The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-11-01


~ Jorfresses Of France
tI| |Z4s give upfhr sholafits~ef
Why not be,iow LORRAINE a0<
II Snd. .1tsdce nton Prussia Last
Efy one of Aer npfcspres and ssafues
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mark we'll the words, which have
pjsals. ~MAyk the words who of
l& Going Ht>xBLED ny AN ENEMY, IS
VA roUs TO BE KEvExoED CT THAT EN-
Mark these words, write them, en-
khnm, 10 your minds never lose sight
I'm for moment. They speak 10 yon,
Mt TOO, With avoico Of thunder But,
E0Sn to France. You see noqv, they are
1c&as if the king-ayc, as II the Bourbon
was their enemy. He was every thing
Twas good, till the allies got possession
heir capital, many OF the fortresses, and
dfsc part of the territory Of France be-
Ire that time, these men only wanted 10 get
Of Napoleon, disfRrber of Europe; but
q moment France was in their hands, they
= Suld no longer trust even the King. They
~, as you see, wish to dismember aud
T. ofjbPis, and even destroy France. They
ow cry for the destruction of the power, NOT
pf any men OF any party, but the power OF
fyaree herseU
Let US now hear the editor of the TIMES
the same dale. After calling upon tae
6vernment 10 murder Napoleon after as.
|eerting, that, if he be not publicly put 10
death, Despard was murdered, he proceeds
thus
y t" Is II considered, what effect the kpowl-
edge Of his being 10 existence must ncccssa-
tiIy have on the disaffec,ed in every part Of
Europe They will think, and think with
ruth, that the allied soyerci sns are afraid 10
touch the life Of man who has so many adj
hcrcnts and admirers. This. Of course, will
decrease the numbcr of mis- adherests and 'he
feryor Of their admiration. Ii, in the depth
of his degradation, their lido! Can inspire re-
spcct, if the cultiva.ors Of religion, and vir-
tue, and loyalty are forced 10 bow down be-
fore the splendor of his crimes, even when
under eclipse, what must they do at the hap.
py moment, when he bursts iorth again from
behind the cloud--a moment towards which
his followers will look with more devout anx-
iely than the Indian does 10 the first dawning
ct q day, marked by astroiosy as the most
fortunate in his life. Indeed II must be gra1i-
ed that the extraordinary escapes watch this
man has made from the hands OF Justice, are
well calculated TO create "a kind oi supersu-
tion in the mind, Ut those who have been al
ready dazzled BY his fame. tie trusts HIM
self 10 those whom he has most injured, as
Daniel braved the fury Of the lions, o. as the
three brethren walked through the Niy fur
nace--and our folly, our cowardice, wo'ks
the miracle of his safety As long as he
lives, therefore, treason and rebellion must
be every where at work. HIS escape, his re-
lease, his re-appcarance must be constantly
expected,
{" Instead Of an Infamous criminal, no will
be considered as an injured prince, unJusuy
kept from the embraces and sartations OF
longing people and when at last he breaks
prison (Which sooner or later he undoubtedly
will. .do) his return will bc more triumphant,
and his power more firmly consolidated than
aver. lie is to be guarded by an English
regiment. But the whole regiment is not
always on guards it imagined that an Ea-
glish ccntincl alone can neither @ bri5ed
nor cluded |! In the English army, too, 1t
may DO asked whether there are none of
those sveak and nare. feeting men, aoho admire
daring saecessfM crime To speak plainly,
Is it not a known fact, that many even Of the
Enghsh officers are hersonat admirers of Ma
noieon Bonaharte /? Most of these young
gentlemen (for it is OF the youngest sort th@
j speak) have no better reading Than tho
Morning Cdronicie, or the EdiaonrSh Review,
or some other worthless production IN which
this monster is usually described as the first
OF heroes, the great captain of the age, Sc.-
1t Is no wonder that such studies should daz.
xle their Imagination, and contound their
moral sense and we may be assured that so
long as .Nahoieon Bonahar!e hpeS, this very
serious epH will 60 on increasing"
Now, can you suppose, that monster, like
this writer, who would commit deliberate
murder in revenge on man for being aa ob-
jeet Of admirsffOn, would not, it hc could,
gladly cut all yonr throats, men, women, and
children The fears that the wretch feels
and describes are proof of the falschoeds OF
his accusation for If Napolcon's deeds were
such as hs asserts them to have been, what
reason can there be TO take away his life lest
so large part of mankind should still feel an