The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-15

ways individual. aud srafcelt eyer ..aIl..=
tive JosePhs brethren could Nc; Il, i %
themselves Ia say him wniIe J. Ia. :.
cooi, hypoeli cal, calculating vill3.a. ,fz
trayed Ills m1ster. \ philosoph,g has nj
| iir'n.d, that ni,n are born wicked il ,,o,,l..
be both de,icui; aud ,dls TO attempt n de
cover whether the assertion be true. This.
al lfast, Is certain, that the great mass Of
society Is not wicked !; for il the naaiority
were determined 10 he cfihiinal, ami I'm
iate Tie avs. who would have The power
10 Restrain or prevent them This Is tn.
triumph of ,iy,lzalion for this happy ra-
sun springs from lis bosom, aad ARISES ON
oi lis nature. Sentiments are for the mu.t
part traHitiohars We feel them because
tlIey were FELT by those Who preceded u, ::
TINS We must look to the deyelopemef.l Of
human reason and the faculties for the on.
y key 10 soclal order, the only secret IF
thr legislator. Only those Who wish to de-
ceife the people aud rule them Tor their
own personal advantage would desire Ia
Keep Them IN ignorance for the moie
they are enlightened, they will be con-
'Inced Of the utility of laws, and of the ne
cessity ot defending them and the more
steady, happy and prosperous will society
become. IL, however, know ledge should
ever be dang croas 10 the multitude, il can
only be when the government, in oppose
tioh 10 The Interests of the people, drives
them into IN unnatural situation. or dooms
the lower classes 10 perish for want In
such a case knowledge would inspie them
with spirt'to defend themselves, or 10 be
come criminal.
Ny code alone, from its simplicity, has
been more beneficial 10 France than the
whole mass OF laws which preceded it
Ny schools and my system of mutual in
struellon are preparing generations yetun-
known. Thus during my relgn, ciimes
ere rapidly diminishing, while on. the con
trTy with oar neishbors in England they
have been increasing 10 rrighlful dcgrce
This alone Is sufficient To enable any one
to form decisive Judgment oi the respec-
tive governments
Looh al lie Untea States, where, with
out any apparent force oreIitct, every
thing goes on prospcrously every one is
happy and contentrd and this is because
the public wishes and interests are IN lact
the ruling power. Place The same govern
meht at Variance with ihu will and interests
of lis inhabitants, and you would soon
see what disturbance, trouble aud contu.
sion, ard above all, What an increase Of
mes woull ensur,
When acquired the supreme direc-
ton of affairs, il was wished that ! mi.ht
become Il Washington. Words cost no
/ thing and no doubt those who Wrle So
ready To express the wish, did SO without
any knowlcdge of lines, places, PERSONS
or things. Had been IN America, | would
willingly have been IA Washington, and
should have had little merit in 50 being for
do not see how could reasonably have
acted otherwise. But had Washington
been IN France, exposed to discOrd within,
! aud INVASION hom without, | would have
dcliad him to have been what he WAS in
America, at least he would been fool 10
attempt it, and would have prolonged the
existence Of evil. could only have bcea
erolcHed VaShingien. 1t was only in a
Conglcss of kings, in the midst of kings,
yielding or subdHed, that could become
so. Then and there alonc, could success
| fully display WashinSton's moderation, dis
Interestodne3s and wisdom. | could not
reasonably attain to this but by means Of
the unire' sol Uc'utorahiP. To this | as
pred can that be thought crime ? can
1t be believed, that to resign this authority
would have been beyond the power of I'M,
man nature ? Sylla, glnttcd with crimes,
dared To abdcate, pursued by public exc
Grafton What motive ceuld have check
ed me, who would have been followed only
by blessings ?
But it remained for me TO conquer at
Moscow How many will hereafter regret
my disasters aud nay fall But To require
prematurely of me- THAI sacrifice, for which
the time had not arrived, was vulgar alb
surdliy and for nae To have promised it,
would have been taken for hypocrisy and
quackcry that Was not my way. | re-
peat, ii remained for me 10 conquer a,
Moscow ~