Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-24
DR.. P,alips, Of Ireland

81 Il :
There IS such a copious flow of lam
guage, so much brilliancy OF thought.
and such electrical flashes OF fancy I'M
what this accomplished Orator utters,
that we believe every reade, Of taste, and
sentiment will be charmed with the sub
iioined extracts from one OF his late
speeches before !" an aggregate meeting
in Ireland
{" Let me commence with the fairest
subjects in the picture, and should THIS
hand be faithless, Or its coloring faint,
The tir.s will gain magic from your gra-
tituae, and the outline 4 perfection from
your memories. With but little talent,1
aud quite as little taste for encolniums
ea4E,e great, I should wrong my heart,
nv ind gmert, and my conscience, it |
withheld their homage from the earl OF
Donouyhmore. Descending from genius,
to be talented with his inheritance-al- \
lied TO chivalry, to be heroic was his ma
turs--born in Ireland, to be honest NIL ht|
mot have been his interest, but he bas|
shown Ito be his piide--in a family en-
|nobled both by art and arms, distinction
was ditIicult--yet he stands distinguish
led in country where persecution was
the NEED otvirtue, purity was periloas.
vet he stands unimpeacha5le : with mo-
guide bat honor. and no policy hut prin-,
|eiiple; the eloenence that Iishtened on
the conceptions Of the court, disdained to|
lhatter the prejudices of the people
Ipeer, he would not fawn upon the fol|ies
Iof a monarch patriot, he would not
crouch to tae caprices Of a multitude. /
an almost glad there were occasions up
ION which we differed, for in the inpetu-
losity with which those differences origi-
mated, we saw that candid and compro-
missing spirit which, in TIE heat Of his
consistency, gave the evidence of its
conviction; if he would not surrender
himself to gain popalarity from you, he
will hot sell you to gain power from o.
Tiers. ireland owes him much; had it
mot been for him, fettered as we are, we
!should be also friendless and obliged to
beg Our advocate, even from amongst the
authors of our captivity. Thank God,
poor country, there is yet one son to own
lyou, anG It's no bad omen that tie netae
(which cheers your sorrow, gave us he-
|roes and its patriots to the glories of your
prosperity,
81 turn from this contamination to a
less pleasing topic, ana oae which | would
most willingi,, pass overin silence; from
lmy soal could have wished that the
fame of Grattaa lad remained forever
]syne,f:mous terms with eulcgy; that the
voice upon whose accents echo hung, and
convietion waited. and persuasion snil-
ed, had become silent only in the grave; ;
that the orb before whose orient dawning
the fields of Ireland gliftered, .aul the
heart Of Ireland glo+ved, had run It's
splendid course unclouded AMI unec!ips-
led tillit descended amid the tears and
blessings Of the countrv,-hut the genius
Iof our calamity had decreedit otherwise.
land It is only fer Us to combat The mis-
fortune which car wisdom vasnly sought
ito have averted. pass By subjects on!
which ] might dwell with acrimonv; +
forget the edious annunciation of d;
IFreach party in Ireland, pass BY The
advocacy OF that kideous insurrection actl
they might have been the frenzy Of the
!me'nent; let them slulnber in oblivion i
sWbat shall we say, however to that more|
lsystematiZed proceeding which lnust|
lhave sprung from mature deIiberation n
/ impute not error OF heart to Mr.. Graf
ltan--errors cf judgment mo. undoubt.
ledly1 do; be isa man, and taIii5iIity isl
THE very essence Of eur natare.-How|
islands the account between him and thel
catholics?
''on this subject Of authority, / know
! Jbut one which they can quote against|
Ime: the authority of Burke. I do no'l
seek to depreciste; he is q great, grave.
"a venerable authority. with an eye that
pierced the mysteries of philosophy AMI
leloquence that, like magic, enchanted
what he touched ; ar heart that felt TO. |
1.-The lnhrmities of man without reference
ito creed, or cline. o. color; he was AMI
ornament to Ireland !; he conferred al
1disnlty upon human nature. Whether
IN the study, developing truths Of science:
IN the senate, repe!ling the inroads of
corruption; or at the great national trihu
inai OF the state, advocating the.cause of
Icilent nations, and denouncing the auda-
lefty of powerful crime. he was a prodigy|