Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-26

splendor.
vine Wisdom was built by Justirian, in the
9th century. The dome is lis fee, in diameter,
esiing on arches, Supported by immense mar
BILE pillars, and the staircase and pavement are
also marble Here is the tomb ct the Emperor
Cons antine,
The Exchanges are splendid buildings, anc
The richest and rarest productions OF the East
are dailv sold IN them, in large quantities. Add
10 these The numerous mosques, the thifV
churc hes Of the Greeks, and those OF the Arme>
mans, the many private palaces S public builds
inps, & YOU have some idea OF The opulence *
sp!endor Of the Capital of the Great Ottoman
Empire. ~
A powerful effort and 10 all appearance one
most likely to be successful. has been again
made in the British Parliament in favor of The
Roman Catholic claims. The passage Of the
bill for the re peal OF the Test and Cooperation
acts, mag be considered as propitious TO the
hopes of the Catholics: for that measure may
be regarded step in advance, in point Of
lberality, Of that which is now pleaded for. Is
appears indeed tina, distinguished prclate Of
the chur,h of England, Bishop Marsh, IN
charge to The clergy of his diocese, the last
year. urged tie pernicions tendency Of conoes
sion to the Catholics, on the accustomed ground
tina, it was pregnant with danger TO the es'ab-
h,hed church, and that it might even have the
Effect # bringing about the repeal Of the Test
ard Corporation acts! The greater evil having
been already boldly incurred, the lesse reed not
much re dreaded. In The recent debate, Sir ].
Mac kinroshalludcd 10 he question Of the policy
Of an established or national church, denying il
10 be essential to the preservation Of the Chris
ri iuin lc
Episcopal Bishop of New-Y York. who laey Wis.
tied England, and was received with attention
BY the clergy Of the established church, but who
on his return, preached sermon, in his Ca
thedral church, in which he made he avowal,
that notwithstanding the esteem and gratis
,ude he felt towards the clergy of the church
of England, and Lis admiration of their talents
aud virtues, he would rather that his church
should he prosecuted ,hdn established"
The following are some striking passages in
Sir J. MaCkntosh's speech: Mass JON.
He hoped they would calmly consider the pc
culiar cruelty Of exclusion on the grounds Of re-
ligous protest. ms. 1t was in fact, telling
man that society distrus.ed him on account of
that which he most revercG- that society cons
sdered him untitled ,or the discharge of moral
obligations by tina, which he was conscious was
the essence and foundation Of wha ever merit
lie possessed. 1t was reating that as source
of shame and disgrace which he daily md hour
" contemplated as hi, chief praise and glory.
II WAS a wound uuon the nobles part of human
nature 1t was not an InfliCtivn which marked
his back with stripes. or laceraird his body, bat
was an attack upon his conscience s. his heart
through that which he most loved al 'enerat-
1t was the nature of man, when in a savage
nd"demoralzed state OF society, to valne only
those things which conduced 10 bodily comforts;
but, according to a degree Of civilization which
he attained, ht placed his regard upon more es-
Unable pIi'ileges-upon the free and the fear
less exercise OF his reason in forming his Q in
IONS, and the liberty OF avowing those opinions
without CONTROL and without disgrace, let, or
hindrance of any kind 49,.
We excluded from the benefits of our Cons,i-
tuition, and from the protection OF its laws, a
brave, intelligent, and ancient people-a CONS
munily Distinguished BY rae, angrage, and
religion, as well as by every visible circumstance
which marked peculiarly o. origin & condition
--dis,iuguished above ALL by that encompass
ing frontier which imprinted upon the human
mind the strongest possible impressi Of ma
tionality. We had ,0deai with people united
by the recollection Of the long suffering as well
as the glores of :heir race. Such were the men
for whom that House was now called upon to
egi,la'e. Why should they persstin banding
against themselves, and uniting IN hostility TO
them, and to those who supported them in their
misr lie OF Ireland, people who could be as
grateful for boons conferred as susceptible 10
injuries f1ic,etl? lie could no, See any grounds
Of Justice Of policy for such &C course, but he
could feel many reasons against it. One rea>
| son was plan-ns mely, that as people, the
Irish Catholics were more numerous, nd con-
sequeptly more powerful, Than as a sect, and it
was lss safe to injure them. Another reason
was, that they were endowed with national
pride, which aggravated The sense Of oppres-
sion.
For $50 years this country had, persisting in
its infatuated policy, Continued to refuse that
justice which. as his Hon. Friend, the Member
for Westminster, had Justly said she ought to
have implor, Ireland to- accept at ner hands
Bv tar misguided and per,inarious refusal Of
her rights. this country had made Ireland in
stead of the strength and support Of he Empire
as she ought TO re, her weakness, and The re-