Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-01
ALEXANDRIA, ID. CO.
Fa1pay MORNING. SEPTEMBER /. 1882.

The U. s. Telegraph has an article under the
head Of the prospect before u.s." which con-
tains much reasoning and many facts to show
that the chances for defeating the reelection OF
Gen jackson are at this time good. Since the
last Presidential election, we have ceased putting
any confidence in calculations or predictions.
Of things that have already occurred.however,we
are certain and the real vote given when Mr.
Adams and Gen. Jackson were candidates
should not be forgotten. Gen. Jackson received
,O96 votes; Mr.. Adams received 507:'
Ale; and Gen. Jackson's majority over Mr.. Adj
ans was but l55,64S.
It will be seen that change Of
2675 in New York, which gave 26 votes,
204 in Louisiana, which gave 5 votes,
$3.50 ia Kentucky. which gave IA votes,
2l0l in Ohio, which gave 10 votes,
2695 in Indiana. which gave votes,
beng 1l.629 popular votes, would have deduct.
ed 60 electoral votes from those given to Gen.
Jackson; which, added to the 83 votes given to
Mr.. Adams. would have elected Mr.. Adams the
President by majority Of Is electoral votes.
These facts in connection with recent circum.
stances, are important and show how slight
change might upset the present dynasty. We
are told that not slight change only but great.
an important change has taken place in public
| sentiment and upon our confidence in the cor
rectness Of this information do we place our
| hopes.
A writer in the Charleston Courier very cor.
rectIy states the reasons for the " distress" that
prevails in South Carolina-Or rather why the
Planters do not make as much money as former.
lily. He says the "native country of the COTTON
plant is vastly extensive, encircling the whole
coast of the Mediterranean, and covering all
| America south Of US, considerably beyond the
Rio de la Plata. And these countries are formi.
dable rivals; for nature has given most of them
the plantain and banana, the date and the olive,
on which the laborng class are subsisted at a We.
ry tiflng expense; as to lodging and clothing.
the climate permits them almost to be dispensed
with, over vast extent Of country. Add to
these the rivalshIp Of India. under British pa.
tronage; and they all now possess our machine.
ry for cleaning and who can be blind to the ap'
preach of the time, when Carolina will cry aloud
for the benefit Of protective duty. At pre-
sent we are all oiih against, not only the expe-
dieucy of exercising, bot the very existence OF
this power. Yet the protection Of cents per
ID. on cotton, was no vain mockery when it was
imposed This staple grew up under its protec.
ton, and in other times we have actually pocket
ed largely of the benefits Of it,"
| From letter published in the National IntelI.
gencer, dated at Frankfort, Kentucky, August Gath
1882. we gather the following facts relative to
| the Kentucky Election.
Alta meeting Of the Sheriffs to compare the
polls for Governor and Lieutenant Governor it
was ascertaned that Breathitt the Jackson can
didate for Governor had 40. 6sl votes. and Buck.
ner 1.-THE (Hay caudidae) had s9,4sl. Breath
It's majority 1860.
That Morehead (the Clay candidate for Lieu.
tenant Governor) had 4o,O46 votes, and Taylor
(the Jackson tandilate) had 37,452. More
heads majority, 1894
That Buckner's and Morehead's aggregate
vote was 79467. and Brea,hitt and TayIor's 49,
1873: making clear majority in faror Of the
Clay candidates Of 1884.
That, in the Senate, there were twe,y-fwo
friends of Mr.. Clay and sirieen Jackson men.
and in the House Of Representatives Sirty for
Clay and forty for Jackson.
| 1t is stated, in letter to the editor OF the
Charleston Evening Post, that in conversation
held by the writer with General Jackson, the latter
said that in case South Carolina should resist the
Tariff laws and nullfy, ''hedid not think Of act
ing against the State: but he would withdraw the
United States troops from Charleston, and that
would leave the city SO exposed to instruction,
that the inhabitants would then know how to val
ne the protection Of the General Government"
The Board of Health Of Washington, in an ad.
d.ess to their fellow citizens, urge most earnest.
lly all persons who may be affected with the fore
warning symptoms Of Cholera-such as loose
ness in the bowels, sick stomach, or any gripping,
| or uneasy sensation in the stomach or bowels, to