Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-17

X, Ssd hut few days before assembled III
y" gown Hall, took their seats upon the
,yifh sstheir shirt sleeves rolled up like
D-..sbers. their breasts and legs naked, sabrcs
Ou ,ssir sides, pistols in their girdles and bot
.,ss and glasses on The tables'-and thus pas
~ ,ehtenccof death upon some OF the best
IN the republic: who on another occa-
~ having. been required BY the mob to an
sItheir sentence OF acquittal, pronounced on
p sssn jIIustrious men (called ariStocrafs by
.-.n,l who were then In the custody of the
.x and threatened that thsy would SO them
syes to the gaol and take justice In their
Zen lands, called the prisoners again before
Ann, reversed the sentence of acquittal pro-
nounced the day before, and delivered them
INTO the hands of the sanguinary mob
What is the language which we have heard
.snectinp the mob at Baltimore. We have
Mem told by almost every democratic paper,
and it's the language c6more than the editors
e newspapers, that the assemblage of men
f,oo, other counties to aid in the defence of
the property and lives of the Editors OF the
Federal Republican, was an insult to the peo-
No Of Baltimore add deserved their intigna-
ION That the people bad been provoked TO
spch an outrage, aud that it would be good
Issson TO the rest of the g Tories even in
he state papers Of the general government
AID of Maryland, We see the most alarming
ap9earances Of triumph al this prostration OF
M that constitutes our happiness and security
and last, though not least, 1t IS solemnly
unclaimed by the mayor and council of Baltl-
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that civil ard political liberty Can only be nam
tanned BY obedience 70 the laws, and respect
10 the civil authority"! These are some of
tive features Of resemblance in the events
which preceded the slavery of Geneva and
those which are now passing IN our own coun-
try, The likeness is not SO strong as ltyet
NAV be but We must bear in mind, that fhei'
picture is 6uished, cars only begun.
To these scenes Of violence and cruelty
there mustbe hr9mfters-who they are, tho
now secret, will be known--the very hands
which ttey have armed against the lives and
property their feilow-citizens will drag them
out TO public view. The scene once opened
The mob having once tasted OF blood, must
and will have more--and If their leaders Can
not indulge them in riotipg in the blood and
treasure OF their enemies, they will devour
their friends. These unhappy men may read
their fate in the dying address of the intrepid
magistrate of Geneva, NayiIle GaIlatin, to the
Judges of the Revolutionary Tribunal-
And now (s&id he's mark the fate which a
waits you and your accomplices--for you must
not hope that guilt like yours viii go HnPu
Hished-You will Gnd that all the ties Of So
cial order which you have broken to attain
your ends, will again be broken by those who
succeed you in yourcrimes and In your power
New factioas viii be formed against you out
Of your own--and as you have United like
wild beasts in pursuing your prey, so like
wild beasts you will tear each other to pieces
IL dividing it."
People of America Are you really tired
Of the blessings whichau indulgent Providence
has bestowed upon YOU Are you prepared
10 encounter the scenes which the violence of
par,y spirit, aud the abandonment of pub
lie duty are preparing for you Are you will
Ing to surrender the great characteristic Of
your liberty, the freedom of the press! Are
you content to bow in humble submission to
che will OF few artful foreigners who under
@"hS ~ NiAtS Sodt iSoI ils1biOA@A SNHNS'A'
and point you cut the path OF duty The APP
preaching elections will answer for you-You
have within yourselves principle OF security
against all the dangers that surround you,
Change your rulcrs-purge your national
councils of the ignorance and the vices which
infect them--cail upon those who alone Can
save you in the hour of your peril--who will
repress and punish the FIST workings of that
spirit Of outrage which has perpetrated It's
worst offences with inpanity. AS well may
ne who sows terss expect to reap zDhcat, as
the people who exclude from public affairs
the wealth, the talents and the virtue of their
country, can expect TO reap the fruits OF peace,
order and security under government OF
lss.
CIVIS.
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