Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-01

The report to be premature. In one a,,.
~. Yo'k The mandate, it would apee,,
has been implicitly oheyed, and the pOb
1.-The. Of one of the mott valuable print, !,
the union, the Balance, has been arree \
and boand over 10 his good behaviour, ,b,,
S, NOT TO puhl:ih the v2s5 againA his M
lefty fof /" the greater the truth, r..
greater the libel."
On this location we cannot avoid r.
marking :tle prophe ic iplrit OF Mr.. Har
per,'and the iniiincerity snd di(guaing Gany
of MelIfs. Nicholas and Galatin, wheo
the fedi,Ion act was under diicl Zion 10
1901. The following extracts are given
from the fpre>lles Of shofe gentlemen on
that memorable occalion
MIR. HAsPER.--." We are called on
iii, for the reaions why this az < lhousj
no be continued. will give my realon.
mott freely. Whether they be the fame
with thoie which attuate the conduct Of
other gentlemen, l know NOT, Blu. in nv
mind they deierve all confederation. /
with TO revive this law, fir, as lhield for
the liberty of the preis, and the freedom
Of opinion; as protection to myirIf and
thofe with whom have the happinefs and
the honor 10 think on public affairs, fhould
we at my fu.ue time, be found BY The
imbeciii,y or the INTAKES of any future
standardization in this country, to com.
mence an oppoGtion aga:nit it; not
lattious proA'gate and unprincipled oppo.
ition, founded on falfthood and mifepe.
lcntasion and catching at the pa6ions and
the prejudices OF the moment bat man.
", dignifed, candid and patriotic oppo.
liuon, a3drened TO the good fenfe ana viz.
tue of the nation, and re6ing on the bai.
of argument and truth. Should that time
ever arrive, as it may arrive, though
eafnefiy pay it may rot, | with to have
tais law which allows the truth to be Civ
en- in evidence on indictments for libels;
| with TO have this law as d fhield. When
indicted rnyfelf, for calmly and candidy
expoGng the errors of government and the
incaPacity of thole who govern, | with /"
be enabled, by this law, TO SO befores
jury of my country, and fay that what
have written is true. with to inter.
poie this law between the freedom OF df.
cuilion. and the overbearing fwsy of that
tyranical fpirit, by which certain poll.
tical party in this country is attua'ed;
that fpirit which arrogatiug to i,ielf TO
fpesk in the name of the people, like fana.-
cilm arrogating to itle.fto fp.ak ia The
name of God, knows neither moderation,
mercy, nor jultice regards neither feeling,
principle nor right, and f"eeps down, with
RELENTLESS fury all that dare to deted its
tollies, oppoie its progreis, or refls lis
domination. Its my knowledge of This
ipirit, fr, Gifts frantic exceAes It's unfee.
ing tyranny, -and its intolerable reveOgt'
that makes me anxious 10 rate ths
one mound between its fury and public h.
berty; to put into the hands of free dr.
cullion, one lhield againG its darts. Tbs
held, have little doubt, will, at length
and perhaps very foon, be torn away; iof
the fpiris Of which ! fpeak, goaded y
confcous inferiority, RimuIated TO mad
nefs, BY the envy OF hyperion talents, r'Pa-
tation and virtue, knows TO brook no check
upon its rife, no cenfure upon It's exceiie'i
bur I will NOT laoction my own death 0y
my own voice. ! will not yield one baf'
rier TO freedom and the right OF oPiao0'
while can defend it. / regard tbs Ias
as fuch barrier; feeble perhaps, indee''
and Intellectual 10 check the progreS o.
thar tyrannical fpirit which even now c''
fc4rce refrain lis rage; bat though tesoI''
yet de4rt freedom, and never to be aOa',
doned by freedoms friends. And IN Of
der TO keep up this barrier TO the lat
fhall now, while may, vote for the cor
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