Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-17
,IEXANDRIA. ID. C.


nEXANDRIA. DC.
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- CORNING, OCTOBER II. 1881.
o..,.,,e,--The Telegraph says" IL Is
j" t ~, they THE Telegraph aud its friends
iir ',, r t,eiiiy 10 confess, that they were de-
W. ,,.;r estimate Of the character Of Gen.
,'' " and are willing to meet the friends OF
' c', On middle and neutral ground, aud
=, them in adopting some course which
: Wv ,,o,i,e a sacrifice Of principle on either
E., The proposition is rejected by one at
I'm, Claws friends. We meet you on
IAN. ar neutral ground" Our candidate
,srsopIe. his nomination will be streng-
Ih, the Baltimore Convention. lie never
'r mr. will make bargain. His friends new
r. oDe for him. If YOU choose to sup
~. CI,y-it is well. As for ourselves we
.omoromisins. We 90 for the country and
.,.,,, and for Mr. Clay. as the man who
.,n,bc to support those interests. We
~ .., meet his late opponents OF re'liers on
..,, Or middle sround," though we should
,.,,, 80 ,hem honestly surrending prejudice
| ,..g aside party feeling. declaring their true
| -, and uniting with US in elevatins the
| ,,n,bl,, the most honest and the most faith
o., m, Constitution.
. p,hm,nd Wing, says, the Jackson papers
,.,.orio, very hard to cry up the Editor Of
-. S,h,it,rn. as one of the leaders OF
| ,ci,, marty. because he has recently deserted
..o.my. This sapient Editor Was the pub
..l,bs nracd letter from rh'mas Jefferson,
| ..,,or ,yna,o. and which he promised to send
fl, far rubic inspection. 81 tat FROM his being
.odr, Of the Clay party. ever since that &C
a, have considered him too mad, or too
snoa. far association ofany kind. That act
- npoue. that it was difficult to decide
| ..,., n attribute ii to sheer folly, or want OF
,nall sense, OF both united.
n, fact that Nr. Barbour, who recently pre- :
lila, the Free Trade Convention III Ph,'ade'-
d, :. Indie of the L. :. Court, Tor the
,,,rn District Of Virginia, Is attracting the
.i.sof the presses in that city. lie is consl-
srsd. Is having sci bad example, as he pre-
,. OYER A court before wGlch any suit Tor the
,l,.,,,n e the revenue and enforcement OF the
ylf ,.w, Of the United States may be brought.
.Uc,b,sy-The returns from this State, says
|h,N. V. Commercial, are BEGINNING To come IN.
| gnr B,irea county we have them entire. The
gho.r CIay ticket. Tor Council, Assembly, Sher-
fara Curuapr,. i, elected By about a hundred
and ,,x,y majority. At the election in rhis coun
y lat wear, the Jackson ticket partly succeeded,
|vglr,non beng Of secondary consideration. In
R"ey county We learn the whole Clay ticket has
succeeded by majority of not less than 500, pro
qb, iCO0. Last year one OF the Jackson can
lidlc, succeeded. FROM M;ddlesex we learn
Tia, The enVye Clay ticket has succeeded bat
he majority j. not mentioned. This county last
wear went lur Jackson. Somerset has gone for
!',SSoa, oNlng tn the popularity at Governor
room, who resides in the county, and who, It is
clre,, would br removed, ifa majo:lty Vt the
legislature should consi.t OF c las men. BIZ, for
ms We are assured, the Clay ticket would have
ben elected. In Morris county, which was de-
deiIy Tor JaCs.on last wear. the Clay candidate
T We Cnsa,lI mas been elected. There remains
doab; thai the pollrca, complexion Of The Lee
,'liare viii be entirely changed; as we dn,icl'
pared at the las' Congressional election, when
he party question was fairly tested.
since The foregoing was IN type another letter
.'H Ne" Bruus"i,k. confirming the statemen,
Tue triumph IN Middlescx, BY handsome ma.
''y' a'orms Us that The reports from Hunter
VIE Monmouth and Gloucester are of a highly
,'a..gms character.
"'ar' happy tOstate, sass the Norfolk Bea-
.'' NAT three persons who were left or board
EN> James Reachem, aud for whose safety Sc.
WV 'NP'ehenslons were telt. have succeeded in
"-S a'aore--they were much exhausted and
10y 'Aeassis,ancc which WAS rendered them
.. Tie bach at the risk Of the lives Of those