Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-30

Erin tastefnIly decorated, borne on a car. The
natives of France. who moved early in the pro-
cession. in respectabIe numbers. must have en-
loved the exhibition of American sympathy IN no
limited degree. Every where the trI-color was
repeated almost to redundancy. 1t waved from
the window of every house Of entertainments
loated over every division OF the procession, was
worn in every hat and every button hole ana was
attached to every part of the equipments OF me
horses. In fact the eye almost acned WIN pe
huIding s. this rainbow of the Free" which has
again been paintcd in all IFS glory on the clouds
of the new revolution. We have rarely seen
the artillery bands, who closed the procession,
appear to more advantage.
The scene exhibited in Washington Square, at
which the last of the procession arrived i!'te
after O'Clock, as seen from the upper part OF the
houses around it. was picturesque IN the extreme
rs NAV well be imagined. We have no space to-
day. had we power to do it, to attempt descrip-
ton. We are sorry to have to record that the
affair terminated unfortunately. A stage OF con-
siderable dimensions had been constructed near
the centre of the Square. part OF which was eie'
waited above the rest, on which the orator, mem
bers of the Common Council. Marshal anu ms
| Aids, &c. were Accommodated. The ceremonies
commenced with brief, but eloquent ana appro-
pirate PRAYER, BY the Rev. II. V. Dey. William
N Price. ESQ. then read the address to the French
people. The unrulv portion Of the popu'ace
crowded on this structure, in defiance of here
sistance of the guards; and before the Grafton
was concluded. (of which very few could hear
syllable,) the elevated part Of the platform gave
way. Luckily no person was hurt; but 1t terml-
| mated the regular business of the day. Some OF
the people seemed disposed TO think they had
enough of it; or perhaps the regiment OF pick
pockets. who gracod the occasion with their pre-
sence. embraced the opportunity OF increasing
the confusion. We saw several persons jumping
from the stage. and a body of light horse riding
round it to keep of the spectators, when we took
our departure We have subsequently been IN
formed that stones were thrown, and that some
| fighting took place, No serious accidents have,
however, been reported as yet.
| The mob took possession of the ground and
stage TOO at last. The latter was broken to pie
ccs. and the military gave up the point.
In the evening, The several places of public
amusement were well attended. Am"ng other
private manifestations of patriotism, MIR. Phyfe,
! in Maden-ane, illuminated his store. and dis
PLAYED in front of it three transparencies; one of
Franklin, one of Washington, and one of Lafay
cite.
We would, on no account, while this celebra-
ton seemed called for by popular feeling. have
damped, by any cavils, generous excitement.
But now that it is over, we have no hesitation in
expressing our opinion, that the propriety of max
ing extra HOLIDAYS is always questionable. We
rejoice IN the triumph of the brave Parsians over
unconstitutional oppression, and shall rejoice
still more when time shall have demonstrated
that this is no tra'sient victory. But we shall
protest against making holiday, whenever SINH
lar success shall attend the liberals of whatever
nation The conflict has only begun. We hope
and trust that it will 30 end, that we shall not
have, as heretofore, to regret premature ebuli-
ton of national qualification. Nor do we again
wish to see our troops marching under any other
than the national banner, or wearing any other
tnan the national cockade Com. .AdU.
-sseB969n
A bill reported last winter in Congress, by the
Judiciary Committee. authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to compound and discharge all
government debts due from insolvents, will prob
ably be acted upon at the approaching session.
The bill Is merely retrospective IN its provisions.
including only insOlvents whose debts were
tracted prior to passing the act, excluding all
government defaulters, and in fact being mainly
confined to persons whose debts were contracted
with the Custom Houses. and in other CONNER
cial transactions with the government. There
are in this city many hard cases of this kind. and
well deserving the relief which such a bill would
-sseoeaan-
Fremont Congressional IIecfaon.-An article
which originated, we believe, in the New York
Spectator, is going the rounds of the papers in
which it is asserted that the Legislature of this
state have repealed the law distrctng the state
for the election of members of Congress-. and
they will hereafter be chosen by General Ticket.
It'll not so. The mistake probably arose from
the fact, that at the late session law was past
repeating the act of 1898, changing The time of
holding the second election in those districts
where no choice should be made at the first bal .
lotng, from the fs.t Monday of December to
the second Tuesday Of November. The district
ing law now stands in all respects, as it orlsi
nally passed.-Uindsor Republican.
ssAG5G5a~
A mail stage is to run hereafter from Win
chester to Cumberland, thereby connecting the
line by Warrenton 70 the great western line, and
enabling the traveller to save the circultOus |,
route by Washington in going west
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