Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-02

closing tue secret TO ANT one: There were but two
pcrsonages IN England who could afford such dere-
hction, one of whom Lord Mansfield, and he is
trely out of the question. With what confidence has
it been asserted that Sir Philip Francis the author
OF those letters when its impossblty IN one instance,
was SO glazing.
IfJuNrus was but the shaao,o ola great name could
SaCkyile be the substance?
1t was the spirit of JUSIUs Bru,es that appeared
hafa century ago in!Engand uttering terrific voice.
and bearing in hand flaming torch to shcw the
people their danger while sleeping the dark and in the
other dagger to defend liberty in her disputed march
through the regions of frvoty, regal hypocrcy and
parliamentary corruption. How unlike The torpid Of
ticer on the embattled plains of Nlinden! Could such
langud soldier have risen up in the capital of the
first nation of the world, and shook all that could be
shaken in Court and Parliament and retired uk,oton
from his mighty abouro 1t is impossible Another Her
culus must be sough-nay, another Jupiter be &C.
signated, who but noddedet nutu toiun tremef,cil
Oiy7npum'
The last aCviccs from England mention the death OF
1.-THE celebrated DIR. Parr. strong adherent TO the
union OF Church and State, and decided friend to the
Test Act, that conscientious stumbling block the Dis
senters, he was still the personal friend of those whom
he deemed sincere and good men, however they differ
ed from him in his Religious Political Greed. In
The spirit OF Christian toeratan he examined the
duct and Claims of those who held tcncts at variance
with his own. and on occasion nc evnced so purc
an evidence of the duty of Christian forbear:cc that
we cannot help recommending 10 the notice of Con
troversai,sts on both sides the Atlan,c.-RJ Register
'Rciigion IS SO ma cstic in ITSELF and momcutous
IN It's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of its evidences COM
Piex' and some of its principles recondc--s
speculative topics are fastened by such nice and
ties, to its practical tcndepcieste discussion brings
INTO ACTON so many weaknesses well powers, and
so many bad as well as good passions of the human
mlnd-the influence Of those passions is so exclusive
ana 50 pcrncious that, with all these various reasons
am particularly offended with the insoence of loglna-
llsn and The acimony of invecvcs upon subjects of
lheology-upon Subjects be il remembered, .,hcrc
ant VIII hmm
t9' cdhton and charity, make visible and most ndis-
pensab!e part of our duy.D
so strongly was DR.. Parr impressed with the utter
selessness comparatively speaking of o"c,sial di-
Vnity that lie has directed the following inst ption TO
be placed on his tombstone:
For what, o man, doth thy God require of thee
nan ~ no Justicc, love mercy, and walk humbly with
thy God!n
me fetoo Domino.-In the latter part OF the reign
oil Loais XIV, of France, masGuerades were am enter
talnent in high cstnation and public ones were often
gwen al immense cost, court days. and such occa.
SONS OF re)oIcngs. As persons of all ranks rnrt o
a5'lon TO these last spectacles, provided they could
hoFu inc purchase OF the ticket, very strage re;coics
frequently took place at them, and exhibitions almost
as cuiios III the ofiSguise, assumption of char
'er' bu' perhaps The most whims ical among tie GEN
nc surprises recorded at any of these spectacics was
mat Which occurred in Paris the 5th of October on the
gay "neh the Dauphn (son of Louis Nv attained the
age of one and twenty.
At this ete, which was OF a pccrIiar,v o,I;ttor; ,
racerso much So that the details of are given q.
great length by the historians of the daythe straroc
ichean@ur oil man in yellow domino early in the
evening, excited attention. This mask who showed
h9In'fg remarkable as to igure--though rather tall
and OF robust pToporon-seemed to be gifted with an
aPPce not merely past human conception but passoo
the iancles even of romance.
i ne dragon OF DID, who churches ate
(iie used 70 come a Sunday
Whole congregations, were to him,
But a dish Of Sama gni
ne was but nbhcr---a mere diIdIcr-to tle +ror.or
OF the yellow domino. He passed from chamber IN
chamber-from table TO table ofrelrcsinentsnot fas;
ing but dcvouring-de before him MoneI
board, lie despatched a fowl two thirds of han, ,na
ha dozen bottles of champagne; and the very next
moment he was found seated in another apartment ncr
forming the same feat, with a stomach better than NJ
M. ms strange course went on, until the company
lwho at first had been amused BY III became aanoI
and umuuous - ~ 'a''''e'
lsit the same masll--or are there several dre..od
demanded an oiccr of the guards as the yellow
domino rose from opposite to him and ,b
apartment. ' ~ f"''''" '"e
= nave seen bat one-and by Heaven, here he is
again" exclaimed The party to whom This oucrv was
addressed. "' 4uc'y was
The yellow domino spoke not word but proceeded
straight TO the vacant seat which he had inst left and
the half of campaign. "
u. The confusion which This proceeding creates
becomes UNIVERSAL and the reaches the ear of the
'fle is the very devil your Iigines.s -.
OLD nobienans ing your gkness's royaI nrcsencel
or wants but tail, to be SOP
"!y' .H'her' ne Should be some amsied poe bv his
aPPeue, replied The prince laughing. But there Inust
DC some juggling; he spills all his wine, and hides fine
provisions under his robe' Wv
Even while they speak the yellow domino enters tbe
room IN winch they talking; and as usual proceeds
| 10 The table OF REFRESHMENTS
zee here my lord' cried one-I have seen him do
| ~ twlce!'-'I, five trncs'-,And I Grtcor
! iais becomes too much The master of t,e coro
! monies IS questioned He knows uotliun-and tic
Je9w domino IS interrupted he is carving buroner
I OF clarat 20 his lips. IS ''""Pe'
The Princes desire Is that Monsieur who ,,oor. H.
! lated. NC Stranger nest
Nm, me command with which his ITighncss fopo,rs
Monsieur, IS perfectly ABSOLUTE
Against that which is absolute tI,crc : o ,o,,,,
uos Inc yellow man throws of bis mask and donl
"o, sh1 u IS private trooper of the Irish dragoons
,s t VI e name OF gnitony, my good friend mot to
ASK now you gained admson) how have Won contrivod
Sdd inc Fnnce' to- sup tonight many timcs,'
SIRE was but beginning 10 sup--vitII revererccbo