Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-14

E" WIS NJ The first division, the mora
dacr .;or;ty Of which will ever be beyond
c0I pI, this division itself, although alike
~. ,bc constitutional system, is dissin-
UNIV; thousand other respects What
llaI - in one place, is only begun ia
.o,ber; in some places they assemble
s" "Orv wear, in Others, only every two OF
'hras gears, in some they speak aloud, IN
. hrs in whispers; in some they assem-
s Guns n several legislative divisions, in 9TH
DC onIy in two, or even in one only: a
esS, ,.r enumeration would be superhuous.
1 %b;s disagreement is the course Only in
rarons. instead OF presenting the appear
a""s IF perfect building, it exhibits on
a. S"s ~ ;mTense lumber yard, in which vast
snan,i,ies of materials await the band of
,hs workman to class and place them IN
saonIar order. Social Europe is still sur
's Tbsre !, therefore yet only provisional
F.,one de6nitive Europe, the result of
,So Great springs of civilization, belongs
-. afsr DAVIS We have seen the king of
Sweden lately desire the legis lative body
IS Nofgay to revise the fundamental law;
,S;s nrince who shows himself as consum-
,,,.,s in the art of maintaiDg himself upon
. throne and guiding nation, as OF COM
handing an army, has by this act, com
nenced those successive alterations which
General changes in every country from
whence the uninforinity Of the constitu-
,ional whole viii result aud govern Europe.
Its inevitable. Tor the cause IS uniform,
and always acting, and this power is CT
v;l;zation, which reveals to men all that
occur; m the midst OF them, and creates
7he desire to initiate and appropriate to
themselves every thing that can be useful
,or grateful. Civilization will act on go
gernmen,s, as il does ON the arts, sciences,
and commerce every thing that is found
good, or useful or beneficial, or agreeable
IN one country, is adopted and reproduced
in another.
Does not civilization find The means for
the arts? and why should it not do the
same toS the constitutional system? Who
could prevent ? Has man no appetite
but for illusions, or for things merely ma
;erial, and none for the means by which
most OF all things he desires, bis happiness,
10 which liberty IS essential, can be alone
secured ? This cannot be so long as there
remains one human heart and mind. Thus
then the regularity Of the principles of the
elective system, which though as yet only
fixed in theory 10 An imperfect extent, and
which are yet much dishgured and abused,
by those who have them as well as those
who would not have them; must prevail
and continue TO improve, and the sincere
execution in some countries, will at length
render all other forms oil governm. ut fright
ful, may say ridiculous, and then aboli
lion will in short time be inevitable.
Admire o, man. this boon of ci1iiiZa-
ton, be careful of it--be thankful tor II
do not suffer yourself to abuse your on
Nv means of perfect security and true hap
happiness, and learn TO obey tit brings
men nearer to each other, it keeps them in
acontinual state of reciprocal comparison,
and of instruction, nothing which these
principles have stamped with Reproduction
can be maintained nothing that it sane
tons and has legalized Can be rejected
long, or perish. By it, every door will in
the end be closed against evil, oropen IT.
self 10 good.
The whole OF Europe will at last recog-
niEe Il; its present state is merely pro-
visionaI: time will correct defects, and
bring it TO de6nitive limits; every science
follows the track of the exact sciences OF
anatomy. OF chemistry; successive expe-
rlence will reveal errors & establish truths;
and successive alterations and amendments
will be adopted by wise nations one after
he other, and reciprocally.
Previous to the revolution, England was
The only monarchical country in Europe,
in which the principles OF social order
were recognized and proclaimed the on
ly one in which the rights of social man
were prescribed 10 the public laws, and
served as rule for legislation, Since the
declaration of rights and the revolution OF
1888, the principles have been recognized
and ascertained; a participation OF power
has been apportioned 10 each, and ITS
principal basis firmly laid that basis 10
which every thing relates, which was long
buried under religious and despotlc pieJu-
dices that which expresses This tandamen-
tai truth of social order aud human nature.
Society is the source of all power; eve
~ thing is derived from it ; every thing re-
lates 10 IL; itpossesses the right OF regu-
lating all its Internal concerns 10 the best
advantage tor the common good, by agents
or deputies, or representatives., chosen. by
the people, who are the legislators, and
whose acts are executed by the organs in
shiuled by the laws, and acting in its
name cOntOrmably to them.
Thus is the social contract put in mo-
hon.-Rousseau has only placed this doc
'rlne IN Its proper light, and lent it the
magical pow er OF genius. Bat his doctrine
had not crossed the sea 10 practice; h>w as
confined 10 The British side Of the channel !,