Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-29
ALEXANDRIA. ID. c.
apn3y MORNING.. JULY 20, 1881

rpIDiY HIOnI--'tS SOHA 80
The Secretary of the Nary and the Comm's-
-, &C the Navy board, will IN few days
..oceed to inspect the Northern Yards anu 'he
nrv Dock at CharlestOwn Mass
,m;d,. the general DISCUS. attendant upon the
I.vs,onmeuts at Washington, let 1t not
;. f,rgotten that Mr.. Branch stands IN most
....hio and contemplate situation. He supports
,, > testimony Of Mr.. Berrien in relation to the
pr..;Jept; formerly declared that he . was re-
~ :, do that TO which no honorable man
o.IJ spbuit''-and has just now satisfied his
.o;ahhors that he was uujusty turned out OF Of
G.s and We, for the sake of getting to Congress-
-. canning as the Jackson candidate. The
- Gazette NAV well sing in his BEHALF the
and Chorus Of the Vicar of Bray.
Cl Johnson is, perhaps, the last man III
,,..,,a. who ought to nave been chosen nego'la'
mailer ike that between Major Eaton
"a mo rx Secretaries. If his evidence is to be
,.~d ia fals;y the word of Mr.. Berrlen' 1t may
.,.,rua necessary to show what Sort oi man
81 I,brsDn is. and how he is connected win So
,;,tv, We have before US statement oil no
~ occurrence relating to ''sociai intercourse
:, soo,t county Kentucky, in which the Colonel
couch 70 his disadvantage; and are &C
tainted with other particulars relating 10 his
IL. We confess We feel somewhat indignant
han ~. see such men as Gen. Jackson MAJOR
Mt, Levi, and Col. Johnson, having any
.t;og TO do with the regulation Of the "s0e'a' III
,rrcourse" Of reputable society
W. are ,ratifed to learn from the territory OF
>,;cb;Vap, through the New York Commercial
chat the returns Of the recent election 10 that
: territory, which was sharply contested. render 1t
,a.,,;D ,ba, Mr.. Wing, the National Repubican
candidate for Delegate to Congress, Is ELECTED BY
an overwhelming vote. Three candidates were
run; Mr. Dexter, by the Anti Masons' and W.
Williams. BY the Jacksonians. The Jackson
,ndIate is distanced by both Of the others L
i, thought Mr.. Wing will have majority OF al
the votes given. We knew that Michigan MAS
I. filling up with a very sound and healthy P"puIa-
la;lon, and we rejoice in the first fruits
The funeral honors to the memory OF Me-.
MoxRoE we're performed, with imposing soiemn'-
". in Norfolk aud Richmond. In both places.
every mark of respect to the iIlastricus dead
vas paid with order and decorum.
The Editor Of the Telegraph proposes to meet
Mr.. Niles, Of the Register, in the field OF arsu-
pent on the Tariff question. His challenge"
"a couched in the most decOrOus and respectful
terms. Mr.. Niles is to have tilt with the
editor Of the Richmond Enquirer, on the same
subject, and if he accepts the proposal OF the
Telegraph, he will have his hands full.
The U. S. Gazette of Wednesday, under the
head of "mOre rumOrs," Says" We mention
ed, few DAYS since, the circulation OF rumor,
that an exposition was about To be made. 1t
came with vengeance, and with an overwhelm-
ing effect We are now informed, that the ad-
dress of Mr.. Berrien, and the accompanying cor
Ie>ponGence, are but "cakes and custards," as
\ S4utho was wont TO say, to what is about to ap-
4 pear thus, bad begins, but worse remains
behind"
MA correspondent requests US to suggest
% the friends Of Mr. CLAY throughout the Union
TO the members Of the National Republican
Convention, and to the people of the United
States generally, WILLIAM WRIT, of Ma
II ry'and, suitable candidate for the office OF
4 Vice President Of the United States. The Peo-
4 PIES ticket will then be CLAY and W1RT: they
are worthy the confidence aud support Of their
fellow citizens. and will command the respect of
Il al true Americans.
\ report is ''extaut." or srife," or "pre-
'aieni," that VIRGIL MAxcY, Esq, the present