Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-29
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. c.
Friday MORNING. JUNE 20. 1882.

n;ocess as dav Ol rasunS, hua'o"' "
o. We learn that the Ministers OF the
c6arcbes of all denominations in Richmond have
,,I , meeting, and, in the spirit OF Christian
.aao,ord, coueurred in recommending the same
=, "a their respective brethren. II will also be
served BY general suspension, on the part OF
no citizens, from business, as farsas practicable.
hi, course will most probably be adopted
trOushOut Virginia,
r. will also be seen that a resolution has been
Introduced into the Senate, the object OF which IS
% request the President to appoint day to be
,b.eryed Throughout; the United States for public
Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer. Should this
resolution prevail, the different religious societies
night agree t, adopt that, instead of the day they
have recommended.
The Report Of the Board Of Visiters to the
Academy at West Point, gives unqualified praise
"a the Institution and the general progress and
0n6ciency of the Cadets. II enforces the bene-
6ls resulting from such an establishment, not on
4, 10 the Army, but to the different States. The
RepOrt recommends that the ProfessorshiPs
,bOuId be placed upon better foundation, that
additional buildings should be erected, and that
Cadets should only be admitted during the ages
Of fifteen and nineteen.
The District Code.-The following gentlemen
have been appointed to compose the Commission
for preparing, during the recess Of Congress, a
Code, or Digest Of Statute Law, Civil and Crimi-
nal, for the District Of Columbia, pursuant to a
joOt resolution passed at represent session OF
Congress, viz:
On me part ofthe Senaie-Mr. Chambers, of
Nd Mr.. Tyler. Of Va.
On The part of the House of Representatives.
Mr.. Doddridge, Of Va; Mr. Thomas, of Md;
Mr. Wilde. Of Georgia.
1t seems now TO be generally admitted, that
the Cholera shows certain premoni,ory symptoms,
which attended to properly. the virulence of the
attack is abated, or its further approach, perhaps,
guarded against The first stage is termed the
Cholsriae, and generally Yields to medicine.-
This idea, IF we'll founded, disarms this scourse
Of most Of its terrors, and gives confidence to
patients as well as practitioners.
The first note Of apprehension at the appear
ance Of Things in New York, is sounded by the
Pennsylvania Inquirer thus
What says the New York Courier & Enquirer
to tins ana samation? Mr.. Granger, we know,
ia popular and an able man. The ticket we
gave 90 Monday we kao,0 to be highly respect
sole ticket. What think our friends in New
York upon the subject? Will not their own dj.
Visions, the differences that exist between the
Courier and the Argus, leopard the success of
the Jackson electoral ticket in that Slater And
will the course that President Jackson may think
proper to take upon the Bank question, al ter the
issue: Are there no breakers ahead?
The Senate and the Bo,mdary.-The Hallow-
ell (Mainel Advocate Of Friday last, contains the
following important intelligence from Washing
toe:
We learn that on the 9th instant, two votes
we're taken in the United States Senate on the
subject of our ". E. Boundary. In order that
Que readers NAV fully understand the effect OF
'hem the state OF the question before the Senate,
should be first stated
The President had expressed a wish TO adopt
the award, in order to get rid of the "embarras-
sns question" To avoid the responsibility Of
accepting II himself. he referred il to the Senate
The Committee on Foreign Relations reported
Resolution declaring IN substance ''that the Sc
nate do advise the President 10 adopt the award"
&c; On the 18th the Resolution was taken up
and debated in Executive session, when Mr.
Gay, It is said, made most able effart in our
OeAaii' and III opposition TO the Resolution.
some other Senators four own ncludedl took the
sane SIDE. On the 10th the subject was called
upasain.
MT Holmes moved to amend the resolution
inserting "two-thirds of the Senators concur-
nns, so that it could not be adopted without
nat number. This was carried. aud hence the
au,'Ce to accept the award could not be given
unless two-thlrds Of the Senators concurred.
Twas then moved to strike out the whole re-
Sn'uoon, aud insert - that the Senate advise the
a;'es'uent not to accept the award" The ques-
uua vas divided, aud first taken on striking ont,
W. sA was carried. only voting in the negative
S'sS view then Of testing the question neither
~s senate had any thing further to do with the
., a'9r' II was moved to adjourn, with the under
'auung that the Senate wouId not oo info 70