Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-25

empires and the pnlcy of the Christian Kings
of Europe may ye, continue Mahome.an dy'
nasty, in one Of The finest portions Of :hai quar-
ter of the Globe.
Wha,eser may be the result, OF this war, we
think The brave Greeks are likely to be benefit
ted and should they resist the efforts tina, are
making TO fois, foreign prince upon them,
another day Ct glory may yet break upon their
land. They have shown themselves worthy, III
some degree, of their heroic ancestors; and il
they add cons fancy, and independence 10 their
courage, Marco Bozzairs will not have blcd in
vain. X
TIE Charlottesville Advocate does Mr.. CLAY
erea, injustice. Like the National Gazette, ii
has copied carricature of Mr. Clay's speech
at Noun, Sterling, drawn by an enemy, and
made i; the ground Of new attack. This
could hardly have been expected from paper
which. though decided in its poll'ics, yet has
the independence to express its disapp!obaiion
Of The removal Of Mr.. MAURY. A man with
half an eye can see that this pretended speech
is forgery. With all that has been alleged
against Mr.. Clay, his enemies have never yet
accused him with being a fooi How, then,
can they imagine tina, he would deliver such an
address as is ascribed TO him?
The Advocate talks Of Mr.. Clay's omnive-
rous vanity" Suppose we were 10 admit the
charge-,hc Advocate itself, we presume, will
agree with us hat never was VANITY" put 10
so many good ends, and 10 mare praisewori!ry
purposes; and that lis a. oinniverous" qualities,
in thus instance al least, have only served 10 tx
tend its sphere Of usefulness. If il was vanity
lha, mpellrd Mr.. Clay 10 make the great ex-
errions that he has, in The cause Of his country,
and Of Liberty throughout the globe-itn was
vanity that urged him 10 exert the powers o.
his mind on sn many occasions, 10 advance our
interests and increase our prosperiy,-wc can
only wish that his mantle had descended 10 his
successors. and thai they would display little
Of the like VANITY.
!, is not " in vain for Mr. Clay TO say tina,
he is a private ci,ilen." WAY so? He has
been hurled from power-he has suffered al
mos, every thing tina. The malice Of his ene-
mics could invent, and is now attending to his
own private concerns. When his fsiends, in
his own neighborhood, and in his own State,
choose 10 extend their hospitality 10 him, he is
not at liberty TO deny them. And when, with
them, surrounded by every thing calculated to
arouse and awaken his fcelings-with friends
whom he loves, and opponents too gene' Gus
not 10 admire him, he would wrong his own
character by not replying TO the assaults Of his
enemies, and vindicaing himself from their
charges. He must rely upon himself-he does
no. WELD The truncheon of power and he does
right, upon every proper OCCASION, TO defend
himself, and prove his innocence. Some Of
the most ridiculous Of the charges against
him have principally, by this means, been en-
tirely put to rest. The bargain story, for
inslance-,han which viler tale was never in
vented-is now fallen into disreputc. /, was
harped upon SO long as il served its purposes,
and will soon be numbered among the thou-
sand other ISLANDERS which spring up like nuslr-
rooms in imfs Of political excitement.
Mr.. Clays friends nave never commended that
he has not like feelings and passions with other
men. 1t is he openness Of his disposition, aud
the warmth Of his feelings, which they admire |
Incapable Of disguise, he is frank in the express
sion of his senimen;s-eenerou in his own ma.
lure, he often copides too much in the gene
rosiry of those around him-and honorable in .
his principles, he is uneasy under the charges
of his opponents, and views them as stains up
on his reputation. Of this frankness and ge.
nerosi'y and honor, however, advantage is Of
ten taken, and the foods O! calumny absolutely
poured upon him for ais virtues.
We did not commence, however, TO write
panegyric upon Mr.. Clay's character. We be-
lieve that i, will come out Of the fire like gold
thrice refined, and tina, many who now oppose