Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-23

lAh thompson, Low "~'
d Plesiden,
The opponents Of M,ssrs. Adams and Clay,
s,l;,g the ground " hich they have so long
ieid. no longer t,nable, and pcrceiv'ng that II
,ill he unsafe 10 cnnliuue harpins on charge
sh.ch their own Witnesses have failed TO rsa-
,li,b. and which il nov rec"i'ng on them
.slv,s, with goat adroitncss change their po-
Alton, and take up new station Tor attack
.r,ke, for example. tie following * racl from
,be Virgins charlottesville Ndv. Gaze
"Our opponents saw that Mr.. Clay has FULLY
aeouiyiyd himself from the charge Of having
b,ryained Win Mr.. Adams. We do not agree
with them In opinion; aui Suppose thai hr mas
Of abat avail can il be- 10 Mr. Adams that he
g aco.itted Of this charge ~ hen a >lniiar ONE
Thai of having bargained with the Ftdei aIl>is-
-,mains unanswered and unanswerablr.
And thereupun, he editor repeats the story,
which our readers will rrco!lecr, was manu'ac.
,ured some time ago; asserting that"Mr. Web
SER did state, before the election IN the House
Of Represent ati,cs, that he had In his posses
son !etlcr OF his own in answer 10 one from
his correspondent, which had been re adj to or
BIZ Mr. Adams, modifed at has suggestion
and family aPpropsd By ham retaiiUe to the
GtsraI policy he intended TO pursue to,cards
the EderaHsiS, that Mr. Webster propos-
ed to snow a me mber Of the house OF rr2rrsen-
ia,iyes the sad CORRESPONDENCE, ii Mr.. Adams
should not he elected on the first ballot; AID
,hA: that member docIin-d seeing IT." This
charge, like the thousand Others which have
been coined 10 iujure the populations OF our best
men, has no foundation in truth, is unsupPort-
ed by auy e,ilencr, AMI the prnpagaiors oil 1t,
themselves, confess, that they base their belief
Gifts courcyness on the fact that Mr.. Webster,
h4yin. been called on by the Telegraph! (Hea-
ven save the mark!l refuses 10 contradict n AS
il NJ. Webster would consent 10 enter the lists,
and handy billinsgagste with Duff Green, or un-
dert.kp 70 set down s reGute ali the lies which
some opposition editors takr SO much pleasure
in promulgatiug. 10 surh resorts as these, are
our opponents Compelled 10 fly to Unable
any longer with any show Of plau,ihility or de,
cency to relera,e tue old cry of corruption,
Corruption" and compelled tn ackuo Wedge the
innocence of Mr.. Clay, they new vamp stale
SANDER, makeup in vehcmence, what they
want Of proof, and expec, TO gull the pie in
10 belief ofits correctness. This, however,
like the rest will fail. Ii is orninous of deir al,
thus TO BE- catching Al such groundiess arg
es, and clinging to them wlh all the pertina-
CITY ofdespar. Truth is mighty, says their
own dol, and will prevail, aud on her onrnipo>
Ten E DO we confidently rely, and fear not the
result,
The Us ship Of he line Ds'a,Care, Cap,
DowNEs, 1T Annapolis Roads on Sunday morn
Ing, and proceeded down the Chesapeake
With a h'd north west wind
A corresnond'nt nf the National Irtelliren-
GER furris es the following note Of the dim n
sionS uf this hne ship, which ate also said 10
De those ofrht Nur,h Carolina.
From the end Of iib>or- lib- boom 10 the end
oiring-tail boom, 379 fet.
Height, from keel TO the top ofpoop dtck,5s
lee; tom keel to nj oa-sail ma 81 head. 25s Il:
or"adIh Of beam, from outside 10 outside, ssh
ieeG number Of guns, 96-of heavy cal,bre.
The force OF this class Of ships is but little
more than half tnat Of thu Pennsvl, anna. now
building in Philadelphia" Bali american.