Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-19

has pursued rclaiiFc 10 th,s ict'eF d
no service, even with his pollticaliriehuS'
Nor should he be tarlyin producing hs evidence
of The cenuineness of The letter. His opponents
hav charged him with having published a ioi-
gerry, he cannot too soon, (f in mis- power clear his
skirts of the inputa,ion. 1t IS due alike to MN
self. his friends and his adycrsaries.
We confess that we had our doubts on the sub.
iect-bat the declaration above has dissipated
them. for we cannot bring ourselves to believe
that a man. standing before the public as the cdl-
tor of a public journal. would deliberately and
solemniy appeal to his God for the truth OF 4
statement about which he had any doubt. we
prefer, therefore. crediting the editors aii'rlna-
ton. to stamping him with perjury.
The same paper contains the following ooser-
vations and letter on the same subject:
From the Literary S,bdhtrn.
At the suggestion Of the editor OF the Rich
mond Wing, we had determined to send the orr
cinal letter Of Mr.. Jefferson, to Richmond, NT-
giria, for the inspection Of those, who were N
lar with the chirosraphyo of the sage OF Monticeiio,
for their inspection and decision. But when the
expression ofthis determination was made known
to the venerable gentleman, who gave the letter
to us for publication, he addresses US note, from
which the following extract is made.
Bosrox, August 8, 1880.
81 perceive by the last copy OF your paper,
that YOU have determined to send the original Of
the letter addressed TO me by the late Mir. JET
fersor, to the editor Of the Richmond, Virginia,
Whir. for the inspection and deciSian of certain
citizens of Richmond. II could place any con-
fdence in the mails under the present admins
~tration. | should not have the smallest objection
to the adoption of the course ven have marked
out, but as | am quite sure, that under existing
circumstances. it never would reach Richmond
for il is too valuable a document to rove ct large
undestroyed; | must protest against y"ar taking
the step YOU have proposed. But, this IS not ali;
| am not disposed TO crafty the malevo!ent curl
osity Of men. whn have. with an ciirontery which
has had no parallel, pounced upon the letter, and
without a title of proof. pronounced II a forgery
You will therefore have the goodness. toforward
the letter to me by the bearer, Mr.. VIM. White,
in whose hands the valuable document eau be
safely confded. Whenever | may deem ii ne
cessary, for the protection of my regulations. or
! .Ior the success of MIR. Clay. to expose the letter
and nv name to rhe world, | shall do so;-unhl
then, j shall be satisfied that ali the political blood
hounds of the nation shall yeip at me. leave
the CITY in the course Of three or four days, iar
nv country residence, and when arrived there,
YOU shall hear further from me. / am amused TO
| notice what confusion the letter has made IN The
ranks Of The Jackson party; and bad | supposed
! that it would have been productive OF one ball OF
the effect ii has already produced, it should long
since have been given to the public. to the corfu
sion and dismay of those who attached themselves
10 the chariot wheels Of Gen. Andrew jackson"
sgaa5aa%
.9Sint;c Hegrosg.-The Geographical Society
of Paris have offered a gold media. a 40
, francs, to the author of the best memoir upon
the origin of the race Of Asiatic negroes. Ac-
cordinp IA Chinese historians, the negro races in
habited the mountain of K~uenlen, 10 the North
Of Thibet; and there exist remains of the same
races ir the mountains which separate Ian
Nam from the Kambodje. In the nadon Of the
| Samcng. or the mountains Of Mallacca, there
are also remain. of a negro colony: they speak
the same language as the negroes OF Oceana.-
In general. it is known that there is some con-
nexion between these colonies and the Malay
race. which extends from the isle OF Formosa TO
Madagascar, as well as from New Holland TO
the Sandwich Islands. The memoir Is TO state
the result of researches into the origin OF these
colonies. and to make known every race Of ne
eroes which has inhabited. or which now inha.
bits. the different parts Of Eastern Asia. 1t is de-
sired that the writer should found his researches
upon the accounts Of Chinese authors.
Foreign Journal.
Young AlNdies' Seminary.