Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-10-21

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B!aZ. At length the father al Don Juan died, and by
heirs. had aoady advanced far in guilt, that tho
temptation of this contingent met with no resistance in my
mind, and determined upon removing this bar my
proposed TO my wic the prize that for
tune had hung within reach hY the assassination of the
heir She eyolted from the idea with horror, and for some
time her thoughts remained in disturbed that
did not think 1t proper the attack A!ler some
time the agent OF tie deceased arrived III Lisbon from the
Br0ZS aud he privv il bcca
necessary for discover to Don Juan who nc and
also TO what fortune he entitled In this crisis,
threatened with Shame and detection hand, and
tempted by avarice, pride and the devil the other,
over my reluctant wife to participation oi crime, and
mixed that dose with poison, which believed was
Intended (oy Don Juan, but which IN fact destined for
our only child.
."Sho took it, Heaven discharged its Vengeance
heads, and daughter expire in agones before
eyes, with the bitter aes0vU,ion of double mur,ier
'nr tc mother and child hoh persisted: Are there fortunes
Ia ;he reach OF your invention compare with those
we felt? Wonderful the struggles OF IN the
hear; of our expiring cldshc bewailed she consoed
nay she even iorgave To Don Juan made imucd
confession Of guilt, and co;urc him inct that
punishment upon us, which justice demanded and our
crimes deserved 1t was in this dreadful moment that
daughter, Will her last BREATH by the solcm abuGa
tinns eZacted aud obtained promise from BIZ
eHposn her parents public by disclosing what
had passed Alas! alas! plainly how ne KEEP,
his word behold, he dies martyr honuur yo4r infer
nal tortures have destroyed him.
Il No sooner had the monk pronounced ,bcsl words in
oud aud luous tome than the wct,hed Don Juan dGl.
signs second would have followed, but hcaycn longer
could tolerate the agones of innocence, and stopped his
heart forever.
The monk had fixed his eyes upon him gas,iv with ter
or and as he stretched his augcu limbs at lie
gasp accvrsed monsters, Inc exclaimed, "rray eque
ms murder on your souls the great day of judgment.
tiS blood On your heads we ministers darkness. For
me-, ii heavenly vcpgcance not w p2eased by my CON
triton, IN The midst OF flames my aggfeved soul will find
lmcnty."
Having uttered this in voice human, he plunged
Shie 10 his heart, and whilst his blood spuufe the
pavGncn dropped dead upon the body of Don Juan and
expired without groan
Danger q Bad Erapgp 'es.-The couutenauce which
s' receives from the practice OF the ,auttude only
removes the restraints which imposed by nodcsy
a'it shame but, such is the degeneracy of the world
that saiHe IS too often employed against the cause OF
Tslgon and virtue. The r;Gcue of tle gidiv and I'M
thnk'ng bears down the conviction OF the sober and
modest Against their own belief hey appear to adopt
the notions of the Ih:del ana against fer own choice
they join in the vices of the 5enc that they NAV not
De rcNroachcd as persons ola uagyo,v mind aud still en-
shaved 10 tic prejudces of education. Interest too
often comedies with this weakness of dispositfo in
tempting such persons to follow the multitude To fail
III with the prevailing TASTE, TO suit themselves 70 the
passions of the great To tie hlmors of the low with
whom they chance TO be connected appears the resd
est way TO rise In the world Hence they are natural
~ led to relnquis the irmnc53 an upwrict charac
terror Tia" supple and versatile turn which acconmo-
oates Itself 10 The times, and assumes whatever appear
aRce seems NEST convenient for interest. Srh are the
dangers TO which we arc exposed, in time ofcorrurtion
o. folfoo'g the 'nrlttde TO- eU dangers which re-
cure ourr'ost serious attention and care in order 10
guard ourselves 9gatrst them.
I ~ Sc
buRTE was one ofthe most splendid specimens of irish
talent; but his imagination loo often IAN avav will HE
judgment, and his interest with both
1t is well known that Burke his first debut in life
nProvedhimse not little under the banners ana the
patronage OF the oppositon for which purpose lc was
constant feTueuter of the various debates and snut,
tons held at the house of one Jcacocse f,1En, brt
who notwithstanding his situation in life was rifted
with such vein of eoquence, that he was simultaneously
constituted perpetual president of the a,ous dsD,tu
society held at RobinIIoOd near TerDDle Bar C.,
certain memorable occasion in the House of Commons
Mr. Burke eScainng 81 qatMe CAMP" Suddenly left
the opposition benches, and going over 10 the t,s,,y,,
sac OF the house, Numbered violent philippe against
ms Former friends and associates Mr. Sheridan ,r
c!udcd spirited reply TO that unlocked for attack near
~ III the following words THAT gentleman 10 rse his
own expression has omitted the camp; but e will recol
ect mat inc has quit as dcsertc, and sincerely hope
ne VIII never return as Sny But |, for oncn lie con
Gnued "carnot sympatiZa in the establishment Will!
which so fiagraC. ac Of apo5acr has electrified Tho
house; FOR neither that genenIau have orrof
nom whom &c has borrowed those weapons which he
ho7 uses against US so far therefore, from being as
tonished at that gentlcmaDS present tcTgyersation
consider 1t TO be not Only characteristics but consistent
Tor 1t Is hut natural that nr vino on his rst sarjn in
life, could commit gross b!upder as 10 90 10 te br
Fe's for his ef0quence aol conclude such career bv
coming 10 Tie house Of Commons for his b,cad.n
s.
J'ajps, Horne 7oate and J5JHtes.-"In nv humble
opinion, says the author acoa, "te talents of J1,ri
us have been ovcr-fstel. Horne Toole gained i,ci
sVe victory oTer bi0 but Horne was host and have
heard one who knew him we'll observe that he was
man who cii nothing, ana feared nothing; the person al
icded TO above also Informed that Horne Tooc on
one occasion wrote challenge Wilkes who was tben
sheriff OF the county OF MidlIesex. Wilkes bad SIR
naHed himself in most determined affair with Martin
on account OF no Is, IN lie True Bron and he wrote
iio'hc locke the following acoEic ropIY to the cha
icnge "Sir, do not thnl: my business to cut The
thoat oi every desperate that mag he tired Of his lif
but as am at present high sheriff for the CITY of ON
Gen 1t may happen that may shortly have an onpor
nnfY OF attending sou in my official capacity,iiu which
case VII answer for it. that YOU shall have no ground
10 complain o. my endeayors 10 serve you Probably
It was about ibis time that Horne Tooze on being ask
ed 10y foreigner OF distinction, how much treason an
Engishmau might venture to write without being ha no.
cd rer'ied that he could not inform him lust vet bt
that he was trying But to return 10 Junus havo al