Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-06-27


evening when our paper was going to press. ie
has created some anxiety as to the non-arriVai
of thu mail, in Consequence o. report put III
circulation that t"the son OF the driver had oeeh
in town from Ocaquan, enquiring after ms
Father,s0 Hmay be, that the water mas risen
so high as to stop the mail, as we nave oeeil
blessed under Providence, with some refreshing
rains.
NV staunch old friend ''Subscriber' IN the
Herald, is most unquestionably IN the right OF
it. To think of s'giving up the ship to an
enemy so evidently inferior to him in moral,
end perhaps physical, force too, besides being
an act of cowardice, which would probably
stamp MS name with infamv, would be almost
sufficient, to induce even me, who have so long
stood by him, to give him up, as totally unwor
thy of being supported by the kind Offices of
friendship any longer That the cause ne has
espoused, and which with so much Intrepldlty,
and manly firmness, he seems determined to
defend to the very last extremity, is good and
noble and honorable one, is abundantly obvious
from the very manner in which ne treats IT,
instead Of long, protracted, tedious commum-
cations, stuffed with dry scholastic reasoning
q mode of treating subject SO long exploded
among writers of more refined taste' ana so
well calculated IL operate upon ordinary read
ers. hike the influence OF a powerful suporlhc;
heiust chances at the points IN controversy as
Il were for moment, and then, like one WHO'S
perfectly master of all the avenues to the hu-
man heart, with an elegant turn OF WIT, or some
punsent, biting sarcasm, he kindly leaves ms
antagonists to writhe, for season just long
enough for an opportunity of ntting them a
gain in precisely the same way. And why mas
he adopted this mode OF discussing the subject!
Is it because he is not well enough furnished M
tie upper story, to write long communications
Because he has no strong reasons to otter:-
and could find none were he's disposed? Let
no ;nridioas svigkt, indulge such an ungener-
Gus, and unscholar-ike supposition for single
moment Doubtless, were there any occasion
forsuch mighty effort, you would see the en-
ergies of his highly polls he'd and cultivated
mind, displaying themselves, IN stream OF ar
sument, rapid, impetuous, and resistleSs, as the
mountain torrent. But here lies the great Sc
cret of the whole affair." secret, which no
one else having been able to discover besides
himself and your, ku1,5ie serraat, shews to
demonstration, that he must be person pos
sesssd ola depth ofpenetration, and degree OF
sasacity something considerable, more than
ordinary. There 4 say then, lies the whole
secret the subject does not require display,
either oflearning OF of argument. The benet'
cialinfluence of Sunday Markets upon the
great interests of pubGck morality, is point
so perfectly clear to his quick and comPrehen-
sive mind, as to be taken for granted. True In
deed it is, that person deeply read, IN works
of standard excellence, and of great general
utility, such as Pilgrims Progress, and Tales
of Nv Landlord, Is impelled to make it known
at tunes, even before he possesses perfect con
seriousness Of what he has been doing. And it
is to this we owe it, no doubt, that those SO
much admired, aud SO Justly celebrated works
among the learned, were quoted with SO much
aptness, and with such an astonishing effect
by my good friend Subscriber In his first mas
terly communication.
Yes, yes, friend ''Subscriber," you have shit
the nail exactly on the head" Your unman-
nerly opponent x. who is beyond all question
a Puritan, wants money: no doubt Of 1t. And
az he has nothing to carry to Market himself,
aud consequently no prospect of making any
thing ON Sunday himself; like the dog in the
manager, he Is determined that nobody elss
shall Therefore, Sunday Markets must be
consistent with the fourth Commandment.
What happy thought How aPtly introdu-
ced How torcibly applied! Besides, he has
too much religion about him. Another srgu-
ment against him. # has made him stark mad
filled him with "phrenzy;" and believe me,
this is no novel instance on the face of the
Globe The sagacious Roman Governor,
found Paul affected with precisely the same DIS
ease, when with SO much 'frenzy" he was en-
deayoring to abolish the old venerable customs,
and institutions of las day. Whether Paul had
been bitten by a mad dog, and was at that mo-
Inens dreadfully afflicted with fit of the hydro
phobia, we have not had handed down to uS'
any clear and decided information. And that