Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-20

their serious deliberatiOn 10 be consistent, ".
should carry out our doctrines wherever they
NAV lead. The General Government may 4,
easily transgress the provisions Of the Constit..
ton in its intercourse or transactions with r..
reign powers, as in its legislation over the states
One error ought to be resisted as we'll as the 9th.
err. for we hold that all POWER, exercised with.
out lawful authority is dangerous to the liberties
Of thspeople.
The developments in the article from the Te
legraph, copied into this mornings Gazette, ar,
curious enough, and we are anxious to see what
answer the Globe will make.
The survey of the Coast Of the United States
directed by an act Of Congress passed in 1897
is about to be resumed and carried on under tn.
direction Of Mr.. HassIer, whose qualification.
are highly spoken Of.
Mr.. Reuben NJ. Whitney. made famous, fr
by the Bank Reports Of Mr.. McDufie and Mr..
Adams, aud subsequently by his memorial 10
Congress and leave to withdraw that memorial,
has sued the editors Of the Baltimore Chronicle
for an alleged libel, laying his damages 1T 49,.
900. We never remember to have read libel.
ous article, Of any description, in the Chronicle,
and we incline to think that Mr.. Whitney viii
again "come out at the little end Of the horn,
We copied an article, few days ago. FROG
the Cincinnati Gazette. stating that Gov. Nc.
Arthur, Of Ohio. had declined to run as a can.
didate for reelection. He was the candidate Vt
the National Republicans. This, in all prcba.
biIity, will produce similar union between
them and the Anti Masons to that which has ia.
ken place in New York. Both parties will pro-
badly agree upon the same candidate.
We have heretofore spoken Of the able MAT.
ner in which the Charleston Union papcrs-h.
Courier, Patriot. and GaZette,-are conducted
The communicated articles, especially 10 The
Courier, are often written with ,igor, spirit
and eloquence which make US wish that they
could be preserved in some less perishable form
than the columns Of newspaper. The taeu!
Of the city and state is engaged in writing Tor
the public, through the most popular and con'e'
nient OF all channels, the daily press. We wish
these honorable exertions may not fail 10 re'ea
ing the state from notification.
Speaking on this subject. the Richmond En-
qurer saws: We read the Charleston .Pape"
with great attention. They are teemins with
political productions, many Of which are dlstin'
guished by great force and eIoquence. Severn!
of them remind Us Of the State papers OF our
Revolution. 1t shows what men can do when
they are in earnest, and their minds reused ard
inspired by strong feelings"
An Anti Modification Meeting was held OF
the 2lst ult. BY the citizens of Nelson Countr,
(Virgiaia,) Robert Rives in the Chair. Ale1's'
der Brown Secretary; when, after the object Of
the meeting was explained By Capt James Gn
land, Committee was appointed to prePar.
preamble and resolutions, who retired and re-
ported accordingly. The preamble is able and
worthy Of insertion, but we have no room tor It
Just now. The resolutions were adopted With
grea, unanimity. This meeting, We are inclined
to think, is the first Of many Of similar kind
which will be held in Virginia.
Indeed we are surprized that, throughout The
State, Anti. Modification meetings have not al.
ready been called. We presume that we ore
not in error, when We say tkat Virginia is nearly
unanimous on the subject. Men Of all parties
agree in wishing to preserve our glorious Union
We should we glad to see this feeling expressed
and the tone Of public sentiment made known 10
an authentic form. 1t might have sslutarye'
feet in lessening the fever in South Carolina
The Union and State Rights Convention o.
South Carolina assembled at Columbia, 10 ID"
state, on the 10th instant The delegates "s'
highly numerous and respectable. The bna
decision Of this Convention is uncertain, but
probably will be in favor Of calling conSenu'n
of the Southern States. We perceive in The
list Of names many men Of great worth and 10
Tents.