Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-14

sial duties, and within the walls Of the C,Dis
we should probably have had. at once, an y,
men's "taking the law in their own hand,
But see the madness Of Party! That d,,,.
full and dIsreputable act was. il no. apDl,pas
at least not censured. The domiuan, ~.
through their presses, shielded the perp.,n,,
the violence from Odium. and party eonnr,
in Congress saved him from punishment, W.
followed We then had Houston aff,ir,-,
Heard affairs And where "slept tn. hs,
thunders" Of the party press on these occ,,o,a
Where was all this I" holy horror" for y,0I,,;,.
Of the law and breaches Of privilege? "Mo,r l.
~ was dumb" then. We scorn such em.. Is
We feel indignant at such double dealing W., /;
we condemned then we condemn now r, 3
miserable feelings engcndered by party d..
pine find no place in our bosoms. Oar r,,,.A
ton Of all and every such breaches Of the o.,.
i, decided. W. condemn the whole.
In reply to many inquiries Tat are made NJ =,
we would state, that Mr.. Randolph ha, no, b...
arrested for his recent assault upon the Preside.
He remained a day or two in the adjoining Gov,
ty in Virginia, but we believe no proner ,..,,
process could be issued BY the District A,,or,,
to arrest him in that State. Mr.. RandolM !.
now, VIC understand, with his relations in VI,
sinia elsewhere. The provision Of the Cous,iv
ton bearing upon his case is contained in the a
article. section 2, Of the Constitution Of the Us
ted States, which provides thus
GA person charged in any STATE with trtaSs-.
felony, or other crime, who shall flee from o,,,,,
and DC found in another State, shall, on dem,rI
o. the executive authority Of the State from vti,s
he fed, BE- delivered up, TO be removed to d,
State having jurisdiction Of the crme."-Ccz
SHiuf,on Unite! STATES, .4rt. 4, Sec 9.
I 1t has been remarked, that Lieutenant Ra,
doiph's offence being a simple breach Of Ii,
peace, does not come under the head Of tr,a
son, felony, or other crime" as the laws sIs
generally construed. 1t was, moreover, con.
mitted within the Districl Of Columbia, which
not State, aud over whose affairs neither VIZ.
GINA nor Maryland has any jurisdiction, aud
over which Congress alone exercises aby power.
We have not received any New York paper,
for the last two days.-The why or Wherefore
we cannot possibly imagine. Had we relied 90
ly upon New York papers, we should not hH'
been able TO furnish our readers with the forely,
news which they have in to days paper
The cost Of passage to or from Europe in on
Of the New York packets, is only one hund,
and fifty dollars; SO that for five hundred dollar
one may pay all the expenses Of voyage to En-
rope and back, and spend two months in Franc
or England. All industrious persons may thert
fore, reasonably enough, take trip once 10 'hs
lives to Europe-siways excepting editors
newspapers
10 copying the reply Of the President to ii
Address Of the Chairman Of the Monument
Committee at Fredericksburg. which we Publ.
ed last week. the National Inteligencer says
" The sentiments contained in the President
Reply, are such as DO honor 10 his station, az
will find response in the bosom Of every u
publican.
The great Advantage Of publishing the DAT
list Of arrivals at the Hotels in the difrren!
ties, may be at once seen, when we state, that
we're quietly conversing yesterday with gent
man in our counting room, whose arrival IN r.
ladephia was announced in the Chronicle OF It
city on Saturday, just then lying before U.s.
The Northern critics make furious onset' up
Mr. Willis "First Impressions, now IN
course Of publication in the New York Miro
For our own parts, we consider this Young g.
tleman's descriptions Of men and things in
rope every way agreeable and interesting III
are fresh, spirited. and with just enough Of p'
teal feeling to elevate them above The CON"
details of travellers, without running into
furgid. People had become tired Of the ha
drum talk Of tourists who went about with
role and compass, and measured every Thu
they saw BY the square inch, and SET it down
their books with the Uidi only for an addition
Mr.. Willis sketches will make book woi