Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-07-19

tuition ct royal democracy, ma opportunities I'd
mslead the ignorant and TO head the needy and the
disaected, in committing excuses dangerous to the
peace of Europe BY contagious examples.
It belongs TO history to recaptuate the many recent
acts of the daring spirit OF British factions and of
their influence the internal and external politics of
Great Britain; of their crimes towards humanity and
of their common ferocity and barbarty. But had
they not power after tranphng under their feet
Prince of the Royal blo1d, TO exol the exploits of
general, who deliberated, when he ought to have
acted, who advanced when he should have retreated
and whose retreat was a disorderly fight before
handful of pursuers; while they forced another gene
raj to resign though victorious, because the climate
the elements and other unforeseen occurrences pre-
vent him succeeding TO the whole extent of extrsa-
giant expectations Have they net forced their king
to leave unpublished political agent who deserved
to be lnpeached for want OF ability or OF integrity in
disobeying and dsrcgarding hs instructions Have
they forced their king leave urewaried another
political agentt whose hrmness and whose obedience
to the orders OF his sovereign exposed him public
insult and personal dangers Have they not forced
their king to swallow, without daring TO resent these
and other proyocations, though Altered BY the
weak and contemott6le Of governments !? But IN all
the branches Of the constitutional establishments Of
Great Britain, factions sway an anarchlcM iron scep-
| tire, confounding, derangng and invading all order.
Has not captain in the British Acct, cuzing in Eu-
rope, dragged his admiral before court martial
Though the latter has been honcrably acquitted have
not factions shielded the accuser from punishment
Have officers serving in the British army in lndia
| scduced their soldiers to mutiny Have they not,
backed by factions, added rebellion to insubordina-
ton, and held out the most dastardly and perjurious
proceedings meritorious acts OF patriotism and OF
retaliang Justice Is not the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the
British press such that protected and patronscd by
factions, convicted Gbeller,S published from his
prison the most infammatory of essays, detying the
laws and exciting civil discords, insulting equally the
judge who condemned him and the government that
carried their sentence into execution Has not
chief of factonH who is also member OF parliament
honestly told this assembly, that the nation was not
represented by its and that their coun.
try was not worth defending Were they not in
stantly all fire. those very factions that shortly before
with such admirable and philosophical patience heard
the OF their king most numerically il-uscd Did
not these friends Of liberty Immediately decree man.
date of against the declamer Of this dsageea-
Bile truth, of this bold frankness Now, British
anarchy exhibited itself in all its dreadful glory Fac
, ton combats faction Numbers of lives are lost in
the very streets Of the capital, where civil war
RACES with all its fury. But marx: when at last, the
: humanity of the king orders his guards to prevent
<. further bloodshed, factous jury pronounces them
murderers, because they did their duty and did not
submit be murdered themselves by the hands of the
rebellious factions ~
. The proprietors of theatre in London, augments
trife the price of admittancc Englishmen, like
the Romans of sanginary memory, do not miss such
propitious opportunity to create new factions The
most disgusting scenes, the effects OF the most
shameful Righteousness transform the theatre into
field of battle for boxers and bruzers for strumpes
and pick pockets. Among people, that SO much
talk of respect for property the property OF indy-
duals is openly invaded and obliged TO submit to the
ruinous maximum of dictatoria factions Ought it
not to be apprehended. that prosperous anarchy will
not stop the door in the pit of theatre, but 500
ner later force entrance into banks, offices and
magazines, there also to afix its maximum-to nfiict
| its acquisitions !.
Since the wisdom of his imperial and royal mighti-
ness has instructed the continent with regard to its
true interest, continental warriors are no longer tri
butary to insular pedars and Engshmcn, who in
4 T,~t anl received
from foreigners their neccssares almost for nothing,
| began to dread famine. To lessen the consumption
for grain government looked for some substitute for
| the dstiIleries. Their warehouses, weighing down
with perishabe colonial produces, sugar naturally,
presented itself and proposed. The owners of
lands took instant alarm; they formed an opposition;
and during months, the grain and the sugar faction,
with the theatrical and the reforming faction, with the
naval and the military factions with the acobin, the
city and the parliamentary factions, continued to en-
gage the whole attention of truly factios, divided
and licentous people. This not the only instance,
when the interior of London forms striking rcsem-
bance with the interior of Cons.aptnople at the pc
Rod the Musselmen at its walls, and with their
scymctars settled the disputes OF the contending
sects and parties
come their conqueror Bankruptcy may dlsmantle;
mutiny may dispense; storms may destroy and vcto-
ry may capture fleets, hitherto the sole protectors OF
GreatB Britain against the just wrath OF his Imperial
and Royal Majesty. Submission, alone can prevens
Britans from being like the Batayians, erased from the
list OF independent nations Resistance may retard
in making more terrible the catastrophe, but cannot
alter their destnyThey have no choice left between
obedience or conquest. The reigning house never
produced hero, and the domestic virtues OF
prince ruling this turbulent and factous people, are
weak pledges that the repose Of continental nations
will not still be disturbed and invaded. 1t remains.
however, to be decided, whether change or dynas-
ty will be necessary, change OF constitution will
be thought sufficient! Long ago, the mere assent of
his imperial and royal majesty, might have produced
in Great Britain a general overthrow. Long ago,
have different factions caused to be laid before his inn
peria and royal majesty, both reque for receiving
support, and plans for efecting revolutions. But
heee are mt times to encourage or to permit subjects