Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-14
OBSERVATION.

He fsloruing reprslsxfSfiov Of sbs o9i-
niaas If The eele5raYed JOHN JAMES
,RossRAu, Is a bggy tfarlafiom f,om
tie Frese5. TIE original zcas publ@- |
ed at AmyRerdax, in 1865. From mueb
suqxi,y fbere is rea/on TO /abp9tc II has /
nevsr appeared IN an Esg'@ drsJS.
TIE mSaslcript is laid 10 bape 6eeuRs-
len fran rbe autbor a pzpa Of ReE /
/sawl and gipeu to The eO0rld qrif5oat
BIS eonJeuf. It manyEfs, that be qvas
soeN acquainted quifb The rbaslodiss,
Jopbjfry, and paradsxies Of the Pbilo- !.
.jspbsr At Geneva. Hoqv maeb IS il to
be iamemed, that nan Of Jaeb gent
m-tbe autbor IF an admirable GQem
of education, ara Of excellent refsfi-
sas su human life and manners, J9oaa
Eke4vjfe be The aatbsr Of /entmeuts,
qvbicb declare religion az fit only for
de3ofs and laVes- infoa6fent quitb
tie babbmeG Of eivl JoeieD--ef Jsu-
timents qpbicb .taoor Eesutioulas/s and
TIE commiFen Of TIE quosf # crimes.
TIE beauty, qvarmfb and energy Of bis
Ryls 4viH eyer be admired By tie loVers
sfyeieuse. But tbeSvota,ifs Of yshgi-
on and humanity, zvMgaaya agaiaa The
iufraioa IF that Iubae AID aanger0as
poiilou, zukicb IS hinged qviib The msf
eligible ard delicious spea. lis The
mist5rtune Of msf # fse Joung fsepk
zvda read The predu9iqhs ofrtbis grsaf
gsuias, TO admire and d5feud eveyy fbing
be bas eprhsen. Cb9med BY bis taei-
mating d.lsnptiion, Thy e0snf as rsaai-
" TO BIS avilasf ,everfs, as to bis mef
important and gfsful fufds. His line
liza and ConfsJFon5, re equally praJIed
5y <ntbgGefie 0adanrsRe6ing minds.
Iftbiis eari0us perffmAncs feads to PIT
them on fbeir guarl 4gaiyq bis uysa
esalares ard 5e,afioas opinions, The
qvJ6 If tie trags9Sr aviH be /atifsd.
(Bala1ce.
PROFESSION O PHILG sophie
FdTH.
/ BELIEVE oily in one man, of
boundlels genius, he creator ola new
world ofEeafosabl beings, viGble and in
yi6ble; who's til light Of lights, and the
only fon of truth Happy to be regen-
Grated in I'm, AMI by him, I believe thar
he knov every thing, and that men
know pthing; that they are all necef-
fairly corrupted, and led aaray by know
ledge; nd that he alone has been perfect
ed by That we ought to burn all
books-rxceps his, which we ought to
admire.
WitEeart ard mind, | -fubicribe to
his fsnnents, Whit he denies me thor,
and hiielf accumulates enc reafon upon
>anoths whilt he proicfibes the mott
uiefalts and cultiyates the mott frivo-
lous ;shiia he continues himfelf the
chamon of virtue, aud compoies. a volup-
tuonpmance Whit be declaims againf
Tue OF eioqoence, AID ipeaks without
ceag his favorite language Whit he
is canned with holy zeal for decency,
ane The fame time regrets, that girls do
noance ina fate of nudity with boys.
Hlierts, that laws are good for'nothing;
abe has made laws. He delpifss reli- /
81, and profedes it. He tends us into
arts and fays dcfarts no longer exit.
sde'sas fociety, and laneats bitterly
separation from it. He prerends that
iavage man is perfect !; and he writes
ar volumes on the fuhjea Of education
nd have never ceaied TO coincide with
IS ien,iments.
ne affects an open and decided con-
e'oPt tor celebrated nation, and feGjes
T" from choice. He vilitirs and caIum
'Ssss Il, and Praifss lis gensroity. He