Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-03
FROM THE BALANCE.

-abOundS with inftances or public ingratl-
tude, and OF the triumph Of viiainous in
-triguc, over the wiieit ana belt Of their
rulers.
Milriades, tie brave general of the A.
thenians, and the favour OF Athsns, who.
with only ten thouland men, repnlled an
invading army of an hundred thoufand,
under Darius. Hydafpis king Of Per6a,
was victim 10 the ingratirude and peril
dy-of the people, whom he had faved from
Aavery and ruin. Vilcly traduced, aud
maliciouily accufed by men who cnviea his
greatness and fought his deeruttion, he
was condemned by the voice OF the people
ano being fined in larger fun than he
: was able to pay, was ignominioully thrown
into ,prifon, where he lived and died for.
gotten. After .rhe death of Miltiades,
the chief management Of public affairs de-
yolved upon AriGides. and Themiapcles.
The former By his long tried integrity,
and uniformly virtuous life, had obtained
the name of $ tbe jge;;', while the lat
ter was a crafty intriguing man, who ca
relied the people, and poured his iubile
batteries into their itching ears: and his
art prevailed over the others bsneAy.-,
This Aatterer, this bafe intriguer, be-
came the favorite, while the honeft patri-
OF, the brave general, the irreproachabIe
itateiman Ariitides, was driven into ba-
ni!hment by the public voice.
Nextly Cimon, who added glory to
his country, not only by his noble atti-
ons, but by fweet and gentle temper, as
well as inaexible probi1y, ihased the fame
fate.
Traduced and Implanted by the cum
ming, diiiipated, unprincipled Pericics,
who fought TO obtain his offices and his
~honors, he was driven from the country 10
which he had been the greateft ornament,
and was forced TO confane his days mex.
lie. SO IL was that poliihed Athens re-
warded ione of her braveft heroes, her
wileit Legislators, and her purcR patriots.
Yes, the Athenians, the mott polite, the
mott sentimental, the mof ingenious PEG.
pie IN arts amongf all the human race,
were duped by Crafty demagoeues, and
had bate ingratiIude enough to requ,e
their mott wife, faithful and defervinp
rulers with priion and exile!
Iheie inRances mighl he enlarged upop
ana many others, equally pertinent, might
be addaced from brgfs1ne or commou h;tfo.
NY; but, for realons already mentioned
IN fome Of the former numbers, chuie to
draw my examples, or hiaorical fats.
Chiefly from the Bible.
As Wilmington, Greene, LINCOLN, Put
nam, and oshers left their firms to lead
the American revolutionary army /; 70 CT.
deon, respectable young farmer. was
called to lead the army Of nlacl, while
hewas fb,s@ing qO5eat. The condition
OF that nation, by reafon Of an invading
enemy, was extremely dittreiliag. TIE
Midianites and Amelekites, like praC.
topers for multitude, overipread their
land, reAped their iaryeRs, and rioted ND.
on the fruits of:heir labors in the mean
time, the wretched Hebrews, in order TO
lave thcnfslves from death or from CAP
tivity, which would have been even WORE.
were fam to flee to the mountains. and 70
hide themfelves in dens and caves of rho
earth--and then il was that the ,ou,o
farmer received commif1ion from th,. sn1
Preme Court OF Heaven. The angel of
the Lord appeared unto Gideon, while he
was threlhing wheat to hide it from the
MIdianites, and informed him that he was
dedgnated to deiiver Eraei. Scarcely
could the fnodef youth credit what h.
heard and with an am;able {elf- d;f;dence
ne replied, :" Q my Lord, wherewifh
ihali l fave Hrael3 Bshold my family is
poor III ManaReh, ard l an the leaf IN
my fathers iioafe. "-M Mark the mo.
deity OF TIE young man i-fIow diff
tefent from thoie kaAurd All,.iA. -