Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-18

Carolinian, is a "fact," notwithstanding the ire
OF that paper: and its Editor has shown himself
to be very foolish and very contemptibe by speak
ing, as he does, about that OF which ne knows no
thing. We had notion to impale this fellow
for his scurrilous language towards US; but, upon
reflection, we vii! not honor him with further
notice. We do not occupy .ou. time ''with
sticking flies with bodkn."
Our new ally Of the Telegraph says. that
though g he prefers Gen. Jackson to Mr.. CLAY.
he greatly prefers Mr.. CLAY 10 Amos Kendall +
Co."-That is, we presume, he is willing to go
for one o. the partners; but the whole tirln-he
cannot swallow.
A small frame tenement on the commons near
the Bridge pump. caught fire and burned down
or Friday. No other damage was done.
A letter from Mr.. MADISON to Mr.. lNcERsoLL
is published in which he expresses himself OPP
posed to the Presidents substitute for the Bank
of the United States, and in favor of that ias,i-
tuition He further vndicates himself from " the
charge of inconsistency between his objections
to the consritu'ionaliy of such bank in 1891,
and his assent in 1917"
he evening of life with the fathers and
founders Of this Republic is spent in works OF
love, and charity, and their last days are employ.
ed in the cause of benevolence and education.-
The browning act of JEFFERsoN's life was his
success with the Virginia University. We oh
serve that the corner stone of st. Charles Col
lege on Doughoragen Manor was laid on the l III
inst BY the venerable CHARLES CARROLL. Thus
do these illustrious men seek by their devoted at
tachment to learning and knowledge, to secure
the foundations of our liberty, and perpetuate the
blessings of our free institutions. They know
that knowledge is liberty as well as power and
that Freedom is safe IN the hands of a yiruous
and educated people.
We understand, says The Georgetown Gazette,
that the late Secretary of War, Major Eaton,
will leave Washington, with his family, Oh We'd
nesday next, for Tennessee.
The editor of the Chambersburg Republican
is of opinion, that 40, 900 dollars would not CO.
YER the loss occasioned in that county BY recent
floods and freshets.
The Mayor of New York has offered reward
of Ave hundred dollars for the apprehension of
the william, who, on Friday evening last, shot John
Warner at the corner OF Sheriff and Delaney
streets. No traces of The wretch have yet been
discovered,
Cholera NorjuS The New York Mercantile
suggests that it might not be altogether unworthy
of the notice of our government. to devise pru-
dent means to prevent its being imported among
u.s. "Certain diseases travel IN mysterious
manner, defyng all human calculation-neith-
err mountain nor ocean arrest their progress and
however improbable it may seem to some, that
this cholera will cross the Atlantic, there is no
certainty that it will not and therefore it hehoves
us to use all salutary means to prevent its I'M
portation Should this epidemic-for such we
account it-spread in England or Holland, there
will be danger than oits reaching US, yet,
as it is raging only in the north Of Europe, it is
by no means impossible that it may find footing
in our laDd.''
The last price current Of the Baltimore Anne
lean contains the following notice of the Mary
land crops.
awe are gratified in being able 10 state that
the disasterous reports Of the Wheat harvest
which we noticed in our last, have not been real
ised. The wet and warm weather which had
prevailed, aud from which such serious injury
and loss were unprecedented. disappeared on Sa-
.urday last; and since then it has been clear and
cool, and extremely favorable for the operations
of the harvest. BY accounts from various guar.
ters Of the State it appears that the proptious
change in the weather has arrested the damages
arising from sprouting and is enabling farmers
to gather in their crops in excellent order. Al.
though in some sections the product is short, vet
the aggregate crop is expected to amount to fair
average, and is, generally speaking, of good qua
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