Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-04

patched 70 the 4kirts-~wi.ss wouaa you say
Corporal Z
Say, rsjoined the Corporal, / should call him
an cgrsgious puppy.
Peof, you're wrong, cries my Uncle Toby
"a he whiFd his pipe--trust me, the Fellows
no fool. but a downright arruns knaye.
Knave, sir
teH thee Corporal, the rascal has de-.
sign upon thee, and intends 20 strip thee Of
thy coat.
How SO SIT Z
Why look'e, he would first make thy gar.
naent sat ridiculously upon thee, and thon as
a consequence, thou witt be sick OF thy gar
naeEt.
/ What next2
Art thou bind Corporal s-a- Truly the next
thing is, thou wouldst part with thy garment
as ofno yaiue--thou wousdst cast it of, ard
cheaply surrender it te this sneaking adviser.
The very thing he seeks.
Dear Sir ! said the Corporal with war,ath,
thou art The veriest lnorakst that I know, and
yeHesate thy discernment--I see his rascalIy
puIpese-A-'tis clear as sunshine ~ssg..s
Well then, corporal, TO apply the moral 3
Here isa tribe OF saucy po!itica, tailofs that
Ibeg pardon efareputable craft for degrading
TIA pack OF pharasaical iacks-at-all- trades,
tiaat-ey and anon are patching the Ceastite.,
ton and ere they heal enc crack, behold,
twenty crazy apeFeures are yawning sher han.
dy wurk POUNDS my tlood boils to fever
when witness their saeFilege---stampin his
crutch ard shivcrng his pipe agains, the CHM
ney.
SO does mine, said the corporal, as he sprang
from his seat
Dost remember, continued nay uncle Toby,
dost remember how our illustrious Washing
ton--A--
God--bless--ias glorious memory sob.
bed the corporal.
--- Whilst crossing the Delaware to caps
ture the Hessians, babe us be of good cheer,
tor we yet should see independence and HAPPY
days!
do, do, exclaimed the corporal.--oh, 1t
was bleak cold night, which nothing but ar
dour for HIM or cur country could warrn--I
remembe: all his assurances, and what is bet
ter remember he FULFILLED thena ali.
He did so our noble chief was none of
your honey mouthed knaves, tina. palter with.
as in double sense !, &c that keep the word of
premise to our ear, and break it to our hope"
He performed as he promised, and when his
mighty sword had achieved the freedom Of his
country, he with the venerable sages of thar
day, erected a fabric of wisdom which thew
fondly hoped would brighten many generations
But ALAS scarce sre their sacred ashes cold In
the dust, and a new race, a wolish herd of
Vandals, are tearing IN pieces this holy nonu.
ment of their patriotism Here my uncle
paused-wiped the manly tear from his cheek,
then proceeded j tell thee, Corporal, It's TOO
mucf~-'tis hoo mucha--I cannot brook it that
gang of imposters, who never heard ball
whistle should dsyastate the entire iabour of a
Wash ngton.
Sir, will the nation brook 1t?
The nation-~-pshaw the nation has but one
ear, and that hearkens only.to It's deceivers--
Squat ike @ lead at the ear Of eUe hf sat :"
The Poet was no less politician than mora.
list when inspired with shGt verse. For let
me tell thee, Corporal, the designing kIaave
has only to ply the sovereign multitude with
majesties to the devil. We see it every day |
we see 1t in the inlpositions hourly d;gested !
by this people, and which palpably lead them |
to their undoing. The demagoguc, having
erected ia throne in their self-love, treacher-
ously forti6es his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by !
the destruction of their liberties. IT'S thus
and for this purpose, the people are now
taught tosaespise The rampant of their hope, |,
the ark oftiseir security to prophane the We. !
~ stemple Of freedom, anu to trample upon
the holy reEck of the heroes and statesmen |
who made them nation. IT'S thus, that,
under the pretext of amendment, THE AXE IS |
LAInsA AT THE ROOT Of the, CONSTITUTE |
ON Z Alteration succeeds alteration-~patch I
upon patch till the people have grown sick +
and Indifferent, and will soon be prepared to