Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-16
ALEXANDRIA, Cd. c.,

ALEXANDRIA, ID. c.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER Il 70.
The Tennessee legislature had stopped ,b..
balotting till the 18th Of the month. The ,,.,
ty seventh ballot placed Grundy ahead Of bos
his competitors. There is tight racing. and a.
sport may excite great deal Of intere., to ,h,,
on the turf; but we have no favorte amoo,s i,
nags.
We begin to receive returns from the G.o,,,
election. 10 Augusta, Lumpkin (for Goysua
was ahead Of Crawford (nuIIiferA and in Saw
nah, Crawford beat Lumpkin. We should ia,
be surprised if the nuIii6ers carried the day.
The lower country people seem to be ge,n,
in earnest about their Richmond and pu,on,.
Creek Rail Road. Subscriptions for sur.r 4
the route have been commenced.
Anti. Masonry is said to be "Jone upn =
PENNSYLVANIA. We say goodbye to it, With,
our hearts.
The Republicans are not stalking loud, Of
running Mr.. Clay for the Presidentship" #
there is any talk about it. they must be whisper.
ing; for we have not heard the sound Of l.,
l ,.,h:~~k
1t is thought to be "rather singular cunti
dence" that a Mr.. Cannon, in the Tenn.ss,
Legislature. should have offered rc,oIutsn,
against the Military Academy at Yves, Point.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Jaekst
triumph is complete and decisive Both ,h.s
states have "gone he entire pork" We leave
them alone to their GLORY"
Mr.. Clay arrived at Philadelphia on the ljh
He was met and welcomed by the citizen, nI
his personal friends lie will proceed On 10
Boston, where he has a son 10 the counting bose
of one Of the merchants.
Many of the illustrations OF character iral
Shakespeare, in another column, will sIrikss
reader as appropriate, and, though he may @
agree with all Of them, be will ackaowlsdse tai
in general they are correct
We do not put any confidence in the repH'
of the calling out Of the Militia Of Alabini
against the U. 8 troops. We should have BID
notes Of preparation first.
The Brig Barbara, Brown, is at this port at
ing with stores for the Naval Squadron 10 ta
Mediterranean. She will sail in short time
By this opportunity letters can be despatched q
officers and others on that station.
Maj. Downing is losing his popularity. Sda
is the instability Of public favor! Butthshe'H
the Major has been much injured BY the t''n's
letters, who have teeu abroad using his signature
His letters now are overlooked, because Oas ss'
SO many Of them. The Major ought to bold p
until Congress meets, and then again "OanT
on the astonished vision of the nation"
We are afraid that the repeated aeeIde'"
the South Carolina Rail Road, will OPeH'
against that useful undertaking
Some Of our country friends with whom "n
change. are getting into the habit Of copying
editorial articles without giving US credit h'
others are sometimes bold enough to aPp'oPN'|
our Iabors 10 their own use, giving tnen".''
whatever credit may attach to The writings '"
shall have to stop their gros," II they 'o
reform.
We find that the /" Evening Star" shines U''
Iy and clearly since its rising Ito editor ''"
how to make bis paper spirited, ha'hy ant ''''.
We always open it with the expectation OIL NV"
a laugh at some good thing, and are never 0''
pointed. The Major, however, high" 10, ~
for US. He will persist in calling himself a'"'
son man, when he's no more Jackson "an w.
we are.