Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-02-04

Uut WI 1lCOuHl, more
gratifying. Since the time when
-iesgued oppression poured to northern v,r;
Her whissei Cd pandoors and her fierce lllsssrs,
and the nations of Europe Looked with coldpe,,
and indifference upon the shameful partition Of
this fine countrv.-the massaCrcs at Warsaw and
Prague. and the insulting entry of Suwarrow in.
to The capital,-we have been ready to catch lie
enthusiasm of the poet, and ask,
Oh! righteous Heaven! ere Freedom found grave
ny slept The sword, omnpoten. to ave.
That sword has now been drawn, the vengeance
of an injured people ha, been reused, and the op
pressor must prepare for the contest. What il.
issue may be, we know not: but We hope for sue
cess to the cause of LIBERTY,
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The Editor of the Gazette has left note at III.
Post Office, directed to "A Subscriber
1t is announced that Thomas Campbell haste
linquished the cditorshlp of the New Monthly
Magazine. We learn that this Distinguishing,
intends shortly to visit this country.
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The attacks upon the Bank Of the United States
are ncessant, but uniformly tail. H. the Senate.
on Wednesday, MIR. Benton submitted the follow
ing joint-rcsoiution, and supported it in speech
of two hours aud half, in which he Justified him
self for bringing it forward at this time, aud car
nestly urged his objections to the renewal Of tie
charter of the Bank:
"Resclced by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
senfatires offhc United States Of .4meirGm im
cress assembled. That the charter of the Bank
of the United States ought not to be renewed.
Mr.. Webster called for the yeas and NAYS on
the question to grant leave for the introduction Of
the above Joint resolutions; and the vote was /,
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Barnard. Benton, Bib. Brown
Dickerson, Dudley, Forsyth, Grundy. HAVE
IredelI. King. M'kincy, Pondexter, SANFORD
Smith, of $. G. TazewelI, Troup Tyler, White
Woodbury-20.
NAYs-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Burnett Chl;s,
Clayton, Foot. Freling uysen, Hendricks. flome
Johnson. Knight, Livingston, Marks, Noble. koJ.
bins. Robinson, Ruggles, Seymour, sIisOee
Smith, of Maryland, Sprague, Webster, Vile! Z
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| 1t will be observed that this was vote mcrc'
upon leave to introduce the resolutions.
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There appears to be trouble in the wIsWar
In the Senate on "Wednesday, Mr.. Grund
* said that in the select committee appointed %
examine into the condition of the Post Office d.
partment, serious difference OF opinion eNseG
| liz relation to the description Of testimony 10 D
brought before them, and that he Tor one was vi |
willing that the opinions OF part OF that COMM
tee should prevail, without the concurrence
the Senate. lie therefore submitted tie lolO'
ing resolution:
ResoLued, That the select commute" appol'
ed on the fifteenth day of December last to
uuire into condition of the Post Office DePar
ment, are not authorized to call before them h
persons vino have been dismissed from Office. 10
| the purpose of ascertaining the reasons or eau
es of their removal.
This resolution lies on the table one day.
course
"They love darkness rather than light beca1'
their deeds are evil"
The House of Representatives were ensl.s
nearly all day, on Wednesday, in dscu'sIns "
MoxnoE's claims. Mr.. HEmPHILL amenon'l
to the bill was adopted, by avote OF 100 too
This would give Mr.. Monroe thirty tho'll
dollars, provided the Accounting Officers oele
SO much is due to him. Before the bill va, 'eI
a third time. the ayes and noes were orne.
when the House adjourned. Great ooPosl''o1
the claim is made in every stage OF the discuss"
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The lntellisenccr states. that the oen''s ~
ratified the Convention with the Ottoman I@'
with the exception Of the rcputed secret aru.,
granting to the Turkish Government certain
vileges as to the building ships of war.
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We learn from Annapolis, that NatIlanlei.
Williams, William r. Steuart. and j. iiu:'
Esqs. have been appointed Lottery Comm''"
crs by the Governor aud Council Of the ctaF
Maryland,
Flosging in The Nary.-An order was ~; ~,
from the English Admiralty Office in No'eny
last to restrict tic infection of corporal pun.
ment in the Navy. Commanders alone arc
mtted to direct such infections, aud are =
a warrant previously, which is to be retuTntu
guIarly to the Admiralty Office, and Is TO ~
fy particularly the nature of the offence a 40,
proofs, and is to acknowledgment By the ID.
fcer, if on board Of flag ship. The nap.
of lashes is limited even in the most '''"
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