Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-22

Gic.niAed He expressed an ardent hope thar
Congress would impose such heavy au'es upon,
vouirns, that for the Two hundred yards OF
Flannel now woven annually within ms Goma'h'
he might obtain one huBdreG ins1ead Oh se'e">
~ FIVE dollars.
TO oppose this sentiment He wore deal o!
G.nnel, and cared not who wove II, provided
an equal quantity might be purchased at all
,;urs for pi,ea amount of his iabour.
This argument was rebu,ted oy Mr.. Peit, the
,,rover.wbo insisted tina, little encouragement
from, Government would enable US to manu-
facture wooden goods cheaper then could be
imported
MIR. Plane, the joiner, replied that he had no
idea of enc ouraging one branch OF business al
the exprnce of another. People who were de
sirous oil getting an additional profit Of IS or
so per cent, on their particular products, were
no, a, the same time SO vastly liberal as 10 pay
him FIVE or six inst, adj Of four dollars for col
I'm
But, rejoined Mr. Warp, they will require
more mac h:Herv Your business, ard that ''
Mr. Torrid's mus, therefore flourish. Besides,
This policy contributes TO preserve the inie i"
pendpnce Of our country
have no idea Of hat sort Of independence,
quuth Mr.. Page :hc psrsh-cleik, which Is
built upon the exclusion OF foieign trade. Com
mrroe is the life Of free nation. There is
less independence than se:fishncss IN the idea
Of living within ones own shell Wtpioiesss
70 be christians and philanthropist'i u SO, we
should regard all oven as our brethren, ana Of
willing not only 20 live. but 10 lei live
Here the church bell rarg its summons, and
the latter gentlena dec amrrd, followed bv the
NJ f,p
csr and The farmer whose eye were still direct
ed iowa ds the sui retained newspaper, and
who excused 10 bis conscience his want bf pi-
e,y. by refe citing on thr uncomfortable state Of
he weather. The faiigued ,nn.or sank into d
cSair and soon fell asleep The stranger re-
m incd immpvsbIe-and Mr.. Warp paced 10
and no, now lookiug a, III sheet aimAnack, &
anon through The windows al the fog Without.
He fell large hume hes Of mali dic,iens rising in
his throat: but swallowed them with some cx-
crtion, aud tried 10 compose his anxieties with
ends and remnants with psalm tunes learned
in his youth a, the village singing school. So
he hummed audib!y, aud cursed lnwa'diy. b!
all, nation, for the space Of hall an hour thus
~ ord, wat thoughllesi wretch was t-fan'e
nation take The fehow-tn mourn and murru
and r. pine cd ra6H The rascai-to SEE the wick
ei plsct d IN hign-kseping that newspaper efar-
nnEy in pile and robes Of honor shins-I
can't endure ii-put oh their end-l shall choke
II saw mister, you most done with that ere
paper"
Nc rrply-no, even the elevation Of an eye
lash
Mr.. Warp proceeded in his melody which
had now become harmony by the subjunc,on
Of the ,noroug hbass of Mons Q's sonorous sno
rings. The ta so las and the rips and sounds
were r"cipro AID in more rapid succession till
h " hole m nody grew into confused mass
Of LIME ,.tious in Diminor, and imprrca,ons
in four ,harps.
4 snow storm was now raging without; the
s'srt ratified fnriously agdinsl The panes; hollow
blasts rrsounded dismai,y amidst The neighbor-
ing pines; and heavy darkness was visibly
eening over the blocks and oenohes and ether
charles of The soporic perruquier|e At length
The stranger GSlached on band ON the print
apparently intending 10 turn new leaf
",ir"' tosred the desperate farmcr-"have
YOU done with thr new spa PERI"
"Y s''-and the ST anger eisrIeiv crnmpled
i, into whsp, laid IL quietly upon The waning
Goals, ard is bl,ze rushed up inc funnel wiz h
a noise Ike thunder.
Mr. Warp stood dghasi--and the stranger
addressed him thus: "Sir, l am of your opinion
in porlics-I have possess, d myself OF The con.
'surs of that plper--aud do not choose to share
NV advantages with Others" So saying, he
b,,stlad "ut Of the shop, and disappeare in the
f-a ,hry whnlwiud, leaving The as,onished
qudnunc in particularly puzzled predicament