Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-09-29

-its perfection. II could onfy have oeeh
d;cfated hy an illibefal preference OF the
sol on wlic4s we h@ss bees Accidentally cast
ga = coutel,,ot ~ 4Et other nations, whose
ha[,;ts ne and improvements, are
noe s:p,ss.l s Of Que own country.
4. phiissdf 1ls Vii pause, before rs
cons.ens h csc airsst portion Ct
cur go aiiS 5aher vii forge
TIA aas a3 ael counsfy than the globe
itseis, qh "a b pletces with a,dert gaze
the s83s erias az isai4sr. II w cast or
ess ever as map OF America, we saaIl
rs uive thal nature has not merely consult
e5i is convenience Or happiness, u tie dis
tsibuyioa Of her farors she has done
1aars she has pur forsh allher streagii,
AID eree.ed monuments TO her own glory.
See has worked on scale OF grandeur
and n.aguihcence, before which the boast
ed psod;8i,s Of Europe hide, their di-
n.inished tleads. WIS re viii Europe stlew
hcr Andes which have their show-capt
SUBMITS asoy tie clouds Where are hcr
44nGzoa ard LatA1,a which would be re-
garded as fabulous, did not authentic his
tory attest<hem f? Wne5e viii she exhibit
lakes Ike those Of Canada, which conpec;-
ed with each other anu with the ocean bind
all the Nor;hefa pare Of this great conti-
ppnt in or. lndissoinble commercial chain /?
The most enthusiastic admirers Of Zero
pesn excellence must shrink fEoa this
comparison and 50 far must acknoN :
ledge that natnrt is nsre At least as colo II
her shetche. aus IS vigorous il hec produc-
tioaa as on the eastern continent.
W,1cn these sruths present themselves 70
orr n,ind with irresistible force, ere we
TO Conclude thar tae hand which has
iayis',cd such uncquailed favors, has peau-
rious withheld the more est;aa4EIe en-
dos,uenls of the mind and the neat, ha9
/ paradise been given to degenerate socia
whoar2 lnsrnsible TO i charms! Is not
the nl,ud Of me a ncrican sufficiently ex~
pandct. to take in theac vast objects in 81,
til If magagude ana .abiality viii not
;nsult ny coanuymea by addressing the
question 10 shem. | perceive a glow Of IL.
digna.'ou or every cheek, and wAiie I
urite ieri il d.ff;sutt 70 su2gr,s IS ny own.
Bit ID vii ac q more iastrpcuveis,k 70 cs-
ami4e the oas> 81 thcsa cs aitcl fpetcnu0ns
---;3 pay the iust Il t3tstc oi dctercnce. tad
boaaa1 10 EaroPean superiority, il i
shout be established b. inges;'@st3a q
to !. n3er to the insaitsd AuaYican tJtc
aouot8 which nature |}ss conferred uFm'
hin, bp. @rioh l1um .snaeauce b. vaia~
y endeag@lea 10 otaa"Ie.
il >e,as aeen qoes:lell oi aadtcss spscu.-
5;3n amoag 7ie arlous, a, "a tine Aa7a
r,cs g peo&eI sd whalher htr 'uha,s,
amt. are her on o2&PTi.g, or elaisr Is
.utc oid ooat,nsU. ii we1r5 tc sup
pose Amer cacval With lie woFlA,
thae she bcca ne y o.,lsd Is soanas ,ae otter
parts Of tic eaf.b. wa asg B @.ae ~i,o
tr.umga, aPon aaat rriac'p'e we arelo at
couot 'og Der VAST in.esIosi;y n in.,!iec,o.
improvements? WI, did IT, >d,ralu-
Gous bands feniiza;sae,} ! ufope, wha 6rss
explored our shores tad ne c.liye amrs;
can. nak i, igaora1l s'.d feroci2as. ! p
OF the suppositian Of equal s!c@.s so
qua advanl sges ofaoiian,i at inmate, sc
may be toij, lha, re hav" a gight 10 exnecl
an squal progression II IT,, a', az sciracss
n any gwen sstne. The ~ane causes s,,ns.
a'ga.s produce the same effects. II tnz
.in.rican g nius had Been sor3! % The FL,
opcan, It av.5a, III ire s7:n. sp.e u ysas,
to haze e1ptoreti,s many sc:ences, ,nvsn5ct
a ,oaN' arts, and summarized and polished!
aaaners IN al equal degree.
This reasoning IS al FIRST sight spscious
ard mpoy 'ng F.; bat cann>t Withstand ,a>
ty>t d fisld Enquiry. so,,. ass&me Il.
hypothesis must advantageous 10 ny
position ;-.-that Ane,ica is as oil anl i1as
bsen as long peop.cd a Europe, Asia or
Africa. ! shall also NIKE the comp Irison
With tt:e most enlightened part Of 80 ell