Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-11
r., lanes Madison, Esq.

s,R-D,. Johnson once ADVISED MS
,,;rod Boswell not to indulge his present
t,I,nos noon an interesting occasion, but
,,c,rsidrr how il might affect him year
,wo hrnce, and govern himself accord
;,o,, having often derived be"eht from
80. b,n, I wish 10 recommend 1t 90 the at
,.or;y. consideration Of yourself and all
those wno are acting with you, unoer an
;ofurnc- OF me extern! Of which you are,
p.rhaDs, not aware, or, if you are, are the
,nnc 20 he commisera.ed-l will suppose
,,w some situations in which you may
6,i vnurseIf not many years hence.
First. will supP1s- you reduced from
tue chief m sgs;racy over ten mi'iions OF
pea: = to private station that you are
ba; onr of tire muli:udr in a country like
Switz- r;and or Holland, or any other nation
suIicc;cd 70 the vii! Of an universe! mo.
earcny ,hat you s-e the sens OF your
ia:c .,ituen;s, now your equal neighhors,
fsAeo IRON state of sci! government, into
that II he vass.ls u. nnnaparte enrolled
il couscr ;pt!on, and drawn by ANITA! lot
4, narc,. ,n he South, u reduce to similar
suh;us.,i.,n ;he col, n'>s of Spain and Por
tuglt. III th= swo Americas that you see
in ysrr place AFrrnch p'sfect, with heat
hArdsc thau yuuc owu, and powers like The
t,nrtn bea,I 40 - mel, ordering TO tbs
cH,ilntioe cverY wealthy man who dares to
O.: uacqnr:ly language IA his complaints a
saIt,,t ,hr contribution demanded of him +;
rv,rS m4a II sh;;:ever drscript ion, whs
sadH end aver 70 sverete his son, the prop
uE as Old age, the drtsRder Of his mother
AID sis,er, from the lust and violence of
tbs iuva,iiog Eo5 and th9 poor man, whom
his burning Cottase and hous t>ss family
snail ledu { to madness, aud Cause him 20
uter a curs- upon the anthor ct his woe,
en- losyd 10 a circle Of hayonr's, to DC FIRST
sriz-d 90 and th@n plerccd, as heretofore
a Nv Ms, and the Ce!eS OF the wounded stl'
Il q by poison OF 1anus.
Second | viii suppose you believer IN
ths doctrines of christianity, IN which y"u
vas educa., under plous fAther, and
,hst SOU wiii accordingly III the COIL of
the d,v, IN he hour OF detection, III the de-
scrnlinc va!. OF life, DC called on by the
VOICE uiGod walking In the gardea--jsme !!
wh-y. art thou? Wnat - become OF the
free states which | committed 70 'hy al.
min;strs,ion !---What answers Will you
,h-n have 10 render at that dread trlou-
nd VIII, re the com .nand OF Bonaparte VIII
i,,m no excuse for ding evil where O.
scrwheiming maj"r'ti"s III both houses OF
co2rress, created BY the coHtrivanc:s ct
Yourself, yopr predecessor. aad your willy
COUNCILLORS will b. no Justification but the
ninth. inscribed on ihe walls OF your and
,h-;r co,sci,ncss, will be read as on those
o, ,hr trembling Belshazsr
Third will suppose, that having
drark deep Of the modern philosophy OF
VoI,aire, Condorcst, ! fferson and PAIGE,
yau look forward to nothn1 but glo1Ious
lame anoag your survivors on earth, to be
rerpeIua,ed by the sculptor, the historian
or the bard.
ssouid either of these suggestions be a
r.l,ou,s 10 your slayc Of mind, let me con-
ior- YOU. sir, to pause, 10 reflect, TO me-
lua,r, 10 consult your pillow, and 1t your
own forts sh,ll not awake you out of your
dream, then TO beg your amiahie wife to
excite you to lift up your soul with hers' IN
drawer 70 the God Of your fathers, that he
will be pleased TO permit one ia? OF !'sh' to
p-ns,rs,e YOUR heart, and that the darkness
,hrrroF may compreh-nl it, and that SO
your darkness being rnlig htened, you may
Sc toe sbys. into which you are about to
plunge Yourself and 50 much OF nation
corrupt enough indeed, but hope not
beyond redemptioE) as adhere to you SO
strongly, as TO be Cast down with you lato
perdtiou.
Thus wishcth, thus prsyeth, one who 20
Years ago admired YOU public talsats and
sajoyvd the pleasures of your social, con-
Strsa;ion with delight.
SYNEX.
Ulster, (N.Y) Dec, 1910.