Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-03

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stilIedinto your children, that the liberty
Of the press is the palladium Of all the CT.
VII, political aud religious rights of an
.Easlishman,' is Shc eloquent advice Of
one, long celebrated for his attachment to
liberty. This great truth is equally aPPh.
cable to Americans, aud the history OF
every country will evince, that with the
freedom Of the press fell the freedom Of
the nation. In our. country this ,raIh
shouk never be forgotten; j. should be
the matin task and vesper exereise OF our
schools it should be imprinted on tablets
of gold in the capitol of the nation, where
tbs youth OF the country in annual Pers.
CARNATIONS should swear, like the son eE
Hamilcar. eteraal enmity TO the wretch
who would dare invade it. Bat | feat -sir,
i, is already forgotten; the liberty OF the
press is already invaded the press Is ma.
nacled the press is not free. 1--WE can
not deceive .iae world by the aFsctatian
sJ a FRYE press eyvhea IT, does nettsiss," ia
the melancholy language of the :" Cflssns
Gasette;'' It's editor is imprisoned; the
guardian Of public and private rights Is
now grooming under the pressure of mir
litary tyranny, and unless soon rescued,
mus, expire under its snrelsntiog psrss.
cution. These are indeed times 70 Try
men's sonls-every thing valuable and
dsar is a, stake, and perhaps ezsn yes,
sir may not dare to give publicity ,os.hrse
hone at illusions of mind Conscious Of
the. Justice Of its cause and the magnitude
OF the question at issue.
Every mail from New Orleans brings
US intelligence of additional injuries and
insults and expressions our citizens are
hourly experiencing from the nal airy;
these expressions and injuries are not on
ly avowed, bu. with audaci'y declared
shas they would be persevered in" They
have seen (say the grand jury Of OAeans)
with no less as,onishment than grief, the
laws and the civil authority Frustrated be.
fore q military force-they have seen the
citizens of che u S. and of this tertiary,
seized upon and imprisoned by that force.
and deprived of the benefit of that great
bulwark of civil Liberty, the writ Of habs.
las corpus Nay more, thsy haze seen the
general commanding the american army
here, come before this honorable court, and
openly Avow such iK1gal acts, and dsclare
lis determination TO pEgsEVERE in hem.is
Here, sir, we have catalogue of injuries,
insults, Cypress on. tyranny, sudacity, &
,eiqulsy. 60 aag'sns, ealamitOus, and ia.
gi,ious, that the Rind of man is scarcely
capable of embracing it.
I" Ye Gods is there not some hidden curse,
Some chosen thunder in the stores Of hea-
ven, red
With some uncommon wrath, to blast the
IMAM who
Builds his greatness on his country's RUM
WAS it for his, thar our fathers dared
the dangers of the "teassd field" ?-was
il for this, that hecatomba OF. slaughtered
heroes, raois,ened with their blood the
plains of America? where is the spirit of
rs, which led her sous to victory and free.
dom? The cooduct of the com mander is
TOO daring, and too dangerous TO be re-
ceived with indifference and submission.
The voice Of liberty summons TO her aid /;
let Us aroeses sir, let Us demand, impera-
lively demand from our public servants. a
speedy asssrtlos Of our rights, prompt
retribauon of our wrengs. have waited
with anxious expectation an early call OF
congress the na.on asks il, and the times
require IT. From Mr., Randolph whoa
every honest man WISHES to see re, elected
into the ,natioaal ,councils) the crisis de.
msnds bis every essrtion from his Gu
igh,ened and penetrating mind; from his
stern integrity; from has inaexible patri.
otism; from his ardent love of liberty
much will be desired, and much may BE-
expected.
LIBERTY. NO TYRANNY.
March s.