Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-13

no longer is.. How different /, this doc
pissed Corsicon from the hereditary race
oil kings AID emperovs. Mary monarch
seized upon the empty titles TO kingdom
I've have seen kings IF France witbou
ashadow of:erri,ory OR occupation king,
OF Jerusalem, Cyprus, and of Corsica. Al
disappear from the calender of courts
Out Bonapartc proceeded by a difTeren,
course-he Possesses the power in reoH
~ first and then he assumes the tile
who Can forget that there. was a king cal.
led George the III. of Grea, Britain.
france, Corsica, and Haoover! what a
pity the humility ofths Solomon per,rad.
ed nm to abandon his anointed title to
the royalty of France-since Bonapar,e.
oy becoming, emperor, left room for him.
as KING of h!Ie britain, to become mem.
Der OF The federal empire without losing
his t'tle--or deteriora;ing from that Of
MS chief--more extraordinary anticioa.
lions have been realized.
he plain meaning of ali this CRY ont
Tor fesee, is that the British nation, we
mean the commercial arf, are debased in
sentiment and patriotism below the
meauest slaves in tbs universe. Not a
spark oil the cid Enghsh .ftirif remains,
winch formerly mantled high in the bo-
som OF trae Engiisha,ap - which increas.
ed with the dangers Which threatened,
winch invgorated as his enemy was sue
cessiui all is now commercial gasconad.
ing, caiicaturiug, burlesqaing the enemy
whom they soughtto destroy, whom they
a.
they inwardIy ,remb!e ! This is solemn
sober ttuih-,here is use in telling i'll
FOR those who will be wounded by its
force, mus, learn to act with prudence
from its irresistible conviction.
In her greatest dangers, Rome made i,
the punishment Of death 10 mention The
word Fcdce.
in the greatest dangers Of The French
revolution, from ne combined nations of
Europe, the national convention offered
Tor sale, and found ready purchasers for
the estates ofih1se who, IN he words of
governor NIX az may be called the !. 10.
'tes,frai avs, and afiocfate zohiss of france"
AT the msment when The foreign ;nya-
der covered The very soi,--.uch was the
confidence OF the people, that the soil up.
on which the colRbatanis fought, found
eager purchasers.
But while France is collecting all En-.
rope into one bodY-F,anc= absnrbmg in
her federal governments all that con,,i.
'u'es power on III: European continent,
the mercantile class Of Britain continual.
ly whine peace heoce!
n nation which has had in her day q
French conqucror, king - and which, with.
IN lew years, hes sent first T. Scotland
Tor Stuart then To Holland for Mas.
n-then 10 Hanover f,,r a Guelhh-csr,
fi"d but little difficulty in swearing al,eg,.,
ance 10 klag from Corsica. Indeed we
oeiieye, from reflection, that were a
French army to land, aud but once vi6lo.
nous, that there is not nation I'm III. ~.
inverse, Dotwi,hs anding all their eascoa.
ade9, which would more readily transfer
their oa'hs of allegiance to Nasoleop:
than would the present yirtuous race of
Britons What avails il when such
wilson's as DuDdas, and such siupendouS
robbers as Hastings. escape punishment
what avaiis 1t To the mass of the poo
Pie-w no is their ruler or tyrant-TalIey.
rand or Pit.
They have been preparing for it Tor
years ofMcir ozpn accord, exactly as the
state of Pennsylvania has been duped by
taishood and deceit 20 elect MKean:
when the English submitted to eapgipg
bill, to their excise laws, in their income
taxes, and to supporting spies, informers.
and every species Of domestic TYRANNY az
home ard abroad assisting 10 rivst me
letters of other nafisns; how could they
expect different fate :
The cry is far pcace--the war should
never have commenced; they should have
reformed their parliament, and circum.
scribed the pnwer ofthe crown; the peo
pie would neyeC have consented 10 tne
breach Ut the peace of Amens; and upon
what foundations do they now calculate
on peace.
Look at the policy pointed out by lie
Brun when he left Genoa--,he interior
trade of France is given to Genoa in ex.
change for that Of her naval co,amerce.
Holland will possess the SANE.
On the other hand
Look at the ornaments in Aue,rjs-
will France not fad in these ornaments
only new grounds for maintaining and
augmenting her ascendahcy in Germany
Look at MataA-heId by England in
violation of the treaty of Amisns--v;U