Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-27

thrown by the hypocritical exertion Of an
individual, who taking an advantage Of the
fanasick zeal OF the simes, rose himself to
EMPIRE. Among all the jealous associates
of Cromwell there was probably not one
acquainted with his secrets or instructed In
his views. Under the pretsnce of liberty
and reform, he singly ruled the Common.
wealth. France during her late revolution,
governed in the course of s, i, is true, by
many, groaaed under she rapid succession
of single tyrants. Yet France was repub-
lie. The honied accents of liberty and e.
quality flowed from the mouths of the ru-
lers while they were rivessing the chains of
gildad slavery upon the people. Bona
parse, when he beat pas de charge in the
national legislature, and its members were
driven from their seats by the physical force
of the bayonet, entrusted his views, it is
presumed, to few or none of the constitute
ed authorizes. Yet Franc: was then and af.
forwards nomiaally, arepublic. The peo-
pie were still deluded with the sound of Ii
berty, while It's substance had flown far
from them never to Be regained. Tobring
the illustration conclusively home to our
selves; to be convinced that under our po-
pulsr form of government We are ruled by
few we have only to revert to the deci.
sion of the late presidential electiou.-
Sometime previous TO the choice, meet
ing ola few members of Congress, deter
mined for US in way unknown to the cons
stisution, who should govern the nation for
four years. The acquiescence of the peo-
pie in the determination, is sufficient to
shew where power resides, aand how easy it
is to cheat US in its exercise.
BY the last British Packet, an Official
communication, respecting Quarantine Re-
gulations, has been received at the Danish
Consulate in N. York. The Sd article of
an ordinance issued by his Danish majss-
~, dated 18th May, 1905, is now publish
ed for the regulation of whom it may eon-
Germ:
Our Consuls and Vice-Consuls in the
United States being authorised,o grant,
on request, such certificates TO Amer.
can or other vessels destined for our
ports or the Baltic; no vessel whatever,
coming from port where the tenor OF
this ordinance shall have been made
known, will be admitted lato the ports
of our kingdoms aud possessions, even
on producing clean bills OF health, should
they have neglected to provide them.
selves with certificate from our census
or vice-consuls, which certify, that the
place from Whence they sailed was en-
tirely free from any suspicion OF coata-
gious or epidemic sickness"
la order 10 obtain the certificate above
mentioned, it will be necessary to produce
a, the consular Office, the ships rolls, list
of passengers Git any and shat the csrtif-
cate may be filled up agreeable to MS mae
jesty's ordinance.
The reader will smile at the pleasantly,
as well as approve the good sense, OF the
following ,houghe on Temperance, taken
from 6 The Invalid" by the iats venerable
nonageaarian, the Res. T. Graves:
g Il has been observed That all other anl-
mails besides men, are contented with one
species of fond-Aesh, fish, fowl, or vege-
tables-and never encroaeh ON that OF
different species.
/" The Lion though invested with SOC
vereign power, and living in regal style, Is
content with the leg of a calf, or the haunch
of a stag; never thinks of second course,
or ofsa desserf, or even OF a sadce, cali
| flower. or carrot, picked cucumber, or
the like.
The eagle also, king of the birds,
feasts himself and the royal family, the
young princes and the lnfsnta, on brace
| of pheasan,s, turkey, or a dozen pige-
1 ons but would not debass himself by
I stooping to a nest of iarks or robin red
1 breasts. for second course.