The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-04-07 00:00:00

Were it not, however, from the number and

of his enemies, we should not agree with filen wile
declare him irretrievably lost. FREEstarCa 11. 4
Prussia lost his capital, and'yet he recovered It and
hill"
his consequence too. But then, although he ind
more than one enemy to his throne, he had nri cam.
politer for it. The case is othbrwise w.eintikig.
r CARTE. The pretender to it is backed
;irtAtp,,,,
-tensions by ogreat part of the Winch' Pressi‘no42.
eects to be supported in his endeavours by a enftvldb„.
ble portion of British power. The violent aversion NI
VONAPAKTE we can readily account for in aßritill, so,
ject ; but it is not so easy to enter lute au
Briton's affection for the restoretien of,the family of
the Bovasosts ; if that Briton be a lover of civil and
political liberty, and is old enough to .retmursher the
NATIONAL and CONSTITUENT Assemblies of the
French Nation. The proceedings of the Sokol
Convention of France bare noting to' do with the
question of the expediency or the justness of plae;eg
Louis XVIII. on the throne; since the rash Om
duct ofany number of eniefornsedanett might never tik
overturn the reasoatings of an assemblage of the
first philosophers of the age. The proceedings of
the latter had tindoubtegy this estfOsgee of Am,
tenths of the people in &Tape: 'The_seatiments we
utter on this, as on all. former similar oceasione, ere
the dictates of that love-for universal political foe.
dons,' that sympathy we feel for oar fellow4creskies,
though forming a part of other commusitim. We
shall be sorry to see the corner-stone of the edifice
of a new Constitution for Europe, laid down,
Ili it
,were, by a junto of Sovereigns, who have
diferent views and distinct interests from 'the
Ipeople, in general, whore.' they govern. •It
will, however, madettit—lntere4 of the load
trumpeters of the press, to drain all murmurs o(th.
former abuses of Governments, by sounding the
praises of the new ly-revived aspirattte to gorett—
and what is so powerful in ta#l '... ity.
,of e
conductors of the press at this de ' ere
It is held wise to. pass acts of, Attairnde for evil
'against all the family of a man. Ilsoinoisetekted by 1
twelve jurors, of treason to the King'; liot it Is ob.
~,
jected, by the persona we speak of, tonataint the
descendants of a King, who shall have been con-
victed
by twelve, or even twenty millions of ju-
-1 rers, of_ treason against' a whole....nation. 13otr .
no more of this at present. .The tease. Mind ill
about to be enlightened ; intellectual knowledge is
• diffusing by the liberality of .the beneficent dad
wealthy of England ; ande
. the darkness, which the.
dread of returning despotism' threatened as with, Is t.
pierced throegh, and. iti some degree, attenuated,
illid even irradiated; •by the, charitable and zealous
encouragement given to-fearliing, through the count•
lembook and other societies spread over the whole
United Kingdom. Let us, 'her lore, wean our eyes
"from the carnage which the ambition of wings has or-
, easioned ablosadi.and loot at home for that hominess
which is-within our mech. The wise DIN says,
44 Let atom things which are above my resell', ha he.
yond my caret". These reflections grow. in an
especial mannaifoitt Of the documents before us, the
produce of the stupendous events which hivetjust or.
curred. And although we are far from concluding,
that the sentiments of all the Allies, respecting the
Government of France, correspond •with those of
England ; yet the letter of Sir CHARLES STEWA*'r 1
(the brother of Lord CASTLEREAGII, our Ambassador
in France), may be fairly supposed to convey the in-
tentions
of the Court and Cabinet of St. James'S on
that topic. POI' 'Wince, in the letterdsted the 30th
• March, the General says, " Our loss has been 'some-
thing considerable; but wo may have the consoling
hope, that the brave men who felt will accomplish the
work of the downfal of despotism, and rear the
standard of renovated Europe under a just equili-
brium, and the dominion of its legitimate Soverektis."
No one can be at a loss to guess what is meant by
" rearing the standard under the dominion of its
legitimate Sovereigns." To us this appears the
tocsin of civil war in France; for even were Basta.
'PARTE made prisoner, as some atkera, or mortally
wounded, as others insist—in short.- mere he quite. ',
out of the question, as has often been (ht 'rise in 'ear
general • reasonings on thisfairs of 'the Continent,
tad the best policy of treatiog theat, we still think
there must be a great majority of the people of.
the unhappy cou.utry in question, who are averse ~
from receiving as Kings a family which jet.
posed so many sufferings upon them, and for the re-.
moral of which they voluntarily incurred so many
hardships. We, however, concldde our observations`
on this point, by wishing the Representative of
England in Fiance had not, in so marked a.mito.fter,

