Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-18
SUFFERING GREECE.

SCt Ekl-NH ShEf.NE.
The following letter (says III Boston Re-
oord-r and Telegraph,] is ln,ral transcript
Of one written TO LAZY re,i"ing in Boston, by
Gregory Pc, d'cari, one Of the Greek youn2 men,
who undyr he patronage Of thu American
Board oil Miss "rr, ae pursuing classical
educa ion al Amherst, in his state. The wri
ier's connsxion with thr Noun, Pheasant Insi-
tut or is in h. double capacity of instructor
ard pupil, he teaches the CIR ek language, and,
a, he anne tine. pros CT IS he oSusl studies
Of tie first yeer in ne c ge course. His
strength Of Z. cling aud x,.ession j. employed
in q worthy c4lse.-Nr Prrdrcari travelled
with Me SIS. Fish and King IL Palestine, 2nj
accompanied h. .at,er 10 S 'yrna, f'"m
wh~n,e he came, rVngly RECOMMENDED By
both Of those mi ,sionarics. to B.
Mount PIE ,Snni hSHtmion}
.7mhe,si, Nor. 7, 82T
Madam, Yours Of TIE 25:h Oct. i. before
me. 1t fore ibl. rernInds ne { the 'mme Sc
drSt or gratitudr, which r>t> upon Greece
and her sons oward, tn b-n'l Glen AID nat l.
o,ir OF this and, Nhs,e the e Jus Of liber V
lave, TO dwell. Nv Out to h. wen sh- m h
rebuild her '.mpl in n, ''desolate p'acs Of
her o5rn G,sscs!" The interest # nv hello ed
opposed country will never CEASE 20 De an o.
jet ,corihy he a,renu Of he lr,rnas OF liher-
" I'D humaniry-nsusr url'ss she hrr elf
sha | sink into the vide grave OF tie nations
that IRE not.
1t affords me great pleasure, Madam, to
know that YOU are mixing rXeillons ~ behalf
Of nv -orrtrv. You, inhuen c, so ar as l. j,
ms, c ated to he sacred arse Of he reeere.
ration # Gre" {, will tel in that volume Of
Heavens records where The philauth oplc
zeal of uose tia, liv" to bless, will RI main "a
All ever ast,ng memorial. beg You tu present
to the patrioic Ladies associated win you,
this expression Of my warmcst grAtitude.
al n r. is nlace in The He'ven>' said lie Ro-
man FULLY, "fur hose who fl hi for the liber-
ties If t,s,r couu,ry" rhe Christian Scrip
lures assign D ace al The light hand Of COD
TO him, who ,v"ih cup of cold wafer 10 he
suf ri E in in h name Of disciple, much
more 10 hrss who p,av md iabor for he sal
VT on f tn ying The sous and daughters
OF Greece are W ling through lneir own Hood
TO the srPulchres Of then fathers; and unless
such efforts prayers as yours, a tompanied
by lie strong 4 m Of he m ghty, and redeem
ing spirit ofthe q d IF Hosts an g, al this aw-
fu crisis, he death ,iirse # tha' land "f tie
gif ed and ,eroi will come 10 US from the
mou derIng. lowers Of the Acropois, AID the
m IusuiRg wa,rs Of the Egeau, and alen,
when 1t is 90 lale, the | m ntotioHs. h
!air aNd he bgaurfu! have fa!ien; the at III
battle arc LAID low, and there IS none % s.p."
would aver NY eyes from he ,torm
that lowers, and blackens aud bar is upon he
land of my ohi'dhocd. ID .>ru ton mrtn.
Nv country seeketh peace, nu : is rone
Her perseou ors are sw,fier han the cages of
beaver Her warfare is hat Of the und,ing
spirit Of II. edom, witt tn demon IF Iyran,y
Her app,sl, therefor, Is 10 the patriotic.
Would t. lod i II, gh, 81 forth as III" voice
OF many waters 10 ,he parrio'' # the worlds
entire population. Shall the angel of Ere dom
revisit The grave, and hsttIc-gr"unds OF her
heroes, 3u' weep d he 'omb OF her Achi es:
he Karaiskakas, her Gouras? or s,shrrg in
sac koioth amons the desert solitudes o. her
ow b autltui Atho,, look not on her field,
sea he'd by the Law g2s Of war-upon her c'u's
sitting soitary ia their desoa'ion-upon her
whole land, sending to heaven the one agoniz'
log prayer Of he opprs sssd and en- hrallrd:
., my coun ~! The warfare OF Grrtoe Is
tina of gifted IN ele I witt tn tvger th.t VS.
with fe. ocious luxury around the funera pyres
OF genius. Her appeal, therefore is to the seho.
lar. Shall the halls Of the Academy remain
forever court for owls-a place for the beasts
of prey 10 dwell in! Shall silence reign in the