Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-26

now that the excitement Is past. anxious u
disavow. The publishers had every motive 10
make the report as accurate as Possioie' anu we
believe it as correct as any work OF the same cha
racter and size ever published i'll this country
As a Record of the opinions on Government OF
large number of the most distinguished men OF
the State, and as the memorial OF the worth anu Ia
lent. assembled in that ustrious body, the De
bates of the Convention ought to be IN the hands
Of every virginian, who feels Interested IN the
fame of the Ancient Dominion. FRED. arena
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Fyre.-For the first time this season, our clti-
liens were, on sunday evening last. ABOUT lou,
O'Clock alarmed by the cry OF lire II Proceeaeu
from a two story brick building auachs"
YouNcs HorEL. and used as kitchen and ser
wants quarters The engines repaired promptly
to the spot, but from the impossiblity OF getting
into the back yard. then efectiY was much
impaired. The building was co<sRed with slate,
and the fire originated in one of the upper rooms
and was not discovered until it had made such
progress as to preclude the hope OF getting 1t un-
der. 1t was forunateIya wet and perfectly calm I'm
evening. to which circumstances, together with
the slate roofs of The greater part OF the buildings
in the neighborhood. may beascrlbed the limited
ravages Of the fire. The building was insured -
We regret to fndSt NJ Rng has sustained
much loss from the niuryI to the furniture
in the main Building of the Tavern. by the In
considerable zeal disp laycd in its removal.
fredericksburg .7rsna, Noe. rs.
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ALMOST every class OF citizens IN New lork
has made arrangements to participate III The grand
procession on Thursday. The following letter
which We find in the Sentinel OF that CITY would
seem to intimate some constitutional scrupeS Oh
lfL., IF cta ia I'm hp hONeU
procession will pass near the prison so that the
debtors may see it through the CRATES; they will
feel much interested in the rejocings, because
in the three days,''t he creditor was killed who
kept in French prlsonthe American citizen.
United States Gazette.
"1LesserS Editors-Havng noticed in several
of the papers which occasionally find their way,
here. THAI almost every class and trade are to
Join in the festival on the s5th. Iwoud ash, through
the medium of your paper. in what consistent
manner the Debtors can assist in COMMUNICATING
the glorious French Revolution in the cause Of
Liberty?
IAN IMPRISONED DEBTOR"
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BlaCkwood's Magazine represents the internal
peace and the monarchy Of Great Britain as IN
extreme danger from the excitement OF the times:
it acknowledges that the aristocracy and hierar
of the population, and reproaches the London
press for fostering, -almost universally,-the ge-
neral prejudIces, and bringing every part Of the
political system into dlsrepute and peril.
Nat. Gas.
The London Monthly Review urges Sir James
Macintosh to bestow his leisure and powers up
on History Of Political Phs'osophy. This. in
deed. is a rich, and might be rendered most Gu
riuus and instructive theme, The more modern
part of it would be ines,imable-we mean phi
csophical and practical survey of the origin, cha
racter, and distinguishing traits and effects of the
Anglo American, the French, and the spanish
American Revolutions.-Ibid
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Preffy Uo,nen.-.. of all other views. man
NAV, in time, grow tired; but IN the cOnntenance
of women there is a variety which sets WEAKNESS
at defiance" The divine right of beauty, says
Junius: is the only divine right an Englishman
can acknowledge, and pretty woman the only
tyrant he is not authorized to resist.
Beamy.-Socrates called beauty short lived
tyranny; Plato, privilege of /, ature: Theophras-
judice: Carncarts, solitary Kingdom: Domi
tian said, that nothing was more grateful; Arls
tote affirmed that beauty was better than all the
recommendations in the world: Homer, that it
was glorious gift cfnature; and Ovid, abiding
to il calls it favor bestowed by the gods.
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1t is the fate of royalty. whether real or imasi-
nary, to be attended sometimes with misfortune.
Some time sirce.a yonng gentleman was enacting
the crooked backed tyrant at country theatre,
when on the entrance of one of the dramatic per-
sons, he inquired. show now Lori Stanly, what's
the news?' Lord Stanlv rather literally replied
-. There's man at the door says You owe him
dollar and swears he won't 20 away till he gets
it, The audience were not slow in appreciating
the authenticity Of the text. as their applause full
ly testified.
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Benner. the officer who arrested the Secretary
of the Danish Legation in Philadelphia. has been
sentenced to ten days imprisonment, and to pay
fine of ten dollars. This punishment has fall
len on him in consequence of the ignorance Of
the magistrate who issued the warrant; and the
decision of the Circuit Court, who overruled all
the objections ofBenner's counsel. seemed to es-
tohliSh fha fLott i,a constable ha