Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-09-12

@iAeiyes toshe wide ocean q eAfeei va
Her the Guidance Of rash presumption, per
! iignsranee, blind folly, and she insolence @
Men may read foiios on the science o.
government and learn little because those
j who exoelled in it had norleisure 10 write
books, and because, had they recorded the
r,,,x;f,s.by which their conduct directed
4, crying the conclusion OF reason they
roui1l5not give the effect ofexperience !; and
after all, the Just application OF their max.
;r:,s Would stll depend on clear view OF
f4ets, But to how few has the power ut
.asiae that view been granted by Heaven
Jet rot this reflection excite imFious re-
cres. God has given al that is needtui,
g Vthe has not man nicioeosm;c syef
" 7 r this plain teason, naa Is not a n.y.
And for a reason as plain, that perspicue
: ity of intellectual vision essential to states
man, is denied 10 the greet body of man.
kind. But though it is not needful tina, all
be statesmen, it IS essential TO al! that they
eschew evil and follow that which is coed.
! Conscience, distinguishing between right
and wrong is the sufficient guide; but con-
science is.frcquen,ly too feeble 10 restrain
when passion prompts, when pleasure In
vltes, when interest influences and self
love persuades. Example therefore, bro't
in aid Of conscience, may correct the pro-
gress OF vice aad delay impending tate.
/ 1t has been fashion TO say that the Peo-
pie are deluded by their demagogues. But
this is false, or (if,rue) is true only in ali
mited sense, virtaoas people cannot be
sodeluded. The first step to public mise
ry is nlade'in private vice. When a. man
soied with every stain, one who Ia. de.
, bauched Innocence, betrayed confidence,
and coveting Qike Cataline) the wealth of
others squandered his own, is candidate
for Office, let not the voter pretend lgnor.
ance to excuse corruption. Would you
appoint this man executor of you will,
trustee. of your estate, and guardian to
your infant children? No. Then wretch
how dare you entrust him with the ,guardi-
anship of public rights? Here is the great
.reachery. Here the foel principle. Ask
you why scoundrels are promoted to pub
lie nface! Its because they are promoted
by scoundrels. TO pretend ignoranceiis a
contemplate farce. Aristides is banished,
not because the people are deceived, but
because they are unjust. When the weak
and the wicked are objects of popular IA
yos, the public choice shews the national
depravity. They have already left liberty
Behind them, and march in theroad to ni-
serable sevilude. Can the foolish dor.
trine ofceuality prevail among honest men?
Impossible. They feela TO be sabverting
the rights of property founded on the
everlastiug principles of justice. Listen to
Lrawler on the thread bare theme of Ii
bsrty aud equality, & when his tustian tale
|, is toid, follow him home; you md there
an Imperious tyraat, tohis family harsh and
naughty, to his domestic animals CRUEL
Whence then hts boosted principle Of equa-
litys tits derived from envy, from pride,
from naieyolence. The seed produced by
such rlants, when sown in base minds, ma
nured with the rottenness Of vice. and Gull
trated bv the hand of rapacity, brings forth
an abundant ,harves. Of CRIME. &c was
thus that the wiseres OF France began
In one moment, that untFanking peoplewas
plunged iato anarchy; which is che most
perfdious, harsh, cruel and caprleious de.-
potisn that ever sco;lsged mankind. Ihe
calanities Of France, therefore were not
incidental but inherent. To establish free.
dom was Impossible, for how can the vi
cious be free?
That man who had seen France should
suppose French repubiic to DC a bossi5lc
muchiess a PROBABLE thing, could proceed
only from want Of intellect, or that per-