Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-16

Modern democracy eonsists 10 supporting all
,hs ,,,er,iens Of power and the acts Of men in
.s,, Good old.fashioned democracy de-
,,Ocracy we have learned to respect and ad'
.a;,.-alvays resisted the open or insidious en-
.,o,ehments Of power, come from whatever
quarter they might
1-oon the receipt Of the Presidents order tor
,smoving the Deposites in Portsmouth, n H. q
into Of one hundred guns was hired and the
x,onal Flag displayed on liberty Pole-all
aoJ.r the direction Of the "rale senew'ne'
true. blue men,
I,;s exoec,ed that when the result OF the Ohio
p,,,,;,n comes to be known, majority OF the
a.mhsr, of the Legislature Of that State will be
roOa Jackson. Van Buren, men. OF course. this
!. al, nowadays, in the nature OF things aud TO
!. s,nectcd. We should be surprised, to see
nv other event. The cards are all stocked,
md the men in power can always get high, low,
Jack ard the GAME
Tho Southerners have been pretty we'll skin
nod Al the New York races. They are FESTIVE
,n,Isr defeat, aad several challenges for new
,,,s. hereafter have passed between them and
,bs, Northern friends. A soon as any OF these
are accepted and agreed on, we shall give part':
euIars. $4,000 side will probably be the bet.
Under the large appropriations made by Con-
pres, for tina, purpose. they seem to get on 'fowfy
in MacAdamizing Pennsylvania Avenue, in
Washington. When the Avenue is finished
bO.ever, it will be splendid thoroushiare.
Great alterations and improvements are " be-
mo maden in the Hall Of the House OF Repre-.
,sn,.tves. They will all be completed in time
for the meeting of Congress. The floor is con.
sideraby raised; the Speakers chair is now
placed at the north entrance. and the position OF
The members seats thus reversed from their old
order. A handsome gallery has been erected
over the lobby that was formerly behind the
Sneaker. Besides this. the Hall is re-panted,
the floor covered with new carpeting, &c. &c.
improvements have also been made in the Offices
attached to the House, such as the Post office,
SC.
We observed too, the other day, that the
brick paved way, on the terrace around the west
front Of the Capitol, had been taken up, aud
beautiful ias stones now supply its place
Every year, it seems, something has to be al.
tered about the Capitol. We should be glad to
see it finished, and if possible, then, to See 1t
stay faishsd-at least Tor a season.
important! Mr. Blair has not made another
run upon the Branch Bank at Washington as has
been reported. We are enabled to state this i'm.
portant fact upon the best authority. He has
been observed to look suspiciOusiy at the Bank
ing House several times Of late, but he invariably
walks on without going in.
Steam Boat accidents are getting so common
aud destructive that they will induce legislative
action to remedy the evil. We should not be
surprised to see the legislatures Of the different
states taking up the subject With spiri, anil pass
ing laws regulating the speed Of boats. their
steam, construction &c. 1t appears to US that the
prOprietOrs Of steam boats themselves ought to
urge some steps to be taken on motives OF inter-
est For the public will cease soon to trust
themselves BY this mode Of conveyance. il great
G security for life and property is not some how
or other obtained.
We understand that the contract for the erec-
ton Of the Potomac Bridge has never been per-
iected;-that the work already commenced has
been carried on BY one Of the sub-contractors,
and that he has been stopped by the owner OF
the timber with which he has been working -
lhs is altogether a curious piece OF business.
ltseems to be though, that there is no probabIl
It' Of the present contracts ever being per.
fested