Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-08

fconfds,ing how feldom It's earthly altar
can aaert even the ilighte& claim to d.
vine honorss; but which the reAeefing
mind learns to Ultimate byiss application
and the good it.p.ocures /; not by the glare
of mefetricioGs ornaments.
Maryland can produce many converts,
from The alterations of democracy TO the
whoeiome and orthodox doctrines Of fede-
ralifn. Among ,hele Gand foremost Two
enlightened young men. Mr.. Philip T.
Baker, and Mr.. Ch. II. w. Wharton
Whole letters are the frongef te&imony
TO the pure motives OF their authors.
Such men as thele candor is proud TO &C
knowledge, and liberty delights to boat
of.
The world was taught by the demo-
Gratis thar liberty was totally fed the
United States, at the clole of the lat ad-
minieration; and that nothing but the
election of a philofophiccl tatelman, no.
thing but the appointment Of Mr.. Jefer-
fon, could entice the wandering Goddess
to return. Who would not facri6ce eve-
ry thing to obtain fuch bleGing The
experiment was made /; the enehanter, the
motion of whole wand was to be followed
by fuch innumerable joys, has been placed
in he chair. Has the effect been pro-
duced according TO expectation ? Have
we more liberty than we had before
The epils that men do Eve a11e, them.
The milf vii! one day be removed from
before mems eyes; they may then per-
haps be able to dilcover what a noble
monument the prefent administration is
erecting to perpctuate its own memory.
Ami Dem0.
Deienpti0a of a farce at7ea BY all Mas-
kind.
The world is theatre mankind are
the comedians chance complies the
piece, and Fortune diitributes the parts,
theologias, and politicians govern the
machines; and philosophers are the lpcc-
tatois. The rich take their places in the
| pit and upper boxes, the powerful in the
front and fldes, and the galleries are for
the poor. The women ditribote fruit
and refrefhments, and the unfortunate Eauf
| the candles. Folly conpoies the over
tore, and time draws the curtain. The
title of the peace is Mandsr Vult deeipi,
erge .deripiur-" IF the world will be
deceived, let it be TO- The opening Of
! the farce begins with fghs, and fears:
The frh ACT abounds with the chimefical
projects Of men = The frantic ;eftity their
applauie with re.echoed bravoes, Whit
! the fsgacions bring their catcalis into play
to damn the performance. Al going in,
| fort of money called t,au6le, and in ex.
| change a ticket is given, fubieribed W.
ea)Gusls, in order to obtain place. The
variety of objects which appear for fhort
| time divert the fpe6tators; bu, the unra-
Yelling of the plot and intrigues will well
or i'll concerted, force the rsdble mufcles
of the philosophers.
We fee giants who prefentIy becomes
pignliss, and dwarfs who iinpereeptibiy
attain mon&rous height. There we fee
men exerting all their efforts 10 the pur-
fuit Of the eligible plans, guided by pru.
dence ard armed wib.preeaution, who are
nevertheless, circumvented in all their pug
fuits and fruftrated in all their endeavors;
Whit here were we obferve a group Of
Indolent, carelefs fellows, who attain the
highef fummit OF mundafe felicity. Such
is the farce of this world, and he who
would choofe to divert himlelf with il az
his leifurc, fhould take his place in lome
obfcure corner where he may unobferved
be a fpettator Of the whole performance,
and in fa!ety laugh at il as it deferves.
(B9a. Wr<k. Max.J
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