Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-11


piece OF Inconsistency, that members Of Con.
sre,s alone ATE 6, for oiices Of ,rus, and homo,
--.hat woulc be > libel upon the country.
Equally strange is the justification that is Of.
fered OF what is now denominated REFORM,
and destructive to the best interests Of the coun.
try is the recommendation Of the general e1
'ension Of the lac which limits appointments 10
four years." We shall then in reality be, what
, We a'e now fast approaching 10 be-a nation
Of Office seekers. The scramble for Office, ba6
enough now, would, in case this recommenda-
ton is adopted, be TOO disgraeeful and disere.
ditahle to think Of for moment.
The Financial concerns Of the country are in
flourishing condition. With all the caIumny
and obioquy which have been poured upon The
last Administration, and all the false and ridi-
culous charges Of peculation and extravaganza
made agains, il, TO il belongs the honor, chiefly,
Of the rapid ex,inguishment Of the public debl;
and This Administration an do nothing more
than follow its example. The recommends.
tons Of the President on The head Of The Reeve.
nue. Laws, &c. are deserving Of attention and
consideration.
In introducing the subjec, Of frauds upon
the Treasury, the President has, most unhap>
PLY, made an attack upon the Judiciary Of this
District,
Either from some defect in the law or in
iis Standardization,
The frowns OF Executive displeasure should,
at least. be aver,ed from the bench Of justice.
The Court, il we are no, much mistaken. will,
however. defy even such an attack for ait is
armed strong in honesty"
To the following resomme ndation, as il is
now the age Of "reform," we have not the
sligh,es' objet lion, and hope il viii be carried
in,o immediate effect:
"In conncxion with this subject, invite the
attention Of Congress to a general and minute
inquiry into the condition OF the Government;
with a view to ascertain what Offices can be dis.
pcnsed with, what expenses re trenched, and
wha, Improvements may be made it, the organi
cation OF its various paris, TO secure he pro-
per responsibility OF public agents, and pro
mote efficiency and ju,'ice in all lis operations "
To be sure, this Is only ad capiandrm; but if
a straw can tickle man, il is an INSTRUMENT OF
pieasure-and if this can please ar gull the
pea PIE, we are willing to be pleased md gulled
with the rest There is as great pleasure in
ing chra;ed as to cheat"
With he Presid. MS reasoning, concerning
the Icdi.ns, we eu,irel, agree. His obssrv'-
ito on h., suhjc, re Just, & we'll rxpresstd'
We shall remsrk n A,e different Depart
men,s when we come to review the reports Of
he Secretaries.
The subjects or the extension Of the judiciary
system, and he Bank of the Uni'ed States, are
Of high importance With regard to the lat
ter, much will be said. We reserve our OBJ,
servatious upon il, as we'll as other parts Of The
Message, 10 another day.
The Nation, upon The whole. has been rather
agreeably disappointed in this produc,iou-
Doth a, regards its merits as composition,
and Us views ard details. Considerable arr
has been used in framing il, so as 70 accom-
moeale its spiri, 10 the conflicting views Of the
dominant party on several important topics.
Thus far, the Message is no, straight forward
aud OPEN, as it should be In other respects, ii is
infiniply superior 10 whaI We ever expected IL
pect.
The question of Sunday Mails is again urged
to the North. Meetings, pro and con, have been
held in New York.