Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-07

J the cream UI your btt''tie' - " - ttA'
l,be service of having blown Up that Jaco-
binico-democrauc fire which now RACES IN
your state, and threatens to demollsh liz
These, or deeds of the same kind as these,
are your only past services. Give me leave
&c say, that il there were no better pro-
mise of those to come, it would be OF lit
tie consequence whether you or your ad.
versaries fell to the ground, or which OF
you succeeded. Pray, gentlemen, was IT
for his past services Mr.. Miller was turned
out of office by Mr.. Jefferson? Or was II
for his past services that Mr.. Iench Cox
was put in his place. Every one knows
that Mr.. Miller was a true resolutonist,
faithful to our common cause: every one
knows that Mr.. Tench Cox was a rank to-
ry in the revolution. Arethese the grounds
on which you complain Of the merit OF
past services being obliterated? . shame,
shame, where is thy blush
While 10 the honest Indignation of pa.
triot's heart, | denounce you as past Of
tenders because think it is fit that this
country should open its eyes to a perfect
conviction of the errors respecting men and
principles, into which they have been be-
trayed) still think that, as things are, II
would be great, perhaps an endless, Gala
nifty to this country, if it should be over"
come by your present adveTsaries. Tho'
in vonr body, the state would kave li,tle TO
hope from virtue, il would have nothing to
fear from want Ct talent and knowledge.
1t might suffer from parry partially, and
injustice in the distribution Of offiees, from
abuses and ambition, and even from ava
rice but. the wrongs would not be render
ed loa,hsome or inrolerable, by the barbar-
Gus grossness of the wroEgers. Its power,
patronage, and wealth, would not flow
through the most pure channels, but then
they would not be swept away in smutty
tide, down the kennels of the streets, or be
emptied into the drains and sewers of the
city. Probably, or, rather, no doubt, you
would betray it to It's enemies. In your
hands, it would be safe from the blunders
of stupidity, from the blindness ofunletter-
ed Ignorance, and from the outrages of ply
slcal force, rendered profigate, as well as
wild, by the possession of power, and hav-
ing no guide but passion, no check from
moral science, or from those distinct per.
ceptions of right and wrong, which can on
ly be obtained by the Improvement of the
mind and cultivation of letters L hope
thel efore. tha, the state will consider this
that they will reflect and act upon the saw
ing Of the inspired poet, Not to be the
1vorsf, stands in some rank of braise; that
they will consider that the injury they may
sustain from your avarice and ambition,
may be, in part, repaired by your talents
and knowledge; and thatifa state must ne
cessarily resign itself into bad hands Git
seems to bethe determination of Pennsyl-
vana) it should give itself up to.those by
whom il would be least Ingloriors to be ru-
ined. In word, that it is better to be
shot, or die beneath the paws of lion, than
to be nibbled 20 deah by snakes or ducks.
or devoured BY rats, N &C, and yermin.
CORREGIDQR.
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