Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-14
ADDRESS.

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.a:aerieans and Fellozp Soldiers.
With no ordinary sensations hal! ibis
day as the ever memorable and glorious e.
pooh OF our national existence. When we
revert 10 our disheartening situation at that
eyenttul period, we behold our nearest and
dearest rights in jeopardy--our political he.
misphere darkened with the lowering clouds
Of faciion--.and the mercenary legions of a
! foreign despot desolsting our country-con-
Migrating our towns and cities-and subsi-
dizing the aid of the savage romahawk and
scaIping- knife, in order to bend the necks of
free born people, to the CALLING yoke of a
humiliatjng vassalage. AT that perilous and
gloomy era" in those times which tried
mems souls we behold our immortal WASH
lseTcS land an illustriuus band of patriots,
heroes, and sages, his coadiutors in the glo-
rions work Of achieving cur independence,
iallyigs around the standard of liberty--we
behold them proudly and fearlessly assert
lag their rights, and setting the overwhelm.
ing force Of mighty and powerful empire
at de6ance-and through long and pro-
sracted series Of variable fortune, gradually
gaining ground, and finally triumphing over
the most determined efforts Of the enemy,
We behold the godlike WASHINGTON, emf
nen, alike for his consumate wisdom in the
cabinet, and his progress in the field, after
dissipating the ominous clouds that mpend'
ed over our horizon--after establishing our
Liberties on firm and stable foundation
voluntarily yielding thereins OF power into
the hands OF bis fellow countrymen, and,
like the Roman Cincinnatus, iorsaking the at
fractions Of authority for the unasPiring
tranquility OF domestic life. Unlike Ju-
lius. Cesar. or Napoleon Bonaparte, he did
not raise the altar of ambition. or erect a
military despotism on the ruins of his coun-
try's liberties. No he nobly returned the
insigaia OF power into the hands OF that
country from whom be received them, and
became the loyal subject of that govern
meat which almost owed its very existence
to his arduous, and unwearied lsbouEs.
When every patriotic bosom despoaded
of gaining The cause of freedom and liberty
when almost every heart throbbed with
despaig--when detection sal on every conn
,enance--and hopelessness beelouded every
eye--i!len did WARRINGTON with steady
and anshaken perseyerance--with q single
eve 10 the welfare OF his country land an
undated confidence in the great and good
cause in which he was engaged--press for.
ward TO the attainment of that prizs which
has enrolled ais name on the annals OF his
tory as the most disiGterested benesactoE OF
mankind,
g The whole Columbian thunder born to
WELD,
= Great 10 the senate, splendid in the field;
Z" In wisdotn's ken, or battles keenes 81
fame,
UariyaIied 10 The brightest page offsme;
&c Nor hath the poets muse e'er woye a
crown,
. Equal 10 our love H'o;hsagton's renown;
"ApproYing angels in, the realms of light,
Who dip your pens in sunbesns when
you write,
Assist our lab'ring minds, our efforts
join,
To paint the man who did all hearts
combine
"Could human powers effect what love
inclines,
WED write his name on every star that
shines
"Engraye his counsels on the living sky,
To be forever read by every eye"
Americans an eloquent eulogist of our
lamented hero, has thus addressed you,--
g Let the first word you teach your children
alisp, be Washington.
Yonder brilliant luminary OF the Hea,
7en., in his annual evolutions, hath beheld
for the toriy-fourth time, republican CO.
lumbia united, Tree. and independent; and
I" an admiring world hath witnessed the no.
vel and Interesting spectacle" of people
governed By Representatives, and protected
By LAWS emanating Immediately trou them
selves.
Americans support your constitution il
was purchased with the best blood of your
couo,ry--wa,ch over its provisions with the
same cesselcss and uniemitting vigilance