Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-11

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70 be long remembered BY Jon nd me-.
With your kind co.opsra.ioa | wilths,e
begin nrw fyaem 81 human things; ia
which every ientinent ana action ika!t
mite so advance the perfection, ard e.
cure the rights Of man. Human pertetti.
biliry:'' . s
= Fudge, Fudge-man, tgrowled a browny
fellow
:" Human pcsfesibility (added the
teacher,) is the plain dictate OF all na,u.c.
The infant gradually enlarges to man;
the acorn terminates in the majeit;c OAK
lcience, capable Of infinite expanGon; mo.
raj energies, fill more expanGve than Gci.
ence her.eIf; like the infant, and the acorn,
can rife to perfect forms, and boundles
energies. AL that is ncceaary to this
exalted end is, that man cultivate the
germ Of excellence, which the hand Of IA.
ture has implanted in him; that he unfold
his divine philanthropy, his cofnopoo.
tifm;, exalt his moral powers, and dilen.
gage himfeif from the reitrain,s, the lhac.
kles, which government and religion have
hitherto forced on the human faculties.
Private properly NUT be abolifhed. A
band of brothers mutt have one common
intereit, one common property. Nay mar
r;age is itleif a narrow and unwarrantabIe
monopoly. No good reaion can begiven,
why one man lhould engrofs woman 10
himfeif."
Who will take care of the children?
(cried an old man,
I" Who :" exclaimed the philofophsI)
/" The public, dolbtlels, and better care
than any individual ever took"
The public fhall never take care ofmy
children (tcreamed delicate woman be.
hind me) l know too we'll how the public
takes care of children. We had a poor.
houie filled with children, jua in our
ne;ghborhood.
l like the lcheme Of having the women
common property, lhalloed eoar!e,
brawney fellow l think Mrs. Wkitefon
ten times handlomer than my dame. Hea-
vens! ucreamed Mrs. Wh;seiou, and faint.
ed.) A great bultle was now made around
the lady, who was finally Carried out
When the tumult was ended, a Jolly, fat
young fellow, exclaimed, The phi'olopher
talks well. / never liked work in my
life. This lcheme Of having all things in
common is the very thing. l always
wilhed to have pogeilion of Sir John Cal
toms fine houie and horfes. never could
fee reafon why he fnould live ina palace,
and | in howell. /" Nor is,here rea-
fon in the univerfe, (cricd the rhilOiophe')
it ought to be common property"
Who lhall live in it ! 1t will not hold
more than three families laid an old man.
I" You fhall live in il; we will all
live in it," replied the philofopher.)
1t will not hold Us all trejoined the old
man,
"It qyM hold US all fnccellively" (re-
but,ed the philofopber.)
Then (faid tie old manJ,ve fhali be o.
lidged to move once we,k.
You need give yousfelf no trouble,
fsid a genteel looking man, whom / pre-.
ceived to be Sir JOHN himfcif; none OF
you fhall have it,
We will have;t, lroared out dozen at
once
will be the death ofyou hra, (replied
Sir JeHN.)
While this was doing, a ihrewd look
ing young fellow Gepped foftly up to the
philofopher, and pulled his nole.
The Philosopher Arusg!ed, and roa'cS
out.
The young man very calmly laid, f'li
keeping his hold, do no. aruggle 70 ha'd'
You refrain me from peculiar pleaiu's'
which l fnd in handling your rois. Re;
ftraint is inconfiftent with the dignity ana
rights of man. Beetles, fee no rca:sa
why notes fllould not become common p;o'
perry, as we'll as houfes, and women. PHI
ianthropy certainly demands that you, IS
well as me, faeriiee your private inss'ea'
to the common good. Coerye, noS'
IAN Infinite deal Of good hancE yoa'
has afforded this large aiembi,v al
y. A coGnopoii,e cannot, fute!y'
,ise Il, underoo a4litfle Inconvenience,