Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-25
Proposals
For Publishing by Subscription,
THE SPEECHES
OF
Charles PHILLIPS, Esq,
BAREIsTER Ar LAW.
Correctly printed from the English edition,
edited by himself

ENHE publishers in Offering the above work
i to an enlightened and discriminating
public, feel confident of receiving that en-.
enlargement which has hitherto been so Ii.
berally bestowed upon all productions of NEE
rit. Among the many orators who have disc
played their elo9uence al the bar, both il,
America and in Europe, none have been
more successful in touching the finest feel
ings of the heart, anG exciting the noblest
passions OF the soul, than Mr. Phillips. His
speeches are replete with metaphor, and
possess, in great degree all that teiicitous
coplousness OF which the English language
so susceptible. His eulogium on the i'm.
mortal WASHINGTON. is OF itself a master.
piece OF eloquence. In his character OF 30.
ndpdrte, he palntSthe actions of that won
dertul parsonage in language at once sub
lime and imposing with all the chastepess
and precision of an historian, he recauitu.
lates bis movements from the cradle to the
camp-trom the camp to the thTone-and
lastly, from the elevated station of an EN-,
peror to that OF an exile and caplive-there.
by confirming truth, that power unsuppor
ed by virtue is liable to wither and decay
His speeches on the various Grim. Con. ca.
ses, will be read with lively interest by all
classes OF readefs ; and the citizens Of this
republic, may. while perusing the immoraIi-
ties and wees or Europeans, rejoice that i'm
this country such crime is almost unknown.
His speeches on the Emancipation of the
Roman Catholics Of Ireland, need no COM
ment-they speak for themseNes-and un-
told to mankind the history of a class of men.
who, although denied many political and ci-
VII privileges, have always been known TO
be the trends OF their country in times of
danger and in hattle.-The American reader
must view with Indignation the various op-
presslons under which a great portion of that
gallant and patriotic people at present labor
and ages yet unborn" will lament the ex.
istence of a code which prevents man from
wor:hipng his Creator according to the die
tates OF bis own conscience.
The publishers, therefore, feeling anima-
ted by desire to present to the American
public, specimens Of sublime and chaste eIo
quence, which has been so often exerted in
the cause of benevolence and the noblest
rights OF human nature, with respectful diff
hdence invite the patronage of all classes
who are interested in the display of national
social, and forensic oratory.
HAVE & THOMSON.
Alexandria, %. C.jFeb. /, 1920. G.
CONDITIONS.
!: The above work will be printed on fine
medium paper, and good type.
Each number will contain "a pages of
close letter press, the whole TO be comprised
in eight numbers, making handsome octave
volume
8. One number will be delivered each
week until the whole be completed. Price
12 l-2 cents-payable ON deliverv.
:. As a weekly delivery may not be accep-
table to all readers, those subscribers who
prefer taking the volume complete may have
it delivered to them, neatly done up in
boards, price One Dollar, by paying SO cts.
in advance.
5. This work will have the advantage Of
many speeches, not published in
any former edition.
s. A list of subscribers names win be
published at the conclusion.
Hee-Subscr,pti0ns received attn; office.