Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-18

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horizon, still, its last parting CLEAN sheds a
benign lustfe on thy name. The Laurel that
covers thy hoary head, Old Man shall ever
bloom with youthful verdure! The lllustri-
GUS services IN Liberty's Cause, shall rear for
thee a Cenotaph in each Freeman's bosom,
while thy endearing virtues viii cause the
ready tear of affection to freshen the turf on
thy humble grave!
SOLDIER Of my COUNTRY! DEFENDER OF
her LIBEaTIEs-FAREWELL!
Permit me, my Friends, to offer you a few
remarks, touching the present state OF our
republic.
People of America THE Liberty Of the
Press is one Of the noblest rights a Freeman
can boast. When the Right Of Opinion, the
Liberty of Speech, and the Liberty OF the
Press, are Frustrated at the feet Of lawless
power, the Citadet Of Freedom must soon
Surrender. Yes, my Friends, and that Pow
er which destroys these Attributes OF Liberty,
is the Pioneer uhich pfecedeS the MarcA Of
Despotism
| well remember the good old Federal
times, when the Father OF ms Country, blest
with his virtues our rising Empire. Then
was the majesty of the laws supreme then
was the Liberty of the Press inyiolate and
sure, if ever there was a time, when ITS hcen-
tiousness required a curb, it was, when its
SANDERS were aimed at the reputation OF the
First of Hen! The modern Archimedes OF
malice and ambition had uprearsd his mighty
engines of calumny, to assail cur Chieftain's
virtue But the great, the god-ike WASH.
INGTON, had only to oppose the Hgis OF
his integrity, and their shafts fell harmless to
the ground Yes, People Of Aaterico and
wretched indeed is that mans cause, which
cannot be defended by his integrity !
Why are federalists u prosecuted race P
Must they leave their Egypt, and under the
conduct Of another Moses, seek a new Canaan z
Can they boast of no virtues, no services, to
entitle them to the JOYS of Liberty's Land ?
Who reared the Temple Of National Freedom /?
Who kindled the sacred lame OH lis affairs?
Whose virtues, whose services, have contri-
buted to nourish that flame ? TO! unite the
Scroll of Fa~me!-Peruse the list of Ameri-
can Worthless, and tell me If any FederdtiSts
are there Go to the hard fought tlelds OF
the Revolution-kneel ON their sacred earth,
which tells no lies, and ask her, II on the me-
morable days, when we fought for Liberty,
no Federal Blood moistened her bOsom2 Nay,
prosecuted as we are, perhaps at this moment
some Gallant Sailor climbs the shattered
mast to nail the Flag of my Country to Its
stump-My life on it, that Fetfo1o is q Fede-
rdIjSt Perhaps some Gallant Soldier may
yet scale the Heights Of Abraham, to wreathe
Liberty's Standard around Montgomery's
Tomb tell you the first foot, which presses
that classic ground, 0ciH be a FederdtiSt's -
Forever live the glorious name our WASH
INGTON bore Forever let his example in
spire his children /!
The Spirit OF Federalism rises from the
Tomb of Mount Vernon-and when my coun-
try shall bend under the storms of adversely,
the children Of Washington will show their
generous nature"
When the storms of adversely shall rock IL
berty's temple to its base, the Sampson of
Federalism will grasp the pillars, and in his
expiring struggles, will perish with Liberty,
in Liberty's ruins.
Yes, Americans the power which made
you great and free, independent and happy,
still opens its arms to receive the prodigal re
turned-When my country shall have been
deeply stricken by misfortune, may She
grown wise by her experience-determine to
restore the age of WAsHINGToN-to render
the last of Republics l%MMoRTAL!
Did | speak of the age of WASHINGTON
the golden age Of my country when peace,
prosperity and protection blessed our land =
Great is the contrast now-Attend me, my
friends, to a Federalist's house in 1912: | O.
pen you the door, and that too OF a man who
can look his country in the face, and say + Il
h0Ce been thy d%emefdctor near the cradle OF
my sleeping child stands the musket and bayo-
net near the pillow Of my innocent wife the
sharpened sabre land why9 Because | will
enjoy the right of opinion, the freedom of
speech, and the liberty of the ~press-these
sacred priyilege yes inhaled with my first breath,
and will only lose them with my last. When
my Parent was perishing at YORKTOWN, he
bequeathed this invaluable legacy to his child,
and damned be the man who would relinquiSh
the rights obtained by a parents sutierings!!
Oh, WASHINGTON! discerning man we'll
indeed didst thou foresee thy country's fallen
destinyl As narent didst thou warn thY