Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-12

v, = Enquirer The Majoris said TO be keep
sham look out.
r.. sIsr,,on of Duff Green as Printer to the
uoo,. Of Representatives, is a circumstance
.,Ic.a,rd, IN every way, to diminish our res
80, 70, the majority OF that body, and the pr'n-
,nIe, by which they are governed. There Is
man of importantly but will acknowledge
,A,, the appointment was unca'led Tor, VIII DC
unnecessary, and is di.gracrful
his MT Cor US 10 become 'he. suiog's's oil
nsss,s Gales s. Sea,on. Justice requires
.ow,,rr. now ,ha, the whitening infuenee oil
,,r,y prescription is pressed upon them, 'ha'
". should raise our voice, not TO join In the
Glamour which is pursuing them, but IN 'indi-
r,,;on and appreciation 1T their course NO.
,.;, ,hs, We could say could add 20 the esti-
nation in which The private sharaeter oil these
..n,smrn is held. Their neigt bors and fellow
citizen. have given REPEATED instances OF the
.On6dehce they have rep','d IN them, ana 'ne
members of The House themselves have an OF
por,uni,y daily Of kao~i"g, that IN those guam
,,> which constitute he true gentlemen, none
are ,hei, superiors. They have Tor number
If Years been tie edi ors Of aE important news
,,per a, the $, al Of Go, ernmen,, and have uni-
formly rnjoyed The confidence OF those with
whom their business has brought them IN con-
TACT. They have, also, for number Of years
br,n th- Printers TO Congress, and In that Ca
pacily have given universal satisfaction. Their
vork-and the gentlemen are beth practical
nriu,ers, and know how their work should be
done-has always heen ex' cu,ed with neamess
and DIES patch, and a, as !ow i rate as could be
Afforded To hink then, that gentlemen thus
high in their sanding as cilizrns, and as fdl :
ors, and thus experienced as printers should be
di>placed 70 make room 70, a MA who WAS
srouvb, from the wood, Of Missouri, and plant
ed in tins District, to drfame and write down
our wisrst and ,iruous citizens-a m u whose
impudence has alone brought him into noto-
riely! The reasonable portion OF the Jackson
decree has not, we believe, gone forth, which
is 10 grind 10 powder the opposer> Of the sue
cessful chieltain-nor are the people pre-,
pared for poliricsl a,lto de fs, even trough the
"Ieadrrs" should b. ready 10 dance in triumph
round their victims.
With what heart could those who fought SO
long with The ln,rliigrncsr in psf times, nov
volr TO Withhold from it their patronage? There
is "a SAVIOUR oil the rankes' ingrattude in this
procedure-ingralirudr more strong Tan irl,-
'ors'srms." Gould the supporters Of Mr.. JEFF
f,tsun, and Mr.. Madison, forge, he aiG they
had received from ,hr paper against which they
are now directing rhrir effrrts? IL seems TO
u tha, the very principles OF men have chang
ed with The times
Mrssrs Calls & Sraton have dared 10 op-
pose Grn Jackson. For this they ale to suffer
-tor this the Repre- sen,a,ivrs Of the People
have laid the Christening rod upon them, and
visited hem in their anger.
Nj her the good of their party, the success
OF their plans, nor the interests Of the nation,
required his measure Of the majority Of the
House. A settled and deliberate plan was
formed 10 cripple, as far as possible, The ener-
s'es Of press which they hated for tn, Cause
1t had espoused, and which they feared for its
Independence. This determination, and these
reasons, were acted upon with ao unanimi y
which showed how passion and prejudice con-
troll the minds Of men. Thanks &c a virtuous
people-,hanks to an hore.t country thanks
10 he intelligence of her ei,izrns, this scheme
can meet with but partial success. The Ma.
uonal Inlelligrneer is not 10 be broken down
BY the power used against it. The "pap"
which will nourish that which they would fain
signify as its rival, may indeed pamper the
pride, aud add an sphereal importance to its
conductor; out, at last, ,porih makes the news,
paper, as well as the man. The editors Of the
ln'e'i'sencsr have their own talents, industry,
and honesty, TO go upon. Let others show a
better foundation.
m L.. A.