Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-17

iehe" the entnu1afm OF MS Character, and tha
is the reioratios of bis King. 1t will never re-
viye till that day.
We have always taken the Englfh Republic
tor the rule of this of France-for we were new
er much infected with the epidemical belief that
mankind were going to change. Much lefs did
we ever imagine that a change could be RATED
upon the French character. Had there beer
no cafe in point, Gill it wonld require no great
attraction 10 determine where every general
iniurreetion mutt end, that is, in the gradual
diltineton of the armed force, and the final ele
walton of one general. Confder, and you will
not Ind it 70 probable that the bea man fhoud
riie to this cminence, as character in which
there is not particle of lincerty. For in the
extreme to which things arrive, all original pur.
iuits have been long abandoned, all original
ideas are become ridiculous, and all Original
phrafes ironical. Cromwell and Buonaparte ar,
in the fame clafs of men. 1t makes no differ
ence that Cromwell was obliged to perform
in puritanic drels-botb were made by iimlal
times, both NUT revolvc the fame conlidera
tons, and both (if Buonaparte efcapes tn. af
falhnation which Cromwell always dreaded
and proves to have ability, which we doubt
mutt conduit alike. The tate of things will
imperiouily demand Jingle ruler, confuI, pro
tector, or what you pleafe, and Buonaparte vii
be the n1an-Sicyes will retire with affected IA,
isfaeton to wait for his deauaion, and as tc
Roger Ducos, it is evident he is the Lepdus O,
this sriumvira,e, and the Bibulns of theie con
fnls. He will probably be frt gained by Bu
onaparte, who can do more than Sieyes, and he
may find examples enough in hliory of what
will be his iituaton when Sieyes is oysrruied
and TENT to his repofe.
Miierablc is the reformation which defends
at lalt to fueh hands. The boared revolution
may poGihly dignity Buonaparte, but Buona.
pare cannot dignity the revolution. An ire
iltible necehity, competed of the conleqs :nces
of various folies and villanies, r,rows him to
the furfaoe of Affairs, but who is yet 70 bird a,
not to perceive the declenion OF the bubble even
in the accident before US. Is the world, we beg
leave TO ak. to receive law from thi. crude and
diiconcertei intruder. Is Buonaparte to real
lie the halcyon prophecies OF the guiIlotne ,
This revolution has been elumlily, or accident
ally founded on the eradication of all thar went
before, without Gngle provion of any thing
to fnpply its place. The contribution, as they
call il, of the third year, is expressly conde ed
and thrown aide and Buonapsste Is forced
to retire to the vague and infgnificantf wotds
liberty and equality. What doosDM sYpoi,
thai thsie words pet .amsIsthc psoplaos II NICE
No, not at a'l---bur he is left ia chaos aitsin
aud he has anarmy. i Where every body laughs
az all that has pat, fome little energy is neccila
ry to keep things together. Remembers that
Santerre commanded at the execution of the
King-Buonaparte fays " if the fellow ltirs, |
will rjer him to be ihot."--Our people NAV
confider that Santcrrs was a true '7s man, As
keen a king.kiler as Ankerlrom or Rayail-
lac--but times. are wonderfully changed
We are very much az a lois for the grounds
OF the Newspaper anticipations of peace, as a
conieqpence of tn. new rider, or rather diforder
of things. Tous every circumltance i of a nature
totally adverie. Whatpower would fettlc its on.
troverfy with fueh an ephcmeral ulurpation p
France cannot dictate now, nor ever will again
theie fifty years. Deiides, the very Camp of
this lat event is military and contentious. The
word peace has not eftapei even the lowclt
fatellitc. l. the character of Buonaparte faith.
ful ard pacific No., " bis driving IS like the
drisiag IF Jehu," aad he will anfver !" Peace
what hat thou to do with peace! get thee be
hind me" He can never be at peace-He has
10 talent for peace and peace would ruin him.
We ihould be gratiied by feeling fome Of the
reaions which have generated the pfognoltic
with whicE the fage editors Of the prints have
tipped and decorated their intelligence. But
this word peace is nothing but the derrydown
of every verfe in the foog it is never any iign
of the end, but finally it will be found there.
thus much for the preient. If we have
time, we ihall draw much clofer court of
common fenie and learning round this miierA,
bic triumvirate of lhreds and patches. .4 y
oee aa HUMAN NATURE.
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