Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-05
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ffUnl IN CoMDfemoTCiio"1 "
ness afGod IN Delivering me enI"-
tiaa World frsm Military De.fonsm,
June l5,NlSI4.
BY WILLIAM HENRY cHASNiNo'
Minister of the Church in Federal ot'sel'
Boston.
REV. XIX. 6.
Haueiaiah (: for the Lord God om"'f0-
tent ReisnetA.
IT is the dictate Of reason and reVe,
ls,ion, that God is to be acknowledged
in all the events of life, and changes OF
society. In adversely, his hand is TO DC
adored with accomplishing resignation (;
and in prosperity, his goodness is to DC
celebrated with Joy and thaoksglvine'
Through inferior agents on: Thoughts
should always rise to God, who" all O.
Their beings live and move, and wltaont
whom not sparrow tails.
In conformity ia these just and exalt
ed views of God, we are now assem-
bled to offer him our tribute OF praise
and gratitude for the deliveraDee ne has
y uch>aled to the civilized world. we
are assembled to bear Our pat 10 the
joyful thanksgivings which are now as
cending to him from liberated NATIONS
Let US bring to his throne the sensimen's
which this solemnity demands. Let our
exultation be purified from all narrow x
feelings. As members OF the
great human family and in the spirit OF
universal charity, let US ortcr sincere
praise to cur common GSd and father'
who has sent this great salvation 70 MS
suffering children.
Do any doubt the proprlety OF our OK,
prcssons of Joy on the dellysrance u
Europe,bee ause the influence OF THIS G.
vent on ourselves is not precisely as
csrtained? To such doubts ] m'ght re-
ply, that the Cause Of this country Is
united with the cause OF 'h'
world. l might say, that every lree y
enlightened people has an interest IN the
freedom and improvement OF otnef ma
tions that there is sympathy, con'a
gion Of spill, and feeling, among com.
munities as we'll as individuals that
the slavery of Europe would have last
eneG on as. might say, that the tai'
len despot Of Europe had no, forgotten
this country in his scheme OF universal
conquest, that his disastrous influence
has already bligh,cd our prosperity, and
that if peace and honor are TO revisit our
spores, we shall owe these blessings TO
the fall of the oppressor. But obvious
reason. forbid me to enlarge on topics
like these. Let it be grant, d, that other
nations are to participate more largely
Than we in the blessing OF tins hsppy re-
yolu,ion And shall VIC therefore DC
,,umb. amidst the shouts and thanksgW
,,ar ,f The world Is it nothing to as,
At otter na,ions are .blest Does the
,ccan which rolls between u' sever AL
he cha,it,es, ex inguish all the sympa-
th,e,, which should bind US to our KID
IN wr hear with indifference, TIA the
pprcss 8 rod is br' ken, because ofhtr
.ations we're crushe- with Its wcisht
Awav with this cold and 5arbarous sci.
6,hacssi Nature and religion abhor 1t.
Nature and religion teach u.s. that We
and all men are brethren, made oil one
blood, related to one father. They call
us 10 feel for misery, wherever 1t meets
our view TO lift up our voices against
injustice and tyranny, wherever they
are exercised and to eSult in the sibe
ration Of the opprest, ard the trlumPs
of freed and virtue through every re-
,ion under heaven. We are not indeed
to forget our homes in our sympathy
with distant Joy aud sorrow; and mel
Their are we TO suffer the ties OF tsnliy
and country to CONTRACT our heats to
separate us from our race, to reprtss
that diffusive philanthropy, which rs
the brightest image man can bear OF the
universal father. God intends that ou'
sympalhies should be wide and gene
rous. We read with emotion tue re-
cords of nations buried in the sepulehs
Il distant ageS-the fecofus "i ahCieht
virtue Wrestling from ,he ,yrant his j
bused power; and shall the dellvs rance
of contemporary nations, from which vt
sprung, and with which all our in,c'esis
are blended. awaken no aldor, 10 ga
,itnde, no JOY |?
II Is an ~nirratirg thought. that ,v'
N, friends, nave p,cn!lar right 10 re-
itice in the prosperity Of Eur pc, be-
rs,nse We incurred mith her u tie day
fhes ad"e'>i,y. Oar hearts bied "iln
Re, Nnen sac ley mangi,d victim al
the foot a her eDrressor; ana VINO VIII
forbid US To hail her with delight. no"
that she rises from the dust In removal
ed life and glory. ifs a nat on indeed,
we have no right to participate IN the
general JOY. AS natisn we cannot ga
Their round the ruins Of the fallen des-
potisn, and say, We shared in the pc.
ril and glory of its destruction. But it