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

\ Try WcD"e'
Iri,a very current opinion al the
present day, tho, IL all f.Sc coon'rie,
p1.iics nee, ssa"y CHECKS ap'D the
ad ,.Io,.tts,iep IL he gDycr1msf a
moderate degree Of paty spirit, II We
be admitted IN aii hands, nay De Voeim
But nbcre tic sDgcrnnieD, ~ pIe'y
cicctye, and the great b ~ 4 ms pep
Die enlightened. a. ~ fbis oar iAyOrc1
roua,ry, The ex,steD,c Of sf'leI ptfiio'
il not, and ce,ti,DIs caGGot be nece'sa-
~. On the contrary, II - inlb'y ps'-
nleious, IL n suffered 10 continue, must
a, some future day I'll tbs land WITH
hio # and civil war u ~ not CttdlOie.
neither indeed !. II possible, iiia a nee
aid enlightened community can base
their welfare promoted. o. their l1tefes
., al advanced by splitting INTO divi.
sions, hy virtually giving up Tho right OF
suffrage 10, AID subnitting to be con.
troied by the dictates oi uOprDcIpled
dem ,,ogues. Such a government IL an
arstocracy 10 fact, although demoera'
cy u form. Prejudice here usprp, the
province Of rca.on, wnilc corruption
supplan,s the dictates OF justice.
The spirit OF party in all former re-
publics, has uniformly rcjccted'he eonn-
Gil of the wise and vlrtuous il has
d owned in wild commotion the feeble
voice Of The patriotic Statesman: 1t has
been the Hood gate through which every
possible evil has INCREASINGLY flowed {:
and eventually has overwhelmed the
land with darkness, disaster and rulr'.-
For a confirmation of these facts. look
at the history Of the moss powerful re-
publics, and mark rbr rapid and fatal
| progress of d .;mes'iC fsctiOr.-Aark the
fate Of Greece: rhc Creeks we're "nce
smineutiy conspicuous in the rehned
arts and sciences; IN statuacy, sculptu C,
architecture, poetry and oratury. j he
mntlci ms have reason 10 blush when they
lcoptempiatc on the Astonishing displays
OF Grecian genius: WHEN ,ney Consider
with what amazing perseverance, with
VIVA, energy and arinr they cultivated
every field If science.
| Greece was no, only first Iii literature.
but she was first in war lie period
has been in which she could boast OF
Troops that repu,sed ,hc combined UTcss
of the mrst wa,iike & powerful: ns,,o..s
Of her age Of a commander that lee
them ca 20 ,ictnry, that Conquered ihe
Jrld, AID WAC is Sale 10 have waDI DC
cause he had net an Their world 10 coa-
uuer. Bat nv how humitatlnG Is her
.ondisisn Her Inhabitants have sunk
iu,o the most deElorabie lgn"rance and
disgrace have becosIe sUiiiid' gioo-
my, miserable horde OF slaves; tue de-
voted subjects Of hisotry sri "retched-
ness But why this sad Change! Tbs
Tie answer Is too plain 10 b. mistaken.
The different states became mutually
Jealous OF one another, aud instead vi
uniting in their own defence, they re-
solved upon each others ruin. They
| foug hi, they bled, th,y conquered them
sci, es,
Carthage nigh: have aourishcd, per.
: haps 70 this day, hsd it not cen tor the
madness Of an abandoned iaction-h.n-
.,ibal, the brayest and greatest oil war'i-
ors, ma, ched his victorious army thro'
the hostile regions OF Spain and G.ol |;
over the Pyrsnees and | tty Alps de-
,cended like an overwhelming torrent
on the plains Of llal, ; defeated & near
" destraycd FIVE Roman armies III Sue
ees,,on. But alas! While waiting at the
very gates Of Rome for reintorcem'nts
which the Carihasenians might have
granted, he received Decentralization! It'd
| ings tnat his rougtrjmen were exhaust.
my themselves by their own intestine
| 9aarrsls. SO la, they refused TO aid IN
! ,ubdaing that very people ~ho soon al-
| ,erw,,d. accomplished the hnal suhJn'
| CATION Ut Carthage. ind literally plough
ed up the teund. lions of the city.
The next victim on The INST OF repGo-
| les is Ro,ae. a though extension ot
territory is often a>s,sned as the princl'
nal cause IT her fail, domestic dss> ntion
" y. no tlaub, powerful agen, IN harry
ar her to the altar. This mighty aud
u puious republic, arepObiic which con-
tanned an hundred and twenty millions
.! people; whicn was founded III "cai'h
and yiosy which hratcd tor ages On
aoundless tide ofprosperi,y, aud swayed
AN undispu,sG sceptre over the void
w,s ruined for INC want If order Ind u
mon. Ia The declension OF her great
ness, ambition, mu que, iicent'aasness'
bribery and corrupuon, conspIred III
welding The de,tin'es OF the ha.,o"-
AID so completely was she s~alieWea
IN in urstchedness, vice and luxury,'hat
,re empire Was actually offered at pub
!ic auction TO the his hest bidder Jade
,nese ci. cu,ps,ances !, .,as It li''ie avail
,ns! She ha0 produced az unusual nun4'