Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-13

,..v.r mf,h,5e III. fate Of their heart.
Es.'s a9n.n armies, before they eomin=n-
VIZ. III. OBJECT of which was to
81, All P.ilage their neigh5our,-to
H'.', own AMI iefolate provinces never
,';I,i 70 ~confllt the I" Immortal Gods"
7, "a. days of cavalry, the ruling paiion'
rs rbs knights and Barons of thae times,
wsr. a f,p:fti,ious regard to religion and
,he fair f:x. BIT 6nce French Philoio-
nv has endesvored TO change the gen.
aa,3I opinion of mankind on rhefe points
,iiicu!ing all religion as Priefcraft-and
r.lacing the Tex to mere inttrumen's OF
fs,fIll sra.iicarion, the civilized world
have changed ia, oaieas of their Parllit.
Nov, zo:a!ib ani b,4oer are the idols Of
g.,.fal worhip-and the candidate tor
thcCs, if defi,ute of the qualities necetasy
70 obtain them, mutt aTtd Others that
WI! enfl,e him iuccels. In popular 60
vemmants, the disea road TO them Is
through the faf:ages of the PeoP'e-Io
them, of courie, the dsmagogue mutt ad-
dreG himl:lf, in or1er TO OBTAIN the ohlett
Of his wifhe.. Attained TO avow his real
motives, he c~oncells and difguiies them,
and nQxmei III. appearance OF virtues,
which he is conEcious of not feeling
He plays a parr-he ufes a language, cal
culared 10 in6nuate himlelt into the popular
sf.4ions-He clamours loudly for their
righ,s ana fibesties." when all The time
il is MS own i~n,ereit, his own advancement
at Which he i, directly aiming.
There is a circumitance mentioned IN
the New Telament, which canuo tail
to remind the attentive reader OF the cha
raacr of a madsr1 patriot When Mary,
the GRer of Lazarus under tn. influence Of
the deepca gratitude, love and venera,ion
for the Gaviour of the world, poured on bis
lacred head box of"prcciors ointment"
a certain " difcipie", who from another
~evangelia, appears to have been Jndas If
CARROT, reproached her with I" profcGcn,"
and demanded, " why this wsts-for this
ointment might have been fold for much
and given,o the poor" But Jays srothel
of the facrcd hiforians, I" He iaid this 10
becaufe he cared to, rte po0r, but hscaul;
he was a,hiei, and carried the iag, and KEEP
in his hand, whatever vas PUT taegeir.'
Such ALTO is the cafe fill with naan5 Of
tentatious pre,enders to fuPerior patriotiim.
They make the loudea clanors 10 behalf
of the poor-rhey are etern ] y p!atins a
bout the burden.o of taxes which the spar"
have to importantly fand forward as
the executive friends of the poor" The
ointment" that lubricates ,he zvbeelt of
g~,verrmeut, and enables them 70 move
with cafe and freedom, they pretend mould
bes fold and given to the peer" while
in truth, when their true motives are
known, it appears that all their clamor a.
role from a defre to put the public money
in their W " bag"--to provide for
themselves or their friends, places Of hon.
or or profit in the public employ. Even
Presidents and GOVERNORS OF STATES
are 10 be iourd, who to enlure themlelves
aprseminent Ration, 70iN barter aqcay The
ebFccs Ct gsqernment, and fatfboG hhsir
s7rn etdi0ns BY tr0m5i3g 10 ire jascAj,e'
eftbep party, Mcrahve Ea'isx, liz shs dit.
fe,rn: departments Of hrfnr.
/" Oh innocent, compared with arts Ike theGe.
Grape and cock'd piifol, and the whiting hal
Sent thro' the I travellers temples He thai
find.
One drop Of Heavens fwee, mercy in his cup,
Can dig, beg. rot and PERTH well %conteat,
So he may wrap hinfelf in honelt rags
At his laft gaip, but could not for a world
Fiji up his dirty and dependent bread
From pools and dirches oi,hc commonwealth,
Sordid and 6ck'ning al his own.~ fuccefs."
COWPER.
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