Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-28

and Industry OF the county " wv
nv. Courage is doubtless necessary 20
nreach truth 10 the beartof our monarch
Fhnt must We not rather risk his dis'
,lea,urea than abuse bis confdence-ra-
ther endanger our lives, than the welfare
Of the people whom We represeh, =
Nothine must deceive Us; our suher'
iny, are at the height; our country IS
threatened on all its frontiers. trade Is
annihilated, agriculture langul'hss' M
dn,,ry is checked, every Frsnehmsn has
suffered in hrs fortune,l or hi. family
wounds difficult to be cured. For these
fiye wear. the peasant has not chJoysa
the fruit. of his labors, he can scarcely
subsist, and the produce OF his 'aoor
serves but to enrich the treasury' wn!co
is annually drained for The supply OF az
army continually wasted and famished.
The conscriptisn has become ha'e.al
scourge to all France, because 'n's
measure is necessarily renewed.
aSince two years. the youth are car
ried off thrice in the year. A cruel
useless war, periodically devours tie
youth, torn from education, agriculture
commerce and the arts. Are the tears
| of mothers, the sweat of the people, a.
meng the regalia of Kings! II IS ""e
that the thrones of kings should be con-
solidated, and people should cease to
reproach France with desiring to throw
into all the countries in the world the
6rebrands Of destruction. Our august
monarch, who partakes in the zeal that
animate. Us, and j, ardently desirous to
insure the happiness Of his people IS a.
lone worthy to begin this great work -
Military ambition and thirst OF conquest
may mislead great heart; but the re.
MUS of true hero, who despises glo.
ry purchased with the blood and repose
of nations. finds his true greatness In the
public weifa-e which is his work. The
monarchs of France have ever prided
themselves on owing their crown to
God, the people, and their sword, be-.
cause peace, good morals, and strength,
are, next to freedom, the 6rmest pillars
of empires"
The answer ST Napoleon to the ad.
dress of the legislative body was as fol-
lows -
have prohibited the printing of
your address it Is seditious Eleven
twelftbs Of the Legislative body consist
of good citizenss. / know and respect
them The other twelfth contains re-
bells and bad citizeas, and your commit
tee is among the number (This com.
mittee consisted Of Messrs. Lsine,
Rainiourd, Calloia, Mayne, lie Bryant,
and Flanqserges Lame is a traitor
who corresponds with the Prince Re.
gent through the medium Of Deseze
know it, and have proofs The other
four are sedilious persons. This twelfth
consists of men who wish for anarchy,
and are like the Girondists. Whittier
did such conduct lead Veraguiand and
he other chiefs? To the scaffoId Al
his moment, when we have to Dive the
enemy from our frontiers it is not the
time to desire changes in the eon.titu-
lion.
People should follow the example
Of Alsace, Franche Compte and Vosges.
The inhabitants apply to me for arms &
oficers and have sent them some ad.
Jutants. You are not the representa-
lives. You ate not the representatives
OF the nation, bu, the deputies of the dc.
parlments. called you around me to
obtain support from you, not because I
want for courage, but because l hoped
that the legislative body would increase
my courage. Instead of this it has de.
ceived me Instead of the good ex.
pected from it, it has done mischief;
a sWall mischief indeed, because it
could not do greater. Ysu seek in
your address to separate the sovereign
from the nation. / alone am the true
representative OF the people, and which
OF yon wosld choose to take on himself
this burthen? The throne is but a
piece OF wood covered With velvet. /,
l alone am the true representative Of the
people. II would follow you / should
give up othe eneRy more than he him.
self requires. In three months you
will have peace, or viii be annihilaied.
But now energy is necessary; l will GO
after the enemy and beat them. The
moment when Huninguen is lombard
ed, and Befort attacked, is not the pro-
per one to complain Of the constitution
of the empire, and the abuse of the ex.
ecutive power. The legislative body
is but a part Of the state, and cannot be
compared even with the senate and the
council ct state. am at the head Of
the nation, because you approve the
constitution as it is. Should France re.
quire another constii ulion which / did
not like, / should then say look for ano.
Their sovereign. The enemy is much