Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-21

Mrs. Fan Ness -We copied some days since,
from the Washington papers, an obituary notice
Of Mrs Van Ness. the wife of the Mayor Of that
CITY. and we remember that we saw at the same
time, the proceedings Of meeting of citizens
who resolved to attend the funeral OF the deceas.
ed, as q mark Of respect 20 extraordinary a
movement, at least il would be ordinary IN
this CITY. lead Us to observe more particularly than
is our wont, some further notice Of the lady,
She had lost beloved child, and her deep Attic.
tluns had worked out for themselves an pies-
SION Of the most touching kind. She erected a
building over the grave 1T her child, and placed
therein number Of orphans, to be brought up in
the way they should 60
What a fountain is mothers heart-in JOY,
running over to irrgate aud bless--but 10 frou
bic. like the pool of Bethesda, heating the at1t'
ed within its influence. We look back ir vain
upon the records of antiquity, for parallel to
such grief as is recorded ABOVE. The Dnmp of
wo has buIt nausoeums, within whose CHAMBERS
mouldered away the bones Of the unlamened.
whose deaths were as fruitiess as had been their
lives; but the Washington mother makes the tem-
pie Of maternal grief an asylum fer the mother.
less orphan. and gems the tomb Of her darling
with tears of affectionate gratitude. The lamp
which she lights at her daughters sepulchre, is
not 10 tiuUthe SOouj pouFs 'ts
beams upon dependent host, whom ii warns to
virtue and lights to truth. Never have we known
sorrow so dltfusive IN its blessing have
we seen grief sancti6ed to such extensive good.
Joy NAV have warmed in vain, but stern affection
smote the heart with ITS potent rod, and there
welied forth healing stream, which blessed in
its first sush and followed with blessing.
The mothe. who hath thus made her griefs a
blessing to the Orphan-who has, with her own
tears, watered the decayins and negleo ted plants
Of another soil, should have no tomb stone, The
building over her daughters grave should stand
the monument of her ennebled grief aud her glo-
rious fame, for other ages to point at with admi.
ration and awe-and the heart that did not hon.
age at such shrine, must be dead to every i'm
| pulse of devotion s GAG.
From a Tallahassee paper of the 18th ult. we
learn the following facts:-Scntence of death
having been passed bs the the Superior Court Of
Florida upon man by the name Of Rogers, he was
respited by the Secretary, Mr.. Westcot, until
Governor Duval should arrive, from whom strong
hopes uf executive mercy were entertained by
the criminal and his friends Accordingly on his
arrival formal application for pardon was made
but at the time and place appointed for the hear.
ing, the counsel for the criminal found nothing
but the Governors written refusal to interfere
in the matter Upon this he was applied to. with
the appreciation Of Judge Randall, who presided
at the trial of Rogers, for another respite till the
meeting of the Court of Errors, but rather than
meet the responsibility even Of granting this APP
plication, he resigned his Office as Governor of
Florida. HIS letter OF resignation to the Presi.
dent, with his commission enclosed, together
with note to the Secretary, requesting him to
put the letter of resignation into the post Office
and assume the executive duties, were handed to
Mr.. Westcot, who thereupoh secreted himself
to avoid the application for the respite; but be.
ing ferreted ont and compelled to hear it, he de-