Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-26
We are exceedingly gratiiied at the following
from the Richmond Wing:

We are exceedingly graihed at the following
from the Richmond Wing:
:. With regard to MIR. Madison, evidence e1-
isis. conclusive and full which places his autho-
ritz in diametrica opposition to the South Caro-
lima doctrines-evidence under his own hand,
axtorted nv the occasion, and which wholly with
draws from under the Nulihers the foundation
mon which they proposed to erect their disunlon
rs,soning-we mean the Virginia Report OF 90.
Of that Report, Mr. Madison was himself the au.
thor. and even the nuli6ers, we presume, Will
admit. that none are 80 competent as hesto ex-
nl,;n his own meaning. Letters from Mr. rla-
olson. written in the course of the last tau, ex-
nressly negative the presumption that the~keport
IF ,eS' justified the ground taken by South Caro-
lima in respect to the Tariff, are now IN our pos
session. We are not at liberty to publish them;
we even fear that we have transcribed permls-
sion in abiding to them; but we most sincerely
hope that those who have the right will not WITH
hold the most efficient means that exist OF crush
inc the most dangerous and .menacing doctrines
which have ever been broachedin this country.
Jefferson and Madison ought 70 be rescued from
the imputation of standing godfathcrs TO Prlncl-
pies as unsound in philosophy as dangerous IN
tendency. They are no principles OF theirs; and
it is time that the monstrous doctrine OF nulllil-
cation should be stripped of the sanction 1t has
unfairly and untruly derived from their names.
-xssoepSs-
The New York Commercial Advertiser says
..It is held, and we approve the doctrine, to
be in the highest degree improper for any Exc
cutiye TO confer Offices of emolument upon Edl-
tors. with an express understanding that such Oh
fees are conferred as rewards for editorial sell
vices"
tits not more improper to act thus towards edl-
tors, than any other description of politicians who
have rendered real or supposed services to men
or parties. Rewards are sought by them all;
while the disinterestedness of most of them
Members of Congress and of the state govern
ments for instances quite as important as that
of editors. By the way. we shall note that the
rejection of editors by the Senate on any ground,
is not more derooatory or injurious to their cha
racter and interests than the nomination TO oihce
of persons of that profession, who have dlsre-
garded truth, and avished abuse and SANDER IN
their columns. 4 distinction or recompense
which should be honorable, when conferred upon
such partsans. degrades and outrages the respec-
table portion of the corps. Ii seems TO us to be
the paramount duty of the Senate to scrutlnlze
every nomination, and to reject every individual
whose personal professional or intellectual charac-
ter Is known or discovered 10 be unworthy or In
sufficient. rigid performance OF that duty
would operate as full restraint upon the Execu-
tive Ii strikes us, likewise, that the paramount
consideration with the President, in every instance
of original appointment or substitution, ought to
below far the nation would be better or worse
served. When an Office is already attequdtety
and rep,aaJ!y filled, he has no night to expose
the public business to any risk by change; the
obligation rests upon him of consulting the inte-
rests of the country alone, disregardng all per-
sonal resentments, predictions. hopes. or ac~
acknowledgements Such is the true theory of his
high trust--too often, we confess utterly forgot
ten, since the theory of Washington. MAJ. Gaz
ssse3e2eSe
Distressing Occurrencs.-We learn frs<n the
Newtown. New Jersey Herald, that on Monday
night last between 10 and IL o'clock, the stream
which passes through the village of Branchville,
about miles above Newtown, havinh risen great
ly bv previous rains, the mill-dam John Bell,
Esq. at the upper part of the town gave way.
and column of water. 25 feet in depth, swept
away every thing before ii. The forge of Mr..
Bell was completely demolished. The mill
dams OF Samuel Price were next carried of, one
wall of the Woollen Factory was thrown entire
ly down, the building otherwise slightly, and
some Of the machinery materially injured. The
races % the Factory and Gristmll were filled
with stones and rubbish, or destroyed. Several
dwelling houses below were inundated; and
though but one life was lost, many escaped mar
rowly. and some miraculously from drowning
The inhabitants had mostly retired to rest. but
were awakened by the loud noise of the rushing
waters and Immediately retreated to the upper
part of their dwellings. The family of Mr. Nc
Daniels very narrowly escaped drowning Mr..
McDanies had retired 70 bed, in an upper CHAM
Der, his wife was in lower room reading. one
child lay in the cradle. others were in bed asleep
near her, she had scarcely heard the sound of
the moving mass of water before the door of the
room in which she was sitting was burst open by
its violence. She sprung upon box which was
near her, with her infant In her arms, and there
she stood, the waer reaching nearly TO her chin,
holding her child above it, until Mr.. MD des-
cended from the chamber, with view. if posi-
bic to save them; she begged him to desist, de-
claring that the children in the bed were both
drowned, and that he must perish if he persisted