Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-19
ALEXANDRIA:
FRIDAY, MAY 10.

The French Emperor, in answer to ar
address, congratulating him on lis re-
ascension to the throne, makes use of the
following language:
I" Princes are the first citizens CT tie
state. Their authority is more or less
extensive, according to the interests Of
the nations which they govern. The So
vereignty itself, is only hereditary, be-
cause the interest of the people requires
it. independent of those principles, |
know of no Legitimacy.
have renounced the idea of tie great
empire, the foundations of which lad
only laid in fifteen years. Ienceforth
the happiness and the consolidation of
the French empire, will be the objects Of
all my thoughts.
Now it may rest in the knowledge of
ererv enc, ttatwhen Bonaparte was cbarg-
ed With barboring ideas of universal do.
mination, this crime was Indignantly re-
pelled by his admirers in this country,
as a SANDER on bis rame-Facts, and tie
most conclusive facts, amounted TO no
thing. What will tie defenders Of Be-
naparte now say, when they have this ac-
acknowledgements from lis own lips! liey
never would believe tie evidence Of lis
actions, whenever they were opposed by
his wortls.-They would cite lis dec!ara'
tions. tho' confronted by his deeds, as
affording the only unquestionabe eyl'
dence ofwhat he designed TO accomplish
Bonaparte was privileged beyond altc'
ther men, for of him alone, it could WIN
truth be said that his actions were no en'
dence of his motives. He did not Tlain,;
der ard Cypress foreign r2tlons-he aa a
not subjugate Europe; because ne Sa,a
that his visits we're only made IN lo'il,s
kindness and tender mercy! smoNns
villages and blood stained cities, "u'
only proofs of his humanity and bene'0'
lence. e
Such is the character Of the proof re.
CURED of US by tie democrats, that ito
man who harhors criminal i..I li
should acknowledge himself crln1 ma.
T,ey contend tlat tie actions Oh h n"n
parte, though criminal, afford no evlu. ne,,
of criminaiity. Cur political opFcn .ts
demand the declaration of Bonapa,%Ji
that he is a guilty nan, tIat lie . s"a.e
avow himself culmit, which e',c. I'm.
it is fortunately now in our power '0 Ipssd
duce. We invite bis admirers 10 o ~ le| 10
tLe above extract attentne!y, and tfen 1 y
inform us what further proof is "a. IL ,ot
We be- leave torereat, that taey wi a;s:
be satisfied with evidence sholt o. "t
that the firebrands of American eo"; ~, ,tat
Kissing in the waters Of the A 81 ! ~ s,i.
the dying agonies of Europe ah'ld n". de,
dence to ali tie senses Of these vic ~
clared themselves true American a;,;rcr
forded no proof of Boraparte Sa .Is;" 10!
~. ard insat.able ambition. let thelf n
now speak for himself, ard sham" s. st Il
ayow his own depravity-but me ia ia "a.
democracy will cow be az slc y: he .aid,
yor Of Bonaparte as ever l'"i. :, sreot
that H., wbateyer his formerpur os'S nd
introducing universal molm.If' moro
whatever his expectations were Re own PER.
polizing such inonarci'yln nis o o""tertsin
.on still that he does not now ' e"' lie
sp arch IDEAS! And why! Lecaa ;iI re.
has told us such language 'nF1 wa have
ply, in the very paragraph s4S'