Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON. March II.

Mr.. SR0Uden- ne " aOnOraOeS nave near.
ly all left u.s. The hustle of their departure is
over, and pleasing calm pervades the hitherto
noisy streets of our metropolis. They have gone
home to carry to their constituents the annunci-
alton Of restored harmony to their country, and
to receive for their conduct the sentence Of ap-
proval or condemnation. Peace be with them!
We can now, in quiet, speculate upon the things
which are past. upon the battle which has been
fought, and the triumph which has been won.
There has been all throughout the winter such
a confusion of parties, such strange alliances and
divisions, that the whole machinery of Politics
has been deranged. Planets that have been hi
therto peaceably revolving IN their own orbits,
have flown of tangentularly, and struck out new
paths for themselves. The whole system has
been turned topsy-turvy, and some time will have
To elapse before we can all get fright again."
From this heterogeneous mass, as It were, we
can discern nothing in relation to the future par
ties that are to arise, but what is chaotic. The
two parties that have hitherto divided u.s. as such,
are no longer in existence; and ! doubt not that,
at the next election, PRESIDENTIAL shall find
myself " cheek by jowl" with as many Jackson.
men as Clay.men. Both parties, believe, are
utterly annihilated. Conceal Jackson being
withdrawn from the contest, will alter most ma
terally the aspect Of things, and new candidates
for our suffrases will give origin to new parties
and new divisions. Heaven knows what shall
be. Let US offer, however, few speculatiuns-
idle and vain though they be-upon what we ex-
pect will be the consequences Of things that nave
Just transp,red. shall confine myself merely to
the consideration Of the prospects of the ndividu
ais who, it is probable, will hereafter head the
future parties of our country.
General JACKSON, =" ex necessitate," quits the
scene, and he, it is evident, can never again be
political leader-he is politically dead. The
thirst of power, which has always been his domi-
nant passion, will, doubt not, accompany him
to the shades-of his retirement. And can
not believe he will die interstate. A UiA may be
erpsctsd. His great popularity will doubtless be
the subject of devise, and the " Arch Magici-
an" will, in all human probability, be made the
resduary legstee thereof. Whether or not this
will will be broken, Time alone can tell. Whe-
Their or not popularity is a species of property,
transferable or devisabe, is hereafter to be test.
ed. Thus much for the President. HIS infu-
ence will perish with his po,0er.
The Arch Magician, alias the Political jug.
gler. alias the Political Grimalkin, Sc &c. next
steps upon the scene. " the next in office, it not
the next in fame" | must confess that there is
man. What heights he may attain, it Is hard to
tell. He has already leapt so high, that it is evi.
dent some vast and secret power has hitherto up
borne him, and may yet cast him upon that emf.
nence so much sought for and 50 seldom won -
The whole power and patronage the Federal
Government will assist him in his endeavors, and
what will eventuate, the eye Of prophet can
alone foresee, He is, in my humble conception,
man to be much dreaded.
Judge MoLEAN, it has been whispered, looks
high into the future, and it even goes that Me-
tropolitan paper will shortly vindicate his claims
to the Presidency. Unfortunately for him, he is
cast into the shade by superior talent, and the
manner in which he holds the situation he now
occupies. although it may not sink him in public
estimation, vet may not exalt him. His chances
from present prospects are slender, aud grow
daily more feeble. He is an amiabe man, and
would make good President.
The favorite son of New England, DANIEL
WEBSTER, has not yet lost sight Of that beacon
which has cheered him on amidst the storms and
factions of long political life. He yet keeps
an answering glance upon the bright object of
his hopes, and is yet doomed to keen dlsappoint.
ment. The great and matchless orator, the pro-
found jurist. must still struggle hopelessly on
against the tide Of adverse circumstances, which
must forever thwart him in his views. Iregretit;
for he is an ornament to our country, and would
add ustre to the Office: but fate seems to have
ordained otherwise. 10 fact, he is, although
conscientious. in some respects an am,cise poll
tician. That Hartford Conuention" dogs him
at every turn, and even his late conduct casts
before him an insuperable barrier. The great
body Of the nation will never forgive him for op-
posing Mr.. CLAY's last Tariff Bill" the bill
Of compromise and Cancellation" He opposed
war, once, ,miuckiiy-he was in favor Of 1t, an.
other time, equally "maiapropos." Fortune
declares against him.
Mr. CALHOUN, after undergoing temporary
political encouragement, again rises into view. One
great object Of his desire ne has effected, and
with the people it will tell much to his favor,
viz: the reduction of the tariff. This is some
thing Of triumph; but his doctrine Of NuIl6ca.
ton can never be crammed down the threats Of
the enlightened yeomen Of this country. That
doctrine has been cxploded-it has not met with
one asserting voice throughout the Union; and
those who have been its strenuous advocates can