Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-25
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. c.
TUESDAY MORNING. SEPT IS. 1882.

Carolina, assembled at Columbia on the fOth INST.
The Committee of General Correspondence
have designated the following Occupations to the
several States:
Hon. d E. Huger. Joel r. Ponsett. to attend
the sittings of the Legislatures OF Virginia and
North Carolina.
Hon Henry Middleton, Mitchell King. Esq.
to attend the sitting of the Legislature OF Zen.
nessee.
Hon. David Johnson, Hon. John O'Neale,
to attend the meeting of the State OF Georgia, TO
he held in MilledgevIie in November next
Hon. WIN. Smith, Hon. John S Richardson,
Robert Creswell, Esq to attend the sittings OF
the Legislatures of Alabama and Mississippi.
The Richmond Wang. speaking Of the letters
Of Messrs. Dade ard Loyal, in effect, refusing,
on any condition, to vote for Judge Barbour. even
though, as electors. they should be instructed by
their cons tituents, thus remarks:
What is the proposition more qua'lfledly,
though substantially. maintained By Gen Dade
openly asserted by Mr., Loyall! That where
as, they were nominated Electors by the LeslsIa
tive Caucus, with an unayowed expectation on
the part of the Caucus, that they were to vote IT
elected, for Mr.. Van Buren,, they shall feel them.
selves at Hberty if not bound, so 10 uoie notwith.
standing majority Of the People at the polls, ex.
pressed a preference for Mr.. Barbour! Strip.
ped of circumocution, and put into the form Of
simple proposition, this is what they say, mel
ther more nor less. To state it intelligibly IS
enough IL will be secuted from one end OF the
State to the other. All parties will join in one
voice of indignant condemnation. The pollli-
clans who advance it. will sink beneath the waves
Of popular dsapprubatiou, and be heard oil no
more, in high places. We are really sorry tor
the gentlemen, for as gentlemen. we respect them
both. Bat they are already in state OF political
putrescency-in the blue Stage OF Political Che.
lera -and the worst of it is: that the disease has
been brought on bv inprudence. A Coroner's
Inquest under oath. could net do less than pro.
nounce that the gentlemen came to their deaths
by their own hands.
At the great National Republican meeting in
New York or the Goth, the Masonic Hall, the
place of meeting, was early filled by an as
sembIage Of most respectable citzens-such as
do not turn out Oh every occasion, and when
the venerable Col JOHN TRUMBULL-the fellow
soldier, aiddecamp, and companion of the i'm
mortal WAsHINcToN--was named for the Chair,
the nomination was received with long.repeated
and deafenng peals of applause.
Among the .'old Contnenta!s" who were at
the meeting, were the venerable Dr.. John X. b.
Rodgers, one uf the Surgeons OF the Revolution
in the Pennsylvania Line; and Rodser Strong,
E<u.. who was likewise an officer in that glorious
army. These things look well. Those men,
bers Of the iron race of patriots who achieved our
liberties, yet lingering among Us, understand too
well their nature and value, to surrender them at
the beck of the demagosues of the present day.
At the time of the battle with the Warrior.
on the Mississippi, Black Hawk twice approach
ed the steamboat with a white flag, wading into
the water for that purpose. The purport OF bis
"talk, was not understood, If heard. BY the III
terpreter on board; and the old chief fed to the
shore. He was not wounded; but, accompanied
by his sons, left the ground in the course OF the
evening. Black Hawk. together with two sons,
was captured by party Of Winnebagoes. They
had them in vie " for three DAYS in succession -
lbptr ONIeCt, however, seems W hd'e oSeh wv w
kill. but to take them alive. This they effected
on the morning Of the third day, BY surprising
them while asleep They made no resistance
whatever.
Elective Fraachise.-This right having been
grossly abused in the late election for Police or
ficers. in Charleston, by placing persons under
confinement to insure their votes, both parties
latter conference on the subject have come to
the resolution Of taking measures toprevent any
abuse Of the kind in future.
A late London paper gives an account OF an
experiment made with Steam Carriage ,Qn a
common road, that was entirely successful, and
induces the hope that short time will enable us
to do without the use Of horse power, where &c.
lerity Of movement is desirable. The inventor
Of the new engine is a MIR. Walter Hancock, Of
S,ratford, who was attended by several scientific
gentlemen from London, sixteen Of whom took