Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-03

!" IT, =, he thunder storm against the wind;
S'''lp' - voics. ,hough broken now and dying,
saa"r .,;u the tempest leaves behindi
=, hath los, It's blossoms and the 'nd,
U'' :, the axe, looks rough and little worth,
.'r r-. l,.., and still the seed we hnd,
-, even in the bosom of the North;
"'a tor wear les, bitter fruit biing forth
Alvey ADAMS has arrived in n. York,
' ,".', 10 Washington. He visited the Ia
..;on and was received with honorable
.o,,, By the members.
Il, oae,OnNhe,her the multiplicity OF school
-. mt become serious evil. Not con-
9Th smoothing, leveling and Strengthening
,,,d 70 learning, the projectors Of the pre-
:, J,r, are continually striking out from the
o,,b IN search of short cuts, and BY ways to
I.,irsd quail. This in many instances occa-
inconvenience. perplexity and serious loss OF
Cd money. The fashion Of books is now
,,s ,s chsngeable as that of dress. Before a
Ia, properly settled down to steady pro-
IN hi, text book, another makes its appear
:, 10 claim his attention, and serve for his stu
Men Of learning, and literary character do
bore injury than they are aware OF by their IN
ki,,d and hasty recommendations of books pub
!.d o, the use of schools. Hardly one Of these,
MS issues from the press, without its string OF
RAJ name, to enforce its pretensions, and insure
,o,ubaton with the public. In many cases,
!. these books If examined, will be found not
yD,iO, in merit, & hardly as good as those which
a, oaplfataers and fathers carried in their sat
be, We do not, BY these remarks, wish to be
.llerstOOd as opposed to literary Improvement,
r 10 reform in the rudiments of education. On
he contrary these great objects will always be
supported BY Us with proper zeal. But to inno-
radou and continual change merely for the sake
Il novelty or variety we are opposed. There arp
sne new American School Books worthy Of all
gal,s. lOr the order of their arrangement, the
simplicity and general excellence ot their style,
.nl their adaptation to the habits, character and
gnius Of the youth of this country. But there
are many also which seem as the phrase goes, to
nave been gotten up in the spirit ot book making
sOne-aud for no other object thaa that express
ID b. the vendor vi Pndar's razors-"to sell. :"
Its too commonly the Case, Ia all countries,
hat the people allow themselves To fuiiuw name
without scrunniziug who wears it; the American
people have fallen into the same error.
Ii seems Incidental to our nature that the veal
iy as class, should assume to themselves dis
inc6on, by the means Of lheir wealth; and that
tbs should be conceded by the class that iabors.
ihr distinction presents general division OF
parties. But IN Republic, there is q third class,
andihey are the most inefficient. Ii is made up oi
hose, who have no wealth, aud no taste for hon.
st iabor. This class casts abou, them how they
may obtain the distinction secured to wealth, and
hey look Tor II to public empl0yments. They
SeeP the other classes in continual agitation, by
lae'r Efforts to make prey Of the pubic offices
lhvr nalural affinity is with the - ayiSioCrncg,'
N' 'ae greater number Of them are spglgs OF de.
ay'd quality. But they throw off their caste
N' time, and declaim loudly IN favor Of demo.
sF'ey' IN the nope that they may obtain something
'ron the people, that may again restore them to
ne caste they have left. 1t was old President
ADAMS, Believe, who said that a broken down
mi'ocfAtalways made the most furious democrat.
We have every day exempliications Of this truth.
me real wealthy do much good by the distriby tior
Hoeir wealth, IN the purchase Of all that graft
'ra IL But this office hunting class having no
Sas 10 distribute. and producing nothing. by
~eS own labor, exist by something like piundeI
"" s'clety.-Cacisnaiii Gazette
L ne above remarks are just and well conceiv
w. ihe! convey biting rebuke to the open
~"~'oeu ueclamers against " aristocracy"!!-
@' afstocracy more odious, more intoiei alb e
'.a me ar'siocracy Of Officer What more in
''A'ra0e than the interested republicanism o
:" 'mee-holder. who loves the dear people fo
'' size OF his Officer The pride of birth, of ia
|, aud even Of wealth, may, in some measure
= 'A'ased; but the pride Of office, Of petty of
IS' Is Inexcusable, especially if it has nothin!
~ ups'art mPudeuce and downright ignoranc,