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s .,ae RsdScf warrington did. Provided
that France was just to US. he was willing
sne should regulate her own affairs in her
own way. I $3.50
It is far from my design TO vindica.e
France or Bonaparte, and II any man so
CONSTITUTES my words he does injustice 10 nav
mea ning !; but wish to st ate the truth. AS
20 iatter vioissioes of our rights by Napo-
leoh. 4 have always said and still say. they
were good causes of war and only regret
geo taae we had not power to punish France
ana Great Britain. at once, who agreed in
nothing but in trampling upon nentrals.
ihe words" ioyal---legitimat
-monarchs-kiugs and prins
Ses fly about in Mr.. Morris GRAFTON so
IKE the coruscations of Edmund Burke's
ora wn drag8er, exhibited in his mad speech
=. ene british house of commons, that the
mind' Without dwelling on them great
ueAt more than they are worth, cannot
trace haHAheir scope and meaning. Con,
gregated. however, they present as with
the rankest monarchy that ever disgraced q
public speaker in the United States, For
TINS MT. Morris has long been famous. MIR.
Senet, IN his letter to president Washing
ton, winch caused the recall of Mr.. Morris
as ambassador to France, states to the fol.
lowing amount that he g favored the
oountef-revolutionary projects of Louis XVI.
tnat ne had no connections but with sus.
Pected persoHs-that he had affected the
greatest contempt for all those who served
faithfully the cause ofthe people; that he
was the channel OF the counsels which conx
Quoted La Fayette into the prisons of Pms
ssia-that in speaking of the executive or
the United States, he employed only the
words, in the name of my court, 50 shocks
ing to republican ears" This letter is d.
ted in September 1898. The reader will
laugh at the gentleman's . court"-Court.
according, to Dr.. Johnson (whose authority
Mr. Morris will no, question: means 8, the
residence of prince" So full wa, his head
OF royalty, that he then violated common
sense and pain matter of fact to shew his
love tor it, as he also has done in his late
highly extolled Grafton.
The kingly Grafton would have been incom.
piete without something about religion I, and so
we nhu Ale lander and the legitimate sove.
reigns transformed into patterns of piety" hat
they never before We're suspected Of How great
the pr y, that divine revelation should become
the instrunent OF fiery persecution, foul hypo-
crisy and gross deception! The comparison
however. of" Alexander the deliverer." with
the saviour of the world is SO farfetched as to
shock the feelings ofthe rejecting christian
!. nevertheless, freely admit that Alexander has
hlgh Claims to admiration the magnanmitv
and sober discretion he appears to have exert.
ed m his late Difficult pre-eminency, has givea
nae 50 good an opinion of hun. that, if my eoain-
try must be brought into Mr.. Morris family
of nations" aud "rejoice" for its Legitimate
King" Guelph restored provided, shall
escape the fortunes ofthe war and fate Of Palm,
and have the liberty left me, I would use all
possible means to take up my residence at St:
Petersburgh. ] would rather live under the
perfect despotism Of Russia, administered by an
honest man, than be conquered subject ofthe
British throne. supported, as it v, by every kind
Of knayery. of this unpleasant alternative,
however. 1 have no apprehension. at present
But the " restoring party may make the sub4
,jugation OF the sea coast more likely than some
have imagined.
Great Britain is held up to Us as every
thing that is noble and good. France. says
the orator. seized" the first moment of free
dom to adopt constitu ton like that of
England. As never saw the constitution
of England this uiay be so ;but the legitimate
king also took the first moment Of power to
annul that constitution and the same thing
has happened in Spain. In both countries
the seed of new revolutions il laid and ty-
rapny, instead of the freedom they hoped for
in the " restoration" of their kings, may
give it ripeness in very little time. Moths
ing but keen recollection Of late suffer-
ings will prevent new throes and conyul-
stouss HC pCOplc nave udu 8icdiu Oh
berty, and the time now is to secure It or
lose it for ages.
Though we are ignorant of the constltur
ton of Great Britain, we are pretty well
acquainted with the operation and effect Of
the government; an exposition Of the for
mer would take up more time and space
than the present occasion will admit but
we shall notice one item OF its effect taSelu-
cidate the immense happiness of those Who
have Legitimate 'sovereigns"-one fifih Of
the whole people of England are paupers.
The resources OF Great Britain is never
ending subject Of boasting to her friends
but there never was more foolish political
error than to suppose because she can make
contract for 20 millions sometimes in a
few hours, that her people are prosperous
and happy. "GeBoa had her palaces, bus
also her gallies" the wealth of the few
in England is built upon the poverty Of the
many. The ability Of the few to loan mo-
ney and live luxuriously creates no surprise,
- n fafF'
The documents aud facts that belong TO thisin-
teres'insperiod OF our history, Of immense Inn
portance to shew the intrigdes of the British a.
gents aud American monarchistst to effect an alliance
offensive aud defensive with Great Britain, & pro-
woke " eternal war; war Of DETERMINATION, (as
senator Of the United States, Mr.. Tracy, sad) a
gainst every man. woman and child" Of I" regoide
France" We, certainly, had received extensive
injuries and insults from the French sirectory-bae
we also % made the most OF them,' and cherished
them like benefits, join in the crusade Of kings
Mr.. Adams has sufficiently exposed the Angio-A~
mercsn unto that at that time governed or bere
df.xro L. he.