Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-05-12

tanned IN the latest arrival from Il c cor inept
oil Europe, prove TO be correct, we shalt in-
osed rrJolce with JOY unspeakable," tha.
The hrst blow which has been attempted bv
the Cnhoty Alliance, against the brave and
generous Nespoiitans, has resulted In the dis
comhture, oil that coniedersted band, uf Roy-
al UPpressors. OF which It appear, that A.
ieAander falsely and fulsoIreiy styled the
D7aSndnsmous) is the very first asa fore.
most. In remembering this subject, we feel
en- honest Indignation at the accounts which
we hear OF the parts which have been, or are
Intended to be acted, 10y the Royal performers
IN the Neapoiitan tragedy. Not oni, i, the
cause IN which the Neapoliians are engaged
righteous Cause; but it is one which no
man, however distant he may be from the
great theatre Of action, can help reeardino
WITH feelings of the deepest interest, with
toe most lively emotioD-with the most fer
vent wishes Tor the ultimate success, of a ueo.
Pile resolved To have freedom or perish in the
attempt. Our readers-nay every American
ci'lzeo,-will participate with us In the exul.
tation which we cannot but feel, shouIa the
news prove las God gran, it mayl correct
should, however, the reverse turn out TO he
the tact, we shall not despair of the final re-.
suit The flame of liberty cannot be extin
guished by single discontinue, or a few
disastrous rencontres at the offset: IL will
De kept alive and invigorated, by the intrin-
sic value OF the principles which the invade,
are called forth to maintain and upbold. anS
those who are engaged delensiyely in ,h.
struggle, will not fail to be animated nv ,hs
noble examples which History AFFORD, ,ba,,
oil the success which attended their nr..e.n;
tore IN the struggles for liberiv. 7 .et the
Neapoliians,-ieI the oppressed Euroneanx
take encouragement from the noble and do
ring achievements of their ancesters-ahd To-,
them even cast their eye, across the Atlantic
and look Tor encouragement from the exam,
pie which we have afforded hem, in resist
ing the encroachments OF arbitrary power.
Let them be animated by the language of
those friends to liberty, who distine aished
themselves m no5iy advocating It's capse.-
We think we hear, at this time, the voice of
departed sero shouting "L,berty or Death,.
and oil an unrivai'ed Senator spiritedly ex.
claiming 81, was the glorious splIlt of Whir-
"sisin (Libefty) that animated millions in
''America TO prefer Liberty with poverty. 20
"sordid atiiuence with Golden Chains. What
''shaii resist this spirit" To the Nearolitaus
IN PARTICULAR Ito ali Europe, yea to all the
world, we would exclsim land surely this is
ut moment for exclaiming) $50 and do
iikewise.' Against the monstrous iunto OF
royal tyranny who have arreyed themselves.
IN favor OF ignorance, despotism, and inius.
'ice, we unite cor feeble powers IN protesting.
We wish that every vestise OF sion
may be erased from the face of the earth;
and, upon The same principle that we are enc.
MES 10 the ambition and despoii.m Of our
ancient Alexander, we are also the enemies
OF the modern Alexander, when we lind him
actuated by the principles of tyranny end in
lnN nj =
TO the nature OF the present contest; should we
be asked, what are the Neapoitans fighting
iorf We would refer them for a most mas.
.erly solution TO their enquiries, which we find
IN the eloquent and Incompatible speech of
SIT James Nackintosh, published in the Ma
tional intelligencer OF the 5th inst. from
which we copy the following short extracts
II is speech that we have read With he
perest ess.otious CT sseasure; vshichiwe< shall
read again and again; and which las appears
rom the inteliigencer) was delivered amidst
'he loud cheering of the noble Lords, 10
whom II was addressed.
what was IL (said Sir James) that the
allied powers had comboec their. efforts 10
put down: what bad the people OF Maple hi
therto done to show themselves unworthy of
the freedom to which they ospired: Neither
The anarchy which followed hceptiou.ness
nor the military government. which was its
ordinary cure, had yet sprung up in the newly
cultivated soil. Nothing had vet appeared
to shew that the Neapoitans merited the cen.
sure OF our great moral poet, and not the
esq so, IN his political morality. (Niiton's
Sonnets:)
License they mean when they cry liberty;
"But who means that must first be wise and
GOOD"
What they had done, the sin which they had
committed, was that OF initiating our exams
Vie; their objectionable fault was, that they
rad endeavouCed to establish amongst them.
selves British Consti No douot this
country was equally without excuse in the
yes OF the allied sovereigns on tie cor ii.
Den', tor having set the example, end for still
holding il forth to the world. Ii was indeed
a lasting satire on their own power; it was of
p nature TO produce alsrm in despo,isrns, and
would, he hoped, continue till the latest peril
cd to tempt less fortunate nations TO It's imi.
talion." Hear Hear Hear.)
In the foregoing remarks, we have given
expression to the bonset feelings which infu-
ence US atthe present moment. TIC some ismay
appear that we have manifested too nuCh
enthusiasm. Be it So IF deliberative, and
enlightened body, like the British House of
Lords, could have so far partsken Of fhip en-
thusiasm, as 30 have cbeefed, at the shortest
intervals. wide the above speech IN the In.
tal;gsEcas he hOEofs.le speaker from
whom we have quoted, let j; not he thought
amiss 10 uS to have followed such pre-.
cedeni.
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