Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-02

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| ness and o! Difference to Others, which arr
( agreeable to all, and are sure ofcaptivatins
] the young and inexperienced. If there be
blemishes 10 his private character, we have
nothing to do with them. We considel
him as public man, and in this view hs
| has great defects. Like others who have
fallen into the idle habit Of, Questioning G.
established truth, his faculty Of weighing e.
videnceis impaired. Hence such 40 asto
I nishing degree of credulisy. That he could
not only believe ihe. French were flee while
suffering oppression the mosl cruel & bloc.
! dy that ever poor wretches groaned under,
| bat Finding it printed in French book
he believed, and gravely told the congress,
| there is a great mountain Of salt IN Loulsi.
ana. Mr.. Jefferson has also the mlsior
tune to be sckemer. perpetualsy occupied
with some strange out.ol-thr.way project.
If this were confined 10 speculation, j,
would be harmless foible hn he tries 10
carry his projects into effect, Sometimes
ne prevails on the congress to adops the m,
and then poor sailors are sen, duckicg o.
yer the ocean in gun boats. AT other times
he is less successful, a. when he proposed
to stow away ships Of The lire Upon shelves.
He labors also undersuch defect ct mental
vision, that he seldom sees objects IN their
natural state and true position: just as
when we lock through fog, many ,hings
near Us are not perceived, and those We see
appear larger AID nesrer than they reAlly
are.
We have said Mr.. Jef.rsou IS ncsaeep
in any science. He is more deaeien, in
that of politics than any oIher aud indeed
it is impossible he should ever become a
statesman because clear, DISTINCT, and
comprehensive view Of ohiects, with rea.
dy conception # their BEARINGS On each
ether, is aeedfa! prerequisite to weigh
evideace, presumption ADD erobabilny, as
properly to give or withhold our faith /: ia
short, to beleve what We ought, and no
more. A third is never TO indulge actions
which have no. experience to recommend
them for though il be possible !la, after
the Macy years which history Numbers, and
the many thousand events it records,
something new IN the scieuce Of ethics
may be discovered, it is not likely aud
il it were, the maxim of physicians ahould
be adopted, to make experiments on DO.
dies of lit.le value, and DOT on The body po.
li,ic.
IL any gentleman assume as prisciple,
that mankind can be governed BY reason,
ADD insst notwithstanding the evidence of
all bfe,oru ooc,ao& a., -, 1,.. i
and profance, thar we may prudently rely
on reason for the defence Of ua.ions, W.
would advise him to commence course
Of experiments with his owa family, and
see how far rsasoo will go there. If
successful, let him proceed TO those With
whom he transacls business. LET him
reasoa them into the support Of his pc.
cupiary or political views, without any re.
gard to their own interes,. If again SUE
cessfullet him 60 or send 10 such man
as Bonaps:ie, and tell him it is unreasona.
Die tina, boys should be taken from their
parents to Eight and perish in the plains Of
Poland. That instead of employing large
armies i! would be cheaper and better TO
pick cui few able negociators, lfany can
be found among his own subjects but il
not 10 borrow Messrs. Armstrong aud
a!unroe, and send them to persuade the
emperor Of Russia and king If Prussia TO
surrender their domipions. Tha, rropo
sitien so reasonable in itself, aud supper,
ed by SO much eloqueuce could Dot be
rejected. It Napoleon, being persuaded
himself. should ia this quie! friendly way
persuade his brother Alexander, The spe
c'fc you'd indeed have the sanction OF
fair experiment, aud might safely be adopt
ed. It would surely be a great improve
ment. Happy condition! Wishous a-c;s
or armies, judges or constsblrs, laws or
execusione,s TO sit secure and happy nn-