Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-29
From TIE National LournaI

The correspond, u, OF The New Yok Enqui-
rer, who info meu OF ,hc ute e>irg Ia, !,
that the very children had di,c"yer.d he ex-
,raordinarv qualitic arions Of General Jackson,
and pref rred is company To that OF anv other
man, hos made several discoveries equally sage,
equ aiIy int esling, and eA,ing 10 results equal
" Conclusive Win a IN nd open to rcct I'VE
very coavic i'm which ctose 20 drop in;o il;
Win ea,s equally disteuded 10 ca oh the in
s,ruc iior whi. h |il, WITH pr d;gious prodeal-
ity, from the lips ot General Jackson; and WI h
, predis pos ton TO hook through . microscope
a, every indication OF talent and Il NESS viii -
his in,a ginaton di>coye. cd io the General, his
travelling historian accompanied The royal
parry ou lis ia,e excursion to Norfolk. He
assures Us that, although be 'ook the oppor-
ruhIty c! ioluwing near the PreS,dcn,, and was
instructed by his remarks" he as no OF The
royal party. He was, consequently, more a
liberty Ia make his coihmcn,s upon the parry.
Accordingly he tells us
"Tl,e Serrrss~ of Wa conv,4sad with gasat ,nro-
priegy ne moaeSiiy kep, back &c.
The Postmaster Gcneral, with very noaeSt de-
portmen maintains very strong indication OF ener'
o. "M,ior General Macomb modes;ly waits for any
place which circumstances or dosto might offer him
at the table. or M sht cortege OF the President"
ails'n ard HAYS, well pr"portionSd with mani!
aud modest drp0r,r,at' lie Interested in them
" FROM ,he srtaI prQpriety with which thsy conducted
themselves "
General Gibson of your modest, discreet and
sensible men Z"
"YOung Mr. Van Suren has MOdsSty becoming his
years.
/, thus appears tina, the n'odesty .rd p,oprieiy
of the gen lemen of the party 900 he affe, ltotl
A. 4 e Z
wa somewha ing allan, in nam To- leave oui
tnos, epi'htts whe" speaking OF the ladirs Of
thr parry excepting in reference TO me caush
rers uf MIR. B anoh, in whom he discovered a
relir,ng modesiy" aud to Miss Eu>rice-nr
prohah., mean E ,ron who exhibited ID
propr,ety OF conducu highly comniendable
But lie, this pass. l. seems that the cores
pnndrn,--,he his oriln Of the y folk excnr
s,on--was much delighted with the 'eciproci y
of feeling watch exi>,ed between he children
and Geo Jackson. Icy seem TO have disco.
yrred TIA ne was one oil themselves, and he,
in MS lnrn, was smi,en with their sagaciry.-
" Andrew j. kson Donaldson, charming boy,
seemed IN he the pet 1t toe President whom he
he'd uncle II was delIgh full to zee how at
taCheG hC was 30 the President and how kind
the President was 10 pim" Ex,a'ic vision -
tor, But le' this Tacitus Of puerIliirs g. on.
Indeed, all he children tina, came on board to
p,st he President, recei,cd from him some
kind oppression" No doubt the little iunoCens
wen away prodigiousiy elevated in their own
opinions gr"aIly edited, aud thoroughly edu-
Gated % pecorne god Jackson men.
The rtx' memorable circumstance afci the
Inf1u' lie ee. was the descent INTO lie locks ole
descended into the locks and was brought ND 10
The 5srsl an eonosysd. By mems ofa rope attach
ed t. one Of III carriages, six m,l"s." How
graphic he ske oh. and how teIcirous the loi OF
hnsr who ., messed the descending into the
locks, Ia, bringing up TO he eyei-'he convey
ance BY means Of rope. Our pen drops from
our hand In i paroxyAsm OF unu,erdble extacy!
Then came he hour OF msstica iun-nunt
EST edendum, cried the committee. The r va
navy accordingly seated themselves on shin
glrs, ach took clean single for his plate
we wander they referred c'eon one-aDd
l,en Jackson made one of lis prompt and
spontaneous speeches. ''It put him in mind
of OLD tunes He had often taken his meals on
log in IN, woods: and always with good
appetite The fresh air and sxerc'se, he OBJ
served, was tie best sauces" Tie eloquence
was genuine! 1t was apy for the oco aston, II
wen home 10 the business and bosom, Of The
par y, and if II was no precisely grammatical
c,,i ism had lis mou ful f Virginia ham
Sun ,kca tongues. bsel," sc. a ID could no u.
Ter :. word. Tn Directors. ike the cnildrer
and h historian, were tx a fled.
! Mr. be II unw,i tee, nor unp aised that ,hs
! Dismal SWIM. Canal--the very name is IL
| bI, -Yath water L. Il about the Color oi III !:
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