Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-14

in the name of the President, have carrisd 1
decree into execution. The President is N.
ia decide that i, is not National work, albo'
running through New York, PennsyIvania,
Ohio. and therefore cannot be undertaken by u
government. But. saws he, 81 WM permit ~
Engineers TO perform their part of The dmie IS
/ ,ciH nan out of the public Treasury their a.
ries, and the erpe,,ses for the procuring anil \
pairs Of the necessary Instruments"
Here is new doctrine for Republican p,.
ident He cannOi make the survey because i, 4
not National work and the expenditure wmI
consequently BY unconstitutional Yet for 4,
very nconstituional,w work. he in the same bls,,
decides that he will permit the u S. Ersips.
to he employed under a salary from the soye,
nent. and he will further pay out of the puB
Treasury the cost and repairs ut instruments
If IL was Unconstitutional TO make the sur.,
what in the name Of common sense lesalxes
employment of engineers whose salaries are n.
by the g0yernment:-what makesit consiIlut.
al to pay for the cost and repairs Of ins;rumrn.
Was there ever more ridiculous decision: G,
lust, was there ever more pslpable iGfla..
ment of the constitution by Offering to make {, [
penditures fur an object which he himsef dtc,m
Unconstitutional. View il in any light IN viii
it can be presented, and it appears daring q.
sumption of power which none but the most re-,
less and unprinciped politicians would presume:
have recommentled.-N. T. Courier.
The distinguished HImess!-Let oqr reader
agree or disagree with Mr.. Madison. as ua
may. there is one point in which they mu,
agree-that, where Mr. NJ. asserts any thin,
be fact, which fails within his snowltd.p al
testimony must be received with profound r,
spect. He is one of the purest politicians, one j
the ablest and most honorable men whom I'D
country has ever produced He wrote he Re-.
olutions of '98- '99-the Report Of '99-l8OO-
and of the history Of those tunes, 40 man inm:
can more truly saw. Quorum pars magma fi"
Now. what does this distinguished wines. a
of Nullifcafion-in May, l830-in private lei
ter, Just published: - The doctrine is as new
me as it was to you''-" and derives no suppa
from the best contemporary calculation Of ,hos
proceedings" lin 49, 99.) -Richmond Eng
We understand that appearances are mga
against the growing crop Of tobacco. The cg
threatens to be considerably short, and Of cvan
the article in the market is looking up.
htCA' comp
The handsome Gohanna fIly of Mr.. ROAM.
was yesterday sold tor $4,000 cash. This is Ii,
second years old Of Gohanna's produce thai Ia,
sold since the spring for a large price. VI.
Winfree's having sold for $4,000. Rich. Hhg
"M spite Of your teeth."-Judge Brackep
ridge who has lately made some stir in the poll
tical world, and who is a comical son Of cOrl
cal father. resided some years in Florida, II i
said. after he was engaged to be married 70 d.
DIV in one Of the Middle States. Daring hi
time her beauty was impaired by the loss Of CO,
or two Of her fore teeth. This cirepms.anss
gave her some uneasiness; and when she appcs,
ed in the presence of her lover after his rpiart
from Florida, she asked him If he thought het
much altered. He replied that he saw no alter
a,ion except in her lore teeth: but said he. | d.
not regard that, ri marry you in spite ef gov