Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-06

suited to capacities Vi e'e'y IL e,;,,, | /,
wh ich range nations agains' ha''o' devise ,
H. the boundless ingenuity OF man 10 deVise
- .,..ns nj his destruction 10 whatever Can
hs ,r;bu,ary to the happiness oil human oei"ss
:. ,he;r social s,ate-subjects on winch His'o'
80 =, ,v be invoked to impart her admonao'!1
lessons. Philosophy 10 pour forth her iienl'
science 10 exhibit her treasures, * Literature
- .da her embellishments. Are no motives
PRESENTED for exertion? An American Pooiio
awa;t their assembling with intense Anxiety
Every member of their body, however unknewh
before. is now the obec, Of awakened curiosity.
His manner, his words, his actions, and, more
than all. his moral and intellectual acquire
ments. are the subjects OF inquiry & the themes
of conversation. Thousands Of eyes are eager
10 observe their moyements-as many ptns
stand ready to record their acts, in which, IL
faals occur, they can never be trivial, ahd az.
often irreparable; while art lends all ne' SA,"'
and wealth bestows her treasure, 10 spreaa '"e
intelligence Of their doings wherever science
civilization are known No one among '"e"
who either desires 10 be known 10 MS eo'e'
noraries to beneii, his country, or that his
panae NAV survive a Gay beyond the recollec-
,;ons of those around him-will omit single
| efFor, by which he can be distinguished from
| the ,hrou9r Nor need the most ambitious OF
hem fear That he will have no rival to task his
utmost strength. The talent, the learning, ana
| m. genius of every STATE, are here cohceh-
rated: men will appear before and around him
| whom Nature has cast IN her hnest mould
whose capacious minds have been hlied WIN
| the stores OF learning; aud whose faculties have
/ been sharpened by unremiiled discipline. 10
a tsst now rranfing BIZ ,ohch the most tco,thy can
| be kno,un:9 Let it be presented IN some great
question that has excited the deepest solicltude
| throu phout the whole community. perhaps IL
is caused by the aggression oil q ioreign rover,
dividing the country into two equal parties, ana
upon mich may be suspended The dem ahds Vi
honor and the means OF ssiely Perhaps i, may
be one connected with the internal tranqnlhly
and vibrating with the interests, the hopes, ana
fears. Of a large division Of the Union. Mo-
tive, Of duty or policy, on the one side; appre-
hension, jealousy safety, on the other; CONFUSE
every village and every family with feelings
which admit Of neither moderation por CON
troll The passions Of the multitude Ind adj
mission into the Halls OF Legislation II Is
{ known tha, day is fixed for lis discussion and
determinations; assembled multiiudes contend
for the privilege Of admission. Preparatory to
| he comics s, the merits Of the orators scan
/ ned, who are expected 10 engage IN The debate
whom fame may have preceded, or who ma,
sill be unknown to fame. AT length the shoei
i, felt il is not the encounter OF knghtiy tour
, name n, in which the skill aud prpwess ouy o
f III. comba,an,s az, 10 be Displayed. l! is ,h'
{ shock of war, ON whlca may depend interest
congress, VIM ar1vs gseidea ny tna' INDUSTRIOUS
I thought; r, 4son is opposed 10 reason. Tie re
4 sources Of invention are brought forth; the
nuns OF TX rer-nce are displayed; the treas Iret
: ofiearI ing ar exhausted. Although truth j.
y elected by the conflict, prejudice and passion
pr'do'niuaie The victory hangs doubtful -
c But an.i's, hese raging elements, there is sill
. seen one who is sef-poi,ed, cecil and collsc ed
4 IL the storm. To him the anxious public di
I rscI their eye H rises 1t is a master spiri
30 lis attention. His feelings. though
strong, are ulder The control of reason. His
: Judgment Is unt loudtd ny he asialions around
him. His knowledge Of the human hear, en-
: ables him 10 aIlay the passions which would
have closed the ear against the a,!monitions OF
prudence. By his thorough insight into the
T principles ofonr Governments, he is qualified
TO evince the rights and Obligations of every
, member Of the Conftderacv. Hs detects the
! iallacies ofingenious sophistry, pourlrays the
dangers which threaten the Union, and the fol-
ly OF bringing upon our country AL aImos, Ger
tain aud Overwhelming calamity in the pursui,
Of contingent and theoretical good. With an
i WV SaS' Nv "p'"S wv 'A'No VI iulu-
rity, aud shows The effects Of tn, ir counsels on
distant ages. Consulting the maxims Of expe-
rience in tie history Of mankind, he establishes
the iao,--tbat wise Governments are some
times compelled 10 forego what may be ab-
stractrdly right. 10 order 10 uip What is Drac
tcally sxpcdien. His tones are ful his lam
guage energetic; his conceptions original. He
tempers the unrest raine passions Of some, dis.
p lis 'ae preJudces OF others; and ehlgh,tns
the understandings Of more. Insrnsibiy IL. u
"ites around him the good of all parties: and
| yhis fra"kness, prudence, moderaton, firm
ness; by cautiously avod'ug all that Is harsh,
reproachful, and fltnsyc; and by the resis,less
charm ct a persuasive oralory; he carries con-
vIc'ioh 10 TIE minds ola listening ard deiight-
| ed audnnfy and mrGS tar any other mai. con-
| tributes 10 ,he prepond.rance Of that srale
which coniainej- the future isiGrrs Of his coun-
| Try. Tht SUPERIORITY, one contested by many
| anobe spirit, isnow touceded. He is proclaim
ed, y tae uai,ed .ice If MS t low inembe,s