Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-28
From the Eredericktozyn Herald.
LESSONS FROM HISTORY.

/ Information.
Oliver Cromweil's is spotted cha
raeter. 1t IS on great scale, and his
! vices aud virtues are strongly marked
on it. Power was his darling object; Inc
matched to il through the road of nypo-
fsy, pcrjnrs ard 5iaod: Il such crimes
Can b, over biauced uy pe"hcpas brave.
rv, militia = t,ien's u@d r-.ssla y . crun-
ur 50 a tiai, poia; - ii i, n ,n.5at sur
| roeauiHg lis iIls, The as'ance is i us
Ia, a. Ii loved jGsdce to when l.
Cd not sand n the va II is lafcer
he id ,.ot Hriion n seasu lily nor
vas ne fafmty he nan hia aTaction,
/ CT ricned ny Inc pluoccs Il lis eountry
! 4 puh,r ans oG&ht "a trace the steps
/ bY when Oliver TgrC acd from an hum
/ BIC dcraHg. d iorta, {, where lie iut out
~ His HiEhness my Lord Protector
where he srv.ged With more than kingly
power, 50 that they may not be cheated
ont OF their hGer,y by old tricks played
over again.
4 successful civil war was carried on
by the parliament against Charles l. for
his encroqchplrnts on the liberties and
constitution rights of the people. So
tar things were right, nor does the catas-
trophe deserve the odium and execra-
ton with whoa MANY have branded it.
, This h3weSer Is now merely speculative
with us But none can deny the ns'ion
o3s,: to nave enjoyed the liberty it so
freely bed to establish. England was
still governed ostcnsibly by the old par.
iiamert under the name Of republic
Tue idea to the VOID par!amcnt had
, been long fixed TO the commons alone
it now consisted Sf small remnant, and
shaded hy Divers Military talents, sue
I ceases aud towering height, had become
! cont-mpthie and The rump odious Oil
yer dlSbandGd it with tie most cutting
| reproocneS and sovereign coa,e mpt -
Solder SAYS he, pointing to the mace,
"tlke away that baaihlc- /" Al ei-----
mx The house and locking the door Pot
| Tie key IN its pncket--so ended the
ramp. Waat could the rump or any
! o,ner parlil"eat have done against
,"a}ntti' e.! be The people, used 10 con-
! l5cr under theit old general and devoted
- hl,1 No rhstnI"c is strong enough
81 Argue down viii and physical force.
! he power was nov ostensib)Y in Oliver
AVID us selected couucil o. military OIL
! Ccrs--iu rin aiouc really. but still il was
I 'ep9hi'r 'SoEgh without one feature
J t lis ln.tartrr. Toe people who lad
hong beea amused vith tae name Of
| pa",iament witA III its essence might
! sill nate So kcriag f"r i ard they
rcre tHnteI1ed with thinner shadow
then the rum9
Oliver aud his council of officers is
! sued commission under the great seal
| 10 IA ncrsoGS therein ramed, ssiec'"d
| for lhsir low characters ant Ioiai ign9-
rance in affairs OF g9vernmcut, ~ ~},'@3
were mixed feu of his ere, .~y1t OF
| moe CCuning, 10 be pirilon.eHL ihey
! mc'. voted themselves rari!7nenl end
| speut near Ave months - I~aycrs, and
, as designed and expected fsoin the be-
| ginning waited OF Oi,vcr and his ceun-
/ q! Of uticcrs end res gnc1 "the ln.irl-
mcat If Sovc,naent, deciating them
! sr'vcs u"eanai t. tie task which they
, had u'gwarllv undertakes. This par
/ Lament y however ~ be commended
I tor knowing from experience that they
Anew n"Jhing. An example deserving
! heiTi'a'ion Of may OF >our great pub.
EC-G.gu.
The council cf officers, by virtue of
tn" autno:: y which This parliament had
RESCUED into thoir hands, declared that
the power Il government shouldbe vest
ed III the person OF Oliver CROMWELL
Win The title of protector. They made
/" new cobweb act OF OF gpvernmeat and
Cromwell was proclaimcd protector,
CromwelPs i~sw parliament under the
last act of governments shared the fate
o. the two preceding. Growing little
too curious in enquirng into the nature
OF their power, they were sent for and
severely reprimsnded by Cromwell in
! rerson, srd when they returcd from
their lecture they found their doer Shut
asd guarded against every one who
would not previous TO his entry sign ga
recognition promising TO be faithful to
the commonwealth of England. Scot
lard and Ircland--and that he would ne
vGF Consent to a change in the govern
meEt established under protector and
parhamens"-but this parliament was
seoa dissolved.
Thus We see that Englishmen pos.
sessed Of limited moDarchiSal consti-
's'lon, entitled to Acknowledged rights
and the best informed in the principles
OF liberty of any at that time of day, be-
Cause OF encroactmehts fought down
monarchy in the person OF Charles the