Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-27
From the Correspondent. Of the Mass. Journal
AZ uINc,.ax Ecl. l. 1903


Denr Sir: We have had spec linen 1t Ja, X
son Tee ing and policy in the House during tie
las, Two days On Tuesday and Wednesday,
The bill making appropriations for the support
- :, -. m me biir to jus'iry solitary tX-
was M" = 4 no, Mr.. Hoffman, member from
Ip; County, New York, who by ore OF
,h. ss.xsue Of far,"". Wy winch some have
Mr.. Speaker Stevenson, has been inst allied into
the station Of Chairman Of the Naval Cons
mittee, chosen 10 exhibit his prowess by an
attack upon the Navy 1t would have requir-
, ed n iil,le boldness 10 make this attack any
where else; but behind The shield Of privilege,
more powerful han ,hs seven fold shield Of
Ajax, an attack was ven,ureG by this Mr.. Hofi:
man, in which he consumed wo DAYS, at cost
10 the marion Of snme 5000 or 5000 dollars;
proved that the law for the gradual Incr. ase Of
the Navy required no increase Of the off er,
that mate OF coaster was competent, at d
moments notice, 20 take command or seven
ty-four; that every officer on shore, wai'ing for
orders, is either GruNkard, an ldler, or ALI i'm
beetle, and that the commerce Of our country
could &c, on just as well wilhou, a navy as
with il; and then Sal down covered with ylo-
ry," oyershadowtd with the laurels which start
Cd up and threw their ve"dani umbragc over
bin. A man Of strong pr'judces, and very
narrow views, acCustomtd probably 10 We in
To admiration the rustic jewellers on the bank.
of the Mohawk, one who like Goltsmi h 5
"Village Master, was wor by Of immortality.
"for cen tho vanquish'd, he could argue stu;
While words of learned length and laundering sound
Amaz'd the gazing rustics ranged around;
And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew
That one small head should carry all he knew"
When this man fro N the cavsrns Of his lungs
had eXhumated these ideas with which h.
proposed tn sink and destroy the Amerc an
Navy, he found himself supported, on the vote
being taken, by every Tennessee representa-
tive, most of the kentucky Delegation, few
members from North Carolina, South Carroll
ma and Georgia, and the rencgades from sound
principles which .re TO be found among the
New York ard Pennsylvania delegates. did
not observe whether the rot:"n brothers from
New England, the three Immaculate and i'm
mor,aIs-Haryey, Anderson and Ripley, went
with them; but it is fair to presume that they
did The high-minded Of the friends OF Gen.
Jackson-or rather of the opposition 10 the
Administration, could not bring themselves to
vote with NJ. II ,fnan, who was defeated, and
mor'iG d, * look the unkindness Of the House
in such dudge on, that | believe he his not
shown himself in The House, but for a sing.e
half hour to-day.
Having disposed Of the NAVY Bill, the Bill
making appropriations for Internal Improve.
ments was this day taken up in Committee Of
the Whole on the State of The Union, and
things went on pretty smoothly, with the cx-
ception oil decision BY he Chairman, Moore
at Alabama, NOUS presses, although not a
novus aomo,) on a point IF order, and regular
appeal from IT, a thing which was never be
fore heard of in Committee Of The Whole,
until the clause approp'ia,ing $4,000 dollars
for confirmation OF the surveys had been ead
when Suprose Mr. Martin Of South Caroin
the same person VINO in the Committee on