Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-12
From the Correspondent Of tho United Satss Gasetts.


"Af,pr the public challenge which Mr.. Ea.
Ton has given to Mr. Campbell in his recent
card, published in the papers in this city. do
not perceive how The latter can avoid coming
GU, with his contemplated publication. The
card in question p"in's so directly TO him, that
he will fpd it diacuit 10 satisfy public opinion.
unes, he shall make fnll aud frank rxpos-
ton Of the facts which it is said sire in his pos.
session As TO the language used by Mr.. Ea
ton in r, ference lie ter writers, it is scarcely
in character with The station OF a member OF
the Cabinet When he assumed the "'hce he
now holds, he could no, be ignorant that
his name and reputation became the property
of the public, and that he must be content TO re-
ceiye that measure Of relentless investigation,
which he mas assisted TO n,etc on, to others in
a similar situation. The letter you have pub
Iished related to the c,rreDt rumor OF the city.
They CHARGED Mr.. Eaton with nothing Grim.
inal; il any thing Of that character entered the
mind Of the public, il was merely matter of
inference. II is moie han rumor that cor
respouGence has existed between Mr.. Eaton
and Mr.. Timbrrlake, on thr subject OF remit
taaces from the latter for invr slime, in properly
in Washington, and this is the amount Of whs,
has been STA I'd in my former letter. Whether
Mr.. Timberlake, RENTED money from he
public funds in his hands; or whether Mr.. Ell
ton knew the character Of the funds TO be pub
lie or privae, are matters OF which / know
no, hing and Of whio pretend TO say nothing.
II an injurious suspicion on this subject rests on
the public raind, that suspicion is not likely TO
be disprlled by the card of NJ. Ea'on.
TIE nominat ton Of Mr.. B .ldwin yesterday
10 the Srnate, as Judge If the Supreme Court
has astouished hose Of the Jackson party who
still adhere 70 The desperate fortunes OF The
printer Of the Telegraph, after the recent de-
nunciation Of Mr.. Baldwin BY that individual.
II j, generally supposed that this open con-
temp, IL he opirions If DIFF Green, is the pre-
lude tn more Efficient, aud, to him, more dis
ss,rous opposition His arrogance has dis
pus,ed all parties, and his fall would excite no
sympathy in single human bosom.
has be.n seen WITH regre'. by persons who
re- sIly wish we'll o Mr.. Calhoun. that he still
~. aims mis- habits &c association with this in
s'ru,nrnl in any hand. There is no reconciIa-
BILE process Of feeling BY which SO talented
and fascinating man as Mr. Calhoun, can be
brought into an association with one so COM
pie ely his opposite as the primer Of The le!c.
graph. From The day in which Mr.. Calhoun
took up with This man for his correspondent
and " dear friend" he has i4Ilen in the public
e >tlmatiOn, ana " eQOuIu "ot HtTf dittr rise
aud resume more han his former rank il the
political will, i, would be in cons, quence Of his
con' nued adherence to one whose society is =
perpetual source Of degr radiation. l. is genrr-
ally unders God here that the friends OF NJ.
Calhoun are disposed TO come out in opp"si
ton to Gen. Jackson, and Of course 10 Mr.. !
Van Buren,. This proves hat they are awake |
no, ony 10 the nature Of The scheme OF Mt.
Van Buren,, but to the progress he has alrea-
dy made. and to the danger which exists Of
his shooting SO fa' ahead, tia, it may be diff
cul' at Any future period, 10 bring him down
from his elevated course There is but one
way b, which Mr. Calhoun Can dtfrat his wa
nv on aeonist. Let him take that course, and
the day will yet come w'en he may realize ,huse
brigh, hopes which his friends cherished in
1928, aud when he was most deter minedly op-
posed and more desperately assailed by the We
ry eduors who are now content to worship him
as a sec ondary luminary. |