Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-20

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ne,ses Of similar stamp, to attend the sessions;
g. il not unfreauently happens, that he keeps the
cause from being heard for many days, IN order
that the witnesses, together with the litigants.
NAV receive dollar per day, that being allowed
by the state for their wages, a. wen as tne
whole expense. The attorney brings IN MS
bill TO the state, and gets it paid without any trou
Bile; and this practice is so prevalent taat II re-
gusrlv costs the state, on an average thirty tnou
sand dollars year; yet this is considered We
~ Wholesome law, Notwithstanding TOR
meant by it, that the poor man may ge' JUSTICE
done him, as we'll as the rich. There Is IN inns
country very little petitonins; they instruct '"e!r
representative, when they send him. what nc u
to do; and he we'll knows that 1t he does not act
according to his ,nstructions;' he must not goa
second time. will give you proof OF ths:-
A short time back, the worthy representatives OF
the people voted to themselves ten dollars per
day, instead Of six. which were their due, accord
ing to the Constitution OF the United States; OUT
mark the chastisement they met with at the next
eIection-not one of those who voted in the ma
;ority. were again returned. have been at an
election. and we'll may the borough-mongers IN
ENGLAND dread the ballot, for lit was establish.
ed there, they would drop off like massots from
people here have the sovereign power OF the state
in their hands: you would be aston'shsd to see
the reverence and respect paid to public assem-
bly,; and you would as' be astonished to see the
order and peace that prevail during an election.
The houses that were engaged by the diherent
parties, had transparencies exhibited IN their WIN
dows: one of them was, .. Ten hours a day is
sufficient for any man to labour, It is tyranny
that demands more. and they are slaves that sub
nit to it, There were great many more, out
this liked best, as it was good hit at the mas
tiers here for they obige their work.Peop'e 10 Ia
| bour hard from sunrise to SUNSET, IN summer.
| remember the thermometer is at 9O' or ga and
| from seven o'clock in the morning until eight in
the evening. in winter, with very little time al
lowed for meals. and they do work too. Never
theless the working people seem to he very com
Portable; they appear we'll clad, and have sell
dom seen person in ragged coat, except ne
be an Irshman; and the low irish are looked up
on here about The same as they look upon the
blacks.
Trade and manufactures are about the same a!
they were in England thirty years ago; and arr
very bad at present They are two centuries
behind England 10 the fine arts. There is pape
money in plenty, but such thing as piece o
gold is scarcely ever to be met with;-they ar
a curiosity, aud most likely kept in the museum
Their government is cheap, and that Is the pes
thing they have; only pay three shillinss an'
slxpence year in taxes.
Since I begun this letter, have taken anothe
house, situated in Carter's alley. Before we lei
POPLAR lane, the winter had set 10, ION the SSr!
of Move mber,) and the oldest person OF PhIadel
phia cannot remember it being SO severe. Ao
NAV Judge of the intensity Of the cold, when
tell YOU. that the thermometer stood one night
IS, that is, 10 degrees below the freezing point
had to &c spt ,! that nshta and on rs'arn II"
wind faced me, and It was real north-wester
I had often heard in England of these north.wes
ters. but 40 person in England can form the leas
idea of the,n-,hey must experience them t
know what they are. At present we are all fro
zen up:-the rivers have been closed four weeks
Before they were frozen over sufficiently hard t
haul wood across, it advanced to twelve dollar
a cord.
At present it is novel sight to see men cross
ing 10 all directions with their sledges aud hauls
the consequence is, wood has fallen to eight dol
lars cord; but it IS quite green. have burn
wood part Of the winter, until we were nearl!
starved out. for the water would freeze as 1t stood
in the bucket, in the same room with the fire.
We have at length got stove, in which we burr
coal, and can now have the room as hot as W.
please, so that we are quite comfortable in tina
respect; but my prospects are little better thar
they were.
In describing the pleasures Of summer in Phi
ladelphia. forgot to mention the saw.whetters,
which constantly crowd the trees in the city, ant
are constantly annoying you with their music
which may be compared to twenty savers, all
! sharpenIns their saws at once, over your head
In truth the birds are without song, and the How
ers are without smell!
now beg leave to conclude this long rambling
letter, but wish it to be particularly understood,
that advise no one to come here:-no. my ad
vice is, stay where you are, foryou know the
evils you have to grappIe with, but here you will
not. until they are upon you. | am, dear sir,
Yours, respectfully, join BRADLEY.
The following excellent burlesque on the re-
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