Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-29

repentance recommended him to mercy,
or his perseverance rendered him
darling sacrifice to the bloody vengeance
Of his prosecutors. Thank God" ex.
claims the citizen, " we have 10 inoui.
sition here!!"
And are we indeed free from the in
QUESTION? Are there no torturcs, for
exercising the right of opinion, here
Come with me my friend fancy hath
lent her wings to transport US wherso-
ever we list-Let us accept her offer and
take RAPID flight through OUT country.
We assembled. Do you behold, said /,
IN the midst of yonder trees, those large
white buildings! observe closer, the CO.
lors OF our country wave from its top.
These are :5e halls of liberty and leeis-
laiion. This is the seat OF the only fres
government in the world. Here, surely
1t any where, freedom Of speech is spe-
cla!ly guarded by the genius &c liberty,
and the man would be pronounced ~
an indignant nation, accursed, who
should dare to interrupt the freedom Of
debate. Let US descend and listen to
the voice OF our sages while they deli
bcrate on our weIfare.-What no ad.
mlttance Sitting in secre, i'm con.
clave! Is this the freedom our lie.
gislators possess of expressing their
OPINIONS! You sigh my friend: But
let us tarry until the gates shall be un.
barred ....
We can now enter-Hark wha. pa
trlot is It that declaims so furiousy /,
he was tall man, sat at the right of the
Speakers Chair, and seemed ychement-
ly engaged. The time, l hope" said
he, will soon como, when the CON.
plants of the disaGiscted will be put
down: and the tories who Oppose this
war will suffer like the tories Of the last"
Freedom Of speech, thought |, with
witness. TIE freedom of power to de-
nounce all who were cut of authority.
A pale faced, spare man rose. There
vas much intelligence in bis eye, and
there was the music of eloouence on his
tongue, he spoke not long, for bis ar
guments, mos, CogeLt, were enforced
with an elocu!ion mast powerful. Dis
may seemed to seize the power: against
whose measures be spoke. \ hey inter-
rupted him. He would have proceeded.
They again interrupted him and finally
sealed his lips in silence, by violation
of all rule. O Liberty hcw wouldst
thou have wcpt. o jnstice! how
wouldst thou haze been indignant at the
violation OF thy rights
Again we ascended-the gale took US
rapidly 10 the south On The right a.
we proceeded we marked mansion Of
superior elegance The sounds Of mer-
riment were heard within; chariots
drove to the door, from which descend
ed the children OF opu!ence, and Of beau
~ and OF fashion. BEST land OF freedom
o the happiness Of The Den ocracy Ct
the south, | was ust about to exc!aim.
TIE moan of the poor black man, inter
rupted the sweet song Of the hooking.
bird. We saw many a sable child Of
misery on whose cheek the lear ming
led with the sweat and descended to his
feet. We could not distinguish all the
Voices lha; rose from the tield, but tho
ear caught fragment OF the poor ne
gro's song.
Sad and hungrv-sll forlcrn,
Negro work from early raorn
Drear the day AID sad the nigh.
Negroes woes find no respite.
III toll lno,hins gain,
Jov ne'er comes 20 pay Tor pam
Master whip re when he like:
Xii me if dare to strike.
love Dnah-.he love me:
We mad it,le children three;
Dinah's ,old-and we must part,
O it breaks poor Sambo's heart!
White man talk Of Liberty
Hhy not negro loo be free
The lash of the driver forced scream
Of anguish that moment from Sambo,
and we heard TO more.
A few moments brought TO our view
the spires Of Savannah. Here thought
|, where so much intelligence resides,
not oniy the white n'an Is free, but the
horrors Of slavery must be amelioraled.
A large concourse of people III the street
attracted our sttention.-A young Ipan
of gen,eel appearance, seemed ssfug.
Cling with an Infatuated mob. Hal !
thought ], there is wretch who hss
been guilty OF some excessive act ct cru
city 70 his slave, aud the pseple arc
hauling him to prison. His 'nlreaues
availed ns,-,hey dragged him TO pump
bruised hin-thc blood ran down his
flce-hey fastened him under ne pump
ard delugcd him with water Til DC wo'
almost exhausted, shouting around III
berry and Equality" Dreadful thotb
must have seen his cruelty 10 BIS poor
black. We drew near ard etquifed
what horfid crime that Mad faG wen
o,;,,v NJ ,h., he was thus punished With