Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-19
Proposals
For Publishing By Subscription,
THE SPEECHES
or
CH.aRLES PHILLIPS, Esq,
BARRISTER AT LAW.
Correctly printed from the English edition.
edited by himself
BARRIsTER AT LAW.

'sNHE publishers in Offering The above work
10 an enlightened and discriminating
public, feel confident of receiving thar en-.
enlargement which has hitherto been en- Il.
berally bestowed upon all productions of me.
rIt Among the many orators who have dis.
Piayeu the'f eioquence al the bar, both in
America and in Europe, noue have been
more successful IN touching the finest feel.
ihgs oi me near, an, exciting the noblese
passions OF the soul, than Mr.. Phillips. His
speeches are replete with metaphor, and
possess, in great degree all that felicitous
copiousness of which the English Iangmape
isso susceptible. His eglogium on the im-
mortal WASHINGTON. is of itself a mast en-
piece OF eloquence. In his character OF Bo-
ndparte, he pants&he actions of that won.
dertu parsonage in language at once suh.
lime and imposing with ali the cbastepess
and precision of an historian. he recan,tu.
lates bis movements from the cradle n tho
camp-trOm the camp to the tbrone--and
lastly from the elevated station of an em.
peror to that of an exile and caplive-there.
by confirming truth, that power unsupnnrl
ed by virtue is liable to wither and decay
His speeches on the various Grim. Con. "a.
ses, will be read with lively interest hv aIl
classes OF readers 4; and the citizens ri th;s
republic, may, while perusing the immnrali-
ties and vices of Europeans. rejoice that IN
this country such crime is almost unknoyn.
His speeches on the Emancipation af rho
Roman Catholics of Ireland. need M CON-
ment-they speak for them.elyes-and nm.
fold to mankind the history ola class of mon
who, althoug h denied ANY political and -,
vii privileges, have always been known "a
De The lFienos OF their country in times of
danger and in ba'tle.-The American reader
must view with Indignation the various OBJ
preston uhoer winch great portion of that
sal,ant ana patriotic people at present labor
and ages yet unborn" will lament the ey,
istence OF code which prevents man from
worshlping his Creator according to the die
tates OF his own conscience.
The publishers, therefore, feeling anima-
ted by desire to present to the Amer;can
public, specimens of sublime and chaste eIo-
quence, which has been so often exerted in
the cause of benevolence and the nobIest
rights OF human nature, with respectful diff
hiehce invite the patronage of all cIasse,
VINO are interested IN the display of national
Alexandria, 60. c. Feb. i, 1920.
CONDITIONS.
l.; The above work will be printed on fine
medium paper, and good type.
z. Each number will contain "a pages Of
close letter press, the whole to be con prised
IN eight numbers, making handsome octave
volume o'''c
8. one number will be delivered each
week until the whole he completed Pic
IL i-e cents-payable on delivery.
9; Asa 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.
S. Thiswork will have the advantage Of
containing many speeches, not published in
any former edition.
s. A list of subscribers names will BE-
published at the conclusion
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