Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-20

reelection of ]. 8. Johnston, one of the ables
members of the Senate, is certain.
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Ertrac! 81 a letter TO the editor ofthc " y Dali,
.4dUeyiiser, dated
MARsEILLEs, June so, 1880.
"The public attention here is entirely ensross.
ed by the expedition to Algiers. The contest
there has been severe, and the French loss has
been great--report says between Sand 1000 men
But the army has secured its foothold on the soil.
This believe TO be one half Of the battle; and
without the commission of some great blunder,
Aigiers must fall, though the resistance will be
desperate and sanguinary.
IL saw the Dey not long since, and had We
ry Interesting conversation with him. He was
perfectly informed Of the amount and species Of
force, the French we're bringing against him, and
was resolved to oppose them at all points. He is
lion-hearted old gentleman; and you may rely
on 1t he will make good his assertions: but It will
be all in vain. The science of the French must,
| should think, crush to pieces all the rude and
undiscipned force he can bring into the field; &
though Aigiers itself may, and probably will,
stand siege, it will be of short duration in my
opinion"
who, born for the universe. narrowed his mind,
This is true description of Party Spirit, when
carried to extremity, and, as its excilements are
like those Of gaming, who can tell how far he
will indulge theme No violent party man is just
If he would be, he cannot be. He divides
mankind into two classes, his party and its oppo-
nents. There are, in his estimation, none no.
nest and true that have tenets different (in6a his
own. Onhis side, all is patriotism. ona Ter
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ponents in the common relations of life, he doubts
their testimony as witnesses, their impartiality
as jrrors. and, perhaps. were their good name or
property dependent in court of Justice upon his
own testimony, the temptation would be strong
for him to color his evidence against them! A
mason, or an anti-mason, fcdera!ist or a demo
crat, according to his own dislike to their party,
appears to him unlike the brotherhood of man
kind. He sees a line If ferocity or cunning in
the most open countenaice, or he has neither
justice nor charity for difference of OPINION
This he can never forgive. though he can pardon
traitor that deserts to his own ranks.
Boston Pal,.diun,
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The Nuuiiiers in relation to the Tariff, exclai.Y.
=. Give us the constitution its trainers meant
it. and construed it," And pray how was that?
An act, passed by the first Congress under that
Constitution. a Congress that had amongst its
members many of the abest statesmen in the
Convention. has in its caption, the protection
of domestic manufactures" Who will say at
what point our revenue laws shall stop? All du-
ties on imports protect domestic manufacture.-
Are all our laws LAYING these duties To De decar-
ed Violations of the spirit of the constitution,
and palpabe and deliberate pcrverson Of the OBJ
jects of the parties to that Instrument" Really,
Carolina is .'wiSe in her own conceit." But we
arc perfectly disguised with this subject Moth
ing SO Outrages what little patience we possess.
We are ready to swear, the present aye. Is not the
inheritor Of the common sense of the past.
Georgia COU.7sr.
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The following article will give the reader an
idea show they carry on the war; in Abbeville
District; in South Carolina. The writer Of it
seems to us to have looked too seriously upon the
affair, which reminds one of nothing more lugu-
brous than the accounts of the doings at public
meetings in England. among the Cobbets and
Hunts and leaves corresponding impression on
the readers mind, in regard to the actors in them.
Nat. Int.
From the Greenu;M HD,m'dineer.
AsBEvILLE. Is. Calmly 90.
Mr. Eaior:-The nuli6ers hs Renced
their work. Violence and despoti We
the order of the dav. On they
gave US practical iilustratioSl - lUetrlpes.
Perhaps there has not occurred Since the reign OF
terror, a more dissracetu scene than took place
on Saturday, the 18th Of this month, at Stoney
Point, in this district.
A number Of gentlemen of that neishborhood
gave a public dinner. to which all the candidates
for the Legislature for Abbeville district in
vited Gen. Tucker, one of the representatives
in Congress from this State. aud who resides III
the adjoining district. was also invited by Seve-
ra'indvduals. After the candidates had address
ed the people, the Committee of Arrangements
waited on Gen. Tucker, and invited him to ad-
dress the audience to which he consented. At
this moment, however, dinner was announced.
when Capt. Arnold, of the Committee of
Arrangements, rose and stated to the meeting,
that Gen. Tucker. member of Congress from
this State, would. Immediately after dinner,
speak to the people
/ While at dinner. it was whispered about among
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