Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-03-01

socis'y- ! he frequent eXcsaf z. or On, ,..t
lie me", and tbe indiscr,miaA,e etD,I.y
OF oor citizens ia tie llIai-s If soy.r.
has a stroeg tendency to identisy our o.,u.
wiki DOR private character The co,,.,i.
OF our private characters will nat.r,py
fused into whatsoever we undsr,.k. .n...
we he wanting in Justice, Integrity & I;ae,;,v.
as men, il were Idle to lock for ,h- fr,;,
these virtues in cur conduct as public os
6cers. ]. should oe our business the, p.
careful in our common trancactions in rc.
and pay strict regard to justice, unr;,.,
ness aud punctusiiy. and ever bear in ,,,,.s
tie declaration of Washing,oo, tina, .ho,..
~ Is always the best policy" Tie nep,ec.
OF JUSTICE 10 tbs common intercourse of ,;r
whilst 1t IS the source of disorder aud ,,,..
so inpres'es ito depravi'y upon onr h..
and practice, That on the more ENLARGED d..
atre of international concerns, il still,
'esves Its unhaIlowed sway, and ,urD;nu
deal ear to he complaints Of equity, br;n,.
IN the h@rrid din OF war. USdsr our govern.
ment we are formed FOR the enioyme.t Of
peace; let Us then, by growing in virtue. and
'upp'es'ing the 80. dig rap.city of av.rice
avoid the i" cieT eocies f wa; and will, w.
are teso!u'e i" The vindica,ion of our own .
De al all lines ready TO volch.afe sec,r;,,
The rights OF Others. Th4re has be n alive,
striking coincidence between the m,,., &c
people aud their ge"erai prosperity, and
although We csnnat expec, an exsmo,;o,
from these vicissitudes ut fvrtuue, thai ma.
voidably await an improvident g. an in,e,-
iect race, yet, under every disaster and Gala.
lami'y, by an Intuition of virtue and moral.
ty' we may sill look for the dawn Of h,;cb.
ter day, If n people be virtuous thew will
De powerful, and blessed with an uncorru,.,sa
taste for the Joys OF iresdom if ambition
should raise lis hydra head, regardless of The
liberties of the peope. star Fl I'd in every
oreast the spiri, of Brutus 10 check III,
Hs9SASsk ofs CdSar, ao5 a government. req.
lie to punish the r.bsi that dared
H. ee Ruoicon of h.. coun'ry's rights
a''c''s 'he people .ha; are Corrupt, the love
OF country lie absorbed 10 the love Of ease
AID regard for rational liberty i. over
~helmed in the deep current of ,icen,iou,.
ness. ID 'wever excellent may be our coli.
tical n-titutions. and wise the system of ,nr
Jaws, if we are destitute Of the genial warmth
OF Vir'ne TO cherish end seaport them, they
must be in great measure vain and i.efT
Gent.
By tina Pa'si"tic devotion of cur fore!a.
'her. our na5Iohsi blessings have bean orocu.
red; and IL IL only by the exercise or similar
virtues that we can rlG;n'sio their sr, with:
Tor 1t Is truth founded spap The expo rienca
OF ages, chat the decline Of public pros, erity
nay be traced to the abandcnnent of tho.e
principles thai first proptiated and secused
il. From The revolutions and downfall o. Re.
publics that base appeared in different sges
of the world, whilst they leach us that our
own cannoI be assured Of immortality, al the
same time impress the impor an, cor idera,
ton. =" that our destiny l, much involved in
our own conduct"
wish those Impressions, Let Us not sensnder
away oGr valuable interests ard whist with
gratitude We Commemorate the nams OF
WAsHiNGToS, unite in the fuTtherance oe
'he great cause IN which he was EGG ged.
L. IokIrS 10 him es ,ho human iosiruseat
OF 50 mary blessings 10 our Country, lei as
snh""it oOr prayers 10 the GREAT DIsPcsER
OF events, Ia whose h I'D, are tue destiaies of
nations, and to whore protection FLASHING.
ton never failed 20 mmend our intcre
"that he would incline the hearts Of OR cili>
zensio cultivate spirit ct subordiaasoD & O,
be6ience 20 government; % entertain brcs
tbeTly sffuctiOD & owe foE Que another. and
for our fellow citizens Of The United States
at large ;and that he woDid most gracious
Iy be pleased 70 dispose Us all to 90 iustice.
TO love mercy, AID 10 demean ourselves with
thai charity, humility and p ciic temper ct
mind which were 'ha characteristics of the
Divine author Ct our blessed religion with
cot sn humble imitation of whose example in
these ;hings, we can never hope to be hap<
ny na,ion." TELEMACHUS.
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