Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-29


:. -. arrogant langu age that ecu
held 40 Years ago. There has been
= Great change since in the world.
The trial is over. We now kno"
ourselves. You speak Of the insa,ia-
HE ambition of our Sovereign; put
which is the more amhi;iols-the
Sovereign who, after victory evacu-
ates immense proTnces, thro' love
of peace; or he who. after defeat anu
d;srrace. uaites almost at the same
time. Finland. Moldavia, and Mal'"-
CHA. TO his States-seizes on 2or-
items Of Eastern Prussia and Gaiiie'a
and feeds his ambition with the
p,under Of his allies. the Swedes,
the Prussians. and the Ausiriahs
Where would this man have stopped
;fhe had been victorious lo" gave
rs YOUR advice to desert! None but
traitors advise treachery: We viii
not offer you that advice: we desplse
desertien. We will call only to The
unfortunate Poles, we will tell them
that their country is re- established
we will tell them to quit the ranks
| of their opPressors. to come over.
(and in fact they do come, and will
| more and more every day. and from
under the white eagle OF Poland.
which led their fore!nthers up 10 the
walls Of Moscow. We will tell
them that the hour Of resurrection
has sounded for their COUNTRY
that the confederation Of Poland. I'M
der the Grand liarescl.al Adam
Czarterisi:i, calls them from the
| service Of Russia.-and that honor
and religion command them to come
and take their part in the mighty
work CT ,.e revival Of their country.
You oiitr Us an asylum in Russia.
| What, would yen have US qait our
lovely land for sour horrid ciiina;es D.?
quit the protecting laws Of eli
| vilizcd nation. FOR bondage to the
soil and slayerv? We are men
| should we become beasts Of burthen:
! and what could va give US in re-
| turn? Your whole empire in one.
would not be worth a single pro-
! vince Of ours.
You talk to MS ef the CONSUMPTION
OF a,!iifary tyranny The conscI;p-
7! ton is law OF the land : sixty mil
! lions Of citizens easily supply the
| recruiting OF our ARMIES. Wemarch
| because it is the command of the
| law. But you. pitched upcn by the
masters whose property you are. you
! are here for lie. without knowing
| why one has been chosen rather than
another. asd simply at the good
! pleasure Of your Lords. You are
delivered over by them to the re-
cruiting, rs they would deliver horses
| or oxen. Military tyranny, Go You
| sayI The tyranny is with. YOU. who
arc caned, and who can never rise
10 rank wit you, with whom fear.
and not honor, is lie nerve Of disci-
pilne AZ ali events, the hour is not
far oil, when we will give freedom
10 your brethren.-wlen we will
eAGnsuish slavery in the Russian
Empire,-and when We Will re csta-
bllsh even you in yoUr ri Sllts. Eve
~ peasant shall then be the subject
and citizen Of the Stale,-ae snail
be master Of his labour ard Of his
time,-he shall be 40 more the pro
perry of his Lord. like his horses
o" oxen.-NOw then. and thus. We
will solicit You to desert; we will
tel you, that We are actually fight
ing for your rights and your FAINT
lies. and that you onght to second US
against you" eppressors. The slave
ry of man is against his rights. and
against his religion. We end, by
thanking You FOR your communica-
lion OF your plan Of the Campaign.
icu retire TO draw us on; you say
we are sensible Of the generosity OF
telling us SO. Continue to inform
us OF yoar intentions BY the noble
means winch you have adopted; we
will not fail TO turn the information
TO advantage,
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