Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-13
From the CHARIEsrsN COURIER.

" What is the use Of endeavouring by
writing and reasoning to shew people the
dangers of democracy, whensuch lncontro-
|-yertible, practical proofs of its effects stase
them in the face. 1t rs as ridiculous to
reason with such people, as to preach a
sermon gainst the dangers of highway
robbery to croud looking at the execu-
ton Of thief" So said a friend to the
E ditor of this paper last evening; and 1t
would be true, if men were excusabie tor
relaxing their efforts in good cause, and
paltering with their duty, because they had
been hitherto unsuccessful. In evacuatisg
a pest, or making 2 retreat, the honor and
the danger belonging o The van, who must
make firm stand, Sc. the superiority OF the
| enemys numbers ever SO great, IN order,
to cover the main body Of the army, and
secure them retreat for future and more
fortunate day. This situation though full
Of peril, and for the time, seemingly hope
less, is infinitely superior to that Of those
who, though IN the fill tide Of successful
warfare, are still marching on in the road
to ruin and dishonor.
No doubt the feelings of our friend were
right. We had been talking OF the staEe
to which unfortunate, miserable, degraded
France has brought herself by listening to
the damned tale Of demagogues and ,taesr
pretended democracy. g 1t is but for
France to sviA herself TO be free, and she
must be free: - this was the word Or as no.
nest Sawney calls it, the bla1ving horn OF
17ol, 2, and 3. France did OiA herselt to
be free, and she strutted with fthc insolent
air Of barn theatre buskined hero into
heavy letters. Hiye Ia repu5A9ue was the
blawing horn of France for the same peri
cd. To day it groans under Nose quail
ing yoke and affecting TYRANNY that ever
wrung the heart of man. s. Down with
the tyrant." was the the word In 1892
T" Fall down, PROSTATE yourselves, and
worship the Corsican,"is the word OF 8O4
With bloodshed, and the slaughter of
thousands the Bassile was pulled down, to
liberatc the prisoners Of that despot, Gas
they called him) Louis the XVI. But
when pulled down it was found, to be al
most empty. The heart of Louis bled for
the slightest suferings of his people and
that people butchered him in return. The
prisons of France are now filled with its
people at the will of the Corsican and
the best OF its men privately murdered in
their dungeons Yet not bar, or bolt, or
hinge IS wrenched, and the gloomy tyrant
lives enconlpassed with mercenary sol
dicrs hating and fearing The people, Be.
cause he hiss injured them past remedy;
hating those VINO have raised him 70
empire, fearing those who have not the
courage to bring him to justice. Every
day that passes brings to light some deed
OF enormty transcending in guilt al that
went before it. All this is seen, all this is
known to be the effect Of democratic inau-
encc. Yet all this weighs not an atom
III the scale of opinion. The fascination
is too powerful. The silly birds may hut-
ter and scream and fly from twlg to twig,
but the hedious snake holds itjaws open, &
they are down and gulphed its mouth one
after another.
What spectacle the administration of
this country will in short time present to
the moral eye, what painful subject OF
contemplation 70 the thinSing mind. A pee
pie viii forget when they have no well aP-
pointed organ of recollection. The forget
all the good that is done them-Hence the !
are always ungfateful. Bot to dc them JUS
tice, they forget the evil also. Hence they
are always duped. A majority of Ameri>
cans forget the debt they owe to Washing
ton, and to the federal republicans--they
will forget too, indeed they will l!not s.tten
reminded of it, the debt and the kind q lle5l
they owe to Mr.. Jefferson. and the demo
Gratis. But with Gods good blessing and