Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-12-13

NV rest assured. there is, in fact, two kinds
of Jacksonmen) are drilling Tor the war hiUs
ment. They think of proposing, In the houee'
a reference of so much OF the message do
lates to the French to select conimilee, a
n Mace at the head of that committee Colonei
R;chord M Johnson. This, you will perceive,
would give the affair a military instead OF az
plomatic aspect. The party have the power OF
carving the measure through the mouse, anu
there annears but little disposition among Tic
wbips to interfere with their arrangements
They are non-committal. They say, genelaiy'
il the President, and those who act WIN n.ni'
are DESTROYS OF war eXpeii'leh'' ""''
" war let it be-" A.. +.
General Jackson stated yesterday, mat ne
had received adyices that the Chambers wouio
be convened month earlier than the Pello oo, ~
which they had been prorogueo, Deceinuei S, ,h.
To friend of his, he undertook 10 eXpiai. ' he
reason of this early session. ne saiu :'a. ne
had written letter himself 10 Mi.
our minister at that court, stating ms ultlniat'
and authorship him to communicate It's con-
tents IN the king. The inference TO De drawn
10 that the French ministers became aiafheo'
and therefore. were about to convene tne uepu-
tics for the nurpose of procuring their actioh up.
an ibe snbit I with as little delay as possiole IL
is TO be hoped that so much oil Inc sta'eem. ao
refers to their meeting, may DC uue, oeo"I S;,
they might possibly pass the appaope. , ,ha Presi.
Jent At.r its receipt, the affair Will assume
Hgarent asnect II is to be feared, however,
that a chanUe of ministers may tend 10 procras
| t;m,ts tho call and that the Chambers may not
aet together before the middle of December.
Mr. Taney, late Secretary OF tne lIIasu' y;
has been here for the last TWO Weehs III con
the Presidents house, and has been un"eli iol
some DAYS, He came here. probably, to ald IN
nron.r;ng the message His chamber, Tor the
80 heinS is the caucus room. 1t is here, az the
round table, that the President: MessTs' pau:
| Kendall. and Tuney discuss ana setlie Tie d.
| fairs of the nation ,,,o,,,,
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, and anothef gen',eiia"'
called to pay their respects 10 the fIesioeht-
He reported, at the "round tapis' t.e u'Iu !,
ranre and sapely concluded, and so stated, that
The vis, was evidence that Mr.. Frehngh"ysen
was becoming sick Of the party with whom ne
had heretofore acted and was now anxious u
make his peace at the white house:
| II NAV not be within your recollection; Out II
is fact that the Post Master General, IN one OF
his attemps to explain the causes Why lle uI
| nartment had become so much embarrassed
ascribed il in great degree, to the abuse OF the
| frankinu privilcge He stated, as an example,
| q case where member of congress, during Inc
last session had franked so many letters 10 MS
own town that the fees OF the postmaster IN the
Mace at f,co cents per letter (Which lee allow
ed to postmaster on free letters) amounted 10
the sum total of all the postage collected III thal
office. and upwards of one hundred dollars more
which hundred dollars had to be drawn from
the treasury to pay the postmaster, In addltlon
to all his collections This was considered sucl
an extraordinary case, that Mr.. Grundy and
others of the Senate committee on post onces,
felt it to he their duty to enquire into he 'acts'
and request the name ofthe member OF Congress
who had thus crept into "the house that Jack
built" On application to the department the
name of Mr.. Hapes, representative from Men
tucky. and member of the committee OF the
| House to examine into the abuses OF the post
Office. was given up. MIR. Hones sustains the
reputation Of being good and true Jackson
| man.
The friends Of Mr.. Yam Buren, are in great
trepidation They have reason 10 be so. HIS
influence is hourly diminishing. His popularity
is on the wane. The why's and whereiores snail
be hereafter noticed. He will be nominated at
the Baltimore convention; but he cannot sue.
coed. What is known as the Jackson party Will
not support him. The wings have nothing 10
| do but to remain firm, united and true to them
] selves Some Of the Representatives IN Con-
gress from your State, have the modesty 10 as
sert that it, at your late election, the question
had been tested before the people, van Buren-
ism, instead Of Jacksonism, against the w hiss,
the Vdn Bure,, party would have prevailed py
ffy thousand majority. SO much Tor the po-
1ularity of Old Hickory, according TO ina aohe-
| rents of the Vice President.
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