Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-10

| to make Us all good chriltians it is about
as much their interea to do the one, as it
is his todo the other.
I" Every friend of humanity mua de-
plore the repeated attempts to renew
,hoie fcenes of diitrattion ana political fu-
ry of which our country has 70 recently
experienced the baneful effects, aud TO came
bleed afrefh the wounds inflicted by par
ty rancour upon focal happinels and ma
ri,nal honor. IF this lpirit is not rePrea-
ed by the vi,tuou lih,ral and enlightened,
long may poferi,y lament the indhcE!ml-
nate facrihce at the altar u party, OF
perionai reputation, talents and Integrity.
ana perhaps the proitration Of their dearelt
righgs, at the .hrires OF ambition end
anarchy.
{" |, was an opinion of MonseSqnieu,
that lcis energy can be exersed by demo-
cratic than any other torm Of govern.
mcnt If this feotiment be correct, the
greater necci1i;y NUT exit for the iupport
of the people to the representatives OF their
own choice. In free tate the exlaencc
OF party is perhaps neceiiary for the fecu--
ri,y OF liberty, bat this party ipirit to be
icrviceabie mutt be tempered with mode
ration and mutt nos be extended bey2ne
the political walks of the public function
aries it aGlils. Whenever it degenera,es
20 faaion, malevolence All calumny are
tie weapons i, employs, the fountains OF
pniit.cal hapr;pefs are pcifsped. virtue and
vice arc deprived OF their definitions, and
me, are oily cGi,aa,cd by their clamorous
maledittions Of their opponents.
We ere bleGcd with government OF
or own choice the men who admin.
Ger it have. received evidences Of the con
hdenc= Of large majority of the people.
Ref pett for the opinions, wines and feet
iags Of 70 grea, body of their fellow CT
| tia rs, we lhoald fuppote would alone be
iuficient to induce The enemies of the
naturalization to conhne their oppoftion
70 ,ho!s limits which decency and a
common regard to the uiages of civilized
fociety would pIelcribe. The vulgarity
os expreAion: and indcccncy of abuie IT,
dica,ive of the want Of education and
talent, with which the columns of what
are termed the Federal papers are confant.
ly croaded, NUT exhibit to the world but
poor fpecimen Of the tate of the Ame'
| Iicsn people. ~.--r.-~-
"Tbs tairht qvbo rejoites in the bappi-
atG Of bis jSllo7O creatures, The ftb0la,
zv5o qakuss the literary reputation Of
bis country. the friend IF religion aUbo
! zvyGn The eal.ivaition Of 6eneVaitnt
principles ard E3Hnd m0r"hfy, and the
| c-ut!tmau qvbo coueerves tie retirement
+ manners no iajxy TO /aeiey, are in
| tcrsfe4 in The rorre7isa Of an evI
frauebt 4vitb the moa dangerous e0n/e-
qzeuces to tie Community"
columbian Advertiser, &c,
Can any pedon who has been In the ha-
bit of reading WEsrcoTT's paper fince
| iys irR eitabliihment, read the foreeo-
Ing without anazement at the contu-
nate imradence of'he fellow.-During
! the former administration, 70 cslumuy
his own puerile Imagination could fug-
GET, or the infamous columns of the
| Aurora and other jacobin prints could
afford was though, by him too grofs to
be admitted into his paPer-Bus now,
forfooth, that they have gained their
diabolical ends, by TIE bafelf' means,
| he cries oct againa an inveltigasiou OF
the conduct of public men and mealures.
1t is pity this learned editor had not,
reHese,: little ioonsr on the correct
nefs of the fentiment quoted fro n
Mon,efouieu, and atied from the con-
| yitticn he now feems to have of lit
! would no, have come from him with 10
iii a e-ace at this time.
! We flaIl ever hold ourlelves bound
| TO make zach commnss on the proceed
ings of thoie who are entruRed with
| the administration OF our government,
| as our own ideas Of a proper reipeet to
the contributed authorities OF the coun.
| try hall poiot out, and we place a
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