Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-01-28

.dae to the .guillotine. Notwithstanding
this IRENE ndous denunciatlon, someot the
feueralisrs very early began to doubt ctlhe
purity aud beneficial effecta which were
predicted to fow from this astonishing
eommotiou; and !, was not long before II
became a general sentiment OF The p"ftj,
that the issue woud be sinistro"s. b,s
the democrats would ,iot hear word 4.
-9alust the revotutionists. Ii twas ih'ross.
bic they could 10 wrong, they Thought,
whist ire blood of roy ai.sis and trI'tocri
was flowing 80 copiousiy, ana the tfnc re-
publrcans, In their eyes, ws:e ai"&j's .AoHs,
VIII were in possession OF the gi'!.s";!nr.
4 very ,np en.cus and conv.ni,t' n,ots, i
must be granted. OF estimating the; i>2sFis
OF yhe conie. dag tacf'ons. Whether tae
common herd received their cue from
their leaders, is not Certain thoa5n highly
probable. The prints which were 'n the
interest and under the conlroul of The great
ment, aud not villain lost popularity, un.
III as had first lost his noddl-. Hsnce
Dmton. Hebsrt, Collot D'Herbois, SIC
Rohespierre, each "strutted his hour"
witt infinite applause. At lengt!; tie Cur.
tain has fallen, the hallowed revolution is
over, and Ia grande repudh9us safe End
snug in the ,c!y keeping OF Coislcan
emrrror. What theni Why then the s!e-
r,ocrats who were invariably out in all
,lrsir'calculatio proclaim and Celebrate,
what hey are pleased 10 term q rebuthrG"
ty:mtb.; ard the bundled K dcralials,
who, it appears we're perfectly correct ii
their opinions, are completely disG"aced
in the eyes Of their counsrymen. they
are branded as ;,ristocrats, and find TO their
cost, that when nation is drunk, il Is IT,.
part of p udent man to po,take Of 'he
general intoxlca,ion; and that in CO in
coniunctions, it the extreme of folly 10
be either wise, sober, or honest. Should
any mind be weak enough to revolt at ,h;s
idea, let it take view Of our affairs fu- 4
few years back, and contrast the atttri-
butes which attract and secure national
confidence, with these which lead to dis.
trust and disgrace
Bnt wI,e,. is pohtca! i'aicc Does Goodwin
teach that widen sh.,u!l nc Pun,ihed, s'it erior
rewarded Ifshe contribution be good thing
, wis, the democrats now allure Us it is, 20 whom
does il owe is origin and pr.!ervarion, but TO
! the ederahfs? If the French resoIu ION has
| ended il deipotdm, Goes II not jufify ,he PFC.
| d.tt,ors OF the ledeIaa. 1.-THE madneis OF
/ mskirg common cauic with tisat nation is now
apparent to every one, who preyea;ed {: bot the
| t.dera!i.ts Ani il heavier tsxes were impoied
| upon ,he psople, ,hsn they we've wiling 70 bear,
what nduccc. tAels turdens, be. TIE hopeful
Ifl.ene oi isa;c:ni ,a,.on.? Had proper feeling
Ier their county, ex;!ted in tie hearts Of the
I'm c.as n" w4II'ke preparations would have
o.en necea s:y, aid conf, icen'ly 20 additional
| taxes have peen isid.
I Many oha examples Of the Ike palitcal
! iuGi,e nigh ,be Gown. Though ihaIl nsens
r,!,lt With inGsncln. tie du,les upon falt and
| Drown fpysr, the repeal OF tnofe On refined IT,.
gar and coaches, and the general ftem OF tax.
a,cn, {, a.ikiugly favourable to the Importers
| Of democratic f"ay, at he exTrnce ct CON
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