Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-01
ALEXANDRIA,, d. c.
.,rrPDIY N0RNING. WAY l, 1850.

l,,sn.oa Sid''ey.-"e nave oeen favored "''h
IS new edition of the letters Of Alger-
" EIDey on the public conduct of General
,,u Jackson. This is neat and handsome
w w. revised with much care, and that too,
'D' ,,e Informed in the preface, by the author
II The publisher, in whom we recog-
=, old and esteemed acquaintance, Mr..
~n,s ". White of Richmond, deserves the
.,s Of the community for preserving, in so
.us form. these valuable Understandable
=. sound and constitutional views they exhi-
!. and for the lucid style and courteous spirit
.bi,h those views are presented. II is now
late TO regret, that the warning voice of the
:..r has been suffered to pass unheeded. Ii
.ir;, Of encroachmelt on the laws Of his
&c and the rights of nations-the domineer-
and arrogant tone of General Jackson, had
:, resisted by the then Executive, we should
rov have to lament the sway of the most
,.,bIes, and feeble Administration which ever
s,rr,eed this or any other nation.
Tba author OF these letters is now well known,
So. o.lv as one of the first politicians IN Virgil
:. hi, Is sound and constitutional lawyer,
,,1,,lled at the bar, and the champion we may
,r n, Atlas-of the tide-water district of yir-
mi, !, The recent Convention in that S,ate-a
~, whose talents and integrity are acknowledge
i 5y friend and foe.
# amusement could be found in tracing the
,,ut Of integrity. moral honesty, or consistency
n, pubiic character, it would be amusing to
-arr,st the language of the Editor Of the Enqui-
~ IN 1918. in an Appendix affixed to these let
,r,, with the spaniel-like sycOphancy and adu-
anon now manifested by him towards the same
,6ydlal. Has the President become more
moderate and circumspect in his conduct since
tat period: Let the prescriptions for opinions
sle. and the congregation Of all that is infamous,
and base, and despicable around his person, an
sger.
History has held up to infamy the vices of
lIa.iut. uIe SidHie vi ali talOSh1lio, thS PciJ"-
res ola Titus Oates: and though we cannot pro-
n,e Mr. Richie fame 50 widely spread, we
an bear testimony that no man has labored more
l,,luousit to attain SO enyiable destination
Hooae is more worthy to receive it. In him we
hye living and standing monument OF the VI
"a, Of Bray-far surprising his much renowned
gpotyge We had thought, indeed, that his
had ouly was warped astray, until we saw the
lIi,nant illusions against the misguided and
u6r;unate Watkins: then we found that his
iarl was deprayed to the very core. No one
possessed of the common feelings and common
,yarathes Of man, could have penned snch an
tFl,on. How different from his immediate an
t,,or, whom neither interest nor force could SUBJ
lle or change his opinions! Not the foul
mortified Hill. the buffoon Noah, the veraciuus
General, or the migrate Amos, have so well filled
The measure Of editorial glory, or infamy, if you
vii, Is the disiaieresfed Thomas. 1t is generally
Known that he is the Editor of the Richmond
COurler as well as of the Enquirer. We had
frequently been astonished at his unblushing eff
foljerv, but never more SO than in an editorial
Arsraph last Summer, in the former paper
Speaking Of Mr.. Crawford, in reference to toast
gwen by him at public dinner in Georgia. he
remarked, that he had always highly respected
N,Cawford, but never thought his claims to
lie Presidency half so strong as Gen. Jackson's.
N'0' It's well known that he supported with all
Ills ability the claims of Mr.. Crawford to the Pre-
M'acr; and it is equally well known that he
''ared General Jackson's election would be a
'ar''o the country. On his own reasoning,
therefore. Mr. CraM ford's election would have
Eea 1dultcarss. Truly, Mr.. Crawford ought
" Dc mach Obliged to Mr.. Richie for his good
'5A"n and support.
In conclusion, we beg leave to recommend to
'r'elders this work. The Letters of Algernon
>la'y will well repay perusal, and be a. valu-
''.e beacon for posterity.
-sae7ss-
L'"'''u'a for The Tari6:-We are truly graft
isu 10 earn from the Opeiousas Gazette of the
II" u'nmO, that the Legislature of Louisiana