Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-24


be withdrawn, in The event Of the loan not being
made. JOHN WiBth >.
JONATHAN BUTCHER.
MORnECAI MILLER.
ASTIE. CHS. CAEENOVE.
Dirfcfion N irEs I'D 0'i,"icdto.
GEO. J0DNSON.
JAMES IRWIN.
Alexandria. Decent CT &c, 1880.
Extract of letter from Washington, to the
editor of the Alexandria Gazette.
" You know that | always have agreed with
YOU on politics. and that wish success to you
and your cause hopesyou will therefore perse-
we're in your efforts to place the true character
and principles of those in power. IN their proper
light You will have hereafter the appreciation
Of good conscience, and at this time. the es-
teen and best wishes IF your friends. BE assur-
ed that the cause of Henry Clay will be i triam-
phant one can never believe that in this coun-
try vice can lord it forever ovey virtue and tai
ents. 1t may for time, but truth is powerful.
aud must prevail.
s.Unti the trial of Judge Peck is over,we shall
not have much political news of Importance
aHoat That finished, the rival parties must
begin to prepare for the campaign. 1t cannot be
that Pennsylvania and New York vii support
the policy of the present Administration: and 10
overthrow the policy, the men must be put down.
The leading men. mean the leading men who
are separated from the Regency in these states,
will 90 against the measures of the administration.
and the people will follow their footsteps.
s.Lhe Cabinet is yet divided. There are two
parties in fact, but the members of both are held
together at present by common sense OF danger.
We shall see how long it will last.
II shall occasionally write to you during the
session. when there is any thing worth cOmmu-
nicatlng."
In consequence of the stoppage of the steam
boats, by ice, arrangement has taken place in
the mails. No Northern mail north Of Baltimore
was received here yesterday, and no Southern
mail.
The steam boat Cygnet was cut tllrough by the
ice between this place and Washington, on
Wednesday evening. and run ashore to prevent
her sinking.
Christmas being at hand. the delica cies Of the
table are much m demand with US. Canvass backs
have not yet appeared very plentlfully IN our
market, but they vii! begin to come in soon.-
Some fine surpers of ducks and oysters have,
however, been perpefr0ted already. Very fewdys-
peptic persons are TO be seen.
-<asn-
A fair friend tat least we judge so BY the hand
writing.) rates us roundIy for our notice of Fee
male Temperate Societies. We take the casii-
CATION in all humility. We shall sin no more
An humble apology always merits ready ex-
cuse.
Mr.. McDurrrE's speech against Judge PECK
is said to have been marked with much OF his
characteristic manner, and. upon The whole, able
and eloquent. He was unconnony severe, and
even harsh in some of his structures. Some pas.
sages of his speech were specimens Of true clio.
quence, seldom surpassed.
-&N.N
The madness of party has never been more
clearly exempled, than in the course pursued
towards MIR. MADISON. We remember not
twelve months ago, when certain presses in this
country were heaping really fulsome panegyr-
les upon his head. Tie was styled the - Apes
tie of Libery''-the :. Founder of the Consiit,i-
tom of the greatest patriots of the age,''
sc. SC. Since. however, the publication of his
Anti-NuIilication Letter. these very presses
have changed their tune, and commenced a strain
of indecent reviling. He is now said to have
:. backslidden'-to have - fallen into federal
heresies'-to have become an apolosst for the
coalition of Adams and Clay sc. sc. The miud
sickens at such disgusting conduct!
Mr.. HAMILTON the new Governor of South
Carolina, in his inaugural address, which is a
spirited performance, refers to Mr.. Madison with
much felicity of expression, and in handsome
metaphor, but the beauty of the passage. is spoil
ed oy its utter want of foundation in fact:
"It is true that one of the Apostles of Liberty,
who klndled this light SO years ago, on the watch
towers of State Sovereignty, has recently attempt
ed to quench it forever in darkness. But NIGH
ty truth once struck out, is beyond the control
of the human agent who elected it. He NAV be
dalZled hY its hlaze hnf mt IL ant ha ca.n.t