Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-24

ihe Ming, whose power was absolute, and who
had never before suffered the slightest opposition
to his desires, was so enraged, that he sent an
officer to seize and bring the animal BY force
without compensation. When Sidney heard the
Monarch's orders he very deliberately took out
pistol and shot it before the officers face, ex.
claiming" He shall nerer be the siare Of IT,
rant"
In consequence of the entreaties and influence
of his father, Sidney was permitted to return to
England: and in short time was elected to Par
lament. In that body he soon distinguished
himself by opposing the arbitrary measures of
Charles and his unprincipled junto. In conjunc-
ton with MARVEL, Russell, and other patriots,
he endeavored to set aside the succession of James
I'd, then Duke of York. whose devotion to the
Catholic religion had rendered him an OBJ
ject of general dislike. Sidney, by these means,
incurred the displeasure of both Charles and the
Duke-who were eagerly on the watch for any
thing which might criminate him, and thus enable
TEN to crafty their vengeance. An opportunity
soon occurred. Sidney and his friends Lord
William Russell and Hampden. with the infa-
nous Lord Howard, entered into combination
to resist by force if necessary, the succession of
the Duke. This project having transpired, they
were imprisoned; and Howard, to save himself,
became the accuser Of his companions. Russell
and Sidney were condemned, and died with the
firmness of heroes and martyrs, regretted by
every virtuous and honest man. Only one evil
dence could be brought against Sidney; but so
determined was the Judge the notorious Jeffiies)
that he should not escape, that recourse was had
to his private letters: and when they failed tofur-
nish evidence, passages were selected from his
Treatise on Government. Even this would not
have avaled with firm and upright Judge-but
they were a packed jury-the mere creatures of
the Judge.
Besides his treatise above referred to, Sidney
were prefxed to Paradise Lost ;and also to George
Sandys on his translation of Job and the Psalms
-sse5eas~
Nortonization, or the beauties cf Reform.-
We learn from the Pensacola Gazette of May l,
that John De la Rua has been appointed post
master for that city, vice JohnFitzgerald, remov-
ed. The person removed in this case, was ap-
pointed to Office under the present administration.
seeeG9s,
The list continues to swell. The New York
Commercial of the Goth inst. has the following
Steamboat accidents.-Da before Yesterday,
while ON her passage from Albany to this city,
the steamboat Albany, met with an accident, by
breaking her walking beam. She will be ready,
however, to take her place in the line again, to-
morrow. The steamboat Ohio, we learn this
morning, met with an accident yesterday, near
Undertook Landing, by deranging one Of her
pumps. Some of the passengers were brought
TO town in the New Philadelphia. We are with
out particulars. ~
The National Republicans of Prince Georges
county, Md. held convention at Upper Marlbo-
rough on Saturday last, when the following gen.
tlemen were nominated candidates for the legis-
lature, at the approaching election, viz:
Wiilians +. UO0fton,
George ". DugaR,
Beniamin l.. Cant,
Raphasi c. Edelin,, Esqs.
sGeHses~ sx
Professor Dunglison, of the Uniyersitysof Vir-