Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-14
r,,,c,oondcnce Of the New York Daily Ad
... Extract of a letter dated

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WASHINGTON. 9Th Oct. 1851.
Ito heard il rumorcd within day or two,
.,Cs,,,I Jackson has transferred some OF the
H.. J.r,sires from the Branch BaUk 10 some
f,, uhich has the good fortune to stand higher
IL. e,tination. If the report BE- correct, the
ounce. pcrseyerins hostility 20 that inStltu-
FL Ji,b leaves no reasonable hope that Gene
Liam Will, in the event of his reelection,
,,r me weight Of his influence IN favor OF
,.,,l If the charter of that institutions: and
NAV Sc, down the rumor which was recently
cremation. that Mr.. M'Lane had succeeded
+, easl.in. the Presidents opinions on that sub
,,t =, uihou, any foundation in truth. Men
% d.vrrgc of seventy, rarely abandon any SEN
dm-at, rhes have adopted. Age s,ffens our
convictions. as well as our joints.
The reCeut argument between Mr.. Barbour Of
Vi mia. and Mr.. PAYNE of Rhode Island. Is thus
.c.a'cIin letter from Washington TO the Editor
Of the L. :. Gazette:
While the Anti Masons were in Baltimore.
Nj. P. ?. Barbour arrived at Barnum's, on his
say o Philadelphia. He was very eager to come
N conflict With some of the Tariff men from the
rl,taard. aad threw himself out for that purpose.
After ,oae skirmlshing about, he encountered a
Rvlc Islander. a merchant from Providence,
Whoa, once catered the lists against hun. Mr..
Hlrbon- commenced with pretty vigorous attack
On he Tariff, As productive Of ruinous conse-
c4sgca, To the South, He Was requested to come
dos" from generahues, ana >leofy the articles
On 0hith the Tariff operated with such desrrnr-
I've effect. He selected accordingly, and ran
iaryu.h his list with his acCus' o,ncd ruiubiity.-
The Rhode lsIandrrthen produceda comparative
Prize current. from wh,h he demonstrated thar
me articles which had ben spe. ifi d. are nov 10
be obainrj IN the South at lower rate than be-
lure the lauA' va, IMPOSED, Mr. Barbour re-
errCd u some other Articles. but ne was again
met "ith Ihp samc am matter of fact REPUTATION.
hr''n Fam AL these points, he dl- charged Il
tremendous, vory ut theories and abstrac,ions,-
.Hd pushed ut wlh declaration that, il the
N'aihcrupeopic Lsl.srei themselves 10 BE- oppress-
'' = amounted Ia Hr sane thing as if they Were
oppressed; and that,if BY the repeal of the Tariff,
'Jh they solicited it they injured themselves
us nobudy's business but heir own. But he
a'' aol permitted to mi ' even this POSITION
j" D2pnntnt steadily denied that the south
..A iliheas had any rIght TO the qualification
= mere caprice, when that qualification was
D. attained by the RUN of 50 la rye portion of
' 'OanIry-it must te ruined by repeal Of
's lA7t Millions Of ca pital suddenly thrown
''' Of employ, aud splendid establishments over
'a IN an Instant, and thousands of citizens
..'..'e" al once poor and without vocation,
."' e,A''derallons too vel, -, = he Invoked for
ITO o'0er purpose than to s,.,s,y fcn restless
i''N'anS ana enthusiast, ,aeuri,-, nat they
"''e IN an errcr. The t.,guu1 ~ tsr eastern
'"'''"aA' over the southern ,.arvrues consider
~ oy 'e auditors as complete: &,,-varal we're So
.''"O' to lind out the pedigree aud rrofession of
's victor. They ere informed tha, he WIS a
,an Ut no proud preteUtons, but VAS fair
>''m'nOt the average population of the section
W ''1o'ry from which he came His knowledge
"" practical; and the superiority of practical
>"''''dse over high sounding theory, was never
more perfectly demons,raNed,n