Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-09
From the Richmond Wing.

IefrencaDeyfl - We deDatc an MT, SnllIOu ,
re,rt nc hmen, resolutions, continues with in>
ere asing asperty. Never WAS discussion more
idle AID unpr pfitabie This Mr.. Chiffon is the
same wh had contested election with Mr.,
Calhoun Of Kentucky, "hen agreeing 10 refer
the question again to The people of the Dis
tricI, Chiffon was elected BY small majority.
Tie Cause Of his success over Calhoun is made
nantes, sircr he arrived in Washington. He
pie dyed himself TO the people to purge the.
General Government, and this promise oil his
made with eleCrioneerinS views h. has ugh
tilv determined 10 fulil Arrived in Washlng-
ton some or 8 days, he crushed IN. where
angels had feared 20 tread" without consuts
ing old aud experienced members; but ga lan'-
~ "bent upon immor' alny and a re-elec lion"
this Young lcgisla i've spring Id, threw olaz-
irg brand into the House OF r. presenta'ives
HIS resolutions nomlnally, aiming at reform
and retreachment (eXccllent purposes) were
desi; :ned ~ him in reality, u keep up his pop
ularity IN Kentucky, and have been usrd by the
Jackson patty TO cover an ndiscrlmlna@ a.
tack upon the Administration and is friends.
As these last in III" House Of Representatives
possess the correspondent, right Of detcn'e,
The debate has become a wide field Of PERSONAL
iiies, attack, defence, aud reclamation
Were or when il is TO end, no man can fore
siness Of the Country -iis tendency To irrl,ate
an rnflAme tn public mind, without efecting
the smallest good, is obvious to all. The de-
precdtory language # Mcpufic, Let'her, Liv-
ingsluu Everett, and others, who persuasi"ely
called off the House from discussion SO use
les so inf1a'nm,tory & destructive OF the pub
lie ihtercs., is sighed by such men as our DIR.
Floyd and Others, who are unwilling 10 forego
an opportunity OF venting their acrimonious
feelings. The debate has not been less unpro-
! filable to the nation, than advantageous to the
! Administrations The owledgement of
several jackson members that he Administers
ton would he benefited by the contemplated
enquiry-,he beggarly md ridiculous cata>
! logur of cha.g made out by others-canno,
| fail to make ALI suspicious impression upon the
pubic mind. In an enquiry so comprehensive
driven on by so malignant spirit the failure
10 establish any abuses, must place the Admin
istration upon the most elevated ground
MIR. Randolph after a weeks absence re-
turned to the charge on Friday last, AVID de-
iivered another speech. He had written TO
the speaker that his absence was caused by in
1 disposition. A correspondent saws:
$50 far from being sick. he was dashng a.
bout the city every day Of his aledget sickness
certainly several days--boolrd and spurred
and apparenHy, as well as he ever was. II is
said he had one ortwo dinner parties during
| the time T"
| Our correspondent ascribe. his absence 10
| sensi6iify-rtat he was awaiting The storm OF
replication 20 blow over, when he would again
reappear. But OF this, VIZ answer with Btrsa-
NIL non m, yicordo-which we believe means
! ignorance as well as forgefulness. Be this as
it may, or his Temperance, he made slngu-
| lar charge against Mr.. Clay. Ii is thus re-
ported ir the National Journal.
"Mr. R, then proceeded % say some hing on
the subjec, Of the supposed collision in the