Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-08

The unavoidable confequence Of ,his
fate OF things was bloodthed -yes, fellow
citizens, queition of truth ard jaliice,
as is otten the hard lot Of oppreged huma.
nifty, was made queftion OF force, and
referred fer decifon to the tribunal Of
arms. Yes, the blood of the innocent
and almoit helpless child, was to be cool
" ana deliberately ihed by the frone
hand Of the unnatural and mercilefs parent.
But, happily for the caofe Of freedom,
that blood of Innocence, once wantoDls
and tyfannically hed, ioGantly became
an indilIolable bond Of union smong& her
lincere friends and brave defenders. and
afterwards fealed their nagnanimous puf.
ppfe Of declaring thcmfelyes free and IN
dependent Of a government, onder Whole
opprellion they had already fuGefed, ana
which fuferiog furnifhed ccncluhye eyi.
dence, that if they remained dependent
Gates, their rights and liberties would,
forever after, be at the difpoial Of the
caprices of its ambition, or the cnpldity
of lis ayarice.
Armies, therefore, having been.ra;fed,
commander 10 chef appointed, battles
fought, all hopes Of Cancellation Paa, and
the csufe of truth, juRice and liberty,
fully and completely made queffion Of
force, and referred TO the deciiion of arms
the Amsricao Congrefs, that cholen
band of virtuous and enlightened patriots,
to the afoni!hment ard confuiion Of
tyranss, and Joy of the friends Of Liberty,
10 every part Of the world-magnanl-
monily declared the colonies free and in.
dependent Rates, and thereby gave birth
to this day of principle, the anniversary
of which we ase here met TO commend
rate. its anniversary may ever
continue 10 be commemorsted by Amer.
cans, muff be the fncere with of every
friend to his country. Not merely TO
comply with the eftsblilhed cufom amongt
nations of COMMUNICATING great events,
but annually to hold up this the mott
trueIy interefting event in American, per-
baps in any hifory, tothe admiriHg view
of our patriotic countymen, as correct
aandard Of republican principle, and IN.
conquerable attachment to representative
government and freedom. i mutt alio
be the iincere with Of every true friend to
his country, tina. to this asndard may be
referred, from time 20 time, the political
feeling and conduit Of the day, in Orders
that if there be found any degeneracy in
either, genuine patriotilm may virtaouAy
and wifeIy endeavour to correct II, and
bring back both iuch feeling and conduct
into harmonious agreement with prlncl.
pies, the defence and maintenance OF which
have colt 70 much blood and trcalure, 10
the enthuGaitic lovers and brave defenders
Of rational liberty.
Perhaps there is NOT to be found in the
numerous and comprehensive records OF
the affairs of nations, more trneiy iub.
lime and magnanifaous event than the
. QSCldIdtlOtl OE f4ElCiICau IluS p@lOS'SA'
For the Americans an infant people, and
almoft wholly deititute OF every ipecies &
refource for carrying on war, TO have de-
clared theulfelves free and independent
OF one of the mott powerful nations in
Europe, with The firm refolution Of main
tanning that declaration by The fword'
would ieem, at hrtt view, to exhibit yiihes
fpecimen of national folly and madneis,
than OF national magnanim'y. But,
when we conhder that congFels had Prev''
ouly, by the unanfwersole arguments
and commanding eloqnence OF their writ
ings, aided by the appropriate and wei
timed publicationssof certain individuals,
70 completely developed TO their country
and The world, the juaice and general
importarce of the American caufe--n'd 10
folly routed the martial ipi'it ct 'hs'f
countrymen TO the level of the great oces-
Gon-when we conGder the ss,oft probabie
.r.a. ~ C,hnif1ion al that day