Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

For the Gazette of the United States.

Mr. Fenno,

On perusing your paper of last evening, to my inexpressible satisfaction, I perceived a most glorious, spirited, and animated Address of the Democratic Society of Wythe county in Virginia, to the people of America—Actuated by the same principles, I beg leave thro' the channel of your paper, to offer a short address of my own, to them, and all other true-hearted Democrats—who are disinterested in every other respect, except that of the real good of their country, and the happiness of the whole world:

Citizen Democrats,

We have long labored and done every thing in our power to rouse the people from their stupid lethargy—have we not in the clearest and most pathetic manner, pointed out what the Government ought to do, and what they ought not to do—and have we not done all that lay in the power of men to do, to bring them to a true sense of the conduct they ought to pursue? but it is all in vain—every spark of liberty seems to be annihilated—the Government remains obstinate—the people insensible to the dictates of reason—and the armies of France have still to fight their own battles. Is not this truly distressing to Genuine Patriots, whose hearts pant in the glorious cause of Liberty and the Equal Rights of Man!—Too long has this niggardly conduct continued!—Let us at length shew an example worthy of imitation, and try the hearts of every man, and we shall then know who are friends to Liberty and Equality, and who are not—let us separate ourselves from these luke-warm friends of Freedom, who perhaps never raised their arm in support of it!—Let us who are strenuous in the Universal Cause, fly with the swiftness of an eagle to the support of France!—there let us enlist and fight under the glorious banners of Liberty and Freedom; and with our nervous arms, let us again draw our gleaming swords, in support of a cause in which we have once fought, bled and conquered! yes, we will rush upon the Tyrants of mankind—exterminate them from the earth, and emancipate the whole world from the galling chains of Despotism!

There are now many numerous and well established institutions in the United States—and these combined, with many other brave patriots, who are not members of the institutions, but are equally as warm in the cause, would make a very formidable addition to the forces of France and when it is considered that we are all tried Patriots of America—that alone will make the Potentates of the world tremble. My life and fortune (which I know has long since been individually the determination with respect to yourselves) hal willingly be devoted to establish such inestimable blessings to the world if we fall. Then shall we have monuments erected to our memories, which shall hand our names down with honor to the end of time—and generations unborn will sing the praises of the Deliverers of their country, and pour out ten thousand blessings upon such worthy and deserving Patriots and friends to the Rights of Man!!

A DE-MO-CRAT

August 2, 1794.