Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-13
DISORGANIZING SENTIMENTS.

We consider it public duty to hold up, Onp.
rotation the language as well as the conduct, Of
party in this country, which now almost seems
to be opposed to the Government! Those ulq
are not in the daily habit, as we are eOmpeIII
to be, Of reading the prints devoted to What,
called NuLLIFIcATIoN, have no idea Of the W.
justiabIe lengths to which these newspapers ard
the leaders Of the party go in their deounca'Ious
of not only the officers Of the government, bW
the government itself, and every thing connect.
ed with its organ ization and arrangement CIV.
Hayne, in bis address to the volunteers Q!
Charleston at a recent review in that city, styles
the army and navy Of the United States "the
myrmldons of power''-and the "instrumenn
of despoism." Gov. Hamilton, in his repIy 10
this address. speaks Of the Congress Of the I.
States as having been engaged in scattering for
the malice of the President" and Of that officer
as " an infuriated despnt." Gov. Hayne says
the late Tariff law, or rather the Tariff las which
is still in force, is "a vile scheme OF robbery
and plumber" Gov. Hamilton says that another
Law. the Revenue Collection Bill, "gashed with
di,houorabIe wounds, must be torn from the sli
tue book" The same gentlemen tell the Von0
teers that they had ammunition enough collected
"to have blown up every public and ever!
private edifice in the capital of this confedera'y
The Jeffersonan, the Modification organ in Rich
mnnd. says F." that the spirit Of independence 10
this country is TO stop--Jackson has ordered 1t 10
stop--and the SWord is to BE- the argument 40"
umpire" The same paper goad' It's readers CO
to desperation. by telling them tina, Gen. JACK
son is surrounded by the most worthless and pro-
higate men in the country, who are endeavonH'
to induce him "to remove the slave poPu'a'i0n'
and that they are about to bring to his a''i' '''
this unhallowed purpose, (" the legion hofds' "
vice--all that can Le purchased BY money "
circumvented by fraud--or won by AMBITION "
inaamed BY the maddening spirit OF 'upef'"
ton" That incendary print, the ls''sr'P'
leads the van, shouting
"If we conceJe the powers asserted 10 u.
Presidents proclamation and The blood, o",' "
will invite northern fanatIclsm to combine VIZ
will carry the question Of emancipation WI" ."
their elections--they will have the absolute Wa IA
joriiy in Congress; and If we concede I" .N' -,
deral Government the right t" judge 81 .'' O"'
powers, they will emahcipate our slaves
This is the sort Of Language daily used 10 "s'P
alive excitement in the Southern counir':-'''
is the language used in free Republican, w
ed, too, after the pac6cation of tie county
We ask il we are not justified IN ho'd'". ""p "
the reprobation and execration Of the Pracs'''',
ing citizens Of this countryside friends Of o'"''
and the Union!
Mr.. Webb, of the New York Courier az"
Mr.. Leggett. Of the Evening Post, have "''
row in the streets of New York. There was w.
much damage done on either side.
The anniversary Of the birth OF Wasl'ne'0"
was celebrated at Paris on the 22d Feb " :
splendid fete, given BY Mr.. and Mrs. "e''e'
Marshal Marmout, Duke Of Ragusa. has WIN
ten for permission to return to France. hs =
now considered as being absent on ledrs. -.
NJ. Chateaubriand has been acquitted on "''
trial before the Court of Assizes for publishing
book in favor of the Duchess de Berrl.