Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-26

The election in Kentucky IS connued solely to
the choice of members of the legislature, by
which body successor to Mr.. Rowan in the Sem
ate will be chosen in November. Intelligent
men from that state are ofopinion that his place
will be supplied BY an opponent to the Admins
tratl0n.
The Presidency-HENRY CLAY has been NOM
mated by the people of Jessamlne county, Ken
lucky, as the successor of General Jackson III
the Presidential chair: the people of Bourbon
county, in the same state, seconded that nOmlna-
ton and the .ople of the United States, at the
celebration of the National Anniversary, have
ratified it by reclamation. HENRY CLAY is then
fairly before the people of the United States as
candidate-nOt the creature of a coordination
of great States" nor yet of Legislative caucus,
but called to assume his proper station by the
spontaneous voice Of his coun,rymen. Ii would
probably have been desirable, that this measure
should have been postponed to later period, and
that the country should have been preserved yet
awhile from the excitement of presidential con-
test. And yet we know not how this course
could have been prevented or avoided. 1t is en-
phatically popular movement-the result OF an
intense and pervading conviction in the minds
of the people, that the interests and institutions
ofthe country are endangered by the misrule OF
prohigate administration. This is no artificial
feeling-no excitement flowing from the tricks
or promptings of politicians or combinations; but
the people themselves ale taking the business Of
'.reform" into their own hands, and politicians
can do nothing but follow their lead. In this
matter, too, the people had no choice left them
the friends of General Jackson have precipi-
tated this question and forced it upon them
two Legislative caucusses have nominated him
| g.. Al. l,t,n nF hot
he would not serve a second term. The cam
paign has thus been opened by the friends of
General Jacksonville flourish Of trumpets has
been heard, the glove has been thrown into the
arena, when no combatant was in the field. and
the people have now taken it up. The question
is therefore fairly at issue-the People against
King Caucus-the American System against
Modification, Vetoism. Extravaganza and Cor
ruptiOn-HENRY CLAY, the accomplished states
man, the eloquent orator, the unstained patriot,
against Andrew Jackson, the Hero OF two wars.
DEL Journal
Er The Columbia Telescope says. Mr.. Cheves
is candidate for the vacancy in the Court CT Ap-
peals.
They who were surprised by the tenor of Mr..
Cheves' sentiments at the notification dinner, we
| presume will be So no longer We give to the
winds the inherited respect we once felt for Lang
don Cheves. A dsunionist from ss,,iiment, is en-
titled to very different sort Of consideration, to
disunionist from inierssi.-PichmO,,d Wing.
ssseysxs-
TaLley Bmk-The annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Bank Of the Valley for the
purpose of inquiring into the affairs and condi-
ton Of the Bank, and appointing Directors for
the parent institution and its several branches for
the present year. was held at the Banking house
in this place on "Wednesday last.
The expose of the affairs OF the Bank Afforded
abundant evidence of the prudent management of
the concern, and proved it to be in the most
prosperous condition. The last years Direct
ors were reelected without opposition. After
the transaction of the regular business of the
meeting the act of the last session of the Legs
ature extending the charter was submitted to their
consideration, and resolution accepting the
terms therein proposed was offered and unani-
mously adopted VirgiaiGn.