Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-17

when hr was gone. This is exactly the lying
sketch given me by gentleman IN the gallery
of the course of his talk previous to my en'er-
ing lhr House. :.
As 10 w at he said after did come init
was such compound Of all manner OF things,
tina was impossible TO keep sight OF the thread
BY wni. h they wrre ia ked together. Will
give you some Of the topics, as they came up
in my mind
He comp,ai bitterly of the ISLANDERS to
which he had been subjec ted-it took Que
whole year 10 live down the lies of the proceed
ing one. II was necessary in republic, 10 &C.
vert continually TO first principles. Our chill
dren ough, 10 be brought up in independence
moi TO be educated a, mill ary academy they
should be laugh, to stand on their own let.
He would not barer his light TO express BIN
self in thai hall, for all the Kingdoms OF the
earth Not tn crown If France, n"r that OF
EngIand-nor the ldency Of the United
States-he pitied the man VITO filled The s'a>
ton. Washington and Jefferson were the only
men who filled the Office with honor. NO one
but they and the nert incumbent would he great
in future history. He then broke oil into
panegyric on Independence, and gave the Tour
first lines of Smollet's ode:
Thy genius, Independence, let me share!
Lord OF the non heart, anu taS'e we!
Thy steps, III follow, with nv bosom bare,
Nor heed the storm that bowls along the sky!
His mex, dash was at Horace-he recited 'rn
or twelve lines from one of his o"eS, transla-
ling them as he went along, inv c. he spesks
Of the warlike reign Of RIM lus,o the peace
full reign Of Numa, the cruelty OF Sc9'a, and
express d doubt wheIhri ,alo's glory does
not eclipse Il m ALL Romuus and Numa he
compared to Washington aud Jettrrson, but
went no fur,hcr. Ja, kson might have attor
ded parel'el for the cruelty of any Roman
butcher OF them all! He then touched upon
Virginia again-spoke Of great changes In the
state Of s"celv-of The reliability oil people
who had been in the Penil lry; treated large
ly OF poor penpIc-he loved the poor, even
10 the Irish who break stones about London
He repealed the Islander which had been pub
lished, that lie was rich-wrnt into minute
history of his private affairs:-his estate was
mor,gaged when he arrived at majority,-he
had no manage mrn,- his estate was mana
sed for him by man who had been maligned
more than any excepting MIR. Jefferson. He
did no, give his name He had secured his
own dependence by great frugaliiy. Last
year he di! not keep horse because he could
no afford it-he went on foo,-out of debt out
Of dsnger,-there safety while the ma
ton in debt; il WAS difficult to be the hsto-
ran of events in which one took sha'c,-aliu.
ded TO Herodnus, Thueydides, and Aenophon
"a long harangue upon the life adve INJURIES and
merits Of Herodotus, and touch az Roman
II STORY. He then very abruptly SAID he was
done he lad no more thought of sp' aking when
rs eiS 4 f ha j tbA beI rs thought u go
go the Appropriation hill was pos,I o ed To take
up The arifi, and TO day the Tariff was posi-
poned TO take up the Other 1t dlsiodeed the
human faculties to handy them shout in this
manner. He hoped they should stop and gu
home-they were in The enemies camp while
here. Let us go home! Let US qu, thi, Cir
cean place! |, might not be generally known
but 1t was true, rhal the negroes were accus>
TONED meeI i" this city nightly, in martial
attire, th"y had assembled under his window !
and hr dispersed Them by ,hreaten.
ny % le his hlunderbuss among them. He
vas in the gentle man from n. Carolina's room
printing to Mr.. Hall, who nodded assen)
vh"n he disp d the mob. Again epeatinr
lis hope that they should 60 home-:he sal
town.
give yon this as lis: Of some Of his topics:
nd an idea oft e rambling nature of his s,reeh
hIch LAST two hour, I have no, noticed
Is repeated la'in quotations as they were in
reduced al almost every line, ,mrtimes with>
ut me slightest provocatiou, and very much
, the ed fcarion of Georgt Kremrr, who turn.
d up tn" whites Of his eyes with most reno.
ant admiration, gazing upon Randolph as c :
nipple prasanlry gaped at Goldsmth's school. ,
'as'tr, wondering.
"That one small head should carry all he knew"
D"ri & his >prects one Of The Grand bows. n
as rrp' a'edly changing tumbsrs on The desk e
Randolph, placing three brmmers Of what r.
"krd like alt or brandy and water, and carry Il
& on the empty glasses. p
From the United States Gazettel S,
The persons IN Kentucky " no laboured with L
much ass'duity TO fix charge of corruption a.
'on Mr.. CLAW, have appealed 10 the Hon. Mr.: II
hlte, the" member of Congress from tina, cl
Ate, TO prove their assertion That een,Ie> W
an has found himself compelled to respond 10 m
'se frequent and loud appeals, ond he con- m
ldes his letter in the following explicit terms: D,
" Legislative instructions had been received, 10
is true, but that instruction had lost its in, tn
ence before il had reached It's destination. en-
was considered and 81 rcnres.,+aI - NJ