Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-10


count. Another had his nose pulled in bail
room, and instantly he posted oil 10 his Iodg-
ings and caned his negro. Lord Byron used to
swear when any thing went wrong with him
that old bear, Doc. Johnson, swallowed oceans
of tea. and the impetuous AIheri mounted a
wild horse. Every one to his taste, aud IN TINS
country the taste is for man 10 d-n MS
newspaper incon,inenly when be becomes oi-
lious Let Us take few examples
Behave yourself, you young reprooate' roar
ed out mother TAMMANY, when we cut mat
trifling caper at Masonic HALL-'behave your.
self, or I'll ,urn you "u OF doors he o'd
lady kept her word, and we like her the better
for it. We did not return, like the 'prodigious
son. and beg pardon for kicking up such
dust, and 10! the Lhieftains OF the uihesthrt
their tomahawks at our head, and the G"nerli
Committee Hspprd its vast wings. gave loud
crow and bawled out Justify. 'STor MY PAPER!
oh dear-tr ten dollars minus at one blast. You
sha mt have single one OF our advertisements!
Oh dear, agair,-pshaw! n. B. we spell the
word without P T'!l never smoke another
pipe with you shouted Sachem Fire Eater.
Oh dear, third time; but we snok" cigars, so
you may break The pipe as soon as you please
You undu,iful young brat, again exclaimtd
old Mrs TAMMANY in a terrible passion, I'll
annihila,e you! Mother, You can't do it-so
keep cool, and give US aone Of your objnrga
! linn--,hpre is a law for Furnishing common
scohds' Thus il went on; taking, scodins
cnsxing, threatening, Dragging, bullying, swag g.
gerlns, on her part, and most provoking DC
termination on our part to have our own way
And We had ii--and we were not annihllaied.
! II the sublime wrath OF that vast compound
| of brick and mortar was in. fec ua!, hnw amaz-
ingly silly is it for indi, iduals 10 ain at con-
rolling he press,by the paltry threa' OF stopping
their papers, A man wakes up with the tooth
&C he, eats no breakfast, and goes eff gtumbling
to his place Of business. He takes up his
pews2ap per, finds something in it not exactly IN
accordance with his own opinions, and instant
" sends note to the editors with instructions
to stop his paper. He has his tooth pulled in
the course Of the day, feels the want OF his pa
Der The mex, morning, and puts his name anew
90 the subscription hist. Sop my paper!
bawls A B, you are opposed 10 tn tariff, and
like lib, raj man as am, will no, liscn TO
YOUR arguments against it, 'SroP MY PAPER!
shouts & ID. you are confounded Turk. and
I'll have nothing 10 do with you 'STop MY
PapER,' cries E F, you refused to inser, puff
| tOi my newly lhNVu'Cd oiSf ~
PAPER roars G II, you have dared to express
an opinion of YOUR own, when you khrw that
though, diff reuty.' STOP NY PAPER, ex'
claims J, Il cannot make TOOL Of you, and
ynv will no, do for me- and So on TIL you
come 10 Y Z. Magranlm"us mortals, wha'
f &c dior, you would make!
One If the greatest rev ards Of an indepen-
den, man is that he makes friend, quite as fast
as hr makes rn-mies, and friends too that are
worth havjng--mer who-act on principle them
gam more NAH h. ,ss ssS sHnGs kins.p:
tempt The imptrtinenl interference Of the sell
FISH and the mean--hy steady adherence to
heir own honest opinions-and by unceremo-
niou.ly turning Out Of their doors each and
every staggering bully tina, calls upon them
10 retract or apologize, when they have neither
made misrepresentation nor mistakes! We
have found it 50; and by gradually purifying
our subscrip ion li>t f,host paper shoppers. and
tendoilar h,eaieners, who would NIL allow us 10
hav, an opinion Of our own, and by supplying
heir places with liberal minded men, we have
got band of subscribers which we would not
exchange for any in the Union. They like u.s.
and we like them, and thus we so on prosper
ing, and 10 prosper