Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-17

Der 1t hurGaL veins siaUghteiS1 nd
butclcred, arr presented in IT." r",,
lormality Of ,f.,i1l details. Tie ,.ne
nay come VIXEN some European ,i,n.er
nay read Of onr parents, brother. ~
bands and t,ields tuUbIed, L,2Eg sd
and mn,iatcd, rtn thcir g ayes uiihrHt
he decent s.Er,nt; tie CT interm tat--
We should d,er :, but a poor consOIa.
ton indeed in HE midst Of such su!.rr-
ipgs, that W. were furnishing amns'-
neTt to the Eur"pesn cottsger who Was
Gated quietly at lis fire, and by tie
means It gazette enjoying our mise
its.
Weare seldom disposed 10 bring such
evils home. when We await so il, patient
ly the return Of blood and slaughter. We
may talk Of glory if we please, but that
i'd, Of the uillion. brilliant and dazzling
as her head may appear. has sepulchre
for her throne, and her sceptre is the
wand Of death. Thanks be to God,
'triamphs Of ano'her kind arrest our at
tent,on now We witness the chariot
ct the Prince of Peace riding triumphant
in the 'esions Of idolatry aud Of dark
ness-no human sutcheries att, nj these
vic,cric.-his herald is the dove Of mer-
cy Il a flies before 10 announce his ap-
preach. and his sceptre is bough Of the
oIive-Why are these victories held by
so many Of our countrymen in such light
estimation Alas they are uaaccom.
panied bY blocL--no cannon ANNOUNCE
the approach Of our adorable Rcdeemer--
ne c lies in flames are the precursors Of
his slory-his standard is stained with
no blood but his own, and that was shed
for The salvation Of men. And are VIC
tories ike these. victories attended with
every blessing that Divine Providence
cau bestOw upon man, victories that in
stead Of consignipg millions TO The tomb,
break donn he barriers Of the grave it.
self, and open an Immortality Of life and
ioy,--are these victories We ask, ~ be
held in light estimation The conquer
ers Of Bonaparte, those whose heads
are bound with the bloody laurel, pros
trate themselves before this new and
exalted conqueror, and enrel their names
in the catalogue of his subject. their
scepircsand diadcIs have lost their ra.
dance now. Wherever our Redeener
appears. the victor is vanqnished, he be-
comes willing subject, and tie trumpet
that sum- oned millions to the bsttle aud
to death, is huShed at the sound of the
trumpet which announce. eternal lie
and salvation. Divine Providence seems
in these disl ensations to read an awful
and an admonitory lesson to man.
What awful carnage, what waste of iu-
man blood was necessary to the establish
ment.of the glory Of Bonapsrte How
fugitive, haw evanescent. and how con-
temptible has been that glory !-Contrast
This with tie glory of our Redeemer -
Not a drop OF blood his been shed. and
the Hottentot and the disciple Of jog
sernaut bow before that conquefor who
displays no other standard than that Of
the dove. Let us ask the question, how
doe, il happen that while France is held
in awe by The assembled maje'ty OF Eu.
rope-'Le assembled majesty Of Europe
in the midst of their victories-while
PROSTATE millions own their sway, and
are ready to rush to their g'aves for the
preservation of their sovereisn's fame,-
that these very monarchs so surrounded,
so enviroaed with sp!endor, should ac-
knowledge themselves subjects of One
who while residing on earth, had rot the
hole of the fox oHthe nest Of bird to
repsse his weary head IF this is rot
the triumph Of Omnipotence, let any one
declare how Omnipotence can be eX-
ertcd.