Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-08
Extract ofa letter to the Editor dated
KING GEoReE, IVA. Dec 4, 1881.


The Auti.Jackson meeting at Westmoreland
Court House, consisting Of Delegates from seve'
raj If the counties in the Northern Neck. assem-
HE'D on the sSth ultimo, and appointed John Ia
I;aferro. Edward T. Tayloe, and WIN. F. Talla-
ferro. Delegates to represent this District in the
BALTIMORE Convention. These gentlemen are
warm and decided advocates of Mr.. Clay and
will support our distinguished friend IN prefer
eoce to any other candidate. | shall look Tor
YOU to act the part of faithful and v'sllant SEN
tiuel this session of Congress.
At meeting Of the Committees OF Conference
from the Anti-Jackson meetings in Loudoun'
Fairfax and Prince William, held at Gum Spring
on the Sd inst, CurHBERT POWELL and HEN
ny FAIRrAx, Esqs. were unanimously chosen
to represent that Congressional District IN the
National Republican Convention to he held IN
Baltimore on Monday next.
The present British Ministry are in most
irksome situation. With regard to the Reform
Bill, the are obliged to favor. or absolutely pro-
mote an excitement which they dread. Ii may
be supposed. moreover, that the bill is ntrinsl-
cally as odious to them as to its confessed adver-
saries.-Naf. Gaz.
Why SOP Are We to suppose the present Minis
try destitute Of every thing like political honestly
We cannot set them down as public hypocrites-
They have given every evidence to the contrary
of this superstition.
We have no right to interfere, and ''wOuldn't
for the world intrude"-hut we really cannot
see why our Jackson friends should quarrel
among themselves about the Vice Presidency
Gentlemen! Gentlemen! you who from the jump
have moved together as a unit" and in unity,
why will you fly of in tangents upon matter OF
minor Importance? Settle the main chance first
and then there is time to think about other
things
In the Legislature Of Louisiana Mr.. WykoH
recently gave notice that he should bring IN bill
authorizing the Governor to purchase for the State
three copies Of Audubon's Ornithology. Thisis
an honor but seldom paid to literature, and one
never better merited than in the present instance
Audubon's splendid work would Le valuable ad.
dition to every State. and other public Libraries
in the United States.
A publication has been made duplicating Mr.
| +. P. Moore our Minister to Colombia. and de-
handing, we think, the attention Of Congress. 1t
appears that the conduct Of our Minister was such
as to draw upon him the infection Of corporal pun
ishment by his own Secretary, and several of our
citizens have sought in public address, the pro-
lection OF the Colombian authorities, from his
I" rage and malice" This is a grave and serious
business. We were at first firmly impressed
witt. the opinion that the country would be dis
graesd by this appointment, and it would now
seem that our opinion was not far wrong The
late Secretary lie now in this country prepared
we presume to state the facts of the case when
ever called upon.
We see it stated, in some Of the papers. that
LETTERS, the Jackson Charge de 96aires to Guate-
mala, has resigned his Office. This is the man
accused Of flying from justice In Ohio. The fact
being made public, the gentleman, on the eve OF
sailing, came back to the Seat Of Government
Such appointments, in these degenerate times,
excite but little wonder: in the purer days Of the
republic, they would have been viewed as mon.
strOus.
We do not know that any exertions will be
made to obtain the release Of Watkins. These
are not the days when people busy themselves
about the unfortunate. Besides, Watkins, de-
graded and powerIess as he is, still labors under
6 government displeasure''! 1t is said, that,
though the iron has been made to enter his very
soul, the hearts Of those in power have not at all
relented. In all likelihood, therefore, he will be
left to perish.
We have received I" the second Annual Re-
port of the Executive Committee Of the AIexan.
dria Temperance Society,"" and will give it a
place in our columns at an early day.
Last session, when the printer to Congress was
in f1,,or the nuIiic documents were ordered In