Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-21
FsoM THE PALLADIUM.
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i POLITICAL REVIEW.
No. w. CONCLUDED.
THE UNiTEDS STATES.

s1ized world that our country fhould enjoy
temperate and fable liberty. No 60
sernment poasaes 70 much energy as tree
one, and our example, if it mould fucceed
would difpoie. even the mott deipotic 60
vernments, ionlewhas to relax the rigors OF
their Tyranny in order, by impartingsnew
privileges TO their people, TO widen the
foundations Of their power. Our free fyf-
tenn 100 being ina fair train cfexperiment
will thew how far the theories OF the De-
mocratic Philolophers are fold or falfe {:
How far it is fate to rely on the fenie and
virtue of the citizens, and how enential
tits to ufe the ply zeal force of fate to
keep the proaigate and lazy in rearaint.
Perhaps no nation fands more indebted
to anceRors for good principles, infituti-
ons and habits than our own. We began
our revolutionary courie mott OPPORTUNITY
and favourabiy. We had ra,hera foreign
iet of rulers TO expsl, than domeaic au-
thcrity 10 iubyert. We, therefore, carri-
ed on our revolution on principles more
like order than anarchy our cities were
mot large our rabble was not numerous,
nor in dread of famine; our ambitious men
had not been trained in manner, to feel
the difpoftion ioon enough or to learn the
art to feize the chances of confufon. Our
implicitly lated till cur frf dangers were
over. Indeed the war being the gseatef
danger, united all minds to reit thar, of
courfe all other dangers were prevented.
As foon as thewaf was oyer, heextreme
feebleneis of all authority in Congrels or
the States produced dilorders. The paAions
that were unEe9rained became uncontroul-
able. Demagogues foon claimed power by
ieconding thofe pai1ions and more real
hazard to American Liberty attended the
four irf years of peace than the eight years
of the war. A federal government was
agreed upon, and we fill think it an al
mott miraculous interpoGtion ofprovidence
that il was agreed upon. Warrington re
commended, Warrington administered it.
1t went on for fome years with thew of
frength that was not in it, but was lent
70 il. Faction perceived that its limbs
were free, and Philip Freneau was hired
to publifh a National Gazette, to lie down
government thar fcarc,ly had, from the
fri, fIeagth to fand up. Demsgogues
faw their opportunity, and leagued toge-
ther TO improve it. France alone, they
iaid. was free, for there anarchy reigned.
They found fome popular feelings exiting
and they blowed into fame. For others
they collected combuaibles, and flint and
finder. A nation fattening in PROPERTY,
and almof opprened withits own fat, was
told of beggary and ruin twas made to
dread nothing but its own elective govern
ment, audeo trua nothing but the counfels
of Its deceivers. Its boafed fenie, which
was to govern, proved to be no match for
It's pafions. Thefe were excited, and
claimed the right to rule. They haveob.
tanned it, and their rule is ever tyranny.
In all other countries the fdes of the
democratic pit have been found f}eep: AT
ter falling in there is no fuch thing as
climbing up again. Late events, however,
indicate that there is in New England, at
leaf, a poflibility of aiding over the edge
without falling to the bottom. 10000
votes for Governor Strong denote thar
our citizens are making efforts to recover
the clear light and firm footing again.
Already we look round and fee the ha-
voc that our temporary error has iuffered
TO be made. We fee the advantage that
has been taken of our fra Plumbers. Our
contribution was made {" to eeablih juf-
tice,'' and we thought it was efQbAl9ed.
But, behold and tremble, fellow citizens,
that which ought to be of allthings the
mott hxed ard iure, is itielf aAoat !" on
The telnpe9uous Tea Of liberty The
Judges are deprived OF all power over the
democratic pafions by law iolemnlv de-
Gliding that they are thenlelves fubietf to
thoie pailions. Ii liberty lhould fubift af.
ter all this, then we u,uff hold thar forn,e