Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-30


JEFFERSON IS to distinguished manufacturer
and capitalist of Massachusetts,"
Moxr1cELLo, MAY IS, 1928.
.! Den, Sir: I have received your letter OF the
10th of this month; and at the same time. was
delivered me by CAPT Barlow, piece OF domes
tic fabric. called nero cloth, containing twenty
six wards, for nv acceptance and inspection.
thank YOU for the k;,d and very tiattering express
sions contained in FOUR letter; and tor the hahu-
some present Of the cloth, should De happy 10
return YOU something more solid than empty
thanks.
/ | have examined the cloth, and although am
Of opinion that it is well calculated tor the dress
of negro slaves who reside in South Carolina ana
the more genial climates of the South. | am fear
ful that il would not be found adequate to the
wants of the Virgicia slave. For the summer,
# would be too warm-for the winter, too cold;
still. if YOU could improve the fabric, by putting
little more wool in the filling, and mixing 1T
: tie With the warp, do not know bat 1t might DC
found adequate to al our purposes. ,
| You ask nv opin.on OF the American System:
Relative to that somewhat absorbing question,
should hope. that the whole of nv past life and
policy had given satisfactory reply. have al
WAYS been of opinion, that the people OF this ma
t:,n should manufacture all the fabrics that their
exirencies demanf. i they can do so, and that
they can do so without applying to the work
shops of England, France and Germany. who
will doubt. Cottons, and woollens, we make in
rare abundance, e.d of quality quite good
enough to answer i'll our wants and demands;
why then should we travel to Europe for our sup
plies? For our silks and fine linens, we must,
for some time to come, 20 to the workshops OF
Europe; but apprchend that the day is not tar
distant when even they will be manufactured by
native industry. ~,
You ask my opinion of the merits of Mr.. Hen
RY CLAY, and his policy for the protection OF do
nestle industry and manufactures. These are
questions which ! feel SOME delicacy about an
swering, first, because Mr.. Clay is now candi-
date for the Presidency, & secondly, l never yet
understood fully to what ends his policy extends;
and although will advance my opinions relative
to the questions you pat to me, must beg that
you will not az this juncture give my views to
the public through the press. As for Mr.. Clay,
consider him TO be ore of the most talented and
byiliaa, men and statesman, that the country has
erer produced. and should | live many years Ion
GER. hope to see him. hold the place of chief ex-
ecutive of the American Republic. His career.
thus far in life, has beg career of glory, and he
has achieved that for = country whilst engaged
in her cause, which p-aid ornament the bright
est place in the escuteaon of the most favored
statesman of any aye or nation. | say thus much
in reply to YOUR Undergraduates but as said be-
for, do not wish to have nv remarks given to
the press, for the SIM lie reason, that this coun-
try is involved in political excitement, IN which
am not disposed to take pat, as have long
since resolved no to tae part the politics % the
times. NV wrist which is quite lame, admon-
ishes me to discontinue this hasety note. With
assurances of the most perfect respect, am your
obliged fellow citizen:
THOS. JEFFERSON.
-ese5e5a,-
EederrEsburu. ,r,r. a6.-Tpr NEW CRcp.--
A few loads Of Wheat were brought to town yes
terday. and sold at ninety cents per bushel. The
weather has been remarkably favorable as well
for the filling and rpening of the grain as for Sc
curing the harvest We undertand that the new
crop is abundant in quantity and excellent in qua
ltv. Indeed we have seldom heard so little COM
plant about the Hy, rust, SC. as we have this
season. Mountain Flour may DE quoted at 81
A to 4 5O-lowand, 4 Is to 25; Corn. 81 to
50 cents.-Her0M.
ossa5e9e.,
Leesburg. Tne 26.-HA RvEsT.-Someo of our
Farmers have commenced their Harvest opera
ra,ions, and doubtless the generality of them
we learn with pleasure that the prospects gene
rally throughout the County promise an abundant
WELD of the best quality, in remuneration of the
husbandmans labor and attention.
-sn&9osa,-
| Let the following serve as warning to parents.
The folly of living to children ardent spirits, for
me{iciae. and the worse folly. of parents setting
them the example Of drinking, by taking now and
then ga moderate glass have done more to
make drunkards, than all other causes combined.
If the father drinks 1t il ten chances to one, the
| son will be drunkard.
We have before us letter from a highly re-
spectabe physician of tbs CITY, 10 distinguished
philanthrnpist, in which is given the distressing
details of case of man;o-o-poiu, in young man
about % years of are. The cause Of the disease
of the youth is referred. by the physician. to the
habit of the mother. who administered to the pa
tient, when he was an infant. small quantities of
ardent spirits, with view of correcting internal
weakness. and this early sip of poison, infused
into his nutriment, produced ondness FOR it that
was never conquered, and which will probably
be induldged until the powers of physical resist
ance are destroyed, and the poor wretch dies a