Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-07

G,,a, Fire a, Por. au Priace-Capt. Thorn
am. of tie schr. Eagle, at Norfolk, informs the
editors Of the Beacon, that, about O'Clock r
NJ on Sunday the S,h Of July, fire suddenly
broke cut in a block of wooden buildings at the
:. Z. extremity Of the town Of Port au Prince.
The wiad blowing strong from the n. L. carried
the flames from house to house. until every thing
in lis course was in few minutes wrapped IN
flames. and a, O'Clock upwards of 500 build
isgs, with most of their contents, we're entirely
,Onsumcd. Fortunately the fire was contined
TO the less business part Of the to"n.
The forcisn merchants OF the town returned
their thanks to the masters of the American YES
,els in port, for their services and assistance.
A great Jackson Festival in honor OF the Bank
Veto, especially. was given near WarrcnIon
;Fauquier) on the 9Th ult. Mr.. WIN. Smith
made speech at the DINNER, shich wuuld nor
40 to be bound up with either Mr.. Clayton's, Mr..
Claws, or Me-. Webster's. At the winding up
Of the whole business, we tind the following
toast
Bu Jh. POrter.-The President:
Jackson is his name,
Aud Washington his station,
The people vii not give the CHAIR ct fame,
To Cls,, Calhoun, or other ntr8uer ot the nNon'
The Important fact is announced, IN the Lees
burg Genius Of Liberty, that Mr.. S. NJ Boss, of
that town, has passed from Jacksonism into the
lsht of-what other ism is not stated! Our
l.ouduuu friends, no doubt, feel concerned at so
interesting movement in the political world.
4 Dian IN Thousand -Wehave often heard
Of the expression. "A man in thousand,'
but from the following expression in late num-
her of Cobbett's Register, it would appear that
he wishes himself to be considered u thousand
men in one. "Justice would point ont" says
he, "a vote Of thanks to nc, for Ihave done more
than ana other thousand men in England"
Ike English papers have fair hi at US when
they publish the accounts OF Hou,ton's and
Heard's brutal assaults upon members of Con-
cress, aud exclaim, |" Americans. don't abuse
Mrs. TrOllope!"
The Medical Staff of the City of Albany, in
their last report, complain bitterly OF the emPl-
RIGS in that city, and the nostrums, antIdotes, spe
cifcs, and preventves, which they vend. The
report concludes as follows:
It's our solemn opinion that the nosttums of
empires SD generally used by the poorer classes
rs preyentiyps, contribute as much to the preva-
lence and fatality of Cholera, as any OF the nui-
sances which the city contains, and that, like
other nusances, they ought 10 be abated by the
proper authorities, otherwise Cholera may long
II niain among IA, TO the utter ruin OF business,
aud the destruction of many lives.'
From the Charleston IS. c. Courier. July 2s.]
Designs ofihe .ruRifers. These advocates of
anarchy and misrule, are every day becoming
more aud more open IN the exposure Oh the ultl'
mate issue Of their measures. The spirit OF re-
sistance-reUOiuti0ndry resistance, which biazed
so ktrcely in the Waiterbofuyh UanYesto. VIII
no doublsOon be hailed tae INSPIRATION OF patri
otism By every qualification club in the State
The, have wrought up the people to such pitch
ii turv aud infatuatinn that TO wear the mask
any longer. is as unnecessary as 1t IS mcon'enl-
eut They have abandoned the shallow pretehce
that Modification is necessarily peaceful-they
Come o. it-nay, will come Of il, unless Congress
aud the other states acquie>ce in the monstrous
pretensons of South Carolina. o. are deferred %
'ear. from resort to coercion; and IT revolution
shOad ensue. they treat its perils and horrors,
It's blocdshed and desoaticn. as matters OF no
moment, and boast from IL 4 harvest OF greatness
and glory Let the people Of South Carolina
but open their eyes to passing events. and they
will not fail 10 Perceive that their Modification
leaders are hurryiug them down the precip,ce OF
ruin. The faith to be put in their protested at
tachment TO and reverence for the Unon of the
States, may be estimated by the tenor of the FOL.
lowing resolution, which one of their political
tracts recommends as proper to be adopted BY
Convention Of toe State:-
Rssolucd. That if in consequence of the pro-
eeedings in South Carolina to protect her citizens
against the operation of this unjust and uneon-
sntutional system of laws. any attempt to use
'"rse and coercion against this State, shall take