Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-17
From the ENQUIRER.
CO NJ MU MIC ALTON,

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George Wythe, the patriot, theI hlcso.
pher, the. philahhropist, is dead! Few
have more strongly ev,nced the heigh, Il
moral and~intellectual excelkace TO which
man Is capable of ascending. 10 the know.
ledge Of law, he was Indeed Profound
Under pressure OF business al the bar b..
fore the revolution, twhlch:~ ould have mo.
nopoliz.d the attention of others, and un
assisted by personal tuition from Others,
(for except lawyer he was self tsusht)M
acquired knowledge ofshe ancieu, lars
suages, Critically, correct. Not only was
the father Of poetry HE intimate companion,
but ihe philosophers. historians and even
dramatic poe.ssof antiquity were as iami'
ar TO him in their original dress as were q.
most all the meriIorious~ works ct the day
10 his vernacular tongue. The writer Of
Tho sketch has heard him denomipatcd en-.
phaticaliy 1.-THE walking library"
AT aperied Of life, which 10 others you'd
be deemed at leas, the yerge, oi old age, he
applied TO matthew and ,natufsl Ph'loso.
ply, both which sublime subjects he pur.
sued with an ardor and a depth seldom a'
tanned By the youthful student. Whenour
rights were attacked by Great Britain at
the beginning of what. 1t unsuccessful
would have been termed rebellion tas
which now We boast Of as aglorioGs revou'.
on even at that time, venerable tor aSe,a'Ns
was respected for talents aud co'rsetnt"'i
demeauor, he assumed the then military
parb and Announcements OF the volunteers
whom the divine spirit OF patriotic enIal''b
asm haG impelled to convene in the sacred
,ause Of freedomo
The eurea,ies Of the fond pastaer CT Eb
bosom could not retain him. he aPp.'Hsd
before the soldiery, drawn up inrnllnay
parade, on az alarm Of the arrival OF an TO-
imical vessel. An awful silence psrvadta
he ranks. The spectators looked with aa
mira.ion on him. AT length the command
ing officer, with surprize, enqalred mo
the cause ofs1is appearing on the he!d nus
ACQUIRED! 81 come, replied ne, 10 oHs'
my services to my country, aud to 90 w"
YOU shall command" With difhcul.yN
was prevailed on to desist from MS desIgh
under a persuasion that he could rsno''
mere essential service 10 the civil deP"'
ment.
The voice of his country called him ~
seat in that congress, which declared ''s
independence of America. He was DIV
| long an. inactive member of that oocy'
| Much OF the weight of the most ardo0u'
business was supported by him. he W,
member of the grand convention "n'.n a
formed the constitution Of the u. 5. as "s'
as of the state convention OF VrS'u"
which ratified that instrument. ne sI'1 :
pulous devotion to justice, the strens'" =.
reasoning and depth of research wn's" Il. Z.
manifested as chancellor, are known 10 80
Great a. he was in literature, In sc'eu. w..
and in law, fully impressed that Aao vi.
ledge wi,hou, morals is vaiu,' his sup''
ority was more apparent in his conous;; III.
If to do no. injury. bu, to do all p0s' .a,,
I good, is the summum bonum OF M.
he reached it. Deeply Informed 10 NV n,
rious religions which have eals'eo ~ n.
world, his mind was liberal 10 the eA n,
to those who might differ with a'"'