Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-29

Venice,) the conversation happening to turn
one evening, upon the statue of Washington oy
Canova. which mad been just shipped OH tor the
the United States, Madame A., who was then
engaged in compiling Description fatsonnee
of Canova's works and was anxious For iniorma-
ton respecting the subject of this statue request
ed that some of her learned guests wouid detail
to her all they kew of him. This task olghor
$3.50. (auther of book on geography and
statistIcs,) undertook to perform, and alter some
other equally sage and authentic details, con-
Guided by informing her that Washington was
killed in duel by Burke. What said |, 'In the
name of folly, are you thinking of recollect-
ed the famous duel between Hamilton and Col.
Burr. whom, it was evident, ,hi, eatned wor.
thy had confounded with Washington and
BurkeG'
../eghor,,, 1822.-Since | came here. have
been in vitcd on board the American squadron,
and treated with all possible honor and ceremo-
nv. They have asked me to 1T Tor my picture;
and as was going away. an American lady
took rose from me. (which had been given TO
me that very morning by very pretty Italian Ia
dyl because. she said, she was determined to
send or take something which had about me to
America! However, all these American no.
nors arise, perhaps. not SO much from their en-
tbusiasm for my .spoeshie,'' their belief IN my
dislike to the Englisi-in which have the salts
faction to coincide with them. | would rather,
however, have nod from an American, than a
snuff box from ar Emperor found the AmerI-
can ships finer than the British of the same class;
we'll manned and Differed. Captain Chauncey
Showed me an American and very pretty edition
of my poems, and offered ne a passage to the
United States,i l would 90 there. Commodore
Jones was also not less kind and attentive. |
went over the Constitution the CommodOre's tiaS
shlp.) and say, among other things worthy OF Sc
ark little boy born on board ct her BY SAIL
or's wife.-They had christened him Constitution
Jones' The woman remarked All. sir, ii he
turns out but half as good as his name ,"
-saae3eas-
The Governor of Massachusetts, in transmit,
ting to the Legislature of that State, now IN ses.
sion, resolutions adopted by the Legislature anu
Executive branches OF the State Of Alabama, APP
proving and euIoeizing the services and public
policy of .qndrew Jackson, and nominating him
for reelection, has taken occasion to express
his sentiments upon some Of the leading topics
which now agitate and menace our common coun
try He has done this with so much calmness,
discretion, and force, that we cannot better oc'
cupv portion Of our columns to-day than by CIV
ing this Message, which follows:
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
To the Honorable Senaie,
and House Of Representatives.:
His ExcelIency the Governor of Alabama has
forwarded to me a copy of certain Resolutions
adopted by the General Assembly of that State,
and formally and officially approved by him on
the 18th of December last. which, although I'M
accompanied by the usual request that they should
be laid before the Legislature of this Common
wealth, vet could have been transmitted for no
other purpose, and are, therefore, from that cour
;esy which is due to the authority from which
they emanate, now respectfully submitted to your
consideration.
The purport Of these resolutions is an extra
ordinary and extra-legslative nomination of the
President of the United States for reelection,
together with expressions of unlimited confidence
in his fitness for that high office. and an unqua-
lifted approval of the principles he has introduce
ed into his administration, the measures he has
recommended and the views he has from time to-
time presented of the true policy of the Co.
vernment. They also declare an opinion that
:. the best interest of the Union requires his re-
election, and recommend him TO the other States
of the Union for the Office of President after his
present term shall expire.
An appeal thus formal, and directly addressed
to the States of the Union, pre-supposes an ex-
preston by tneir Legislatures respectively, of
the sentiments entertained by them, on the same
subjects, and suggests consideration of the pro-
priety of that action here, which otherwise
might have seemed gratuitous, and would
be as unusual, as it has been uncalled for.
The concurrence of Massachusetts, in the Reso-
lutions of the Legislature of Alabama is not to
be presumed, but it may be due to the frankness
of communication with sister state, as well as
to the sincerity and support Of our own princi-
pies, that an explicit declaration should preclude
the misrepresentation of assent to propositions to
which their reception, without some expression
of notice, might tend. An interesting and mo-
mentous crisis in the domestic relations of the
States to each other and to the General Govern
ment seems to be fast approaching. The strength
of the Union is assailed, at various points, with
menacing and fearful import of evil. The laws
of Congress, by one Legislature, are denounced
as the exercise of usurped and arbitrary power,
and, by the summary proceedings of popular re-
solves, are declared unconstitutional and void
BY another Legislature, the authority of the high
est judicial Tribunal, acting within the scope of
ita accustomed oneratinn and with tho canrt;nn