Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-20
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orea, Atlantic states, if ii do not warrant
an entire confidence that the golden prin.
ciples Of FEDERALISM have revived
10 full vigor and health, at lesssinsfrucIs
us that the fatal embargo la1o threatens
fearful ruin TO the totterlpg cause OF De-
mocracy. The good and powerful pofsiso,n
of the people arc prepared constisutlonaily
TO rise up IN their strength agslnst the De-
sruetiyr policy of our rulers. Les demo,
cracy, and her treacherons haad maid,
French influence. stand aghest, brooding
over their own inquiries. The gull ymay
escape retr,bc.ive vengeance tor awhile,
but Justice will ovsr,ake them ye'. Iho'
majestic in her men, aud bold 10 her ap-
psoach she viii steal anon upon her trenl.
bling victim, aud point with peculiar an.
phasls 1T the faithless frieods OF laeir coua
sry- @
Should the ruling democracy be buried
10 shs tomb of ffrench Influence, where
could be fouu5 the political caiiiH 20 weep
,ovtrtheir remains? Hones, Americans a.
i've td;he true in,eres, of their bleeding
5couLnS. would hail it as a jubilee, aa the
dawn Of saivation, aGo the returning eat.
ness aYd prosperity Of the nasion. We
have loag endured the experiment wl,hre.
sgnasion, and eeoogh have. We suffered.
Eficacions state medicines must be ADM
MS cred 10 resuscitatc the languishing body
polite. Crest Political skill may revive
her. buf is the slow wosk OF great eau
ton aud sender treatment, to mend de.
cayed system and broken constitution.
Whereas the stoic, who eau contemplate
our calamisies with indifference! Let the
s'urdiest democrat, however mad ADD in
,oxica.ed with the hacknied quack OF libsr
~ and equality, draw picture of the pre-.
scot condition oil our county, aad us Eous
riching state, when the federslis;s descend
ed f,om the chair CT authority. Expert
ence is The bes, test OF principles |. will
require neshing OF the picetas.e o. an artist
10 decide between the swo.
Whsn power was shifted into the hands
OF our present rulers, the county was 10
state of almost unexampled prosperity.
She ranked high among the nations OF the
globe; she fel. her respectabs!i'y and i'm,
portaoce daily Increasing and her weight
10 the scale Of European police was CRATE.
full 70 the PRIDE of Americans. All Eu
rope was sstooished that a people 10 ,hsir
infaocy, WHO had but Just burst the shacss
kies of slavery, should so suddenly STARE
toto political importance, which riveited
the admiration of the world. None OF
your little, narrow minded, contracted no
lions of government had crept into favor.
and gained footing 10 those suspicious days
of federalism. A broad, liberal and en-
ligh.eued policy prevailed. COMMERCE
which 60 quickly raised our country to her,
then elevated rank, koew not her secret e.
neniess kho have aimee asrsyed themselves
10 dessni hostility against her. Little did
she ,hihl she took 70 her bosom viper that
would l7s2g her unto death She flourish
ed. and uoder her beuigo Influence We
became arch. a powerful and respected
people. Dur treasury was OVERLOOKING,
our ua,ior happy, united, vir'uous, strong
L cox on this ficturc--and on THIS 90
See your laws aot constitutions trampled
urder foot. Instead OF being the ayenger
oflhe violated rights of freemeo, the sure
protector Of oppresssd ard injured citizens,
they were made the scourge IF those they
were intended to protect he weak against
the srong and powerful! (! Oor country.
Jealous OF being betrayed into the hands OF.
40 everween'ng, ins6leus, ,gr,lping tyraps
public faith and na,ional honor ssrangled
10 heir manhood; and not eysn:she conso-
lationi left, after 'smely enduring ,hs AFRO
gauce aoe h;gh-,oned insolsnee OF foreign
courts, Of gaiaing orr hnnb!e ends, We
are euyiroued with difficulties and dangers;
from which the united wisdom of eur pub.
lie councils be,rays ,heir insi,.'ty 20 extri.
cate us. We have been inroivsi In aquar.