Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-09


Act Of the State Of Maryland, was referred 10,
Committee, consisting Of Messrs. n. S. Cor.
John Mason, Archibald Lee, Thomson ? ~
son, aud Henry Hunt; and the Meeting b.,
adjourned to Thursday. !
The following is from the latst number Of 4.
Philadelphia Inquirer:
We understand that petition is in crc,l,
t,on in this city, by the ultra Jackson men, cal.
ing upon the Secretary OF the Treasury 70 r,
move the public deposites from the Bank of II,
United States. Would it not be well to ut n,
a counter petition, or is the effort Of few mai
Office holders too contemplate to notice"
4 Compliment The New York Commera
speaking Of the Visitors at West Point for Ii,
ensuing year, says:
1t is with regret, but not with surprise. =.
learn that General Lewis and Washington l..
wing, of this State, have declined the appoln,
nent. BY sadverting to the list, it will be NJ,
ceived that the selections were principally and,
for political effect. Although there are nam.
upon il highly deserving and well fitted for d,
trust, yet there are others, who. so far from b.,
ing qualified to examine practized students in Il,
exact sciences. and English. French, aud Cl,,a
ical literature, are absolutely incompetent TO uv
| together three sentences Of their mother ,onsa,
without some alpa5le violation OF either Or,o
graphy or syntax, or-more peobabIy-Of bh
The Legislature Of the State Of New York id
iourned OF Monday last, after an unprecedeasI
session of leO days, during which 523 Law.
were passed. OF these, but two or three uen
Of public nature, as affecting the whole sia
generally. Out Of these SOS acts, loS we're ii.
Their interpretations. or notifications Of incorpe
rations of varous kinds, most Of them fer bank
ing or manufacturing purposes. Itmay be then
fore said, with great justice, that nearly Ii.
whole of the late session Of the Legislature has
been consumed on private bils-Or bills, IN th,t
character. exclusively personal aud 'oca.
For the last seventeen years, the political srs
giles in this country have been mostly IN reereIs,
to men-Principles have had but little to DO vii
them. Personal politics have set aside ever!
thing else-and the efforts of the press and
public agents have generally been directed .
the object Of making certain individuals accept,
bic, whether by the aid or by the PrOstrat0u
principles seemed to be Of but little importance
Haluable Prizes.-The valuable LOT, No |Oa
IL 1, 10 the Georgia Gold Lottery, was dn'
by Alfred Alison, Of Greene County, who
said to have been quite poor ~an-but t'9
the Augusta Courier bore his poverty With
cheerful heart. The value of bis lot is 'NiouI
!, estimsted-some as high as one hn"drsdho~
ana dollar Twelve or fourteen persons 'irI
ted express. for the Pu'ra.e Of purchasing hs
speculation. The next best p'i.s, ~. No ,Os
I. was drawn by Lewis Hays, Of Henr! count
The drawing was to have been completed ID
few days.
wesre informed says the Charleston C'afe
by q gentleman, who was present at one Of It'd.
drawings, that very great excitement uDh
among the inhabitants while il is proceeding
There is such an immense number Of per'''
who have chances, aud they are 50 anxious
ascertain whether they have been successful
not, that the streets are almost b!ockedup
the crowds of people. Fifteen or twent! na
horses are kept standing by. completely '''a
tered, and mounted, and the moment 'a''''
lot is announced as drawn, they set OIL "
for their lives, for the purpose OF purchasing
speculation. At most Of the Villages I"
throughout that State, the same scenes NAV
observed, at the opening Of the mail, bFins'":
drawing Of the Lottery.
The Court House in Cahaba, Alabama
during the session Of the Court; but lof'a".'
the Honorable H. w. Collier, who was the
siding Judge, suspecting from the appearance
the walls, and the water being around The p.'
that it might fall. had adjourned tie Court
the purpose Of going into private house. ~
fifteen minutes before the building tumbsd u
ruins.
BY an advertisement in to days paper u
be seen that MIR. Bou,let's celebrated PIcl'
La Belle Nature is now opened for eAhIo'''
the franklin House. We have heretofore