Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-29
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ed States on the +th Of March. 1920: a. l~
Rod, Gen. w. II. Over,on was a rar. ~ u-' 2.
elect of the State Of Louisiana. in ma 'vtlNsF |
Legislature. Shortly after the Induction "f "a
Jackson as chief magistrate, Gen. Over Va |
a letter to Martin Van Buren,. Srr, -s" We |
State; the reply to which will be found :!
close Of these remarks, drawn from US !,
quen ce of the peculiar character Of tbs, ,s .V-s
Gen. Oycrton. is military man, bred - r!
and was, we believe, pupil Of Gen L.
and no doubt issued his orders to the ,.b..-
Secretary. in style characteristic Of The .ori
and Mr.. Van Buren,, it would seem. c,r,S.
military method Of doing Business; for vi
proEipiness he executed the will Of Gen ia
ton. who, though not conver,aat with -"
cal affairs, nor accustomed to the in,riou.!
management of elections, well knows h..
ders should be given. and how and in gbs,
ner they should be obeyed: it was therein.
cessarv that the Secretary s.oall act and +.
correspondent to the disposition and ,e,.
him he was destined to obey.
10 what situation are the Americaa no
reduced! A known partisan If this aJn;1I,.
tiol Of our government has only TO pa,, Il.
cret word. aud any citizen can be prU,c,.i,l
, matter how worthy a. such. how tsplb,e up
est in the performance Of MS public duties. :
what crimes we're the ncumbents, 10 uLj.t T.
Van Buren's letter alludes, dismissed. condo.
81 and prescribed. without a heNrins: Mani
lie charges made against them: but 4: d, W.
of political opponent, or private ea,u7 !
bot h. they are secretly required 70 BE- Ier.,
lrur stations Of which they were pehapi o.,jr
| iayv useful 80 the ma am, and IN eyety ,s,rs
had filled thcm with credi, to them.,h5;
I'VE hupe Gen. Over;oa. at de lIae he ,lls
| these removals, was not acrated br lrynGIr
inconsistent with tie princi pies Which ,lc .s.
| aliy understood TO characterize d solder. Sal
wears AGO we had persona, Acquaintance Va
Gen. Overton, and from our knouedge Of n
at that time. we presume. il in causing H.. n
mo,als he acted alone under the parts cyg
mpnts of the times, he has, ere this, male r,;.
ration for any evils he might have brought % b
citizens, consequent upon their removals
We give Mr. Van Baren's letter To e., o.
ton, handed to'us as true copy from an oi..
al. # neither the Secretary Of State nor i
General deny what it purports to BE-, cs,il
an original, why the public will Of ccorss
satisfied that il i, not FOR cry he|
authenticity of the letter be denied, Nhy
sponsbility Of publishing it must fall On til: &
tor of >. The Natchez."
WAsHINeroS, April 90, 1872
M Dear Sir: have the honor Of aCln.
Lodging the receipt Of yours Of the 2l,t uua.
and of informing you that the removals and II
pointments Won recommended was made Oh n.
day your letter was received.
With respect, your friend and obedient 'ert
NJ. VAN buren,
Gen. Ooerton, Natchez. "a true copy,
-.18Ea>
Candour.- The Vandaia intelligence. aci.
did Jackson print. acknow hedges that he Ed:
tons in MISSOURI share terminated jor,i
bin 10 Mr.. Bmton" The same paper al, q,
marks, that in INDIANA "the Pie,IdcnlI
question was made to operate IN most o. %
counties" The Clay party have elected az
cilcd majority in that State. And IN rcierrs
to our own State election the correct relum'ls
copied-75 for Clay. GO for Jacksou-a"d 10 1
tice of the absurd nonsense OF our Jackson F'
about "pledged" Clay men.
The Galena Journal acknowledges that !'.:
REYNOLDS, who has haen elected GOyerno Of u
LIMOS. was supported By the anitJja':
party. and that he is opposed to the tts|
ton Of Mr.. Kane TO the Senate oi the |. ,hS
! Both candidates, Kinney and Rcino'd' ?
ported Gen. Jackson in opposition to NJ Aiir'
but in the preceding Presidential cau'as' Jt'
Reynolds supported Mr.. Clay. ihl'ac'o d'T
our private information on the subjected u.I'
nois election. Kinny. the favorite Iack'la a.
didate, has unQuestionabiy been deieatei o. y
Clay party, and we entertain but little dolJ
the subsequent defeat of Mr.. Kane NaHt'
the like results take place in favor Of the J-N'-
party, the shout of victory is sounded II Aa'
corner Of the Union. Ky. Rp0h;ef.
-.aaeyqs-
HDboken.-A race took place yesterday ~"
noon at Hoboken, between bark canoe, Fald'.
BY two Indians from St. Johns, and the news,
Of the evening papers, rowed by Two VINO
Boatmen, with singl oars, for fifty doii4'"1
ed by Mr.. Van Antwerp to The successful '0l :
titor. The starting place was near ue 10y
stairs, and the boats were to 60 t"iCe dfO'I
stake placed quarter Of mile to the n4D
A large concourse of people attended aGd u'.
lection Of small craft playing about The w..
with the asscmblage on the green toFmel' rn q
ing ana picturesque spectacle. 4 "ig"'"
erected 10 which the squaws took uo Their ,'. Y,
rarv quarters. The Indians padded VIM
energy and deAterity, but it was almost '',, y,
ately obvious that they could not eonlro', !, ~ y,
their lusty opponents, who took the lead 4.' ' e,
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