Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-18

will aIv avs frd o uerccnary lection at ls heels
engaged in the work Of defamation to revenge
the disappointment. And is there no shield for
honest men against political deiamers' No
check upon political calumniatUrs' No pun
ishment for slsnderers' No thunderbolts for
Judases ia fsctious opposition
Frell us. ye spirits Of the mighty dead,
We, who At Marathon and Leuctra bled-
Y-, who at Brsndywine and Yorktown bled--
have ye no hidden thunder in ~ olUud-cap-
ped ills' No ihunderbolt red with uncommon
wrath, to smile The foul dei1aers ere they exc
cute their fell intenis, and save their victims
from the fury Of revenge' Nay--bold-i in
mortal spirits--hold Launch not your thur.
derbol's on such vile caIumniators- tie death
would be too glorious for their deeds Of deia
nation. Let the hsnsnan lead them o the gal
lows and the gibbet. and let the ravens Of the
forest feed and fstten on their flesh, until they
pick each tainted carc1se from It's bones
Appeals have been made SAID be- IN this de.
BATE 20 history, and pos erity, and the judg-
MT ms OF the world to come. And what IS his
tory The memory Of things gone by A
painting. large as lie. Of naliUns IS they acre
vast mirror IN which We see, on the instant
al single glance, tie progress of all human
things: The rise and tall of empires and free
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republics last and Won; rebellions, tr-asors
tactons--s all ~ their order. seen IN bold relIef
Ike promontor'es jntting tar into the sea 81
tune, TO teach The coming nations how and
"hefe 10 navigate wth safety. And there, in
every age sad nation, We shall see dimly, as i
haii cot'cealed, tribe al false defamers. skulk.
ing ana dodslnS from The lace Of dav, and ia
bricathg cailmnles against successful rivals
ana P'"thtS schemes ct opposition 10 the mea
5hfes uf tHs hen tHeY envy I'9gterify- they
are f'E"' Ia that. lie who appeals To p0sieri;y
ipf Jus'Ice a ants lat Tie Judgment OF his own
tibe Is asAnt hlHG aud that Is the fact precise.
" ~ lhe Case before Us. Ard they appeal to
The judgment OF the world to c6me. and they
shan have il. ! also, said Air +. viii give
pinions to my fancy. grant them their appeal
mount With them the winged horses of the
air. course II head and head with them iAto the
ooundiesS world unknown. Yes, said he, there
shouh be, ana there il "a hell OF traitors, ard
consplra'0rs, and t0ui calumnatols There
should Dc, and there sa day OF final judgment.
foho"ed with rewards and punishmenrs; and
'hefe' Tot anGh' We know, the pure spirit OF
our own immortal Washington may sit in ndg
ment over our political transgressons There
let our i'ncies meet tor there we shall surel,
stand before our Mediator and Redeemer, each
to answer for himself and there to be redeem.
ed or suffer tor our Sins. There We shall have
no mask to hide our malice or conceal our mo
tlVes. Thee we 81 all have no midnight dark
ness, nor caves, to hide us fram detection.
There we shall stand in the full blaze tf day:
and there The Se4Jcher of ali Hearts will have
Our secret crimes laid open to our view. There
innocence VIII fear no scrutiny For there the
false accusef and deiamer will be known, and
nave sentence OF conviction passed uron him,
and u not re- eemed. will there be handed out
TO heavens hangman. with final mandate to
lash The rascal naked round the horizon OF the
INFINITE celestial world through the endless,
everlasting ages Of eternity