Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-16

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s.el,rsi oF Paris snd by tke partam enis.
] : Incendiarys writing, and bulls insPlssd
hv ;cuoranee and the most criminal neelrct
II tie prineiptss of religion, were haWksd
about in dsffsrnf parss,of the empire. +.
yery where did ihese proelamations meet
wifh the eontempt they deserved. Facts
spoke too loud---thirty millionsof French
men. eighsesn millions Of Italians. and 50
aany nations ON the banks Of the Rhine, at
test the care which the French government
hrs taken to project the religion Of our lore
fathers.
The foresight and wisdom of our Az
cestors sheltered US from the attempts of q
7 Gregory VII. and of all those who euter-
tanned sush fatal opinions. Neithsp the
Sorbonns, fhe school of Paris or the gal
Kcian church has sver acknowledged such
n,ons.rous principles.
The kings have to give an account only
to God and the Pope, according to the
principles Of Jesus. Christ, must, as well as
others, give TO Cesar what belongs TO Cs-
sar. The temporal crown aud the scePtre
Of the affairs Of the world were not given
up to him by him who desired to be eall-d
the " seryant Of the servants OF God" and
who constantly recommends to him charity
and humility.
Ignorance favo,s faratieism-His ma
jesty has therefore ordered that the prin
siples of the school Of Paris and the declA.
ration of the clergy Of 1851, be protested
in the seminaries-he wishes to oppose
the influence of sound doctrine to that
tendency of human weakness which turss
the most sacred things to support the low
est interests.
i His majesty has done great dea! for
religion b. intends yet to doa great deal
mere, and in proportion as the thirty mil
lions of ecclesiastical pensions become ex'
,inc., he means to employ the amount in
the Improvement of the church. One OBJ.
legation alone, relative to temporal things,
is imposed by divine right, which is, that
the priests live by the altar, and receive
the consideration necessary orthsir sacred
ministry. .-
r WAR. .... ..
While the emperor was thus preparing
all the improvements which every year of
his reign secures to France while the an.
npal execution of the laws Of the eonserip-
ton maintained complete without difficulty,
without shock the schedules of our le-
gions, our enemies, who are also th.irs,
were preparing for gigantic efforts bu,
we have already stated to you, few days
after the opening Of your session Of 1908,
the emperor had beaten the Spanish ar
mics, entered Madrid, and placed his bro
thsr on the throne by sudden and Sail
full march had drawn the English army to
his point, and was pursuing i. without Civ
ing it time to breathe, had arrived upon
the frontiers of Gallicia, after having ia
ken great number of prisoners, was TAX
ing its hospitals, baggage and ammunition.
He then received information of the treaty
in virtue of which the court of Vienna
was to furnish 100 600 muskets to the in
surgent jua,as. He learned at the, same
time thar Austria was flying to arms, and
that her ornaments had already spread ter
ror in the states Of the Confederation. He
immediately suspended hi. triumphant
march, left his armies in Spain, and tho.
that his presencs would suffice to destroy
his enemies. 49,. ,...-.... K
His majesty certainly never gave to Eu-
rope greater proof of the strength of his
mind and Of the power Of his genius
Eighty regiments Of the veteran troops
which had conquered at Ulm, at Austen
litz, at Jena, and at Friedland, remained
in Spain, and he came and placed himself
1t the head of his allies and new levies.
You remember, gentlemen, the uneasi.
ness which We then experienced and which
was carried so far, that for moment Eu-
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