Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-04

your country. Would thew l..
70 foreign tyrant? Would tb ass, scep,a
nounced the principles of true ,sy have r, r..
But you should also remember NJ r'ahNIeaass
and De Wits. With what ha,v VIC Nasssu,
venerable shades of these auru,, '' apaA.
ifthey are sensible of what i ,' Oalacsrs
earth, behold the degraded eo p,I;'!ng o.
their country, now the scorn and 'l Of
of barbarous ruffian, who ,rsnu ls sl'ln
every thing held sacred amopr , ~, Upon
II is said that your oppressor is "s sh
visit your country, IN order to sn;or "O0u'to
of the PEG P le whom he has ens 2vy ssasR
the land which he has brouph, TO H and
and ruin. Your tyran, will then ~ +. Disgrace
power, and by one bold efor, IF g N Your
energy, you may release yourse|vs. 4 S
suffering world from the mons., 70 at, anu the
abused you more than any desno, , h"0 na'
tory has recorded 1t is tue that s'b h. Ills Us.
senta powerful army into your eo" , y; has
order TO eonsrm your bondage, and n n,: N
ali resistance. But powerful As y prevent
is, it would sink before the snsra a, army
whole national exer'ion besides, thar ., , W.
cannot be 80 inseusible 10 all bnman n army
cations as the tyran. who directs ,h,m VO'''
They know how lavish he is Of h"
blood, and how many of their coun,rm "s
he has sent to inevitable destruction in S S,;a
and that as many more mus, fall v;e,;r, r' "
his ambition before he can succeed in snS
DUNG it, even il his outrageous and ~;rs~s
attack upon its independence should q, s'.
be triumphant. Appeal to the army WIN
have been sent 10 rivst your chaps, p.
mind them OF their Efforts in pursuit Of VIVA,
they deemed liberty. Remind th.u oi
their lawful monarch, who is now foaj,iy.
and dependcnt on the generosity of aao.
Their slate. Endeavor TO impr, SIS them with
sense OF the dissrace which they will Ger.
tainly entail upon themselves if they CONT.
nue. to fight merely 10 CRAFTY the cruel am.
btlon OF wretch who is the enemy Of In.
man nature. Injured as they are to spoIia.
lion and 10 slaughter, they cannot be saW.
terly caiiouS 10 every sense of justice, and
every feeling Of humanity, as 'he tyrant who
drives them TO acts Of ISOLATION, from the
impulse Of the most savage ambition and
unrelenting feroeity. Though the dsgrad.
ed soldiers Of tyrant, they still are men,
and may be reused into conviction OF
what is due TO al unoH, nding and indcpsnd.
ent nation,
The tyrant has shown b. h;a treatment
Of his brother, WDom he forced, in vloa'
ton Of all ysur hereditary principles ssr:.
publicans, to acknowledge as your king,
how liltle mersy you have reason TO expect
at his hands. Yet yeu endured that phah'
tom Of king, because he seemed disposed
10 rule oyer you with mi!dness, and to re.
gard The interests OF your country. This
mildness, and this regard for your welfare,
were crimes not to be explatcd IN the eyes
Of his unnatural brother, AMI Lous was
obliged to abandon throne which he was
compelled to adopt, and which was 0niya
seat of thorns to him while he possessed III
Hence you may infer what iauen'aoIe
fortune awaits you il you calmly submit 10
the dominion OF the syraus. Hs VII IHn'SI g,
ten told vengeance on you, and you WIZ
hereafter yalpIy wri,he IN inc Panys Of MI
sely and despair. Recall to your minus
your former sriumphs, and let the glowing
recollsct'on impel you TO emulate 1hs-'"
tue and the valor OF your foreiathers ""I
rescued you from foreign OPPRESSION Sn'
completed your independence asa Pe0p ":,
Be assured that the tyran' tremoies 0A ~,
throne, and glorious exertIon Oh Wv"
part would tend efectuall, to hu't MI" i'O,'
the eminence which he has gained ~ w
parallelrd turpisude. He sees BY the os'' ;,
ton OF his soldiers 10 Spain, how tlats'u'"
them is the cause in which they are sObaS .,
ed, and be assured that the cause - w.,
dear TO his generals, who know tl'a' '"I IS
security depends upon the contlnua'IeI ".
his power, and that his downfall YOUR - -,
H. ,ar,o;n nreeaoa of their own. w"