Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-25


Bat, we will not tire the reader witha long ar
ticle, written ia the Bere wantonDsss OF assiude'
when to be political OF Representatives. moral
or philosophical, would require more exert'Dn than
poor human nature il capable OF on this un'''
cloudy, close, hot goth day OF August. We are
quite sure that few--serg few will read It'll we
were not we would put 1t INTO the-no-we have
no fire now--into the pigeon hole. that recep'a-
Gle of lost things upoe earthly. I. o'~'do'"'
North Eastern Beunday.-Much attention
is now directed to the North Eastern corner ri
our State. which the King Of the Netherlands
has seen tit to give TO on, ne'ghbors we '.e'
some interest for the fate of the settlers IN lha'
region in case the decision is confirmed: ihey
are mostly comprised in the town Ut Madawasea,
are something over 5000 in number, ana as they
are scattered IN both sides of the st. John'
part of them. in case Of separation, must become
British subjects. What adds to the interest o!
The Case. large proportion of the settlers per
haps nineteen twentieths, are the descendants OF
the old French Acadisn-. OF the pore inhuen-
tial of the present settlers. part are said to Ia
vor the American side, aud the others are IN the
British interest. The Catholic Priest. who, ot
course has much influence with majority of the
residents is said TO favor the British claims.
Its impossible to predict what Will be the IL
nal settlement Of the boundary. If the decision
Of The arbiteris set aside, as it ought 10 BE-, for
II is absurdiy unjust. the matter must be begun
anew. and where we shall find another umpire
who can tels If the decision is confirmed by
the general government, then all that cnr state
can Co. will be to enter complaint tnr damages
! and demand for indemnity. Whether we
shat! get indemnity is doubtful. There will be
many in Congress and elsewhere, VINO may al
low our right to the Jurisdiction Of the territory,
but w,ll deny our right to the soil as State pro-
perty.
1t is understood that two distinguished citizens
| of our State are now on q visit to the Madawas
ca country charged, we presume, with commits
sons from the State Government TO make so'he
investigations by winch the progress OF the cues
| ton may be assisted. 1t is probable they will
collect such facts ard estimates, as may De ne
cessary, If we shall have to prefer demand on
the United States for indemnity.
CPeaObScot JournaL
| Mr. William 3. Lewis, whose official fcnc-
tons do. or ought to. cnnhne him pretty closely
| to the War Department, and whose Chief recrea-
ton seems to consist in writing letters for the
columns Of the Pennsylvania Inquirer, to which
paper, according to his own assertion, he is not
Il
SC best authority" that " Mr.. Clay will not be a
candidate for the next Presidency" The state
ments of Mr.. Auditor Lewis will pass for what
they are worth. and not doit more His au.
thority for the assertion Is Of the same apocry-
phal character with that of the Telegraph for a
similar staIement-Mr. Clay is too strong in the
esteem of the country, for the tastes of any of
these gentlemen. He is daily gaining in popu-
larity, and he will not only be :: candidate. :"
but there is good reason to believe. successful
one g. for the next Presidency. "-Nat jour.
The government has displayed promptness in
despatching a Freate to chastise the Malays,
who plundered single American vessel. Why
has not the same zeal for the vindcaHon of the
natooal honor been displayed in relation to the
depredations committed upon our vessels BY Don
Miguel of Portugali No American squadron has
displayed the Stars & Stripes on the waters OF the
Tasus, aud demanded prompt repatriation for the
insult which this petty tyrant has offered to cur
Hag.-Fred. 9reaa.
Eighteen members of Congress have been APP
pointed to office by Gen. Jackson, whose united
salaries and outfits amount to one hundred and
hr.y-four thousand, fire hundred dollars MIR.
Adams did not appoint one-fourth the number,
and vet he was CnaTGeu WIN Coi'upI'HS TIC very
fountain of legislation. -NashriHe Herald.
Sudden Death-Mr. John b. Mortimer, for
mery assistant editor of the Democratic Press in
Philadelphia. left his lodgings at the Bank Coffee
House Yesterday morning, and took with him his
sou, lad aged about 2 years, 10 the bath at the
foo, of Warren street. for the purpose OF learning
him to swim. While in the water, Mr. NJ. sud-
denly complained OF being unwell. and was endea-
vouring to leave the bath, when he fell backward
aud sunk. Immediate assistance was procured,
bat the vital spark bad fed. The deceased had
obtained lease of the celebrated painting Of
Chris, Rejected and the exhibition of the same
was to have been opened this day.-M T. Gds.
.4necdgie of Pagaa,ni. have heard an
anecdote of this extraordinary which speaks
volumes for the goodness of his heart. One day,
while walking IN the streets of Vienna, he saw
poor bov playing upon his violin, and. on entering
into conversation with him, he found that he MAIN
tanned his mother and several poor brothers and
sisters by what he picked up as an lniterant mu
sician 'Paganini Immediately gave him all the
money he had about him; then, taking the boys