Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-18

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The following is an extract from aspeech,
delivered some years since at Nassau Hall,
Princeton, fN.J J upon the subject of the
downfall of the Swiss Cantons, for which
we are indebted to a friend who heard it.
On request of that friend we insert it, to
show the opinion that the orator entertained
of country once happy, free and indepen
dent, and which, had the people known
their enviable situation, might still SO re-
NAMED. But being uneasy they grasped
at shadow which eluded their touch, and
the foolish attempt has reduced them to
state of complete slavery.-N. Y. Z. Post
:. The prospects of Switzerland under
the scourge of French tyranny is thus s,rik
ingly depicted in a sol:loquy, supposed to
have been uttered by the Ghost of Rosseau.
The shade of that eccentric Genius is re-
presented as rising to view, and thus speak
ing.
Liberated from life of perplssity, and
beyond the prosecutions of an ungrateful
world: thought to have rested free iram
trouble, in the land of spirits. Vain life Of
fancied bliss You alone my countrymeu,
whose prosperity has ever been my highest
delight and whose ingratitude, has served
only TO infame my love, have interrupted
my repose. My mournful Ghost quits the
solitary mansions of the tomb, TO hover
over the place Of my nativity, and ming!e a
groan of misery with my i'll fated country.
Unhappy Switzerland Where is thy
dipnifed simplicity of manners Thy boast
ed love of freedom! Which have been SO
often my fayorite theme? Where thy mar
shaded valor; Thy stern and lofty independ-
:ence? which so long have triumphed over
a world of tyran,s Alas they sleep in the
tomb of liberty!
No more shall thy departed heroes claim
the admiration of mankind but to brand
their posterity with far deeper curses of in
fanny. Ye were once happy and innoccnt,
but ye knew it not--the snowy sumnits of
your mountains, were emblems of your pu-
risy, and the fertile Inheritance of cur
yailies, pictures OF your employmenls hut
We were tempted by French liberty -ye
sighed for laws Of equality, and ye have
Obtained them written with the sw ords Of
demsgogues, dlpsin the blood patriots
but the dazzling polish of Gallo freedom,
has soon been cogroded by the rust Of slave.
ry.
Already ye begin to feel to the quick the
scorpions sting Of oppression ,-Your ma
tional councilss noughs but group Of de-
mons. Your cities picture Of hell. &C.
nrva, once the happy scat of harmless plea
sure has now beComc the scene of pilIage
and debauchery. In her cheel ful walks,
where the harmless eloqueuce OF love, dropt
with melting sweetness from lhe rosy lips
of beauty; sits the solitary raven ieasting
on hunan carnage. Contemplate slaves
Fill up the measure Of your climes--De-
stroy the glorious archives Of your coun-
try and then ring the tocsin of equality to
drown the clankiug Of your chains"
CARLINI,
Was the first Comic Actor on the stage
of Padua--a single glance of his eve would
1l;Guse smiles over the no ost ricld counte.