Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-30

country & It's l1olltutiouos uho "e u.o 4
rs GOOD service with his master in the matter Oh
ths ;mnortant question Of the boundary line. Yet
I wnud not have. it distinctly understood mat
tho tomnnrory indifference to interests, OF his
minister resident near the United States, caused
;n;nSt;ce in the decision of the royal umpire.
The saloons of the English Minister were next
thrown omen. aud all the Corps Dipion'af'que Sue
cessiyely complied with the courtesy requlred;yet
IA their results, these examples were unequal 10
,he w;sh and expectations of the President, ana
w;tbut delay Major Lewis was Instructed 10
wait upon married member OF one OF the Foreign
Legations. with full assurance to him, that IL
HE lady would make and continue permanent
acquaintance with the lady of the Secretary OF
War. the President of the U. ). would Instantly
nav his personal respects to the lady OF the 'eSa
lion! The proposition was graciously met ny tne
battered Diplomat, and the General fuih'leu MS
enpapement to the letter. Now there Is nothing
cufpsble in this unusual cvity on the part o' me
President; but will here take occasion To reaa'h
that his extraordinary solicitude Tor the iasnih-
able recognition of favorte, may serve 10 Nus.
trate the agency that operated the necessary
tor dissolving the late Cabinet.
The Reform Bill has now found an opponent
in Mr.. O'ConneI, who has discovered, at length,
that the bill has great, though curabe, detects
which he admits he knew at the time; but he fail
ed, he says, to point them out until after the cleo
tons, not having any inclination to assist IN play
ing the game of tories. But these defects, which
he calls .'insulting." sppettain to the state Of
the Irish representation. the elective franchise
he contends, ought to be fixed at 95, aud not ETC
a-year.
s.Every county in England observes the learn
ed Gentleman. 'shaving more than one hundred
! thousand inhabitants, gets an additional county
member. There are IN ireland twenty'eigh
counties having more than one hundred thousano
inhabitants. II these counties were IN England
they would get twenty int new members-be
ing in Ireland they do not get one. Here, them
is positive and distinct wrong done to Ireland
to the extent Of twenty-eight members. VIVA
is the excused None, but that we are Irish, and
accustomed to be skinned alive. Again. every
county in England having more than one hundred
and fittv thousand inhabitants. gets an addition
OF two members. There are, at least e'shteel
counties in Ireland, having more than one hund
red and fifty thousand inhabitants. IT thes'
counties were in England they would get thirty
six new Misunderstanding in Ireland they get no
one. Here, then. is another positive and 'lls''nc
wrong. to the extent Of thirty.sIx county mem
bers, founded simply on this, that we are Irish
and are, therefore, not to be treated az well a
the English are" His next complaint is tina
towns in England, having more than ten thous
and inhabitants, get members, but that. with tn
exception of four towns. the Irish towns get n
members. The last complaint is, that Wills
--...----,l n ~Ts-r,,. donhIp its repre
sentation, and its vIcinage to donblei its members
Dublin and its suburbs are to get no addition. :"