Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-13

duced. is their inyeteracy when once thoroughly
'Urmed.
His view of personal Independence
Miserable is the condition ofevery being who
hangs on the favors of creatures like himself. -
Deserve, and strive by desert, 10 win the esteem
Of your fellow men. Thus acquired, it deco
rates him who obtains, aud blesses those VINO
bestow it. To them it Is returned in faithful
service, and to him, II comes IN aid OF the apprO-
baton of conscience To animate diligence and re-.
ward exertiOn. Those too, who engage in pub
lie service. are bound to cherish hearty sympa-
thy with the wants, feelings, comforts and wish.
es OF the people whose welfare is committed to
their charge 1t is essential for the preservation
of that confidence which ought to subsist be.
tween the principal and the agent. the const'tu-
ent and the representative, that all haughtiness
and reserve should be banished from their inter-
course.
Of Political:-
To court the fondness of the people, is found,
Or supposed to BE-, easier than to merit heir ap-
probation, Meani7 ambitious OF public trust.
without the virtues 10 deSreve il; intent on per-
sonal distinction. and having forgotten the ends
for which alone it is Worth possessing, the m'ser-
able being concentrated all in self. learns to pan
der to every vulgar prejudice. to advocate every
popular error, to chime in with every dominant
party, tn fawn, hatter and deceive. aud becomes
demagogue. How wretched is that poor being
who hangs on the peoples favor!
All manliness of principle has been lost IN
this long course of meahness; he dare not use his
temporary popularity for any purposes of public
good, in which there may be haZacd OF torei,lns
it: and the very empence to which he is exalted,
renders but mure conspicuous his servllity and
degradation However clear the convictions OF
his Judgment, however strong the admonitlons OF
his, as vet, not thoroughly stifed Conscience
not those, not the law of God.n The rule of right
nor the public good-but the caprice OF his con-
sttueuts. must be hsonly guide.
There is searching severity in thi, passage
W ich reIisies wholesomely as battle Of chloride
IN foul atmosphere. The worst of il is, it is
too individual, there being at least thousand IN
the land, who will conceive themselves entitled
to call Mr.. Castor oui Tor personality.
The conclusion Of the address is peculiarly op-
perfume. especially considering the spot where it
was delivered. and however it NAV have depress-
ed the minds of his young hearers with gloomy
anticipations, and dashed their buoyant spirits,
with care il was right IN the orator to call their
attention to the. grave duties which might soon
await them:-
Perls surround you and are imminent, which
will require clear heads. pure intentions. aud
stout hearts, to discern and to overcome. There
is no side on which danger may not make its ap-
proach; but from the wckedness and madness OF
factions, ii is most menaclng. lime was, IN
deed, when factions commended amongst US with
virulence and fury, bat they were, or affected TO
be, at issue on questions OF principle: now, Ame-
ricans band together under the names oil men,
and wear the livery, and put on the badges OF
their leaders. Then, the individuals OF the iii,
fereot parties were found side by side, dispersed
,hrouuhout the various districts of our conieder-
ated Republic: but now, the parties that distract
the land. are almost identified with our geOsra-
nhiraI distinctions Now. there has come that
neriod. foreseen and dreaded by our WASHING
ron. by HIM who, more than any other indl-
vidual. founded this our wide spreading Empire.
and gave to our Western World independence
and freedom''-by him who, with fathers warn
inc voice, babe US beware OF "parties founded
ON geographical Determinations" AS yet. the
sentiment so deeply planted in the hearts OF our
honest yeomanry, that union is strength, has not
been unroo,ed AS vet, they acknowledge the
tru,h. and feel the force of the homeiy, but ex-
eeIlent aphorism. "Uni1ed we stand; divided
we fall" AS yet. they take pride in the name
If 8. tho limited States"-in recollection OF the
fields tha, we're won, the blood which was poured
forth, and the glory which was gained IN the
common cause, aud under the common banner OF
a united country. May God, in his mercy, for
hid that l. or YOU, my friends. should live to see
the dsy, when these sentiments and feeling shall
be extinct!
Whenever that day comes. then is the hour at
hand when this glorious Republic, this at once
national and couiederattd Republic, which for
nearly half century has presented to the eyes,
the hopes. and the gratitude Of man, more bril-
liant and lovely image than Plato, or More. or
Harrington. ever eigned or fancitd, shall be like
tale that hath passed away. But these sentI'
ments and feelings are necessarily weakened,
and IN the end must be destroyed, unless the mo-
dprate. the good and the wise united. :. frown
indignantly upon the first drawings Of every at
temet to ALLEVIATE any portion Of our country from
the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now
link together its various parts" Threats of re-
sstance, secession. separation, have become com
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