Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-01-18

control the Government, or the Government will
control il: in either case, a monied despotism be-
comes established; and the Government, by the
agency Of the Bank, may carry into effect the
most vicious. the most tyranncal schemes. by
its access to monied capital which will become
the great agent in the execution OF plans, which
lead to despotism; for it may be taken as sale
ground of argument, that whensOver government,
to effect lite object, can have access to funds OF
money, without appealing to the people by the
way Of Taxes, that very moment deep wound
Is inflicted on public liberty-and it will require
struggle from the yeomanry at large to preserve
the Goddess, and to embrue If necessary their
hands in the blood of monsters who may dare to
approach the haIowed shrine of nations rights.
Vor Popui, For Dsi.
The first National Bank which was established
soon became extinct. The motives which prompt
ed that great man, Thomas Jefferson, to advise
the Congress not to grant renewal OF the char
ter, were wholesome and wise: for, in the first
place, he could discover. from the Constitution,
no power gwen to any department of the Govern
ment to introduce such system, because none
will cal! the act constitutional, who will cast
their ewes over the specification OF power assign
ed to each department..
Again. MIR. Jefferson foresaw what might ul
timately result, if the charter became perpetual
ed, from measure. advised by Mr.. Hamilton in
a private conversation with Col. James Monroe,
who at the time adverted to was Senator from
Virginia.
The fact alluded to, as reported and understood
by every body at the period it took place, was
this
The Excise law was in full operation, and
Collector of District. perhaps in Philadelphia
If my memory serves mel called at the house OF
Dis,iller. At the time, the owner of the e,tab-
li,hment was from home: without farther ccre-
mony-without awaiting his return, this man,
clothed with authority, seized OF the goods which
were in the house, and no doubt would have car.
red them Oft, had he not been prevented BY the
wife of the honest distlller, by an act OF hero>m
which deserves to be recorded. She was forced
to initiate the character of Xantippe; and by ac-
cess to the same mode of defence, the officer was
compelled to leave the house in hurry. and to
hasten with all speed to dark alley, in order to
wipe from his ewes those dew-drOps which were
poured upon his head in such copious profuson.-
This incident was Immediately communicated to
Col. Hamilton, who, meeting with Col. Monroe,
mentioned to him the aggression which had been
made. expressing his sentiment, to the following
Effect" This, Col. Monroe, is insurgency in
embryo; it ought at once to be suppressed by an
appalling force."!! Col. NJ. observed, Why,
Col. Hamilton. there is not money enough in the
Treasury to defray the expense Of snch an ex-
periment"! II know that said the Colonel;
"but the Bank-yes. the National Bank-can
afford the funds necessary" . empora! o mores!
This case shows, at once. that the security of the
liberties of nations depends not upon the profess
sions of its Treasury, depends not upon the in
fluence of Corporate establishments, which, ge-
morally speaking. have not the common feelings
which ought to endear the human family to each
other. COMMON SENSE.
The writer suspends any further remarks, hav.
Ing finished the series at first designed.
The following animated and fancful descrip-
ton of the Sea, written by Mr.. N. p. Willis,
vino is now abroad, is taken from the N. York
Mirror. where it appears under the title f."First
Impressions OF Europe.-No. l."
III Sea. 1t is day to make one in love with
life. The remains Of the long storm, before which
We have beer driven for week, lie in white, tur-
reted masses around the horizon. the sky over
head is spotlessIy blue, the is warm, the wind
steady and fresh, but soft as childs breath, and
the seal must sketch it to you more elaborate
ly. We are in the Gulf Stream The water
here, as you know, even to The cold banks of
Newfoundland, is always blood warm, and the
temperature of the air mild a! all seasons, and
just now. like a south wind OH land IN June
Hundreds of sea-birds are sailing round us-the
spungy sea.weeds washed from the West Indian
rocks. thousand miles away in the southern la.
ttudes. float BY in large masses-the sailors, bare
foot and bareheaded, are scattered over the rig