Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-12
Hou, The Irmehester Republican.

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- nav -, n him. caught him by the hand, ana
exclaimed. g Well. General, how are you:.
The Presden replied with smile, :. III preIy
yell sir, The old fellow continued = wen
General. they say YOU voted against our to'N-
vile Road-but there's no believing the Adams
mon. now want to know whether YOU oiu Oh
mt >, 5. did, sir" said the Presdent.-"i ou
d;d,, repeated the old man with surprlse' mo"
came Won to do it," Il did not think IL was
RI ,ht. | had some constitutional objections was
tbs repv. The old farmer paused moment
and then said emrhaticalIy. :. Well y '1er"''
Eve voted for you twice; but with al oa'hl 10"
tell YOU I'll never dot again."
TIE above is related b, a gentleman who was
present. and will serve = show the mana 80
which the Presidents veto is received IL Ma
land.
.4notaer.-As Gen Jackson approached re-
derrick. he was met by Dr. /. (one OF The eA,i-
ors for that district, who cave up his h"f7+ ''
b;s sarvant and took seat in Tie generals f-.-
r;aga They we're soon met by Mr.. IL. another.
lof he Generals warm admirers, very respect
able man. but who happened that morning." have
t,ken = Gun roo much The carriage was sop
ned, and Mr. II. was introduced 70 The Pres dent
IN due form. As SION as the usual SITUATIONS
had rassad, the former very iugenuouay SAID
{. General, | thought you promised DR.. /. that
YOU would sanction ourroai lthe same they were
then travelling upon if it passed through Con-
vress:, The General WI. greatly perp'exed,
and could not have been more conlounded had
sudden clap Of thunder assaicd his ears. III.
r. however happily relieved him from bis emOar-
rassmant, BIZ replving. - Ah. that Is mat Ter
between the Genera! and myself The qnc9-
ton having thus been given the go-by the par,ies
proceeded along together tor a mile or t"o' wheh
! Mr.. H.-hs recollection somewhat binnted per-
baps by his morning dram-sidied up TO the car
riaoe. and accosted the President: - Genera',
Thought you promised Or. !. that You would sane
ton our road if; passed through Congress: -
! The Presidents embarrassment returned. Dut
his friend aeain relieved him by repiyinar - IN.
Mr. H. that's a matter between the Eeherai ana
myself" Another mile or two was passed over,
when Mr.. H.--his mind filed with the Prcs-
dents veto. and not so far gone as not to remem-
her tha; the President had pledged himself to the
Jackson Electors. on his way to Washington,
that he woula approve the Frederick and Rock
Vile Road Bill if submitted for his signature. and
determined to know the reason why he had vlo.
lated his promise-again neared the carriage, and
said. as if for the FIRST time, =. General thought
vou promised Dr. L. that YOU would sanction
our road If it passed through Congress-" The
General was more appalled, than was the poor
Frenchman at the re-appearance OF Monsieur
Tonson He was sinking in utter despair, when
his friend again put of the tormeror by saying,
:. All, nv dear sir, that is matter between the
General and myself ss s5
The SECRETARY CT THE Navy has left this CITY
on visit to North Carolina. his native State
1t is believed that there remains now not one of
of tho rs no &c
eminent
We do not complain of the absence of the Pre-
sident and all his Cabinet, though so general an
absence of the high officers of the Government is
unusual. If not unprecedented. We know that
occasional absences are unavoidable and iustifia-
bic. But we feel for the distress which this
alteration must cause to the Editor of the Rich
mond Enquirer, its New York coadiutor, and
others Of the same family, who uttered such bitter
denUnclatlOns year or two ago whenever the Pre-
sident, or one Of his Secretaries, found it neces
sary to visit his domci to look into his private
affairs. If we remember right, one of these Edi.
tors carried his patriotic INDIGNATION TO such an
extreme. as to offer re,cori for the apprehension
Of the fugitive, when President ADAMS, after the
decease of his father. retired for few weeks 20
the shades Of Quincy; and no member of the Ca
binet was allowed to leave this city for dav.
even to visit his sick family, without hue aud +,
cry being raised upon his trail-Nat Int.
-ese545etn-
Se"eaty- Sic veterans of the revolution rode in !
the procession at Providence, Or. L. Among
them were the captor of Prescott, the hero Of !
Red Bank. and three of the "Gaspee boys !
The Grafton delivered in the Baptist Church By |
Mr. Henry Fowler, was listened to with absorbed |
attention, and l.. spoken of as an extraordinary
production. The orator is vet quite younr
man. The thirteenth regular toast given at the
dinner was: The next Chief Magistrate of
the United States-Henry Clay! such nation
merits such president" The orator of the day
had said, ''Let the name of Henry Clay be heard
from beyond the mountains. The voice of Rhode
Island will respond to the call" The express
ION OF feeling when the toast was given, proved
that such would be the case
" y Cum.