Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-01

charges are loliided, t'ier 10 rntim
lply moral trrpitudr. I mo,t n,f. '
vorable aspect. which ey bear :
that they violated the ."'tcr q, ".
law, and subject to its IN l.y ss
individual. who commit 2,hcn, ~.
every transgrcssor of the law /.
comes Immediately and frever upSr
serving of public conf ;ence, | fSs.
that " Hard Times AMI his ASSOC;
ates must relin9uish their exppr,a.
tons of Office. and rest ccntsr,ea
with the glory. which their Gazctf'
lucubrations have procure ror ,ho,
The same charitable prrccpt, wL;rI.'
torbids the condemnation of arv mo1
unheara. also induces the prcsrmn
ton that the snperintend nj. whn'
fairly arraigned. may use and non
haps justify the slight erati,ns f,o ,
his Instructions. which be rustic c,"a
quence of " Hard Times" has SVEN
ell into atrocious guilt. T!,q otI,ar
purpose for which the $ perintrn1an,
lis accused Of fraud is almost ton rid;
Culous to be noticed. The mcm',.
of council are denounced. because i'm,
lpropriety of conduct has been alley,d
against their agent. Does any ,,,
isonable man q do t appes! n
(" Hard Times" and e. crew sun.
pose that the emplove deserves NJ.
nishment because his agent hss de-
lceived him.
The next member Of ;his f,rmjda
ale host appears under the signature
OF A. b. who has varied the scurri!oys
audacity and senseless iarson If
Z" Hard Times" and Amor Patriasv
by some curious novelties of doctrine
The most prominent of these is sin.
lgular theory Of independence. To
the mind of our able maralist. indie
pendence appears not Only Il freedom
from arbitrary restraint. but Il.
so an exemption from responsibility
to law. No man is FIRE whom lesal
intcrposition would prevent fron, yr;.
ting drunk, gambling. beating his
wife. and leaving his family bcggan,
As my poor capacity cannot unAel-
stand this brilliant anomaly in ethics,
! shall attend the writcrin his descent
from the heights OF mctaphysical
pride to the humble station whcnrc 10
directs his assault upon the mrasarer
of grain. The appointment of that
officer is stated as a hrincus ottfncc
on the part of the common ropacil.
Yet no immortality or oppression las
ever been imputed to them for appoint
ing measures of wood, coal AVID
plank. On the contrary these rrga,
Iatious have always been deemed Sd
lutary pats of our municipal system.
Is there not the same public utility in
subjecting grain To the inspection Of
an officer, as any Of tie articles Just
mentioned 1t may Re farther oh
served that whether tais law be us.lnl
or injurious, no account ability for }.
rrsts in the present co I'll. II vas
passed in the year $50 and all ihe
present council have do e. was to ap-
;ioint the mcasurrr and ompel him 10
do the work. instead Of sceingit done.
The mex, topic which rgsges the s'-
'en'i"n Of 4. b. is the "a Ing la-. no
penalties OF thrt law 50 ross his ie'l-
ags as 10 render his perez, lion conf. "
AID his judgment inactive. II time las
yet healed the wound ssh hu nssre,>icg
provoked. he may perha retrac, hi: as.
.ertion, thar .,Conncil no 30 pc~e' to
pass This law" A reic, nee TO our char.
,er shers that the CeTrciI is authorised
To enact az laws. for the p-eserra'io' Of
me nc, ais Of he citizens. Surely sw
sain.t gaming is Ut his character. He
no duly considers ihe spi, il OF the cilsr.
ter. aud compares the gaming law With
liz, will doubtless believe the cornGiI 10 c
nst only empoue-td but b0uma to po>s
thar regulation. lia' | forge that inie.
pendence on moral % iga,ion is feature
of A. b. PHILOSOPHY. If gambling h 4
virtue and not vice, shy i.st'IcL'h.cl
liz b, the corporation i,na~'tinra',''a
Robia Hood aad his ssng hsve as @"ch
right to late1r IN th:is voc,'ian a.
schsolmaster has 10 leach his s.tciar.
Ihuckster To sell beer or ! layer 70
practise his profession when he eau pes.
;uade any one tuemFtey him.
The next charge Ok met tue c"urss' q,
| that having pissed crder that ~, ~.
TEL section Of the els shcald be fs''0
with Rat stones. Il I'D Tot order TIC
sellers Of these ia r..!!s 10 brig c""a
as many As we're saih lent for the wad!e