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

ons. The fugitive t1cOreTS Came udck
dur Of ,heis hiding places, retook pofef-
iion of their houfes, and /" Cat under their
vines and 6gtrees, without any to hurt or
make them afraid" And at the period
OF ,iieir dciiverance, and of the reforati-
on Of their property and privileges, they
would almoit have plucked out their own
eyes and given them to Gideon. They
even carried the demonstrations of their
gratitude TO very dangerous extremity,
tor they offered to change the nature Of
their free government, and to make their
general and deliverer an Hereditary Mo-
march. 8. The men of Ifrael faid unto
Gideon, rule thou over Us, both thou and
thy .an and thy fon's fon alto; for thou
haf deliveredus from the hand Of Midi
an" The multitude, governed by the
prefent impulfe are. commonly hairy and
raih In their rcfolves. In the prcfc.,t In
Rance,' at the moment Of their enthuGain.
they were ready 10 throw themfelves ar
the feet oftheir deliycrer, and TO iurrend-
or their unalienable rights and privileges
to his ablolute hfpofal; and bur for the
integrity and pure Patrioiifm of the no.
bic hearted farmer, he might have bound
yoke of iron upon their tame and fob
miilive nccks. The patriotic Gideon re.
tulcd the offer of an hereditary throne,
and faid to the people, 81 WIN not rule
over you, neither fhall my foa rule over
you
This paroxan of gratitude in tse peo
pie was ioon over, and the family OF The
venerable general was requited in fuch i,
| manner, as mott excite ientiments OF hor.
ror In the mind of every reader.
The iacred writer having remarked the
ingra.itude OF tie children OF Iffacito their
Sod, proceeded TO FAY, " nci.her fhewcd
they kindnels to the houie Of Iersubal..'
namely Gideon, according to ali the good
neis which he had fhewed unto Ilsael.-
Ihls Is Teen in the fsquel. After the de-
eeaie OF the venerable Old general, Abb
nelech, the ION of 1 concobine, who was
as ntrisuiog as Maret or Robef ierre, ad.
dreiied the people with Gnooth Aatterine
tongue, and like Abfalom folx their Ssarts.
" Remember. faid the A. lcoundrel, thar
l am your bone AMI your feln.,, The
iAcred hiaory adds, 8 Their hearts were
inclined to follow Abimelech.',t And fo
IL has been IN all ages, the hearts OF the
,hiag acious multitude have been inclined
to foil1w thofe crafty dernagoeues who,
TO ani"er their own fcld:h purpefes, have
eareiied aad flattered them. Abimelech
having won the people, proceeded, as the
hitoIy informs US, TO hire fet OF T" ev.am
HzaHssbtbey/0ns," for his attendants /; tbat
s, men without principles and without
| morals.
| With this banditti, the monaer, in or
der 70 remove all fuch as might rival him
IN inc government, went and few upon
one ftone the fons of Gideon, being f.yen-
~ Ferions. My God! feyen,y brethren,
murdered in one day and upon one ftone
All o! them the children of father to
whom the nation owed It's Liberties. Tn.
haPPy young men! your fathers tne,i:
was your deitruttion. IF he had never
lett his t6rsNMg,RaR to lerye and fave his
country you might have lived in happy
obicu.!'y and did in peace. But wha,
were the fsehngs Of tie beotls, when they
were informed of ,hefc mott horrid muir
ders Did indignation FIRE their breafts
at the mafiacre Of the family of Gideon,
the father and faviour of their couatry :
D!a they putiue the murderer, and appeafe
tne cry OF innocent blood by his death
no they LEI him live. Did they drive
him into banifhnent No, he was fuffer-
cd to remain In the bolom of his country.
wen then every native Mraelire be,leld
him with horror, and avoided his coma.
ny. No iuch thing buta very differ.
ent f-ene pfeicn;S. The very next ac.