Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-01

Itince w uItdui, i'uuouii ana Fairfax f.
f. MERCER. as candidate for the sns
his fellow citizens at the ensuing pIe,tas
On Sunday the Northern mail did ,,
here until near night. If proper arr,r,
and exer,ions were made, notuith,,,ri.
loss of The bridge, the mail might arys
seasonable hour. The delay NUS n.
serious Inconvenience, AID we ,rcs, v;qS
idied.
SasA
/ Without waiting for political devcIo,..
or holding back until we should have -.
way in which the current was actin, y,
taken occasion upon the spur of the mo,.
express our views severa! times with ,sr
the quarrel between Gen. Jackson and NJ.
houn. We have with candor and sintsaI
clared that as far as these two ind,MD,
concerned the affair is TO us matter If =
indifference, and that we are interested i:
Is. as it gives anoiher Il! serious bIors
present toitcrins dynasty. and may ser,,
ther the election OF Henry Clay. 4.
merits OF the controversy. notwithstanG,,
political objections to Mr.. Calhoun, We n,
has sustained himself and added 70 his remit
His course we humbly conceive IN tii,h,
has been perfectly proper. iii. l.ieol,
make the most out OF inns that they can, IA,
after he will want all the all they can bri,,
But to speak of the correspondence y,o,,
What miserable picture does it presqa,
political morals Of the country! We h.
faith which ''hopeth all things, or We miol
be tempted To despair. To see tie pf,s
and Vice President Of the country wrargIp
gether-the Secretary nf State charged y
highest authority with lomenlng foul DIs
An ex-Secre,ary turned meddler and ma,
harsh epithcts, and low language banded
between men high in official station, and {,
the officia! organs of the government warin,,
each other and setting the Cabinet by Ii,
this is indeed disgrace and Degradation t
is an old song which runs
"Rosues all,
Tantara &c.
and there is an old saying which read, n
"rogues fall out, honest nell Get their own
We are now more than ever convinced of ,h|
ter wOrthlesness of the cant which we hears
en- about the "rishts Of the people" and all I
In what other light eau we view these men, \
as set of interested in'riguers, insiduouS ,t \
crs, and mean pIolters-bent only upon h,
QUESTION of power.and juggling the people vi
show of houesty-'' Assuming virtue uhend
have it not" We are disguised with the vi
crew-trom Calhoun down 10 jackson. or
versa. as YOU choose.
We have a consolation that we did not d
mcnce the publication OF this coliespJnddi
for at present it seems likely to run out to a ;,
unseemly length. Mr.. HamiItons puIicatios
the last which has appea, ed, in which he suppl
Mr.. Van Buren's disclaimer, and declare. thi|
was engaged in no plot to ruin Mr. Calhoun
he says be applied to Mr.. Forsyth for iniormad
from Mr.. Crawford relative to the delberafiOn,
the former Cabinet, in consequence Of rqat
frnm Maj. Lewis then as now the confident
friend of the President, who wished to sati,frl
President on this head. But it strikes Us as sj
ing strange. that - with no rnotve,n Mr. Ii.s
ton should have made himself so very busy l'
tanning this information, and going systematic
~ to work to worm out a fact which Mas o.
sort OF consequence to him. IN these da1,
selfishness, this displays species Of AindD'
extremely rare, and which we have no sort Of !
position to compliment.
MIR. HamiltOns statement will elicit somchi
further. We noticed the contradiction meari
ed as follows by the New York American
There Is direct contradiction in the langV
quoted by Mr.. II. as that of Mr.. Calhornp
and Mr.. Calhoun's own statement Of the .
transaction. Mr.. Calhoun, in his letter Of 4
May, 1880 to Gen. Jackson. in referring Il
meeting of the Cabinet, when Gen JacIs1
conduct and the course to be adopted loaE
Spain were discussed. says
Believing that where orders were transce'
ed, investigation as matter Of course onshl
follow, as due in justice to the Government I
officer. unless there be strong reason to lIsd
trary, came to the meeting under the !mP'
sion that the usual course ought TO be pursued
this case. which | supported by presenting q
and freely all the arguments that occurred TO 2
This is a distinct declaration, both, that ID
opinion of Mr.. Calhoun, Gen. Jackson had 4
seconded his orders. and that his conduct nS1
ing ought TO become subject Of investigate
Referring to the same cabinet delIberaiIGr. y
Hamilton thus states his conversation with
Calhoun:
In reply 10 my inquiry, "Whethcr at
meeting Of .'Mr. Monroe's cabinet the ToT|
"ty of arresting Gen. Jackson, for any thing
"by him during the Seminole War, had bs.'
:, any time discussed" You answered M
''snch measure was not thought Of. mutI
discussed; the only point before The ca
"was the answer that was to be gwen to tls'
"ish Government
This is as direct declaration by Mr.. Ca'