Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-10-19
Prom, the Boston Patriot.
FRENCH, roLITICS.

The system Of French Politics with
respect 10 commerce and the turn that
the war has now taken on the conti-
-rent are clearlypointed out in the book
of Mons. Hauterieve, in the FIRST year
of Ronspsrte's consulship. Mons. II.
was then a counsellor of state. Tai
ly,and, it is said, entertained very
different idesson the subject, especi.
ally with regard to American com
p,erce. Hau erieve's system comport-
ed better with the vast projects and
military genius of the First Consul,
and the counscls Of the man VINO with
msrv has had the reputation OF pro-
jecting for the frs. genius of the world
Ind direct;ng its mighty efforts, were
discarded.
The following DEGREES, which are
oftrn referred TO, seldom read, and
scmciimes misquoted, are the practical
exposit;ons of Hauterieve's theory.
THIS ,heo-y was lorg considered as
oi,imerical ard altogether impractical
lie by the British cabine, and some.
time after i, was adopted and put in
prac ice, Canning in his Wanting st'le,
willing to shew himself the master
mind, had the vanity to declare, that
the sl S EN- of the French Emperor
wss broken to atoms. 1t is easy fol
vain man 10 mistake the bursting of
bubble in his brain for the bursting
Of = world. The maxim CT a British
merchant is, that commerce will force
its way like a food and preserve its le-
vel. /, will probably be long time
teiore ,hese sturdy counting room po-
li'icians viii he willing to attribute
their failures to French Influence. A
rericans begin to perceive, that though
merchants have been allowed the full
liberty Of making their calculation in
tHeir own way, commerce can nei-
tier force its way nor preserve It's ie-
vel on The continent. To those, Who
are as canversaDt with the powerful eff
iects OF steel as they are with those cf
scld, this WILDE no mystery. Avar;ce
is strcrg passion, so Is It's offspring,
Fear. The cunning Corsican enli>ts the
Child against the parent. He knows
thai most men fear danger--alI, death !;
& none more than those who have amin
ordinate love of gold. And though his
Subjects and allies, (Which on the con-
t;ncnt are much the same, have a
strong irclination to indulge in the lux
uries of commerce, he has learnt that
trey lave still stronger Undue, rnents to
shun tbe points Of his soldiers ago.
nets. 1t is therefore NJ wonder " hen
slaughter and death are placed between
lis subjects and BRITISH commerce,
that they should refrain from the lat
Ter. Whenever Napoleon has seen
British gold or British influence in any
form, il one end Of the scale that ba.
lances TIE destinies Of the continent,
Re las put lis sword in the other. We
lave seen the result.
His Decree Of Berlin declares the
principles of his system of warfare
with England aud the conditions on
which it shall terminate. There is TO
reliability of his relaxing essentially
from Its rigor. And however harsh
it NAV appear, with the exception of
is Erst alticie, it gives US 90 just
s:ound Of complaint, as Is infringes
NJ ne Of our rights. The +" Reioinder
to his Briisnic majesty's Orders in
Council" comm only called the Decree
Of Milan, is the one which our minis
ttrs at France end England have been
officially inform d would BIZ rescin.led
on the a5rogation Of the British Or.
ders in Council infringing neutral
RIGHTS. Of rlicr date