Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-06

Letter from General Lee TO Patrick Henry.
"Fm my own part, would as lief thy wonld
put ratsbane in nv mouth, as the Excellency with
which am daily crammed. How much more
true dignity was there in the simplicity OK ad-
dress among the Romans!-Marcus Julius CT
cerO. Decimo Brute ImperatOri, or CATO Marcel
10 Consult. than to His Excelency Major &c
neral Noodle or to the Hon. John Doodle.
Nv objections are perhaps trivial and whimsi-
cal; but, for NY soul. cannot help starting
them. II, therefore. | should sometimes address
letter to you. without the Excelency tackled.
700 must not esteem it mark of personal or Of
fetal disrespect, but the reverse"
Ia the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Bell, of
tennessee, lately said
He entirely agreed in the opinion expressed
Oy the gentleman from Missouri, that the most
enormous abuses had long existed, and still con-
inued to exist, IN the Indian Department. Ia
hst, that the appropriation in that Department
amounted to all almost total waste OF so much OF
he National resources. He had no doubt that
he immense host Of Indian agents, now employ
ed and paid, might be dispensed with entirely;
and that few efficient men, at different points
90 The frontier, would be able to accomplish
greater amount Of good, both for the Indians and
Or the People Of the United State, than the
whole army Of agents, sub-agents and inspectors,
now in that service"
Mr. Senator Moore. Of Alabama, has publish
eda Letter, addressed to one of his constituents,
indicating his vote on Mr.. Van Buren's nomina-
ton. appended to which is Note which furnish.
's the following information:
liam authorized to saw that, although it was
NE earnest desire Of Judge Bib, Of Kentucky, "a
Senator, whose patriotism and sterling character
VI" not be called into question,) to sustain all
me Nominations OF the President, the disclosures
% denomination Of Mr.V. Buren, were such that,
nadh been present. he would have voted against
rs confirmation. It's also known that other
'eoaters voted in favor Of the nomination solely
1ICn The ground that he had already gone abroad.
Mdhad entered on his duties. Al REORGANIZATION
"Oe'd therefore receive an immediate and deci-
asdrejection.n
from Behia.-Capt. Finney, Of the brig Wash
"s,On' reported BY the Revenue Cutter Dexter,
N0riork, informs that when he sailed, the City
= DANA was so closely besiesed BY the enemy,
'N' no supplies could be got into it.
oar friends on the Eastern Shore, it would
e%' are determined to prevent, Vi et ormis, the
,"'aVons committed on their Oy ster beds by the
seP'edarns oysiermen Of philadelphia. The
."POfmen' ola steamboat tor the capture of he
Jaia0ders would doubtless cure the evil COM
Planned Of.
-. From the Easton Gazette. March 81.
we understand that the Philadelphia OYSTER
81 ~, are IN great numbers in the narrow waters
1aes'er River. taking and DESTROYING all the
-, s sa within the reach OF their large drags-
NC, sal me cltlzenso Of Kent and Queen Anne are de-
"'ned TO expel them therefrom by putting the
H passed at the late session Of our legislature,
%,CtCe against them. and for the purpose Of ef-
~ ing their object and preventing the escape Of
md pSarauders, they wish to employ Steamboat,
NY ~ nave made application to the Trustees for the
Ne Of the Maryisad.
n we have received the two first numbers
me me "Jetsrsoniaa aud Virginia Times" a
Paper established in Richmond, or rather
Y STATED alther from Lynchburg, by Richard
''a''e' Its published ssui-weekly.