Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-22

The festival in honor of Catholic sEmancipa-
ton given in New York was numerously attend
ed, and every thing passed off happily and har
mouiously.
In the course Of the evening, several gentle
men availed themselves Of the occasion TO adj
dress the company. Among Others, able and
eloquent speec hes were made by The Rev DIR.
Power, Rev. Mr.. Levinss, Counsellor Samp-
son, DR.. Macheven, G. c. Verplanck, Esq. Mr.
Caldwell aud Others.
Being called on by The President for a toast,
Mr.. vERrLANck, the presen, Representative of
the City, obse' we'd -
That there was good old English proveIb
which enjoined on US always TO give the devil
his dae"-There is an Other still older, which
has believe come down 10 us from Classical an
-liquity, enoining on all TO speak as well Of The
dead as we can. 1t is in The spiri, OF these two
venerable and good ,na'ured ?recep,s that am
about to offer toast. II is this:
"The memory OF the de- arted Penal Anti Catholic
La VS. of Great Britain; and many thanks to them for
the benefits they have conferred upon America"
They are now fairly dead and buried. Re-
q,tiescant in pace May they rest IN ptacr,
never TO rise again But he good which they
have caused, al least to Us, lives alter them and
merits the grateful recoi ection of every Amer
lean ciizsn whether native or adop'ed. Need
say that il was 10 the operation OF that n ar
raw and in,olerant system, That America during
her revolution was indebted for her hero
Montgomery in The field, anG Tor other excel
lent men in legislation and diplomacy-lha'
both in that glorious struggle Tor independence
and i'm our mole recent Con'esi Tor national
rights, those laws gave to the American flag
the .uppor, of hundreds and thousands d! brave
hearts and strong arms. 10 latter and pr ace>
fui times, we may hank them for the accession
OF vas and useful amount Of phlsical pow>
CT, which has paved our streets erected our
buildings made our roads, and dug our canals.
Hear, hear, hear. And have they not too
contributed, at the same time, an equal portion
Of intellectual ana moral Towcr!
We have but TO look around 10 find cause
enough o be grateful for the rich gifts which
the silly intolerance Of political religion has
uniu,en,ionally bestowed on our country. 1t
has given the eloquent Bishop England, and
other lights Of the Church, and of leaning TO
our puIpits and colleges, Nc Nrven TO our .sci>
ence, Sampson to our Jurisprudence ard litera-
,ure Wall and lngham 10 our arts. Cloud
cheering,) Did it moi too give to America 'h't
illus,rious citizen whose recent death we have
all mourned--Emmet the eloquent man, the
man Of genius, the patriot, the wise and the vlr
,uous? Allow me, 100, Sir, TO seize this III
ace aston to paw passing ttibute 10 ano'her
deparred friend. THIS same system gave To
10 the defence and the military science OF the
United States, the late brave, and learned, and
accomplished Tone, the worthy son OF another
gallant, heroic. and noble minded lrishman,
who ,oilei and died in Intellectual struggles for
that great object the attainment oil which we
now celebrate. But truce 10 meianc holy recoi>
lec,ions, Lett BE- duly thankful Tor all these
good gifts in whatever spirit or int alton they
were bestowed. Let US fill to the Memory OF
the departed Anti Catholic laws. The toast
was received with long and loud cheering.
We are informed by the Canada papers,
that a notorious rogue, named Edmund Burke.