Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-13

to seEdeayor TO effect revoIuno. II
public sentiment; to bring 4cch mcD ~
contempt, and raise themselves on r..
ms OF national honor and prospsr,v
appealing 20 the understanding aud, 80,
OF the people. They very vii karw -.
the passions, aud net reason we,. ~
called Into action, aud knowing it, -.
faithfully executed what they saw 50 Va
calculated to answer ths sordid and -
rupt propensisies Of their hrarts. Irer..
it. 1t was not by an appeal 70 re.soo ).
truth, to the understanding, ;aat t,yo
Iu.on 10 public sentimsnt was eaecte3 7,
was by calling into acsioo, the iealc,s;r.
the fears, nay all the veeylns, chaoplnI
passions Of the human heart. We s,r
people jealous ct our rights; We love and
cherish the principles of rational fistdom
Caa we be sasde 70 suspect that these n.
10 danger, We at once rise ipdignan, and
call for the mlscreants WHO would Tim,
sport VITA al! we hold dear. The .rjrnI.
nat Of the pegvle, DO; Of their eva agpra,
disemeot, taking advantage of the nuusn
Jealousles, OF ffeemen, souadsd N. ,o,.
ein Of alarm. Gu, liberties were in dan
ger. A hos: of moparchlsis, arjs,ccra,
old tories, end the ike, had taken oo.
ssssioa of the gcvernmsn,. Poverty ana
vassslage were Inevitable, unlrse these men
could be renewed, aud they, The dta,
friends .ef the people, be made he quar-.
dians ct our rights and liberties. We all
know; is tact VIII CHI cannot be cou!ro.
ve;ted, that the majority of mankind Ne.
yer stop whea ;hey hear an alarm sounded
TO discover whether there is guy ground
fer II but ne ed!essly ;ush on 10 enscl what.
ever they can be made TO believe VIII aver
shs danger which is unprecedented lhI
WAS alphabetically the case when certain
-aoPrjueipl-d sad ambitious leaders Of a
.fsclico, determined. ct all haz4rds, 10
bung our adfainis ration into consemu
and raise The nselyes on the ruins OF hoao,
OF patriotism, Of Dtegri;y and ihy
succeeded but too rell ,j! wauld go. in.
plicase the grea, body OF the people.
believe them hones, beIs=se ,hsy visa
well to the prosperity AMI haPpipSs, 4
their country. Rus they have lh,ir pas.
sions; .and},he ar fol aud desigo ing yely
well know how to bring them ioio 4e'loa.
This has been he ruin # al free govern.
mcns; and j, reeds net he sprn Of PIC.
phecy to predict 'ha if we tall, it mus.
be by The very same means, and by he
same description of men. The SWea
s'pas, bot olngs to lute Us on o dsslro.
lsis.na opeu and avcwed enemlf;
that we base 20 conte>1a " III. Ehea We
Gao neet 10 open day l. is f'on ne art.
.tal deceiyrf. The open, noisy professor OF
great lo0e Ter tie peob!c-'h men VINO
claim all the patriotism, th- pubic splI'
aud beuev Gience % exclusively ,heIr own
ihaI gc are 10 SD pect-:he banr whIa
We eugh, most to dread.
would repea, il. that, do not console
the s'sss majority Of thc people as much
in f@.l,. b. I do coademn; can nsss
forgive those mcn w ior their own as
g-aadisenen! and private enoiumep', bot
INTO coa1smpt he fsIhsrs and heroes OF ouI
country rouse dahe fears AID jeslous'''
Of their ccuntrymeu, warn there Wa, 10
exiasiog, c-use empioy-J gang OF hr''
ling foreign patriots IF sevsmy.si:, 'opr..'
and circulate slandsr against those msoS
those measures which ough, to have Otsa
forever revered for their excellence anu
their wcrth. If this was ,he spirit OF So
gently SIX, may il never enier r'y bIsa''
| wish no. for such patriotism. iao''
men ia, Q 40 exclusive righ tot Ana
such patriotism sill in gu. ! Yes ';'
inaueuce and operations are daily my
oat eyes. We know the propensity Of "p
man aature for novelty and change aoa
caunot expect tina, the people OF this %as az
will be satisfied, ill fatal experience sn'n
open thejr eyes upon their own shame 'u'
ruin. sEhis s,ate must be rcvolutloslz'"
Bit why? The state government mus, ., u,"