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FOR THE MIRROUR.
“ No. I.”
" 'Tis a pity that men forget tbemfelves !"
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Th, brother's moat more clearly to ej„.
“No. II.”
Si N war rebuk'd ty SATAN-Tints the elf,
Steering, relied—
r“No. III."
« Pbyfe /— Heal THYSELF!”
FOR THE MIRROUR. —MR RUSSELL,
Please to give the following a placein your
very ufeful M lr roua.
Honor and Shame from no condition rife ;
AH moll,our part, there alltbe honor lies.
~ — POPE. .
A SENSE of Honor is a very powerful af
feaion in the breasts of mankind. It is
. discoverable even in childhood, and its effeds
are, perhaps, not later than the exercise of
reason. Honor is what all men are desirous
of obtaining, though they widely differ in the
manner of their pursuit to acquire it. That
which is truly honorable, is calculated to pro
mote a general good. The happiness of two
is preferable to that of one, and that ofafoci
, at, to that of an individual.—He that does an
ad, by which he may profit himfelf, without
injuring society, is praise-worthy : byt his
part is more honorable, who connects his
Country's good with his own; and his still
better, from whose condud all mankind may
reap benefit.,
None have more mistaken notions of ho
nor than those who place it merely in external
refped, and adventitious circumstances of
fortune. Riches, dignity of office, or high
^mfratio: excited b, sane splendid adion.
may gain that noisy applause, which is called 1
fame. But, however, that internal refpea,
at which the thinking multitude bow with
reverence, is pollened by him only, " who in
no situation of life is either ashamed or afraid
of discharging his duty, and a&ing his proper
part with nrmnefs and constancy , true to the
God whom he worthy, and true to the
faith in which he profeffes to believe; full of
affection to his brethren of mankind ; faith
< ful to his friends, generous to his enemies ;
warm with companion to the unfortunate ;
felf denying to little private interests, but,
•zealous for public interest and happinefs,- -
magnanimous, without being prord—hum
ble, without being mean—just, without be
ing harsh —simple in his manners, but man
ly in his feelings—on whose word you can en
tirely rely—whole countenance never deceives
you—whose profeffions of kindness are the
effufions of his heart: By him in fine, whom,
independent of any views of advantage, you
would choufe for a superior—could trust, as
a friend—and could love, as a brother."—
Truly none can withhold honor from a char
after so truly amiable.
/ HONORIS AMICUS,
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Political.
RICHMOND, JULY 24.
Wythe Court-House, Virginia,
July 4,?794-
rrtHE Democratic Society met ac
cording to adjournment, Citizen
William Neely, chosen Chairman of
the fitting, Citizen John Montgome
ry, chosen Secretary. %'^'
On motion of Citizen Alexander
Smyth,
Ordered, That a Committee be ap
pointed to prepare an addreb to the
people of the United States : and a
Committee wat accordingly appoint
fd, of Citizens Alexander Smyth,
Daniel Sbeffy, Jehu Stephens. Jesse
Event, Joseph Crocket, Wm. Drope,
and William Hay.
Citizen Alexander Smyth, from the
Committee appointed, reported an
Addrefo, ffhich being read, wa i unan
imously agreed to.
Or&d, That the laid Address be
signed by the Chairman, and pubtifh:
M
MOND A Y, August 25, 1794.
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ADDRESS,
Os the DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
in %be County, Virginia, to the
People of the United States.
FELLOW-CITIZENS,
IT is a right of the people peaceably
to assemble and deliberate—it is a
right of the people to publilh their
fentiment^ These rights we exer
cise, and esteem invaluable.
1 A war raging in Europe ; a war
of tyrants agaioft liberty, cannot be
unfelt by the people of the United
States : it has routed bur feelings.
We have rejoiced when victory follow
ed the ftaodards of liberty. When
despots were fuccefiful, we have ex
perienced the deepest anxiety. We
have lamented that our good wishes
were the only aid we could give the
French.
Among the different powers com
bined agaioft the rights of man, we
have marked the British nation, the
champion of defpotifm d With indig
nation we have heard their infolenc
dictates to the fmall'peutral powers
•of Europe, to join in the subjugation
of France. With sorrow we have
seen every principle of liberty hither
to retained by the people of Britain,
violated by its present corrupt govern
ment, and their most, virtuous inhab
itants transported to foreign lands, or
going into voluntary exile t But we
hope these things will ultimately pro
duce good, and that there is ftjll a la
tent spark, which by e^ceffive fric
tion, will kindle to a fl ^me, and will
consume the rotten edifice of the" Brit
i(h government, on the ruins of frhich
another may arise, the basis whereof
shall be justice liberty and equality.
While with anxious expectation we
contemplate the affairs of Europe, it
will be criminal to forget our own
country. A session of Congress hav
ing just passed, the firft in which the
people were equally represented, it if
a fit time to take a retrofpe&ive view
of the proceedings of government. —.
