The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-23

terglversations, the whims, the visionary
hopes, and the extermipating doctrines,
o. the old Pitt Party in England,
-But it is impossible, at the same
time, to forget that the writer was once
himself one OF the most arrant And ia
coDins that ever breathed--Hc has
himself completely veered about. on the
political card--,he following is, at least,
as severe u satire upon himself as his an
agonists--Whilst he cuts them he cuts
himself
FROM coBBETT's POLITICAL REGISTER.
Joco6ins.-I said, some weeks back, (at
page 427,) that my serious belief was, that
the HYPocRIrEs would "not have the
q smallest scruple to applaud, or even join.
his most Satanic majesty, were he, in his
"proper person, to come, according to their
owl notions of him, horned and hoofed, &
&c clad in sheets of fire and brimstone."-
Blu Irealy did not believe, that they were
so "ear the time of oIenly proclaiming their
readiness to 1 rm an alliance with the ia
co6ins of France. and upon the ground. too,
of hose Jac0bins being the friends Of Lii
Der y "and the "reat lovers of their coun
:rv." Thas such was and is the case how
e,ef, we are now tosee; and the subject
IS one OF great Importance. because this is
In all probability, 10 become the foundation
OF some nesv hone, some nesv detusion some
7efv cheat, interded b, he venal press to
BE practised upon this "n,ost thinning" ma.
tion. The article, which am about to in
sert, is taken from the COURIER news pa
per OF the 9th inst. and the reader will see
from IL, that Jacobln ftiot in France. a
gainst the power, and, OF course, against
the life ut Napoleon, is now openly recon
nlended in one, at least, Of the English dai
" prints, that print being one ofthose which
has. for many years past, been amongst the
,oudest IN its cries against jacobinisn, and
ms invectives against all those, who under
whatever circumstances have cpntended for
what has usually been in this country, de-
nominate ed liberty or freedom.
&c The fight" says the Courier of the date A.
bove mentioned, cot Iucien BoHaparte the
state of war in which Napoleon stands with most
OF his fapily and coadiu,ors, justify hopes of the
downfall of his power, from the rebellion of his
instruments. Lucien iiown from his tyranny /;
Louis flown from his tyranny the quiet joseph
bufeted about from Italy to Spain, forced To
remain amidst sea of,errors !; Jerome, bereav.
ed of his love the stupid bully Murat, incapa
p bic Of giving assistance the legitimate wife
divorced; her family consequently full of resent
ment and revenge: Fouche and other main in
struments disgraced, thus exciting the suspi-
cion and disgust OF others equally necessary.-
This s,a situation of affairs highly dangerous
TO Bouapsrte, which the adoption of Berns-
silt,e as king of Sweden, of Berthier as king of
Pc land, and OF Massena as king OF Portugal,
may not be able to counterfeit Incapable of
n ding ruHdns sufficient in his own family for
Kings, incapable of having legitimate children,
whatever he may call the bnStards begotten on a
princess OF AUSTRIA ne may rave and swagger,
and dictate, but ii is evident that crcumstano es
consp,re against his designs, and that they are
likely to Illustrate the views of this SPLENDID
thrfan h. ,pt 81.
fed In all he does there is nothing of perma-
ne''ce. He is adestroyer m rely, and were he
TO die.the whole machinery would stand still for
SSUt Of director. The open de lection Of his ia
MI X frieuds give rise to the hope that this ty
rsHiiy may provoke powerful party, even in his
ow1,palace, to overthrow him.-Such party
~oGld and could only consist of the friends ofH-
berry, called the jacobins Were they to rse
ma. ters, and for such an event the government
Of this c0untrr should deprepayed it ouid be the
enthusiasm e5the spirit Of freedom that would a
lone give them strength & success But expert
ence would deter them well from renewing
the Wild horrors Of Robespierre's resign as from
coldinofng the military tyl amy Of the Corscan
usurper. The necessary consequence OF the ac-
cess'on OF such party TO power, would he
great moderator and circunspectior, it more
likely that they. would bring tack he Bourbon fam
i!y on conditions, to stren, then themselves, than
any other party Nay, IT is likely even that they
would renounce all foreign conquests, bending
their exerlions and benevolence 10 The anleliora-
zion ct France sinsLy-Su' h change should be
baled by the British Government, encouraged,
an assisted Wa ! i,si The French j,co-
bins Gun stupid rey0listS would exclsim. Yes
AM aBge in France must be for the better, no
eli nge can BE- affected without a party, and no
pa y'!.as sufficient strength for the purpose,
b. that vh CHI is called the iacobins. Perhaps
IN would thought too great triumph Tor the
u 70 Jlctbins Who might become dangerous
Al orn' FcHT not. The moment tie ruling par
y n ance not only ceased 10 be our enemies,
bu, bI came sincerely good terms with us,
from that moment the English jdcobins mould ex-
ecrGte thean.--Our HON. jacobins sympathize
wit ely thing that is in opposition 20 the
English government ana eSfab.iShnIents, sphieh
the 5rroh destroy. Place but the friends OF
II tdom in France in amity with This country X
one hdE U the opposition, with nearly the vvhole
cf IL. Baydeties, will become their eneIRies -
Witness the base conduct of these factions tow
ards tbe SpaDisrJs, people making the most
great and gallant struggle for their indepen-
denre, OF which there is any record in history"
This article presents itself to us in three
distinct lights: First. as an instance of a
buse Of Napoleon and his Empress; Second,
as an invitation to the supposed jacobins of
France; And third, as description of the
staLe of the mind in this kingdom. Totake
them in the order in which they come before
us, we here see Napoleon represented as II
VILLAIN" and so called without any
qualification whatever. The children which
he shall have by Maria Louisa are by anti
cipatlon, called BAsTARDs, and what Ma
ria Louisa. the daughter of our very late