Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-12

:, in which our tourist views ts!lD' snh
be 'PIrl' nI,ted to excite and reward n'en aaa
tens aD"ntsrprize, and unshr'nk,ng de'euoh 10
saerO1s en'e, NAV be illustrated BY the foiiow-
paohe .e1,,iye TO the national gallery In 1he
elna a, Museum at Rome. -, .os
gtoilns .aIro,Jid establishment, eight spacious
tbs mart for the busts and statues OF
20, are SCI y modern Italy. This national
gel; "t" nv Plus VII. and has been con-
,dt "a' tScce:sors. The laws OF the lnsti-
Fd y that no basts or statues put those OF
10 arc, SbaIl be admitted, and that the power
lhlI shalI reside in the sovereign Alone
rdn' 'JT;ce Of the conservators and the vari-
me The gallery has a double object
l,ads" ,Ss llastrious dead, and excite the liv-
10 a0DG, 70 their glorious example. 1t is a DIS
70 Un,a ",r;ca that no such institution yet ex-
ar ",,. To the nation, II would be a
: 1H'' nsefaI mode of reward: to those who
+, an Invaluable recomPense. Ancient
:''' 81 her race Of heroes, IN no small de-
at =, ,Dimatug influence OF her eommemo.
r. mes, pillars and monuments. England
ne ~" Westminster Abbey. There are ga
u p, an.,hsr the ashes of her illustrious sove-
s"' % S:[ most distinguished captains, her most
p ,tors. her wisest statesmen, her IN
@''n II !, her monument To merit. There
"U ;, . grateful country, the glorious emu
fau' =! I1,rtue and Of talent. Who of her
5,, ,n,inently serves her, IS denied tins re-
E h, daring or his tolls: Aud "ho among
,,, Is anxious for posthumons fame, would
! :, secured to HIM forever, by the decree
Loold Mace hi, bones amon1 those OF this
: n0rtb,,s: Westminster Abbey or VIC
= fs hish sentiment that has, on more
,.,,.inn, animated her heroes TO seek
+" 'Gl,.s reputation al the lannon's mouth"
w N. French Republic, that portentous birth
/ G,,i,u, inpresnsted as it was by the concrn-
,~,o Of every vice that could disgrace human
Even the French Republic. though 1t de-
nod II, God, forgot not its duty TO the sup
~ hsreC,ctors Of their country. st. Gene
e' ,..umed the name of the Pantheon; and.
,,oned on its front, appeared the noble inscrip-
~ ,uspe, ed eyea to vulgar and feroclous minds
\, ge 1obleness of the purpose. "Aux grands
,nms, IA patrie reconnaissance"
Rat America. whose revolution was the iruIt OF
.,,I, IsIberative and virtuous resolution, and
| ana never suffered RIGHTEOUSNESS % usurp the
, ,msof liberty or abandoned, with the sentiment OF
outy, the feelings Of our common nature
,rp1lcs has left the most illustrious heroes. the
|u,dta,or of our rights, the CONSERVATION OF our
|.peOm. the very father of our country, without
|, ,Yne or line raised or inscribed by national
,ar,qds. 10 say that this is b because we do not
1,,ss the memory Of our W ashington, would be
reason AGAINST our best feelings. To say that
h, because We lack national gratitude, would
contradict that grateful burst from twelve MILL
IN. fhear,s. which welcomed to our shores his
younger brother in our revolutionary struggle,
se urea, aud suOd. the venerable and venerated
|~Iaayettc: whose reception in America has ex-
Gted. even from monarch,cal Europe, the graft
|yiar acknowledgement that there Is. at least.
Ge exception to the general charged republican
|nsanlude.
To saw that We lack artists for the purpose
scldbe eyadiug the subject. A prefer of rea-
sMahI remuneration, together with the honor OF
sharing in the generous enterprise, would secure
% our service aud transport to our coasts, the best
Uis's Of classic Italy. For my own part, |
would have the image Of the father ct our empire
paced On high, upon the loftiest pedestal OF some
vast temple; around him should stand, IN bright
aray, those who labOred with him in his holy
aork; and beyond, an ample space should be left
uEhlled, like the des6mes Of my country Tor
hose who may come hereafter. A niche in hat
allowed tame were a prize more stimulating to
a generous mind aud where do the elements OF
~Seatness exist without g"nerosity?) than emo
'oments or Office; for would 1t not bestow a Sc
orIly, a Perpe;uity Of fame?
We cannot deny ourselves another quota ton,
Indicative Of that love of freedom. which so well
becomes all men, and maa; Of ali. Americans. 1t
5 when quitting Italy, aud about to enter on the
magnificent road of the SimPlon, that he thus
writes:
"%inaSsed the barrier that of 81. Marco, the
AZ Village OF Italy, with mingled feelings. If
VI ne one hand | was leaving the finest land on
"'.a me sun shines in his round, a land whose
s~a'Hehlng skies. whose mountains, valleys, RI
n'e's' seas. and atmosphere. are the most beauti.
~ '' earth;lt | was leaving the land most endear-
'u'! ancient recollectluns; on the other hand, |
vas also escaping from one universal prison,
r'''e the back is bent beneath the burden of the
.S'"an Wrant. where the hand is chained, the
S'sue ' tied. and thought itself is hardly free;
""' i spectacle OF general misery which wrings
VIC aeh,' and OF moral degradation. which dis
'AS'' the soul. Still 1t was with many a fond
SV "at hailed the free air and mountain
osuer!ol Switzerland. ~. y. FIN.
lR III ~ THIS mar