Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-01
ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY MORNING, august I.
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The following animated description of a
Msb Government, extracted from the writings
Of that emincnt statesman FISHER AMEs, Is
recommended to the serious perusal of every
rejecting man to whatever political party he
NAV be attachcd.-On the diubolical tenden-
cy Of such rule we think there can be but one
opinion, more especially after the recent trans
actions in the City of Baltimore. which thro'
the in5Scihtg Of some 4corse cause, of its
eaiyf asagistr0te, and police, that devoted city
has been consigned to the SUPREMACY Of King
Mob
GA MOBOCRACY
is usurped by the worst men in the most cor
rupt times in a.period of violence, by the
most violent. 1t is a Briareus with thousand
hands, each bearing dagger Cerberus
gaping with ten thousand Threats, each parch-
ed aud thirsting for fresh blood. A mob go
v
stantiy strews the fruitful earth with Promis-
euous ruins, and turns the sky yellow with
pestilence. Men inhale vapor like the 81
rocco, and die in the open air for the want Of
respiration. 1t is an earthquake, that loosens
the foundations of society, burying IN an hour
the accumulated wealth and wisdom of ages
They, who, after the calamity, would recon
struct the edifce of the public liberty, would
scarcely be able TO fud the model, perhaps moi
even the ruins.
Something more than birds eye view Of
PREsIDExT MADIsoN's Administration; ex.
tractcd from 6 Il Solemn .dhheaL to The PEOPLE
o. Nezv Exglaad, 81 one Of tAe Sons of the PHI
srilas,' inserted in the Albany Register of Fri
day last-The editor of which paper in bi:
introductory remarks, says he is told this
address is circulating in handbills IN New
Englaud,' and that it comes from the pen o
truly eminent and pious Republican Clergy
nan, III that quarter Be it so, be Il
otherwise, the solemn truths which 1t contain
atS HOl Tue lESS ltIipOIl1ut~-bbC aShAON4SNsoN
ment of which, now coming from the lips o
those who have been uniform in the support o
the present administration, gives them !
strong and binding force, and they Will be ap
pseciated accordingly by every impartial read
cF.-The public mind is fast approximatne
to.one point, and that is, full and perfec
conviction of the impolicy and immortality 0
the war in WHICH we are now engaged, and 0
the total un6tness OF our present rulers any
longer TO conduct our public affairs; ant
Whenever the constitution shall give the oP.
poFunity. we have the most sanguine belle
'he people Of these states viii, with one unit
s edgoicc, exercise their supervising authority
by dispIacing from Office those men who are
unworthy Of their coincidence, and elecsint
others in their stead, who Will correct thei
proceedings, and again restore to our countr.
anhonorablc and permanent peace.
That Mr.. Madison's whole administrator
tsays the writer of this S Solemn Appeal ha
been scene of impotence, blundcrs and mis-
management.of our public concerns, must b,
evident to every obseryant citizen. He began
by patching iup an accommodation with MI
Erskine the British minister, which was i'm
mediately disavowed by that government VIII
aledgcd that their minister had exceeded tn
limits of his Instructions, of which fact the