dictated so much to the people of France. 11;:tity
'thing can possibly resuscitate the semblance &lower
*gain in the apparently lost Bos,trAntt., ktf.pha;
the indiscretion of some ,of his enemies.' `lf .y obld
be remembered, that there are scatilleimLusi rem earth
• a kind 'of indolent, yet chivalrous persons, 'who aro
only aroused to become champions, when they see u
party too weak to defend ,himself (wortitiefir
worthy is not the consideration of thatmpliesee)
.or
too arrogantly treated.

Without a capital, the centre of the circle, the
resort to, and the emporium of its riches and re-

venue, we see no great chance of Bo NAPkIVIE 4.4114
out any, length of time,, ~'the city of, l'adv, him% -
ever, is- not like Lotidetirli has no ,tide tQ coliqii
a supply_ of.proviakotisvistory twelve heart to and
from it. It is the worst situeetrof Any. city In 'the
world for being provisioned, while * hostile power

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rer, from the number and meet
should not agree with time
vably lost. FREDIZIIegg 11.4
tal, and'yet he recovered It and
i. But then, although he lisd • '
y to his throne, he had nri cam.
case is othbrwise with' Ben.t,
der to it is backed je_litpro„.
art of the Winch' PreiNaud'er.
in his endeavours by a entletdbra.
I power. The violent eremite, tv.
mdily account for in aßritiii4o,, '
easy to enter lute au •ettlightenej
the restoration of,the familyof
let Briton be a lover of civil and
lis old enough to rennueher the
>NSTITUENT Assemblies of
.the
ie proceedings of the Stoked
ce bare noting to do with the
!die* or the justness or p
he throne ; since 11)cn`
if Gni eforevedenettenglitime-ler ,t,4
sikz
wings of an assemblage of die
the ego. The proceedings of
lubtedry Bie solOages of iiitir.
in &rept,: 'The „sentiments we
all former similar oceasions, ere
ore -for universal political free.
we feet for oar fellow4creale'res,
art of other communities. He
the corner-stone of the edifice
Ilion for Europe, laid down,
unto of Sovereigns, who have
ti distinct interests from 'the ,fr,
il, wfuni: they govern. •It
ouniettlit-intere4 of the load 4
ass, to Arpin all murmers of
3overnmenti, by sounding the
,-revived aspirattte to gores-. •
medal in th*-' :. ity, of the
Tess at this da ' ' crest?
pass acts of Atteirnde for *col
fy of a man. Wiwi* aentekted by
eason to the King'. list it Is ob.
f ~,
one we speak of, toattaint the t'
ing, who shall grave been con-
)r even twenty 'millions #f ju. ~
Igain44. a whole.....entitt• ' 80 .
present. :The hoots,. ttlind ill
,ned ; intellectual knowledge is • . I
berality of . (he beneficent sink 1
I ; and the darkness, which ta.,-..
leepotfsm• threatened as with, Is ,
d, in some degree, attenuated,
•by the :charitable and zealous
tolearilog, through the count-
societies spread over the whole
:et us, 'her fore, wean our eyes
ch the ambition of Kings has oc.
loot at home ter that hominess
mech. The wise MIN says,
htch are above my react* lot he-
.
These reflections grow., in an
of the documents before us,
.the
ndous events which hivelust or. i
gh we are far from-concluding,
f all the Allies, respecting the ' .
nce, correspond •with those of ,
tter of Sir CuARLEI STEWAIrr
I CASTLEREAGIi, our Ambassador
nirly supposed to convey the in.
. and Cabinet of St. James'i on
in, in the letterdated the 30th 1