Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-25
ALEXANDRIA, Cd. C.)
THURSDAY MORNING, april as 1872,

freSiutnt OF TIE united States " shOulJ h.
Their abolished or placed upon more sl;,;,,
footing" This comes Of going after The ,,,,,
/. ductrine Of notification. That heresy o0,. !,
lleved in or favored. ~e know no other poi;,;,,
error which may not be tolerated. Bur IL, =. -
little into detail. fhe Wing would mat. ;
Of two changes: "Abolish the office Of pa;
dent, and transfer the Executive func,ors ;.
Committee of the Senate, annually chosen h.
ballot; or, require the President to be ANIMAL.
chosen"
Precious schemes, truly! We can assure o..
friends Of the Wing that we "see no ,r,c,o, :.
these speculations. They are evidently IL.
vagaries of mind swerved from it. s,r,ioi, f..
ward course on the subject of poIvlcs, and mad.
to follow the wanderinss and in,ticacies Of nov
theories on the science of government W.
know of no shorter way of bringing this republic
a close than BY adopting either of the ,bo,.
plans The Executive functions to a comu,,..
of the Senate! Have all the lessons of e,o,,i
ence been forgotteni Have all the warnio, o.,
amples in ancient and modern history been over.
looked? The President to be chusen ANNUALLY
Is not the turmoil, strife and contention. once N
four years sufficient? Is the country to BE- ,,i
tated aud convulsed with contest for p,ss,
every year instead Of every four years: FoblJ
it. Patriotism Forbid it, Peace.
But We live and learn. We do no, know b.,
that this newest device Of the Wing may be adopt
ed as the creed Of the par excellence modern ~l,.
republican party"-,hat Pro,eu, which
changes shapes SO often that its own friend, do
not know it when they see it-lhat WilIo'h.
WisP which nowadays. being followed, leads "
into the quagmires Of notification and secession
that bubble which We have many time, ss,,d
at, aye, and even esssyed to catch. bu, uhet
has always broken 10 the light Of truth, and lei,
only its own f,oth to show where it had been
blown.
We learn that the President will leave VAS.
ington about the first Of June, on his Eastern
tour.
Col James H. Beaie has been elected 10 Coz.
gfess from the Shenandoah district, (vs) The
Rev Mr. Mrserhoeffsr, one Of the candidates
Tor Congress. died on the 18th inst
John 5 Barbour, Esq. has been elected witt
GU, opposition to the Legislature Of VHglui,
from the County of CuIpeper.
The ingenious story Of "Life and DEATH
which. to give variety to our columns. We have
inserted in .o-day's paper, is said to be from th'
pen of Bulwer. 1t will, no doubt, be genera,
acceptable.
The citizens Of Baltimore had town nes,a.
on Monday last. at which the Mayor presided
for the purpose Of adopting relief for the suHe'
ers by the fire at Cumberland. Ward Commit
tees were appointed to collect donations ln
meeting was highly respectable and well attend
ed.
C.. F. Mercer, Of Va, has been re elected
Congress, from the district Of Loudoun, ="
guier and Fairfax. By q majority OF % VOL"
over Dr.. Mason. Mr.. MERGERS exact nnIHT!
in Fauquier was 81.
1t was reported at Cincinnati, on the ''a
instant, that fire had occurred at Portsm'N'
Ohio, which destroyed whole square Of "''
BILE buildings.
The ship Star, which arrived at PhlIadeIP'
on Saturday, has on board two large elephant
cue Of which lie mammoth fellow, two leOP''O'
quantity Of serpents. aud divers other 'f''''
animals.
The destruction Of q large part OF the tow
Cumberland, (Md..) by fire, seems to e'e'''
proper sympathy in portion OF the commune
among other expressions of sympathy IS me
lowing, on the par. Of Mr.. Reside 'he mail {
tractor.
PHILADELPHIA. April l8' 1919
J.P. Carleton, Esq. P. Master, C'n%