Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-12


But whilst we thus express our regret at
course which we think must have resulted from
an evaporation of feeling not unprovoked Diet
il not be understood that We do not condemn.
fofis riribus, the dIsgraceful debate BY which it
was produced Our limits c0ntine US to a sum
mary sketch of the proceedings that evoked This
insult upon the Christian community"
10 this history, collected from the best sources,
we have but word or two ourselves to add
We trust our precious course and avowet OPP.
MONS will shield US from any imPutation OF be-
ing orer. jealous in behalf of the Clergy, to
whom, as a body and as individuals. power
enough, in all conscience. is already given; but
we must say. that such efforts as those which have
Just taken place in the New York Legislature.
are calculated to effect the very object which it
is pretended, is deprecated. The stale cry OF
Church and State, raised upon any and every
o. casion. will soon be regarded as the boys
Wolf! Wolf! The community will te Disguised
a, strained attempts to attack Christianity ,hro'
the sides Of the Clergy.
The following gentlemen have been elected
the Executive Council! Of MaryIand:-samue
Turner. Robert w. Bowie, Thomas c. Wor.
thincton, William Potter, and John S. Martin.
The bill now before the Virginia House Of De-
legatcs, for forming new county out OF parts Of
the counties OF Frederick and Shenandoah, is
expected to pass that house. We shall probably
too, we hear it stated. have district out OF
Prince William, Stafford. and Fairfax, and ano.
Their out Of I.ouduun Jefferson and Berkeley.
HYDE de Melville and Chateaubrand, with
generosity and devotion which are worthy Of all
praise, have volunteered their services to the
Duchess lie Berr as her counsel. Their letters
display all their former loyalty to the House of
Bourbon.
The subject Of the imprisonment OF the Mis-
slonaries in Georgia. and the South Carolus
Nulhtie alton, are freely discussed in the India
Gazette, published at Calcutta, July IL. The
editor takes sides with the Nulifers.
1tew Tears Gif-rhe most acceptable New.
Years gift to those who conduct the press, Is
the prompt payment Of arrearages from nesIl.
&c mt, delinquent subscribers.
A bill has been introduced into the Virginia
Legislature, to change the time Of holding the
Superior Court at I.ynchburg A letter from
Judge Daniel was read, disappearing the change
contemplated. Upon this, Mr.. Gimer said:
A very facetioss letter had been read, from
the Judge Of the Circuit, from which it seemed
that the contest was between the Judge aud the
lawyers-but If the signatures Of the petition
| were examined. il would be found to be con.
test between the Judge aud the people. The
Judge had told the House that Judges were not
made Of iron-and that he wished the courts 50
arranged as to allow the Judges TO make an al
nual trip to the springs. Mr.. u did not know
whether judges were made Of iron or nol-but
they were generally lawyer, b.fnre they were
placed on the bench; and as lawyers were gene
rally supposed to have great deal OF brass. per
haps it would be thought that they did nj" en-
tirely get rid Of their brass by their elevation
We have one, not a hundred miles from u,
who, with The same materials, could have beat
MIR. GiImer, with the joke, all hollow. There f.
was room here for pun.
Jean baptIste SaN, inc ceIeUrdtcu polula
G economist, died at Paris in November last.
Important The New York Daily Advertise
saws: Several merchants of tie first rcspcCia'
bity in this city have received letters by TIE +
last packets, from their correspondents at Ant
wcrp, Ostend, and Rotterdam, dated about The Z
2s,h Of November, all of which state in coniidehi &
terms that the political affairs between Holland
France, and England, would be adjusted, aud 4
that property at oil Of these places was petlect!
secure" &
! CHEROKEES.
The following Iamentabe information is from
the Augusta Courier Of January 4.
"a passenger in the stage last night. w'' 3
came through, the Cherokee Nation, says thai b
there was great excitement there. Some person
who had drasn a tract Of land, on which were
Improvements. attempted to take probably ~"
lent mas sSiun and WAS registpd nv thp Indians,