Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-01-21
Goldsmith's Secret History.

Let those who are anxious for "Frsnch
determination" attsntively read theHollowing
extracts, from q work lately published in
this country, entitled, The secret history
Of the cabinet of Bonaparte," by Lewis
Goldsmith, Esq. The author was in France
during the period of the savage anormities
committed by Robespierre, Danton, Maret.
Bonaparte and others, not emitting the
present immaculate French minister to our
Government, Turresu, till after the time Of
thu Imperial coronation.
Here let the candid and unprecedented Of
al parties learn the rise, progress and end
Of Democracy.
Can you any longer eonfound and bsssly
prostitute the noble and exalted appellation,
Republican, with that hateful epithet, De-
nrocrat ?" HenceforwaEd let this oppro.
bious term be exclusively applied to the
office seeking demagogue, who, like b.
naparte, exalted on the shoulders of the
people, will make thsm bear his burthens,
and become his slaves. The honest woman
and citizen, ought to resent, as an outrar-
sous insult, this vile epithet, whenever
applied 20 him. What means democracy
A government without head, or in other
words, no government at all.
What is JscobiBism Anarchy, confusion.
according to modern definition. Democracy
means the same A more extensive signi-
fcation of these two terms will be found in
the extracts which follow. The candid and
solemn appeal which Mr. G.. makes, both 10
the sense and feeling of his readers, is suf
tcient to gain him full credence, even if his
work were unaccompsnicd with the evi.
dence OF documents, which is not the case.
Many OF bis most important declarations
are substsntisted by incontrovertible docu.
ments, so that he who reads, nlxst believe,
although he may not have the honesty To
confess it.
This work is strongly recommended to
the perusal fevery Independent American.
Those who have battered themselves away
to the vile Corsican, for French coin, will
not benefit by it. Well may his partizans
in this country tremble. They are threat
ened with an exposure, and we view the
day as not far distant, when these modern
Cstslines will be called out by name. Then
may the people judge, who arc the foes 10
our liberties and constitution. Heaven a.
vert the perils by which we are surrounded.
There IS, IN our country, dangerous and
SroSufnS Conspiracy.
From the extensive means afforded Mr..
Goldsmith by an intimate acquaintance with
some Of the principal actors in the bloody
tragedy Of the French revolution, as well as
from the proofs from public documents
which lie exhibits, we are FULLY persuaded
that his history IS true in all It's parts. 1t is
believed, therefo fore, that a portion of our
columns cannot be better occupied than by
Occasioniy giving extracts from this yslua-
bic work. We commence this day with
the following, and shall continue them as we
find room.
Robespierre, Danton, Marat, and others
Of their party, were for republic, not up
on true republican principles, but because
they thought il more 10 their own sdvsn-
tage. The leaders Of the GIRoNDR party,
as well as those Of the .JacobiEs, bad been
treating with the Royal Family for pensions,
places, &c. A very intelligent French
writer, who was minister to Lewis the XVI.
At The above period, states fact, thai
Vergniand ard DantoR had offered them