Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20

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=, .,:.1''.,.~ ;o.,oduced anarchy sf'a
confusion ito re ststs' des'royeo
...,,,a.,, I'D desoistea the chTntrY -
r, -. lie, s-a,cs of sfe- existence s"f
-x ,ibIted 4 vast ne ire 81 elVh W.
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s,,;cs co,o,,ies a1sihg cxpsrfc0ee1 ''''
d;sayree.o,e tF-cts Il ;i'es< fIs@''"e'' ;
h,v,ny sen winged 70 sdops i,e ""
exp os,ye me4sSr@s r. 'ttn'e me "e"
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cambsnt uoon ,hrr - s'%p mo '''vp
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,r.nzgr nenl If tai~ .. is.ed repun' Z
tccort,i1e;v re t.G,,s ~ V'th''a' DC (,
In and p~,er.6a,g oJietIs paf;''SohSo
NE pa;,.b ,,-r,tare Shil: at ire ''ff'e
tim. IN. D,,lrS sete az exb>f>5 A''o
eofs cblD1 BY ,heir ON q9:-r%i MAJ
they had lozt IN. power 81 fes'<tsr'ee ;
.bo. 8, npce fer1iGa II ard iDGtPe"o-
81, r,a.inn. they upw %efe ot'P'es7t A""
,oi,n,t.ed sJ,noS; wit,o,ft Struggle .
obey The inJeribns rps0dstss Of 'hs"
c0pgucrc''
Iotero.I disputes vas sIledgsd as Inc
ground II interfering With me aH1''' o,
Ssiizet,a.I The deadly inBoSoce oi
that huns n cur+e, tne murderer ne cu'
tbros. of Europe q nan ~bo .sTs ever
beer, host. lie to religion and 10 hunAh
happiness, excited spi,it Ut anInes'Iy
a,Doux ,he So isle sr'ioiiy 4l'id~0
them int, psrtiss "ble be saw INC
sparks Of Opposition s'ud.Ing; ne eneef.
folly and Diligently famed The ID mes 81
di..en,ion Ba, bid they when invaded
called forth the bravery and energy Of
the ns,inn; resolved ~itb unsnImi'g 10
resist the arms q base in,Eie1'es 81 their
enemies, hey might bs'e secured o. al
least pro,'scted their psin1ca' exi-tence
Swrzerl.nd, however, has fIilen-Ihe
lond shouts Of liberty are no longer To
be heard sounding stmg the Ssslies Oh
tbi, once happy isod /; our the groaDs OF
OPPRESSION are continually re-echoIns
over the mountains oil unhappy o~Hzrr'
Ind.
Holland FASTENED her own destructnD
Blu, YESTERDAY and her wealth Vas I'M
men.s. her eos,n.erce extensive, be- ko-
pes,y preve.b.ai. Bs her industry she
concerted tie most uDps"m.ssng part
Of Europe iuto 4 gasGen; By i.e' 65z
very ADD eusngth she hymaisd tae
naughty spi',t o; the king OF 1pain- -isd
successfully repuI.ed I've vigorous AZ
tick OF Lewis - ~ her law SIS
cnrno,anded c"iEet.yl respec', an cor
x.y.d her raelc :nen II sstFty 70 ere
~ port in ;he girce: ~ ner rsvy SIZE
mor. it n onCc checked the u@br'died
elevation oi Bsnish pr.d-. and eva
,iy He'd tie a.atitiRe power OF Ing.
AID Hut ~ne,e nus are the We
and Wilson's people of Ho!iafds-
TS-y are eroaains under the h-no-iike
,yrauny Of y. poieoI.. and tars not utter
even muralur against the horror c;
their oppress.un. Tsey acre 'o;nous's
divided :; thy iuol..hiy osiIereu The iaiss
and dsiusive promises ct The FEs'en.
wee d,zz,ed With G lie spiendor aid
would lot be persuaded that tasy were
sorceins chains TOR tneu Own ser'Huds
until ii was too late.
Aveice a. alarming as Hit were an
nesnced in thcr6e". IS s'.iemn Is IL il
we're communicated h au angel, seems
to arise, ii nor TO fcre'el cur ta'e. at iess'
NV our warning, from tue tonlos OF these
fallen republics. A spirit OF liberty
rocked the cradle OF their, as we'll IS
our infancy. Their youth as P'omis-
ing, and so was ours their srosth su-
CURED prosperity, so did ours their
greatness, immortality, aud so might
ours. Tn.y however are now no more;
their names arc bio,ted out Of the c. a.
,locue of nations they have all sooner
or later become the neroliess victims OF
done tic faction. Ours then is the onl,
surviving Republic, tie last monumen,
Of republissnism = lonely, SOLITARY
magnet of freedom. Our worthy auces
tors manfully endured bitter & bloody
persecution. thew I'D from the ,yranis
81 Europe. and walled through the bill.
lows al the broad Atlantic
8. To tutd f.s Aa.e-on nest eFhbertY."
And will this people think it unworthy
of their inheritance viii they be so
blind, So irai,oross 70 their country and
TO D ,s'e,ity "a to blast forever The risiag
hopes OF this nation. ard rob themselves
ut independence when they behold the
f,ish,ful DGmon which has entnnbed
every European republic. already begin
to sharpen his sword to cut the slender
thread from which our independence &
i'm mortal welfare are suspended, Why
Will not this nation take solemn warning
,rains, the dreadful appro CHI OF such q
toe They ought TO bear in mind CONT.
nuaily that his plumber is uniformly vir.
tue. ard his only weapon vice that the
Of a free country can con.
,inue only as long as reason will dare To
speak. and prejudice consent to hear;
" lille faction, the vindictive foe of liber-
t. sleeps, and virtue reigns
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