Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-19

...;,a warm debate going on; and the Senate
.I,,,d in the novel attitude Of questioning
'" - avn power to advise the President. 1t Is
,tdme, and will probably be the last, thatA
,,,E,Ou will puzzle them in that way
,, :. said tina, the President has re nomi mated
n the Senate. This man has been once
Dm,, proposed for land Office in Mississippi,
:, me Senate promptly rejected him. Exer-
-. have been made to get up petitions IN
favor, and the Senate are now called upon to
.s,sr the Executive degree. We shall see what
IN be the result.
r.. Washington Correspondent Of the New
:, n,ay Advertiser says, that when Houston
.,,o New York, it was expected he would see
u. r,p on his way to Washington, whittier he
,,..O summoned as witness before the COM
-, ,n,ointed to investigate the fraud attempt
E.NS'
A. As practised in giving the contract to MIR.
g.,,0O for supplying the emigrating Indians
4, Van was the person who put in bids under
=, direction Of Mr.. Houston, and was said to
~. had several letters in his possession very i'm
Ian, TO the investigation 1t is understood
a, Subpoena ducss tecum was served on him,
., .ng all such letters and papers as he had in
s, Do,,essiOn. touching the subject Of investiga
inn Mr.. Van came; but on examination, IT is
..,o,,sd, he stated tina, Mr.. Houston had claimed
m, The letters were private, and he gave them
d, him. Il is thus that this investigation is 10
!. ,tied. 1t is thought very likely that Mr.. Van
-.y be appointed Indian Agent at Chicago, as a
,, sarl for this act.
General Houston has pleaded guilty to the
,,rye Of assault. but denies the jurisdiction of
re District Court.
Ga, Meeting IN North Caroiina-The friends
fMr Clay in Cumberland County, held meet
SCAT the Town Hall in Fayetteville, on the 9TH
il,tant, at which DIR. Benjamin Robinson presid-
ed. and E. l.. Wiustow, Esq. acted as Secreta-
r. Resolutions were adopted in favor of HEN
RI Clay, as President, and JoHS SERGEANT as
Vice President The meeting is said to have
been large aud respectable.
The Richmond Compiler informs US that they
AVE commenced the repairs Of the Capitol at
Richmond new dress IS to be given to it, in
side and out; for which purpose the last Lesisla.
ure made an appropriation Of $4,000. The ex-
terror of the edifce is to he e,paistered, and the
Eoolen work is to be painted. The whole in
ids is also to be re-painted from top to bottom.
AprtiliOn has also been run across the Southern
room, Formerly the General Court room-which
arrangement gives handsome committee room,
With door opening into the outside lobby room
While the other part Of the courtroom is TO be fit.
I'D up for General Courtroom. The Library
sNOe enlarged, BY raising the ceiling, and throw
.as gallery over the Council anti-chamber. -
The Legislature appropriated 800 for the COM
feiOn Of niS arrangement.
4 Home 7hrust Judge Breckenridge in a
F'eSl letter to Gen. Jackson, gives this thrust
Hnlch must have stung to the quick
Its not for me to defend Mr.. Calhoun. he is
loIe defend himself, and like Judge Berrien,
he signs that which he writes, and ,cyifeS that
an'chhe signs" l will merely remark, that it
possible the idea Of my having an understand.
m, %i'h Mr. Calhoun, may have impressed itself
20 yOnr mind. from the circumstance of my hav-
a5' on certain occasion, filed requisi,iun of
YOURS tor toast, with the following: John c.
La'aoun-an honest man Is the nublest work Of
"h That gentleman was then your Masnus
Apollo; aud merely took your measure for the
ssGdment.
Tue varied emotions that the pcrusal of this
paragraph must give rise to in the mind of the
person to whom it is addressed, can be no e. her
ian highly painful ones
Honor' 10 VI. Clay AT a meeting of the
'NAds oil Mr.. Clay, and other citizens, in Ha
Dover County IVA ON the 18th instant. the f,l.