Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-23

though itsfhonld aot be equal to either
of the other two, would be we'll worth
wifhing for. We are afraid, however,
that he las made triAing miaake, and
imagined himfeif Influenced ty the fax,
when in reality be has been only under the
dominion of the neon, that ineonfanr planet
from which the istt derive lscond hand
glimmering ligh,, of late yclept illami-
nation. They may fay with FalaafF,
6 Let not us that are Squires Of the
I" nights booty, be called thieves Of The
g days beauty let Us be Diana's for
/" refers, Gentlemen of The Sbads, MjW-
g ous If tie Moou, and let men fay we
!" be men Of 6'0oa Gcpsrameaf, being
governed as the lea is by our noble
g ard chafe miitrefs :he Moon under
whole countenance We STEAL.
IL. part Henry NH.
But if, by his alluGonsto the fun, the
writer meant to fuPpIy the deficiency Of
meaning in his Objection to THAI part OF
judge Chafe's Charge, and to have it
underfood that the importance of govern.
menr, independent of It's producing pro-
lection of perlon and property condaed 10
permanence, we can only Fay, that PFC
lection Of pe.lon and property does not
exit in conaitutional view, unlets it
exits permanently As well might il Be
called protcetion which calf receives
when ii is in the act of fattsning and
whitening for the knite-or tia, which
the revolution Of France affords to her ua-
happy people. Bat LEI Us tuppoie the
gentlelnan's with accomplished. Let him
draw op contribution OF his own patch
up atI1ouland abfurdities from he l-len-
did yiiioos OF Harrington, The preiumPtu-
Gus plans Of tie Able Seiyes' pigeon
holes, and the depths OF Tom Paine's
wickedneis, and array them in all the Trip
perry Of his own imagination we will
fappofe it done, and will fuppole, what is
It'll more improbable, that this child Of
his fancy is productive Of all The good for
which, men look in iuch offences to Wit
prosee,len Of perfon ard property. But
where or how is this un-like pernanence
(ali he can mean) to be provided for ! Ii
be makes cry Proviiion ior that, his whole
feet, if they entertain lis notions, will
rife up and denouncs him a DEPOT, ~
rant, plunde'er from the rights of man.
What they would cry, taking the words
cut of his own mouth, make permanent
contribution! Make an inirumcnt of op-
preiliqn /" For 70 it-mua be, unleis me
natau poae!s the right of amending
or spnuling them, ard OF coutfoui!ng
g tfsofe who admini1er them" Theft
are his words.
Thefe, readers, thcle are the notions Of
our democrats notions, which, frsrge
to tell, combine great weakness, and yet
great potency Of mitchell. Nothing with
them is good, which is not calculated for
perpetual change. Thefe old witch nurles
are 70 fond Of administering 10 diieale, and
with their fhrivtlted, withered hands Dol
ltefing up deforniiy and dscrepltnde, that
fhsy would allow you nothing but rick
city, bunch. backed brat of contribution
thar they might be perpetually employed
in fufhng, fwaying, and indicating it.
And thus, to ofe the words of The great
eft political philosopher that ever exiaed,
!" They would make the extreme medi-
!" cine of the contribution its daily bread,
6 and 1hereby render the habit of iociety
dangerously valetudinary.'