Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-26

Tfaced by any that | could MAKE. AS sve;y
thing w;l savs its day, "a viii yoer petite
Clans have theirs, bat when that day Is pst,
their night will Left forevet. But tie remsm-
Of American virtue. ha!i live while
exits, or tie defendants Ct eternity
behold the end of things. When hall man
again live, Whole death, like a convu'hen in
nature, vas known to the ends OF the earth,
who has lief, a fame, which, like a meridian
iun, e,o1ihes all around i,-Sho commanded
refpeSt from the e~nvious, love from tive wr.
tuous. and fear from the vicior s-~hote e.
venfui life, was one ieene of !abour in his
cauie-whom the plaudits OF natl
ons RATED into TIE chair, and whom the
PRAYERS of millions followed to the grave.
To eulosiue American virtue, is a talk
beyond my power. The labours OF h'i'orians
htll relate their deeds, and wondering pol
.eri,y ce,cbrste their fame.
The Amer can Revolution forms an epoch
in tfs kiRory OF mar. Its origin, prosrels,
and eoselafaz, ccnsr;bate~ walt matter tor
detail. The Federal Government, airing by
its means, conveys idsas coineident with its
nature.
Fellow. Citizens, the caufe for which we
foseht, the object whichwe obtained, con-
virces the unintereaed oberver, that the Fs.
dersl Contribution was formed to ~ifecnre the
bleGires OF liberty TO our oative land. Il II
rea(cnable to fuppole, that having obtained
freedom, we mould not with to iecure it
that after having fought Happiness, We hou'd
not win to pofels it-that after having ex-
perieneed misfortune, we fhould not wifi 70
enjoy PROPERTY.
En:rgy is as necsfary in government, a
food in IFS. 1t is the very foul Of all inisi-
,%utions. Without energy, government is
but a name. With caule for exertion, and
70 power to exert, what government can
eyia. And as the love Of praile is an incise.
ment to %virtuous actions, 70 is the tear OF
punihnent a terror TO evil doers.
The Federal Government Pehehss fah.
cisnt energy to protea virtue, and punih
vice. 1t encosrsgeslaudable exer.'ohs, and
prevents evil actions: It's powers are pro.
portionate to its juri(d,aiou, and extend no
farther. The Contribution is its balls, the
people its fupPort.
jacobinifm, Fellow Citizens, is in itfeif,
a principle 70 vile, that its importers are
ahamed to acknowledge it. 1t is founded in
every thing which is bafe, milchievous and
deRruAive. 1t compreheuds nothing but r"-
in and milery. In fact it is a peai'enee f:nt
by heaven to punih mankind i: Since its
'deRruAiye influence has been known, its
horrid effects have been felt: Like the poi
fonous tree, it faeri6ees all within the reach
of its bsneful e%ontsgion Alarse portion ct
mankind have experienced its calami:ous
tendency. Like a monRer Of deceit, it APP
Sroaeh:s unperceived, sad the un"ary cha
raaer becomes a prey to its raPins. Intrigue
and calumny march Ike pioneers before 1t
milery, poverty, and dearuaion, bring up
the rear. Its road is marked with fuin- its
aeps traced by b.Sod.-Like a damon ct hor-
ror, It fpares 70 yi9im. The fsenes Of rspine
are the delight Of its eyes-tke eriss OF rniis-
~, uufe to it's ears.-Virtue and RICH, arc
bu. objects Of its vengeanee-Truih and
Charity, but objects Of its (csrn-Morsii,y
and Religion, By, lubjeas for its ridieule.
~Jaeobini!m has bssp tolerated in various
a apes, for uauy ages; but never has gained
.|alcendaney I'LL the prefer, day. The inha.
|5itants Of former times were not 10 eat'iy de-
ceived-shey anticipated the evils which we
have felt-they avoided iss paths-we Fave
fallen into its fhares.
Iaeobiniiu, Fellow. Citi.ens, originated 10
impiety. The caufe of the French Revolu-
ton may be juaIy attributed to Jaeobiniim.
The modern philosophers DIFFERENTIATED Prin'
ciples defruaivs to the peace Of Franes.-
They began by delpi6ng religion, as ineom.
p.,ible with their exalted ideas /; they found
out that all men vsrs equal, that government
was a folly, and that 4. future Fate exited
not. They pulled dswn the church 70 erea
the temple Of ausrehy-They trampled the
crols to raife the idol denocrsey-They de.
Rroyed the government, to plant the tree OF
liberty tin fine, they overturned the ma
|tion, 10 raiie the republic. Behold, Fellow.
Citizens, the end Of things-"The name OF a
p~hilefopher, il BOW defpiisd 10
|Franee"-The nation, feeling their error,
have lnbhded into an eFea;ve, energetic 60.
yer nment; France fron being a prey to tae-
has become an envied nation !: Photo.
DIV la, given place to a~ationsl utility, and
philosophers, like their lyaems, have become
|objeHs Of contempt.
ReAea, my countrymen. OF. The awful end
of Voltaire, D'Alsnberf, and Diderot-thoie