Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-03

lrapacity plumber, he losses ON the surge
E buovant pestilence! But let me not de.
grade into the selfshness Of individual
Safety or individual exposure, this uni.
|versal principle i: It testifies a higher, :
more enaobling origin: it is this, which
lconsecrating the humble circle Of the
Ieartf, will at all times extend itself t.
the circumference ~ the horizon which
nerves the arm of the patriot to save his
country: w'tich lights the lamp OF the
philosopher to amend man /: which, It il
ldoes not inspire, viii vet. inyigorate, the
Imaftyr to merit Immortality; which,
when one worlds agony is passeds and
the Glory Of another is dawning, will
Eproaspt the prophet, even in his chariot
Iof ERE, aud IN his vision OF Heaven, td
lbeoucath I'd mankind the mantle of his
memory O diyine, O delightful legacy,
our spotless reputation! Rich is the IN
Ihesitance i leaves, pious the example il
Itestiies, pure, precinus, and imperlsha-
bile, the no, that it inspires.
Can you conceive a more atrocions IN.
Jury than to fiich from its possessois tliis
benefit; to rob society OF us
Icharin, and solitude of its soiace moi
lonly to outlaw life, but to attaiat death
converting the very grave, the refuge o.
hhe sufferer, Into the saf = u in'any and
Epf shane! can ce'ictiye very lev
lcnmes beyond it. lie who plumbers my
property. takes from me taat which car
lbe repaired by time. But what period
lean repair a ruined reEu,ation J lie wht
nia,ms my person, affects that wblca me
.dicines may remedy. But what herb IA:
sovereignty over the wounds Of SANDER
HE who ridicuies my peverty,or repeoah-
es my profession. upbraids me with thai
.whiciindustry MAJ retrieve :.fdlategri
IEy purify bat what riches shall redeem
1.-The bankrupt fame what plwer sha'i
blanch the Sullied show OF chara ter
Can there be all injury snore deadly
Tan here be crime more cruel II
lis without remedy it IS without antidofe
i is without evasion. nie reptile calum
lDyis ever on the watch from the lacina-
Iti1n of its eye M activity can escape
fror, the venom OF its fang 10 sanity can
recover it has noengoynent but c,ime .
He has no prey but vi,iue. Il has, no In
lteryaErnm the res,lcssne Of its malice,
save, when bl9ated with is victims. il
lgravels to disgoige them at the Yithcred
SbHine where envy idol yes her 8wn in
tfrnniies. Under su !, a visitation, how
IllreadfuI wnald be the destiny of the vir-
Iflpus and the good, If the providence Of
Our constitution had not given you power,
las trust yea will have the principle, to
Ibraize the head If the serpent, and crush
aad crnmble the altar of IFS idolatry p
.NonroLK. Sept. 81.
Frandin BANK MITES Yesterday two
soldiers from Fort Norialk went, to the
store Of Mr.. M'Dowell in this town and
made some small purchase. forwhich they
rendered him 90 dollar note OF the
| State Bank ofNorth Ca dina. Mr.. N.
Having some doubts whether the note was
Genuine, sent il to the Virginia Bank,
where it was received and passed to his
iceelit, upon which he gave the soldiers
| their change. Shortly after the note wa
returned to Mr.SM. from the bank with 3
message tnat it was counterfeit: and up
i9n a close inspection it appeared that i
was originally three dollar note, hni
lad been metamorphosed into a fifty by
the help Ola fifty cent Treasury Bill Of
Ithe state of North carolina, the figures
LOT which had been cut cut and Ingenious
Ily pasted ever those of the s ddlar note :
LAID thus, the word {. three' in letters
beiug torn out, as if BY accident. it bore
EVERY appearance OF d genuine note. A
posse was immediately dispatched at er
ftiIe sastlier, who upgn examination stated
THAT they we're merely. acting as a,eats
| for slfyt6cf man, a friend IF theirs from
North Carolina, whohad been about the
fort for ss1,e time, an whose narne was
l5ehn Ciatington this man, bo@eve; had
taken care tosyacaate the foit without
lthe ussl torhaities OF a capitulation.
llFpon searching tie quarters OF the de-
1linqueuts, the apparatus for changing the
humber into SOFA s,nali press, and a
EnambeY ofimpiemalts, the use Of which
lnoae of ire bye. staAters knew, besides
& number of corntNfpif dollars IN an
.tincipent state, We fSnd. A nete Of
,lihe same descripspn asshe one above
mentioned, vas passed on on another
'lstore keeper on "Wednesday and as o.
.ltDers ,lay be in the hands d otler ageats
land no doubt in the pessessiolSol the
81 incipal himself. who has made safe