Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-15

the management OF the House OF Commons;
they could not afford to lose him. Crede erpsy-
10, &c. He was the most dexterous---lhe most
acute taetcian, manager of that House,
ever saw, o, had any conception Of. | must ex-
cept Lord Liverpool in the other House, bu, it
does not require the same sort of talents to
conduct the House of Peers, as to conduct the
House OF Commons
Lord Londonderry, who has been libelled by
Tom Moore, and other wits, was one of the
most perfect gentlemen, extremely. dignifed,
wary, prudent, and sagacious-hs loss was
most severe loss to the English-so severe that
it compelled Lord Liverpool to insist, the Chan
cellor, and something greater, notwithstanding,
that Mr.. Canning must come in, or he would
resign. The sagacity, the ability. the ins,inc-
tive sagacity, foresight and prudence, Of Lord
Liverpool, his weight of character, his camness
his having no children to provide for-no
levy of relations and hangers-on TO provide for,
out Of the public crib--to put into the public
sty-hs superiority TO every suspicion of SIMS
ter motives-has been the main-b:ace, 10 speak
nautical!y, of the British Constitution. Yes, sir,
Lord Liverpool, mark my words! who had the
good sense to feel his way experimentally, in
stead Of rushing onward, like a rash young man,
just come to his estate-put beggar on horse
back and he will ride TO the devil--instead of
acting like spendlhrift @ho has got prize Of
hundred thousand dollars, ard who spends,
and thinks he cannot get rid of il quick enough,
and instead Of ten years, finds it does not last
two Lord Liverpool, feeling his way, as every
wise statesman and physician does; physi.
clan will make himself acquainted with the
patient, and the history Of the disease and eve
ry thing connected with it; he will stay by his
bedside for days and weeks if it is chronic
case; unless it is case that requires degree
Of urgency; supposing it chronic case; Pa
mama case; he will sit by the bedside for weeks;
he will acquaint himself with the disease, he
will give the medicine, aud wait and see its
operation before he goes further. man who
should lay aside Indian corn and plant potatoes
on his whole estate, by way of experiment,
would stand chance of being ruined; but
there is nothing to prevent his planting an acre
this year, and an acre and half next year, to
establish the feasibility Of the plan by actual
experiment What is the Baconian philoso-
ply? A philosophy of induction, Of severe rea-
soning founded on severe experiment: founded
not Oh one experiment: Sir Joseph Banks made
but one experiment to make the fieas into lob
sters, according 20 rindar, but they would not
become Holsters, damn their souls How dc
YOU know, if he had made another experiment,
but he would have succeeded; perhaps the want
of some acid or alkali prevented ii: Give me
man, white man or black man, OF this coun-
try or that country, Of this situation or that 81
tuation, give me a jury-trial man, habeas-cor-
pus man, let him be voting supplies man, an
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: | can tell you whether l can
make free Constitution out OF him or not.
will not make All extreme medicine Of the Con
-si.-siv". L viii not put him OIL diet OF mine
raj or vegetable poison.
This Lord Londonderry, so grossly belied,
was the most digniGed man ever beheld-I
have nothing to say about his principles-I have
nothing to say about IreIand--I have attempted
to portray, with feeble pencil and timid hand,
the misery OF lreland--il must be seen, felt,
heard, and understood-it must be more than
all this-it must be smelt-for you wind it as
lar as would Cat, chat Of our desert-a pole
cat never was on board white save-ship,
but have heard descriptions Of them far OK
ceeding IN nauseousness those of the black
slave-ships. never was on board black slave
ship but once, and that was at Charleston, and
that was as clean and sweet ship as ever was
on board of in my life the People were well
and healthy, hearty and contented, eating rice
out OF wooden bowls with much gouk l am
not defending the slave trade Two or three
lines wanting. l--If you will promise the mo-
ney first, wberewith to get the thing you want,
you will find your expenses are diminished sc
2-3 per cent. Two shllings Virginia money
will go as far, in ready money, as one dollar
will go on credit, except at the door Of thea
trc, or for luxuries that may be well dispensed
with If, instead Of suffering the account to
be raised against you, and lying over for pay
ment, my word for il, if you pay in Ten days at
ter purchase, you will have to pay IS per GEN.:
additional--ln sixty days you will have to pay
more-if twelve months, double--and ii you
put it off, and it comes to law, you will have a
per cent. to pay. go by actual ex-
pertinent, in my own person, who have seen and
wept over friends by my side going into the
Gull Of Bankruptcy with their eyes wide open,
unable to practise the least scll-denial.
Mr.. r. next adverted to the operations and
arguments of the sentimenalsls on the subjec;
of slavery, and the treatment Of slaves: who, he
said, care no more about man being whipped
to death, than a pig being whipped 70 death,
as in England 10 make Drawn. Wher was IN
Yorkshire last, (said he,) in the East Riding,
IN the town of Hull, the native town OF Mr.. Will
berlorce, British soldierwas whipped to death.
He was lacerated-cut to pieces under the lash
es Of the drummers, secundnm Rgem---no, sir,
not according 10 law---he had no trial by his
was thar moro O,arhinp a murder.