Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-07
ALEXANDRIA. ID. C.
,rcoyEyn4Y MORNING, DEC. 7. 1854.

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r..ter,ay evening. the Presidents Mes
3" our country subscribers have it in an
,,companying this number Of our paper. ,
,+,v thing like justice or liberali!y had been
n This small matter, by those having
I;.ec,ion. we might, as was formerly the case, :
hon enabled.to iseue il simultaneously with
w,.hnqton papers. The proprietors Of pa
:. N The District were furmerly allowed the
lime If copy in advance; but this has been
.,, ,e,rie,ed to the Washington papers, and
w." those not supplied until the latest hour
- Globe. now the pet, having the honor of lead
as the van
The Presidents Message is, though plain and
,.,;.,l. too esotistical. The President is made
III ,oo much of ''my administration"
"a Involuntary smile is seen to steal over the
...r,. If all who read that portion Of it recon-
lending the Presidential term to be confined to
,s,rs. and making Members Of Congress
,.fabls 10 Office! Practice, in this case, is so
,,,rely different from precept, that the merest
-, mus, acknowledge the unfortunate allusion.
The . self gorihcation' predicted in refer
.oce to the public debt has come. Men Of sense
,,.,, bow to estimate Gen. Jackson's share of
,Is honor of providing payment for the debts of
,he nation.
The Message has the merit of being not too
,oou 10 prevent its being read. Many good honest
connie never read the last Message for the "want
Of time"
The Mission to Russia is but slightly touched
,Don aud what is said is most unsatisfactory
The appointment Of Mr.. Randolph was one among
,he worst moves that MIR. Van Buren, made
noon the political chess-board.
There is abundant caution taken to impress
he people with the prosperous state of our foreign
relations, but very little is said Of our domestic
concerns. and we find no such words used as
prescription for opinions sake! corruPtng
,he public press" or Interfering with the " free
dom Of elections"
We shall refer to the Message again, never
Il. extenualins or setting down aught IN malice"
District Affairs. The concerns Of this Dis
,rict will aud ought TO be made matter Of atten-
finn. thu, session. The President has repeated
hi, recommendation of local Legislature. Ii
there was any chance Of an equality of rights and
interests being preserved, this plan might find Ia
vOr; but the people on this side Of the water see
init nothing bat complete prOstraton of their
local interests. We are and must be distinct
from our neishbors across the Potomac. Situated
as we are, we rely much upon the wisdom and
good feeling of Congress. Especially does this
town deserve its favor and protection-heprived
Of the parental care Of its natural guardian, 1t
places its reliance on its adopted parent
The Usathsr.-On Tuesday morning the Their
mometer stood at lS'.
Mrs. Royals newspaper, Paul Pry. has made
ITS appearance, and we dare say will be read by
'hOse-whO desire to do so.
France and me United Sfates.-In the last de-
bate in the French Chamber Of Deputies. on the
question of abolishing an hereditary peerage, NJ.
Jaw, formerly one Of the Editors of 81 LIE Con-
suutionnel,'') who advocated the duration of
that law, replied in the following language to
General Lafay tie, who held up the United States
as an example Of the inutility of hereditary no.
aOrs-
No one is better acquainted than the illus
trious General with that free and hospiabe coun-
try where he acquired so much glory. where a
more spiendd triumph was decreed to him than
ever citizen warrior obtained-a more glorious
triumph than ever awaited Paulus Emiius or the
scIpos, Tor no captives in chains follow ed him;
bit world made free greeted him with benedic-
,ons. 1t is true, as he has said, that democracy
Is powerful and stable in the United States, but
hls because their institutions are in accordance
not only with their opinions, but with their feel
inss and character. Their character is plain,
grave, austere, impressed with kind of sadness
ar rather reserve, which is perceptlble even in
their public solemnites or social meetings. A
religious feeling reisns there under various forms;
they neither fear rldicule nor calumnv;-these
arms Of envy have long since proved lnnoxious.
Pleasures there are rare; happiness is common to
all. In that country. every thing is sacrificed TO
utility; the arts of limitation find there no genial
soil; but respect for the laws. for property, the