Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-11

desuitory; and when the VT . -.
that yariegaied aspect in ven e1 sas
dom and extreme folly areIiriousy a"u M
tas,ically blended; the drfFion "o''u
exactly 10 apply. ! leayeIt 10 mort ao
dog,na,is,s than am, to fide' ~ne n. ia
Laird Of Ellangowsn, she lalrd o. noa" 9Th
or Shakespeare "motley, foupies me : 80"
an irregularity most chsratrisuc OF "ss
The shrewd defence set Tor Mr. Na :, 1s
tho, ",herr,s method ibis madness" from
Shakespeare never had rh me tue 49, =
which many give il; becte, wheu rea'o -;
for me, nc yer could be dvlncea ny WV"
eism; ala because, moreoF, II Inc eA'.". ':,
ing matter were true, II isg no "'eH"'
that systematic madness ishe ieast nI'uu'
He, who from premises grsIy aosura' u'a~'
conc lusions that flow natuyiy from 'h'se Pr.
mises--and this, in relatioion,y 10 Que =. :,
subiec,s--is termed sysftat'e modn'o"i a"u ~ :,
is obvious, that By his cO3pesency " " 10
the ordinary transactionPi me- e"u .! r,
;n,nos;np hrilIiapcy often eplayed in some Ia
lilies n q mind in o,heHesprcts disorganiz'
ed-sucb a man NAV gala currency, and DC
,he drnos;,orv of trusts, B. which his genera
e.s, of ;n,ellec, and of ,nper wholly units
h;u In snch circums,aes, vast commu'
ni,y NAV sustain vital ,e,rienl, by functiona
nv having "melhod in hishaaness.
| II the representative OF Is respec'ao'e o'"'.
in Senate (until its last S'sion,) the mos =,
erend and digm6ed in the vrld, ougn. &c y. ~.
unguished by snappishnee INSTEAD OF COURTS!
and by a contempt for all &c decencies' "c'"
Parliamentary deportme1and OF socia' i" nv;
course; if keenness OF iu-cti'e,-P"i'osop.",' >,
sings, narratives, and allutons, no' perceP'o'
in the least "germane to y mat'ef' are p.op.
substitutes for reason andargumeh'' y - eo
uincc and 10 persuade reallyesetve no icnser '
be considered as the endsf oratory, IL q" arr
,ocra, in grain is fit prey Tor the olaes' "a .''
the purest of Acknowledgements anu u
understanding, which SO ecIliatrs oe'"een :.
kindred defects Of madn,s and eccen''iei..
that his friends are drivepto hacKnled quo''
,ion from Shakespeare toiEade-not 10 o'sp'o'
lit-be qualified 10 sustain during SIX years
burden meet for the sturdy shoulders oil an II
,ellec,ual Hercules;-ttert indeed, Mr.: jon
Randolph of Roanoke, ought 10 be our Senate
in the Federal Congress.
But, thanks to Heareni and TO that revere
school Of political doctrine, in which so mar
Vireinians have studied and toiled, we are n
reduced to this shift There are amongst
men nurtured in that school-whose matu
reason has confirmed the principles which ca
cation instilled; whose minds are able 10 WE
the implements of ratiocination, and who, ihei
cnrs ar. mn, driven 10 an affected disdaln
its aid. Philip. BARBOURiss such ma
Integrity, stern as that Of Fabriclu'' mi,
stored with the choicest treasures OF usei
knowledge, and skill in laying bare the WI
of sophis,ry, equalled only BY his dsx'erity
urging home the convictions OF his own rease
are some of his attributes. Willing or unF
ling, that man ough. to be our choice. lhe
teres,s Of Virginia demand his services, a
his private objections ought to be disregara'
49, a BUCKSKIN.