Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-09
ALEXANDRIA,
THURSDAY HoRNyyG. mr. 9 1855

our country friends will find accompanying me
Gazette. the Presidents Issslse 70 G0nEie ss.
II il long. heavy document. ana requires some
patience to wade through lis contents. nc com
noser, as we'll as the scribe. and AT Others ar
others there were) concerned ~ is manufactures.
must have had tedious time III preparing II ior
public inspection. Twelve columns o' brewer
type Is an awful quantity of matter tpr even
Printer 70 look AT. and ,aDst 5e absolutely dis
heartening to the generality OF newspaper read
ers. The country journals vii! groan tor terri
night under the hcavq J0r;hen. and some ct them,
perhaps. will si.e il up. IN despair. at once es-
prciallv the Jackson ones, vino will nov lind. to
their sorrow. that the President (or somebody Tor
himl can crife as we'll az fight.
We had intended to have entered somewhat
at len"th into review of the Message-but per-
haps this would be dutf work. We shall. there
fore. content ourselves with commc, ing slightly.
as we find opportunity, upon different portions
of it.
As whole. however, without decming our
selves captlous. we cannot but remark Its par'i-
san nature. 1t is IA studied vinsllcation nt the
Administration--within some instances. an Of
fensive tlattery Of its organs and Minister'S
No stone has been left unturned. 10 find cause OF
self graduation. and hold OUT inducements for po-
litical perseverance HIr. McIANE is plaster
cd--Mr. RANDOLPH is cprai,ed-Alajor fAToH
is lsuded-Mr. ISGuAM is comDiimenied. and
Mr.. BRANcH whitewashed. The whole Cabinet
is strung up, decked off with great deal Of iiln
merry for the gaze and favor of the people Now
this may be all good Jacksruism. but il is not to
our taste.
We will not be hypercrt;cal. aud make objec
tons to bad turned periods, newconrd words,
and some other faults of style which might be
noticed. There is a quantity of verbiage which
should have been omitted, and the Message thus
raced TO a readable length.
@NsN
The Message recommends that the President
be made ineligible after one term. There is no
thing like setting a good example. -Why not
commence the example? We hope the President
does not intend to leave to his successors the go-
rIous privilege of retiring after one term.
@N
The President is opposed to ocdlimprovcments
being made national objects. -SoUe we. lie is
in favor of juiicious tariff: are we. The
deuce of it is, the Message is as slippery as an
eel; and no man can tell what the President means
by "local improvements" or a "judicious ia
riff There is no fun in trying to find fault when
a man will agree with you, whether or no. We
wish the President would borrow Some Of HENRY
CLAWS candor, and come out like a man, .'np-
right. outright. and downright" He has been
poking barney at tic natives quite long enough.
-&NsA
In calling the attention of Congress to the al
fairs of this District. the President has recon-
meDded measure yitalv affecting our interests,
and against which our citizens must protest. IF
delegate is allowed to the District. Alexandra
must suffer. The power is on the other side of
the water. rhe three cities nave. and must con-
tinue to have, separate and distinct interests
We must not permit ourselves to be made hew-
ers of wood and drawers of water for our Wash
ington friends. VIVA, chance would there ever
be. of delegate friendly to oar interests being
citizens have already expressed their decided
confident that they will be equally hostile to this
project.
EMsD
The slap at The Bank Of the United Statey in
the Message. wa, expected. Opposition to the
Bank must soon become an article in the Jackson
creed. Ii will. of course. have its effect
-<NsS
The President saws that Mr.. RANDoLPH's
health has ''been impaired IN the public service.
This is a discovery. We never heard of it be-
Russia is lame enough. 1t amounts to this: that
he is allowed to spend his time in the South of
Europe for the benefit of his health. at the expense
OF me United States. A. to the transactiny bu-
sincsS through the Secretary of Legation, the
Minister mic ht as we'll be dispensed with al once,
Or reside in his own country.
<Ssn-
The President is in ccstaccs at The West In.
dia business. lie Is pleased with himself. with
MIR. McLANE. with the British Government.
and with all hands. He is as self satisfied as
an eplcure after fine dinner. We would not
for the world disturb his compIaceucy Its on
~ 4 pity tina; the West Indies are MOI vef opened
to rs. When they are, we shall see The mighty
effects of this mighty movement.
AA.s>
The Virginia Legislature met last Monday
This session will BE- IN important one The Le-
cislature will have to elect the Executive nlIicets,
Judges OF the Court of Appeals. and Judges of
the Inferior Courts. besides iransactng other bu.
sineos OF pressing Importance. We trust their
ae"r- may result III uslng The prosperity of the
DID Dominion
$685.