Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-12

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| at the sumo tine pc remembered, that the
jpeculiar circumstances of those COUNTRIES
1 which are To be the theatres of his ensuing
battles, will either prevent, or at least re-
tard the success of this nsasIre.
In pursuing the Archduke, he will have
to traverse the mountains and de6les of ,.
hemia. Here he will have toencouater tn
hardy descendants of the Huns and Scla-
vo1ans, among whom free:lnn had taken
NJ her last resting place in escaping from
Roman subsection.
! The Inhabitants, possessing that greatness
of stature, suppeness and activity of BODY,
combined with high, though perhaps mis-
taken IDEAS OF libsrtv, are eminently gull.
| Fl for the profession OF soldiers. Such
! men will be now found to oppose to Napo.
leon the same formidable resistance which
they opposed in the 18Th century 10 the
power of the Turks, and subsequently in
the 18Th TO Inc arms the Great Frederick
| Ihere are other Causes that will augment
this resistance. The presen: family, from
a wise policy, estab isii d reedom of reli /.
gous opinion IN those countries. And a
mons ahish 50 pited people, where opinion
Is every thing, goat tuie for the possession
OF rigat for which they had been fighting
tor the better plrt of two centuries, will
ensu c their attachment to a family, to
whose magnanimitv or policy they are in.
debted Tor IT'S enjoyment
| W the other hand, 1t must not be for.
gotten, thit Napoleon IS contendag for ex-
| istence and in contest where he has e.
very thing at stake, hesitation is testructi.
on. The b title that amin lates his army.
or the fortunate poInt that reaches his heart.
AZ once de ernines tn future destiny of his
family and ofthe world. Wncn the miel.
ty pedesta! that supports the monument of
his greatness is destroyed the honors of
MS family must tumble along with it into
Que com non AID indiscriminate ruin.
Inc prejud ces of the people for their
former and royal dvna ties will revive, or
the swords of adven;urers of greater min.
tary genus, will dispute with his heirs, the
p )ssess,on OF those honors when they owe
to the personal exploits OF the first of their
name.
| In either case, when we anticipate in i'm
aglnation what shall be the future desti-
ny of the world: The convulsions of the
! present existing governments the develops-
ment OF the rights OF the people to which
such commnJions are ever favourable the
galaxy OF warriors and statesmen to whicn
revolution vii, give birth and the great
virtues and great crimes that will be dis.
played in the contest we are forced TO
Conclude, that the war, which at present
RACES through Europe, is nothing else but
the brooding of some one of those political
tempests, by which it is to be hereafter
| buffetted.
| AT nearer view we perceive that the
fate of Spain must be decided on the banks
OF the Danube, and that the day wlich
annihiiates the house Of Lorraine, ann ,un
! ces the d solution of the house OF Aniou.
! But when we compare the characters of
| the leaders nT the hpi .i,
indeed we must acknowledge that we see
no ground for re isooable hope.
| The talents and requirements fthe Arch
duke are those Of ms masters, and the age
In which they lived and if he has m de
further mprovem ents. he owes them to the
lessons he has received from victorious
adversary.
Napoleon has not merely exhausted in
| the science OF war, all those knew who
went before him but his been himself the
anthor OF new military system. Not
like other projectors, he has not superin-
tended its developments within the walls
OF an Academy or Lyceum, but in the
ield. This has crowned him with success
and has made him the wonder of his age.
Possessing mind gifted with that supe-
rior power of combination that alone con.
sti;utes true genius; with that willy capa-
city Of understanding for which great war
riors as well as great statesmen stand dis.
tlnguished; that capacity that guards against
every fault and takes advantage of the
mistakes OF his opponents; with one pecu-
liarity of character by winch ne differs from
all the great men of an,iquity--a thorough
contempt Of popular applause and therefore
unresrained by the suggestions of popular
opinion; with a total disregard OF the
means, provided by these he obtain his end
and with temperament of heart that is
neither shocked or restrained by crime -
that such man Can be vaDquished by
minds ola common mould is nothing better
than dreams of the lunatic. He must b.
/ matched Ut the present age can match
! him) by one oftalents and acqurem -nts like
his own, by one OF those gcniHses which lib.
a comet visits our hemisphere in the re
volution OF centuries, which terrifiss matt.
ons with the fear of pestlence or gladden.
them with unexpected happiness.
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