Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-11


ho,,. of r,nnder. is unequal to contena "l.n
- 80. o;,izen. whose aim is trcedom, and
whose rewara is the consciousness :.
served his country, with zeal anu WIN me.
". IN no instance, perhaps "ele sass
truths more fully established tna'' - ou' - ~.
lutionarv contest: it IS here We pe'eeiss -. ~.
.nneriority of the untutorcd naive, " s's
disciplined foreigner-the SOLDIER % itseaoi'
70 the slave Of deshottsm. :
To enter into minute detail OF the circuia-
Stances which marked our progress 20 'oel.y'
,~a,,,a he unnecessary and uninteresting--t
hsve already become the brilliant subject 81
history: and by consulting the page on winch
tbev ora recorded, future tyrants may DC
,a,,oh, "a remembers, that a people strong 10
-. ,n;r;t of freedom are invinc6le: they VIII
serve as beacons to direct succeeding fe.o,u
,ionists in the arduous task OF acquiring iuoe-
nendence: in our soldiers, they wlll perceive
> dauntless bravery, persevenng sctlvitY'
aud Gdelity, to be found only IN the breast
Of incorrup,ible patriotism; in our oif'cers'
instructed only by the dangers they had e.
.caned. they will linda facility OF design, and
: nrromptitule Of action, which would do no.
nor TO the wisdom and energy OF ve1eraa.
It is much to- regretted, that the wisdom
of the nation should be opposed 70 the erealon
of monuments expressive OF the puoilc ga
utude. Other nations have employed me
painters and the sculptor's art, IN co'nmemo.
rating the birth of hoet, or the conslusst %
rim, but America cannot boast single mo- mo-
n,lrnent OF, which the deeds OF faA1oefsM a'c
recorded, or inscribed Win lne sp!entld W.T.
tues of Washington, Green, Wooster
Morgan, Montgomery, Warren, or a
Mercer.
{. The stored urn or animated bust cannot
revive the ashes of ancestral worth, but they
cherishin posterity spirit of Patriotism, and
"a laudabIe emulation for similar testimonials.
The youthful hero wandering among the &C.
notaphs of his forefataers feels patriotic, 10
spiration: fancy translates him to the field Of
battle, re-animates the Wondering victor, and
re-eehoss in his ear the triumphant acclama-
tons of an cnancipated people: In the kin
ding glow of enthusiasm he anticipates the
day OF peril, and the last reward OF valor,
when his maussieum shall arise to perpetuate
the remembrance OF his services.
The pleasing emotions which arise III the
American bosom from the contemp .tion OF
the great events that marked our revolution,
and Of the glorious characters of the heroes
and statesmen by whom they were atchiereI,
are greatly heightened when that revolution
is compared in ita progress and result to that
of France, which was SO speedily to succeed
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produce.--Eventful epoch in the history OF
France and of the world! How little did the
great agitators of the political atmosphere
foresec Of the exeent Of the storm they were
la5oring to produce and which has been 'es-
tined in its progress to oterwhelm with run
its authors and their schemes--to bury in dc
vas:a,ion tie surrounding governments, and
to banish liberty from the cont;aens OF Eu-
rope.
The sym7athics of tie American nation
were naturally interested in the success OF a
people complaining Of simiia' grievances,
and protesting the sam pin lrlc, Which had
actuated them in the assertion Of ,teir rights.
It's sensi5ilities were alive 70 the appeal OF
iibcrty-and ilnpc,uosity alloWedIo time for
ANALYSTS. In the areor Of enthusiasm, with a
generous tho mistaken zeal, they haIed the
brilliant dawn OF trspcnSr regeneration. The
more wise and considerable portion OF our
citizens condemned this hssly espouse!--and
however they might e;oice atthe prospect Of
4 reformation of abuses in the government Of
France, they trenbled at the extent Of their
views, whenthey rcGseted upon the versatile,
volatile, and yoluptuous character Of French
men, SO unfit for Retaaklcansm j heir fears,
alas I! we're too well founded, and experience
has demonstrated the accuracy Of their fore
sight-for what has France gained by all the
bloodshed, cruelties, and deyastatiohs Of her
revolution! She has gained only the know.
ledge Of her incapacity for the enjoyment of
republican government-but She mas lest in
the experiment that portion of liberty she be-
fore possessed, and has Witnessed tie truth Of
a principle advanced By ner iiustrious Mon
tesguieu, that $ the aatursi place Of virtue is