Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-08
POLITICS OF THE DAY.
From, tie Richmond Hhig.


We fnd the following in the Jeffersonian:-
"FIoRIpA The election Of Delegate from
thi, Territory has resulted in favor Of Col. White
tthe former incumbent) over Gen. all, Fan
Bumite. The contest appears to have been an
animated one. The cunning General. takingh his
cue from the tactics Of his party. (tAs same in
every State and Territory attempted to run down
his adversary. from an Eastern shore example.
by raising the hue and CRY Of notification against
him. But the people Of Florida were not SO ca
siIy duped. They say the object, and ndifed
the General, and the hopes Of his heir appa.
rent"
The following is the conclusion of the address
Of Mr.. White to the public, in consequence Of
the charges insidiously Panbmenized against
him.
1.-THE General wishes to know il I am in favor
Of State rishrs'-'Stste rights, without def!ni-
ton. means nothing. The Generals political
as petition, supplcation, and remonstrance goes;
but further he considers resistance, treason and
rebellion. am in favor Of all the rights reserv,
ed to the States by the Constitution, and am one
Of those who consider that these rights are much
more extensive than the proclamation OF his pa.
litical friend conceives them to be.
- am called upon to say whether l am not
nov for Mr.. Clay for President. As the only
other candidate in the field is MIR. Van Buren,, and
a. I suppose the interrosatory can only be made
in reference to him, can say that il there is no
other candidate. prefer Henry Clay to Martin
Van Buren, for the Presidentship Of the United
States. There are men, whom would prefer to
either, but between these, the one, in my opinion,
is as far superior to the other, as Hyperion to a
Satyr. II it be desirable further 70 know my
opinions, I can inform the General that l prefer
Mr. Calhoun to Mr. Van Buren,, but have rea-
soa to believe that Mr.. Calhoun will no, be
candidate, and will support MIR. Clay against the
prOtegs Of the Generals political friend
"JosEPn NJ. WHITE"
Upon this, the U. 8. Telegraph remarks. that
Col. White has no authority Tor saying that Mr..
Calhoun will not b. candidate, aud that no one
is authorized to say, that he will or will not, be
q candidate. This we do not doubt. is true;
but We wish the Telegraph had stopped at this
point, and had not proceeded to exclude Mr..
Clay from the list Of candidates, as one whom il
aud its friends cannot support We understand
it to intimate that il ,oM support Mr.. Clar, in
the contingency OF being reduced to the slterna.
tives Of him or Mr.. Van Buren,. 1t had been
better then to have said nothing for the present.
Those who are opposed to Mr. Van Buren's cleo.
tion--and opposed to him less on account Of the
personal qualities Of the man, than on that Of the
corrupt system Of tactics which he has transplant.
ed from Albany, aud which suffered to take root,
and to be thoroughly organized, must prove,
VIXEN aided By the patronage Of the Government,
too strong for any opposition TO cope wi,h-the
oppos,tion we say, to this system, and the man
who has introduced, and seeks to fasten it on the
people of the United State, as he has long made
it the instrument Of tyranny over those OF New
York. ought not to fall out for trivial matters
To defeat his Vaccinations, which in effect. aim
at transferring the control over elections as well
as the whole power Of Government. into the
hands Of iuntas at Albany and Washington. who,
once in operation, will prescribe and prescribe at
pleasure. even as is now the fact at Albany.
should be the cardinal principle Of union among
all the elements Of opposition.
Weare sorry therefore, to see the friends Of Mr..
Calhoun pointing lance at Mr.. Clay, Is we should
be 10 zee the friends Of the latter do augh to in.
isre Mr.. Calhoun, or Mr.. Leigh, or Mr.. Mclean.
For ourselves, we 70 against the New York tao.
tics, and ~ John Randolph announced when he
took up Jackson, land fatal was the day when he
did y for that man, whosever he be, South. North.
West or East, who has the ability, or seems most
likely to have il, to exclude Martin Van Buren,
from the Presidency, and his system of regular
nominations, fsbricationuof public opinion, and
regulation Of Government by IN invisible Junto.
and corrupt Press, from predominance: Who i,
that man, and how il he designatedi Public OPT
Mon must decide upon the mode and the man;
and if the opposition At large. will consent 10
abide BY the came principle which We have pro.
claimed, public opinion will infaiiibly designate
the candidate who ought to be supported. Mr..
Van Blren has invariably had majority Of New
York opposed to him. yet he has invariably sue
eeeded in carrying the State a. ne desired, by
the force Of discipline 10 bic own party, and the
want Of it among his opponents. Such will be
the fate Of the national opposition, without &c.