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From the National Intelligencer •
IRISH ELOQUENCE.
We tfcake the following extracts from
a speech of Phillips, the gem of
Ireland, at a late meeting of the Ca*
tholic Board. The first contains se
vere reflections upon’ Grattan lor
liuving abandoned the Catholic cause.
“ After ten years oi holiday discus
sion, enlivened occasionally by the po
lemics of Rome, some episodes, not
very laudatory on Doctor Milner, and
some hacknied dissertations on what
they are pleased to term agitators of
Ireland, the house of commons mdgua- ,
nimdusly deigned to hear what Ireland
had to complain of—they at length, in
condescension, resolved into a commit
tee to deliberate pn your grievances !
Oh, most grave and cdndescending le
gislators ! This was, however, the point
for which Mr* Grattan had been strug*
gling—this was the goal whence that
measure was to emanate, by which the
long list of your injuries was to be can- ,
Celled* Now what did our advocate
propose to the committee—conceived
by Ms. Grattan—baptised by Mr. Can
ning, and confirmed by Lord Castle
re^gh—a Relief Bill ! I would as
fvbon think of calling an attorney’s bill
of costs a Relief Bill (loud laughter :)
there was not a relief clause in it on
which he and his coadjutors had not
contrived to mount half a dozen blasphe
ming priests by way of riders f a laugh : )
ho wever, to the honor of our country,
I never heard man, woman or child, who
approved of it—always excepting our
isweet seceders and theirnoosl appropri
ate patriarchs, the superlative, Quaran
totti 1 The grand Relief Bill, with, a
shout from England and a groan From
Ireland, went unlamented to the tomb
of the Capulets—it died like a bishop,
with the consent of every body (la ugh
trig :) and Mr. Grattan returned to re
ceive a Rind of funeral congratulation
from the Catholic board. Now what do
you think did he say to them ? A How
me to recommend a li tie moderation
( a laugh it was his literal answer.—
Here, howevfcr, let me pause in my nar
rative, to protest against the fashionable
cant word of moderation , which, in fact,
if it means any thing, is intended to
convey a sly sarcasm upon the men who
through obloquy and persecution, and
personal risk, and intimidation, and
discountenance and cabals of every des
cription, are seeking to shield you from
the avowed profligacy of one party , and
the much more dangerous hypocrisy ot
another, (loud applause :) Mr. Grattan
should bet he last man to convey the al
lusion. If there .be agitation fti Ireland,
who created it ? Who gave the agita
tors birth ? I charge it directly on the
Grattan of the Irish parliamen —for my
self, I say it was he made me an agita
tor —it was his soul inspiring precepts—
it was his great, glowing, glorious ex
ample 1 I pity the young mind which
can rise from the record of his early
virtue—which r-,n bend before that
shrine of eloquence and ©f patriotism,
unmoved by the majesty of its spirit, &
enkindled by the fire of its inspiration.
Sir, it is impossible—m th<£ contempla
tion of such studies, all that is noble in
qur nature rise up at once to assert its
immortaility, and casting off the coil ol
this world’s encumbrances, soars to a i
‘purer clime, and swells with an holier
ambition 1 (loud applause) Really this
recommended moderation comes too
late to ua-~it reminds me of » pro via I
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ATHENS, THURSDAY , SIPTEMBER 14, 1815
cial practitioner m the la#, who, partly
by his precepts and partly by his exam
pie, contrived to agitate his compani on
into the docket—** Oh, never mind it./
says he, “ I’ll bring you a relief bill.*’
Unhappily for the client, the relief suc
ceeded,'and he was sentenced ,to be
handed. In vain did he expostulate.—
*.f What, you vile, you ungrateful
wretch» exclaims the advocate* do you
attempt to murmur ; if it was not for
me you*d be dissected ; you’ll only be
hanged ; do let me redommend you a
little moderation.” Thus ,it is with Mr.
Grattan ; when the fury of his eloquence
had almost inflamed us to madness, and
the strait waistcoat of his relief bill was
near embracing us to death, he jocular
ly recotnmfends us a little moderation
CHARACTER OF BURKE.
