[" THE QUEBEC MERCURY.¦ 1 '¦\u2018Hg Murks it ITU DI a % T POMJI.OS IT PR ALIA OlCAM.yirg- Gttrg IV.5« VOL.IV.]\tMONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1808.[No.8.From tkt Vmtti S'iHt C iztltt.MR.ROSE, OR FIRST IMPRESSIONS.Every bcniy knows thr importance of f rit impniiumt\u2014w firn, for the first time, we visit * ^cntlrniRn, thr manner of our reception, ihe appearance of his servants, the order of hi house, ail nuke an impression, if not indelible, at least of such force, that it is seldom rft.iccd\u2014Under this lavs of our nature, what must now- be the opinion of Mr.Rosrofthe people, country and govern-rhich h his \u201c ctumiy ikifn\" from the ocean, hreiks with the taste and magnificeitce of their Hall, I am really amongst a great people\u2014while making these reflections, a debate begin»\u2014 As a specimen of our talents and decency in debate, he is entertained with the eloquence upon his astonished sight\u2014And wh»t is it * Half a dor.cn, 1 believe not so many, rotting hulks of dismantled frigates, some floating, some aground, and all useless \u2014 but he should know lest he should presume|of Jemmy Sloan, the butcher, and Mat too much from these appearances that ®*e of, Lyon, the bull driver.He hears them the frigates may he made ready for «ea in threr blackguard each other in the most gross and mentkt of\tu*athft\u2014-\\hrr sleeping, com- filthy language, with mutual accusations Of fortably 7 hope, at cant.Cassin\u2019s, Mr.Rosei ignorance and insolence\u2014He sees Billings-rises, impatient to lv hold the city of Wa>>h-! gate outdone\u2014But is the whole house to be ington,the capital of this vtstand rising nation, condemned for the misconduct of two mem-In his progress from the navy yard, he would bers ?I w ill wait and see more.Immedi-a full view of a number of deserted, \u2018 arely a universal clamour and confusion aubt, with very exalted ideas decaying, ruinous houses on Greenleaf\u2019s prevails; six or seven members are bawling dignity, and purity of this point, and an equal number in the Jer ey it the same time, even whilcthe speaker is ment, with which he finds himself f He leftj have a full view of a number of deserted,1 ately a universal clamour and England, no doubt, of the power, dignity, and purity republican land.It was the Elysium of the! avenue.This don\u2019t look much like pros-! reading, so that a niember close by him \u2018 *\u2019\t11 complains that there is so much noise he cannot hear a word the Speaker utters.I un greatly disappointed, says Mr.Rose ; It was the earth, where virtue only gives precedence,! perity.But to counteract this miserab! where disinterested patriotism animates ev-| picture of poverty and decay, he beholds ery citi/en, more especially those selected two magnificent w ings ot a magnificent ca-for public trust, and where the venal cor-' pitol that isto be\u2014But how and where doc> nipt ion of the old world is known only by) ne find them } Un a bleak, barren, corn-rumour» from thence, and is hardly credited ! fortless hill, surrounded with a few scattcr-by our unpolluted mind*.Add to this, hr ed taverns and boarding houses, inhab.icil was to meet a \u2022' great, powerful and inde- only dining the sehsic.ii ot congress ; and so pendent nation,\" and, 1 presume, wa» full far from finding him.sclt in a great city, that of Aut awe with which subdued barbarian-i there is nothing even like a village within ap|w*ared before the senate of Route.\u2014-He!two miles ot this wondett.il pile.\u2014I his, arrives at the port of Norfolk, and perhaps 'iv* he, lias l>een doiu- f.n the\tc/ .a is a little shaken in his notions of our urba-Jtrait.in due time he gats i.*to the Pre\".!