Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-19

the four BOYS. and myself, set sutior 'Ae 'r.ase,
where we arrived just before sunset, anu lounu
all the peasants assembled and as happy az pos
sible. All were dancing, old anu YOUNG; sonet
am sure old enough to be great granamo'lers.-
They had chosen an odd place ior uie'f ahusI-
raent, along side the church and pury'hS s'ou"u'
1t was nevertheless a pleasant sPectacie 70 e.
SO many human beings enjoying a Gay u
amusement. apparently so happy f.
YESTERDAY, the first of June, the LADIES' were
going to nav a visit in the neighborhood, and the
dear general proposed that the carriage snoaic oe
pot ready Immediately. and thathe wouio MN
self take me to show me some Improvements oh
his farm, before the time for paylh%.the visit.
His grand daughters and | accompanied hin'' ana
had a most agreeable ride-he showed me a inca
dow in beautiful order. that had been out an u',
nrodnct;ve swamp. The water he had collected
into two very large ponds or smailiakes, suppl
ed by two %copious springs, when are nha''y
emptied into one large risulet: la eaCh 81 Vhese
n,nds he has left three or four small Islands, win
beautiful clumps of trees-on their margin are
picturesque and agreeable walks. lie then took
me 10 show me his ice-house,. when Is mace al
ter the cheap and plain American pi i says
that in this country they make the'r ice-'"use9
very extensively. and that they do not Keer Tie
ice nearly so well ~ ours.
"Thursday-rhis morning we have been 10
visit Moor Sonervilles tomb-it Is very neat and
,nnronria.e-I will describe it particularly whcn
we meet-we also visited the two orphan or poor
schools. which are supported on the estate by the
La Fayette family-0ns for boys, the other tor
GIRLS. The children and teachers all appeared
delighted at seeing Mr.. g. w. La Fayette: as
soon as we we're seated. one of the little girls
stood up and repeated some very affecting French
lines. thanking him for his benevolence IN rescu-
ing them from want and wretchedness; he kiss
ed the little girl on both cheeks, when half a do
zen little ones. as If Jealous, came up and neld
their faces for the same honor. You cannot cas-
iIy beIievehow much the whole family is beloved.
and how much they do for the poor-their sltua-
ton in this respect is enviable."
ax7Eaa~
"El Verdadero Realistic or the True Roy
a:ist, the Spanish pamphlet which we mentioned
having received a day or two since. is a curious
affair. 1t is written in support Of Don Miguel.
whom the writer declares is the legitimate Kim
Of Portugal. and the only friend of the true cause
! of those who have The interests OF that country At
heart. The pamphlet throughout is wild and in
coherent. and as'the author has sent II to US with
some of its passages marked for our especial pc
rusal, we translate one OF two TO show that The
monster Miguel has minions even In this coun-
try.
1.-The honor, the honesty and the excellent
virtues of the King Don Miguel, constantly Prac-
ti.ed since his tender age. and durips IL the Pc
rio;l Of his residence in Brazil, wereKnown and
proclaimed As well by inhabitants as foreigners.
and in such a manner that Don Miguel, deserved
the title of - Angel Of the House OF Srasanza.
But the paragraphs which css deserving q! par
| ~ticuiir attention from American readers, are as
follows:
The constitutional speculations of Louis
Sixteenth disturbed the domestic peace OF all
political societies. aud the common crier of civil
and religious liberty, George Canning. pulled
the quick embers Of revolution into a lame in all
parts of the world. Underhis auspices, and fol-
lowing the example Of the United Sta ties. the
rest Of America proclaimed for absolute popular
equality. have heard this cry for the last ten
years nearly all over the American continent.
and with the eyeof a good observer. | venture to
say through the experience OF my observations,
that none If these preachers of libera|ity will
make the experiment of their doctrines at home.
On the contrary. in no part of the world Is the
vanity of aristoCracy land a ridiculous a%ristocra-
cyl more felt than in this same America. Here
every republican possessing money is truly a
| IIOIu VI Il ibtNt. ftiditu u Sollt vi VII
degree TO some other Lord or Duke of England
or Scotland. "
There is some rough truth, but much arrant
and rank anti republicanism in this language;
but the passage which struck us as possessing
most point is this:
"The American writer's in the United States
are paper merchants, and they feel more inter
est in inserting in their periodical! an advertise.
ment which yields them dollar, than an able
article on the struggles for { eedom Of their broth
rem in South America. The newspapers OF the
United States are properly mercantile sheets;
where the commercial department Is surely well
managed. but the political and foreign depart
ments are destitute Of interest"
With these extracts we AXE our leave OF this
~royalist, merely assuring HIM that he may write
pamphlets of a similar character for half a cen
tury without winning a~ Y one convert from
the republican ranks Nf- ,his country, or one
good opinion in favor of Don Miguel.
Pk;LnaelUh;d IQuire.