Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-02

dfnal poirt Of union then 1t.wes. that ever,
mothers son, under pain of disabilities in ri,
world and damnation in the next, Shout
acknowledge the divine right Of the kin,
that is to say, that he hada divine right to 1,
wrong. That they should acknoN ledge tie
king to BE clothed by God himself with tn.
limited power, and that to resist him fo:arv
cause or in any manner whatever, wert
damnabIe sim That passive obedience ard
non-resistancc were the first OF political aa
religious. duties LII this union conid have
been established, it would have been adm;rl. |
BILE both for it's strength and universally. Not
dog In the whole realm would have moved
his tongue against the Lords aEointed. OF a.
paipst any Of the men whom the king delight |
cd to honor.
But there happened at that time to be Ger.
tain men, made OF the same sort OF stuff with
that Of the I'D pulitans in Ellzabeth's reign.
These made such coEfounded noise and 20.
ther that they quite rent to pieces the union,
and even spirited up the nation to drive James
from his throne, and fairly out of the king
dom. They were antl-unionlsts yet no DO.
dy at this time Of day will pretend but that they
saved the English nation from slavery and
ruin.
In our confedcracy Of republics there was
once remarkable and most happy union ie.
specting political measures. The whole be-
DIV seemed to be moved by one and the same
impulse the impulse Of enlightened patriot
ism. All seemed to be agreed to march OH
together in the line of open, honest and honor
abe politics. This was during the early part
of the administration Of Washington. Pre-
sently however there was something heard,
like the rumbling of an earthquake under
ground. The nation began to pc agitSted;
but bv what means, or for what cause was
scarcely known. No specific charges were
made, as yet, against the administration /; but
the seeds of jealousy were secretly sown over
all parts of the country. Honest simple men
began to cape and wonder. They were bless
ed in their basket and III their store. Inc cup
of public and private prosperity was ioh-
Yet they were fearful that all was not night;
and gradually became inclived to dash from
their lips this cup Of blessings, lest peradven.
ture there should be in it some secret intu-
sion ofpoison.
The public mind thus prepared, whispers
and inuehdocs soon were succeeded by open
and audacious calumnies. A stigma was al
tempted to be fixed, and was actually 6xed Tor
time, upon the character of almost every A.
merican statesman. who had been illustrious
for wisdom, and for his services to the public.
These calumDies increased, in violence and
audacity, till at length the nation was thrown
into two great parties, hostiiely arrsyed a.
gainst each other.
Now mark this whilst the democratic par.
tlasr t, ed
Of union, except among themselves. From
the beginning to the end of the chapter, the!
employed Ill means in their power to distract
and divide the ration. But no sooner had
they become the majority, than their darling
theme was union, or passive and silent &C.
quiescense in the minority to all their mea'
sures. And the republicans Of the Washing
ton School, for not thus quietly acquiescing in
measures which they thought ruinous to the
country, have been all along stign'atzed as
enemies to peace and concord.
More especially at the present alarming ard
awful crisis, we perceive that several OF the
leading democratic prints pathetically urge
upon those who have heretofore censured the
measures Of oar administrator. the imPerlo"s
necessity Of union. Union with whom g.
With men who, by their folly and wickedness,
have brought our country to the brink CT de-
struction, and who arc yet persshns IN the
same foolish and destructive measures
Unicn for what! To sEing our country under
the yoke Of France. God forbid there should
be such union!
Substantial intelligent fcderalsts know how
to appreciate union, 1t is among their deep.
est regrets that the happy union OF poiiucaI
sentiments which once prevailed III this coui::
try, has been broken and destroyed, and tina!
the nation has become like house divided
against itself. They know by what MEANS
and by whom, this has been done. If any ex'l
pedient might be devised to restore harmon,
to the great community, on the footing OF
correct principles they woul d be among inc
first to adopt it. Bur, in the present destrao''
ed, and ruinous condition Of the country, the!
can see no other way than for honest men 10
be in close union among Themselves, in ORDER
to counterfeit and, if possible, to defeat the
Vaccinations of the knavish; convinced TIA:
g when bad men combine, good men mus
unite" Else the country will be inevltaol!