-nit> at lea t, when difficulties are made a- dent\u2019s House, wlictlier th'jugli th- gate or bout ;»cr.lulling a minister from a friendly |over th<* t 1 .ce' I c mnot s .v ; nor do I know power, charged with an important negot-a- lu»w he tound thiag.s witluu, 4% I have lion, to land on our shore- \u2014And the know ledge of our officers may have appeared somewhat deficient, when none of them at .Norfolk could (rll him w hetlier, hy the law \u2022 ot tlic United States, he could land or not.After wailing, however, umil a messenger could travel some hundred miles, in a coun United States with which h quainted is, Nohmu-k, which, one oi In own countrymen has said, is celebrated ouiv ** fur «log., iK'grots, a d dcinmrats\u2019\u2019 aim ceit inly it give* nu very elt4>int spccimefi I i-t\u2019MI swoop\u201d f ! T his is indeed d-th>- hoimr of tiie nation, the Prc-id-.it nvei-\t.jost equal to the Old World.To add to ved him m full t.ie, thit\tm h; .ate\thi, astoni.hment, the Mouv of Repn-senU- red plush breeches, 1 ue stocking- an-i \\ 1- tiv.-s .reengaged in developing more par-low slipper., with a phmtiful .uppi;.-»f riot uly th -intrigues of the military com-clouted negroes wi-lwur .hues to sh-'w- turn\tnta i.ler with i foreign government, fordis-.try not\ttainons cither tor\tgood roads\tof brid-.to the audience chaiAber.liy thisUni *Jr.\tiiic-inlrei ing the Union and placing a great ges, he receives permission from\tWashington\t<\"«o opinion ol our icfiiK-uieat, eicp.inc e\tpci ian ot the population a;id tenitory of to leave his «hip.J he first place i.i the\ti id pown, inav be\tsuppo.ed to be pi city\tth*.happy country u ider the dotmnion.of i» made a,-\twell -etti- 'l.\tbut still mu puriti r.'.Mu.\tth.r fcrr g.ig .vcrnnHnt \u2014And abut i>worse, iintiiiuh d, and »li<- Kslemn d«*c roy wiih h \u2022 he us it alledg d that oifr vinqous and itn* wtucii puMii hr mi- .i.trail>acted m tli tuc ilate PresiiiciU was well inltyrnicd of , .-counciUof il'.- republic is t.k.c:i l«»r thii treason yearsago,-ukI no* only conceal-1, He goe>to ti e llou»c of i ore c.! it from the cuusiitutiorud guardians of of Auk :u incitics\u2014He ino'» Iwweycr, hive\tKiiativv*.\tl'.eeii\t:>i}k «l.il m which is\tiji niun, but .k tua\u2019.ly coiui.nKd theclur- been gratified in i.-eing a puoplc yj'lto badao\tcom entiated\tthe v.r\tue and talent' <>| a^,i- at\t.1 tr.utor in the hi.du t in.iitiry ollice in valiantly beaten the Brifrih watep cayluw\u2019,-uid wise people, J« iib«-:.«u»g on tin u movi.th c.ontry, \"i ii powers and in a position But to come to more important uiutterw-tiulero tmg couweriis at a m -t .unn.im w)uiiig.,\\ lui i the iiiuiicuiat'.* nu.m> ot ii\tNorfolk\tt, i .i »i ?ivr ', » 11 i .tic i^ i in bi iriM k *¦ it i\ti \u2014 \\ u\t\u2022 i_ \u2014 where 1\u2014at the :uvy j anl ot thi-s ^rcatt \u2022 m«*u sj>h*ia«U)ur i>t tlie «àpaiiltn it, alio I'sUc pur\\\tphilosophical Icncr- eif il and independent nation\u20141 suppose he pet her ci».' i»teut with the Mi.iplicit) .it, on, implic .ted .! I tils is passing s tra i igc j had seen navj yards Ih\u2019Ioic he came here\u2014, ecoru»iuy ol a republic .\u2014 Jut S'.ai.iy tiuu., it i .< , .isb.nl as Ri'i^ Gi «ug-r.but never such a one.The navy of thr this is cm.g on the right side, a.ui if Hu j The a^onisju d Mr.Rose w ul soon heir Unilcil States, with which we are to sweep ' talents and manners ot the members comport some stories of Randolpli aim sixty tlnsU- 58 .\t1 t _\tJt limrl.IwrH hv tn h:-h-oihrr noJJ^y 7 A, i« i*»/\u2019.A ! 1 h.i« thf on-i <îuljar^\u2014of î «vr'S'ton aM ,v^\tj1'\t; |cd >b- A\u201e ,« of which p«.lu\tccx.I^c-mm only 10 «Vn» J J :;«»»-«, thousand\u2014<>f C» .ll.tin :»M-f Par mo.'.\u2022>« s\tinfrremihi» province, franed tor hinrouh'e indcfenf a rwo g.itne \u2022 .101.and many such cavrs to ^tibli.hth- exclu fn \u2019*\tBut wh.tr l im r .a.-d h> .h.» detectable tyr right of our rcpubl.can .ovrn.me.it t.\t^\tpro.,,0.may , W .u.<\t.y »l.the runty, in'egritv and y.<\u201c\tblr to\tthru\tform\tand rli ;»blr not only .o the\tmo«r.nnumr wihrs, dut err loup.* - may the world.I hour hr w t!l m.ke \u2018VMt to\t\u2022b,^i ®\t(,^0 h;r ,Avce hfncr, ,t\tarc r.ah nhrd.t >v .a\u2019, r«;.r\u201e^, r, UnI.Pcnsylvanii in Yfto!