Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-21

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~;,h virtuous feelings, is preferable 20 ,ne
.f,;nneries Of philosophy and the princ'P'es
uterine. In virtuous minds the pain
ofhonor IL direct and where there exists
~ de,ire to soften the r~eproaehes OF con-
.e;ence. there no sophistry can shake the
principles Of virtue ia the heart. Inc case
IS one. IL a creature weak and infrm of
mind and incapable Of any useful or va'ua'
~. s,,,;nment. The other forms . charae'
,.r fertile in every great and good qual'f'
ea,;on. In one we recognize your P.or.
trait. sir. In the other We see the MINI
and virtue. Of Washington. The strength
ard directness of a mind like his stand
strongly opposed TO the instability OF your
waverine and drsultory Judgment. BY the
cure instincts OF a virtuous heart he per-
cr;ved the truth and resolutely adhered to
her perceptions. Uneducated in the wlies
Of a Mazarene, he despises the miserable
i~ueslers of secrets ; and by his eandor and
i%nsenuousness put vice and dishonesty 70
the blush. Had he studied in the schoot
of Voltaire or of the National Assembly,
he would, like you, sir, have been a curse
to his country. You came into power al
ter this great man had paid the debt OF ma
ture and il has been a misfortune to your
country, that while you possessed just phi
losophy enough to make you = septic, ! GU
wanted the lights Of a superior understand
ing to reclaim you from its errors. Your
public conduct has correspondent with the
principles of your character and under
standing. Too cowardly to resent the in
suits of your country abroad, you never
wanted courage to invade its liberties at
lone. Under your baneful torch the con-
stitution Of your country has pinned away,
and cannot be renovated by any remedy
short of a total expulsion Of your party
from owe The constitution OF the u
nited States is the result of the wisdom OF
past ages, and not the crude and unfinished
offspring of theoreteric politics. 1t CON
sis,s OF separately constituted authorities,
over the integrity of which the people are
to keep a constant and unrrmining watch.
When this fair system becomes corrupt ;
when the parts of which it consists harmo.
nize with the purposes of a single man, the
shadow remains-but the spirit OF liberty
is fed. This fair system, sir, you have
endeavored to corrupt, for the DEGREES ct
its power have hung upon your nod. You
Obtained by f~actlous influence the complete
subserviency of that body to your views
You have united against freedom those
powers which the trainers of the constitu-
ton wisely partitioned out in its defence.
Every symptom OF morbid weakness and
strength was apparent on the face OF your
administration. At che time the spring.
of government were 50 relaxed that We
might properly have been said to have no
government at all :; at another they were a.
minated beyond the tone Of civil despoti,m.
Is there nothing Criminal in having thus
corrupted one OF the fairest systems Of pc.
Icy which human wisdom has directed /:
Is it OF no consequence that you have left
the %pernicious fruits If conduct along with
the still more Pernicious effects Of your ex.
ample to your successor +; and that you
have develved on him the odious task Of
accomplishing, by one act, that scheme
which your genius had the hardihood TO
conceive! A war with England would
realize the hopes of your party, and fix
the destinies of this country forever. II
would lead to the establishment of a pow
erful military force, the suspension sfsome
of our NEST sacred laws, the dissolution
Of morals and consequent. submission to
Bonaparte When I contemplate the cha.
raeter of this man, his immeasurable re.
sources for war, and the genius and Promp-
titude with which he conc:iyes and executes
the most %stupendeus schemes of ambition,
l uemble for my country" This gifted
serpent has long cast upon US those glanees
with which he first fascinates in order after.
wards t devour. The subtle Bonaparte
ministers to these corrupt affections. more
fatal to republics than invading al mics. He
first violates the chastity of the struggling
half conserving victims, and then with hi'
ruf6an dagger he stiles at once the voice and
remembrance Of the pollution. Every nox'
ious ANNA that a corrupt state Of manners