Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-27

4Eneas IN Latiuw; the love of the sod ",
the vestal Rhea: her bearing twin. I Nv N'n L
their exposure in the Tiber; their h.: @e cd
and sucked by awolf, and fed by wong ",,1s aVt
till found by the shepherd FaustaIer ~
ly restoring their grand father to ,bs ~ e aal
Alba Tonga; the city founded BY Aa 'e M''ls q
son of Eneas, and then colIectiioo. ,b' {.
shepherds and an indiscrimiaate r ,'I'f 's'r
founding town named Rome, from J D. q
the elder OF the twins, on the bill, w5 's.a. u
had been miraculously saved and eJn r,.'f c'T
Dr. Lardner's Cabinet C,s,,sc
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THE National Republican po,,u.
Ciay.-We have before cautioned ,bs y v NiI
Republican party, or in other word, ~ N'i'a
desire to elevate Henry Clay to the pra 'ci s,
chair. that any association with antin,,oa'y'
any thing which looks like it. womb w. y
defeat their wishes. Henry CLAWS s ~ 'I
bic soul and high feeling mind, who Io" r' VI
a single and an eagle eye to the GOOD ofg, N w
try only: he beholds in abhoireDcs ~, wy WI ."
mean Or little: he would de.pi.e gam .a' pii
by any act which would lessen him in F's
esteem. Therefore he cannot. in any 80 ."
lend himself TO the cause of antims>c1,r "' w
him purity Of life. patriotism Of publ ,o. ""
aud capablity of performing official dpr ', '.
Communications Of the first conseogen, ,~' .
never stops to ask whether man beIon,. -, "
particular civil or religious society. II. Wy
question is i'll the words of Jefferson. "I,b.
est, is he capable, is he faithful to De eo',''
ton: ''-'~"
Mr.. Clay is moreover himself m,;,, -,
consequently he can receive no supDOr, w., :. y
anti masonic party. Great as are Ii. ,dm,.
talents. and desirable as III. that those ,,1.'.
shoald he displayed at the head of the D,,n, !.
prose riding principles of thar party Would r.,.
him from being elevated to power, and wosf f
ever keep him depressed in the shade, nv.
vate life, useless in measure, to hi. corp,.,
This being the Case, we cannot conceive h,
any persons who are hls friends, can lend H.,
aid in any degree, to further the interest, :
party who have denounced him a, uns, nI.
any place in the governmin, 10 matter fos h.,
ble.-.4ldany Gaz.
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Militia System. Complaints against h, NJ,
! sent onerous, unequal, and unusehI nil,p r.
tenn. are very general at this season. gs,r 4,
summouses to the annual trainings br,, 4,
subject dsagrcsably to mind. There ,-e,,i1
points of view i'll which the existing min,
law might be shown TO be an unwise ogs m,
would scarcely be worth while to 20 over h,.
topics, since they have been frequeudythsl.et
and there is but little difference OF oIiainM 4,
subject in this city. The ostensible object d n,
law--the keeping up Of an organized lorc,
citiZens-ls very lmperieclly effected lhenr
derives not. nor Is there the remotest prospect
any contingency in the event Of which it uOu.
derive solitary title Of advantage from ,le pr,
sent militia system. A law might easily be fan
ed BY which all the good ends intended BY
should be accomplished, without any Of the
companying evils. AS it at present stands. it 1.
a very heavy direct tax on every able bodied cit
zen from eighteen to forty-6ve years Of age, b,u
ing with equal pressure on rich ard pcor-sIii
on the man of millions and the humble div b
borer, with whom time is indeed money Ind
rectly, it is tax TO larger amount than the nss
loss Of time; for it naturally leads to much d.
necessary expense, to company meetings atts
drinking, and carousng, and is no doubt .
cause Of a large increase OfpuSIic immortality
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lit: arg Convsniion.- great Converts
in New York-great from the weight Of Ch1aI
ter in its members, and the importance a
subjects that occupy their altenOn-atpsna
on Saturday last, after having adopted r''i'
ton presented by the Hon. Edward lHn.'G
for establishing national institution AS'
mttee reported favorably on suggestondYT
fessor Perdicari, to resuscitate what are cls
the dcad languages, by adopting the moden %
nunciati9n, and by a change in the mode Of tao
ing. We believe the pronuncianon ci UiHs
recommended by Professor P. is thai l''d y
Professor Johnson, master Of the High SchV'
this city,. $. Gaz.
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