The National Register.
London, England, 1814-07-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

There is no characteristic amongst them, they shift aiad
change with every faction, and every thing is factious where
there is no settled opinion. The friends, however, of the
restored dynasty reason otherwise of the paternal government
of Louis the 18th. If he has done nothing, it is hecause'he
has so much to do, and we are at a loss to know what is to
be done with people who seem reluctant to undertake any
thing. The Times seem to be occasionally well informed
upon the subject of French politics, but are so inveterately
blind, as to shut their eyes to the. want of every thing like
large and liberal principles, as applied to France. We ueed
only instance the unpopularity of English Politics in a court
that owes all to English perseverance, and which we must
either attribute to the weakness or want of gratitude in the
government. In saying this we would no be undervood
as finding fault with the predilection shewn to the an..ient
priesthood. to silly masses that revive what it would be true
wisdom to forget, and to tl.c fear shown of all liberal institu-
tions ; but with that vanity which has induced them to at-
sume a power obnoxious to, and subversive of, popular pre-
judices, and which has no generous subititute to qualify the
want of sincerity, or the neglect of a paramount and soleam
duty. _ _

The Times have acted a noble part in the case of Spain.
Their pen burns with indignation—their language glows
with condemnation; nothing can be mote dignified—nothing
more eloquent than their abhorenee ; but, (if we exempt
the King of France) French politics seem predestined to
stop the torrent, and to subdue their invective. We fear
this is not the way to reconcile the two countries, aod rya-
withstanding the pins taken by the French Govefomeut
itself, to assist the adulatory offering of Th.• eve! y man
who differs from them will but feel incensed, and that, we
fear, will be the case with nine men out of ten,, who have
grown up with, or been enriched by the Revolution.
But The Times of yesterday would induce us to believe
that France is incapable of receiving all at once the blessings
of a free Government; this is certainly lucky for the people,
as the court seems inclined to a very parsimonious regimen
upon this point. The King is fully as reluctant to bestow
as the people to receive, and we fear this want of confidence
is but the forerunner of such dissatisf.:tion, as may, in the end
shake the recently established empire of the Bourbons to its
base.

The man, says Addison, who undertakes to tell a lie. must
invent a thousand more to maintain that one. This i 3 the
deplorable fate of the Courier; when driven limn the strong
hold of pretended official information, it would persuade us,
that if it did not say the truth, it was neat ly so, and in all pro-
bability was so. This is the contradiction possible—the con-
tradiction positive—the lie circumstantial—yet who dare to
allude to such writers ? Why not speak out—why deal in ge-
neralities ? Sycophants—indeed, shatnefal calumny ! To talk
of sycaphancy to these saviours of our country !—NV..ho has
fought the battles Lf corruption ? Not the Courier—Who has
defended the attack on an innocent woman ? Not the Cou-
rier-4n fact, whatever is energetic in Council, consistent in
action, or liberal in feeling, will 14 found to race the cit.°.