Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-22

nient to avail themselves, without taking
any trouble, Of all the arts OF 'Irst neeess'
~. which they found in iuIi activity around
them, SO that without percefvlDg II, Inc!
became tributary TO their industry, grow
! ing by degrees ef1emihate under the shade
of their laureIs. As much from tinexpert
ence as from pride they compelled or per
miited the Rsja olabor, and paced them
selves in a condition not to be able 10 dis-
| pense with his skill and labOr
Fine Cracks having every where become
necessary, exercised almost exclusively
the arts ard trades, and in their AFFECT
state. ACQUIRED fortune, which with lime
gives SO many advantages to those VINO
possess il, whatever may otherwise be
| their condition. The prosperity OF part
| of the Greeks, which was Co decide the
fate OF the other part, was unquestionabiy
! ascendant. Their commerce was exteBd-
4 ing, was every day becoming more active,
was opening new branches, and was &C..
curing every where ease and riches. The
proof of 1t IS paipable They founded
schools and sumptuuus colleges Barren
rocks. aud islands which foreign doml'
nation seemed to have doomed TO an eter.
nal poverty, acquired all the resources OF
opuience, and covered The sea with their
| vessels. The Greeks in fine obtained ian.
portant privileges, and 1t seemed that their
ambition increased in proportion as every
thing concurred 10 satisfy it. They al
| length presumed too much upon their
strength. and shook off yoke which no
longer existed for the Greek Islands, and
which at some other points was so Much
lghtened, and was becoming still more
Tight.
[ On looking back then it is perceived that
| the Greeks who witnessed The tall OF ,Leir
empire, put The Musselmsn 10 sleep bI
| the excess OF their abas.ment, ny their
| blind submissions CONT bu,ed to bis ete
minacy. and by beauealhng 10 their de.
| sceDdants precious intusry, aud cha
| racier OF absolute resignation. prepared
for them by the operation VI lime the means
| of sire Dg ,heuing themselves ~ siitnce, aud
of finally declaring themselves lndepen
dent Thus then an igDuDl- Cause contain
ed from the beginning the germ OF an event
ordinarily glorious Ia the eyes OF men,
when success lostlties it But 10 this day
success has justified it, and the cause Of
the Greeks has yet crowd of chances a.
gainst il On this subject, foreseelng the
misiortunes which may happen, people
say that the Greeks have revolted twenty
years too soon; which implies that the
Greeks had reason to revolt, but that TO do
It with full success, they ought 10 have
waited twenty years longer to gain greater
strength.
We are compelled to thirk very differ,
emily. But Tor the fatal impulse given TO
the revolution by The singular event which
excited Moldavla and Wallachia, the
Greeks would no, have thought ot raising
the standard Of revolt, and they would
still less have thought of it twenty years
hence. For what could they desire9 For.
tune, consideration, privileges, iRstltn-
tons. sort OF emancipation They had
already obtained great part OF this, and
they would have gradually eb,a;"ed tho
-o.t, :, fs~ yours longer, aud their situa-
ton would become so happy, that they
would have been lar from wishing change
The wind of revolution which has blown
upon them has been extremely fatal Al
ter 80 many evils which they have drawn
upon themselves what remains to them?-
Hope, which is always uncertain. They
are compelled to justify their revolution.
and 10 cover with an attractive veil the
abyss which is open before nem.-I
Whist wonderful effects may be produced
on credulous minds BY ingenuity and elo
quence? With the aid of these two ele
ments, in contempt OF truth, it has been
proved without difficulty, that the cause OF
this revolution was the irightiu1 the IT,
supportable despotism OF the Turks, the
Barbarians, &c After this with what
Sardonic smile, or with what chld con-
tempt. will maay persons read this sen
fence OF The Spectator, The Greeks reUok.
cd. not because they ,gere badly, but be-
cause they were cell, treated
For hundred and fifty years the prin-
cples of The Turkish Government have
been growing more mild For Thu period
there has not reigned single Prince OF
whom The Greeks have had cause to com.
plain. The progress OF commerce. Ct in
telligeDce, and OF civilization, were turn
ing to their benefit To deny that The
prosperity OF the Greeks was always in.
creasiug, especisly since the time OF The
last Selim, would be 10 contradict all evi
deace. There was no reason why this
prosperity should stop, and why tshouId
not finally satisfy all ambition. The re.
volution, whica was hut the result OF so
great power acquired, is silent homage
rendered 10 Ibe goodness OF the govern
men,, which permilied them to acquire il
: But, unfortunately, this instruction has
come TO destroy the most evident advanta,
ges, and the best founded hopes. By re.
beiling, the Greeks have blasted the fruit
of the doubiy precious inheriisnce winch
their ancestors have bequea,hed TO them,
VIZ: blind resignation, and an active in>
dustry. By that they had by degrees anne
iiorated their condition until the moment
OF their revolt. This anticipation would
have continued, aud would have conduct
cd ihauo 70 thu olisci III THAR ,ui.has In a