Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-24
From fbe BALANCE.

y~N A"OtsS1 h'i'SuAbSS ohAoitaooS -
low, by reafon that he is, more cunning
: than the people, will bride and iaddle and
ride them. Every Rilful jockey knows how
TO manage a reftiFo or high-mettled horfe,
He frR ftrokes, foothes and coaxes him |;
then with a fudden leap, ne feats himfelf
well on the iaddle-after which the poor
animal is at his mercy, and, by means of
the Tit, the LbHr and the thing, is made to
know and fubmit to his rider. Thus, a fly
demagogue will latter the people, till he
has riveted his yoke upon their hecks or
has mounted inugly upon their houlders,
and then he curbs and reins them with a
bride, whips them wi,hhis thong, or even
plunges his fpur into their Gde,, as beft
iuits his purpoies.
Marar and Robefpierre profened un-
bounded ~friendihip for the people. Marat,
IN the beginning ofhis political career, was
the editor of a newspaper, which he en,it-
led "1be Frirxdoftbe People," and which
is faid to have been tfufed with hatrery 10
Them, as we'll as with invectiyes againit
thole men in authority, whom he wilhed
to fupplant. The very title of that newt
paper, " The Friend Of the People," was
enough to give it unbounded credit and
currency, " We will have Mara1's paper
tfays the muititude) for he is our friend
he JaysE bhmEslf." Z" Succeis to Marat's
n~ewfpaper,' bawIs another. Huzza
Tor Marat, exclaim The whole multitude,
Hnzza for MaraS, tke fr1ena of the teoble."
In the mean time, the cadayerous, lantern
jawed Marat, obtrrvipg how we'll his
plans fucceeded, Grinn'd horribly a
& ghaaly finite"
R~obsfpierre was a noted Ieecb-moker;
and hlsfpeeches were generally filled with
the CURED hypocritical cant of ardent and
boundiefs love TO the people, who, duped
by this artihce ufed TO teaify their appro-
baton and gratitude by loud fhouts and
plaudits. In this way, thole two ,6ends.
thofe incarnate devils rendered themfelve,
universally popular AMI acquired unlimited
confidence and authority. And LET the
tears, the blood, the agonizing groans of
millions OF rhofe deluded people tell the
ref--This method ofgulling the peo-
pie by the horrid projections of great friend
ihip tor them, is no ue7v thing il is not a
MODERN invention, but waspraetiied by Gun.
ming, ambitious men, even in the e~arlieit
ages OF the world. There is a remarka.
bic ~inifance of this nature, and of a very
cary date. 10 /aerea hiftory.
Abfalom, a ion Of King David
young man OF an unprincipled, depraved
mind, but poAe6ing, great external dc
compliments, was banihei for the muir
der of his brother, and lived fometime.
with the King of Gehur, his grandfather.
AT length, bis ~indulgent father recalled
him from baniihment, and reaored him 10
favor. This p%aternal indulgence, he re.
Quilted by forming the horrible plan Of u
iurping the throne, tho he well knew,
that in lepping up TO it, he mutt dip his
feet in his fathers blood.-And what
method did Abfalom purfue IN order to
obtain this advancement ? The very fame
that has been pnrfued by ambitious dema-
gogues ever fnce that is, he won the
hearts ofthe people bv his aattery.-The
Ahiitory OF his political intrigue is very
fhort and very inttruttive. Ii is as fol.
lows :-" And it came to pats after
Ethis, that Abfalom prepared him chariots
and horfes, and fifty men to run before
him. And Abfalom rofe up early, and
itood betlde the way of the gate and il
was 10, that when any man that had a.
controveriy came to the King for iude.
mcnt, then Abialom called to him and
ttald, OF what city art thous" and he
laid, g thy fervant is of one of the
tribes OF lfrael." And Abfalom faid unto
mn See thy matters are good and right;
Dur there is no man deputed of the King to
near thee." Abfalom Eaid moreover, go
Tthatf = were made Judge in the land, that
any man w~hichhath any fuit or caufe might