Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-03
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.

Mr.. Van Buren, being now candidate for the
second Office in the Republic, and The object
therefore of unmeasured euiogy on the part OF the
Argus, il cannot be uninteresting to inquire into
any Of his political acts that may tend to show
him such as he is to the people. To this end,
we ask the Argus for information as to a letter
written By Mr.. Van Buren, from Washington, in
! 1923, he being then Senator of the United
States,-to certain members Of the New.Yorh
Legislature, urging the nomination Of Andrew
Jackson to the Presidency. To identify more
precisely the letter referred to, we add. thar it
was addressed, among others, to Daniel Wardwell,
then in the Assembly from Jefferson, and now in
Congress, to Peter Robinson, of Broome, John
b. Skinner, of Genessre, and Lenuel Smith of
this city. II was letter written by public
man, to public men, on public matters-and
therefore IN no Just sense to be viewed as pri.
vate document Ii was, moreover, as we under
stand the case, an expose Of the motives for tax.
ing up General Jackson. and of the views and
policy generally Of the party ia this State, which,
a Illustrating Mr. Van Buren's notions of poll
teal morality, should in justice to the nation as
well as to him, be now published. We pause
Tor reply. 1t the Argus should decline motto
ing our inquiry, we may be tempted perad,en-
ture, to conjecture what the tenor o! that letter
was.-N. 7. finer,
Reform. We have observed for some time
past, that reform has taken place in the man
ners Of the Park audience. which bids fair to lead
to very beneficial results. Ii gentleman in the
boxes turns his back TN the stage, or seats him.
self on the raIiog in front, he Is Instantly Kissed
or iroHoped to poiteness. Tudo such ungrace-
full things now, Is an indiSui,y which the ire
uuenters of the Pit will no, endure; and we ap-
plaud them for the decision which, night after
night, they have lately exhibited ia iadv ever
appears with bonnet on, in the dress circle, she
is set down as one unused to the fashions Of the
qoSSn md man ST. az
Since the appearance Of the kembies, saving
one night, we have not seen hat worn by ladies
in the boxes We are sure, it the gentle fslr
ones knew the great annoyance. which hats are 10
gentlemen seated behind them. they would have
compassion on the nerves OF their lords. anu
leave their head gear either at home or in the
lobby.-N. ]. Nerc.
Doing" the Nusquetocs. - MIR. Cunningham
in his =" Letters from New South Wales" says:
=. The South S"a Islanders clear their cabins OF
musguetoes atnisht in very simple way They
dim the hight Of their lamp by holding calabash
over it, and walk TWO three times slowly
round the room with It in their hand. The mus
Quctoes collect quickly about the the light, when
the bearer thereof slips gently out of duors, puff,
out the lamp. and jumps back into the apartment
shutting quickly the door after him, aud leaving
thus all the troublesome guests on the outside"
We wish the Editor of the Salem Gazette, in
which paper we find the foregoing paragraph.
had tried the virtue of the plan above mentioned
and given certificate Of its efficacy. The peo-
pie in the lower par, of this goodIy town, on the
West side. are at present dreadlully annoyed By
these insects, who come over from the Jersey
swamps. long legged, hungry, thirsty and Zero
cious. to suck the blood Of good Clay men, wo-
men and children |, is very we'll that these
vampires are individually too furious to admit of
any concert OF action. If they pulled together
it IS even possible that they might carry of small
children-N y Com.