Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-23
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From The New. York DAILY .qlreris.r
The French liberals have lat,!v ar
ONE Of the mos' remarkable examples e -.
adage, Necessity is The mother Of invs.,,,.s
The censorship, under the exis'.ns law, :,
limited 10 new spapers, and there is at rr,,,,.
no prospy ct Of is jnrisdiri ion bling iurh,rsr
tended. rne Liberal party in he Chsmbe, .,
Deputies presents an Ins.rmountabh barr.
against il, and would, unless Opposed by ala.
power Of the throne, h, ministry aud II.
PEGS, destroy, or virtually nulf, it,
We have before US a curious subs ,i,u,r f.,
political gazette, which avoids tie &c, ,or,
power, ami yet, preserves to the Ii,eral wri,,r,
in consil eranie degree, the advantages Of :;
unfe,t,red press, As letter writing is no, Mn.
scrIbtd. and custom ha, sanctioned tn us &
lilhog, Apply so far that E,hographic IRAN,
scrip is regarded as a distinct thing f. m ,
print, bolitic'ans have a,aiied ;hemselv,s q
tins mode Of communicated. About the h..
ginning Of October, lthograr he lc,u,s ", e
addressed ihr"ugn the post flee 20 numcrn,s
individuals, giving Interrogation hat pali.I
facts aid r,marks would be- furnished weky
il he same manner, to such as mIgh' wi,h "a
receive them, referring TO pu5i>h,r who
wnuld receive names. We have b. fore u, .
file Of these lettcis; * ending 10 NJ L.
which appeared on the cato If No'embrr
'Tne Press" saw the W iers in thrr pra.
pecius, continues to be asa,c, t'c arena 4
daily di.pu,a,ion has hern deii,ciei over 70
s,eors, * duplieiry; France is fore 4 to liz.
in Ignorancr Of wat is OF the Utmost impof,
A 4
position on the RICH has pubic ai,o' It's; lrd
rua, lha, on the t,ft quired support, and III.
is The object proposed by a few friends Of lte.
couttry.
10 date from that day, Ocr. 22nd, they pro,
pose 10 collect in manuscript letter, Which
they will address, at least eight times in NJ, ih
to their friends, Ill tat news they can coll e.,
Sc Sc. "rhe lille will lest rxhini, The pian
OF the anlhors--You will read Il, The he'd
"Frniis ProhibeS 4"
Under ih,s title actually have appeared NJ.
ny free and pungeht remarks on the cunsrt
AFFAIRS OF the two succeeding mon hs; a1d v.
think it highly probable. no only that they al.
continued, but that this ingenious plan 10 o.
tain a substitute for IN ensiaNcd press, hvrI
once been tested, will often be ed TO- gt
pract,scd with great effect. We NJ bc'
the ministry can rid the nsslyes OF :hs b ha
perpIrxing assistant. They Came bend %.
law 10 touch MIA, was not IL existence in hi.
form al the time of It's crea ION, and $40 anV
alteration If the law, experie nee has provo!
that there Is TO hope OF 1t.
The RoYAL LIBRARY AT PARIS, is the most
extensive and valuable in the " 'rd. The 'ul'
Inc Is Of immense extent, an oblong squn
wi h court yard in the centre. consShd
two floors, divided into two suits Of spa 1915
apartments, in which the book, are 81 sshd
according 10 the difftren, branch OF Isn'
ture or science 10 which they belong. e
principal divisions are, LIST the Pinned Books
Cd, the Manuscripts, Sd Engravlng,; 4th tie
Medals and Antiquities Of differ mt ages, 'Na
from all nations. In this library are 10 ne io'ta
the best works tUst have ever rpprsr'd u'h
every possible subject, a d in cry kno''
language, living or dead, ancient and mo-
err. 1t has been the work OF ages; one dp'i
which the French nation justly PRIDE sell
and upon which the kings Of France tor gen
eraions have spared no expense in pro'u'S
the richest and most valuable collection iroh
every par, OF the world.
Under Louis XIV. (l6s4) il amourr0
fifty thousand three hundred vols, and 50 '.'
id has been the inc rease, that il now rank"
yond all comparison the fist aud r.che'' u
brary in the world consisting OF The following
d odigious number Of volumes.
Five thousand volumes Of engra'IngT
Seventy Two thousand volumes u manU'elF
and
Eight hundred thousand volumes OIL pFlo'
books.
Besides the richest collection OF Me'A''
in existence.
This magnif, ent library open 10 NC N'r.
gratuitousIy; tables are laid IN each 'al'oa'J%
the acc ommodatIon of those who want I" ls''
and lf you should wish to take notes or ""''
to any extent you are supplied gra'ui'oUssi;'~,
SO with peas, ink, Sc. grant OF mo",! mr.
made annually by the government Tor la ',;rr
pose. In each saloon are servants IN '' H's
livery, regularly stationed, and ready ,ng.
you in a moment any work in the enufs U "sy
ing you may wish to call for. To the pck
in general, or to those who so merely ~.
and lounge through The saloons, It IS OPP" m,
ly on Mondays. Wednesdays and ffla' i,,,r,
10 those who wish TO read, and 10 io'f'sS' nd
it is open every day, Sundays '1crP'e"Iy, lbs
crowded with persons Of every rank Az t,Ior.
Of life from the highest to The loves, = h,f