Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-03

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81. and who never incur the reproach OF 1
te;nr accidentally pushed into error py inc
extrsmr exercise OF 4 good qualify. AS
none of yoars srrers arose from neauAes -
| or wansof spisis, 1 was wiling lng.lnes sog
believe ihe Would correct ahemselSe 81 and
lsLhope nave not been wrong. Super hui
stirs.afr more easily reTenchsd than dehei.
encies supplied. Rashness wall easily de-
scsnd. while Cowardice seldom or. never
can mount 20 the standard oftrne courage,
| and the unthinkiug prodiga is much more
| Likely 70 subside, imam the anireling nsser
| "a assendao ahetleyel of jSsf generosity,
! SO, id ardent young mlnds an { xcesssive
Hove Of liberty us Infinitely more hopsfus
than the circumsprct calculating ptudence
( OF the cold blooded state fofmaiiss.4-tf + X
per,ence setd ON fails, in The end, 70 mo.
! derate viriuoas extren,es.sa fisien.ly tor all
/ the salrtary purposes Of social exlsseBce.
| 1t was because long ago held those opln'-
ons that, even at. the mOment was Ia.
men.ing your past conduct,sl would noe
1 allow myself TO take il as pregnostlc OF
I your future end It is tor the same reasons
that will not allew h,yself 10 co'so now.
Your conduct last session proved thar j.
! was right nthe frs. instance: our con.
| duct IN the next viii shew whether IAN
right or wrong inths. But RENE ber, SIR,
| that if you abandon particular bad men
without abandoning their principles, ard
| all WAC share IN them, you expose your.
self 70 the impulasion Of acting not from
pure motives, bnt'for purposes OF exPedi.
ency ]. he who yepnaiates only enc half Of
| vice, aod retains the Other. asuse be un-
qaestiooabIy governed by hamor. nosPriu.
| ciple, aud is likely. soon 70 cali back she re
pudiated part from i,s exile, become more
lrreyocably the slave 6 both, and suonis
with more ahjectpatience 70 their 'oexora,
| bic domination. sCeRREeIDoR.
| America is not litlle infested with your
party politicians who 8ivethensetyrs mu;h
credit for their integrity aud patriotism !;
/ BIZ, whose conductsis calculated to lmpede
! the operstons. aad perhaps ''sop the
wheels" of any regular and eEicisa, govern
! mcnt.
! ~ fe@iy 2A&zbectof.
Such are the men who close their eyes
a, the approach OF danger, sea. their ears
agaius, evil sidings, ahdpresead-so bsEieye
all is we'll.
! Such are the men who prefer gain TO
+ glory sioth TO secagity, hollow srucs,
supported By tribute, TO awsE f~''f'a''e i'''''-
tsence. Ata ~,
/ Such are the faeu who. having wheediaa
TuEs3 Isle..f yisSs, have az iceSln
! succeeded 10 seizing The .aesnn OF stale. ali
! tglnayy intrusied with foie and experienced
| nav garors add although the sea was
/ smooth aud the brecze auspaticns th.v nave
thrown The gums ove.bo&sd to i'gh.eo I ne
vessel, favsrun the snip apon qnicksands,
! beat hole 10 iser bor0ui .ad struck thc
fag OF. oaf national homer, Already ps:
| ratical enemy hesves ii sight snd TIE ten
pest OF war overshadGws3 lie oceans What
can be done in suoa a crisis! The crew
mus: either determine Gu ao uncondltsoaal
Surrender OF their property, their lIbssty
1 aadsof their Fees 10 Il Eerc!less toe, artaeY
/ must, even al his crlltcai t4<tic, cnocse Few
eGcevs. away with iiae old woman who
staads a. sac helm; efder. CERTAIN land lob.
bers under the matches; and thea right, III,
repair, and If necessary, hgh: the vessel
with ailpossibie expeditions.
Ibid.
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