Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-04


our assistants an opportunity TO join IN the
celebration 81 the same, this paper will not
8 .oa;o be published ill Friday morning.
-
ON this refurn Of the Anniversary OF our
National birthday, it may. be worth our
!. ,so,,bIe 10 look back to what we were, and
eon,rast our former situation with what We
are At present--int the year. sY6 We were beset
with foreign enemies and domestic traitors
but we ha1 a Congress in whose PATRIOTISM
ve could depend; men possessed OF sueh
iron virtue that with single eye to then
!, country's welfare they had sworn z lead her
to GLORY, to freedom and happiness, or, emu
Ia,ing Roman Grmness, to perish IN the at
tempt Such virtue met It's reward; they
succeeded, America became independent, & all
her most sanguine friends could wish. Now
mark the contrast would any mortal believe
himself awake when comparing our present
!, rulers and those of '76-the contrast is too
great to afford any thing but pain 10 an Ame-
rican in Its contefiR lation--We are nov. la
suited, robbed, betrayed and maltleated with
impunlty, and no sign of opposition ON our
parts but time rolls on, another 4th OF
July has arrived, and let those men who by
their felopieus misconduct have exposed US
to dishonor, insult and injury without taking
single step towards PREPARATION, mingIc with
their fellow. citizens, toast the heroes of '76
and with unblushing fronts solicit a continu-
ance oftheir confidence.
Of three Editorial articles which appeared
in this paper and copied into the Independent
American, we perceive che % beunder the
St.sAlbans head, one We have credit for, and
rhe last, strange TO tell, is headed London,
May ll--Now, altho' we are always pleased
when our brother Editors condescend to ho-
noroar humble laBors by copying them, yet
we should thank them to be a little more par
ticular in fu,ure, 50 that BY afixing the name
TO the brat. we might be enabled to know
ear own offspring shen We meet with it, /
Ffsm the ge,msat Senlinel.
g ouia sit sz,urum, eras, fuge. quaerere;' !
Hon
Seek not to know what fate awaits tomorrow
THE Journey of life is uneven, and di-
versihsd with scenes .propitious & adverse.
Sometimes the sun Of prosperity beams,
with full splrndor, on The path before US,
and all surrounding objects smile as we
pass. Peace and Joy are then the coimpa-
Mons of our way, and every feature Of the.
landscape is enchanting, Morning, rising
from the east, invites 1ssSo paTtake Of its
fragrance: Evening, slowly ADVANCING, i'm
gets on thevefge of her cloud, and silences
the busy labor Of the day, but o, how de-
( lighsful to the contemplating mind, is the
tranquility of night sAbstracted from the
cares and anxieties whichsperplex AMBITIOUS
mor,als, il rettaces past en- oyments, recalls
g the days of other yeats, and converses
with dear and distant friends. IA these Sc
rene and tranquilmonenrs, the heart, soft,
ened by sense of It's own enjayments, can.
not avoid pouring fofth} a humble Offering.
Of thanksgiving and gratitude TO the divine
source of all happiness, the giser ofjoysto
unworthy man.
But is the scene reversed Do dark,
LIQUIDS lower on the surrounding horizon
Do the storms of adversely shake the foun-
dation of anticipated earthly happiness -
How does frail man support himself under
misfortune Does hereby on the sovereign,
arm OF bpuntiful Providence? Does kere-.
member thar he is chastensd for his own.
5000 !: g6a, the most splendid decorations
o. roy :al the majesty of thrones, and the
Pomp g power, arr but seducing phantoms,
which vanish like the ,dews of morning -
Under such considerations, the most poig-
nans SORROWS may be borne with fortitude: