Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-09
Declaration Of mdepsnae.
By JOHN S.4.NDERS0.A.



When NC consider the Personal on,,.;
OF the statesmen whose names are s&yo %' :,
the Declaration Of Independence t5a ~. u
Ious occasion which demanded The eye rf.,
OF Their vision and deIibcraiiop. aoJ@a
influence o: their councils on the iGtrroJs ~
mankind, we must acknowledge tba, 1s,n
rarely more imposing spectacle has hoo,
offered to he world, and We shall seeI !.
vain inihe annals OF nations, for an event.
more worthy OF commemoration, and OF heinz
cherished forever in the hearts of grasi
ah0 generous people. The love of injepes
dence is interviewer with he.trame apdna.
stItutlon OF the human mind. Il is elnre
the first sentiment that anmales The infant,
features in the cradle and amongst ali hs
actions and enterprises OF man, none b.,
awaked into activity greater exertion Off
vlrtuous energies OF his nature, none has ey.
cited greater warmth OF yeneratiop and
has more imperious claims upon our gyal.
tude, than resistance to tyranny and political
aggression.
In all republican states the first tribute Of
genius has been paid to toe patriot or the he.
70 who has promoted lhe GAUGE OF liberty and
maiutained Tie independence and digntyG
man. The animated canvas and tIeading
marble have rescued his fcaluyes from Ne
grasp Of death, and the pen ol the historian
has Inscribed tie achievements 10 the imw.
rishab!e records OF fame. I. would indeed
DE no favor bic prOgnosuc Of lie perpata.y
OF OurTepUblican institutions TO discoYci an
inssnsibifhy to the obligations we owe the
memory Of he illus(riobs patrons ii American
freedom. They have raised us, by tbeu
magnaBmity. trolntne arbitrary dominion Of
foreign power, 10 tie Observation-Disclosures
OF a sovereis and independent people they
have asserted aud maintained the mpSescrip-
tIole rights or humanity by the mutual
pledge OF their pledge ot their lives. thelrlor-
tunes and their sacred honols :; and, as long
as virtue holds her empire in the hearts Of
their successors, the example of these gene.
rous beuelactors will not be lost to tie world;
their names will not pass away nor be forgot.
ten, or their glorious deeds be conioundedM
the common and casual transaction OF lie
Ingratjtude is vice that in nations, as well
as individuals, indicates the last degree Of
degeneracy and corruption il is a vice thai
implies the absence Of every virtue il was
in the age of Calgula that tie name OF Tie
ScIplos was prescribed, that The state Of
brutus brought death on is possessor.
Z" The glory of our ancestors is the lighO
posterlty," and the homage Of the living can
not be offered TO the merits of the illusTlOus
dead with an eilectual or sterile admiration
Great and splendid actions will seldom be
achieved by men WHO have hum ole or Old.
nary objects IN prospect. II is by concnPIa'
ting The life and character OF those wtoar
marked out from the multitude by tIcir EN-.
nent qualities, that we become cmuoGs o.
their virtues and their renown. I he tropics
of Miltiades interrupted the sleeps Of htnh.,
tocleS and Iheseus, hearing the cyplOIi'@
Hercules, was fired with lis spirit and IT,
came the successful rival Of bis fame. Its
rude savage of tie desert listens with Tapiuls
10 the deeds of his ancestors. and haTssa'
round his hut the embIcms of his idtherSN'
lour.
NIore need not be said to enforce thc utility
OF the publication we have undertaken, ana
which we now submit 10 The patronage olOuf
fellow citizens, with hope, thai from Tue
liberaity Of their encouragement, we shan
be able 10 present il TO the public WORTHY u
their appreciation. We must depend for tie
Illustration Of many Of the characters Of Out
biography, upon The generosity oil ;belr SUI
wing relatives and friends, 10 furnish Us WIZ
Wbateycrlntelcsting materials may be in tieR
possession for which, with our grateful S'
we promise copy oil I'
entire work as \ compensation.
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