Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-20
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Washington, January IS, 1880.

ns, S,n-Mr. Van BuREN, wiley as he IS,
,,< now need Of all his cunning. The PREsi'
,sSr has been so sorely 5esrt, aud So often ac'
tp,sd Of being under the dica,ion OF others,
that h. beginsrow TO run TO the "ther extreme,
and like an unruly horse, throws every body
who attempts TO get on his back MIR. VAN
grsyy however, feeds him with sof, rorn, and,
VIA, is even We, OF greater Consequence. keep
in III. good efaccs Of the family OF he Secre-
r.ry sfWsr. The President and he Sscre'ary
oi Sra,e are Of en- seen, OF iae, riding OUT 'ogc>
.h,r. and an opportunity is thus afnrded the
,.,s,iani, as Paddy says, of paking much oidf>
,,y into the ears oftte incumbent Rumnr also
Tx, Of various letters naNine been despatch ed
throughout the country, TO the good and true
mn. speaking in dlseoSag'ng terms OF TIE
P,,,dsn', hral,hsSd urging the necessity OF
adopting Mr. VAN BUaEN d. his successor.
H.. CALHOUN, in the M, az time, keeps aioo''
looking, with j. slous eye, upon the in'hS'es OF
ais rival, and perhaps facilitating some plan o'
IOun;eraS,ing his designs l s1onid not Or
uro,i,ed if Mr., CALHOUN and his friends were
to .epara. !rom the party, erect NE banner Oh
SAFE RIGHTS, and rally aiound il new set OF
par,isars. The Senators from South Carolina,
il IS thought, are no, pleased with the present
ya,e OF ,hinss, aGG some from other S'a'cs are
sl,o x,yring IN their allegiance. A locker
VI il Venice" as the progress OF time dfVe-
,op.s he state Of parties, and the arts and ma
ChinaOns Il their leaders, shall keep you adj
G,,d Of whatever is most likely to be of inter-
est and future consequence.
Along with a CAV and sliltering throng OF
he laircr par Of creation, aud a collection Of
he wise and sappy heads Of the nation, lis
;ensd. on Saturday, in The Hall Of The House OF
Rrpresen a'IvrS, to the . s'ion delivered Tor
'hc Columbian Institute, by Me-. EVERETT IL
was at adires, exactly suited to the oeea.ion:
learned, wiIhOu, being acknowledgement,
"'thosI bsiug norid H. rapidly, but mastery,
;hr arts thai have but recently been made, and
nlPplIy enforced the advantages Of di'igeni
culture OF ,he mind HIS allu>,on 10 abe claims
81 The orphan children Of FuLroN upon he
Government was uncommonly elegant and pa
1ei'. No one felt unmov,d This effort mas
increased my respee, for the goodness Of Mr..
cvERxrr's heart, as well as FOR hi. ,alep's.-
Inc remarks Il Mo, EvERsrT have, am glad
"'er, hsn productive of some hing. In the
Ssna'e to day, Mr.. BARRON, IN few nea, and
pertinent remark,, introduced . resolution in.
Nrae'lns the Commute on Public Lands 10
"q0re INTO III expediency Of giving his heirs
giant OF some OF the Wesern lands, Hope
"ns'hng OF tie kind may be done.
Mr., WEBSTER, TO day. presented the memo
'al Of The South Caroina Rail Road Company,
"e senators from thu, State being scrupulcus
10 constitutional grounds.
Mr. iRour, Of Georgia, in consequence of
''sfe domestic afHiction at home, has lrfr
Washington.
W. BENTON made Senate distressing, po-
'",'''Y hunting harangue, on the subject Of
'''Il'a'ns the Office oil Surveyor General Of
* ''0ic Lands, ,ae curtain dropped upon the
'"..u''on ota MS speech, and thought Of
F last Room letter.
V virginia members have arrived from
convention, and taken their seats. Mr..
ASsiL and MIR. TYLER are expected early
's1t week
l. ''' not In the HOUSE to-day, and must re-
~, so' to The rsponX the newspaper, for
wall Of The proceedings