Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-07-09

"neinnng osssofy anu imperious u.
tue-7~as familiar with the lumipou..s
pen,trative mind Of Mansfield ~. 'nd
versal accomplishments of Bn,I. J.. 0 .
logical. polished and eficaciou. - .s
rio Of Pitt, and the candour. sl. ae's'
Hy, & enlightened magnanimitv -
quent Charles Fox-even he. Th, CO.
Erskine, writes thus to our Wa.S Ua''
ton 4" / haveEa large aceuain,sn."as sung
mongst the most valuable and e.s I :,
classes Of men, but you are Il. slsd
human being for whom ever f.' Huy
awful reverence 40
And listen to the greatest Of mod...
poets. While sitting amidst the rn
Of Rome, and looking upon the MUS
decay of what had attained to tbs . .s
nit Of human grandeur, and the v,. .sa'
ed abasement of that city, which ~
"veiled earth with her naughty .h n.p
ow," what voice does he there ,n Insa'
with the "owlets cry" hootins At mas,
glory from the desolate palace Of ~.
Caesars? Does he call on the sbad.. ~
the patriots, whose ashes lie coyereS :.
meath the massive fragments of di,;o;s,
ed marble? Cannot the broken Arch.
remind him of the heroes Of three bn.'
dred and twenty triumphs, whose b,;ss,
renown might be sufficient to all.s;.
the gloom Of his song? Could mt -
whole race of the Cornelli, the swo,s ,as
Camillus, the dagger of Brutu.. q, , ~
soul Of Cato, afford him theme. en.u 'as
| to animate the despondeacy of hi, 3.
Elections? No. but he turned from N
these: from the forum, from the e,r;,a,
he turned, to this broad, bright po,.
mac, and exclaimed
{. Can tyrants but by tyrants conou.r.dh.
| And freedom find no champion and no chin,
Such as Columbia saw arise when she
Sprung forth Pallas, armed and unde6Ld.
| Or must such mind be nourished in the will
Deep in the unpruned forest, midst the ro,,
| OF cataracts, where nursing nature Smiled
| On infant WASHINGTON? Hath earth no mo,,
Such seeds within her breast, or Europ, M
II
such shore?
Gentlemen of the society, will end
with him whose illustrious name Won
bear. Let ne speak on as long as
may, l can get TO nothing more excel.
lent than his fame so here will finish
the task, with which you were pleased
to honor one of the latest and youusest
of your members, contented, if you are
as we'll satisfied with the manner, ashs
has been cheerful, under the labor Gifts
performance.
Fellow citizens. have done-hsppy,
if in my attempt to point out what is
chiefly excellent in human nature, tru.
ly dignifed in cur nations destinies, &
exalted in tie character of our revolu.
tionary patriots, ] have interested, more
than l have fatigued you-happisr, If
the sentiments l have so fervsntly Ut.
tered have awakened one sympathy in
your bosoms-happiest. if in a single
instance l have added ardour to patriot.
ism, and confidence to the hopes it
makes us love to indulge.
But / should feel myself highly cul.
pable, if standing here in this holy TEN.
pie, in the shadow of the pulpit, and o.
yer the very horns of the altar, should
omit to remind you of how peculiarly
proper it is for US on this occasion to be
penetrated with those pious sentiments
of gratitude, which so frequently arise
in songs of praise from this temple, are
SO zealously inculcated by q revered e.
learned divine, from this pulpit, and 70
often ascend in fervent devotion around
| that altar.
Washington, July6.
Mr.. Secretary Crawford leftthis city ye't.r
day, with his family, on visit to his domlcie
| in Georgia.
The President has been for several days
his farm in Virginia, distant from this place
! abo;:t thirty miles. But, as he will reside IN
the country but few days at time, trequenn.
ly returning hither as public duties may eau
him, it was not thought necessary, as otnel'
wise might have been, to notice his late dep'l'
| ture. Nat. I'M
| Counterfeit FIVE dollar bills Of the BANK !"
Delaware, are in circulation in Phladelpnn'
They are well executed and calculated 70 &c
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Maple Sugar, made in Susquchanna Coua'
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