Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-16


| insclent speecb. IN which tho N eonle were
told that they onpht To thank the Govern.
ment for renrrss;ny the;r a,dac;to /. that
speech. the author Of which. asIremarked
al the time. onoht to have he.n t,,ro,, !, heal
| lono down ,he y s,,.., .,,a1I - pas;s ,,a,,
speech alone was 81, ar, 70 denr;ye Nsno.
leon of ali com,,,e.;or, ~, .ha ,,r.re H..
| friends offreednr no,a,;,hstan d;n. A., rho
| good he had do,e n o,h.r ,.snsc,s He
seems. from The d,,s of his :, rr;ass ;.,o The
| ho,,,e of Aus,r;a ~ have ins, ~, ,,o,;on rs
respect for the neor,Ie of Frame. and IN
have carried h;s dread of ren,,hJ;c,n;.no 70
!, a length hardly conce;vat,le lie there
| fore. rerfec,lv na,nraj IN IN. re,,,bI,can. of
France to rejoice at his fall hnf' the ar;s-
tocrats are very ,,n0ratesnI t,warfis him !.
he h as been their POLITICAL saviour and re-
deemer ne has saved them from total des.
traction I'D has restored them ard their
titles and their pr;v;Ieres in France md
| has given them secur;tv for some .;n,a q,
least, in all other countries. If ne had been
and Continued rsn,,hiic.,,. &c ~ 10 :, ~, :
iuiiy ooeyed the will OF those who put pow
er into ms hands; there would not, in all hu>
man probability, have been king this day
ex'sting on the continent of Europe. But,
ne, SO Tar from acting as the republicans OF
k'ngiy race, but actually married amongst
them, and took the lead amongst the aris-
tocrats IN abusing the people, and treating
| them with contempt; therefore, lie is now
justly treated, as the republicans of France
must think lie would be an Emperor.
would ne lie must marry into the ancient
t1ouse OF Austria, must he, and be papa of
dynasty of Kings He, who received all his
power IRON republicans These we're the
| causes OF the loss OF his power these were
the causes OF his fall land, therefore, that
| iaii must have given infinite satisfaction to
tue republicans OF France. who will have to
reject with pride on the contrast exhibited
| IN the invasion OF France, when under Ma
poleon. aud when under the assembly and
convention when under an Emperor, and
Wnen under republican government -
ihey VIII always have to say, that all Eu-
rope combined was nothing against srance
aninia'ea ny the voice OF liberty; but, that
france, under An emperor and King, with
gagged press, yielded to the first inva-
sion.
Napoieon's character. az develoned ar
the close of the drama. we cannot VET indgs
| Of: because in truth. we know potb;nu aho,,,
| his behavior. All that we hear Gomez
through a channel hostile to him. Ee
| could not fight without an army an, more
| than another king. 1.-The had dared anneal
| to the people If he had s.ili had the can n
| liberty 1aa mis- hcac. in Mace If an IN.
gotten crown, he might have been abie to
M ke last stand but, IKE all other dec,
pots, bereft of his bayonets, he was power.
less as child.--It has been stated. that bis
Empress Eve always ought to call her bv
that title,) and the king of Rome. are To Re
separated from him, and that the former IS
to go to a convent. They would do well m
make monk of him. One monk Discover
ed gun powder, and, am sure Nano,eon
has, in this respect, shewn true zeal for
the discovery of his predecessors. still
think, however, that he will be diyorced
The House of Austria win hardly end,re
tn continue him as relation: and / dare
say, that the Holy Father will have littls
objection to relieve her from the d;sbono,
of such an alliance. Perhaps Napo,eon,s
death is the mos, likely thing of ali. II
would remove numerous difficulties. We
shall hear, dare say. that he has put an
end to his existence and then there ia an
end of him. and his DYNASTY for ever We
hear great Roasting of the prowess Of the az
lied powers but, do what they will. thew
never can get rid of the fact of their having
been all defeated by the armies OF France
which armies under Napoleon too. have en-.
tered all their capitals. They have all
been beaten, over and over again by
France. and France alone Their coun,
tries have all been subdued by Frenchmen !;
and, until the ruler Of France married a
mongst the ancient sovereigns, they were
all together, unable to resist her proves,
bese are facts that never can be gotten
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