. “ With an eye that pierced the mys
teries “of philosophy—-an eloquence that
like magic, enchanted what he touched
—an heart that felt foi* the infirmities
of man without reference to creed, or
chme or color—he was an ornament to
Ireland—he conferred ad gnij,y on hu •
mun nature, Whether in the study—
developing truths of science ; in the
senate, repelling the ‘inroads of corrup
tion ; or at the grtat tribunal of state,
advocating the causeof the client nations
and denouncing the audacity of power
ful crime, he was a prodigy df wondrous
combination. Even in the very eccen
tricity of his errors, when he shot, like*
a comet, from the boundaries of his orbit,
t,he heart that trembled at the boldness
unconsciously bowed before, t*e beauty
of the aberration. (loud applause) It is
admitted, tyowever, even by his advocates,
even upftri points of privilege! or pre
rogative, he r n counter to every argu
menUand rushed Upon every principle?-*
*• Born for the universe, he harrowed his mind,
“ And to party gave up what was mem for
mankind.” -
THE CLOSE
1 “ In despite, however, of Popes, or
Kings, parliaments or apostates, the fi
lial accomplishment of efforts is indispu
table. With power* and property, and
population, rapidly in progress* any per
manent impediment is almost a physical
impossibility- . The ocean is on its roll,
and who shall stay it ?He shall,fall like
Canute before its mighty wave, Over
whelmed by the majesty of the power
he would have impeded. Men of Ire
land, rally round yonr cause ; it is the
noblest cause that ever nerved an advo
cate ; the cause of law ; the cause of the
constitution ; the caqse of freedom ;
the cause of your altars, your children
and your country. , Unite, then, and
tition. the coiirt frown, and the
conclave fulminate ; but let every liiil
in Ireland echo with answer; and be
that simple answer; “ Cod and Libeii
...
From the Ulster (Belfast) Recorder.
AMERICA;
An American vessel arrived yester
day mthe harbor of Belfast, laden with
flaxseed, ashes, &c. The heartfelt joy
which beamed bn every countenance
throughout our streets, on learning this
first arrival of their old American
friends* can be easily CohCeived by those
who will consider that the dearest and
most affectionate connections which
bind humanity together, exist between
the people of the north of Ireland and
the independent and victorious people ‘
of America. There is scarcely a house
m our province which cannot claim a
relative m the land of civil and religi
ous freedom. No wonder therefore,
that the North should have been over
cast with gloom when that war com
menced, whose progress was marked by
ihe desperate resolution of trying an ex
periment bn American Independence—
when the conquest of American liberty
was as much the of EnglanU as
the assertion of the right of search—
when the last refuge to which the hu
man mind had fled from the confedera
cy of kings, was threatened by their tri
umphant and irresistible arms—no won
dei that every heart around us should
have sunk, and that the North should
have looked round with trembling anx
iety to the result of the conflict. The*
experiment has been tried, and the
world can now judge knd decide—how
a people determined to be free can
fnaiqain their freedom ! As for our
part, look on the trtumphs of Amer
ica as\He triomphsofcivii and religious
liberty in every portion of the globe.—
The most extreme corner feels, with
electric ftfrc'ey the impulse which the
spirit of America created. To the ex
ample of America was Ireland indebted
for the freedom oftrade aud constitution,
—to the exampU Qf America was
France indebted for the overthrow of
that system which, made twenty five
millions of human beings Contemptible
in the eyes of the surrounding nations
—to the example oi America, perhaps,
may France be now Indebted for the es
tablishment of thost broad and com
prehensive principles of public policy -
which characterize her councils.at pre
sent* which even subdue the mind of
Napoleon to a proper sense of that res
pect that the first magis|tate should e
ver entertain for the people—may we
not go farther and say, that the exam
ple which America has lately gWen to
the world of what a , free people cana
cbieve, may be a salutary and saving ex
tlttf people of England to per
severe in v their efforts to promote, that
reform, which will render a struggle of
violence as unnecessary as *it Would be
painful. From this theatre,
where the human mind ranges fres and
uncontrolled—where Liberty is the re
medy For Licentiousness—where popii-
Wfeehng is never dreaded, because ne
ra 1 opposed—where the citizen* howe
ver humble, is seen examining the pre
tensions of the statesman and public of
ficer, to the confidence of the people.— *
From such a country, what powerful
lessons may be drawl* and exhibited to
the crowned heads of Europe, of the
wickedness of unlimited power, , the
folly of name without substance, and the
inevitable evils which must flow from s a
*i *
haughty and insolent contempt of the
right s.of humanity. Peace is restored ;
American freedom is t for a second time
triumphant—they will be bold men who
will make a second experiment! In
Liverpool the American vessels were re
ceived with the cheerings of thousands ;
i& Belfast less alive to the sentiment.of
Freedom, than tlie old advocates of the
Slave Trade ; Belfast should illuminate
—our houses should be the pictures of
our hearts. The people should in this,
instance, exercise their prerogative,, and
a.general illumination should be insist
ed upon l . ..... . , 1
From the Boston Centinek of August 12..
The Capital ol’France surrendered
to the Allied Armies,tinder Wellington
and Blucher, on the fth July, k The ar
my, as usual, was allowed the honors of
War; the customary capitulation was
granted to.the city-. The allies were to
march in on the next day.. It is highly ,’
probable the war in France then ended*
* Bonaparte left the vicinity of Paris
for the seaboard on the 29th June, ac
companied by his favorites,
Savary, Lsliemand, Lebadoyere, and a
coterie of about twenty others, including
hjs chamberlain, page, secretary, sur
geoni and other domestibs ; but not one
of his own family. The Provisional
government Had previously requested
th<? British Generalissimo to grant pass;
ports for his voyage to America ; which
had been refused : And a well inform*
ed Pahs paper intimates, that this mis
sion of Otto was to negociate for an ,a
sylum for him in England ; which was
also denied. He unquestionably Carried
at Maimaison until he ascertained the
fate of these applications ; and then fled.
