Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-20
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. CO.
r,n,y MORNING. APRIL 20. 1882,


hates, as prostitution Of Office the conduct
: nose in power who refuse to citizen copies
s,,,,srs, on file IN the departments, Tor the pur-
If defence and ,indicatiOn; but furnish
p, 70 The Oficia! when they can be used to at
,ho character and reputation OF political enc
30. The political morality OF the Court Ia
'.;,.s :. beyond all question, at the lowest eoo.
Nh, Houston was arraigned at the bar of
4, uouse, on Wednesday, the galleries were
"' J.d ,lmos, to sufocalion. and the lob6les
,s,.rea with ladies, attracted thIther BY the DO
, . Of the procedure. The accused having
o,ce Member Of the House himself, Is &C
.;n,sd with its rules. and of course perfectly
-, that score. He is hne-looking man, OF
arge stature . .v.N
o,J hit the publication OF the trial while II IS
Ia was an extraordinary one; and, taken
.osx;op with that genteman's votes and
l,., relative t. this affair, is not calculated
-, ..,,,e him in our estimation. Mr.. Patton
..,l..,, ,be resolution. but the quo ammo was
,,r,r,pt We would advise him tn be cautious
The f,llouins members Of the House const'-
,,, no committee, appointed on Tuesday, to
.oDaoct the trial Of Houston:
u. n,,is. of Massachusetts, MIR Coulter,
", Huntington. Mr.. Patton, Mr. Beardsley.
Nc Davis. of Massachusetts, was. on motion,
.,n.sd from serving on the ground of i'll health;
nd we have no, learned the name Of the gentle
man appointed in his place.
We obser, ed Mr. ADAMS in his seat on We'd
,,.d,y, He looks in good health.
IN the House Of Representatives, on Wednes'
dsr. Mr. Washington, from the Committee on
,be District Of Columbia, reported bill changing
,be time for holding the Courts of the District,
witch va, read twice and committed.
OCoppsN-In recent speech delivered at
BIRMINGHAM, the Irish Orator referred, with en-
,bu,asm. to our country. America" SAID
he, lat the end Of this year, would have no tax
* no National Debt. This, TOO, where there Is
no paltry Aristucracy, but where every man IS
treated as mau, aud nothing is greater than
man. With such visions Of reality before him,
he assumed, with greater confidence than ever,
The hgh attitude Of freedom. The spirit OF IL
berty VAS abroad on the wings of Heaven. Her
voice was heard in the plains Of his native coun-
try, and her throne Vas on the green hills; whilst
rushing from their SUBMITS the mountain streams
uu,mured as if in natural melancholy over the
existence Of despotism."
4 memorable Prophsey.-A few years ago,
DOL t. II. Benton, (no,0 good Jacksonltel de-
dared in writing, under his own hand, that
should General Jackson be elected, mems lives
would no, be safe at Washington. and members Of
Congress would be obliged to lesislate with dirks
and pistols in their belts. How literally, ob,
serves the New York Commercial. has this pro-
phecy been fulfilled.
We hnd in the Richmond Wing the subjoined
paragraph, which is certainly very characteristic
Of the Minister to foreign parts; though the con-
.la.ion i. we confess, somewhat unsavory:
Raad9iphiU,a -John Randolph OF Roanoke,
iscoutslng OF late On political affairs, touched,
IN his pointed way, upon various prominent per-
,ona.rs. chiefly OF the Republican Party. Jack,
,ou seems to have fallen below the standard oil
MS expectation. - He was no great thinss-6ut,
70 effect important ends. it was necessary to uss
men whom we did not approve" Ivan Buren,
had been sailed an intriguer-and so he was
hut Clay would give him High Low Jack and the
Game. And. as for Eaton, Sir" said MIR. Ran
lop. "he-s'iaks," The last word with a
horrible emphasis, and conformable gyratlon oil
he nasal orsan.l
Tie s''ontreal Caurant Of April 18th, alludins
10 the Concert oi,rn bY Mr.. Anderson the pre-
eed"s Monday, comme. IDS his style oil Singing
very much. aud adds the follow 'ns paragraph
We are happy to observe that Mr.. AS Fecep,
','n 10 thIs city has been 50 cordial; 1t can4o' -
ou'erwlse than gratifying TO him, after sach Sc
ries VI unpleasant occurrences as'have fa!lea IN