Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-24
TUESDAY, APRIL "a, 1889.

left Washington, \ has been spending the
winter) a few DAYS slhce on his return home
During his sojourn at Washington, he has enrich
ed the columns Of his paper with numerous let
tiers, all of which possessed more or less interest;
and several Of them have been transferred to our
columns. On his homeward journey he tarried
a few days in Baltimore, whence he has sent Sc
veral communications for publication. From his
letter of the 9th inst, we extract the following
interesting account Of his visit to the venerable
Carroll Of Carro!ton, which cannot fail to prove
acceptable to the reader:
"M. and myself have just called to see the on
Nv surviving signer Of the Declaration of indie
nendence. Chas. Carroll, the last Of the Romans.
We dropped intu his house about O'Clock. and
after sending up our cards, were honored with adj
mission. never passed fifteen minutes OF my
life with more satisfaction than while conversing
with this venerable man. He received US cOur-
,eously, and with all the attention and hospItali-
~ that so eminently characteristics the gentlemen
of the old school. He is small In stature-his
skin withered by old age-his face quite intel
~iectual, and his eye keen, lively and insinuating.
He had Just been out TO ride, and was clad in a
long frock coat, and wore no spectacles! His
oversight was apparently good-his hearing not
dificult-his memory of the topics on which we
conversed very cOrrect-his conversation fluent,
agreeable, pleasant. and llve!,v-and his counte-
nance beaming with beneso,ence. We talked Of
Mount Vernon, where he said he had never been
of the Great Washington, whom he told US,
he had seen in his private circle OF friends laughing
heartily many time, the asseveration to the con-
trary notwithstanding-and OF his health which
he added was now remarkably good. NJ. told
=. 10 atIa anil InnrR h,-,
iii with the influenza "lll only two days. he
replied. All meu will be affected BY cold" 1
inquired how he preserved such remarkable
health. s.By temperance he said, Z" always
rise from the table while I am hungry" What
a lesson thought l for all OF US! Mr.. Carroll
then talked upon his good health, which blessing
had always attended him,-when conversation
led to the doings in the city of Washington. AT
fer one Of US had remarked, that they talked a
great deal in Congress, and did more talking than
acting. ard added that it was not 50 in his day,
ne ~replied-.It was something so then. They
loved to talk then as well as at the present. Men
are alike at all times" Some other topics were
enlarged upon, during which he observed that
''mens seldom grow better as they grow older"
When rising TO leave he waited upon Us to the
door with a irm. quick, elastic step, shook US
corJ,ally by the hands-and when Nj. wished
him ..mauv years yet of health" he replied mot
many." but With a cheerful satisfied face that
called wildly to my mind Cicero's glowing pic
turr of a happy old age.
| have been thus particular in this narration of
the interview because the public do care de mint
ri:, when such a man is concerned. No private
conversation has been violated, and 1t is plea
SAINT thus to gather up the Sybllline leaves OF one
of other DAYS. He was not dlspleased to receive
the respects of young men-and we felt highly
hnnored in our good fortune in being permitted
to see this great relic OF revolutionary struggles,
lie now stands-and long may he stand, like
some proud column Of the Roman Pantheon that
even Unsuitable Time vainly frowns upon. The
las, of the lost Pleads, he is rapidly vanishing
from our sight, but his lustre streams broadly
over the past"
Illness dying ia Court-A question arose
in the case OF which we subjoin a brief report be-
low, from a Dablin paper, which is OF a novel
character. 1t strikes US that the accused ought
not to have been convicted, unless the other tes-
timony was sufficient to establish their guilt, re.
jec,ing altogether that Of the dying witness.
KILKENNY, March lO.-Yesterday, Laurence
Doolan vas convicted of a burglary and attempt
10 possses himself, with others Of the White Feet
faction, of two pistols. and also with administer
inc unlawful oalhs to John Manning, his wife, |
and daughter, in Jan. last. The witness. John
Manning, had been some time lab0r!ng under a
fatal disease; his appearance was frishtful and
dead-like; he was brought in, in an arm chair,
wrapped in f~annels; while on the table his feet
were warmed by heated irons; he was also sup
plied with 4 little wine. This wretched man
gave his testimony with some degree of impa-
tience, but distinctly identified the prisoner at
the bar as one of those who. on the night laid In
the Indictment. entered his dwelling in search of
two pistols he knew him to possess, dragged him
down into the fire, which he partly scattered
about the house, by which his feet were injured.
The prisoners counsel proceeded to cross
inc him, with a view Of impeachins the validity
of his testimony. He was asked If he had not
formerly called himself by another name; he de-
MED il; the questions were pressed; he began to
sink, although supplied with wine; he fell back
in the chair; his eyes were hxed; medical gentle
..tIad.' Su,oeon Peile and another NO..