Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-11

al laws Of the Union, aud the Judgment OF the
Supreme Court of the United States;-selzes
territory, and subjects citizens to infamous
punishment in defiance Of both. President jack
son winks at the wrong Many OF his adherents
vindicate tall apologize Tor it. Georgia ad'
heres to President Jackson. und cannot endure
Mr.. Calhoun. The people Of Maine, with one
accord, protest against the decision OF the Dutcn
King: hint is received from the President, that
he wishes the decision acceded tn. Those who
do not take the hint and conform. are accused OF
readiness "to diSmember the Union, 'ol cheer.
ishing +" scheme IF unhatiowed amb,fion," and
are proclaimed "desperate men," and "disor-
ganizers," by the apoiogists of Georgia. and her
indicators! COnsIderate men ought to ask them
selves-whence these Inconsistencies! What
mpulses-what decisions produce them? lfthey
originate 10 devotion to party. to what mischiefs
may that devotion ead!-CIacinna'i Gaz.
We find BY our country papers. that the Cho-
era Mania has got footing IN our goodiy repab
lie: here follow some of the reports.
The Greenfield Gazette states that it was re-
ported in that town last week. that two cases Vt
Asiatic Cholera had occurred in Boston! The
report, however, was not credited. Very wisely,
for no such thing exists in Buston.
From Lockport, we have thu important intel
ligence, that the Cholera Is in Lundy's Lame
the British were once met there BY the Amer-
cans; vet no one would meet the Cholera there.
though the report states that is devastating the
country, and spreading CONSERVATION far and
wide! The Boston Courier has the following hit.
"The whole number Of cases of the spasmodic
or Indian Cholera reported at 'ropsham. Me. |;
deaths, o; recovered, l remaining sick. O."
When the report reached this city, we lonked
upon It az a humbug, and declined even to notice
it-aud the event proved that we were right.
Report has made the Cholera break out at Mo-
bile, New Orleans. and lastly in the old DomIn-
ion. Editors should be very cautious in giving
vague and improbable SORES of pestience-tor
in all communities there are credulous people.
who will believe almost any story, 40 matter how
preposterous. Fear kills almost as many people
as disease. We lately saw an anecdote that bears
upon this. A pilgrim travelling on the road to
Smyrna met the demon of the plague: " Whittier
are you bound," says the pilgrim; ITO Smyrna.
to kill sOOO." After time the parties met
again. "You killed not only 5000. but so. 00O,'
said the pilgrim: "No, killed not more than
5000. fear killed the est" SAID the demon.
This anecdo,e, which we give from memory,
has moral not to be disregarded. r. Mer.
Bank Failures. 1t was reported yesterday, on
what we deem good authority, that the Burril.
vile Bank at Burr,ivile, R. I. had tailed. Let
tiers from Providence, state that thirty or forty
thousand dollars in bills, had been presented at
the Bank, from Boston, and not paid. An unu-
suaI amount Of BurrilviIle Bank notes have been
in circulation here during the last few days.
The President is lottery broker in Broadway.
1t was also reported Yesterday that the Free
mans Bank at Bristol had stopped payment
By the laws of Rhode Island bank stock holders
are liable. but that is not always a Sc curity-
". y Jour. Com.
On Saturday morning young man of genteel
appearance, stepped int" barber's shop in this
city, and after waiting few minutes, 1.-THE barber
being engaged) he asked for tumbler, which be.
room. drew phial from his pocket, poured he
contents into the tumbIer and swallowed it---he
then threw himself down upon chair, apparent
ly in great distress of mind-the barber then dis
covered that the phiaI had contained auda.
mum; and that. from the quantity he had ia
ken, it was evident he could not survive unless
speedily relieved. Medical aid was immediate.
" called in. and we are happy to learn. the
means used were SO far successful, that the
Young man is now in fair way of recovery
The cause assigned for this rash act, by person
who was present, was, that the young man had
lately arrived IN this city from the westward,
and had been in possession Of considerable sum
of money. but, unfortunately, had fallen into bad
company, and was now. in the space of few
days. turned pennyless upon the world. We
hope the above will serve as a sautary caution
to the inexperienced, and to strangers. 1t cries
with loud voice." Beware Of bad company"
Baltinorr Patriot.
In bold and successful enterprise on the ocean,
the seamen of the eastern sections of the United
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