The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-12-20 00:00:00

PR4OI7E, Die. 1.

might be !carted to consider this

broached in presence of the senate% by
tafrem to degrade the merit and glory of
owl powers, to depreciato their political
to delude France, and perhaps even to

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'the Pkgse trazetle, of Dec. 1, contains the fol.
lowing reflections on the answer girett,by Bonaparte
to: the address of the President of the Senate, Count
TawTe.le •
" At one of the most 'critical moments in which
France ever Nand- herself p/aced,—at a moment
seken the very OratArs of the --Senate speak only of
terrible dangers, at unexampled ttWAVOtis, and of
capitoiationtrin the shape 'of •prOposala for peacc,--
who could, without astonishments hesi,* Emperor
Napoleon, instead oktortimunicatihg,..information
with regard to the past, or reasons at elated
tranquillize with regard to the future, satisfy hitoself
by replying with apparent coolnees, that such :is
state of affairs; that the preceding year all Eu-
rope fought on his side; that now all Europe fought
against him ; that the opinion of the world was de.
cided at one time by France, at another.by England.'
. 66 ilad an indolent spectator of the political events
of the world, or some pitiful journalist, employed
common-places so devoid of ell meaning, nobody
would have paid any attention to it : but never, per-
haps, did any thing more offensite issue from the
mouth of a Sovereign who commands so many
mations of men. To what a point must not the
French nation be degraded, if this stubborn mode of
pionouncieg upon its destiny, if this stoical indif.
ference to its mifortunes, be incapable of. humbling
and afflicting it !
" With regard to us, who have, tharil;- Heaven,
still, an opinion, and who dare to express we have
read with pleasure the confession contained in these
expressions of the Emperor. If the opinion of the
world h no longer decided by France,—that is, by
him 'who in the name of France, and disavowed by
France, has wished that his will and opinion should
be the world's law,—then we shall not have fought
and vsnquered in vain.
" Bat this pretended oracular response is not
Lorne out by facts, and cannot be exalted law a po.
litical aiions. :the benefits which we harereceived-
from L:iglan4 are incalculable. England'. prepared
the glorious events now passing. hi Europa; elle has
f teilitated their execution, and4entribeted to them
in a high pvtopsrjjott., ,Kpglesl,,...ooluseing4sesso-Ilsol
lererana main spring of these grand political revolu-
tions, will hold a distinguished- place in history, as
long as future ages shall preserve any memorial of
the events of our time. But it. is • false (and 'Eng.
I led herself will piotest against-the lying assertion),
that that palter prepared the grand' Struggle Width
is new. malsiou for the independence of all States,
add of all nations. It was the Continental POWOri
who. immediately gave it the first impulse. . Russia;
Austria, anti Prussia:derided of themselves; and non-
e erted of themselves ; and the other Powers, who joined
their alliance at a later period, were thereto deter.
mined by the evident justice of the cause, by their 1
tree interests,-and, above all, by tke wistieet and
generosity of the authors of this grand wink/e:m.l
'bo advance the unfounded principle, that the opinion
of the world is exclusively decided by France or
England, never has been endured, and little
be tolerated at the present moment. Neither
Clonal pride of an Englishman, nor the
ni.d credulity of a Frenchman, can give .
such an assertion. The Emperor Napoleon
indeed, have felt and observed, that there
exclusive of France and England, indepeadent
tions, active cabinets, formidable armies,
character, and talents. On a first

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