Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-16

violent mSdluiSS'
l ., raralyied all commerce. ana ruined
syery proprietor. The law OF hcnases
e'e 80 ;1nocence tremble movable columns
' :"n,,a,sd the country thoniands OF titi-
~ W.. r;f;ms of the law ct the 10th Frnc-
, -;5or. groaued far dilan, from their eoun-
NV. transportation had hurried a number
:, sable citizens to Guiana; rehe-
800 had excited entire departments 10
correction, had lighted up the flames OF
c;vjI war-and French blood flowed, ihed
~ ,he bands Of Frenchmen!
F,enehmen in the midis OF all thefe
wills. the day of the l4thoi July appeared
- your retroG ettion OILY as point In
vopr hiisory feparated by many ages from
The e.och in which you found your.
elves when the nineteenth OF Brumaire
g;ddeniy referred you. The energetic
will Of whole people was requiii,e
70 rroduce the fourteenth OF July :---the
ro,ver. the genius, and the fame OF hero
were necenary to revive it. len years OF
calamity, eAiravagant enlhuhaim, barba-
rim and dtGruetion, were forgotten in an
infant, ard no more appeared to US but
ra;nful aud tedious dream. The 18th OF
fulv feemed bar to ieparate US by a tngie
N eauous night from the 18th OF Bru-
MARE, which may, in a manner, be regard
ed as the morrow OF thar day. Al the
principles which had been forgotten were
confscrated anew and, in reinfatine
them, the government took every care to
eface every mark Of the deitruttive regi-
men 10 which it iucceeded, and to adhere
60 the.wilhes of the French people, when
.sey proclaimed their liberty on the 18th
OF Iuly. II has repealed every dnaitrous
law, brought back the citizens who were
unjualy, proicfibed, dried up the tears OF
families, made ruin difappear, obliterated
the traces Of Vandaliim, ard merited the
doaale tide of conioling and refG ring
government. 1t has refored to the
French that liberty and equality which
1hey had at frf proclaimed The PEG
pie, emancipated from the ancient deipo-
rifm and revolutionary laws, feel their
ielves, as on the 18th of July, free from
the letters Of the feudal fyAem, and tie
dangers Of terror. The farmer has no
longer TO pay tythes or forced loans, nor 10
lear imprisonment by his ieignior, or de-
tention as an hoRage.
The 18th CT July had conncrated the
entire freedom Of worihip. The 18th of
Brumaire re-opened the churches, protect
ed all istts, and put an end TO the perfecu-
tion ofpreas. Every inaitution connect
ed with the morality of nations, has re-
saned its dignity. Indufry re- animated
by encouragements and accompanies aeri.
culture honored and enriched the roads
repaired navigable canals opened relief
anured to indulgence, and materials for la
cor. cor TO 'hs tenants Ct the hofpitaIs--every
thing beipeaks the fp;rit of improvement.
which ehentially regulate. the government
and predominates in all its operations.
Frsnehmen, if, from the contemyJs,;oo
OF fheie internal advantages, you turn your
attention to the external operations of 90
vernment, you will behold il repair;no
with inconcsivable rapiiity the difaaeTs
we had iufained. Our armies were Ar
organized, our fortrei1es without prov;{
ons' our frontiers without defence Italv
ana part ofSwitzerland were abandoned
and Inc enemy threatened the Var and rbs
Rh' nc. when, by kind of prodigy, eve.
'.,oS was fundamentally repaired
ana e.ae, armies were collected rapid
sn ";a Nllios march, more aRonifhing than
Mo as'oly' itrusk terror into the enemy
T. ia'eDSo reitored to US Switzerland and
lazy four grand battles gained in Ger
'ildhy Conducted Us to the gates Of Vienna .
nc enemy dema1ded peace the coalition
was was Giiolved and the various powers
lsillsa round a government which ureferves
70 lnGch moderation in the midi Of v;tso
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