Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-23
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THOUGHTS CccAsIONED BY
THE Pace.

To coatroul the evil propeniities Q
mankind, ince. the days of 4ApAM, ha
required all The influence Of reaicn ant
religion, Of manners and laws. Withou
rheie ialutary reifrain:, manifetfly in;en.
ded BY the autbor Of Nature, men wo.de
become more terocious than byntes, ,h.
woh,f DE, flied with violence, and foceity
nasai e. 5lci.ins would be tie greatea
c,Iie. .. -
s:te' al, the n.!ssies, whnh have beer
fuasfed from the excefies of the human
patton, j. you'll ieea incredible that Z
great a,,i enlightened nation could BE-
so,,nd whole government fhou!d diiown
his obligations Of moral retti,ude, open
~ deride the iant.iors Of pure religion,
a",. raun;ihgiy defy the vengeance OF the
Deity. Yet all ;his we have feen!
To thofe who know how much the
iafesy ard independence of every fate
depends upon its power to repel the en-
c'eaehmsnss Of its neighbours, the inordi-
na;e power of France is a jua occaGon G.!
ftrious regret bu, tie means which have
b>en employed to accumulate this power
re much more to be dep!ored, as they ar,
IF a nature to psoducceyils inso!erable ant.
yet irrea,ediable in all free Hates, and t.
increase the r;gors Of terv:sudc in faeh a
.re no; Free.
Whatever of mildr:--ts or moderation.
here was in the government of the Euro
rcan continent will be pecedarlly exch.ng.
ed for ieverity, and whateves OF liberty
there was, together with the means and
motive to revive it, are already annihilated
by jacobin;fm. Jacobin;lm will give
name and diainctlon of infamy to The age
in wh;eN we have lived, and vii! bcun.
ceaiingiy exee.ated BY the wife and good
Of every future generation to whom its
character Gall be known. JacobiniGn is
that fyfem of article, by which men,
without moral honeRy, bat with enterprif-
ing talents, are enabled to combine the
defperate ard difcontented with the igno-
rant and the INDECENT Of every civilized
country againa the claims Of virtue, the
rights Of property, and The order of tocie-
~. Jacobililn foments dlcontcnt that
that it may profit by them; ledacss koasalt
credulny and then ules it for dilhonea rur-
pofes. 1, nourilhes political jealoufy and
then guides it; finally, it cheriihes fafe
ambition, Rms!ates avarice and rrovokes
The turbulent paGons till they BURT the
ponds of morality and law, and thus
opens the way for unavoidable delporilm.
Jacooinifm faon triu,nphed over France,
and with the boundlefs Ie!ources of that
country, eaaly conquered half Of Europe,
ard made fome p.ogrels towards the con
que:t Of the United States. The prinei-
pies Of jacobiniGn having wrought their
full effect in France, are tier: fupprcGed,
bur the imn,enlc military force it created,
and the in.asiable lut 81 pe,ional DONNA.
tion and ipirit of national aggr>ndiiemen.
which it excited, Gill remain the aeti-
witty Of ttsfe is, at preient, fufpended
by treaty with the only po.er, that has
been dapted ard able to defy and defeat
them. But it is difficult to conceive, that
the prefent condition OF Europe will long
reraain without important changes.
France, with all her ambition, is toe
powerful for the aares around her IN,
viii, therefore, acquire more, or be de.
prived ola part Of what The now poaenes,
and her neighbours will, probably, BE-
compelled to elect, whether they will re-
fgn their independence, or fight to defend
it,: whether the old combatants, after TAX
ing breath. will renew the arnggle, OF
new parties engage in tie conteG whe.
;her France, by force, or by intrigue,
will attempt to conlummate what is be-
gun; or whether he will be 70 occupied at
home as TO neglect her work abroad or
whether her fueign and domefic affairs
|. will be thought to 60 on belt together as
formerly, are qucaions Of great in,crei',
but not isieeptible Of fatisfaaory anfwers
at this moment.
Although we continually hen' f'..'. lis
French Of their tu,nukous JOY at the LUG
eeGss Of their numerous Great Captains,
aud sheir ianumerabie troops, yet there IS
- -.oor, ,afnecfs