Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-25

their case is attended TO by the Court tbG |
show of respect always due to gentemen ' e, ~
Bar while arguing points which involve MI
the dearest interests of society as we'll a, r pf;a
y,duaIs. In other assemblies. ton, the n,ss; %S
officer is bound. by all the rules of p rrsaS
even to suffer patiently, rather than IrE.'ss
symptom of Impotence or WEAKNESS. Ifhst
not do this, he is not fit to be where he i
should give piece to another who knows a.
how to avoid giving offence where he cappa,S
to please.
Lord Byron i; said (sp we learn fron
graph, which is is going. what is called 30
round of the papers.'') TO have left. in r,.
script, some Biting Satires" on his mast %; -.
mate and confidential friends. which one d., ~a
other are likely to be printed They ~:
more bitter and vituperative than even . p %s
Bards and Scotch Reviewers"
A paragraph like this affords text for -.
mcnt. There seems to be a strange disnos,;'
in man. prompting him to rake the ashe:. , If
dead. and find the Goals Of malice that NAV =
be glowing there. Il is most uhumsn o,,ra
ton, and apparently as unnatural as it !, crt |
and yet miny engage in it with ardor and ,,<
| faction.
1t is the lot Of genius oi:cntimes TO b. -,
bie-Superior. m general, to those with vl.
it is Obliged To hold communion, il is no uari,
that the spirit. chaifed and rrelted. shoui o..
FESTIVE. and act harshly. In these monpD,
gloom, Ct passion, or vexalun. those wonl, 8,
spoken and written, which are eagerly causb, /.
by the j,ckalls Of great men, aud preserved D,
nj death shall have afforded an opportunity /, |
them to lissorge before the public.
Biting satires upon intimate and confident,
friends, likely to be- printed" What prosf 4
the depravity of human nature! What rf,,
ton upon the human heart! These "sati,,
perhaps, thrown Of under the influence
momentary sp!ecn-or perhaps Of some,br,
worse, were. never designed for any other ul,5
than the writer's own escritoire. I'hatpnau
broken upon. and The sordid desire for rasr
will accomplish the rest. The fame Of .rr
men is the inheritance Of the world. and .lo,Y
be sacredly preserved. These wanton rpe,
upon their characters should be trowned lourg
an intelligent community.
Instead of blazoning these traits Of l;g.
tor. how much mare noble. how much NOR, h
norable would 1t L., TO cover lhcm with the mas
tie of charity, "or to think Of them as We
of the spots on the sun when We speak Of
splendor."
There have been many indIscrcet publcaic
of late. which fall under the ccnsure we have !.
slowed upon such attempts TO CRAFTY the va,
feelings of our nature. We have ALWAYS IOOls
upon the publication of Mr.. Jeflerson's work
as they nor stond, as injurious TO his fame al,
absolutely disrespectful to his memory. M
we hesitate not to say, that BY the injudicous Il
mission of all his writings into collection
his works. no man can rise from their pens
without having his sensiblities shocked, and
respect for Mr.. Jetferson's character much Its
ened. There is proper degree Of feeling
be preserved for The dead as well as the living
and oltentimes these pOstbumous lbels only sen
to blacken the memories OF their authors. Sln
OUT, in the least degree, furnishing the repat
tons Of those against whom they are directed
Besides, It is TO be remembered, that these publ
cations can he of no use in developing character
in giving Information, or in pleasing the ianct
Rational and intellectual men turn. IN dlgI'
from the exhibitions of the momentary ebuDtdol
of ill nature displayed by those who havsd
lighted mankind by the force and yivacIt!
their inteliects. the depth OF their knOwIed.f
and the eagle flights OF their genius.
<Nen-
1t appears that the pubIic's old friend l0r'
20 Dow. is much pestered bv spurious Lore
10. who is following him through the county
By paragraph in a Providence paper, 1t seen
that he called upon the editor TO complain
the great Inconvenience he is put to By d.
MIC of 4 fellow. who resembles himself 10 MAJ
particulars. The counterfeit has po',essejsT
self Of the details of the private history Of Lore
10, and has succeeded in imposing upon a:N
MANY Of his friends. He always avoids
neis hborhood of the genuine Dow: and TIE
ter, though he follows him as the substan"F
sues the shadow, has never been able TO ea'''
ter him in person. The counterfeit va, D."
detected but once, when he was cross-qae',1,oL
closely somewhere in Vermont, and could
give satisfactory answers.
We began TO question. adds the Pro'na
paper, whether the original or the fac-simile
before us, but he assured US he was the ''r y
who had declined the nomination for lthS
dency.
Gemisfry!-Smithson one oil the fs,''I
the Royal Society, whose loss the late ~.
papers deeply deplore, not content WIN VIZ.
ing on tee common objects nature had PN,.'
fore him, presumed to approach the pi.
beauty itself, wherein to satisfy hl' c.r~'"