Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-10

I, - prosperous OIL
.grand; tosf the red cross Of old ,E y,
constellation; that the strong AND ~ nes
cnline genius of our country n a'as-
stalk with Alpine strides throne. so y
western wilderness, and that 81 ~, l'
print OF her tootsteps would be nsrE..
with towns and Cities, eIeam;ana ee
mongst Che shades; that The sbor.ss q,
our saiioss would be heard fros ,' ;.
pillows Of our lakes ; that the Ind;s W
and the panthers alarmed BY these , 90
cries, and startled at brRoltinp Il
wings OF commerce broodins on iha'
waters, sought the shadows Of tho y
derness, and knew not where to g. g.
them for rrfase--lhat tie Gere ~ o.;
unmanastalie streams of the Mjssom:
and Missis ippi, should be pIousI.!
into furrows by the conquerlne iorSs :,
the stream that American enternri,,
should SO far from considering this IL.
boundary Of its labors, only regard i
as the starting point IF still further sr
f"rts; finally. had he been told that 4
the expiration Of fofty.four wear,
from that day, he should be called uno'
to bear lis public part in the commeno
ration OF such events, wollI he not har.
exclaimed, this is poetry, but not ORC.
phecy! But the cabinet, the museum
Of political wonders is not exbaDstJ
here. Mr.. Carroll has witnessed i,
this term of time. the downfall and 70
building of French monarchy; wars
ferocious, bloody and sangainary wars
mighty moiarChs turned from tbsi,
thrones into exile, and from exile "a
their thrones; assassination and mur.
der from the palace to the cottage, and
yet in the midst of such heart rendiw
scenes, freedom is bursting its way .,
yer the continent Of Europe. Mount.
ed ON the summit of the Pyrenian bills,
she looked on the inquisition, and il
crumbled INTO dust. The torches that
her guardian angels bear in their pas.
sage, to illuminate her way, have bee,
kindled at the American altar. Th
truth is, that the mind is oppressed ty
the contemplation of such spectacles-.
it struggles to grasp the events, and
they are found too mighty for its en-.
braces.
We will now reveal curious facta
American history, well verify of beng
recorded, and read on this day. Dur.
ing our colonial state, the board in
England, experimenting the interests
of commerce and the plantations recon.
mended confederacy to bs formed a.
mongst the colonies, to be convened a.
Albany. Each colony was to presera
distinct government Of its own; The
genera! government was to be admins.
tered by President and Council,
Iected by the people, and himself to b
invested will negative on their acts
they should have power to make war
or to conclude treaties with the Indians
to establish new colonies; and to make
laws for their government; to levy and
pay troops; construct fortresses, and q
qaip fleet for the protection Of th|
coast, and to impose taxes for common
defence; that they should have all ne
appointments of officers, both by lana
and sea in short, without going iar l
ther into the details, the project val
the outline OF our federal constitution
sohich reas adopted at Albany on & ~
Of July, 1884 twenty gears bJ'rs N
declaration Of independence, sanc'lGD'
the same thing on the rsry same Gay
This plan was rejected by the En:lN
ministry of that time, because they l "a,
ed the growing power of America, lnl
fourth Of July has therefore. d'o,,
claim on our gratitude....for it was ~
day on which our federal ccus'''u'p
was adopted which does. in tactUS
on older date than the declaration
independence itself. /
We know that it has been salc,
foreigners, thai such ideas have no!~
genuine smack of modesty; tha'
Americans ought to become sb'H
the knees to older nations; that We
too presumptuous, and should graH.1,
ly take their SCORES, there rebu5s, az"
sneers, their SCOTS. and their con'eDP
with proper humility and deielsn
TO this we reply with tenfold s gov
that We speak not conjectares, but ~. ~
that despisins az we DO, E'on tHs~I
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