The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-01-13

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with which f,niue and Iatuity uy TO
what pensioLcd press depomina'es
tranquility rdip, III faciun. pac m
appellant-il is not the tranquility oi
soiitudo-it is not yet the uaLqUi!iiiy Of
death : but If you would know W hat 1t
is, go forth in The silence OF creation -
when every wind. is .ushcd, and every
echo mute, and all nature seems 10 lis
ten in dumb, and terrified, and breath
less cSpeciaion--go forth In such an
hour, and see the terrible tranquility
~ which you are surrounded How
could II be ct'IsrsisC when Ter sges
upon ages, invention has atigucd nseli
with expedients Tor i,ri,a.ion-Nhsn, as
have read with horror IN the pios ess
of my legal 'udies, he homicide Of
"mere IIishmau" WIS considered JUS
'iiablc and vixen his ignorance was The
origin OF all his Gin es, his eouca:Ion
was prohibited by act Of Parliament -
when the people were worm eaten 10y
the o6ious veimin which claick ard
state adultery had grandchildren a
bad heart ard brainless head, were The
iangs ty which every foreign adveItn-
rer end domestic traitor Iasten, d upon
ofiice---W hen the properly OF The i've
Was but an invitation to piunder, and
bis non icquie the sigrsl Tor co;
flea ion-when religion i,seh ~ :
made The oliaus pretence for every
PEI sec ulicn, end the fees Ct hell we've
alternately lighted with the Cross, and
queIche in the blood of its dcienccic SIS
followers l speak Of times tia, alr
passed tu, Can their Iecolit ction:--
can their consequences lie 30 easily eta
dica,ed W by, however should rcier
10 periods bstt distant Behold, at
tits instant five millions Of her people
disqualitied OH account of their ii,h-
and that by country protesting free
dom and that under a govertmcn,
callire itself christian! Yeu,s(WAsn j
| say you, Of course mean, not the high
minded people of England, but the neE
who misgo'crn US both) seem TO have
taken cut rowing commission in search
OF l:ricvances abroad, whilst you over
lock the calamties ct your own door,
and Of you own infection, Y u ira
verse the ocean 10 emancipate the Al
lean; you cross the line TO convert tax
Hindeo you hurI your thunder against
the savage -AIgerinc; but, your own
brethren at home, who speak INC same
tongue, acknowledge the same king.
and kneIl 10 the same God, cannot set
ore visit from your i,ineraut humanity !!
Oh, such system is almost TOO abomI
pafsl-. f1., IL e n a IN,
piety, impolicy, ingrati,u6c ard injus
lice: The pagan DaliCIs Of anuqu.ly
scarcely acted on such bar6arous prin
clples. Lock 10 ancient Rome, with
Ter sword L. one hand, and her consti
u,ion In the other, healing The injuries
OF conquest with the embrace Of brolh-
| erkood, end wisely converting The cap
tive into the citizen Look u her grea.
enemy, the gi;:ious Caythagenlan, at
The foot Of The Alps, rargiug his p'iso-
ners round him, and by the pol.tic op.
iicn Of ceptiviy or arms, uiting his
Iegions with the very men whom he mad
literally Conquered into gEsulude -
They laid their foundations ceep in the
human heart, 9nd their success was
prcportiCDate to their policy,
You complain of he violence of The
lIlsh catholic: can you wonder he is
vioilnt? Your friendship has been TO
him worse than hostility lie feels its
embrace, bot by the pressure ct his let
lers am only amazed he is not,
much mere violent. He fills your ex-
cheoquer, he fights your battles, he
leeds your clergy, from whom hc de-
lives 10 benefit; he shares your bar
IDEAS, he shares your perils, he shares
every thing excep. your privileges -
can you wonder he is violent No mat
yer what his merit, no matter what his
claims, no mater what his services; he
sees himself a nominal subject, and
real slave /; aad his children TIE heirs
perhaps OF his tolls, perhaps OF his ia
len;s, certainly of his G.squabEcatiOns
Can you wonder he is violent! He secs
every pretended obstacle TO his emanci-
patton vanished; Catholic Europe your
ally, the Bourbon on the throne, tie
emperor captive, the pope friend,
the aspersions on his faith disproved by
his allegiance TO you against, alternate
ly, every Catholic po;entate in ChIislen.
dom, and he feels himself braided with
hereditary degradation can you " on
der, then, that he is violent? lie petit
TONED humbiy-his lameness was con-
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