Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-04
Nrsn the Federal Republicans.
THE OLD MAN OF KENTUCkI
tn MA coNsTITUENTB.

To Ul8 CONSIlIVENAs'
Misery, destruction and horror nave
ceyered the earth fom the melancholy
period of Bonaparte swaying the sceptre
of France. The dreadful thunder OF war
bursts from his bloody hands; and every
where We hear but OF burning, slaughter
und waste. Europe has become large
heap of ruins and ashes, kneaded VITA
human blood The monster delights al
the view ofthese scenes Of horror ana
endeayors to spread them in every quar-
ter of the world. WHAT Is l ask, the
! object of such ware Answer me, ye
f,iends and pupils of the crowned mon
| ster. Tue object IS ('hey answer to put
! an end to the tyranny, robbery * crimes
Il England, and to restore, together with
The liberty Of the seas, lawful trade and
| commerce to every nation, & peace and
happiness to all mankind Thus sublime
| undertaking is to be fully accomplished
| as soon as the British empire shall iaii.
Such is the great and fhilanthr0fi'e fr'n-
chile of the continental system, to be car
led into execution by the powerful &c.
| MUS OF France. Well! But doyou, gen-
slenen. speak since rely, and are you not
insane! Let Us suppose the British en-
pire sbosid fall at the feet of your bless.
d redeemer of nations. What viii
hen be the condition OF the world The
fierce tyrant Of the continent wall toeh
be also the grestest tyrant OF the seas.-
Mankind would be at the mercy OF
single Gehd; doubtless the most Tell *
nischieyous that ever started up from
hell. Carthage fell before The arms OF
he Romass, but the world was not de-
llvered from slavery. On the Contrary,
the Roman tyranny grew day alter day
more unrelen,ing and ferocious.
Could that possibly happen, which is
anxiously expected by the Napoieohisls,
as we'll as BY the Madisou's pupils, the
friends to toe liberty and happiness OF
our country were to be pitiea-AVne lea
would become province or colony ot
France; ano we should become slaves.
Blu, the British empire is as far differ
snt from that Of Carthage, as the great
heroes of Rome were different from Bo.
naparte ana his comical Dukes * Mar
shals. England has, therefore, as ii,ilc
to fear from the boasts and the rash
threats of the French ,yrant,as We have TO
fear those of q warlike emperor OF Pegu.
Whatever the character and conduct II
the British may be, honest and wise men
cannot fail to wish they may Illustrate The
criminal and horrible attempts OF Bona
parties ambition and fury. While bt Il,
these powers, I mean France anu Gseal
Britain, are oridied one by the other, We
may entertain Aattering hopes OF our own
and the liberty Of mankind: but the We
nv moment either Of them succumbs TO
the other, universal slavery would cover
the world.
1t must be confessed, however, that
yoar sublime hero and wonderful genus
the blood; and fierce bugbear Of Cot ST.
Ca has been only able to immediate thou
sands and thousands oil the French PEG
pie, and great naHy others, OF his un-
fortunate allies, Ii We refer but to the
last six years, we must reckon million
a, least, of his subjects and friends sa-
cri6ced to the pleasure OF his iiaiitic anu
baroarous caprice; five hundred thou
sand oil them killed in Spain and Portu-
gal, and an equal number killed or LIST
in his rash expeditions to eAsiave tie
north of Europe. To this ir.eparabls
loss, YOU ought to add that Ut the Presrnt
campaign, and from the beginning OF ms
philauthropic government: so that our
generous redeemer Of nations Is 10 DC
represented as already covered with tne
blood of 10000 Of mis- own people and
ii. good friends. II the rest ot hdmaIi
kind are Sorthy Of your consideration,
YOU have other two millions OF innoeent
Victims to aud, 10 order to embeiilsh the
triumph Of your philosophy, and The
glory Of your accomplished and onpa.-
raileied hero. Nevertheless, 1t must
give you pain now to behold him In a
station, which grows daily mere and
more miserable always vigorously cheek.
ed, and always disappointed IN his bril-
liant undertakings. Allow NE TO ask
the enthusiasticai admirers Of BonaParte
would the French themselves be hap
pier should the emperor BY possibility,
succeed in his attempts ? No, surely =
The arrogance and the wars OF Lewis
the XIV. cost France century OF MI
sery and decay and the madness OF Ma
puieon will put an end to her prosperity,
and her national grandeur, ii she is so
bllnd and debased as to support any Ion.
ger such nonster.
The snii, where science, arts, COM
merce and industry once fourished, Is
now inhabited only by groaRing slaves,
and insolent soldiers. Old age trembles
in chains and silence amid the horrible
desolation which covers that Ill fated