Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-21
Ey JOHN S.4.vDERSO.F.
TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
When we consider the personal qualities
of tie statesmen whose nag,es are atEAg. 10
the Declaration OF Independence. the peri
l0uT occa ron winch dea,au,iea tie exercise
OF tier wisdom and deIibcration and The !
influence OF their Councils on the interests of
mankluG, We must acxncwiedse that very
rarely H,nre imposing spectacle has oeen
offered o the wor.d, aid We aiIali sseh in
sarn m the annas oi Dst,uns, Tor an event
more '7ortEy o! Co'n,neulora,iun, and uf icing
cueri.hed forever ia re At ris u n gra ,ful
anG .rnerou, ptop.e. he love of indepea-
denpg X inler woven with the frame aud con.
.tttu;icn q. the ;:umdn mimi. II IS ALMOST
tn, li.t sentiment ttat znrlates the inianf's
features ia tie crl,!Ie Ali amongst all the
acilUH5 nj enterprises OF GlaR, none has
a~dked .ato achy.tY af;refter rxertion of the
rir;uuu. euergits OF his i:ature, none has ex-
cited sEealef warntii OF ,eGeratioD, and
has uWrr III grious CLAIMS upon oul graft.
IL l., tlan re,l.' :bte 10 tyranny aid political
,g- r. 3sion.
In Al. republican states the tirst tribute Of,
,er;G, has Bern pad 10 ,ar pariei or The he
10 vino ha- promoted he c4u.e OF liberty and
maintained tie Independence 4nh dignity Of
,.arbir have rescued his ieatuIes from The
sga,p OF death. aH,: The pen of the historian
d; inscribed he Achievements 10 IL. inpe-
isiIaiie records o. iane. /! would iud' ed
=: 10 :a,or Tie prog nustlc al lie perpeiuuy
i our ..p,ryiiC 81 ns'iu ions 10 isoo'er IN
l,rnsibIlIty 10 the ob!i, stirns We o". lac
'.lrnOry U The ,iiuSirIo.s pnlIO.,s a. AHs riean
edoin. They haze raI-ed us, Uy their
tsagnan unity, from The arbitrary ,iurnnI' OF
. foreign pow err 10 tie ulsIEgulshr'it leya ton
II a sovereign ana IndrpenieU people; they
nave asserted dlu maintained the impress rlps
linle rights Oi humanity 10y tie mutual ,
pi-ige ~ their p!eGge OF tH:n 'fC-, theif ior-
tunes an their sacred DOaVrr ;; and, a. iUl;g /
virtue holds her "lnylre ~ tive hPaf,s OF
heir successor, Tue cXamf!e n ~. >e gcne- (.
rDus Sereiact0r$ viii poi be lost tp "a, weird;
their uame, viii cot pass as,ay nor te 'a.G Of
tn, or their glorious deeds e cd.ii1un ed in T
ne common ana cJ>t,d. Transaction ~ i.e--
trgralIlu1e ~ vice lhat IN ua!Jnns, IS reIl
as iEdivl Tiais, Inhicatt. The as! dferee ut
degeBeracy 'nd coru, ion it IS vac Nat
implies the atsenre If very yi,,ur il was
ia ;he age "i C"!!guIa that the narne oi the
:. Ua was prescribed, That the stat, of
Bfu;us brought - alb en- lie posscssor.
:. The glory OF our ancestors is he light Of
posterity," and tie Syinsge II iba liYiug cam
not re offered IN 'h. 0ieTi:s - the iliu. riuuy
head with al e!Fectusl or s'erll, admiration.
Great and splendid actic3s will seldom 20
achieved by men who have hum DE OF or 4,
naH object, in PROSPECT. II Is BY conempla-
tiny the liz. ana character OF those who are
marked out IRON the multitude BY ,trr emf
zen; quail les. thai we become rmu!ous Of
thcii virtues aud tneiT rsnown. he tripnies
OF Miiiiades interrupted the sleeps of Ib.mis.
toc.s ; ami fheseus. hearing The EXPLOITS Of
Hercules. " as fred nth his spirit. AMI 80
cain. he suCcrs-tui riya' of hrs tame ne
rute savage OF the desert Listers with rapture I
10 he deeds Of his ancestors. and hdngs a.
round his hut the emblems of his Gathers va
lOur.
More need not be said 10 enforce the utility
Of he publication Ne have undertaken. and
which We nos .ubn.it 10 The patronage Of QUE
fellow citizens. with hope, that iron the
liberalty " their encouragement, We sbsll
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their appreciation. We must depend for the
illustration OF many OF the characters Of our
biography; upon The generosity OF their sur
vi,ing relatives aud friends, t.furni.h US with
whatever interesting matt rials may te in thein
possession; for which, with our grateful sc-
acknowledgements. We promise copy OF the
entire v ork as compensation,
cOsDITnss.
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