The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-09

solemnly liberated and exhausted The most
profound silence reigned. Even the hired sy-
cophants remained mute. A member, never
theless, was heard to say, I" Sire--the safety
of the empire must be consulted.' Another
blamed the expression of F." invaded frontiers, -
as too alarming. What! (said the emperor
IN a rage) isit not best to speak the truth !?
-Has not Wellington entered the south of
France, and the Russians the north Do not
the Austrians & Bavarians threaten the east
Wellington in France What a disgrace
And there has been no rising en- 1,aSse, to
drive him out The English laugh at the god
nature OF our peasantry But the English
have no ships with him Naval manoeu-
vres Will be ofno avail to them where they are.
- hey are upon our territory-they must be
beaten and driven back.
" All my allies have abandoned me-the
BavarianS are traitors-the sCount,rels les Ia
cheSj they planted themselves in my rear, *
attempted to cut off my retreat And how were
they treated All how finely they were mas
sacred killed Wrede, & all his relations with
MN NO, No, no peace until have burnt Mu-
nlch- A triumvirate is formed in the north
1t is the same which partitioned Polantl--no
peace until 1t is broken Let the next year
come and we shall see. | demand 100000
men. l shall form an army Of 1oo, 600 at Bor-
deaux, another at Lyons, & another at Metz I!
With this levy, and what have already, !
shall have million of men under arms-that
viii be sufficient for the moment / demfnd
100000 men, but must have MEN (hoDl1les
faitS.) OF what use are Young Conscfipts,
but to cucumber the hospitals and die upon
the highway
The French are always bravc--so are
the Pieoinontese and the Italians, and thsy
hight well-as for all the men of the north
(the Germansl they are good for nothing -
1t is not blood, it is water, which flows in their
VEINS u can depend truly upon none but the
inhabitants of old France y
Sre-(said member) the Belgans"-
Aye aye :. the Belgians, (;nswered the
emperor) perhaps they do love me but what
signify all those addresses Which they have
been made to send me! 1t is the height
OF ridicule - Sire-(said another member)
Old France must be keft entHe 61y o.
And Holland too! (replied the emperor alb
ruptly)--rathcr than abandon Holland, / viii
throw it into the sea again AS for Italy, if 1t
Is not subject to France, it must be declared
independent.
I" Gentlemen-There must be general RI
sing Every person must march Monsieur.
Cambaceres you also shall march, and YOU,
and YOU (to various members You shall be
made chiefs of leSions
councillors of state Won are fathers of ia
milies-you are the heads OF the nation-t is
TOR you to give the, spring (4qn.J { no aymt-
tomS ofahfiause.) know It, you are soft
You are pusillanimous-you talk of Peace /!
Peace Peace 1 do not unde'sta the word
while the air ought to resouid with the cry
of war 20
" After this harangue the senatus consul
tum was adopted, the emperor Broke up the
meeting andthe members retired, secretly a
6itated with various sentiments. For my part
penetrated with an Indignation which Could
scarcely repress, FASTENED TO PIT to paper
what had witnessed, being convinced that
some day or other the communication which !
now make to tie public would be highly inter
esting.'