Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-21

republican cause, and who recolected that
1T was under the banners of 8. liberty and
eQuaiity," that Brunswick was chased out
OF France, and that the coalition of kings
was covered with disgrace, in the memora-
bic years, 1898, 4 and 5. The truth is,
that to defend France against such coali-
ton, all the energy of republic was ne
cessary In those years and it was become
now as necessary as ever. But, such ener-
Sy could not exist under an imperial and
arstocratical government. The French
people felt no more what they felt in the
first years of the revolution. The propri-
etors were anxious about their land but
that alone was not sufficient.
Nevertheless, in spite of these errors of
Napoleon, he is entitled to the gratitude Of
mankind. He pulled down the Pope, the
monks iii Spain & Italy,and the Inquisition
in those countries. He carried LIGHT & lib
eral principles to dark and enslayed natl
ons. lie formed code Of wise and Just
laws; or, at least, he confirmed those which
had been passed by the republicans He
was soldier, too fond Of military glory !;
but, without arms he could not have effect
ed what he did effect in favor of civil and
religions liberty in distant countries.-
Much of what he did viii now be undone ::
but 1t Will De impossible for all the kings
and priests i'll the world, TO make men as
ignorant and submissive as they were be-
tore he marched over the Alps. The enc
mes OF freedom, the black hearted friends
OF despOtism, fiatter themselves. that now
they shall see mankind as sunerstitious 81
| as slavish as they were a quarter Of a cen
fury back. They will be deceived. They
will never again see touch OF the holy
thorn sought after in France as cure for
a cancer. The present race of perverse
old women cannot live forever, and they
viii have no successors. The young ones
do net, and will not, believe, that holy wa
ter will preserve them from thunder and
lightning and, unless they believe this,
there is no fear of their husbands beconl-
ing slaves. The common people in Eng
land believe in an almanac called Moore's
Almanac = they believe, that the cunning
people who publish it, have foreknowl-
edge of events OF all sorts, and especially
the weather. Many Of the farmers refer
to this almanac to know when they ought
to cut their grass or TO spey their pigs You
will hardly believe this, in America but I i.
IN the face of my countrymen,i assert It to
be fact. The men who sell this book find
their accounts in II. 1t is sold by the eoha-
pany of staticners, who serve our rabble,
IN this respect, in the stead OF priests
The people of France are far more en-
li@htened The pairiDgs of st. Andrews
nails, which used to be most precious re-
lie, would now be used only as manure
in that country. The breeches of PocomH,
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now fetch only their worth as old RAGS. -
Napoleon (and that was his greatest FAULT
gave, IN some sort, sanction to faIsehOod
and hypocrisy, and impOsture, by going to
mass. He did not, indeed, compel any bo-
dy to go TO mass but his example in this
was Of evil tendency. The act was, be-
sides a,compromise with fraud.
Still the world owes him much, and par
ticularIy for having, by his return to France
left no doubt in the mind of any man, that
in the restoration of the old family the
French people had no share. Ii was always
asserted that the French people l0nged for
the return of the Bourbons. Louis was cal
led te desire. But, now il must be clear to
every body that he was, and now is, restor-
ed by foreign farce alone. The case is now
too plain to be confused or misrepresented.
1t is triumph of kings or priests over re-
publican Institutions. None doubt Of the
triumph: no one can deny that: but. it is
not the act of the people of France. They
had tried the ancient dynasty before; they
had tried the new order of things; the anci-
ent dynasty was restored; and they again
drove away the ancieut dynasty, which is
now again (by this time, dare saw restor-
ell By the means Of combined foreign ar
my, who have defeated the armies of
France.
So sensible are the aristocrats of this, that
they even now, are almost afraid Of the ul-
innate consequences of theirsuccess. 'They
do not see their way clearly out of the adj
venture. Are the foreign armies tobe kept
up in France Is France to be disarined ?
How long can either last ? The truth is.
France is too extensive and too popuIous to
be long kept down. She is not, and can
not be. loaded with debts. The moral eff
fects Of the revolution cannot now be era
dicated. It is useless, in short, TO restore
the king, unless they could also restore the
breeches OF 1t. POcomO, and the virtues of
the holy thorn. These and divine ripht
must rise together, or neither can stand for
any length Of tinfe. The king, who will
hardly call himself ie desire this tine. has.
in his prociamationt 10 his slowing subjects, .