Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-08-02

ton Of a few obscure colonies from
their parent realm; it was the practical
annunciation to created man, that he
was created free, and it will stand in
history, the epoch from which to COM
mute the real duration of political Ii
berty. Intolerance and tyranny had
for ages leagued to keep their victim
down. While the former could re-
main the pious guardian Of his con-
science, the latter knew it had nothing
to fear from his courage. He was
theirs, soul and body. His intellec-
tual energies were paralysed, that he
might not behold the corruptions OF
the church; and his physical powers
were fettered, that he could not rise up
against the abuses Of the state. Thus
centuries Of darkness rolled away
Light, broke from time to time, but 1t
only served to show the surrounding
clouds; bright stars, here and there,
looked out, but they were the stars of
a gloomy night. At length the morn
ing dawned, when one generation Of
your ancestors willed that none but
their Maker should guide them in their
duty as Christians; and the perfect day
shUne forth, when another declared that
from none but their Maker would they
derive their immunities as men. The
world had seen the former secure a pri-
vilege, whose original denial would
have left their faith asleep in its found
er's sepulchre; and they now beheld the
latter in the enjoyment Of rights, with
out which, their freedom would have
been palsied at the footstool Of mo-
narch's throne.
II, in remembering the oppressed,
you think the oppressors ought to be
forgotten, I might urge that the SPLEEN
did result Of the great struggle should
fully reconcile US to the madness Of
those, who rendered that struggle ne
cessary. can almost forgive the pre-
sumption which "declared" It's right
"to bind the American colonies" for it
was wofuIly expiated by the humilia-
tons which acknowledged" those
same "American colonies" to be SovER-
EIeN and INDEPENDENT STATES" The
immediate workers, too, Of that polit-
ical iniquity have passed away. The
mildew ofshame will forever feed upon
their memories, and brand has been
set upon their deeds, that even times"
all gnawing tooth can never Destroy
But they hare passed away and of all
the millions they misruled, the mil
lions they toould have misruled, how
few remain! Another race is there to
lament the folly, another here to mag
Nifty the wisdom, that cut the knot OF
empire. Shall these inherit and entail
everlasting enmity? Like the Cartha-
genian Hamilcar, shall we come up
hither with our children, and on this
holy altar swear the pagan oath of un-
diving hate Even our goaded fathers
disdained this. Letus fulfil their words,
and prove to the people Of England,
that, Gin peace" we know how to treat
them as friends" They have been
twice told that, Gin war;" we know
how to meet them Gas enemies;" and
they will hardly ask another lesson, for
it may be, that when the third trumpet
shall sound, voice will echo along
their sea grid cliffs: "Ihe Glory has de-
parted"
Some few Of their degenerate ones,
tainting the bowers where they sit, de-
cry the growing greatness of land
they will not love and others, after
eating from our basket, and drinking
from our cup, go home to pour forth
the senseless libel against a people, at
whose 6re-sides they were warmed
But few pens, dipped in gall, will not
retard our progress; let not few
tongues. fostering in falsehood, disturb
our repose. We have those among us,
who are able both to pare the talons OF
the kite, and pull out the fangs Of the
viper; who can Law bare, for the disgust
Of all good men, the gangrene Of the
insolent reviewer, and inflict such a
cruel mark on the back Of the morti-
fed runaway, as will long take from
him the blessed privilege of being for
gotten.
These high and low detractors speak
moi, we trust, the feelings OF their ma
ton. Time, the great corrector, is
there fast enlightening both ruler and
ruled. They are treading in our steps,
and gradually, though slowly, pulling
up their ancient religious and political
landmarks. Yielding to the liberal
spirit Of the age, spirit born and fos-
tered here, they are not only loosening
their own long riveted scackles, but
are raising the voice of encouragement,
and extending the hand Of assistance,
to the "rebels" of other chimes.
In spite Of all that has passed, we
owe England much; and even on this
occasion, standing in the midst OF my
generous-minded countrymen, l may