Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-09
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. CO.
uoNDaY MORNING. APRIL 9. 1852.

vONDiY MORNING, APRIL 9. 1852.
"Eya Signs "-We regard more in sorrow
than in anger the absurd and monstrous Propo.
s;,ions and sentiments that we now see occasion.
all Y in new spapers of certain stamp; such as
"orvanizing a new Supreme Court, in which
shall enter snme portion OF the spirit OF the age"
-. re. organizing the Senate" the President
should take power in his own hands''-the Pre-
si,lent should Judge for himself as to the propre.
ty of executing the mandate OF the Supreme
Court" SC. sc. Now, all these prove that
there j, declension in patriotism and public ,ir-
tue. somewhere. We regard them as evil signs
as ominous porten,s-as unhealthy appearances.
The body polite cannot be sound, when such
things are suffered to pass by without strong re.
probation aud universal disgust. Some years
aro, the man who would give utterance to such
trash would have been secuted out of public life.
Now, the case is different. Let these "eyl
sisns' be loook ed tc-they may point to some
thing worse hereafter.
NJ. Fan Buren, MIR. Moore, Senator from
Alabama, in recent address to the people Of his
state, to which we have already referred, gives
short history of the political life Of the ex-mnis.
ter and ex-secretary, which we think will not be
very palalabe to the partizans Of the dslin
cuished'' man. He describes him as commenc.
ing his career in 1919, then opposing Mr.. Madi.
son and supporting De Witt CIlnlon-next as
making war upon DE Witt Clinton, and perse
cutting him till his dcatl,-then as furious "re.
publican" then as advocating Rufus King-theu
as a member of the Caucus, which nominated Mr.
Crawford, and an active and bitter opponent Of
Gen. Jackson. But we prefer that the Hon. Sc.
nator should tell the rest Of the story 10 his own
language.
Gen. Jackson, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Crawford
were returned TO the House, the two former by
the highest vote. Mr.. Crawtord's vote was small
his health at that time exceedingly bad; his men
tai and bodily faculties permanently impaired
Notwithstanding all this. we find Mr. Van Blu.
rem and his associates using all their influence 10
to urge Mr. Crawfnrd's election. | cannot for.
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tive. was doing all in my power to CRAFTY your
wishes, they were then defeated by Mr. Van b..
rem. Ii was owing to his course, and that of hi.
associates, that Gen. Jackson was not then elect
ed-that the will Of the people was defeated; and
he NAV be held fairly responsible for all til. dis.
astrous consequences which have since followed
Was he in this, .'failhful:" Was he in this,
"patriolc?"
! Next ollows the struggle between Mr.. Adam,
and Gen. jackson, which ended in the election
of the latter. The gallant and high minded men,
bers Of the republican party entered prominent.
iy into the conflict, without stopping by the way
to calculate the result. 1t was cough for them
that The will of the people had been violated in
the election of Mr. Adams Not so with Mr.
Van Buren,. He waited to see the probable re-
suit. And, after Mr.. Adams had refused toaP
point him as a minister to EngIand-a station
which he then coveted-we find hin, at the
eleventh hour, when the battle had been ialH!
won, Joining the ranks Of the victorious party
but not even then, unit! he had made visit 10
Georgia and made his arrangements to Destroy
in the friendship of General Jackson. him VINO
with his friends, had entered earliest into me
conflict. and done most to achieve the victory
Was this "fathful"! Was this "palrloId
His next prominent step was in relation to We
tariff of 1928, that bill OF denominations, Tor ths
passage of which, he is responsible. 1t will uO'
be necessary for me TO 60 into detail to make
good my assertion, as the truth Of it is known"
all the actors on the stage at the time. tspefi
fecty well understood that the bill, as II Pa'''u
the House of Representatives, was shaped 10 'oD'
lormity to the wishes Of himself and friends
They were in majority in the committee "n'lA
reported the bill. The object Of the southern
members was to defeat it. 1t was known 10 O,
in that shape, exceedingly odous to the eastern
States. The southern members determln'd
vote against all amendments, with an under'nn'
ding that when it came to the Senate, where O ni
eastern States were strong, the same course ;'o'|
be pursued by Mr.. Van Buren, and his pol".a
friends, in the hope that, in the final vote VI
union Of the southern and eastern States "''
reject it. When the bill came to the sen'n'
was clearly ascertained that without ameno"'Di
the eastern Senators would vote against H. ~
the bill be lost. Mr.. Van Buren, voted Iot ".
amendments as he knew would make The Dln q