The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-04
FOR THB ALEXANDRIA, HERALD.
No. Ill.

Having terminated the late war,
which was reluctantly declared by re
publican administration, whose sincere
desire for peace was marked by fair and
honorable propositions to settle our DIFF
ferences by negotiation, for more than
six ycars-during which time our com
merce fingered, until it was almos,
swept from the ocean, by the ediets oil
Great Britain, and tho DEGREES which
folio" ed from the wicked and ambitious
Bonaparte--we now behold our beloved
country aourishing under the only re-
pubic on earth, its citizens industri-
ohsiy employed IN laudable enterprise
and durable improvement, their rapid
advances in the arts and sciences, in
manufactures, &c. has attracted The at
ten,ion OF the woIld~-as much as their
gallant achievements during tho late
just war.
The patriot who nobly step. forward
in defence of his injured and insultet
country, anu Az, IN driving the des
Peradoes from our shores, who were
sent by the tytant who, during series
Of years, was preying upon the Lawful,
he defenceless and unoffending com
merce OF our country--and, TO cap the
clima& of his wickedness, impress from,
On board of our ships thousands OF GU
worthy seamen, and forced them from
the society of their amiabic wives, thei,
smiling babes, their friends. aud all that
was dear 10 them--now enjoys the hap
pincss OF an approving conscience. and
rcpo.es in peace, with nothing to mar
his happiness, but the clamor of those
.wretches who during the war we're EN-
gagged in tryingto divide the union, dis
tract the councils afthe nation, proven,
aemies from being raisce. and tear q.
sunder the fair tembie of liberty.
To secure union and energy in tiEns
of war, ii is necessary TO difFusc correc,
information in time of peace. If man
is wrongly informed, and acts from mis-
information, it is inconsistent with hu-
man nature to suppose that he can act
right. When our blessed Saviour was
betrayed and led captive by his enc.
mics, he said, Father forgive them,
ior they know not what they do" Ii,
ihens we admit (Which / do for one)
that the Jews and others were so blind
ed aud corrupt as TO deny the divinity
OF Christ, who was present with them
and wrought so many miracles in their
presence, and to scourge him in the
most Inhuman manner, and lastly, TO
glut their vengeance hy putting him to
an Ignominious dcath--is il to be won
dered al, that 80 many people are de-
ceIved BY the deadly enemies Of ouI re.
publican goVernmenl--enemies. whess
ambition is eoualled only oy their wick
edness Is 1t say, wonderful, that so
many worthy citizens are so ieluded by
The federal IeaVen IF wickedness, as to
speak +" bitter things" against the pre-
sent administration How many men
IN the county Of Loudoun depend Oh
federal newspapers,--whlch seldom, If
ever, state the truth in political ma tiers,
when they can profit by misrepresenta-
lion or base falsehood, or rely entirely
on a few men who profess TO be MEM
bers OF that political church which they
say "possesses all the wealth, all the
talents, and all the religion in the ma.
tion." But as the devil is confined to
Certain limits, these deccivers are also
confined in this. In their church arti-
cles, they say nothing about 4" patriot
ism, 'sand this is slmos. the only thing
In which they have not the impudence
OF Lucifer, and for this give them al
the. credit they deserve. must, how
ever do them further justice before
quit the subject. The words naliona
honor" when applied to the U. States
are not to be found, nor never 10 be adj
nitted in sheir political creed or con
iessloD Of faith. Indeed, for man Il
ay IN the presence of those gentlemen
aattho United States gained or retire
we'd It's national honor by the late war
hey will rave like n.admen, and look a
'arOcious as the savage CheroSee In
dams.
will now reverse the picture, ant
how the side which exhibits the ma
'ional honor which those se!G-crcatet
,otcntates arc pleased with IL is thu
n Great Britain. If stranger hap
ems in company with those gentry, An
'Pasks with enthusiasm Of British ma
ionsI honor, tnagpanimi'y, &C. he find