Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-13
ALEXANDRIA, ID. c.


7UESD5Y MORNING. JULY IS. 1850.
We have made an extract, IN this morning S
Gazette. from work which Will be anxlousiy
looked for and universally read, the Auto-blo-
graDhy OF Sir WALTER Scorr.
800
The new Steamboat MARYLAND, designed Tor
Ferry Boat to run from Rollers Landing to
the foot If Wolfe Street, IS now making daliy
-Io, TO the Little Falls. She Is swift and
,llnodious boat. and will, no doubt. answer
very well tie ED for which she was designed
Das notice VIII be given when she commences
s,r regular route.
The Dinner given BY the Herones IN Wash
layton Oh the 5th instant, appears 10 have been
very Door concern. When compared with the
PEOPLES Festival at the same place and on the
.,me occasion. il was indeed lame enough. Great
Ayertiors. we are tod were made to master a
,,,mpany: and notwithstanding certain very llbc-
IA, Subscriptions. and pressing Invitations in the
ri,hwavs and byewavs, the board presented but
h.gg,riv account Of seats. JaolSoniSm and DuH
tirsenism. in this District, are at their lowest
ebb.
Several Distinguished gentlemen were Invited
70 the feast. among whom were Nr. Van Buren,.
Mr.. Inqham. ant -ur. Robinson, Of Virginia, let
tiers from whom are published, regreting the alb
sence Of their bodies-all. however, declaring
their presence in the spirit. General Van Ness,
the Jackson Mayor. presided. We presume that
several worthy gentlemen were ashamed Of the
CO nDany they were IN, - We observe number
of toasts without responsible names, AMI "e2ded
with such captions these: - By one az The
ConDauY.' :. b. a Guest, BY a Stranger
Sc. SC. We are Cad tbey had 81 mnch COAST
ceratlon-in order to swell ugt the toasts, too.
large draushts were made upon the moICsty Vt
few Of the most prominent characte"S-Colonel
Ashton, for instance, giyigg Eve o. sil-rhe poet
F,nlnon,! 0Ot d few. W. G,ertop. ditto. sc.
The immaculate Daft was t0ls Ell, and made
speech, much To the annoyance. ve are tod, oi
the company, who, durug Is delivery. became
auaccountably dull and tOwsy. From the
coasts We select the following:
Bv William Nason.--Andrew Jackson:
MAY he live TO eat TIE beef 't.. tItteHs on The
grass that grows on the graves oi a's enemies.
Not 50 coarse. Mr. Mason. Iy, il AGAIN
Practice makes perfect
- BY Capt T. 3. R,j'v.-A colony Of the
Free Negroes, tAe Indians, and chose rr9-atli /
.ai Christians who have ,aJgccd an honest Ad-
-ninistrauOn, and would excite rebethou.'
Ytr, much in the Jackson stle-t!e pJia,
however, we uufor,uuatoy canug. discover.
By Captain Jane, McGljce. President
Jackson: MAY Pra,.dcace spare him to serve his
coautry another term
Tie Captain torge;s that, though Providence
nav spare e. the Greatest and Best" the People
aaye determined 10 put their Ne,u uPel MIN.
A u,
fully due the supporters Of tae GREAT Jackson
cause--noue but, pnitors OF towards bestow ii
upon otherS"
We have no doubt but that this toast was
drunk with great gt,sio by majority of the COM
pany. II Is exceedingly characteristic.
But we are quite tired with the stuff Let US
close with the following i5tcil aud forclble one,
which also closes the official account:
- By Louis Hart-The Regeneration of our
Nation: With Veto TO all ambdexters Of the
eX,rascallus system OF internal Improvement
aNsS
The Hreiericktown Herald Of Saturday. re-
peas H. former assertion, and saws that no one
there will gaiaSuy II, THAT DR.. w TYLER \ WIN.
NJ. Bsll, did assure their friends upon their re-
mm from Washington In the early part of the
last spring that during an interview with Gen
! Jackson. liz DID PROMISE THEM TO
| SIGN \ BILL making IN appropriation towards
the construction of the Washington aud Freder-
ak road. If CONGRESS would pass il. And fur
4 iher. that ms promise was made by Gen. Jack
son immediately after aud III continuation of his
i remarks, expressive Of some apprehension that
j there were 80 many bills Of this character press
~ upon Congress, as might er,5arrass the trea-
,sry."
-SNsS~
The legislature Of Connecticut. at their Ses-
',oo IA Nay last, passed an act relating to lotte
yeS. One O.; the sections regulates the mode of
drawing lotteries, prohibiting. arderheavy penal
l'>, tie modern piru If ..co,,,bitasioo Of mum.
4 'eTs, The following Is the section alluded to:
" No scheme On class in any lottery shall be
I dra"o. nor saa! any lottery be drawn upop. or
according u the principle Of oomo,aa,,or If nun.
aar>, '7t tle manner aud mode, of dfa,,inr lotte-
-, sha,r b, hv deposltnS separate halio,. ON
~'rH s'It, be- Inscribed Or written the blank. and
prizes IA one wheel, and ballots on which Shall be
separately inscribed or written the number of each