Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-17
FROM THE HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
a SKETCH OF GRIEVANCES.

Thich loudly call for redress or ife ssl.1
i. 1T is "a grievance that money IS scarce
but greater that honesty is scarcer
2. It is esteemed grievance i industrious
men. in a land of plenty, cannot procure a
comfortable support in the pursuit OF neces'
sary and lawful calling which they practlc:aiiy
Understandable it is real and great grey
ance to the public as well as to those lnolVi'
duals. that such men should be, by those lnpoW-
er, unnecessarily and wantonly prohibited the
pursuit of such callings.
s. It's grievance to an honest man to be
in debt and unable to pay-but 1t augnents
his eriefto be thrown into prison and have no
sneans of release.
4. 1t is grievance to be under the govern
ment of unprincipled men i: 1t judgments the
grief if we had an hand in setting them up
and it caps it if they. prove traitors to their
country.
$. Ii is a grievance that people should be
imposed On by artful men, and make such
the guardians Of the public welfare; and 1t is
still more grevious, if, abandoning regard Tor
the public, they adopt and pursue such mea'
sures as tend to its ruin. e
s. 1t is a grievance to have weak rulers
but greater to have artful wicked ones, who
will " lead the people to err and destroy the
way of their paths
Z. 1t is grievance to be under the govern
ment of an old and foolish man, who tancles
that he is wise, and will not hearken to wise
counsels and admonitions but 1t aug1nents
the grievance if he greedily listen to flatterers
and sychophants.
8. 1t is grievous to have an old dotard IN
the chair of State, who calculates and endea-
vors to put down good men from places OF
trust and authority, and fill their places with
men of different character: but 1t is more
grievous when those whom we appoint to
guard our rights, sanction his base and wick
ed plans and proposals.
9. 1t is grievous to wise and good men to
foresee evil coming on the community: and to
have no power to prevent it: but it is more
grievous to see the people actually "broken
with great breach and grievous blow" and
find themselves involved in the calamity.
10. 1t is a grievance that Legislators or ru-
lers should " decree unrighteous DEGREES, and
write grievousness, which they have pre-
scribed,'' and that with impunity though we
know that woe will be "upon them hereat-
ter''-But the grievance is augmented to those
who feel the deepest effects of such DEGREES.
IL. 1t is grievance " that proceedeth from
the ruler, that servants are set on horseback,
and princes left to walk as servants on the
ground.-folly set in dignity and the rich in
low places''-faithful worthy men are dlsPlac-
ed from office, and mean men OF servlle dis
position put in their places.
u. 1t is grievance to have rulers strain
and twist the laws to Cypress the upright and
favor the wicked: and it is not less grlev-
ancc when rulers or Legislators :" frame mis-
chief and astablieh iniquity by law"
ls. Natural blindness is great grievance !;
it deserves compassion, and must be endured
with patience but wilful blindness IS without
apology OF excuse, and merits no commissera-
ton.
IA. 1t is grievance when Legislators want
wisdom to discern the true interest OF the ma
ton but it is much greater one when they
do know It, and yet through prejudice OF some
unworthy motives they will not attend to 1T,
but pursue measures injurious to honest men
and the public.
Is. 1t is grievous to wise and upright men
RI see an artful knave lead ten fools by the
muse but it is more grievous 20 see honest
men led into snares and fatal errors by such.
Is. It's grievousto live under tyrannical
government but it augments the grievance
Fit comes upon us by our own choices neg
ligencc or folly. For in that case the re-
lections on our own misconduct will be much
more severe and bitter, than if 1t was unayold-
able.
II. It's grievance to be under Nrant !:
hit more erieyous to be under many tyrants
at once: because it is easier managing one
tyrant or getting rid of him than many.
is. A great tyr5nnicai ruler IS great
grievance: but host ofpetty tyrants under
him greatly augments the grievance, because
they will plumber more and be more mischiev-
Gus, and elude all responsibility.
g. It is a grievance that men should be de-
lcgatcs for great people, who are utterly
unacouainted with the fundamental principles
of law and jurisprudence and 1t judgments
the grievance when ignoramuses are deiegat
ed upon party principles, merely to carry .
point 49,. .,o,,,d +.