Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-29

part Of his claim to our admiration IL Is HIS ""s
nanimity. his wonderful disinterestedness' a.lu
the purityof his PATRIOTISM that rcHk Mt" win
Washington.
II mist NJ recolected that he is an avowed re-
publican. that he has always desired repu0'c-
far France. And VET the new King, Philip l. Is
indebted to him personally for his crown. Yes
am confident of this extraordinary fact. tbs not
generally known that a republic would certainly
have been established, If which La Fayette might
have hem the head. had it not been for his noble
and d;s;nterested preference of his country 10
himself. But he reflected that Republic at
this crisis, would be at the risk OF foreign or CIV
il war, or both. He was not afraid OF eitneI'-
He knew that he and the people could MAINTAIN
republic against both foreign and domestic ioes;
But he knew also, that the Duke OF orleans "ou'a
make a :. Republican Kirg and at the same AN
time not endanser the public tranquility. The
maqnanimous LAFAYETTE then did not hesitate to
give the Duke his support, without when he
could never have reigned This gather not
from newspapers. but from the state OF the pub
lie mind, expressed in innumerable ways, and
particularly when the people came so near stop
ping the deliberations of the Chamber OF i'"pu-
ties the other day, and when nobody could calm
them but LAFAYETTE. People now CT about me
street medals Of La Fayette, Pere DIES Francois
-eeaeas-
We notice that the new Queen ot France has
set the example of simplicity in dress, by appear
ING publicly alfred in plain white dress, only
distinguished from that of her attendants by It's
greater simplicity. Her august example Will
influence less noble danes. for while at least, t"
conform to simpler. and surely better taste' IN
these matters The French people are proverol'
ally profuse in the expenditure money for dress;
and their style of costume has been authority III
all lands We suppose that there may be
change wrought in this and other minor matters
| in Revou,ionized France.
/ 1t will be a singular scene. to witness 'he
whole French Court, put aside their gems anu
jewels, abridge the "bortlerS of their phy'acte-
ries" and adopt he simple dress OF white worn
by tie Queen. In their zeal for revolution 1t
would not be the most wonderful event. tnat
has happened should they rush into the opposite
extreme and come oat in the simple and interest
ing dress OF the :. Friends"
Our own ladies, in sucn event, would no doubt
follow their good example: and since they have
been close copyists of them in all extravagant
fashions. they would in their republican simpici-
". be equally prompt in adopting the unostenta-
! tous plainness of their models. The next ar
rival Of fashions may be expected To make sim
pIicity '..all the GO Nor is this 80 unlmpor-
tant An affair as it might at first blush seem TO be-
| Peter the Great found it no easy matter to com
| pei the sons of Ivan to forego their long boards
and blshy mustachios. and in our own dav. the
! great :. Reformer'' at Constantincpie has found
il as easy to cut off the heads as as the boards of
his b;ootted Turks. An accurate observer of
human nature has observed that BY changing
| the dress of nation. YOU NAV effectuasy change
its National Character. and history is not with
out rs illustrations of the truth Of the remark.
Perhaps France may, IN the present generation.
afford new evidence of it.-Boston Dai. .4dU.
sna9e.-
Dixie of Orleans at Philadelphia. -The Duke
of Orleans. now King of France. spent several
months in Philadelphia. in the year 1896 His
whole conduct here was devoid Of pride or dis
content. The times seemed to indicate total
loss Of rank and fortune: vet he was cheerful and
resigned; nothing, indeed. could be more unpre-
suming and gentlemanly than his demeanor here.
My intercourse with HIM was frequent. He
came TO Philadelphia from Hamburg in the ship
America, commanded b, Captain Ewing On
landing. he was invited by David Cunningham.
ESQ. now alive, 10 lodge al his house in Front
street, where he was visited by many gentlemen
of the CITY. and entertained very Hospitality for
several weeks. Mr.. Cunningham. as one of the
house Of Cunningham and Neabitt, was consig-
nee and owner of the ship.
Not lon. after MS arrival in Philadelphia. he
was iuined bv his two brothers, the Dukes dc
! Monpenser and Beaujolois. These young princes
had been confined bv the authorities of France.
in the Chateau DIFF. situate on an island in the
Mediterranean. opposite to Marseilles. and OBJ
tanned their liberty on condition of going to
America For want Of better conveyance.
they took their passage in BRIG that had on
board upwards of hundred of our countrymen.
Just released from slavery at Alciers.
They bore their exile with becoming tortitude,
appearing like their elder brother. submissive and
cheerful | saw them often in society. On one
occasion. meeting the three brothers in the street
Mr.. D'Otleans for so the elder brother was al
ways caled) told me that he had Just heard that
his good friend Captain Ewing, of the ship Amer
lea, was at the wharf. on his return from Ham
burg. and that he wished to take him by the hand.
and introduce his brohers to him. accompanied
them to Ross Wharf. where the America had
that moment hauled in.
| Captain Ewing came on shore. and was recev-
al hN n'n.laans Ill IA.