Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-06-20

written befors the late rews was received
II is the general exclamation of ths
men, who now with fuch furpailine
glory preiidc over the deitinies of Amer
lea, the moment the Allies are fuccetsful,
what have Americans to do with Bona
parte this fpafm,o of what they deno1...,
ate pstriotilm, laas them until there is
fome favorable intelligence from Bona
parte Until that time they are resdy to
fwear by bell. book and candle, thar indi-
vidually they care nothing aboat the des-
tiny OF the Coriican Emperor-that thew
never were his friends and can look up.
ON the reverse of his fortunes win the
mott itoical indifference. They even re.
gard it as a calumny Of the mott atrocious
kind, that they ihould be taxed with being
the admirers of Bonaparte. .
But the very moment capriciou, for.
tune favors the idol again, quite foregoing
all their former round aiertions and pro'
teftations, they come out in all their
ttrength. The great primmer is then put
in fate of regulation, and in ftariny
capitals announces the
GLORIOUS INTELLICENcEn
They then prefcribe no bounds to their
exnltations, but run into the utmoft in.
temperance of pancgyr,cks.
We areur much from this vi5yata,y m
fbyGaim Of the friends of the Co,iican
Emperor Il fkews how neceTary il Is
for fuccess to attend a man who il the
fahjret Of fuch homage. The momen,
the fhadows ct adveriity begin to ie,lc
on the fplendor of the Corliean Orbs.
the iLfects that bask in the rays, and de-
rive all their fplendor from the reflection
OF the beam, prepare for defertion. A,
the moment Of their departure, the cloud
paites off. and they dance and frolic in
his blaze once more.
We augur from this vacillatinp con-
duct of the Corfican's friends, that when
it pleafes divine Providence to arreft the
courfe of the tyrant forever, democracy
will be deprived of its malignity. A,
that time, it is fair to prefume, that there
will be no general point around which
this faction will rally. Thefc patriots
mutt have one Whole exploits are elevated
above all competition, to become the
queen bee of democracy. Here the party
coaleiee, hive, ond fettlc. If this impor.
tant character difappears, the party once
70 formidable, break off into their own
fubdivifions, and each follows BIS cwn
leader. Then we hear Of the Jefferfo.
MAN, the Madifonian, and the Cin,on;an
factions, all arraying themfelves under
their own chief whereas, they can nov
all move in mass around the CorGcan
hive-neither Preiident JefFerfon. Pref.
den, Madiion, or De Witt Clinton, will
enter TIE lifts of competition with Bona
parte. As curious inlfance with
what cafe of genu Hecticn theic patriots
pay their alteration TO good fortune let
the early days of the French revolution be
cited The national convention. the ex.
ecutiye directory, and the .confular gov
ernmcnt. each ia its turn received demo.
cratic reverence; each received its divi.
dend of homage, each was admired 10 be
forgotten when the imperial diadem
lparkled in their eyes. The chain Of
iympa,hy till remained uubro ken in all
its links, for /ueeess RiA attended the fenrl
a mics, whatever fhape the body polite
afumed, whether it was a moniter with
FIVE heads or with one.
We will jnit paufe, to remark that the
l !, IL r.
ranny, IN all its forms. and bend the,,
knees to the imperial diadem, thefc arr
the very men who charge the Feceralit
with an attachment to monarchy. Whel