> \u2018\u2018-''iu V\t,\t^\t|0,r,p., |rw, it ver.Miy a ¦ i pubic r.anih v hu»l», to di*»pi-e how genteelwe hlackguird each other j .n\t\u2018i; ^\tlt\\0t Vt.gno-.nrr.in.cnlt-rn agncuPt»Ha .Vt, Hefore an élection: Surely Mr.R\"-\t^ 1\timmum.y\tM you A V \u2018c rr\u201e.to ch-cr oP .li} j imeVK Ht- wdï^thrVb^^Conve^ted\tinuijl brlwvr\t.he\tCoho',, k' c.mot boam of.M».\ttra lr.t .cut rouni to unp-orr »*\"\u2022 a,t^ James, tit\t.\t-\t1 rrdM.iu .o Hat 1 oooht not to be or-.c hi» »ra-, tor he nt ftalioo of jua tir.Ap.vr tl ftOJ»'rtc to e» or tV Trw didk^r following stor>', Tbtd, I |ha*Irgalîy tA-n the oath.1 either caa hr b- coart-, .«n ! tri » b/}nrv, lo emu.\u2019, the aa.bo.think, byBoccatio.Sqme hunrlii-d years ago there lived >otr.e niinureu years a-o\t.v .\u2014 .\t-\t-\t.a Paris two very good frienv^s, but one wasa hare always doubted, s»!i«iher they p ''4'cd devout Christian, the other .» rktermined ih-pnvi ege of e«ou wo » In the Case ol .\\l-Jew J he Christian took, infinite pains to Jerman Ciosby ani Alderman Oiivrr, it was convert hi» friend to the true faith, tt .ing .s|l vimially abolis.ird, for they were degr, a^a 111 the ngin» f till ut ex oeHt-d, but bv bill ; bit admitting, the re- ntv of the judges aid in ,g> uaiei.\u2014 I he* e.se m be the case.1 be H.ute ot t omm >n« have been my théine toi acreial years.z.mon rv t At, r r a.15.Mar r 1 r o\u2014On Tliursdav I 1 nt Italy, ot alncft \u2019 4 c Luci'ti U >a ip ute u to be .be heart, by the ti.lc ot King ot La; .uin.V-nureii, as eow am» nw.» .,\t«\t«\t.-.should be, he would w illingly become a ! of th.-» copie, .t w*'improper 10 »'lain Christian.\u20141 his proposal wasiiot lil.ed by .he tecoinmendcri a bill to eaplain the ng his triend.He endeavoured to cluue tht- ,he t.onimous, wuh »e ard 10 < xpol*K> >.\t.teat of his faith.But the Jew was resolved The J ws, .1 the Lnied Statea, a.e eiigiblej Gen ral Sebaftiani, the French ambaff dm, and accordingly went to Rome\u2014Alter ma- 10 any t lace, a.d bard then w 1 dd be ihm let, y,a4 jctt 10fftilinn0.,k f0, Pan».Tt.e lu.kQi king all the inquiry there in hi» power, and \u201e ,|,ey w.re d,n cu rhai pr.v.lcge, in ibu tngia G \u201e.e,n.nrn, ,orn bv taHions, and diftrafkd m diligently exercising his own ob*ervaiion, wi;d.ines>.\tJth.ir Cojoc.U, by the influente of B.mapa#ie be retained to Pan».I he friends met,-h.t ViC« ibemajoitv of the town of l tree a|>d AifX4lUlef> Wi!l ,njft probably fall a I» 1*\t1\tr .\t.IV- .1 Christian having given up all hope ot converting the Jew, atterwh.it he had seen at Rome.The Je»» ir.toinicd hinithat instead ,nr nwnitf \u201e)V .\u2022 » ¦.- , - -?f pure, upright, holy person», devoted to dcpriv<.d 0f ,fl |eu^| icp.»c,itMion.God and their religion, he had tound, at * - r - - \u2014- -1- - , s.c\"\t.- .41.d Alrxarwter.Wilt moU prob-bly fall a la- Rivers insult d m thr pe.ron ,d ti.e.r .epiceu- c| ricc lo ,he lllfivll0,u f\u201eeri (l, p u, f,le 0\t^ tativr ; and I shou d ,e»\u201eme, .be bills pas\tovefwfiel;,)1(| .\tof ,bc 0;h r.,be home, are not v.tlid in law, as (he town 11\tr P» IV «I\t¦\t»' ,-\u2022\u2022\u2022 I dtfy any pe.son to a* edge any cogent rea- the head.» of the Christian Church, c» r>\ta^amst Ins elig b.iity, or the itianper otj species of debauchery and sin i avarice, b,j n,bvcnbing tlicouh, and be hai st -u.'Ch JXfCâ TLOt Ct.X.LEE, Oener*l Lee wat remarkablv slovenly in b*t e*s a-\u2019it ma rners : ainl ha* often, by the lewdness, cruelty,'oppiession, drunkeime>Sjr^b, and gluttony\u2014From all which, continued, .a a Ur rnier or Catlivltck A Duke or an Kail m ght with e.ptal propri- »eu of the.He went directly to th« particular c ihe true religion of God.he i ompiled with, aod »at do»» n to »ome Cnld meat »» hirii »hc .I \u2022 e t for him on the rtreuer, J he gid wa» r matkaMy uiqui Hive .rbo
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