The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-03-17
political dDisfeHatlp.
fFsa coHBEI1.s ,roLYIcaL REclSrER.
THE BOURBONS.


family, for whsse interests the, Allies Of the
First Coalition profcsssd TO make war, is now
passed over in the mont profound eilcnce, al
though they live now in Engl and, and haze
been sndcr the immediate protection OF eve
ry one of the allied powers alternately. This
silence would lead Ms q suppose one OF two
things that the schmc is TO disnem6er
Lfanee !; or, that the Emperor OF Austria
means NOT 10 desroyAis son sa-iasy and 6rofAer
EMPEROR. II the former, we shall see, in all
probability, long and bloody contest IL the
latter, it appears 70 me perfectly natural to
expect that Austria and France will not be
long before they come TO an understanding.
The boons which Napoleon has Il in his pow
er 10 give 10 his venerable and august father
in-law, are imrpcnce. BY an understanding
Between them, the Emperor of France might
.ull be great sovereign, and his august par
ent might be greater potensatc than he ever
was be fore. In short, this appears 10 be tho;
moment for the House of Austria to mike
such acsuisiiionscf power as &c enable her to
set Russia and Prussia for ever dehancc.
And whaleyesthc vulgar crowd may think of
the mailer, Austria will consult her interests,
The mad scheme Of disme mbcring France
can hardly be enscrtaincd by any sovereign of
the coalition aut yet, unless il be entertain
cd, how are we 10 account Eor the silence as
10 the Bourbons, cxcep. we attribute il to the
Influence Of Austria ?STo be sure, there may
be preparations necessary for crossing the
Rhine but stIl, the delay seems 10 be lon
ger than ought 10 have been expected nor
should be at all Astonishcl 10 end, that, al
ter all, The Rhine will not be crossed by the
Aus;rians. IL the Emperor of Austria should
resolve 10 aus dosvn Napoicon, o. TO attempt
it, there will, as said before, be little diff
Guilty ia obtaining diporee Of his daughter
from The latter but, il is bps gransson who
is to irherjt the Empire of France, and this
consideration may have great weight. Now.
suppose Austria in consequence Of immense
concessions 10 her ON the aide oflItsly, sccur-i
Ing 10 her at the same time her Empire OF
uermahy, were to say 10 tho alliess ~ Lam
satisfied, and 50 ought you !".--.Supposc this
were TO happen Must not the'rest oftho al
'sfies be sosfafca aisoal do not see how they
would dare 70 ,sfase to grant % ayscc to'aey'
terms, dictated by Austria and France united.
Prussia would be too weak TO resist Russia
is too far from home to do much tor any
length Of time I; the Dutch will have quite
enough 10 do 10 defend their own frontier |;
and, ax 10 Sweden, she cannot move m inch
without money from Us and, indeed, She Is
Of herself nothing at all 10 such war--Aus-
tria is hoor she has been exhausted by her
long wars peace and glory too within her
grasf would be, am persuaded, toe much.
for her TO resist. As 10 what our newspapers
tells as about the overiares IF Na1teieon beiag
rejected 6y the aiiies, they Know nothing Of
the matter. We have no jucls thal We
rely upon, and our opinions must, 70 be ra-
,ional, be founded on what reason tells Us is
na,uTal And think X is very natcral to ex-
pect, that the Emperor of Austria, provided
lie gains all he Can wish, will not wish to des.
troy the empire Of his grsndsoi,, especially as
he may, With France on his side safely ses all
his noythera enemies al defiance. II apeace
were 10 take place between Austria and
France,ihe wholc face of things would change
| in a moment Those two powers wonld be-
come the dicsators to thc continent, and the
| Emperor Aicxapder would have 10 look 10
| the safety of bis Polish domjnions. A war
! might go on, but under what circumstances |!
! we might, and dare say We should, contin-
ue tire war but, wsuid Prussia would
| Holland ? In such q case il would rot be very
| surprizing TO see changes rs great as sny that
VIC have yet seen. Ii Is natural 10 suppose,
that nothing can be so near the heart Of the
Housc OF Austria ~ the re.assumption Of all
its power and its titles in 6eymany. And that
House which rs noted for its excellent memo
ry, will not have forgotten, that II owes It's
expulsion from, and It's degradation in Ger
many, in part at least to Prussia, which was
then IN close Ahiauee Min France. Events
have made this degraded House tbs arbi,res'
Of Europe she has now the powerto csrvs
fur herself BY separate peace and, IL re-
mains 10 be seen, whether she will avail bor.
self of the opportunity, or will stick TO the
causc Of England, and Holland, and Prussia
though at tic hsz~d of Ioosing every thing
by continuation Of the war j, viii be secr
from the following article in the Courier, o.
the 4 9th INST. that the writer's in the Interest
of the government are very anxious 70 eau
tion the people agaisst 40 expectation o.
peace
! IL IL Arrange that scme Of our cotempora.