Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-13
From the Raleigh Minerva.
sFIAM-PATRIOT UNMASKED.
!" HIS aoords acre softer than oil, gel
thcy ,vere drawn s,sords.''
KING DAVID.

thcy ,Cere drGWn sxords.''
KING DAVID.
A man, because he is cunningsr AMI
nal, brides and saddles his horse, ant
then mounts him and rides upon his back
and just so subtle, intriguing, ambi
tious fellow, by reason that he is more
cunning than the people, will bride ant
saddle, and ride them. Every skilfu
jockey knows how to manage restif
and high melted horse. lie first strokes
soothes and coaxes him, then, with Z
sudden leap, he seats himself we'll or
the saddie-after which, the poor animal
is at his mercy, and by means of the bit
the snur and the thong, he is made to
know and submit to his rider. Thus, a
sly demagogpe will fiatter the people, till
he has rivefted his yoke upon their necks
or has mounted snugly upoa their shoul.
de+s, and then he curbs and reins them
with bride, whips them with his thong,
or even piunges his spur into their sides,
as best suits his purposes.
Marat and RobespicrYe professed un-
bounded affection for the people. Ma
rat, in the beginning of his Political ca
reer, was the editor of a newspaper.
which he entitled, g The Friend Of the
Eeople )" and which is said to have been
stuffed with fattery to them, as we'll as
with inyeetives against those men in au-
thority, whom he wished to supplant.-
The very title CT that newspaper, g The
Friend Of the People," was enough to
give it unboundsd credit and currency.
" We will have Marat's paper, say the
multitude for he is our triend--He says
50 hiBseJ."-" Success to Marat's news
aaper,'' bawls French iacobin--" HUI
"a for Marat, exclaim the whole multi
tnde Huzza for Marat, The friend of the
Deop'e." In the meantime, the cadave-
roas, lanternjawed Marat, observing
aow we'll his plans succeeded, "grinn'd
horribly a CHASTITY smile"
Rubesplerre was noted speech-ma-
ker, and his speeches were filled with
cursed hypocritical cant of ardent and
boundless love to the people, who, duped
by his artiice, used to testify their ap-
probation and gratitude by loud shouts
aid pIaudits. In this way, those two
fends. those incarnate devils, rendered
themselves universally popular, and ac-
CURED unlimited confidence and author;-
ty. And let the tears, the blood, the "a
gonizing groans Of millions Of those de-
luded people tell the rest. 'rsis method
of quilting the people by the honeying
professions of great friendship for them,
is no new thing; it is net modern in.
vention, but was practised by cunning,
ambitious n.en, even in the earliest ares
of the world, There is remarkable In.
stance of this nature, and of very early
date, in sacred history.
Ab5alom, son of king David-a young
man Of an unprincipIed, depraved mind,
but possessing great external accomplish
ments, was banished for the murder of
his brother, and lived some time with
the king of Gesbur, his grandfather. At
length his iMiulgent father recalled him
from Punishment, and restored him to
favor. This parental indulgence he re-
Quilted by forming the horrible plan Of
usurping the throne, though he we'll knew
that in stepping up to it, he mus. dip his
feet in his fathers blood. And what me-
thod did Absalcm pursue in order to ob-
tain this advancement The very same
that has been pursued by ambitious men
ever since; that is, he won the hearts of
the people by his fattery. Che history
of his political intrigue is very short and
very instructive. 1t is as follows -
I" And it came to pass after this, that
Absalom prepared him chariots, horses
and so men to run before him. And .Ab-
salon rose Up early, and stood beside
the way of the gate; and it was so, that
when any man that had -controvers.,
came to the king for Judgment, then Ab-
salon called him and said, 8. Of what city
art thou 20 and he said, !" thy servant IS
one Of the tribes Of Israeli And Ahsa.