Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-07-22

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Time would fail to delineate the va
riegated talents of Robert Z. Nicholas
President Madison, President Monroe
Chief Justice Marshall, all of whom
have acted the most conspicuous parts
T in our republic, nor can be liayed the
no les. meritorious, though less success
full characters of VIM. Giles, Mr. No
maid, Mr.. Wickham, Mr. Clarke, MIR
Campbell, and other stars of the lesser
magnitude too numerous to mention.
PATRIcK HENRY was unquestionably
! the most eloquent man in America, If
not in the world. lie rose ike the
thunder-bearer of Jove, when he mounts
on strong and untiring wing, to sport in
! fearless majesty over the troubled deep
now sweeping in immense and rapid
circles then suddenly arresting his
grand career, and lowering aioft in ire
F.; mulous and terrible suspense-at one
! instant plunged amid the foaving waves,
at the next re-ascending on high, to
play undaunted among the lightnings of
heaven, or soar towards the sun. lie
was the orator of nature, and such an
one as nature might not blush 10 avow.
1t was said of him by Mr.. John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, that he was Shakes
pear and Garrick combined Let then
the reader imagine the wonderful talents
of those two men united in the same in
dividual and transformed from scenes
of fiction to the business Of real life, *
lie will have formed some conception
OF the eloquencc Of Patrick Henry.
Among the iltustrious politicians of
Virginia, the great and overshadowing
fame of Jefferson doubtless ranks him
next to WASHINGTON. OF his pen it
may be truly said, ''nil tettigit, quod non
ornasit" Ills style of writing affords the
unalloyed pleasure of ingenuity that is
inotiensive. to beauty that is iaultless.
There is philosophical magicin his ad-
ministration, that he has SO charmed his
adherents and petrified his opponents,
that dare not examine the rhenome-
non too closely. TIE fate oiPIiny admo-
nishes to bcware.-This sketch OF Vir-
ginian excellence will account for the
! ascendency size has so long held in our
national councils.
Non equiden invideo, mirror males.
In conclusion, Writ himself, now
citizen of Virginia, from the foregoing
notices are principally extracted, is one
of the most splendid and accomplished
characters in the country. lie and
John Randolph of Roanoke are truely
the "delci9 literarum"
THE PALACE OF FONTAINBLEAU,
Is Interesting Oh many accounts,
and cannot but be approached with
deep emotion, by a mind that embra
ces the events of high antiquity with
which it is connected, and the still
more momentous deeds of modern
times, which would amply suffice to
rescue it from oblivion were il but
building Of yesterday, and to place
it amongst those memorable spots,
whose name the rage of history
will preserve, and whose scenes and
transactions future ages will ineessant
ly revolve.
THERE'S little, indeed, in The exter
nal appearance Of the palace to inter
est the traveller; but the interior will
fully repay him for the trouble he may
have taken 10 survey it. Having
been bHiit at various periods. it pre-,
sents amotley mixture Of the very
worst styles of architecture Squat.
ugly, and dwarfsh, without the least
pretcniions to regularity, it is as great
a dcformity, in building as we some
times see in nature. 1t surrounds an
ample court, on three sides. while the
fourth is formed by the road, from
which the view of the edificc is oh
tanned through series of tall iron
railing, the guided points of which
termination in the form OF spear are
a sufficient indication that "Napole
on the Great" has been lis inhabitant,
! for all his imperial rallying was after
this fashion The place consists OF
four distinct chatteauX, erected at diff.
ferent dates, and each one having its
separate garden. The whole cdiiice
contains nine hundred rooms. Six
hundred years back is this place men
toned in history Francis the First
! took great delight in it, and TO him
ii is indebted for much Of its internal
, magniicience Henry the Third of
, France was within its walls. The
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