Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-24

blow his brains out, when you have OF
| Tended HMM particular, ifyou have
seduced or corrupted his wife or sister
to Justify your homo and virtue by
numbering him-to lie all day long, or
whenever it suits convenience, and to
prove your truth by killing the man
who reminds you Of it; and to be jus.
tilted in the eyes Of the world by this
satisfactory and convincing method OF
exculpation.
Civilization, in Hindostan and Tur-
kew, is proved by tenderness and con-
sideration for the inferior animals
for the dumb creation, as we aitecledly
call it. In Ems land, very particularly,
it is proved by batting bulls, fighting
cocks, throwing sticks at them at
Shrovetide, turning ours loose upon
tame lions, hunting hares and foxes,
batting badgers, and putting pins
through the tails Of cockchafers. In
France, position proves his civil
cation Nv kindness to his horse-ln
England he shows it by f1ogging him
once minute.
Yet there are variations too in all
these matters. The French people, IN
the highest state Of their civilization,
ate up the Marechal D'Ahcre, and as
much of Madame de Lamballe as they
could get at, and every 5lt OF poor Mon
seiur ratris, because his flesh was so
white, 1. cause gull aooH tant mango dc
pouiets." The New Zealanders hold 1t
high civilization to eat their enemies.
The Javenese eat their friends; and,
that refinement may not be wanting In
their civilization, they sauce them with
lemon juice and Cayenne pepper. Ma
tons more ancient, whom we must not
quote for fear of showing our learning,
did the same.
Trade, commerce, is especially the
produce OF civilization; it is the strong
est evidence OF a civilized country and
state of things, next to law and the gal
lows. In European civilization every
mans trade is to overreach his neigh
bour. 1t is the highest proof and mark
of civilization TO cheat best and most
to overreach first your friends, and next
your enemies, or reyersely; the merit
is much the same either way. In Ne
groland (that Negroiand has strange
notions of ci, ilizalioh) "a man leaves his
commodity on the ground to the pur'
chaser's appraisement: it is bought, or
not, by counter declaration; an En-
glishman would steal it, and never pay
the price, or he would give promisa'
ry note which he never intended to pay
or bill of exchange which would be
protested, or become bankrupt before
the payment was due.
And yet England is clearly the more
civilized nation Of the two; since i,
makes gunpowder for them to shoot
each other, and builds up Liverpool
with docks and Lord Mayor and ;
Corporation, that il may transfer them
from cuiiivating millet and cocoa-nut'
at home for themselves, TO hoeing COT
fee and Loiling sugar for other people
and make them mad in Africa with the
rum which its civilization aud chemis
try produce in the West Indies, thai
they may be chained in tiers s Carried
10 make more rum, so as 10 keep u;
the system Of commerce ard civiliza
ton. In the ancient modes of civiliza
ton, in old Saxony, old Germany, ole
England, old Ireland, old Scotland, :
man lied AVID swore, and was hanged
II save his friends life. In the modern
the proof of civilization is TO lie apt
swear for the purpose oil hanging him
or else to let him be hanged, ant
drawn, and quartered too, if il is neces
sary, while we look on and cxclaim-
how shocking f!
Each process, and many more which
ii would be needless to enumerate, is
equally civilized-all equally pride
themselves in politeness and perfection
all despise others; and who shall de-
eide?
SHIPWRECKS.
From the ship news furnished by the
Seine, from Monte Nideo, we extract
the following account Of the loss of a
number of American vcsscls:-The
ship Charles, Walden, was lost on
Point India, on the 18th Of September
The big Havrc Packet, Shepherd, with
salt, was lost about the same time, at
the same place. The ship Clara, Jones.
Of Baltimore, was lost in entering the
inner roads, with a pilot on board;-
the vessel was run ashore and bilged-
cargo saved. 1t appears also that a
Brazilian Admiral has been maltreat-
ing the Captain and Cook OF the brig
Henry, bound to Bremen-for what
cause, or under what pretext does not
appear. Mr., Ray the American mer-
chant, has been released from his con-
| finemenl by order Of the Emperor of