Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-24

canals which in the course of twenty years III
MED The wealth Of England lh's man was
miIwrigbt. There was another VINO oy giving
10 IN. Steam engine i,s highest capacity swei
cd the stream Of British wealth in ye' great
or .,.;o. his n. m, was James Wa,,, maker OF
malhema,ic al instruments.
Th. gentleman has Ucld us that he some
time, cende sends to enter BARRIERS 'hoP--
no, 20 mold any convrrse with lis h1mnie oc-
cupan,, bur only TO rso.i i've Touch ol bis ART
add then TO depart as IL IN dlSda,n ot me man
who could pu, sue an employment so humo"'
But can tell the gentleman that inns trace,
humble as il is, was once prac'lsed BY m'sn-
~ eeniu., who in,enied an improvement III
the mat hinery Of spinning cotton, wnich oa'
not ouly laid the foundati.n OF some ol the
mos, maeniircn, fortunes in Amerlea, hicn
has not only filed our country With wealth. pn'
whic h like the louch OF the fncnanler's waho,
has concenrraied the treasures Of ths ~"r,a ~
the Island Of Great Br''alH. l neaA hl'h-
ard Arkwrigbi, by the courtesy Of EnS'"ha'
Sir Rchald;a man who by the TO &c OF bis g"ni
us translated oImself from a harbtr's sh"p 10
the British Parliament, and 10 place among
h- proud knights OF the proudesl arislocracy
in The world.
The.genius Of these three mec hanios. Brind-
lev. Wan. and Arkwriyh,, upheld The sinking
fortunes OF England, aud placed her o" ih' h'Sn
emminencr from " h ch slr uVero"ks the wprio'
Although may weary he gentleman from
Leicester l must taSs him 10 an"ther place
A lite town in the centre Of England cairo
STAFFORD Oh Avon There, hweh in ancient
times. m sn, whose name was VILLAS SHAKs'
pE.RE-I dare say The gentleman has heard "i
him, for he was mighty Split, whose inhn-
crce, like ,ha, OF the heavenly bodies, is even
now calling up he tides Of human f'riiog. lie
was a man WHO has thrown the charm oil MS
genus en- the lowesi walks Of iiie-snrrou2d'
I'd the throne OF mirIh with new delights va
RED into couatless varieties he shades ana the
snaps OF his humnr-ghen rev and grace
ful dignity 10 The humblest Of the 'Ir'ues-Im
parted baDder spirit 10 social iiIe-Prr'a
ded he very depths OF the soul with strange
and wondrous powers of palhos, and impressed
upon svbIimi,y itself a s,erntr and io'iirr cha
rac,er. Yes, oir.-hc was a mighty enchan'tr,
who could call forth from the Invisible world
new variety of scenes and beings, aud could
give 10 these 1" airy no'hings"'a local hab''a !,
ton and name"-he fanoies Of poetry and
the brea,hngs Of PROPHECY. And yer inns git
ed man, whose works alike familiar to
Americans aad Eng!ishmen-whose magic III
Guence is felt wheresoever the language o.
England is cad and spoken-in the Tar places
Of the world-sven lis exremilies IN the Last
and 10 The Wesr, for though we could s'iike
the sceptre Of King George from his hama
when he waved il over our regions, The throne
of Shakespeare is yet amongst us, as 'nmo'e'
able as he Allsghanies. This wondrous man,
whose empire is universal, who has
-"ruIed like wizard the world ofthe heart
And called up its sunshine and brought down its
showers"
was wool comber!
r have in my way esdrayoured TO furnish the
gentleman from Leicester with my historical
"reminiscences, from which hope he will learn
tina, ,hese humbl. mechanics whom he derides
have exercised q most powerful, direct and de-
eided influence upon the comforts, the happi-
ness The morals, the wealth and the power OF
man That they have brough: 10 The common
sock OF human knowledge their full proper
ton Of useful science, Invention and genius
tina, from their ranks have sprung warriors
and saesmen, poets and philosophers
could swell the catalogue with many more
ilhstrious names, bu, have furnished the
gentleman with enough for The present. He
may give heed TO my facts il he p!easrs. tie
may call may statement ,inkling stuff, II II
suits hIm-but | trust he will not again under
take to deride class Of men, who, 10 say the
lcas', are as respectable any other.
am seaside. Mr. Spe !er, that have been
too llscursive, and that much OF my matter Is
foreign TO the question, bu, a, the gentleman
from Leicester entered upon-a wide field,
thought it would b. no great violation OF par
liamentsry rule TO follow him.