Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-09
1.,,,- % he Editor ofMs Bunimore Patri-


states.
I.y,, 10 the Editor ofMe Baltimore Patri-
hTpu" WAsHISsros, 9th April.
.,;o,, Of so much curiosity and report IL Is
!" T. d;f;cul, TO discriminate between truth
'Aue" ,',;,ous representatious. have oil late
anc ssc,able men, who would state, as a
me' .srsr,ained. that which had never been
ihins IS or proposed. Hence, if one intends
'S'iow ur the tide of ondifs, which eoos ana
80 49, more rapidly than The 'lces OF the Chesa
Ao ',s he must expect gravely 10 contradict IN
r,r,,iup that which he reports IN the morn
T. ,,s currently reported here, few days
,h,, dissenlions existed in the cabinet,
-%;,b ,ccording TO the street dialectics amount
18th OF rumpus' between 'wo members
,s,h, .sbner, in the presence OF the president.
Ia, assure you. no such discrepancy exists
r.. is sometimes, in the othtlai discus
;.os and conferences, an expression oil different
;a,on.. AZ must be natural in conducting the
,pp;hs,.,ions of the cabinet, and the very de-
&C ,he discussions ard conferences, is to
~ 'E,;, ,rr best views, that may be taken OF any
.",.,;on submitted for the opinions OF the
counsellOrs OF the Tre"'"'"'
aTh. ubiectreecutly supposed to have caus
4 am. disturbance, is tie proposition 10 re
49,. The nresent Treasurer Of ihe y. States;
an,hich il was repored he Cabinet rad d.
,;l,1 The late senator, Finiisy, ami tx gov>
,.aor If pennsyivania, is ,aid TO be soliciting
-, rl,c, and is reported 10 have warm sup
.0,,sr in MFR. Ingham; AMI Mr.. James A. Ha>
miron il mentioned as his competitor, and ha'-
-, n, suDnort Of the Secretary of State and
,bs Apo,uey General. The whole may br a
,,,ui,ous stor,. Mr. Find av and Mr.. Hami'
ION are both present, and nave no doubt seek
,,ne favour Of the gov, rnmeat, with what
,,o,D,ct Of success canuo, forrtell, as am
no, advised Of the exact amount OF public ser
vice one or the other may have rendered.
A few days since, you woald have suppos-
I'd, indeed, that the BalIin,o's Custom House
was an important object 10 the policy OF the
administration. The reports had assigned re-
mo,al, and appointments enough to change tho
roughly if not reform the whole concern. |
have now 4 differcnr view of the case; and de-
~. my last Impressions from few occidental
remarks in a short conversation with one high
10 authority.
al, is considered, that, with the exception
Of the Naval Officer, Surveyor, aud Appraisers,
Inc Collector alone is authorised To employ, and,
silh The appreciation Of the Secretary VI the
Trea,ury, appoint Inspectors and OF CT servants
OF spba,,tfus in the Custom House; and that
Interpretation Of the law, in the 'aauer, win be
observed. This will produce conservation and
disappointment with many, and brighten the
hopes Of some who have been dreadlng The re-
t.. r., L.. ~,
Cusom house, distinctly underS'snd, will be
referred to The Collector. He will not shortly
&ds,urhed, il al all during his tern; and, if
am not very dull, think the same NAV BE- pre-
deed of the Naval office-tbaI being a mo-
Ton reserved Tor future determination.
u have reason TO believe that our distin-
sOl'hrd fellow citizen, George Winchester,
la. will receive spne mark Of the Presidents
h'or in an honorable a2ppin,men', which is E.
r'' way deserved by the services and merits
Of, a,gtntlemsr. Mr.. Tazewell, il is now ge-
n,Falg accredited, will gn Minister t. Eogland.
There has br'n SO much misti6c alton, OF late,
about Nr Byliwin, that il is d fficuI deter
nine whe her he be favorite a. Coar, The
Us Telegraph, the other day, certainly threw
am ''rrSo-'; whether by order OF the Com
nolore OF he ship, cAnnot sly.
W. Barry has arrived, and number of hang
u'0n arr brushing up to pay their respects to
''D' aud to P-sh their pr-tensions to be- little
'"e roys under him in the various Post-o ffic.s
1"'s me seaboard; and rumor is afloat that
.,''r Is an awfal squirting at the Baltimore Of
wv oy one Who lays high claim to r. - ard for
/" services and sacrifices; out in this there,
- "oAot, VIII be dIsaopointment The rew
MINISTER General comes INFO Office vi h i'm =,
,,'s"0n' much IN hi, favor-we M ST now
o'S To hi, act.."