Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-06

Is lost sIght Vi, u most manifest. We are h.
to say that Major Eaton is no better aeou,,n,I
with canalling, and particularly with the CS.,.
peake aud Oaio Canal, its situation, fatur. o,,.
poets, &c. Sc, than Col. Pluck himself v.
90 outrageous are the sentiments of ,ho,s b.. :"
on the subject eIse'chere, that we are eredh,
informed, as an inducement, it is said. hL. a..
vote for Major Eaton, 10 secure General Jqek,,.,.
favor, aud as We know that Mr.. MERGERS ,s,,;
css are all important and necessary. we will h,,
him retained as Counsel for the Comnaov v,
an adequate salary? Others saw. I'VE d.,
like to be in a minority. or in opposition to A.
Presidents wishes; and although we know n,
Mercer is worth dozen such men as Main, ?,
ton, We, re had better go with the majory-pu
badly about to be for the latter gentleman l..
not the reader startle at the recital of such f,,..
Let him walk the streets Of Washington ~,
Geos getown, aud he will hear such arsum,,,
daily and hourly repeated. To the homo, :,
| Alexandria be it said, we hear none Of No.
things here. Our people reject, with scorn MIL
appeals to the sordid principles and ba.et me a
siuns of their natures. We have not seen ann,
amongst US who would consent, for moment. n
such sacrifice of character. The vote Of or
Corporation will be given, with pleasure. to Mr. /
| Mercer. as also will, we learn, that Of esry
stakeholder residing with US, Or on our side Of
the water.
But we will not longer de'ain our readers viii
this unpleasant subject. We have spoken Of It
! as We think it deserves; aud. whatever NAV BE-
the result, we thus aequl ourselves Of any pprrl
cipation in what We consider most unsratsa,
and, we must add, disgraceiul, Transaction.
Atan adjourned General Meeting Of the Stock
holders OF tne Chesapeake and Ono Cana Con.
pany, held on the 4th. at the City Hall. Wsh.
ingtun, the Committee appointed TO examine the
proxies not being ready 10 report, the Mesrm.
was further adjourned to Thursday, ,,hi, morn.
ins) at ten O'Clock. A pretty full Attendance Of
the Stakeholder. may probably be then EXPECTED
The PRESIDENT Of the United States is expect
ed to leave Washington for the North TO-DAY.
Zeta's Review of Mr. rappan's Letter on Ii,
subject of the Colonization Society, IN eor'Ina
alton, has been received, and will appear IN on
next.
We have received from the publishers The !9H
number Of the Military and Naval Masa1a'
and congratulate them and the pubic upon TX
increasing interest Of the work. II viii sh
become, we have no dou5t, necessary comp
MON of those for;whose benefit it IS particular!
designed. |, is issued BY Messrs. Thompson
Romans, Washington CITY, al five dollars 'yH
We ha,ea received the May number Of u
C oniza'ion,t, monthly periodical Issue
from the Boston press, devoted to the Cause
the American Colonization Society, and cOoh'
ing NAV useful and interesting articles % ''
subject which occupies It's pages.
The MaiIs.-Thc Post Master Genera haa
clared the Atlantic Ocean Post Road ahdF'
hibi,s the carrying Of letters in the steam pace
which sails from Charleston {" New York. D.
this construction a difference Of five days Is n'"
10 the epistolary intercourse between U''''
important commercial cities.
was stated a few Jsys sioce. IN some OIL
Portland papers. that the Collector Of '"a'
had refused to receive the s. notes. s'''"
the Portland Branch of the Bank OF the I. a''
States. The Argus says, that the C'''ee'"
not declined TO receive bills OF the Bi"A "
United States, but that "he has dee''"e"
ceiying certain paper issued by the ol'',''. "
branches, in size aud shape Of bank oI''''
We understand, says the Princeton 'O'".
that the annual discourse before the A'"" y
of Nassau Hall. on The ensuing =.
mencemeut, will be pronounced BY 'Oe :"
John Sergeant, Of Philadelphia
Cholera This disease codtinnes to 'as'
great whence, at Wheeling. Inc JAZZ"
that place says, many Of the citizens nave ~.