing bu, the truth. That we have miuykd
IN this strife with, perhaps, TOO much warmth
that we have exhibited too much of the asee.
bity of party feeIing-,ha, We have been hurried,
in the heat Of discussion, TO excess in language
we candidly admit; but At the same tine ":
take this occasion 10 say, that we have never
published q charge agains, GEN. JACKSON, which
we did not honestly believe 10 be true that We
never censured his party without JUS
c%ause;--tha. we have never exposed the poliIisai
principles Of his friends, till it became du'i
which we could neither overlook nor disregard
tut hen we conc 10 look al the course Of The
opposition prinls,we are absolutely sstonishsdf
he abuse and inveclive they have poured o|
l hey commenced the attack: they have charged
Clay with corruption; Mr.. Adams Sldsf
'yihing thar is vile, and mean, and Base, and d.
'ones';-the members Of the Cabinet, With oil
hat malice or envy could invent;-they have
illuminated JOHN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS r%'
acked the very graves for victims on vhith"
aIiate their fagr;-deied the predictions T"
hose sages who have warned us Of The dinge'
'bich We are to feat; and maIIy al' .np'e0"
every mans reputation at their 'c"'