Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-15
From the concluding Number Of us
Spectator Oriental. [TranslotsS
for the Boston Dailq advertiser

Specc0teur OraenSdt. IITdDstateL
for the Boston Daily Adusrtissr.l
SMYRNA, March s7.-The presenu
number is the last that will be pub,
lished of the Oriental SPECTATOR
In terminating the labor which wen.
had assumed, we beg our patrons.
who have almost all continued their
kindness to the last, to accept the ex,
preston Of our gratitude, and at the
same time of our regret that particu.
lar reasons do not permit US to con.
tinue our paper.
During its publication, having no.
thing in view but the truth, we have
sometimes endeavored to remove the
u just prepossessions which bore upon
Turkey, to destroy anti-sociai preja>
dices. and to eIucidate some obscure
points relative to the Greek question;
question singuIarly complicated,
and calculated to bewiIder the mind
of any man. even with the best in-
tentions. and of extensive knowledge,
and to lead him into an inextricable
labyrinth. unless he holds in his hand
the thread of local experience; and
unless by carefully reviewing the past,
he examines diligently the present.
and the future, full as they are of in.
conveniences, dangers, and storms.
The cause Of the Greeks produced
at first the most vivid emotions. Pc.
cts mounted the sacred tripod; but
their oracles were not always thosa
of reason. Poetry decorates the edi.
flee Of society, but it is politics
which strengthens it. We have de.
scribed things as they were, not as
we wished they might be.
When Greece rebelled, we were
far from partaking of the enthusiasm
of those, who, through the glimmer-
ings of CONGREGATIONS and the vapors
of carnage, fancied they saw renew
ed the brilliant ages of Themistocles
and Leonidas. As to ourselves, We
have foreseen only miseries and Ca
lamities. Those enthusiasts have
appeared to US like lovers, captiVat-
ed by the fair image upon the tomb
which encloses a beauty as perfect az
that of Helena. They cannot per.
suade themselves that she has alto.
gether ceased to exist; they iupOr|
tune the power of the gods to recall
her to life, were it but for moment;
but in the midst of solicitations the
most ardent, and of hopes the most
fiattering, death memorable remains
fixed, immoyeable and silent.
If, by whatever causes, these
changes should succeed to the pre-
sent system, can humanity gain by
it2 But we tremble when we reflect
that revolutions in society are lka
those Of nature, always followed by
ruin and desolation. Every reyOlua
ton brings with it positive evils, and
promises uncertain benefits.
In consequence of the progress OF
knowledge, two powers seem to dI"
vide the world, philanthropy and po'
litics. If the enthusiasm of the frsc
is always delightful, the reason OF
the second will be always USEFUL
Philanthropy, which is a gift OF Hea'
ven, becomes the plague of the earth
if it thinks itself capable of managing
the wisdom Of cabinets, or OF OVER
turning monarchies. After q long
series Of revolutions, and especially
since those of the last thirty years.
which have so astonished and enllght-
ened the world, all combinations az
well those designed for good as TOR
evil, have exhausted themselves IN
Europe, and the fundamental truth is
recognised, that monarchs, the true
fathers of their subjects, can never
have but one object, the happiness OF
their people. AS the dew always
descends from heaven, SO good d.
ways emanates from the throne |"
the people. Every sanction unI'tS
to render this the first of all truths,
for a perfect love for ones King ~"
Guides all the social virtues. lnS
first monarchies of Europe "oolO
fall, if they should renounce prln'r
pie SO sacred, the moral basis oil SOt
cial order. Living in perlOu .S