Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-15
ALEXANDRIA,. DC.
TUssDsY MORNING, EoVEMBER IS, 'sl.

TyJESD3Y MORNING, fOPEHbEh ID, 'oi'
A meeting of ehe citizens Of King George
County, Va. opposed to the reelection OF An
drew Jackson to the Presidency, was held at the
Court House. on the Sd instant. Richard Stu
art was called to the chair, and Augustine Fitz-
hugh appointed Secretary.
On the motion of Needham L. Washington, 1t
was resolved that a committee be appointed 10
nrepare suitable resolutions TO be submitted 10
the meeting
And Gustayus b. Alexander, Needham L.
Washington. Edward +. Tayloe, John u. STUART
Francis G.. Fitzhush, Thomas Bernard JACOB W.
Stuart, Henry T. Washington and Francis /.
Fitzhuyh were appointed accordingly
The Committee then retired, and after being
absent for some time, returned and reported, by
their Chairman. an address and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the meeting.
The Address sets forth the views and opinions
of the meeting on the great question now as'tat-
inc the American people. The resolutions were
in favor of the National Republican Convention.
JIG. Stuart, F.. T.. Tayloe, u. b. Alexander
and Augustine Fitzhush were appointed to re-
present The County at the meeting proposed to
be held at Westmoreand Court House. where
there will be two delegates appointed from the
Northern Neck, to represent that Congressional
District in the Convention. The Committee of
Vigilance for the county consists OF Messrs
Needham l.. Washington, Edward L. Tayloe.
John G. Stuart, John Taaferro, James G. Tall
aferro, Sen. Augustine Frzhugh. John. II. Smith,
Francis C. Ftzhugh, Alexander S. Hooe and
Edward Smith.
The worth and intelligence of the gentlemen
taking an active part in this meeting, are eDcou-
raging to the friends of the good cause in the
50 Old Dominion
The Richmond Enquirer is unceasing in its
hostility to MIR CLAY, and Iabors most dill
gently to prejudice his reputation in Virginia
by unfair representations of his course with re-
gard to the Tariff. Wehave said, over and over
again. that grea; injustice is done to MIR. Clay,
in the South, by urging his uhraism on this sub
ject. 1t is not So Mr.. Clay is not bigotted in
his opinions What is stated by the correspond
ent of the Charleston Courier is correct, that Mr.
Clay, so far from urging an increase OF The Ia
riff, will be disposed to such notifications and
reductions of the existing scale OF duties as "hi
be suitable to the Improved state OF the country,
and the excess of revenue over our expenditures.
"l shall bot be surprised" adds the writer. 4" if, IN
the event of Mr. Clay coming to the Senate, be
should state his views to be in favor ol taking Oh
duties. to be judicioIsly selected, to the amount
of the ten millions which will no longer be re-
9uired to the Sinking Fund.-
But the Enquirer is anxious to know on what
articles he would be willing to reduce the dutIess
Did the Enquirer but recolect the consistent
course of Mr. Clay, IT would be able to answer
its own question The ten millions, now annu-
ally appropriated to the sinking fund, will, at.
ter the national debt is paid, Of course not be
wanted. And yet MIR. CIay's opinions are well
known to be in favor of preserving unimpalred
the policy of protection in its application to es
sential articles Of manufacture. He would, Of
course, be for the repeal or reduction of duties
operating on objects which do not come into
competition with the productions Of American
agriculture, or the fabrics of American manufac-
ture.
We perceive that the Enquirer, prepared part
ly for this. is ready to abandon its old ground,
and attack MIR. Clay on the score that these du-
ties '.do not comprise, in point of fact. any part
of the protective sysem"n
If all the politicians in this country were as
open, as candid and as liberal as MIR. Clay, we
should fare mich better than we do. No man
possesses a better or kinder heart, and he dis
plays it as we'll in his public as in his private cha
racter. 1t is useless to attempt to make him
mere partisan.
The National Republican Convention. The
Orange Press virginia. furnishes letter from
James Barbour, our late worthy Minister to