Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-07


breasts OF the people Of France. The Bourbons
have had. = standing army OF 100000 tried SOL
diers, they are surrounded at Paris BIZ 10000
picked men; they have all the ollicers,n all the
military commanders, all The treasures of that
great country in their haRds and, what viii do ?
why, VIII land IN France with only 1000 men
and if the French nation do not IN spite of an the
power cfthe Bourbons, place meupon the throne
IN their stead, viii be content TO perish in the
enterprise Was there ever any thing so brave as
TINS conduct Did ever man act 50 fairly nav
with SUCH excessive generosity, in brineing oues-
ton to ISSUE R Napoleon should fat; If he
should be defeated and driven from France or
Killed IN France, it viii, by no mems, be a proof
that the people were not for him 4; because his ad-
versaries have all the farce of the country in their
hands but If he should succeed; if he should
place hmselfupon the throne, is il possible that
any one; that even the writer of the Times Will
have the impudence to pretend, that Napoleon IS
not the chosen sovereign of the people of France J
and, 1t IS become an undcniable fact, that he is
the sovereign chosen by the people OF France; it
follows OF course, that, to make war upon him,
without new provocation, Is TO ENDEAVOR
TO DICTATE BY FORCE OF ARMS, A GOV
EMINENT TO THE FRENCH NATION
MS is SO clear; it is so impossible to be misun-
derstood, that new against him would ex-
pose ITS authors TO the Just execraton of all Just
men; or all who do not wish to see the world
completely enslaved
Here are published some remarks upon, and
extracts from the Speech of Mr. Whitbread,
winch we some time since published
IL rs now Wednesday afternoon, and we are
tod that NAPOLEON was at AUTUN on Thursdav
the 10th instant in spite ofthe forces in his front
and IN his rear. tits now said that he has Is 600
men, after all the desertions from his g or 600
lie is a strange man indeed This clearly proves
that there is no reliance to be placed in the news
paper accounts. TO these accounts
more than 100000 regulars, besides national
guards and volunteers, were on foot in pursuit of
nun more than ten days ago. and yet ne proceeds
without single shot fired at him A short time
VIII put an end to all speculation. Thursday af.
ternoon. The question is decided Napoleon
mas entered Paris without single shot beng fir
ed, except in the way of rejoicing, or the least
opposition shewn to his resumption of all his for
mer power and dignity His whole Journey has.
III TACT been a triumph Every where he was
greeted with acclamations, not only bv the mill
taly, but by the inhabitants, men, women and
chldreii. All seem to have considered his return
jubilee, as deliverance from some terrible ca
iaiillts as the greatest of blessings which could
De conferred on any people The hopes of those
men OF Diced, who were confident that Napoleon
could not reach the capital but over the sla,igh-
I tered bodies OF the National Guards have been
forever blasted. Even the household troops OF
the unfortunate Louis, the tens ofthousands vol
unteers who assembled round him, and the " lives
and fortune men," who swore that they would
spend tieir last shilling, and shed the last drop
OF their blood in defence of his person and e,ov
eminent These all deserted him, and rendered
homage TO the man whom they had only a few
moments before denounced a rebel and \ traitor.
NaPoieon VIII know how to estimate the LOYALTY
OF these supporters of" ancient institutions" II
Is 20 the people that he owes every thing It was
the people who at first called him to the throne of
the % 4 he,
united and fervent than ever which re echoes that
eau ana as long as he retains firm hold other
ahectohS, which he can only do by making their
happiness ms principal care, no power on earth /
am persuaded, can shake the stability of his
throne. Never, indeed, in the whole history of
the world, was there monarch, with a competi-
tor for the crown III possession of the capitaI vino
obtained the prize with so much ease, or was
so cordially received as Napoleon has been, even
by the friends ofhis rival
VIII so many proofs of the entire deUotion of a
'ohoie nation, not satisfy the hends of war. that
this wonderful man is in reality the sovereign of
their choice What better evidence would these
wretches have ofthe fact? Orrather, do they not
smut their eyes against all evidence Do they not
consider war Their harvest, to bring about which
they would sacrifice every principle ofhonor and
justice, II they can possess any Can it be for
gotten how eager they were, when they thought
the power OF the Bourbons re-established to m
volve France IN = new war with her neighbors p
How they endeavored to SOW the seeds of lea
lousy as to her rising power and greatness, for
the base purpose of exciting hostile attempts
against her; even when all hopes from this
source failed, how often and how anxiousIy did
they endeavor to create civil war IN that coun-
try, by the unprncipled and insidous advice
which they gave the Bourbons, to withdraw their
confidence from these men, who alone were dis
tnSulshed for talents, and upon whom only the
nation could rely in the hour Of danger. The
seeming tranquility which was about to diffuse
itself over Europe disappointed the sanguinary
hopes Of these men of blood hut these feelings
were not eradcated they were only put aside
as n reserve, to be ready when an opportunity
occurred of again being brought into action
The return of Napoleon they now consider as that
opportunity; arL instead of uniting with thirty
millions OF peoplein hailng an event which n
the soyereigns OF Europe studied their true in
terests, might be rendered conducive to erenero1
happiness, they hold 1t up to view IN no Other
lsnt Than as a signal to unshestb the sword IN
rePunge this country into all The horror Of inter.
lnlhaoie war, and to draw the allied powers into
new union, similar TO that fatal union which
was formed IN the early part of the revolution.
which reused the whole population or France
and enabled them efIectuaiIy 10 deceat he 49,,
jects, ard TO battle all the attem,,ts of tber 49,,
e1s' me Courier, already anticipating the
fruits OF th's 70 them, promising harvest, exuI.
uhSY eNclaims--" Now we shall have rea-
son to bless that delay in the march of Congress
which many were disposed to blame Had they
terminated theTproceedngs last autumn the mon