Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-24

the late proceedings at St. Cloud amount to
nothing lefs.
In this enlightened age, filch an exerton Of
authority. is by FIR too prefumptuous for any
being poGeGed Only of The Attitudes of mortal
man. But ia truth, Buonaparte does BY no
means appear to be endowed with very high
degree of incorruptbility. Ga the contrary,
his paiiions. being mutually cencentered, rem
der him the more pre- eminently dangerons.--
Unaddidsd to love. wine, fanaticifm, or hoard
ing, the fole Object Of his ambition is fame
and fame, we all know, is one OF the high roads
to power In all ages, military fame, has
proved the moi certain means Of ufdrpa,ion.
The three mol rem irkab.e in itances generally
known, are, julius Gear, Cromwell, and in a
fmaller degree, Waih;nton. Having no with
to undervalue the extraordinary qualities Of
Baonapartc, do not fcruple to compare him
TO thofe great men, and even to add that he is,
ID ny opinion, more dangerous to liberty than
then all PolIeliing fewer of tl The. minor paf-
Gons (which divide the attention, and often lead
il aide from TIC main objea) that Cefar or
Cromwell, and more intre pidity and deeifon
than Warrington. he is perhaps better calculate
ed, than either of tEeie generals would havo
been, to a6 the part Of an ufurper, il the exit
ing circumstances Of France. He feems indeed.
with wonderful figaeity, to have opportunet
initiated the mot prominent traits Of their re-
lpeaive conduit. In returning from Egypr
without leave, he may be compared to Ceiar
10 difp:r6ng by force Of arms, the Council Of
Five Hundred, and ia an affected r.fpea far
religious prejudicies, he refembles Cromwell's
and in his dehgns Of procuring new Conai-
tuition, fuirahlc not to France but TO Buona-
parte, ne will probably initiate the dex,erous
policy Of Warrington.
From the hints already thrown out by fonnG
Paris journals, there is good reaion to believe,
that If tite blind attachment Of he army ihould
continue TO fdpport him in his meaiurcs, Buo.
aaparte will eadeavour 10 procure contribution
for France after the model of the Americas
conittntion; by which means he may hope. by
fncceliiye re elections to become Prelident for
nc. This, fay, is probably what he will Al.
tempt. But, discriminating he fplendor q
ais great talents and tn. pofliole purity of bis
intentions, It doe, not appear ,robA5le that his
proj.tas will be atenjed with fuccefs. The
lsaty adhsion, even Of the army. TO a mAn
Whole conduit i, Al Leaf doubtful, cannot with
certainty be depended on : and it is upon the
army thar he .nsirely relies for fapport And
although according to bis projections, he may
entertain the landsble ambition Of diainguiih..
isg himfef by procuring general peace for
Europe, and then r:tiins to the rank of pri-
vAtc citizen (bciide', that pea.e does not de.
penj foley upon him) there mul be many men
in France who, whda they may not dltrua the
good intentions Of Buonsparte, would not with
the delinies of the Republic to be en,raa.d to
the uncertain caprice Of any ind yiiual whatfo-
ever The inccefs Of thi, ,noa daring enter.
prize feems therefore, shink. exr.ni-,y doubt.
ful. AT all events. ia, Rubicon is paG.1; the
hero of LAZY his throwa off III. MIX the
Repusiic is il danger, e. n0ss v'rros, k eeQ..