Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-13
ALEXANDRIA. d. C..
,.,,-pogy NoRy1vG. aug uST Is. 1891.

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.,,.,rs At hand. The 9th Of July packet
=; sLgHeld. from Liverpool, was below at N.
,ft CO Wednesday at noon.
,,,oiais Eitelions.--In Nansemond county,
Ioyall received 500 votes, and Thomas
I.n,ou a66 Mr.. Newton's present majority
rho mills were necessarily kept open for three
IN Shenandoah county, and too few votes
:, ,,LeO on the first day during the storm to
Al. ns T., form any opinion Of the result
r,,m BerkeIcv, we learn that the vote stood:
q, Armstrong SIS; Lucas 289.
! ~, rcrrrs from Kentucky are so incomplete
., We decline publishing those received by yes
.r,r.s mail We may mention, however, that
ar they look favorable for the good cause,
Tho TELEGRAPH contains the following para
,h and we could not help laughing at the
o.. .-od displayed 10 its turning over the Pre-
IpEt 20 his luO!s'
Ne viye extracts from the Louisville Adver-
49,. ,hp frankfort Argus, and the Washington
Globe, containing all the information which we
900 IN the subject of the Western elections
rnsv Indicate clearly that Messrs. Kendall and
8a;r have fought the old hero into loss. We
20 ,norebenSiSe that the Senator. and MAORI
:, oCrILe reoresenta,ion in the House. will be OPP
y,I 80 ,be Administration. 1t will be seen that
=. Iou;,yille Advertiser and the Globe are de-
-,us If casting the Odium of their defeat on the
p,,t If the United States. This won't do
I,lp c. Herbert, Esq. of Prince Georges
y,ou,s. Md. who was nominated as the Jackson
,ndida,e 70: Congress, has withdrawn.
f,hr Calhoun has been nominated by pub
! 4, ,neetin, in the City of New York for the
i Presidency.
.4aotier :. Correspondence. I'VE hear that
5 :. correspondence" between General Jackson
4 and a worthy mechanic of Washington is to be
5 published shortly. All this is very hne--very
approprate-v.ry cOnsOatory
i We understand, saws the Boston Patriot, that
he slOOp of war Peacock, now lying at the navy
Yard is ordered to be fitted out immediately. des-
tined, probably, for the East Indies, in conse
quence Of the attack by the Malays upon the ship
Friendship, Of Salem.
Edilnra haya frannanfly ynnto1 ,l1,ut Re
Of the hardships Of their situation, tire consistency
Of their toll and the ill.reuuted remuneration for
their services, that many people are disposed to
look upon these thing as matter of course, and
one Of the arts Of the profession used al captain.
don Now, to our own certain mental and bodi-
" knowledge, the public ate under most griev-
oas mistake when they suppose these repin,ngs
are without foundation. Seriously, the harrass-
ing duties Of the editor Of daily paper deserve
10 be more literally paid for than the labor of any
othe: man under the sun. There is constant
wear and tear of mind and strength. He has not
70 consult his own taste and inclinatiuns-that
would be some slight alleviation-but he must ca
Ter Tor the taste aud incnations Of the public -
lbs Acknowledgements aud enemies
And unless each and all Of these are satisfied, he
meets with any thing but favor or encourage
rnent The most constant application is neces-
ary' and the patience Of Job absolutely requi-
site, To all this, his duties are various and NAL.
ulofm' aud his time continually occupied with
something relating to his profession. Surely the
' aborer," in this case, is worthy, at least. Of
ne best feelings, if not Of "his hire" We look
Tor both, and hope to obtain them.
"ha' nsr'?-The fearless Washington Cor.
reSpondeniO Of the New York Journal of Com.
merce, who was about the first to allude to the
'''sraeetaI scenes at Washington with which the
p''l'e OF The United States have become so tho.
.'a1hy acquainted, concludes one of his late
nominations thus:
10 the course of last week, Mr.. Berrien re.