Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-22
Proposals
For Publishing by Subscription,
The SrEHCHES
CH.aRLES PHILLIPS, Esq.
BARRIaILR AT Law.
Correctly printed from the English sd,lsen,
edited by himself
AT LAW.

HNHE publishers in Offering the above work
Il to an enlightened ana discriminating
pubic, feel confident OF receiving that eus
enlargement which has hitherto been so liz
oeraliy bestowed upon ali productions OF n,es
rit. Among the many orators who have diss
played their eloquence at the bar, both il
America and in Europe, none have beeu
more successful IN touching the finest feel.
lngs OF the heart, ant exciting the nobsst
passions OF the soul, than Mr.. Phillips. His
speeches are replete with metaphor, and
possess, In great degree, all that telicitous
coplousness OF which the English languaea
so susceptible. His euIogium on The inn.
mortal WASHINGTON, is OF itself MASTER
piece of eloquence. In his character of b.
naparte, he pain;sxbe actions of that won.
derful parsonage in language at once sub.
lime ana imposing with all The chasteness
and precision OF an historian, he recapitu.
lates his movements from the cradle to ,ha
camp-Irom the camp 10 the ,l,rone-Aand
lastly, from the elevated station of an EN-,
peror TO that of anexIe and cap,iye-tber..
by confirming truth, that power unsupn.u
ed by virtue is liable TO wither and decay
Ills speeches Oh the various Grim. Con. ca.
ses, Will be read with lively interest by all
classes OF readers; and the citizens OF this
republic, may. while perusing the imn,oral;.
ties and vices of Europeans, rejoice that in
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 ,hemselves--and un4
foio TO mankind the history ola class Of men.
who, although denied many political and ci-
wi privileges, have always been known 10
De the trends OF their country in times Of
danger and in batte.-The American reader
must view with indignation the various op.
presSlofls under which great portion of that
gallant and patriotic people at present labor
and ages yet unborn" will lament the ey.
istence OF code which prevents man from
worshIPlng his Creator according TO the die
tates OF his own conscience.
The publishers, therefore, feeling ANNA.
ted by desire to present to the American
Puoiic, specimens OF sublime and chaste elo.
quence, which has been so often exerted in
the cause OF benevofence and the nobIest
rights OF human nature, with respectful diff.
hdence invite the patronage of all classe,
who are interested in the display ofnational
social, and forensic orstory.
HAVE u THOMSON
Alsrandr1a, Cd. c. Feb. /. 1920.
CONDITIONS.
l. The above work will be printed on fn.
medium paper, and a good type.
Each number Will contain "a pages of
close letter press, the whole TO be COMPRISED
IN elght numbers, making handsome octave
s.. One number will be delivered each
week until the whole lie completed Price
IL IL cents---payable on delivery.
4. AS a weekly delivery may not be accep-
taole TO all readers, those subscribers who
prefer taxing the volume complete may have
1t delivered to them, neatly done mo in
hoards, price One Dollar, by paying SO cts
in advance.
5. Thiswork will have the advantage of
containing many speeches, not published in
any former edition.
g., list of subscribers names will be
published at the conclusion.
9-Snbsertpttons ~eceive2 at THIS e6Gee.