Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-20

ciaat slave diapsi TO his ~ saaess foe oas ma
Of TiflsaE.
TIE deep shadows Of midnight gather
round me-the loot steps OF The passenger
have ceased 10 the streets. and ncthiug dis.
tufbs he holy silence of the hours sile
sounds Of distant drums, mingled with the
shouts, the bswllngs, and the dlscordant
YeyelrySof his majesty, the sovereign mob.
Let the -hour BE sacred 20 friendship, and
supcecrsscd 10 thee, oh thou brother OF my
innaosr soul.
Oh Assem- almost shriak at the recol !,
siian oi.the scenes of confusion. OF licen,
tioas disarginatien which, have Witnessed
t!sriag the last shreesslays. | have be held
,hss " hole CITY, nav this whole state, given.
up 10 thu tongue and the pm, TO sl1c put.
ferss ,h= bawlsrs, the babblers and the
slaag.whansers. | have hrheld the com cor,
NJ aDigy cansulssd with a civil war, Cor cis
OF! talss ;sdis idus,s verbally massacred, ia
Is .snnfhlia.s sd by whole sheets full, and
the siang-whsngers ruolly bathing their
.Tens 10 ink, ard rio.ing ID the slaughter OF
4 tseir lhou-acds. have seen IN abort that
am!u, despos INC rs2b's, in the tnoment'ot
unlimited power, welding newspapers 10
one hand, and with. the other scattering
mud and fi.h about, like same desperate
B iunstic relieved from the restraints OF his
strait waistcoas,. lhasc seen b-ggars on
horseback. ragamofins riding in coaches,
sad swine seated in places OF honor II
have seen liberty, Lhave seen eqoal,ty,
I have seen fraternity have seen that
great political puppet show--AN ELEc.
TIoN.
A few days ago The friend whom have
mentioned in some of my former letters
called upon me to accompany him to VII.
ness this grand ceremony, and we forth.
with sallied our to The polls rs ne called
th m, Though for several W, cks fore
this splendid exh' bitten. nothing else had
been talked II yet DO assure thee was
Fsnnssy ignerant Of It's nature, aud when
sopcoming$ up 10 a church, my companion
ieTorne ed me re were al the poll, supposed
that an election was some grea, religious
ceremony, like The fas, Of Ramszan, or
the great fesrivalso Haraphas SO celt bFssed
Ia. Inc East.
NV friend however u1deceived nie st
once aud entered iato a long dissertation
on he natere and object Of Al election,
III substance of which was nearly 20 this
eject: You know, said be, this eo0oiry
i.,tgaged IN violentiniernsl warfare, and
suAers variety Of evils from civil CHS.
senuons. AID rlec,ion is the grand trial OF
strength. tie decisive battle when the bel.
Egerents draw oui their forces 10 marshal
array, when every leader burning with a
wsrlike ardor, and encouraged by the
shouts aud acclamations of ta,serdemali.
sas bcffoons, dependents, parasites, toad
eaters, scrubs, vsgtants, mumpsrs, raga.
rnufhns, brasoes, and beggars, in his rear
aud pulled up with his bellows blowing
slang whaugers waves gala nsly the 5sa-
ners Of faction, and presses forward to q.
flee and Immortality!
/" For month or two previous 10 the
critical period whiehis TO decide this-im
por,ans affair, the whole community is in a,
fermens. Every man of whatever rank
or degree, such is The wonderful patriot.
ism ofshe people, disinteressedly nsglects
his business, 10 devote himself to his coun.
try-and Dot an insignificant fellow bur
feels himself inspireG on this occasion, with
as much warmth 10 favor of,he cause he
has espoused, as if all the comfort of his
life, or even his life itself, was dependent
on the issue Grand councils Of war. are ia
the FIRST place called by the different powers
which are dubbed general meetings, where
all the head sfshe party collect,
aad arrange the order of battle; appoint
,ae different commanders and their sub.
ordinate instruments, and fnrnish the funds
indispensable for supplying the espsnees ct