Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-15

mons were IN Unison with sentiments he
had his life long avowed in common
with vast numbers of his country
and next day had his doors broken open,
windows beaten in, press destroyed, his
establishment jeopardized, himself mar
rowly escaping with life from the demo-
li,ion Of his building. He will be una
bic to suggest the violation of any law
as apology for this violence. He will
+" from the inertness of the city police
there is too much reason to presume
they favored the plot"
Asifthe Printer was an outlaw, they
were either disposed, as was strongly
suspected, to Join the hue and cry, than
TO extend him protection. Against him
plumber seemed lawful, and midnight
murder ne crime. The Mayor survey
ell the scene and did nothing. His au-
tbeiity was asleep: whether from the
drowsiness Of constitutional debility,
from the opiates of corruption, or the
trance of faction. The state govern
ment came not in aid. To the general
government, within few ailes of me
spot, men looked up with hope. But
its first paper could find no filter name
To characterize this demeniac maniaciqm
of the mob, than sc the spirit that pre-
vailed in the city ;" indicated this vio-
lence cas- a species of redress" and
" the offence committed" as having been
&" nlitigated' by the provocation given.
The same paper had before denounced
by name Printer in the north as a
4" bedlamite" and '' an unprincipletl in
cendiary - AND experimenting much
from an expected Protest Of the GIino-
rity in Congress, had held up in terro-
rem 'lhc indignation of an insulted peo-
people against the Professors The
very first sentence of the letter of the
27d June, which the Intelhgcncer N
serted without reprobation, contained a
snecr at this never to be forgotten and
most audaeious outrage. a collection
of citizens have been pery feacea6iy
engaged for two or three hours in de-
molishiag the Office of the Federal Re-
publican" And towards the last this
letter writer speaks OF "the 7vork as
being nearly comh!eted - as if these
heli-hounds of riot had something as
signed them to do.
Lee saw the mag itude of the evil,
The same lethargy having seized the
city, state, and national governments. he
beheld the victims of the rabble bound
by a triple cord. He had no hope from
either Of these protectors, provided BY
law and the Constitution Of his country.
The same h9H!!ccL taIsy he'd faraiysed
them all. They only aggravated the
danger and increased the dismay. Ia
this state of things his gallant soul
would not suffer him 10 hesitate mo-
ment how to ac-.--Having the cause ct
civil freedom at heart; real;sing that
the press was in danger, and that liberty
must fall with her shield, he determined
TO yield her protection to the utmost eN-
tent of his power, and if she must tail,
covered with the same buckler to lie By
her side. When after long interval
the press was rc-estabhshed and re-
Dewal Of the outrage was threatened,
General Lee was at hand TO rcpel the
attack. FAne General Lee yuG$ a hard
RE attack 7ras rchrN~d out when, 7rith
a pie4V, no Cou6t, H0t 70 Shfd an uRncces-
sary droh Of blood, conEling in what bis
military lie led him not 20 dlstrust, the
honor Of soldiers, brayely humane he
had given up his arms and welcomed at
their hands prison Tor protection, he
and his followers were immediately a.
bandoned, as if led there only TO be coop
ed up i'll a Cage to facilitate their dis
patch en- maSse aud there this little
band Of heroes were many OF them IN
humanity butchercd and left for dead by
the bludgeons of a mob. Thus "will
the future editor add, g was wantoniy
shed some Of the best blood that sur
viyed the revolution and that death and
nature bad spared. Thus were hearts
made to throb no more wirosc last lhrob
even was rather for their country than
themselves. Thus Was that country de-
prived of services It may need 10y those
whose uplittcd arm should have been
stayed by gratitude for services render
cd, Tnus we're men struggling ior the
tywqh ,lsGt made thtm free. sacrificed to
demons Who would enslaye truth her.
sell.
Thss vas Baltimore the assassin OF
I.ingan; and but for an Intervention OF
Providence little less than miraculous,
had been the assassin OF Lee too, OF
Thomson, and of Hanson, and host OF
others
Wanted LOPurChaSe or Hire,
A BLACK MAN SERVANT. For
one that can come well recommended