Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-26

,.d the movers Of Oratory in the cause
zee principles" as she calls them. HES-
.ho commenced his career in England
A' .,.,,arl7l4, and who was called Orator
"a, no, very dissimilar, in his conduct,
~. FANNY. 1t was this HESLEr to whom
,,.s..ed these lines, in his Dunciad:
PORE '.I ,,h native bronze, 10! HESLx stands,
"hHl' s -, voice, and balancing his hands;
rahaS "a ,onsense trickles from his tongue
bow u1 ,., ,bs neriods neither said nor sung!
h OS ,'..t reS,orer Of the good old stage,
"a A. once, and Zany Of thy age"
,,.r ,dmirably do these lines apply 10 our
area, female refortner
nr,,,r,1 in his interesting work, the "Ca-
-,,., If Authors" gives US curious az
ofHusLEY, which shows that his charac-
,,out make good parallel with that OF
AZ. FANNY: and We suppose we mus submit,
-. case, to the charge Of ungallantry, in
e,n,aring a lady to" a eharla'an and kOave,"
!, Henley was Called
u,vyY after his break with the church,
mad Halls of knowledge, sc. g.. where he
,,.n,,s and taught He called himself a" Ra-
.;.,,li,," and wretchsdly died, vainly repeat
:, n; cred. What follows, we give in D.
lw,sIl's own words;
ali, sdIresses 10 the town excited public
.,,;os;,v 10 the utmost; and TIL floating crowds
..,s renulsed by their own violence from this
=. ,,r,dise, where The Tree Of knowledge"
-. said 10 De plant, d. AZ the succeeding
n..,iro sthe Restorer Of Ancient Eloquente"
'ao,nsJ "personS in chairs that they must
come sooner" lie first commenced by Sub"
| ...;,. IONS 20 be raised from Persons eminent
! Art, and Literature" who, /, seems, were
b,.d By the seductive promise, that :" II they
/ mad 5een yir!uous CT penitrrts, they should De
,,mmenorsted;" an oblique hint at Panegy>
ira, Duf Ia the decline Of his popularity he
,,,nitrd his door keeper, whom he dignitles
! vib he title Of Osi,Gry, tn take shilling -
! Ba he seems to have been popular Tor many
mars. even when his auditors were but lew,
b,y we're eeu,eei; and IN notes respecting him
abth have seen, by a contemporary, lac Is
,.l,d "rhe reverend and learned" HIS favor
i. character was that Of R,s,orer If Eio-
aq,Dce, AMI he was uot destitute of the quail
ions OF fine Orator. good voice, grace
! t,g,,lurs. and forcible elocution. Warhurton
iyy remarked, " Sometimes he brake Iesis,
,p4 sometimes that bread which he called the
Pinine Eucharist" HN would degens rate
mo bufIonery on solemn occasions. His ad'
.rsa % he Dtity was a, hrs' awful, and seem
ngy devout; but, once expa'iating on the Sc
vera sects who would certainly be damned, he
PRAYED thai the Dutch might be undGosn d.
| lie glisrook 10 show the ancient use of he
| p,ui:O,,, by quoting the Scriptures where
ID, mother Of Samuel is said 10 have made
him "a lille eo1i," ergo, a PETTIcoaH His adj
,er,isemcnls were mysterious ri5aldry TO attract
| curiosity, while his own good sense would fre-
sOsu,y chasuse those who could no. resist it {;
his AUDITORS came in folly, but they departed in
god humour. These advertisements were
usually preceded by sort of motto, generally
ssrcaste alusiou to some public tranaactIop
Of lhr preceding week. Henley pretended to
g''a' impartiaIir; and when two preachers
bad anlmddVered On MN, he issued an adver-
iement announcing A Lecture that will he
Challenge 10 he Rev. Mr.. BAuy, and the Rev.
W. NIoert. Letters arc seat 10 them on this
red and fee Standing place is there be
ald grGii'," Once Henley offered 10 admit of
dspa,ation, aud that he would inparrially
-e'ernlne the merits of the contest. IL hap
nened that Henley this time was over matched;
'f'To OI1niAns, supported by a strong party
pave his marrow. bonrIs," as the butchers
we're called, said to be in the Orators paw, en-
f'd The hist; he one TO defend :he ignorance.
l' other the inlpudents, Of the Restorer Of Flo
i'e'ce himself Henley found two rivals -
IS there was door behind the ros,rum, which
&C 70 ms house, the Orator silently dropped
w. postponIng The award 10 some happier
"aa We room, We could insert other extracts
VI N the graphic sketch Of his character, CIV
oa The work from which we have mad. the
awe extract, showing, still further, the SINH
,'"l between the principles and conduct Of
"oLsy and Miss FANNY WRIeHr. Enough,
''s''r, has been said TO show that folly and
'''''g are alike, in all ages and situations,
~ lac difference OF sex, cannot constitute
c','eacc in wlckedaess.
awards ct one hundred emigrants, princi-
ft'N IRISH. in ,hA