Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-18
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hR. EDiIoA.
Hive disposed to invoke the great,
est possible evil upon a literary opponent
il would be. that he would write such let
tiers As have been addIessed to me thro'
:. the Herald" bv nv COED and polite
correspondent Were IT uUe that he
he's triumpheG as glorioasly as he says he
has dane, 81 his parlisans bare 10 con-
te.s thar he hiss furnished the !Cstrs oil
his sinrs BY tie manner Of bis triumph.
81 urmis r;ei:. ri.iis rieias est. Bot, IN
truth. whatever Of legitimate triumph
some nav determine TO perceive in the
sVaading brass and taking eymoal,
upe, which ,hi. self crowned victor plays
ais oun hosannas, impartial men will
discern il il he degradation OF one, who,
fearing TO trust the public With me award
Of has cause, thus goes about TO beg The
spesi;oa, aud bee siaeS al once the Judge
anu herald Of his own exploits, and the
exeeatioaer ci h:s adversary. But his
. sword" be kindly saws. +" is too dull to
vierce." assure HIM that l do feel II
. b., indeed, perfectly htsEDless-aner
him imbs.ls II il had Of itself any
point, he las dipped i, too deepin gsii to
Fart arr oae ra,ess fe7ohsaee, as is
believed. while
Laughing Mild AMID severer woe"
ne has fallen On It himself. II ] were
not party in this case, | should say that
nothing esuld more efectraily designate
the wounded. Il 10; the fallen gladia-
tor than the writings and ag"ny g
thess psroxysns.
johnson onee said 20 -cbls lord 8 !
al pow q. liberty. 81, to ne IS rude 'a l
pleass.- Bat. a. will gladly ns'Se III
privilege, I sSaIi say ro-h'ng tarthc' i
reply TO 81. t.is railing, han 'aai beaf'l-
II forgive hi-a. and bat uil cslefu y
s.si.! ihe sqre al s.oil'Hg nv tempe
and rry cause 81 tie Use OF similar wea-
rans
"Mr dsma1st-stion Stands deco-a
t4d."ssvs .s;S w,i."r, IL al 'he ms,es'y
of tru,S; BIT eur. ~ Consist. ci no.
thin. else TIA discrde ed cell c;ien OF
iaGi--sted ideas, sAich co' even the Al
R;sata saiIit can ocSntine."
Is THIS intended tcr logic, or P.e'y. 81
majesty:
By, because these iudises's1 IDEAS
oga's hai Be p,A-l vise ov rts7o n, ne
hss AIKEN as essa mrthnd Of iserP.ez NJ
the question. He chs rs me r.ith Z" sDI>-
rspreseniation," ] w:,h sking qus.a-
;isas which I Came, designate. In tie
latter ohs,gr he lsaaTs 10 expose re I"
the pubic IS ui,kiHg TO shine IN tie
mere.sic;eas ornsnebts II anothsI'' cru
dun. L. viii Dc recelieeIed that when
lcired TO lin he ssaOR Law, which says
that /" Il the P pc vas wicked enous n 10
send people b, troops Q fiei!, yet"0 ror.
al msnuust presume to flIt fault. because
hei.judse Of al. and therefore, to be iudg-
"a himself Of none" be demanded, " tn
hi.h ins;matiOns, the reference. II ! had
rnt been able TO give i, sheald have
been charged a1and.ntly with faiseho"d
and ilrpiety towards his church; eut' as
Ills, be has been viiliRe to forget all d
heut il. With The same ertangling views
be psv demands Ire words of the Later
an Council, and hopes thus 10 render still
more questionable the qEotatons which
he Ia. slresd, made" dsHs:y doastfs4-
I might lawfully refuse to comply with
al tbs srrcsanee; bst a. he excess oil
Joy night prove turi:7i to hin if ne could
reasize tie ford vision Of nv confusion,
must treab,e the PubEe With the quota
tion. which, it will be perceived, he never
would have asked If be ,hoegh' ii had
been fcrsscSninE.
S; rsrs Doaiaas t,uporalis &c. If
n Temporal I..rd. brig reqaire'' 'nd ad-
,aon,Shed bv the enurch. should ues'eo:
So hersfirsi IS NJ