The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-05-02 00:00:00

TIIE Fr-ATE§MAN.

misfortune lost him all publiaavour, which no re.
torn of sanity in him appeared to regain. The Se-
nate might have deposed • him with w.vote, and have
made an actual alipeal to the people, bat both coy.
rage and honesty were wanted. PITT, in the ebstieti
had beets again busy, and with tall usual success, be
has at length founded an imperishable republic, 'wt..
der a Botrenow form. In France, all. dread .of,ibe
'republic, and of jacobiniim, has finally subsided. It
has been proved to general conviction, that the foul.,
brood of the anarchists and assassins is utterly el-
‘tiect. A facility of bloodless revolution, the soul Of
reform, and the grand security of human freedom,
'is .now a settled principle in France, which at
destined to give light and sezample tb the ma-
, verse. Behold the true and onlycounterpoise to the
' too strongly suspected union of despotism !—The
public mind, the vast Germasic Commonwealth, is
full,' tipe for reform, and the reclamation of human
freedmn. Poland, and eve'. Resale herself, will be int-
! proving pupils ; andt'ie barbarietverusaders in France
will carry' home an infection of the seal, which will
I penetrate their very nature, and impregnate their un,
born. children. The Boutteoes, fur whom scarcely
a-finger was held up in •France, and for whom no
IFrench prisoner in England could be bribed to de-
I dare, until NAPOLEON had forsaken himself, will not
have it in their power to be the smallest .obstacle to
liberty, which has at length spread its holy influence
over the souls, even of their followers. They will
have a most distressing part to act, in wbice grati-
tude may be treason. Performing their duty to their.
country honestly, with howeter little ability, they
Will be safe, ant:teems their descendants may reign.—
They are safe, neither inspiring dread, nor enjoying
respect. Liberty is become. truly philosophic, and
its essentials secured under this revived Monarchy,
with the one unimportant head, the harmless ex,
pletive, the Idol without homage, the gross ex-
pence of which is • winked, at for the occasion,
its republican advocates will remain quiet and con-
tented. And thus have Prres-Illosesprmsceeeded in
the final establishment of republicanism !—The
BOVRSONS were the most convenient in truments of
a • Settleinent, hence their recal. 11.4.NAeootom
conquered as usual, his return to Parlowould have
been hailed, with greater acclamations than the pre-
sent,. by the same persons, and with equal sincerity.'
The 'little King of 110 ME WolligkiNts..bus.datidled
in the arms; of. the Senate, and devoured by the
caresses of the whole people, who would have ref
peated their laths of eterhok attachment to the dy-1,
nasty of the legitimate successor of CuitecemAcee.
Now fame whispers fool play, and that NAPOLEON'S •
wife and child are to be forced from him,. and himself i
concerted from a prisoner of war to a state prisoner.
But perhaps France will not endure ihtolin which cue,
such a stretch of powk-r might cost a new Constable
his staff and office. IVhispers of the dissatisfaction '
of the, old Noblesse of France, ere already afloat,
not'only at the new Nobles remitting their rank and
property, but at the devescheme of Government, so
favourable to iinlirorpment and popular views.
Doulittess, that detitineut minority wIll:do all In
their power to relive the old 'Cory orient of French
• government, and twill, with eqqat.tertaiiith bb
joined by our witliarly in this coqatex. But thlx
will find an opponlnt .to thlir vie4s, t'o4vp4rfal
and overwhelming,, in the PEOPLE of both comfses.
An union of the people in alt cirilited •ionnaile's;
should be opposed to an unil'on of Courts and
of despotism. The ineffable' iits'
,of the
French revolution to the wile,* lumen race, are.
making their progress -resplendent 'and invikorefitrg
as the sun. Oilier revolutions hate been partial,
and, of course; imperfect. The ditule, tree tons
I of. nature, disdained •all peliticiat 'displace-1a their
revolution, and at once teetered lot as equality of
rights, sanctioned by a religion of - motitls, 'not of
historical belief. The foundations of nature may,
by fraudful art, be disguised or °encoded—they
cannot be overturned.

I shall conclude by lightly teaching certain im-
mediately interesting objects. Are IMO and the
revolutionized part of the Southern Continent to be
redUced to their pristine condition of colonies, by
European force ? As to the United State', our
conquering party make no scruple of declaring,
that counter-revolution will be equally easy there as
it has proved in France ; and that at any rate such
provision has been already made in the Northern
States, that their 'disruption from the Union is matter
of certainty.' Oar idinlitry, it is said, have refused
to treat with the American Commissioners, and an
overwhelming fens ii immediately destined to that
coast. Let the People of England', whose bounden
duty It is, look instantly to this, and let them re•
member that peace is the season of REFORM; that
alt but RADICAL Reform is baleful mockery, and
that principles ought to be the object of a people de-
termined to he free.
Russeltiqume, A pro; 17.