Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-22
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SheOrISt amongst us, IA "
the good effects Of his own visions, thar
were the patriotic zealOts OF Frcnee. mi
their grand discovery Of the periectibi'i.
ty OF nanP A conception 50 fiatterins to!
snuan nature, as to silence the voice of
ruth. and frown down every effort offairI
Investigation. FIoln perusing one false
,bg,,y after au",hsr, what has FranceI
mHeredi ond to what is she now redu
cei: Nay, in the very zenith Of the prac-
fee, under this false theory; what an inl
consistent spectacle did Republican,
France exhibit, to the world! AZ the same
time prociaiuins the pefsctihilityot man;
AID daily sending to the gailotine, hun.
Il eds of her wisest aud best citizens,
for human imperfections; under accassi
too, evidencing still greater hanan I'M
perfectinus. Pausei reject, make as.
slrarce doubly' SIRE 'hei"re you pu a;
AAzsrd the best COVE, nme I ia tue world,
The vain hope OF making il bitter"
These arc the doctrines constantly
maintained BY the federal party. and
were as constantly assailed ty Mr.
Giles, when he was RAINING the giddv
chace of popular applause this very
France, revolutionary Faance, which
he now holds up TO his countrymcu for
adherence, ras then the real or pre-
tended idol Of his heart and the theme
OF his incessant panegy:iCS. With
what oblcquy has he lo,,dc;i the fede-
raj party for opposing the French re
yolution which he now, so s0lrmnIy
warns his comtryncn against He
tells in ali but express terms the FeiIe-
raj party that they were right and
that he was wrong. notwithstanding
he has DersecuteG them with such OK
terminating rapacity. Instead of AZ
these novelties. he recommends Hs To
follow What the federal parry nave
never ceased IN recommend, whether
in or ont of Oaicc, cXpcrita Ce. On
the subject Of com9laiNt' rriaiive to
local grievances, Mr.. Giles thus cx-
press 5 himself:
=" rhe variety Of arguments drawn frrm
Che catalogue ue grievances growing At
of the system of taxation. such As con
arastiug Il war tax upon Gait with that
on i Young Negro slave, &c. are desig =
ediy 2retermi,ted. Because, whist ne. y
NAV serve to excite local di.contcnts,
they cannot serve in an way "a s!ucl.
date the subject. They arr of The class
OF arguments which orators Sometime
take the liberty OF using. not tia; they
themselves place anv 'eil%hce on th' -;
b,, because they suppose them suited 70
tbe capacities Of others, and IL t""
Ae.t sieht can o9,y he cOus dersd no.
ner,a al cartaaduln vuiSo,'--w"ich nv
usln, little freedom Of traH''si'"n. ma.
he rendered ir +, .:ish--. a hait at chait
thrown oft ne ely 10 catch fJCNG
GULLS"
This 10 10 more thaE tue, nortuf me
as il must be to the democrats 10 hea.
such sentiments expressed ny the iip~ Oh
their idol. They have been made IT,
dunes Of men. who only use theui i"i
th,ir own convenience ard then iayeh a
them for ySrir folly. On the suol'cf "'
The proposed alteration in the cousutu
ton of Virginia, Mr., Giles thus feet"giE
speaks:
Pause! good gentlemen before yo''
proceed Pause before YOU NiNaHce -
this work nf destruction. Fo, II yan
make one false step, II can never he re-
traced Revolutions, Sirs, never g
Backwards, WAY not the" -P' 'en''
bear the unpara ielsd pra&'ira 2i~'S,T.'
OF the existing sover1an,s yfie '0H
gers Why nol deliberate little while,
4, This enyla1'c "a u. tranqmhtv snH
happincs, . tore y0u plunge Us ,n'H y
labyrin,h cf 'hrnries al tn mi>c!:eNor'
effect, Il which. no human inreSight ca
scan; hut all prrit"n q human r'a
son nav. IL i believed wUh err'smty
po;at 20 enough, 10 dc.er any impartial
rejecting mnd From the attempt aus
mind not roo much enam0rred with IT.
own theories. 20 give fair play 10 the nn
der>,ludiRg. Ate YOU afiail, that .,
ind"igins us to deiiberTte little i"Hs''
in 4 state o. happiness, our sage Tor N
noy2tions shuuld cool dawn; our sen'e'
shnu.a re'urn; that we should necon'
supine of-cur indulgence, AID POSITIONS
o, 'prget altogether, the fanciiaI work "
m K 9 ourselves hapPiera 1t "on!'
SEQ more rational TO conclude that tii
M cent Of happiness would be the 'n''
iBausp;ciaus OF all moments, I" sngs''
APPROPRIATE remedies tor fanciel evils
Il i ouly when real evil exists, thai pro
Der .emedies, suited I" such evils, can b
applied. For. it you fist fancy the eva
ani hen fancy the comedy, Is 1t ne