Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-21
From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle,

From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle,
We daily hear apprehensions expressed in
our public papers, of a dissolution OF the
union, resulting from the decided stand made
On the floor of Congress, on the Missouri
question. The example of the Legislature
of Virginia, has been cited to prove that it
is little short of downright madness, TO pre-
sist in an attemptts enforce restrictions
So long as the sun wheels bis diurnal splen-
dor through the blue oyerarching armament,
so long will trath, honor and justice, main
tain amongst norals the pre.eminence Of
their heavenly birth. So long did we say
We beg pardon for our narrow and short
sighted comprehension. These eternal prin-
ciples constitute part, and an essential part
of the deity himself, and they shall survive
the dissolution OF nature, the e1tinguishmen'
of the sun, the death of this magnificent uni
verse. These are no poetic visions; the al
tributes OF the Deity partake, and must par
take Of his own Immortality, and we can DO
more conceive of their dissolution than we
can Of the humiliation of God. This tran
STORY sun, these temporary stars, this vapo!
denominated earth, may and will be dIssoI'
we'd by the breath of its Creator, but truth
faith and justice only await that hour to soar
to their native heavens, guided by the flames
of the world in CONGREGATION. Agitated BY
such ideas, we refuse to listen for n1oueH'
to the miserable argument devised from 'ne
fear of what may result from rendering DO
mage to justice. There is no fear to DC
put in competition with the fear OF ottenolns
the Deity. The miserable, mean, SHOT:
sighted policy, which through the dread o.
offending man, sets Heaven ITSELF at oea'
ance, belongs not to our creed. Is this ques'
ton. Read over the drawing and Internlin''
BILE debates in Congress on the Missouri CUES
ton, which to their disgrace, still OCCUPY
their time-raad, and it will be found ID"
the foes of restriction still acknowledge sH'
very as a curse, ard contend in The san'
breath, for the still further extension OF 'DT
curse in the western wilds. We are 'o'a
that it is unconstitutional 10 circumscrIoe 'HD
curse that we are bound by the cons.'I
ton TO do injustice, and set the thuodefOU.
at defiance. What, are we to be told 'n1,
the constitution compels freemen, when OoOD.
by the sanctity Of an oath, TO do Inlu'n''
that they are compelled by AN appeal 10 o.a
in the awful character Of Legislators, 10 v"
late bis decrees--that they invoke bis '. IL
geance if they dc not act contrary to bis WV
il our constitution holds out such blaspD,
nous language as this, it should be pun,
and its ashes scattered in the winds -
the name of The Deity, has been in'okeu
Congress by the foes Of restriction--ne 10
been implored to extend the curse still WIZ
-he has been represented the protecting Az
guardian Deity of injustice. Such biaspr
my is scattered to The winds OF Heaven w.
persed through the columns of our Gazette
borne by the gales and waited by the "''.'
to The corner Of the civilized world 'ral,.a
led in all languages, 4 babbled in every u'a ;n
'ect. Such is the spectacle which Amsf'''