Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-02

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The Steam Packet David Brown. plying be-
tween Charleston and New York. has the con
tract for CARRYING the mail. She is represented
to be an excellent sea boat. The fuel she uses
is coal.
We have waited. we think. sufficiently long
for some explanation to be made relative to COL
Thayer's resignation from the duties of his office
as Superintendent West Point Is it intend
ed that nothing should be said on the subject,
and that this disgraceM G6air las at present
known should be concealed from the public eyer
We begin to think so.
We have received note written in beauti-
full, fine hand, on pink coIored. gilt edged pa
per,-of course from lady,-rerurnIns "many
thanks" for the appropriate "May Day artl-
cles which we published yesterday. " They
were Just what | wanted to see,' says the fair
writer; {. and had it not been for the naughty
suggestion Of the old puritan, (Which man OF
your gaIlantry, sir, should have stricken out
printed in one Of the notes, were admirably de-
sipued to introduce tile innocent amusements
and sports of May day amongst u.s."
Yesterday was most delightful day for the
contemplated trip up the Canal to the Great
Falls. Those who had leisure to indulge IN the
excursion, we doubt not, were highly grat'hed'
We presume that, throughout the summer sea-
sun. this will be fashionable pleasure excnr-
sion. No where else could the eye be INDUCED
with a greater variety of the works OF art aud
the beauties of nature. The banks OF the river
and the Canal are now covered With verdure,
and the woods full of flowers aud perfume. We
hope some of these days to write" qusque tpss
vidi."
We have received from Messrs. Thompson s.
Romans, the publishers, the third number oil the
Military and Naval Magazine Of the. United
States. We have heretofore noticed favorably
this work, and have now only to add, that the
present number realizes all that we expected
from its commencement. 1t is a most useful
and interesting work, especially to officers Of
the Army and Navy.
The dismissal Of MIR Randolph from the Ma
Wy is exciting great interest throughout the coun'
try, aud especially in Virginia. The papers
every where have copied his letter with com
ments, complaining of the arbitrary manner in
which he has been treated. fhe Richmond Wing
is indignant at the transaction, and one OF Its cor
RESPONDENTS asks" Would Sultan Mahmoud
have acted more despotcally? II this Is Re
pubicanism, in what does it differ from mo.
narchy" The Fredericksburg Arena says
:. We need not say that this high-handed pro-
ceedine has created in this community no little
excitement; we need not say that throughout
Virginia it has been received with feelings OF in.
dignation." The Jetfersonian says" We want
words to express our detestaion of this tyran-
nv, We make these quotations from newsPa-
pers which happen to be before US, IN order to
show the degree of feeling manifested on this
subiect We understand that Mr.. RandOlph's
counsel will shortly exhibit to the country true
HISTORY of the matters connected with this bust
ness. In the mean time, the Uiooe continues
its silence; but we predict it will speak, from
necessity, shortly.
We make the remark with much pleasure, that
since the last Presidential Election. the tone Of
the public newspapers has been much improved.
There is but little violence, recriminaliop or
abuse. The exceptions are frowned upon by the
rest. We are glad to see this. With this i'm.
provement will also, and necessarily, follow an
Improvement in the taste and feelings Of the pub
lie on all political and other subjects
From, jamaica The schooner Ann Eliza, at
New lork, has furnished intelligence from this
island week later than our previous accounts
The excitement, growing out Of the proposed
emancipation Of the slaves by act OF Parliament,
has rather increased than abated. Elections for
members Of Assembly were soon to take place,