Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-08-06
ELooUENcE.
QuOniam insanire Hbet.-vIRelI.


Nonsense is sometimes pleasant.
Weshonld commit an act of injustice, to-
wards superior and original production, did
we suffer it to escape our notice. 1t is an Ora
ton delivered in Washington, Beaufort coun-
ty, state of North Carolina, By john HoL-
LAND, Esq. A few extracts will afford the
world one of the finest specimens of that beau
tiful and difficult style called RigmarOe, that
we recollect to have ever seen. The Orator
thus commences. [Charleston City Gag.
ORaTTON.
81 John Holland my fellow citizens,
come not to speak on Antient history,
but the politics ofthe day."
"Should not the citizens feel for that
liberty which the spirit of our fathers
Showed. This is most ,npotent an
adversary of the day which passed over
the heads of our forefathers who met
at Philadelphia in l776, to declare our
independence as Independent Colonies.
Ia this to be mado mockery? mol
hope no., my fellow citizens. In the
year of l776 our forefathers met at
Philadelphia under Washington with
Warren hes AID Spho acaS at the head.
Il is not my wish, my fellow citizens, &
ladies of the far, to stir up party, but
merely to remind you of that day which
is past and which is to come is not wor-
thy year notice, my Fellow citizens
think it is, sir But sir, let our states
men and Philosophers tell you if am
right OF wrong. He, George Wash
ington, was worthy citizen who
fought and bled Yesterday being the
day of 40 the 4th of July when every
lady Of the far and every citizen as
semoied to do honor to it. But sir look
at the past and what we suffered Look
sir into the depreciation on the Chesa-
peake. The Leopard STAYED eighteen
balls through her, wounded eighteen
men and killed three more! Had not
captain Douglass orders from MIR. Ad-
miral Berkly to act as he did. who
believe was on the coast at that time ?
| think he had sir---Commodore Bar
ron who was Oh board the Chesapeake
for foreign voyage was attacked l be-
lieve contrary to has expectations and
as q Urorthy citisen. Was this not
worthy our notice as free citizens ?
Should it escape from Memory? Isay
no. Not as long as l have as much re-
publican blood runs in my veins as a.
mounts to the bigness of a head of a
pin. James Madison was in the chair
at the time. When, our Cabinet and
the Executors found the war did not
prosper what then did they do sir-es.
tdbLiShed peace. When we were COM
PEELED to go to war how did it termi-
nate. Did not Mr.. Jefferson who was
statesman Of his country direct it right?
Ny fellow citizens am not speaking
on these things merely'to rouse your
feelings. Who sir went into the chair
after Mr.. Washington? Mr., Adams
sir, great lawyer"
The accurate historical knowledge of the
Orator, and the peculiar clearness of ms ideas
are both fully shewn by the above. His histo-
ry of the administrations of Washington, Ad-
ams, jefferson and Madison are peculiarly fine,
but we hasten to give the anxious reader the
remarks of this "learned Thebian" concern
ing Mr.. Monroe.
"Mr. James Monroe who is now Elk.
ecutor of the United States is great
and good man-Has he not made the
change of things. Mr.. James Monroe.
President of the United States, who
are now the executors of ten millions
of souls who are good and great man,
great lawyer, great statesman, who
have managed his party to my opinion
as well as'any man who have filled the
chair since George Washington. Look
at the great man sir who have declared
war-see what this book says of the
treaty of peace of 1915, and see what
our great men there say. How have
Mr.. Monroe acted ? Take it to your
oaCR pocksts.'
"Eie has gone to the North and then
to the South, taken survey sir of the
State Of the United States aud roturn-