Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-28

suppose y"u CuSS" navy 'o'S "tteh The great d. \
and his principles. But, gentlemen ha. ' !, ue'a
been nothing OF lukewarmness and indiffs, "'f'
in promoting the end Of Your ins,i,utoD 'eo's
might excite feeling Of scli-rNpoachi T'. @'s
shall we attribute. me comparative NEGLECT as.a
day, and the see ming apathy OF mem Der, "a, "a
wears backs Not certainly to Il van, Of sum- As
thy in such emotions "a the day is Iikely ,"R'
duce; not 10 diminu,ion of your won,sSp apo
in support uf freedom. Age, and re,irsm.n,tI Ta
the stirring SCENES u life must form the nl.'
many. No longer can this be put in with 's ~ "
cess. An ACCESSION Of young and aspirin, n 'a'
bers has fitted the void, occasoned by death ,U
other causes: and for the future We need n", u"
ticipate, as formerly, that our expectations ' ~
be defeated; bat that the day will ALWAYS h. v" y
LIBERATED as in the time Of our fathers. Ns.S
appeal to the citizens Of that place. who's. nra
perity and happiness were his especial carr p% =
support Of society formed to observe the h,,.
day of Washington? Need call upon TIA, :. '.
spectacle, tho much illuminated assoc;ns
whose practice is charity. be Its precep., wv.
they may, Of which he was a much honored mo-"
Der, in aid of such an object? Need ,D.,s
fu rther to-.Americans?
Having now succinctly filled the sketch H.,
posed in the opening and viewed the imuor,',
results of the American Revolution, the reflect.
will naturally occur, whether those result, =.
destined to increase in Importance TO the ward
and whether the institutions formed and co.,s
tent with them, will outlve the effects Of IT,;
and circumstance. Human works and bnn,'
glory have always shared the ma Iure Of their ~
thors aud possessors Unaided BY the li,b :
.du nd fha,r
cal governments have hitherto prema,urely f,Ils,
owing to radical defects. institutions Of relpim
the offspring Of mans falIibie reason, have be-,
crushed by the means employed Cor their dis.en.
ination and security. And works of hum,
strength and ingenuity, the glory and admrarlr
OF one age, have called forth tears Of coBpa.slo,
for mans weakness and folly from its succes.o
Though we may look abroad upon the earth, ,DI
see governments administered on principles ss
by precepts which initiate against mans na,ur,
rights, in Furnishing condition. though We MIR
see creeds and articles Of religious faith, esra,
lished in blood, and preserved through superstitel
and ignorance, still keeping sway over miIliols |
And tho We NAV, with the traveller, contemplr, !
the stupendous relics of Olden architecture, IL
vainy seek the origin of antiquities in zones al
clmes; with the scholar view the profound VI
false theories in science and metaphysics Of IL !
old philosophers, and smile at, while We admir-
the visionary intelects that gave them birth: il,
word. though we may feel pride and wonde |
the effects Of mans genius and industry in el.r |
situation of life; yet it is certain that neithue
nor his works have been destined for immortsir |
here. Even as his handiwork and the dpycslI
his craft and skill have been frail and unenduny
SO also have been his attempts at framing ens !
for his government, whose powers transcend !
not his natural rights, and in setting up an EFT
cutive whose authority was restrained by loen I
bounds. The most successful experiment Onn
cord Is manifested among ourselves.
Arrived then at the position we occupy
nation, when we look back on the actiugs audd
ings of the world during its historical existepc.
and lind the most Of them are as cypher con
parison will Immediately be made in our minds
between the advantages which the institutions
our predecessors have enjoyed for perpetuiry. and
those which our own possess That the prize PLEA !
which our Federal government is based, cad ne
doctrines Of liberty and equality which
the whole tone of our institutions evinces aeuI
culated to be permanent no one can doubt VIZ
can look for durability in governments, whentt J
whole powers of the people are delegated tO@
will Of an individual Shall We I'D
it among those whose interests are con6ied 10
wealthy and titled aristocracy, and which Wea'i
is ground from the faces of the peoplpf MuchIs
shall we expect to discover il in the bedam cOaa'
clls Of a pure democracy! A mixed government
the beau ideal OF perfection with some abstre'
writer's on the subject-whcre the MOBILES form
check on the entertainments Of the monarch, and
they in turn are restrained by the popular repre-
has been of late years. divested oil i:
claims to superior excellence: Reform is called
for loudly in England!-Do we look at the d,
tions Of antiquity, what il the picture presen'a
to our view! will not retOuch il, for It's oat
lines must be familiar to ALL Where then 'hii
we look for the durability OF human institutions
or the permanency of human gloryl Shall We hn.
it among the fossil relics of an antediiuvian ass
or IN the crumbIins sculpture of more en's'I
ened eral Shall we look for it in the shate"
columns Of the Parthenon, or amid the broke
shafts Of the Coliseum In the tomb Of thr&
pios. or mingled with the dust Of hundred-s'"
Thebes?-ID the miserable remnants OF oncePf
erfu and enlightened people. we See the e'Ne
Df political establishments, not founded On ~
rect principles. Modern Europe can bring a.
pie and asonizing testimony that such were %
framed for mans happiness cite not ca'e'N
Facts in proof. for time will not allow me: fe'
you to the records Of the world from earliest t'hf