Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-29
From the Charlsa0n Courier.

gentleman tIliS EiilOIliBS, lil1t lile Jds oo's
side with their great enemy Bonaparte
and thar it should actually appear, that
the more ir,veterates and rancorons jaco-
bias are, the more they are attached 70
him, and the more virulent against his
great and most efficient enemy, England {
He then particularized two or three names,
which it is unnecessary TO publish. 10
this question person present made the
following answer.
" am undecided in my opinion whe
Their they really hate Bonaparte or not
whether they are prejudiced to him by an
humble congenialiey of disposition, or hate
him because they fear his power. lean
readily suppose them to oscillate between
these, two sentiments. Their fear being
now lessened by England's hostility to-
him, their hearts return home, and they
can afford to transfer their hatred whole
and entire to thar power, which, thong
Buonaparte be formidable to Jacobins,
is still more formidable TO them than
him. If it was possible for any such
feeling aslose to enter luto the hearts OF
such men, might doubt whether they
had not something of a love on account
of his crimes, Sufficient to balance their
fear of that vengeance which he has vow
I'd to all jacoblns but himself. Bat as
that is impossible, ADD as none but the.
wo st passions can flld residence in such
sosoms, lam disposed TO believe that they
hate them both, but unSqualiy; or, to pa
raphrase for the purpose saying of Shakes,
peare's Bruus, /" tits rot that they hate
Bonaparts less, but that they hate England
more"
We were present ar the above CONVEX
sation, and we confess it struck us as an
anomaly which, if it were observed in the
case Of any but jacobins would be utterly
uuaccountabie, that the bare name of a
man who has trarnpled on the rights and
liberties of so much of the world as he
has touched, and worse agan, bent the
neeks Of the wretched people of whom he
usurps the rule TO the yoke. should b
heard not only with patience but with
complacence, by men pretendiag to be ad
vocates in the cause OF civil liberty. But
the fact is, that the First Consul, though
an enemy to jacobins IN France, is Trend
to all jacobns out Of it. That though
wishing to consolidate his own desPotssm
over thar country, his views are to in
hinge and destroy al other governments.
The tragedy of revolution IS as much an
object Of his liking now as ever It was
but the scene must not be laid IN France.
Any where else, and it has his hearty good
wishes, and approbation-a his aid 70
boot. Here then is the great punctum ct
attraction. The first consul is sull the
loadstone to which every BIT OF jae0bmic
iron ont Of France, from whltechapei
needle TO a rusty old nail, IS drawn by Sc
cret congenlal influence. No wopder
then that he should meet friends at the
head quarters Of foreign jacobinisn, AID
among the worst agents aud familiarsF OF
that government which be himself has
pronounced iacobin. AID to this, that
| taoses worthies very justly consld Eng
land as the ,uiner of their corporation, and
the frustra1er Of their wicked schemes
gainst the world--and must forever look
to her with mcurahle mah5nity.
On the subjeaof this secret feeling be-
tween Bonaparte and jacobins out OF
France, much might be said = but AL that
can be said 10 the purpose is comprised in
the following extract from the memorable
speecl, Of a. member of the British House
OF Commons, (Mr. Windham) on the 9TH
November, 1901.
i" But we have another hope, founded
on father contrary suPposltion, namely,
that Bonaparte, now that he IS king
himsrlf--aud king he is 50 far as power
can make one Will no longer be an en-
courager of those absurd and miscellaneous