Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-10

~, ,,,oke \ Heaven or Hell, IiCh " sN
VIM matter where if be IT'LL the iaMe'
aaa ,vbat ihould be all but leis than he
whom thunder hath made greater. Here at leais
We fhali be free.
Here we may reign fecure, and in my choice
To reign is worth anlbieion, though IN 5ien /.
Better to reign in Hell, then feEve IN Heaven.
Who can Imagine Stronger fpirlr ct :,
true republicanifm than Satan has exPrei,
fed in thoie words, which | have quoted
from the great Milton.
8. His true was with tn eternal TO be ceend
Eonal in ftrcngth; and rather than be leis,
Card not 20 be at all. With that care LOTT,
Went all his fear: OF God, or Hell. or worie'
He reck'd not.
Defending from Heaven, true repnb-
licanifm, like the true religion, has been
confansly preferved in iome parts Ct the
earth. We read among the Jews OF the
childreo of Belial, who was one OF Sa-
tan's great compeers. Theie were doubt
lels true republicans. But why fhould |
trace their progrels in difant ages and
countries, Gnce, above all Others, they
remarkably fourth in our own times, and
are now in fair way to attain all they
win, dearoy all fupeflority, and infead
Of the reign Of the law, efablilh therelgn
Of the people, of man, 'free and equal /;
correct the errors Of fuperffltion, the OPP
prelion of government, and the injuftice
Of fociety and refore every thing to its
rightful owner, the whole people, by an
equal dieribution Of property and ENJOY
ments, a community Of e&ates, goods, and
women. Then will man be free, like
other animals in fate of nature. Great
progrefs was made in this work of regene-
ration by our enlightened brethren, the
iacobins Of France, the mott accomplished
patterns eff true republicans that ever exit
ed. They bore downevery thing before
them, and were topped in their progrefs
only by the armies, force to which it is
not unworthy of a true republican to fub-
nit for thar is fubmiaion to natural
force, and implies no fuperiority of mind.
In this progrefs they were happily fol.
lowed by our brethren the United Irilh-
men and they alto ielded only to the
army. In America we made anoble fand
in reGiting the adoption Of the federal con-
aitution. But anti -federalifn getting in
to difcredit, we fas our brother Faucher
in his interrupted letter happily expretfed)
efcaped from the odium of it under the
name Of Republicans. But we are till
the fame: and trace US through all ages
and countries, from our great prototype
Satan to The mighty Rcbsfpierre, we pre-
lerve the fame character and the fame
views, and purfue the fame meafures.
Here happily we have no force to fear but
the law, and that we can make what we
pleaie. We can have our own Legislators,
our own judges, and our own juries and
are always fure of our own witnelies.-
Here we have NOT that dread Of all true
republicans, or an army to fear. Here
we have nothing to fear but our own i'm
prudence, premature difclofure Of our
views. OF this let every True Republi-
can beware. 1t is prophsded that in the
latter days, -fonac ihall depart from the
faith, giving heed to old wives fables
Where the love OF order abounds, the
zeal of many will wax cold. Do we not
already ftc many falling away from US,
becsule they have difcovered that we with
to go farther than they will follow US!
Such feccaions may ruin Us in our pre-
fent tate; we are not yet &rong enough
to do without thofe auxiliaries, which in
laort eime we may difcharge and dearoy.
Let us BE- cautious and pcrtevering, and
without ralhnefs or dependency parfae
the march of mind, We cannot fail of
fuccels if we be not wanting to ourfelves.
Let US Arike our roots deep and fpread and
fix our doctrines by means Of fecret focie-
ties. We have already nearly two hun