Phenix Gazette

Randolph-that is the mystery. To offend such a man, at such a time would be death to the ambitious views of Mr. Calhoun, and the confusion of the whole Anti-Clay combination: of which, the personal aggrandizement of a few demagogues is the main spring. We repeat that the Vice President is afraid of Mr. Randolph, and would not dare to call him to order under any circumstances whatsoever. We speak the deliberate opinion of thousands. In the case of Mr. Randolph and Mr. Dickerson, had Mr. Calhoun acted like an honorable man, discarding all passion, prejudice & sinister motives from his mind, and raising himself above the miserable influence of a pusillanimous fear, he would have called Mr. Randolph to order, as he did Mr. Dickerson. Or had he been conscientious in his interpretation of the rules of the Senate, he would have allowed Mr. Dickerson to proceed, as he did Mr. Randolph.— Acting, however, as he did, his conduct was as glaringly inconsistent as his motives were contemptible.

Should another defence be found expedient, we admonish Mr. C. to bear in mind the old adage,

"Save me from my friends-such friends, we mean, as the "Western Senator" "Mr. Dickerson, and the "Telegraph;" and may we not add-his Protege in the other House.

General Duff Green, (of contract memory) "Contingent" Editor of the United States Telegraph, Father Confessor to Mr. Senator Dickerson, &c: &c. &c. has addressed a card "TO THE PUBLIC," complaining in bitter terms of the bad treatment he has received from the "PHENIX GAZETTE; and begging to be compensated for the withdrawal of Mr. Adams' subscription. We shall notice the gentleman more fully, to-morrow.

CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.

In The Senate-While a bill for the relief of James Ross of Ohio, was pending, Mr. Randolph rose and called for the reading of a letter which had been laid before the Committee on the Judiciary, in support of the petition. Gen. Harrison remarked that the letter was a private one, from Gov. Morrow of Ohio, to himself, principally in explanation of facts necessary to the understanding of the petitioner's case, though, at the close, it touched upon other important matters. Mr. Van Buren seemed averse to the reading, but Mr. Randolph demanded it, and the Secretary proceeded to read it. The letter, when read, was found to contain the expression of an opinion in relation to the Mission to Panama, and it was this which had induced the motion of Mr. R. to have the letter read.

The letter was highly creditable to Governor Morrow, and simply gave it as his opinion, that the appointment of Diplomatic Agents to the Congress at Panama, was within the Constitutional competency of the Executive.

The Senate then resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Branch of N. C. relative to the power of the President to originate embassies without the consent of the Senate. Mr. Branch spoke for a short time in favor of the resolution, and when he had concluded, Mr. Randolph rose to give notice that if the motion for indefinite postponement should not prevail, he would submit an amendment to the resolution which would obviate most of the objections to it. He then went on in his usual style, animadverted upon Thomas Jefferson, abused Benjamin Russell, and denied that the President of the United States was a co-ordinate branch of the government- asserted that the President possessed more power than the King of Great Britain; eulogized Warren Hastings, and illustrated the danger of being overpersuaded, by the fact, that in the only two instances he had ever allowed himself to be overpersuaded, one cost him a maimed limb, and the other cost him $36,000. His respect for the presiding officer, would not allow him to speak of Monroe's administration, and government was of itself an evil, necessary to correct the corruptions of man. He discoursed upon the President's modesty, in presuming to allude to the motives of the Senate; declared John Marshall was not among the friends of Mr. Adams, and affirmed that Mr. Adams was not only politically dead, but that he never was intellectually alive. Mr. Tazewell's argument delivered the other day, was a most beautiful specimen of moral demonstration.- Thomas Tudor Tucker, the present Treasurer, stood to him "in loco parentis;" & this besotted people, besotted in debt, besotted in whiskey, and besotted in confiding in this efficient administration, must be awaked and made sensible to the danger of the times. He would tell this modern Belshazzar, that the writing was already on the wall, and that his friend from Missouri, told him on Friday, that the question was now settled as to the next Presidency. The federalists of the Boston stamp, were always inclined to cling to the strong side -the letters to Providence, were dictated by malice-and the speeches of Benton, Van Buren and Woodbury, on the Panama Mission, were equal to any thing ever produced in the country. He declared, that if Adams were elected the next term, he would never show his face in the Senate Chamber again-and the Banks in the several states were all unable to pay-While Mr. R. was declaiming with his usual invective, he was called to order by Mr. Bell, of N. H.; after which he concluded with stating the import of the amendment he was about to offer.

Mr. Bell, with a view to put a stop to all further debate, moved to lay the resolution on the table- which was carried.

Yeas.-Barton, Bell, Bouligny, Chambers, Chase, Clayton, Edwards, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston, L. Knight, Lloyd, McIlvaine, Marks, Noble, Reed, Robbins, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour, Smith, Thomas, Willey,-23.

Nays.-Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chandler, Dickerson, Eaton, Findlay, Harper, Harrison, Hayne, Johnson, K. Kane, King. Macon, Randolph, Rowan, Tazewell, Van Buren, White, Williams, Woodbury,--21.

The Senate then adjourned.