Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-06
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NO. v.
Lxster # Professor ohn z Adams.

Letter !. Professor John { Adams:
This accumulated mass Of legal learning,
&c. was also made subject OF full and deli
sberate discussion. in the senate of the United
States
IA 8 accumulated mass" i Of kin to
his q reciprocal offer 70 be searched IN "a.
turn,' .io6ensive resistance, s - counter
statement ot the other SIDE, &c. The pro.
fessor IS always upon stills; always labor.
inc 10 exals his style aud swell acommon
idea into an extraordinary bulk by I'D.
iue,s, exple.iyes, and pleoDasms. After
NIL, we do Dol uuderstaod what the pre-
fessor means bysaying .his mass was dis
tussed In the senate.
81 am not one Of those who deem suspicion
and distrust ia the highest order Of political
virtues :
Rank is the proper word 70 be used here
not deem.
These alterations of licensed pnlagc,
this eager competition between her and her
enemies for,the honor of giving the last stroke
to the vitals of maritime neutrality, allare
Justly attributable to her assumption and ex-
crcise of this single principle
We may give wound - the vitsls. ard
we may give stroke or ALLOW to mao,
moi to but ovet, on, or IN particular part,
as the head. he arm, the eyes, &c. We
do not exercise principle, We exercise q
RICH. founded on principle.
6 The rule of the war Of 1856 was the root
from which all the rest are but suckers, Still
at every shoot growing ranker in luxuri
ancc.'
A sucker sptiags from the trunk or
branches, md sprout from the root,
s The most enormous infractions of our
rights, hitherto committed by France, have
been more in menace than in accomplish
ment."
What is meant by 40 ioffac.on IN
mensre" ard I'm accomplishment A
tight may be viclalsd BY menace, viz. The
righs of security; but violation in or by
accomp hs hmeas.. The accomplishment Of
what! Isit Of promise, or project, or
a threat? The writer, we presume, me ana
thA, France has violated our rights pore
by her threats than by carrying those
threats into execution; which hitherto, s
thank God, she has nos been able 20 es.
feet
!" The alarm has been justly great the an
ticipation threatening; BIZ, the amount OF ac-
tualinjuy small 2
The anticipation is supposed 70 have bern
made by Us Of she mischief we should ex
oetience, and therefore i. mus, have been
terrifying DO, Threatening. Actual ,njary
$ Supposed TO apprshsnded iulu,y, but is
lips in here TO express dasnsgr. Iajuty
rs ;wo meanings, one cf which is wrong
lou, damag-. Thus when sconud,ci
,lies aohonest man TO another who
notbclicve him, III injoses .he person
,dered, though hs does him 40 da
e. Il, is, in all humble manner. sub
ed to The learned professor, whether
injury done 10 ouT righss BY Francois
asgscat as possibir, although the ds.
10 cur properly may have heen far
than she wished and nlended?
he graad finale OF shis paragraph runs
81
It's not by the ksht Of blazing temples
and amid the groans OF women and children !
in the ruins oft!e sanctuaries of do /
mestic habitation at Copenhagen that we can
expect onr remonstrances against this course
of proceeding will be Aeord.sa'
Bravo! Nov that. 10 our course Of per.
lecsahll'sy, ws have got SO far as TO car
BY shesllgh., We may hope soonIo see by !