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ment almoft funk into apathy. AT the
time when Ferdinand was made prifon.
er at Bayonne, OF when Bonapare pour
ed his leigions into Mofcow, how incred-
ible would have been the ftory that the
former would ever have remoupted the
throne of his anceltors, or that the mon
arch Of RutIia would have returned the
viGt of the French emperor in the capital
of hi, own kingdom. Had noveliit as
fumed either If thefe facts as the BATS Of
his imaginary tory, he would have been
pronounced by critics as having violated
all the laws Of probability. So indeed
he would have done but the times are
now 70 itrangely diiconcerted, that the ma
chinery Of every event frems to roll on
its own independent axis, and the laws OF
poral attraction no longer keep the fsve-
raj orbs ofthe political univerfe together.
We have often entertained an opinion
which we have never heiitated publicly to
avow, that itrong, maay aud adamantine
as the power Of Bonaparte appeared to
be, it contained the certain and infaliible
materials of i,s own difIolutisn. The
irlt fact on which this opinion was foun.
ded, was what has 9ften been dtnsminated
his continental Gaem. The European ma
tions whom he fubducd, were not fuffer-
ed to wear their chains lightly By be-
ing deprived Of their ufual means Of iub-
6itancc they were perpesually reminded
Of their conquerors tyranny BY the AAnts
which they underwent. Incidence and
luxury, feeurity and repofe, amongft
mott nations, comPentate for the loss Of
liberty. Not 70 with Bonaparte He
obtained this ftrong guarantee to the
permanenee of his ambition, and BY 70
doing nourifhed an invincible hate.
fmothcred fire, awaiting only favorable
moment to BURT into fame.
The fccond fact on which our opinion
was founded, was his fyltem Of con-
fcrip,ion. By this he has fundamentally
changed the character and habits Of mod
ern Europe. Nations foft, efeminate,
luxurious, and timid, were by this magi-
clan turned into bands Of hardy warriors
in whom the deiire Of gain was suppian
ted BY glory. Bonaparte not only did all
this, but he dicip!ined his happy race to
his mode Of warfare. All Europe was
forced reluctantly to fight his battles ,
the Italian forfook ais foft and voluptu-
Gus kies, to feek his death amidlt the
petriic gloom and horrors Of > KuiEan
climate.
Now, when we con6der the attach
ment Of man to his natal foil, the Unborn
affections of the heart-when we conlid-
er the various ties of the brother, the
hufband. the father, and the friend can
we believe that thafs various hordes of
ren, each of whom il, fuaering in one Of
thofe tender fympathies, BY being driven
into the Ranks Of Bonaparte, could
heartily rejoice at his eonqueror's fuccess,
that he lhould derive coniolation from
the death of father, ION, brother, or
4 friend!
1t is impolible, and Bonaparte, while
he was labouring to abiorb all Europe in
French domination, was by that very
aGereeting infurmountable barriers to the
Of his power.
He was teaching the inhabitants Of
Europe to avenge all their miferies /; he
was furniihing them with weapons and
them in the art of refcuing
from his tyranny whenever q
cri6s fhould arrive aufpicious TO its exer-
ercifc. In this myiferious way does Di-
vine Providence over rule the ambition of
man, and Bonsparte in the full career of
his fplendid victories, vas thus only hait
ening the hour Of defeat and degradation.
We confess that we have not particle
of democratic fenlibility for the downfall
of Bonaparte. Having always. in the
proudelt day Of his PROPERTY. held him
in utter adherence, it can hardly be ex.
pected that we mould mourn in the re-
verie Of his fortunes. He has no claims
whatever on the iympathies Of our coun-
trymen; and If he is now doomed, by Di-
vine Providence, to endure Tome Of fhoisi
mifesies which he'f1as heaped with fuch
an unfparing hand upon others-h he y
doomed to feel, in his turn, the evils
which he has inflicted, we confess that
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