We have watched each motion of
those in power, but are forty we can
not exclaim " well done thou good
and faithful fatty. We have seen
the nation ibfulted, our rights violat
ed, our commerce ruined=aod what
has been the conduct of governmentt
Upder the corrupt influence of the
paper system, it has uniformly crouch
ed to Britain ; while on the contrary
our allies the French, to whom we
owe our political eriftence, have been
treated unfriendly ; denied any ad
vantages from their treaties with us ;
their Minister abused ; and those in
dividual, among us, who desired to
aid their arms, prosecuted as traitor,
—blulh Americans for the condu&
of your government
CITIZENS,/
Shill we Americans, who have
kindled the spark of liberty, ffand a
loof and fee it extinguish, when burn
ing a bright Barrie in France, @hich
{hath caught it from us ? Do you not
' fee if despots prevail, you must have
a despot like the r,ft of nations ? If
all tyrants unite against free people,
Should not Jill free people unite against
tyrants ? Ye^! Let us unite with
France, and Band or fall together.-
We lament that a man who hathl
so long possessed the public confidence,
;as the he^d of the executive depart- 3
meat hath possessed it, Should put it
^Q^^l— ^—ll-^
to so severe a trial as he hath by a
la|e appointment. The constitution
hath been trampled on, and your
rights have no Security.
Citizens I What is despotism ? Is
it not a union of executive, legislative,
arid judicial authorities in rhe fame
hands? This union, then, has been
eft^ed, Your chief justice has been
appointed to an executive office, by
the head of that branch of govern
ment ; In the capacity he is to make
Treaties : Those treaties are your fn
preme law, and of this fnpreme law he
is fapreme judge! !,What has become
of your constitution and liberties ?
FELLOW-CITIZENS,
We hope the mifeondua of the
executive may have proceeded from
bad advice ; but we can only look
to the immediate cause of the mif
chief. To us it seems a radical change
of measures is necessary. How Shall
this beeffefted? Ciizens t ft is to be
effected by achange of men. Deny
the continuance of your confidence
to such member, of the legislative
body as have an interest diftina from
that of the people. Ta trust youi
felves to Stockholders, what is it, but
like the Romani, to deliver the poor
debtor to his creditor, as his absolute
property To trust yourselves to Spe
culators, what is it but to commit the
lamb to the wolf to be devoured. x
It was recommended by the con
ventions of Some of the states, so to
amend the constitution, as to incapa
&k*^ any man to ferue at president
more than eight years successively.
Confider well this experiment. 'Tis
probably the most certain way to
purge the different departments, and
produce a new state of things.
Believe us, fellow-citizens, the pub
lic welfare is our only motive.
WILLIAM NEELY, Chairman.
Attest,
JOHN MONTGOMERY, Sec'%
$ The Republican Printers throughout
the Union, are requested to publilh this ad
dress.
CHARirY-an
extract.—" O, my foul, what a
thought antes! Can it with truth be
said, that any, after cool deliberation,
upon whatfoevter pretence, Should ei
their publickly or "privately discoun
tenance that relief to the distressed,
which we may all at some time want,
and which humanity suggests ? forbid
it heaven!
" Alas, we Sojourn in a vale of tears!
sorrow on every fide surrounds us,and
calif for those duties which we feel
impressed in our natures, duties so in
delibly engraved, that a heathen said,
" Iq nothing do we more imitate the
immortal Gods, than in doing ads of
kindness.”
From the Columbian Informer, &&
toUNDRY QUERIES are circu
)lacing in Newfpspers ; among
others this , Was Jin created fubflanti
all,, or an unavoidable conjequence pro
ceeding from tbofe good works which
" Were all very good ?"—We know
there are some, who will think io Spite
of the world ; and we know the world
will out vote any man whose name
begins with 1. No man may be al
lowed to speak in the firft person, for
' it is faying the fame as, /am all the
world, @ me#A to have a calling
0 — — —.—— , —
vote, if all the world Should oppose
my opinions , and forthwith her lady-
Ship infamy will /have him as hand
somely as any guillotine. I believe
that man war made at the fitft in the -
image of God, that is, the sovereign
people with Whom l worship the Sov
ereign of the Universe, believe so ;
and without dispute they believe right.
Now the sovereign people believe that
Adaro left this image of God, and.af
ter that, all mankind were made in
the image of the devil, and I believe
the farce $ that is, the sovereign peo
ple believe it : That they believe a lie
is very evident, but the royal I Swal
lows me up, my vote is just nothing
at all. Great 1 has a creed, and all
the reason that little faithlefs i is out
of hell is beqaule he fy numbered with
those who Support foil majefy without
grumbling. Satan's leaving his " own
habitation" was the firft breach of or
der that has ever been heard of in this
Mansion of the Universe § and this
was the hatching bf the snake that poi
sons the world of mankind, even fa.
When man broke out-of order the
breach was called fa. So then it ap
pears that fin was not created fubftan
tially,nor an unavoidable confluence
proceeding from those good works
which " Were all very, good." When
English men began to make English
words, they called the nature of man
humanity, meaning the native turn, of
his mind, or good will. But now a
days, the fame is called mere devihfh
4 good nature- - *
JHETER OD OX.
SYLLOGISM.
IS it confident with the Divine na
ture, that man Should will the good of
his fellow men ? Then must it not fol
low that it is con fiftent with the Di
vine will, that man Should use his en
deavours to effed the happiness of hit
fellow men ? If so, what Shall we rea
sonably expert will be the final event,
as it refpea# that infinitely benevolent
being, who hath both the disposition
to will, and pbwer to effect their hap
piness ? To will their happiness, and
not to effta it, would argue weaknefe
and imperfeaion—aod not to will nor
effed their happinek, would argue
malevolence, neither of which can be
attributed to Deity.
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