Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-24
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. c.
SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST "a. 1888.
AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL.


personally concerned. Miguel. however, has
been called Tyraut and Usurper so often aud so
loudly that we cannot but adopt the popular pre-
JUDGE against him in some degree In political
point Of view, many think that we shall not be
gamers bv the success Of D,n Pedro. sensi.
BILE writer in the New York American says
As Americans, we have much reason to de.
plore events tending to increase Don PedrO's
chance Of success. For, the moment that he
shall find himself safely established in the palace
Of Braganza. and Lord Of Portuga! in the name
Of his daughter, the full measure ol HI, wrath VIII
he turned towards the only nation ~a'ch has act
ed with perfect neutrality throughout he st~p,-
gle; and which, following her inTar'abe fa.sr
which has its foundation in respect to, i.s per,
mount law of the popular will, "as the A. 20
recognize Don Miguel as the lawful King a Por.
tusaI-as the man whom the Portuguese bad al
most with unanimity consented to obey. Accord
ing to our test. (the will Of the peoPle,) Misn' Is
in fact almost the only Legitimate sovereign IN
Europe. Instead If the favor which Americans
now find in Portugal, as the only foreigners who
have avoided any interference in her political at.
fairs we shall be received with distrust; our
merchants will be hampered in their business.
and obstacles Of all sorts thrown 10 their way;
and instead of that commercial treaty which
would speedily have placed US on the footing OF
the most favored nations. the flag OF our Union
will, with difficulty, find entrance into the La.
GUS. The British ensign. on the contrary VIII
float there in undisputed pre.eminence, and Por-
tusal return again to that colonial state IN which
she has languished for so many years"
How far this prediction may turn out to be
| true, we are not prepared 10 say.
The DaIgettys"of this Portuguese war will
reapa harvest Of fame and-money. Napier, we
presume, has made lis fortune The London
Times says:
"Napier (for Captain. or Admiral, or Count,
are mere insignificant designations. IN comparison
with his name) has gained great and decisive
victory over the Miguelite fleet. Seamen only
can appreciate the merits Of this action in pro-
fessonal point Of view: they only can understand
the difficulty Of the combat-taey only can tell
what extraordinary skill and courage were neces.
sary to undertake the attack and accomplish the
capture of ships of the line by frigates! But all
can understand and all admire, in general sense,
the galIantry Of the enterprise, and all can see
that this important victory affords the last and
GROWING proof Of the immediate necessity OF
r. cogn,ton of the rights of the Queen Of Portugal
Probably, while we are still writing, Napier has
realized his ardent hope Of planting the standard
Of Donna Maria in the grand square OF Lisbon"
The next arrival will probably bring US an ac-
count of the titles and estates beloved upon him
by Don Pedro.
Mr. Halves has been re elected to Congress !
from Kentucky. He is said to have renowned
Jacksonism but we du not think The Jack
son men elected from Kentucky are, therefore,
Johnson, Pope, Lyon, and Halves. The Lex.
ngton Observer says:
{" In Christian county. where there is majo. +
rity Of from $50 to 500 opposed to the present
Administration, Mr. Halves, the Jackson candi. |
date, obtained majority Of one vote! and the
same may be said Of other counties in that Dis. !
trict. In the Louisville District, Mr.. Pope has
been elected by National Republican votes.
I" Had our friends in these Districts have done |
what we conceive was their duty, there would /
have been but two Jackson men elected to the
next Congress from Kentucky, Col Johnson and
Mr. Lyon"
Admitting Hawes' recantation to be correct, .
there are TEN National Republicans and THREE
Jackson men. At the last Congressional election
in Kentucky, there were eight Jackson men and
four National Republicans returned to Congress
"a remarkable change Of results in the compass
Of two years.
The PRESIDENT Of the United States. with !
the friends who accompanied him. arrived at
Washington on Thursday night in the Steam.
boat Columbia, Capt. Mitchell. We understand
that the Presidents health has been somewhat
improved by his trip to the Rip Raps.
The August number Of the African Reposito.
ry contains its usual amount Of matter, highly 10.
teresting to the friends Of the Colonization So.
ciety.
The situation Of the British Ministry was such
at the last dates, as to render it probable that
change would soon ensue. The Spectator Of the
18th, after noticing, without attaching credit to,
. report that Lord Grey had resigned, says