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

meaus : replied my friend, q .. BY NJ
will pass him without na,ics, H. : ssh,v|
the elscsion, except, perhaps. ;a,, Va nIea
over him with his cos.b.r 'N'o tu1
Ny friend then proceeded 10 i,ga.
Tor some time before, and durins tb ~ NE
: ancs 81 an election, there was ,nost Noa
Ole eoitrtshif CT intrigue, carried on ~ h zee
the great bashaws, and motAer mo6. ~
saer ma generally preferred the atte,6a
the rabbie, or of fellows Of hs,. own 'lYi'
but would sometimes condescend to be- wv, a~
toa teasing, or any thing OF that kind '4
bsshaw's expense nas,, sometimes wb. y
was In good hanaor, She would conas
to toy with them in her rough way-bsa
be to the bashaw who attempted to be la'.s
with her, tor she was the mostpesti,ent -.
grabbed, scolding. thicsing. scfatchns
ing, wrongheaded, rchcll;ous, ard ahas
bic termagant that ever was let loose ~
world, to the confusion Of hottest orna4 :
bashaws.
Just then, fellow came round and d;s,,;
ed among the crowd number Of band,ss
written by the g,.5st Of .jIasJaagtoa, the e.
OF whose illustrioas actions, and still NOR
ldstrious virtues, has reached even the rem..
estregions CT the east, and WHO IS yensr,
By this people as the father OF his cors,.1
On reading this patry paper, could ne ::
strain my Indignation. slnsu.tea hero" ~
ed I, ''ls it thus thy name is proflned, thy N,
mory disgraced, thy spirit drawn down franz
heaven to aaninister to the bratal violence \
party rage It's thus tie crpmancers of,t,|
east, by their internal incantations, sometim.,
call Up the shades OF the Just, to give thd,
sanction to frauds, TO lies, anli to every s4|
cieS Of eaorniisy." My Eicad smiled at m,|
nnrmtil, and Observed. that raising chogs
and not only raising them tut making them
speak, was one OF the miracle CT election
/" And believe me- continued he, the,e i,
good reason for the ashes Of departed her.,
being disturbed en- these occasions, forslcRii
the SANDY foundation otour government, thai
there never happens an election Of an alder
man, or a collector, Or even q constable, brt
we are in imminent danger Of losing Our l.
berries, and becoming a province Of France,
or tributary to the British islands" by the
hump of Hahsnet's camel; f" said I, "but this
is only another striking example ofthe prod.
gious great stale on which every thing is
transacted IN this country /"
BY this time l had become tired Of to
scene; my head ached with tie upuar 0;
voices, mlhgling in all the discordanttoes ct
triumphant exclamation, nonsensica arga
ment, intemcarats reproact, and drunken a'
surlity. The confusion was such as no Ian
suage can adequate. y describe, snaAt seem''
as if all the restraints of decency, and all tht
bands Of law had been broken and given place
to the wide rayagcs of licentious brutality
These, thought I, are the orgies OF liberty
these are the manifestations Of the spintai III
dependence, these are the symbols OF man
sovereignty! He'd Of Mahonet! Win Th'
fatal ana incxorable despotism DO emp!
names and ideal phantouls exercise their G
niaion over the human mind The eSPeN
ence Of ages has demonstrated, that IN al IL
tons barbarous, Or enlightened, the mass
the people, tie mob, must De Slaves, or INC
will DC tyrants--but their tyranny Will not
long--sonle ambitious leader, having at 1T.
condcscenlcd to be their slave, vii at ieh5'
become their master; and in proportion
the viIeness Of his former servltude, WIZ
the severity ofhis subsequent tyranny :.
with inAumerabIc examples staring therl
the face, taer people still hawl out h0er.y,
which they meaa nothing bit freedom III. ITO,
every species Of legal restraint, ana awAi a.
for all kinds of iicentiousness and the "
ss1airs and leaders, ii courting the MOO gu
vince them Of their power, and by aaln~
tcring to their passions, for the purposes
ambition, at length learn by fatal experlsn:;
that he who worships the beast that cai.D
him on his back, will sooner Or later be ',lioI
into the dust and trampfcd under loot W =
animal who has learnt the secret CT It's pow
by this very alteration.
Ever thine,