Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-17
ALEXANDRIA. ID. C.
Friday MORNING. FEBRUaRY17. 1852.

The TTee Presidency. The call for the final
Jackson caucus Of the Virginia Legislature is made
,or Tuesday the a8th. The u ost important bu-
sness before the caucus viii be the nomination oil
, candidate for the Vice Presidency. The Rich
mond Enquirer says
Amid this ciashing of interests and contests OF
.,nd,d.tes. who does not see the result? Who
Inc. not see what some of the politicians are aim
inc at7 Unless proper steps are taken, the event
will realize their designs-The election OF a Vice
President by the people will be defeated; the Sc
r,,e will make one themselves; and at all events,
the winnie Party is attempted to be thrown into
chaos. both before and after the election. What
can prevent it, but some concertand cooperation
in the Republican party-Not IN the mean time
sacrificing principle to men, but requiring fhat
No Vic. President should be friend Ut the Con-
sri,uon, right as to Internal improvements, right
a. m the Bank, right as to cutting down the abomi
nable tariff to the wants OF the government, ana
10 the general principle OF the Presidents last
Message. approved by the Legislature OF sou'h
CaroIna itself.l-How can this concert be pro-
huced. except either by sending Delegates thus
;ns,ruc,ed to the Baltimore Convention; or BY
leaving the Electors to select the Candidate VINO
NAV ultimately unite the votes OF the Republican
Party!
ON the other hand the Wing says
Convinced, for our own part, that Gen. Jack
.on will not survive his second term, it elected
that the Vice President, whoever ne may be,
will be called on, in very short time, to admin
i.ter the Presidency, and that thus in choosing
+, Vic. President, we shall be choosing Presl-
COMMUNICATING the election OF Van Buren,, a.
necessarily Introductory Of the New York system
of NAUTICAL tactics at Washington, corrupt IN prin
CHILE and despolic in practice--we shall, 1t he
nominated at Richmond, or (what is the same
thiual If Delegates be sent BY the Richmond eau
cus 10 Baltimore-invite our friends in Virginia,
10 drop the name Of John Sergeant. and SO dis
nose of their votes as to deprive Van Buren, o
the vote of Virginia. thing easily within the
mower of concert and unanimity. We regard the
consolidation of power in his hands. the perpe
tuatiun of the influence of Lewis. Kendall, Hal
g. CO., and the establishment OF system like
that in New York, which enables an interested
few to move the political mass at will, as the next
bad thing TO daG6tion-it indeed to be tyrannis
ed over by such people Is not the worse e'i' Of
the two.
We shall wait to see the result of the Caucu:
before we offer any remarks upon subject which
Is full Of interest.
We learn with great regret. that MIR. John a
Washington, the proprietor OF Mount vernon
declines flor reasons sta,edl giving his consent Il
the removal Of General Washington's remains
HIS answer TO the application OF the Wee fresl
dent and the Speaker Of the House Of Represen
lao -N0f Int
yesterday.
We must confess that 40 far from feeling re-
eret ourselves at Mr.. Washington's determi
nation, we are pleased that he is so resolved -
IL now remains for him to give the hallowed spo
TO the NATION, and for the Nation to honor itSel
by the erection Of splendid monument over thu
ycnerated remains.
The Joint committee OF the Maryland lesisla
ture. il was expected, would make report yes
terday ON the subject Of the colored population
The Annapolis Republican states that ont
of the provisions Of the bill goes to repeal al
existing laws allowing the introduction OF slaves
INTO the State. under any pretext.
The friends of Mr.. Semmes OF Md. will learn
with pleasure, that he is now recovering from hi:
long and severe indisposition He attended thu
House Of Representatives, on Monday. for thu
tir>t ane during the session. having been detan
ell i,sm his public duties by dangerous attach
OF the influenza, which confined him to his apart
ms gts-
Mr.. Forsyth, Of Georgia, in the Debate in Sc
ere, Session of the Senate, on the nomination o
Mr.. Van Buren,. observed, that he g. concurrel
with pleasure in the remark Of Mr.. Clay, tina
there is no man in the Union who would be NOR,
unwilling to countenance what he believed to b.
an act of degradation to his country than Johl
Quincy Adars."
Extract Of letter. dated Willamson's Elk
change. Pittsburgh. Feb. 10, 1882.
Lundation at Pitsburgh.--I write this sur
rounded by the roaring and surg,ng waters. d.
Wednesday morning the waters gan again 4