Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-24
From the Connecticut Herald.

natlon isllr europa, Vehemcntly }eNClalmlnG
to the execrable Napoleon
90 thou vile Corsican To liberty, 70
virtue, pcr6dious traitor. Arch-enemy
to the peace and to the happiness of the
globe like the destructive elements, raging
without control, you range over the nations
of the earth, dashing in pieces ancient king
dolns and powerful states, and threaten to
PROSTATE the world.
8 Were your body in proportion 10 your
ambition, your left hand would extend to
the cast, your right to where the sun hides
himself. Unbounded ambition is allied with
universal ruin, you are violating and pros
trating all the invaluable rights of man
You acquire power but to oppress-- our
victories are but the triumphs OF blood
Your emssaries, your assassins, your exc
cutioners, are spread over the globe-They
carress, deceive, defraud, destroy innocent
laiilions!
so cover the extent and hide the enor-
mites Of your crimes, you have assumed
the little Of !" emperor and king" To be-
guile and oppress, You are proclaine- f.
PROTECTORS and defender" OF the opprr ssed
and injured. But YOU have covered your
self with infany and TIE world with mourn
ing. Alas | deeply mourn the fate ofmy
sIoininions, the plains OF which you have
crinsoned with blood My kingdoms have
you overturned-My republics you have
an.iihiiated-My sup,ec you have slaugi-
tered by miliions-lAnd millions you are
torturing with eAhorbitant levies, with ba-
nishnent and famine.
Z" The fairest portion of the globe You
have converted to a Mere aceldana-so a
field Of blood--to anarchy and confusion.
Art thou satisfied? All say wild monster
art thou satisfied : No: Insatiate, thou art
thirsting still for human gcre--thy infurate
nature, thy unbounded love of blood will
never b. satisfied, tiE thou hast conquer
ed the world, and proclaimed thyself its IL
czntious, I'm. elenting tyraat. Inhuma:a
wretch my sagcs, my heroes are no more
the bravest OF my subjects have bled-are
butchered, all murdered, and why? Because
thou art ambitious, and must have wealth
ard dominion. Ny country blceds--my
land is aoated with flood Of gore My rich
est kingdoms, my fairesr countries, my
towns, my cities, swim in blood--and thrc'
all my ample domain, one tremendous syoal,
the .syoon IF millions, echoes to the hea-
vens
sSome dreadful curse, weighty as stu
bcn7osts m014nte;as, and worthy CT Omnipo-
tence, is ready to burst upon they devoted
Hor ri fof,, n
France, thine accomplice in guilt
I" The most illusrious Of patriots, Alfred
and Washington, loved Virtue. Why
Because virtue is lovely! They also loved
Justice-sacred Justice! Why because
it is an attribute OF God, anl ought to be re-
vered as the polar star Of every human be-
ing, and to be caressed by all Kings and
E.rnperors as their guardian angel.
" But as YOU are in love with the vilest op-
positss, your name viii be dsomea to eter.
nalinfamy. Heaven will never be your &C.
conaplice in guilt. However you may sue.
coed in scourging the human race, depsne
upon It, awful vengeance awaits yoa II
your turn!
"For time you may do according t.
yourwill--you may speak marvellous thing
You may magnify and exalt yourself a
bove your Creator, till his indignation b.
accomplishment that which is determines
shall be done. You may disregard tn
| God Of your fathers, and honor the God o
! forces with gold and siiver---with preclou
stones and pleasing things-and may rul
over many nations with great power an n
pride-yet you shall come to your end, an
! none shall help you.
I s. The wealth of ancient monarchies, an
even the temples of my God, have yeu rot
| bed and despoiled! Innocence and virtu
! have you trampled under foot, and have v
/ olently wrenched from the widow and tn
, cL-..ti.ea her. daily siInnort. Yea. the