Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-29

state IN pieceS anu MAKE s"iP"
ternal Jewel oiman's happiness, which IT had
I'm boa,d-I.iser,v. The stores of practical
and speculative acknowledge which he had been
for Years col,,c,ine and digesting, and for
which he had 10 use at home, were not called
into play abr,ad His genius had hitherto
been always loS mighty for the occasions; out
here his utmot grasp Of intellect would nara
~ have been sufficient to erapple with It.
What an opportunity was lost! something
therefore was b be done, TO relieve the CALLING
sense Of disappointed ambition ana mor'iheo
self consequence. Our political Busy-eody turn
ed Narpioi, all maliciously, and like ieioh'
strangIed the babe thar he was not profession
allv called in I, swaddle and dande, and bring
to maturity. &c had his revenge; ou' SO must
others have tieiis on his memory
Burke was rot an honest man. mere was
always dash # insinceri,y,a sinister bias In
his disposition We see from the Letters that
passed betweenhm and his two orolhers' ana
Barry the painpr, that there was constantly
balancing Of sci interest and principle IN MS
mind; thanking of God that he was IN no
danger of yelling to temptation, yet as IL II
were doubtful lor ,icklish point; and patient,
pensive expec ,aion of place and emolumen''
till he could reconcile it with integrity and n
deity to his party; which might easily DC con,
strued into qu$ulous hankerlng a'ter II, ana
an opinion that sis temporary seh.aehiai lt'-
piled considerable sacrifice on his part, or
that he displayed no small share OF virtue IN
not immediately turning kna'e. All THIS, II
narrowly lookedfn,o, has very suspicious aP'
pearance. BurEe, with all his caprlcious WIG
ness and nigh.y impulses, was "a sell seeker,
and more cons'int in bis enmilles IMAM MS
friendships. Hgbore malice, and did moi ior-
give 10 the last. His cold, sullen behaviour 'c
Fox, who shed sars when they had quarrel
in the House, aid his refusal 10 see nm alter :
wards when thelatler came 10 visit him on Ms
dea,h-bed, will brewer remain stigma on his
memoryI >,
He was, however, punished for his fault. IT
his latter writings, lie complains bitterly oil the
soitariness of his old age, and oil the absence
Of Ike friends Of his youth-whom he had de-
serted. This is natural justice, and the lriouts
due TO a2osacy. a man may carry over hi'
own conscience TO the side OF his vanity or IN
lerest, but he cannot expect, al the Sa me urhss
, to carry over along with him all those wis'
whom he has been connected in thought ant
action, and whose society he VIII mss, sooner
or later Mr.. Burke could hardly hope 10 lind
in his casual, awkward, unaccountaoie inter
! course with such men as FIT oil DUMAS
amends for the loss Of his old friends, Fox ant
Sheridan, TO whom he was KNIT not only D!
political ties, but by old habitudes, leng'henrt
recollections, and variety OF common studies
and pursuits. Pitt was mere poli'lclan
Dundas a mere wording. Whal wou'd they
care about him, and his winged worlds Nc
more Of. talk about the meetings at Sir joshua
the IHocles eeaqqus Dsun, about the hne por
traits of tina, grea, colourist; about johnson OF
Goldsmith, or Dunnine or har:'j or !heir ear
" spseches; or the tryiu, llmcs IN the begin
.iruf III me IHIIIrrTr war or the clasSicSastt
and free born sPil1! Of Greece aad Rome;--
"rhe beautiful WAS vanished, and returned not"
Perhaps, indeed, he would wish to forget mos
OF these, as ungratefu! topics; but when mar
seeks for rcpose IN oblivion Of himself, he hat
better seek ii, where he viii soonest find it,-Ir
The grave!