Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-19

FAIR PLAY.
From the Illinois Gazette.
THE RHINOCEROS AND GENT. jack
SON.
There is more similarity between this are
beast and this rare general than has been gene
raily supposed. large quantity OF loose skin
hangs round the body olthe Rhinoceros: former
naturaiists supposed this to be al unnecessary
exubelance; but those who have watched the
animal in his native wlds, have discovered the
prea, utility Of this supposed fluffy Like
the hog, it delights In swampy situations, and
is completely at home while rolling in the mre,
like the hog, too its chief sustenance is roots,
and in quest Of these il will often venture far
Their into The dismal swamps Of the Senegal, the
Indus, the Nigrc, sc. than prudence would
Justify in another animal OF equal weight; but
the gifted monster can proceed with Impuni'Y
for when it finds itself fast in Dog, al it ma,
to do is to blow itself up. There appears to
be communication in it between tie lungs
and the cellular membrane-and by inhalinS
vast quantity Of air, the wrinkles which SUR
rounded its whole body become immediately
cxtnc. and its skin extends to an enormous
size The air being lighter than the mud in
which il delights TO wallow, the monster Is I'M
media,clv enabled TO cxtrlca,e itself, and pro-
coed 10 firm ground. This is striking proof
that nature has made nothing in vain. But our
intention is not TO write on the goodness Of Pro
violence, which is 100 self evident to require
clucidation--we only mean TO draw compari-
sons.
Tie similarity of General Jackson 10 the
Rhinoccros, in this instance, is striking
Whenever he finds hmseifswamped, he imme-
Gia,e:y sets 10 blowing himself up. lmTnedl-
atey after the last pre- residential election, in let
Ter TO General Swartwout, he modesly says
"It is very true, that early in life, even In the
DAYS Of my boyhood, contributed my mite TO
shake off the yoke oftyranny." Again, "Aided
by the people ofthe West, protected our west
ern borders from the savages." In his letter
to Beverly he says-"In this, as in every thing
else, my guide is principle.' lie says TO some
one else-"Were the hairs of my head to know
what was in il, would pluck them out. A
gain, he tells some person--that me would "a
Their cut off his right hand, than do what.was
wrong" In fact every Thing which comes
from him contains q PUFF of his own purity. IN
any one bu, General Jackson this would look
like bombsst and horrible egotisE: Blu, il blows
him out Of many a mud hole, which his lmpru-
dence anc his want Of knowledge of the specific
into. Besides, he has hundreds Of ora,ors with
their blow pipes, aud scores Of editors, with
their handbellows, 10 puff up every wrinkle IN
his conduct. When they find their leader IN an
awkward situa,iou,they apply these instruments
10 every opening about his body, I'LL they soon
have him swclled into complete Rhinoceros
size. He and his pufftrs lately blew so hard
in the case Of the Buchanan evidence, that they
fairly bursled the skin, and let their hero fall
splash into the muG:-but Eaton and 1saacs
soon set 10 Site hing it up again; though no! so
tight but that some foul air escapes at the Gre
vccs:-rhis only makes his buffers blow the
harder.
Like the Rhinoceros, too, he delights to be in
muddy ground, and TO associate with dirt
brds-what else could induce him TO make a
companion Of Garter Beverly, and various 9TH
ers of tic same bristlr He boldly pushes a
head, through mud and miro, trusting 10 his
pow or of putting, and the credulily OF the PEG
pie, for extricating himself when he gets over
his depth.
None but quite young Rbinoeeroscs have
ever been brought TO Europe. The reason IS
this-many full grown ones have been started
with, but, owing to the violent and frantic fits
Of rage to which they are subject, they have
become unmanageablc, and tore the vessels TO
pieces IN which they were conVeyed'-thc re-
suit OF which was, the destruction of the crew
and the animal itself.
What can be more like General Jackson
than this? Subject 20 such fits of rage as he is,
the vessel Of state would be but feeble barrier
10 his frantic passion, were he placed at the
helm Of governments. His destroying himself
would be but small deriment to the graft
tying his revenge: for he not long since called
or the earth 10 open and swallow both MIR.
Clay and himsesf.!!
The beast and the hero are both rare pro-
auctions ofnature, and both should he taken
young if any thing beneficial were intended
be made Of them; but the General has run wild
and unrest, aimed so long, tina, i, would now Dc
an utter impossbili,y 10 turn him to any Kind
Of advantage so The nation, excepting in field
Of battle.
FEMALE FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER.
Morning Visiting Dress.-A dress Of levanlinr,
the colour poussiere DIES ruines; trimmed at the
border with two deep hounces, cut in vandyle
points, trimmed round With narrow rucbe,