Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-08

The Board Of Health feel gratified in being
able to state, for the information Of their fellow
citizens, that no new cases Of Cholera have &C.
Cured for the last four days, ending this day at
noon; in consequence Of which theJ will discon-
tinue their daily reports.
Resolved, That the Board adjourn to Saturday,
18th, at IL o'clock, VI.
BENZ. 9. KINsEY, secy,
In consequence of the entire disappearance of
the Cholera, as mentioned in the above notice of
the Board of Health, Clean Bills of Heath are
now issued at the Custom House, to all vessels
clearing from this port.
The Anti-Jackson Central Committee at Rich
mond request the Committee at Leesburg to sup
ply with printed tickets the Counties Of Lou
doun, Prince William and Fairfax. The same
request is made to the Committee at Fredericks-
burg to supply the Counties of the Northern
Neck. The plan is recommended as distribut-
ing the labor.
In order that the re suit of the election in
Charles County, Maryland, may not be misun-
derstood, we are requested to say that three OF
the Delegates elected on the Working Mems
Ticket are open, avowed, and warm friends OF
Mr.. Clay, and the fourth gentleman, at least a
decided Anti-Jacksou man.
Col. Benton and has adjourned question Of re-
racity-In addition to the certificate Of Mr..
Jones Of New Orleans, recently published, gen
teman writing in the Missouri Republican says:
81 state explicitly, that two as respectable
men as any in Missouri. John Perry. Esq Mer
chant Of Potosi, w ashington county, and Col.
Nathaniel Smond,. late Treasurer of the State,
can prove, that Col Benton did say, in sub
stance, that if Gen. jackson were elected, mem
bers of Congress would have to legisiate with
pistols in their belts"
Col Benton ought. after this, to write another
East Room letter, and the, make can adjourn
ed question Of veracity"!!
The trennial General Convention of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, will be held IN the
City of New York on the 18th instant.
Sales at the New York Stock Board, Sept. 4,
sc shares U. S. Bank. 1913 100; so shares,
60 days, 6 per cent, l2l.
General Jackson's incompetency. -Unpleasan
TRUTHS must sometimes be told, that JUSTICE
NAV be done II is now said that the famous
letters to Mr.. Monroe, signed by General Jack.
sun, were written bv Robert Goodloe Harper!-
The New York Commercial asserts that General
Jackson sis utterly incapable. OF himself, Of
writing the most common instrument. with Urdi.
nary correctness and nteligbity;" and adds;
This is no random assertion. In making it,
we speak that which We do know" We had
in our possession, some months since, letter
'.of his own composing" under his own hand,
which, had we been at liberty to take a fac simi-
le copy to lay before the public, would at once
have settled the question Of his reelection, not
only by reason of the gross ignorance of the wrI-
ter. but FROM the atrocious sentiments it avow-
ed''
We subioin paragraph from the same paper,
relative to the subject OF this article:
1t has been the good fortune of Gen. Jackson,
generally, TO keep around him some one or more
persons capable Of writing his papers; and it
would be an amusing study for any one who has
tact in distinguishing different styles of writing
from internal evidences. to colate aud arrange,
and credit to their proper authors, the various
letters and public documents, which, since the
wear 1914, have borne the signature of Andrew
Jackson" DURING the campaign at New Or
leans. he had Edward Livingston, now Secre'a-
ry of State, in his suite, aud ever at his elbow.
to write his behests. Subsequently. the late DIR.
Bronaugh occupied the high station OF his comb
dante and scribe. The nextinstrument OF putting
the hero's crude thoughts into integbe Eng
cl,sh, was Judge 3, eckenrlIge. who has recent
ly informed the world of portion OF his labors
in this capacity. All his orders, dispatches, ad.
dresses, &c during his military Governorship OF
Florida, together with his farewell to the army,
we're written BY Judge Breckenridge After
Major Lee had contaminated his lnfamy near the
seal nj government, by "a deed without
name" I've fisd from the public indignation at
W ash,ns ton. aud found welcome in the family
oil Gen Jackson, Holding an able and ready
pen, he did the Generals literary work tor seve-
rsl wears and until, he came into the Presidency.