Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-23
From Cs66etf's Political Register Of
May z.
SUMMARY OF POLITICS.


SUMMARY OF POLITICS.
AFFAIRS OF rRANck-crrY ApDRkss.
Every day something of Importance tran
spires as To the affairs of this great nation.
which must necessarily be for while the
chief object of our attention. 1t is of great
consequence to observe the feeling. which
the late change in France has produced and
Il daily producing in England. So general
as was the wish for the fall of Napoleon, and
So strong the apparent conviction that il
was he. and only he, that stood between US
and political happiness, that one would ma !.
sural!y have expected to see q correspond.
ing satisfaction, -at the so long prayed for
event. But some how or other, there pre-
walls an astonishing coldness and indif1er.
ence. The honey moon has passed away
IS quickly As in cases where the bride is a,
piece Of patch work and paint, and wheoe
the lately auxiously expecting lover has suf.,
Aciently recovered his senses 20 be able to
estimnte the real ysliie of his prize. Must
Il not appear wonderfully, that this event
shuuld have excited no impression of Joy to
last for ten'daysf Indeed there were rea-
aons. as Tstated before. why it should NOT
Iobserved, that all those who had been. the
loudest at former rejoicings, were persons
would not long rejoice at an event which
promised them, or rather the country, real
peace. But, still, one would have thought
that for mere decency's sake, they would
have put on the outward appearance Of Joy,
sham satisfaction at the Accomplishment
of their so long professed wishes. They
have not, however. been able to get the
better of inward and real chagrin at the
result OF the war with France. They pre-.
serve u suiky silence they come forward
with none OF their addresses to the govern.
ment. as they have been accustomed to at
events tending to prolong the war and to
extinguish freedom, They resort to none Of
their old tricks Of delusion. They are chop
fallen, and at the hrst blush of the matter,
it seems difficult to explain why they are so.
The conduct of the city of London. mean
of the Lord Mayor and Corporation, exhi
bits sn object well worthy of our attention.
Not acoua,y has moved in the way of adj.
dressing the Prince Not a city or town be-
sides London. Not even one CT those COM,
modious and easily managed little boz
dies, called loyal and ancient Boroughs.-
There seems to be general GOODNESS upon
the occasion, !; the bride has no sooner been
enjoyed than cast away. Say, We sons and
daughters f war, what is the cause of this 2
out, icSe you shoutu hot, VIII say IL iof you.
have before observed. and now repeat
1t upon the conviction of experience, that
those who prohted directly by the war, re-
greet its discontinuance but, there is ano-
Their class, who, not wishing for war in the
abstract, regret that the war has termina-
ted. l allude TO that class of persons. who
are the enemies OF liberty in all cases; who.
not without selfish motive, however, dread
the triumph ct freedom, in any part of the
world; and who think nothing gained so
long as any one principle OF the rights of the
people remains not rooted out. thas been
observed, that the endless crowds OF con.
tractors, professors Of military tactics pur-
sers, pay>masters, barrack-masters. doc-
tors. proctors, agents, commissaries, &c.
&C voee.her Win all thelr deputies, clerks.
<o. Having oecome rich oy the war, will
n ~ ,euie I"o ENJOY their riches IN peace.
nut those VINO make TINS observation, seem
20 ioree' u'at there IS succession OF beings
~. ~no ,eeu on war. as wen as OF all the o.