Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-23


a considerable maturity.
The result Of the Congressional e'ecnon
throughout the State--conclusive information
having reached US from all the distrcts-is. that
Messrs. L. A. Marshall, Chiffon Allan, Robert
P. Letcher, Christopher Tompkins, and Thomas
Chiffon, decided Clay men, are elected, ana
Messrs. II. Daniel, r. NJ. Johnson, Joseph Le-
compte, John Adair, Nathan Gather, On. a.
Wickife, and G. Lyon-ail horough-gomg
administration, men, except Col. Johnson, ~ho'
you know, is an American System man. are at
so elected; this election having terminated as
much better for the Clay party, than the iast
Congressional election did. as hve IS better .hah
two. For this State it will be recoslected' eject
ed but two members to the last Congress as Clay
men, though two of the ten Jacksonmns desef,ed
that Chief upon the development OF his princlp'es
and policy as President
The anti-Jackson party were entitled TO DE-
cided majority in the representation IN Congress;
and the on,y reason why they have it not. is, that
the adverse party happen to possess uery grea'
ntirar,foge in the manner in which the Congress
sional Districts are laid off This is either by
chance, or BY the management Of the old relief
party, the members of which now constitute the
main body of the Jackson party. when the repre-
sentation was apportioned and the State district,
ed, n,ne years ago. IL the jackson party had
had the privileges of dstricting the State,
month ago, in the way to suit their party purpos-
cs. they could hardly have improved upon the
present arrangement. Take map OF the State,
and cast your eve, for an example, upon Adair's
district, the main body of which is composed OF
Washington and Mercer, constituting something
like regular e'iipsis, but upon one corner OF
Mercer Joins corner Of Jessamine; upon another
corner of Mercer joins corner OF Lincoln, ana
these two latter counties are affixed to that Con-
gressional district like the wings to grimm; be-
tween them lies Garrard, bounding many mile
upon Mercer Nov, suppose the griftn,s wings
(too weak, we see. to enable the animal to r,se,)
were Topped of. and Garrard added to the Mer.
Ger district, in their place. there would be an END
to the power of Jacksonism there, and to tue
fond hopes of divers demagosues. But what
shall we do with Jessamine, thus Topped OFF,
Put it to Cark's (Aan's) district; the population
there requires it. What with Lincoln! Put 1t
| to Gathers district, which it naturally belongs
to. and where it would correct. completely, all
the bad results G.. that district, and leave the pre-
sent incumbent where he ought to be. Look again
at the county of Clarke-doss it not seographi.
calIv belong to Daniels district, where it former
ly was? Put there again, with its 500 Clay ma.
jority, in place of the barren mountains OF the
.ern end of the State, it would render to the
State and the Nation most signal service. In
short. the Clay majority in the single district re-
presented by Mr.. Letcher, rightly distributed
| would revoutioniZe every Jackson district IN the
State. and still leave Mr.. Letcher enough to
elect HIM. or any man of his principles
From every county in the State, where there
was any room to doubt the result. we have &C
counts Of the election of members of the House
of Representatives. of the State. The Clay par.
tn hare mgor,ty---s majority OF firm men, un.
pledged, untrammelIed.& true representatives OF
their constituents majority not so large as
some sanguine temperaments. who had not atten-
ded to the unequal distribution Of party najortles
in the counties, were induced to expect, but large
enough for effective action on every question in
the House Of Representatives, and on all joint
votes and two or three Jackson members are said
to be committed to the Clay party for the election
Of Senator; but their votes will not be needed tor
that purpose. The general sentiment here seems
to be that Mr.. CLAY himself should 60 to the Sen
ate. Yours, &c.