Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-21

and thus eGablilh his power on BATS,
which all Europe cannot fllake.
| Fzom the manner in which we have
feen the French revolution, thus terminate.
we are led 70 review Of the MANY crimes
and horrors which have naked its progreis.
| all which are to be traced to the impract;;.
cable lehemes Of a few Observation-Disclosures.
aiming at a viiionary liberty, calenIated
rather for lavsge than focal mar, and =
ietaing all the refrainls Of morality and
religion; iuch men as Voltaire, Condor
Get and Tom Paine, have been the true
authors Of all the mifery, the bloodhed,
and anarchy which have for many years
paf dilgraced one of the fairef portions Of
The globe; while the French revolution,
Ike blazing comet, las been rating in
It's orbit, and
I" With fear Of change
Perpiexing nionarehs,"
akind providence has prelerved tfefs aates
from 1hofe evils to which the unruly paf-
Gons of many Of our citizens would lave
expofed them, by clothing with the chief
executive authority ,fuch men as Wsfhiug-
ton and Adams and by dilpodng the ma
/ jority Of ON citizens to approve and fup-
port their meafures dreadful indeed, muit
have been their ftuation, had an adn;l;f-
,,ra,ion, with the revolutionary, theore-
tic and narrow fentiments, Of the ,gcn,
row at the head of our affairs, poGeaed
the reins of authority, at the tine when
Genet, Fouchet and Adet, repreiented the
French republic inAnerica. Had fuchbccn
the cafe, we fhculd have made common
caufe With cur filter lepublic," we
fhould have had the boaoy to lend her mil
lions, never to be repaid cur trade would
have been annihilated our agriculture Of
courfe you'd have been crippled; and in
place Of thofc immenle prch,s which we
have reaped frem our neutrality, we fhould
like Spain and Holland, alter iaNaining
long and ruinoas war, been {acriGccd at
the peace Of Anlens, to aggrand;ze the
power of France.
Ent thanks to heaven, at this in,por-
tart cribs, we had men to conduit cur
natioaal affairs, who were braareal pcIi-
ticians--who uuderacod and purified the
true intereRs OF their country, unfedaced
and unbialei by thofe falfe and hollow fyf-
tens oFphilo{ophy and government, which
are iuR introduced Into America, when
tfey are ridiculed and difcaydsd in En-
rope. With the recent proof in France,
added to the long catalogue in former Pc.
RODS Of time, CT democratic revolution
and anarchy, terminating in military def
po,ifm, it is rot likely that the good
fenie of the people of this country will
permit them, TO err into thofe cxcefss
and crimes which have marked the French
revolution -Rut the fame fpirit who 60
verned ,Frenchmen, Gill is cherihed~ by
maxy in this country.
In tie Iaf fellion of congrels, we have
wilneded the frf foot aeps of that inno-
vaiing fyfem, which, in defiance of oaths,
of duty and interea, violates the confitu-
ton, mutilates the reveaue, throws away
the means Of defence and to crafty the
claims CT party fpirit, removes from Office
men Of acknowledged worth, and With
out tain in their official conduit; when
innovations like thele are fanaioned by
general APPRECIATION when a whole
country Will permit the tools Of parry, to
fupplant men Of the fra qualifications, in
Offices where talents and integrity are in
difpenfbly neceaary; it is then prepared
for degradation and aavery there is then
no longer that virtue, which is requif,c
for free republic; nor is there any longer
that inducement for men Of fuPerlor worth
and endowments, to engagein the fervlee
ftheir country, when the rewards OF OF
fetal honor and confidence are beitowed,
not on men Of merit, bur ON parry brsie-
lytes. Soon may this iyfem be changed,
foon may we return to the maxiMs OF
/, yVafl,;noton. and with them NAV we ex.