But Fouche and Cos. says, the near ap
proach of the allies to Paris made it
their duty to detnand his immediate de
parture ; and that two frigates had been
prepared to transport him somewhere.
We have no doubt he embarked soon
alter the 30ih. The British navy had
notice of his intention to escape, ands
had instituted a strict search for him.
Five plenipotentiaries ; of whom La*
Fayette was one ; left Paris the 25th *
June, to sue for an armistice and peace 1
at Wellington and JJluchePs H- Q. The
reader can estimate the success of the
mission, by the advance of those com- j
manders, and their capture of Pans.
The Allied Sovereigns will make peace
there. A short armistice had been con
cluded on the Italian iron tier ; and the
. Royalists of La Vendee had aaticipatsd
*S •’ f ‘ , s *% 9 y,. , W , ‘ •
t.heir emancipation by* a similar mea
sure. g
Ihe Grand Russian, Austrian and
Bavarian armies were also advamn.S on
Paris, unopposed ; with their sovereigns
at their head. These will probably not
intermeddle with tl\e affairs, of France
« excepting to correct many former fol
lies and oversights. They need not in
terfere respecting her government—
Louis the XVIII. will immediately
summon his Counsellors around him in
Paris ; they will arrange the constitu
tional Authorities; and with the resto
ration of Law, Com mere©
with the whole world, the prosperity of
France will be consummated. Louis
the 18th will be a log indeed, if he has
not learnt wisdom from his late experi
ence.. \
Ihe French papers are stuffed with
the debases of their mock Legislators.—
1 heir violence appeared to increase as
they were sure of being short lived. As
their doors no'doubt were permanently
closed Qri the 4th July, our readers,, we
trust, will excuse ds from detailing
, their abortions.
i,\ h* preat Britain measures were in
train for lessening the War Prepara—
tions ; atid consolidating jjthe peace of
Europe* Lord Castlereagh had left
Englapd for the Netherlands ; from
whence Unquestionably l,e would pro
ceed tqJParjs* to regulate those able
distinguished statesmen Meiternich*
Hardenburg and Talleyrand.,’ the new
and suspicious order of things. v
. We yesterday received a Hilif ix pa«
per of the 2Sih ult.; The Bramble had
arrived there.;. she left Plymouth tjitf
23d June. She captured two valuabi#
French vessels on her passage.
: A vessel arrived at Halifax* 34 dayd
from Malaga, reports that the Algerine
squadron had captured several A meri
,can and Dutch vessels, before it return* ,
ed to port. Incorrect vve nope*
South America.
.. St. Thomas’, July 10.
, From- the Caqaceas Gazette of the lstli
ult. Which we received yesterday, ft ap
pears that Don. Manuel Cagigal, gover
nor and captain general ot Venezuela*
ma.de his entry into that city on the
and was received with every demonstra
tion of joy and content by all classes of
P eo pl£ * who anxious to see him, and
jrheh pointed out to them, exclaimed--
God bless you i Soon after his entry aii
address to the inhabitants was piilicly
read i-& v
‘‘ Desist from your errors and sub
mit to obedience. Let those who
are absent shun justice, but from mo*
tives of fear and terror of a most fatal
democracy, return,, and come forward ;
their persous ,and their innocence shall
be respected ; and let those who became
by seduction and deceit partizans of the
late revolution, trust in the wisdom and
equity of the laws, but ye wicked authors
ol rebellion, who were its principal a
gents and the cruel enemies and assas
sins of mankind, your presence is not
w.anted—you are proscribed* and must
for ever shun the pursuits of a righteous
justice. • [ v L
“ Inhabitants of Venezuela ! lay aside
all partiality, hatred and insult; remem
ber that the least action, that a single
word spoken in behalf of the late rebel
lion, or of forming any other, as a capi*
S tal crime ; that to disturb the prevailing
good order* or in any manner deviating
from the obedience due to the lawful au
thorities, shall be reputed as an insurrec
tion.”
Kingston, (Jam.) July 21.
Extract of a letter from St. Thomas* , dated
Bth June,
We are mformad by a vessel arrived
here from Porto Cabello* that on the Ist
of the month a great number of wounded
were brought in, which caused the gen*
eral to.be beat the next day, when eve
ry hostile preparation was made-
Four thousand troops, under the
orders of the Spanish Chief Morales*
were completely defeated by these un
der the Patriot Chtef Urdanetla, in the
neighbourhood of Parquisimeto and an
extreme famine existed in Porto Ca*
bello.
“ Yesterday arrived a vessel from
Lagoyra, which left that part in the
night; abandoning her cargo oh shore’-?
NO. LXXXIIt