Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-05
DONATIONS
By the Students Of Chapel Hill, University of
NORTH Caro!:na) to Tie Greeks.
(pUBLIsHED BY REQUEST
Il tribute of respect to the brare.

Il tribute Of respect to the 5rare
To sec at any time tyranny and oppression
raising its gorgon form against the noble exer-
tons of freedom and independence, is specta-
Gle which wounds American pride, and recalls
to our remembrance the manfill struggle of 70.
The cause of the Greeks is one to which the
literary and political world have long since di
rected their attention it is there we behold
The !n'trnan Turk trarnpling upon tie sad YES
tigcS of her ancient glory; destroying, with say
age like fcrocity' the poor remains of what she
once was, and eXniting in the plenitude of his
power over their sad reverse of fortune. Who,
when he pictures to his imagination, the deplo-
rable situation of this nursery of science, does
not feel that indignation arise within him. which
becomes every Americauo As individuals we
VIII ASSIST her, but, as nation, policy forbids
us. we are conscious of this, but, notwth-
standing, we dare assert, that there is not an
American who did not sympathize with the fall
len fortunes of Andreas Luriottls. He came
! to London flushed with the hope of profcred as
slstancc from our country, and bearing well in
mind the old maxim that procrastination is the
| thief of time" Immediately addressed a letter to
our Secretary of State the issue of which every
ono is sufficiently acquainted with. If we but
cast our thoughts back to the brightest DAYS OF
her glory, when from the lofty pinnacle to which
her own exertions had raised her, she dispensed
10 Tue WOTlu WlSdOHi, laws and science, with I'M
sparlng hand, and then contrast them with her
present situation, VIC cannot avoid cXciaining in
the language of Millions fallen angels, {" how fall
len indeed" Here Homer wrote that ininita-
bic work, which the productions of our more pol
ished and civilized days have not rivalled. Here
the brave Spartan sacrificed his followers, lives
at the altarof freedom, and in one common grave
buried his and his cOuntry's fate. Here Sappho
sung i'll her own native polished strain, and Phi
dias almost" taught the marble to spcak.n But
why need we call to recollection days that have
passed and gone, and are now as if they had ne
YER been? Greece is doubly unfortunate in
| her struggle the situation of Europe, at the
present time, dcters any power of itself to en-
bark in her cause. Alexander cannot declare
war against the Turks, for it would go in direct
! opposition to his own darling policy neither
will he listen to proposal TO that effect from a.
! ny one of the allied powers. England has hith-
erto stood aoOf, but her intentions are as uncer-
tain and ambiguous the dark and mysterious
hints which have crept out other cabinet. Who
! knows but that the rumor prevalent IN our coun
try, that she is determined to resist and coun-
teract the designs ofthc allied powers against the
South American provinces, with the approba-
ton and assistance of the United States, NAV
be, 10 use the old expression, but a syringe TO
catch woodCocks. Born and nurtlircd I'm the
school Of adversely, VIC will shcw them, however
prccocious they may deem us, that we regard
their n1achinattoDs as the Idle wind In our