Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-01

to alarm the Clty, the WatChtneh "o'i" 'P "
their posts Our spiritual watchmen are OUT
men, aud they require to be alarmed oy some
symptoms of danger to keep them awake.
rude attack NAV make them more united; charge
brought against them for want of concord. may
teach them to move in more harmony, FROM
evil GOOD NAV come Moral evil is, perhaps, as
necessary to fulfil the designs of heaven. as ma
tural evil. Fire, food. pestilence, and war, are
all instruments in the hands of just God, for
wise purposes, and why not re'iiei vi "'' "'-
ture and government!
There IS a most active spirit abroad in the cause
Of beneyolence and religion; it pervades every
nartof this country; large sums are yearly collect:
cd for ali the purposes of enlishtening the rising
generation: Bibles and good books are put into
he hands of all classes Of the people, and 1t is
nreyailiua fashion in the upper circles to know
something OF the Scriptures. Men now discuss
the subject of divinity we'll as others, ana form
their own opinions upon these weiShty matters;
and while children are taught theology IN the nur
serv. and the philosopher is as much pleased WIN
the subject as the priest. there can be no JUST Tears
from few specious reformers, who make them
selves conspicuous by their blasphemles' rather
than from their reasoning powers. Ever SINCE :, l
have looked on men. | have never known II ia''
that the blasphemous were in the end deserted
and their names held in adherence. ne sun
day Schools, which are established IN all parts OF
this country, and are so numerous that helr non
est register seems to stagger all belief are soon 10
he the greatest moral engine next to that OF per-
m,nent day schools, that civilization has ever de-
y;sed. A thousand false teachers of inide'ity
cannot Withstand the force of these modes OF IN
structinp the Youthful mind. These false leach
ers NAV seem to have great influence with the
peopIe; but IT must be remembered, that the SIN
cere followers Of such lecturers as Owen and ran
nv Wright. are those who have long been ihhdeis;
the rest of the audience are made up OF those WI"
are curious to hear all things, but are not con-
verts. or likely to be; or those whom idieness' OF
accident. throw in bv way OF amusement: ana II
is not to this latter class the difference OF pms
fee whether they take a lounge Tito the theatre.
fall into gambling room. or stroll up to the nan
of Science. TO hear the female orator. They must
II have something to amuse themselves with. and
female preacher is as good as any thing else. 1t
would be wrong to infer their depravitv from the
Mace where they happened to be seen. 10 the
! honor of The females of the United States, 1t
should be said that thew have given no encourage
men, 10 Miss Wright or her doctrines. You
mipht follow her from one part OF the country 70
another and YOU will not find that she Is protect
ed by anv portion Of the female community ~
is nossibie that now and then one or two women,
either careless of their regulations or urged by ~
satiable curiousitv. NAV have been seen among
her audience: but have never known an IN
stance The females Of the United States are. In
General. well educated. and in some portions OF
the country highly so. And have never known
more then a half dozen female intidels in my long
acquaintance here.
tmany as TWO hundred females present. Gas.
-a5e.3ea7eSo-
Ertrac' from q Speech deli srcd5u Nr. FORSYTH,
Of Georgia. IN The Seaa'egf tie United States,
On The K1dian Bill.
I feel the Indulgence Of The Senate in the adj
Iiournment Of YESTERDAY 70 enable me to finish
NV remarks-remarks that ought to have been,
and would have been, then terminated, bnt for
the unexpected delay produced by the transaction
of Executive business. Apology, for anv' time
I could occupy. would be misplaced. 1t cannot
be expected from me. The State of Georgia has
been made so prominent, so wantOnly prominent
in this discussion, that any thing and every thing
HAT car be said bv her Representatives in this bo-
dy would be excused and justified. Peculiarly
appropriate to our condition is the language of
Cassius, who was
| " Hate ~ th ,>e uve1,
| BrtvSd b. h, bro her; CHI ,cked ike bondman
| All his fuil' > served; Sc in notebook.
| Learned nd cnrne hy r"tc I, cat q hSteeth"
| If Socrates was right when he said that it is
good te-hu,e caiumnit,o's, since. if they say the
truth. we mas correct our faults, if not. it does
no harm. We ough, to be very thankful TO those,
who. by putting MS Hnder course of moral in
struclion. are striving to make us perfect In
this Hall, in the Representative Chamber in every
corner Of the country, where partisan newspaper
is to be found. We are discussed wi hout measure
and abused without mercy. This is not all: we.
are important enough to attract attention in
transatlatic assemblies. The Chapel of st Ste
phens has lately resQunded with the name of Geor-
ga. On the discussion of the question of uni
versal suffrage, we have been quoted and con-
demued by Minister of Imperial Britain--the
Minister of Government whose diplomatic re-
cords are disgraced by compacts TO monopolize
the horrible profits of the slave trade; the records
of whose legislation stained by acts to legiti-
mate and regulate that hateful traffic: the Minis
ter of Government which has but just emanci-
pated large portion of its subjects. distinguish
4 ~ Ill.