Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-22

pc ople to higher degree Of civiliz ,t;o, -"
any other nation in Europe-they have a., ,"sN
ed a century during the las. FIVE Years Pa %os
par,e combines the defamation Of !, ~; Una
with the oul.surrins philippics Of Der n'''
themes: he appeals 10 The head and the bs,"
to honor and 10 self-interest, at the s,r,o ::
Had this wonderful man turned his ,,,., ,."
to poetry instead Of war, he would have ha a"'a
Homer out OF the field. Whate.er his mSs..
of delivery may be, and understand !: ;s -.
prrssive, he is certainly The creates. orator ~ ~,
the world ever produced: The soaring pr,,L i"''
Of his conceptions is admirable, aud hs ,G,s
tatlon Of the deeds and sayings of the has,,
and statesmen OF ancient times, TO pressr, -,
cumstances, not .nly shows the extent -.
readingland tie correctness Of his last, in ,r';'
application; but also serves 10 assure H., r,..."
people lha, he is as capable uf eoyernir, ..l.
has proved to be in leading he m forth w.. "
quot b., it is in his power of smplf a,l,,
that he shines mos: alhopgh as roman,
Ossian, he di,dains all rhpdomortade and =.
cumlocution; and, by stripping his subj c',,
all ex'r4neous matter, he reduces the m,,,c.n
pleX proposition down to The laconic sinai.
Of a srll-evident aXioT."
Mr.. Fox's auditors a>,en,cd 10 H.. ,h,.
opinions, and several gentlemen quoted s,,E
portions Of the FRS: Consul's suerch,s ,.r,,
appeared In the newspapers. One gen km,r
however, contcnded that their consrucuon
the work OF art; and that true r'oqucnce Co..
sisted IN the unsopirisiicarcd ef'usrrus o; r,j,.
genius, which, disdaining metaphor and al
mtrctricious ornamen' founC its way io N.
h,.,, ly hy thn = a
Such was the ora:ory Of s.,ages. e pr,>.,,
who, though living in State Of na'urr, ,pa,,
with pathoS unatiyinahle by men Of .duc.i,
and civilized habits. "For example" ,,,ym
"who ever made SO touching al appeal ii,
human heart as the American lndian, | o.,
whSn, afcr describing lie dcsuia,ion which hi.
English Coloniss had made IL III. family nd
kindred, he concludes with these words, .U5
is there 10 mourn jOr LOgan9 No! oas,--"
81 grant, Sir said Mr. Fox ",hal the >r,e,b
TO which you alludc, is rcpl'rc win plrrn, .ej
simplicity. as was The answer e the chief Of
another tribe, who, being aiIachcd 70 h, sol
Of hi, ancestors, thus replied to the soI,-r.,
tons Of some European commission, ",
in lied them to emigrale inlo their ,oars and
clrirs: Iiow, said he, 'can We say 10 M lots
Of our fathers, Aris and 80 van ~" b.
savagcs, like the Inhabitants c. cniiz 4 colr,
tries, make use Of such imagery q, the lrauies,
INC subiim!lics, or The phenomena auG avid
commissions oil nature, afford them. d lbs
we have many instances on RECORD, bu, Ope
particularly remember rs delightfully."- express
slve Of the palernal feelings Of ioio'n Cd
Indian who had lost his only son il The feI.l Il
battle. Seeing an English captive, wOom a
had previously adopted and foslered as bis Ogl
child look wisfuIly at the tents Of hi, Our'r
men, on the commencement oil Campaign
granted his manumission in these word,:-'G
return 10 Thy father, that he may sill have PIE
sure when he sees the sun r'er III the m7tnps
and The trees blossom in the spring"
"But," continued Mr. Fox, "tbe mos do
qrent appeal 10 the softer passion whica Ire
collect ever 10 have heard or read, IS conl4iEc.
in Petition addressed to Warren lla'rg
by an'Indian Princess, in favor Of her Du,blrt
who had been con lemned to die by that u.a'
less governor. 1t is signed .9inlasSi Ill trc1
but as re collect merely the tenor Of II, .lmo
a,lewpt to do justice 10 the Language, Sa1a
though adorned in all the grandeur Of o1ri
sublimiry, is pathetic in the mos affecting
gree; and might have melted the hart O.
stone. Ii hal 10 eject, ..owever; w.:a il"
tings."
"Do you not Ihi,k, Sir said cen''r'
present, chat Paul's excuIDatnry speech b a'
King Agrippa, is a finc piece of ora0r;;-r
ticu!arly that parr Of it, where he says a''
to God, that not only tnou, but aIo' % "
he ar me this day, were both almo,i, aud .
&c her such as am, except these b MS
81 do, Sir" replied Mr.. Fox, "and II SIR
reminds M Of the intrepid address Of d "'
named Navile Galatin. formerly NAYS.
of Geneva, To the President Of ! bTant'o
Revolutionary Tribunal, in that civ VINO
the Commence OF the Revolution ri''
those of Paris, Lyons, and other lows
France, in the multitude ard barhan'y 4.
shall quote the pa's'gc ID
DTvernois' Letters, during the peIc'..
which, it struck me forcibly, as being The
piece Of defamation had ever read: 50 Nv
so, indeed, that the very words are mp.
on my memory, anal think shal' never I''
them. TIE undaun:ed prisoner thus ''".
ed lis Judges, when sentence Of dea''''
passed upon him:-"And now, 0'N
fate which awaits yoa and Yon' 49,,
pices, for, you must not hoFs ".' r.
like yours can 60 unpuniahed 70" '"'
that all the ties of socisl order, whi'o ~
broken 10 attain your ends, vii! agaH D.
en- by those who succeed you IN your -
and in YOUR power: nev factions viii sr