Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-11
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS
Washington, Jnnuorut

Washington, January &. l,o
The glorious eighth" has been usher,t,,
with the discharge Of cannon, and will b. rs,
cred out with much drinking and dspcio,
Not content with the grand gala a, Caru,,,
the "go the whole men" have determined linz,
a bOuss at Williamson's, where, no doubt, rv,..
Of Madeira will run, and clouds Of Canvass b,,.,
settle. l wish them much Joy, and clear ey,,
and sound heads Tomorrow morning.
| had no, All opportunity of hearing the Con,
clusion Of Mr.. ARNoLD's speech in iA,r orh;.
claims 10 sea, in The House, but am told ,b,,
he "waxed wroth" as he proceeded. III,
charge against Judge WHITE (and no, NJ,
GRuNDY, as / inadvertently said, ha, been in,
dignan,iy repealed by several gentlemen, who
il appears to me, manifest very unnec.ss,r
sensitiveness on the subject. Mr.. AKyolD
seems to stand almost alone, and carno, b,,
think has injured his own cause by his warm,
Of temper, and freensss Of expression. To d,,
he was replied to, a, length, by the sininr
member, Mr.. LEA, who, although occasiop,Ir
led into harsh expressions and rather bitter in.
vectives. upon the whole vas dienifed and col.
!ec,ed. After the conclusion Of Mr. La.
speech. the Committee rose, aud the House ~.
fused leave TO sit again.
bad an opportunity also today of hearing
Mr. BuneEs, Of Rhode Island, upon what may
now be called the standing resolution concern,
ing the distribution Of the Public Lands. A,
declaimer, Mr.. BuRGEs stands high, and hi,
arguments are generally clear, cogent, and "a.
! ,ionAl. He was listened to with much auen.
ton, ill the hour for considering resolutions
had elapsed.
You will have seen, by the newspapers thar
the Committee On Internal Impro, emen, have
reported bill for conslruc ting National Road
from Buffalo to New Orleans. This grand
design will meet with much opposition; but
the Esprit" that is abroad in the land will no.
let the subject sIumber.
Both Houses have adjourned over until Mon.
day / wish this custom Of wasting two DAYS
in the week was pu, stop 10 The members
arduous and dificnl" as their dulie, are
sometimes called, spend very easy life whilst
they are in Washington. 10 walk to the Ca.
pitol at - o'clock, lounge on the sofas Will.
the Clerk is reading the proceedings, rad
newspapers until 3 o'clock, and then 60 HON.
TO dinner, is surely no very difficult undsrlak.
ing. The two days nov los, might very rsa,
Oily be appropriated to the considrra ion Of
private bills, &c. and thus grea' amount Of
| time and money saved TO the nation. | de-
spsir, however, of ever seeing reform in Ibis
matter.
The fashionable word is all alive here. All
the Secretaries have given their introductory
parties, and the Presiden, is to keep up The OLD
custom Of having : dra,oins room every 'ler'
nate week. Many beauties from rhe North and
West are amongs, us-bu, Of these matters 1t
is not my province 10 speak. will sdd, how.
ever, on This head, that, much to The honor Of
oui WIN oPP"""N>'
and M ans to boot" vice cannot be smugg'd
into their presence, aud TIA, they ATE de'ermln'
ed to frown il down, no matter in what station
it makes its appearance.
Your parlicu Iar friend DUFF is considerably
down in the mouth. saw him To-day, .l''
ing like Patience OF monument, smiling
Grief" The President having appointed Mr.
BALDWIN, Duff TO the contrary no'whs''na'
ing, The latter worthy is loud in his exff'''
sions Of dissatisfac ion. 1t is almost The mrs.
time that his mandates have been diso'
beyed; and the reflection gals him eSre'dI's
". ! am eredibly informed that The Dun ''es'
stock 10 the Jackson market has, within 'O'
last week. fallen Iwen'y per cent.
In another column viii be found the a't''
news from the Convention. The prospect I"
adopting a Constitution has Frightened COZ
,:Ia,oIJy ,;nr. rpport nG the Select IUlB'