Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-05
Proposals
For Publishing By Subscription,
THE SPEECHES
e OF
CHARLES PHILLIPS, Esq.
BARRIsTER AZ Law.
Correctly printed from The English edition,
edited by himself
BARRIsTER ar LAW

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Correctly printed from The English edition,
edstsd By himself
ny HE publishers in Offering The aboye work
{ y to an enlightened and diScrjlninatina
public, feel confident ofreceiyirg that ens
enlargement which has hitherto been so Ii:
berally bestowed upon all productions Of me,
ri. Among the manyoratOrs who have dis
played their eloquence at the bar, both IN
America and in Europe, none have been
more successful in touching the finest feel.
ingsof the heart, an6 exciting the nobIesf
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 language
is SO susceptible. His eulogium ON the inn.
mortal WASHINGTON. is OF itself master.
piece OF eloquence. In his character of 30.
aaparte, ne paintsxhe actions of that won
derful parsonage in language al once sub.
lime and imposing with. all the chasteness
and precision of an historian, he recapitu.
lates bis movements from the cradle to fhA
camp--from the camp to the throne-apd
lastly from the elevated station Of an en-.
Peror to that OF anexile and captive there.
by confirming truth, that power unsupport
ed by virtue is liable to witherand decay. -
Ills speeches on the various Grim. Con. cas-
ses, will be read with lively interest bv ali
classes OF readers and the citizens Of this
republic, may, while perusing the immorsIis
ties and vices of Europeans. rejoice tha. il,
TINS country such crime is almost unknown,
Ills speeches on the Emancipation of the
Roman Catholics OF Ireland, need no COM
ment-fhey speak for themselves nm.
ioid to mankind the history of class of men.
who, although denied many political and 81.
wi privileges. have always been known 10
De the friends of their country in times of
danger and in battle.-The American reader
must view with Indignation the various 90.
pressIon' uncer whicha great portion Of tfa.
gallant and patriotic people at present lshnt
and ages yet unborn" will lament the exs
lstence OF code which prevents man from
worshiping his Creator according to The die.
tates OF his own conscience.
The publishers, therefore, feeling ANNA.
tea ny desire TO present to the American
puollc, specimens OF sublime and chaste eIo.
quence, which has been so often exerted i,
the cause OF beneyolence and the nobIesf
righls OF human nature, with respectful difs
hdence invite the patronage Of all classes
VINO are interested in the display of national
soc'di, ana forensic orafory.
HAVE & THOMSON.
Aleaandr,a, %. c. Feb. /. 1890.
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