Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-21

dual gain appears to have bsea wholly f.,
looked in their desire 10 disseminate ~,
utmos, promp'itude, and in the mo,,
manner, the proceedings Of the Govern,
AS proof Of this, it is only necessary IA =
to their immense sheet, their crowded ,o.
their equentsupplrmenls; the cos, Of D.,
ers. and Of mechanical labor and Of n,,
and then reject upon the limited incom. =,
their paper receives from advertising s,,,
and the enormous expense d, which this.
.ive machinery must be KEEP; in motion
II was, perhaps, the CONSCIOUSNESS, os
fact, that induced the Members Of boz,
es OF the National Legislature, when III. =
OF executing the Congressional prn,i,,
changed in 1919, to make them ,epdrro,,
public printing al prescribed md noa
rates; and this was the first time that ~.
sent propri,ors of the IneIl; seueer lad en-;
any portion Of The Governmental Decvui,tv,
tronage. The paper had there ofore b, En- G..
ported by the patronage of The public ain,
The printing Of Congress having preror,,
been pu, up to The lowest bidder, they had q.
vcr competed for i; Until then. This MIN.
age, in our opinion, was NO, mis4ppiel !,
profits, instead of being boarded were ami.
TO the extending the capacity of The o,pr, :
a more ample report and disseminate
the Congressional debates, and c,rrl
usefulness. ii upheld an estabi,hmer, =.
knowIedged by all TO be among the No,
and, from Tvs po,i,ion, lie ma
useful in the Union. WhaI, then, are Il,
circumstances which have induced tie uih
dfawal Of this patronage? Is ii that the pu6.
printing has not been executed with nea,D,
or despatch? This is not PRETENDED. IT,
printing has been executed with despatch, Il
ne atness, and an accuracy, which before ,h.
election, to say the lcas:, had not bern surp,~
ed, and which, in all probability, will moi .os
be equalled. Tie ground, then, and the OrJ
ground, for the Withdrawal Of this parorav.
will be found in the refusal of The Edioj Ja|
fntelheencer 10 become a party 10 the view,
hose who were resolved to pu: down The A!
mini stration, RICH, or wrong. Their impH
ant services to the republican Cause, aa
darkest days, are forgotten: Their impar,iaiJ
and Iabors, as reporters, are not Iemembe,i
Their enterprise, in compiling and publlsbin,
rom their own labors, All authentic Register
Debates. obtains no favor: Thu
Moderate ard digni6ed conduct as citiz'm.F
,dilors, affords no protection: The violenc, 4
,ary pervrIts the judgment, and even exit
cuisines the feelings Of personal friendship h
'roscribes honesty Of purpose, indeper dent, d
and jealous attachment TO Iibsri
nd the constitution. And who is called upG
" The Senate TO mono police their favers, All
'nce denounced, by some Of those who ma
upport him, as being too degraded for a"s
ordinate civil station; bur, who, perhaps, ha
,urged himself from former stains, by hisTe
.ent political career. Yes-Duf GREEN'S
editor of the Telesraph-lhc ready libtlIeF d
he virtuous President and his Cabinrt-ilt
plant, not 20 say venal, instrument in the h,rt
# those who will condescend to pay and us
lim-whose paper is daily heapiDs 10 his me-
nory monument Of infAmy,-is to be nouTl'D
ID, and fostered, ard fed, with the peoples nj"
icy, on tie sole condition that he shall corrH
o traduce the Executive Of the Union, ard VI
ify the most distinguished patriots OF our '''a
1t is seen from This review, that it has beti
he honorable fortune Of The Intelligence 70
ncur the displeasurc Of the advocates OF mi
airy superiority, and TO draw down The 'h'
,eance Of foreign enemy.
That an enemy should be enconsed by 0''
ditorial labours, directed as they were to TX
lefrnce Of the measures Of the Government, Z"
o The awkening the energies ofa free peO"
$ matter Of no surprise: But that m'j'n'
II the Senate Of the United Sta.oS body NJ"
ofore characterized by dignity and m''"'
ion, should be actuated by the naTro" -
evengrful feelings O. party, and seek ''' "
truciion OF that establishment, which has"
ributed so essentially to uphold the I'"'''
md honor Of the country, would eI''E ~,
mingled feelings Of wonder and regret, o'' V