Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-29

country, placed bv nature between the new and |
the old continents, and formed to he the medium
ot communication between both, now stood be-
tween TWO hres. On the one side Continental
europe was IN blaze, from tie force of his
arms-2nd on the other the New World. from
The influence Of his ntrigue,. Between both th;,
country was shaken, but she maintained her as
cefdcncy. his ambition then led him TO pierce
INC rolcn regions of Russia. In Ills cv progress
sor northern rapinc and deSolation, he encounter
ell Austria and Prussia. [rhc orator here de-
acribcd the Russian Campaign and the events
which followed it, UNI The arrival Of the allie, in
Paris Here, he aaid, they did IN act which in
me eyes OF posterIJy will absolye them from
whatever errors they elsewhere committed. In
the noble generosity of Their views they gave to
fallen France liberty and life to Bonaparie, life
and Elba-( Loud cheers. This was an act as
honorable to them, as it was undeserved by Tie
object whom they sheltered. The one gave to
France ruin and disaster, the other king and
constitution, framed upon enlarged, LIBERAL, aud
uneNcluding principles form of charter well
suited to England, but not deserved by France
one far different from that which her weak mud
dy philosophers, in the heY-6.y OF their greatness
tned to balance III the hlnzsy machine Of their
scattered invention-a better one, than ever is
sued from the staring counc Is OF their economists
when they endeavored to establish that system
Which had method in its madness, and madness
IN It's method, who in their political worship
bowed to the goddess of liberty until their mean
tationS converted her into the goddess of fury
who set Their political machine IN motion at one
notnent with the breath ofliber " a, another with
the Storm OF anarchy, until its wheels at length
took hire from the force of it's own velocity
LDud and continued cheers } The events 70
M CHI he (Mr. g. had referred, at the walls
oil F;uis, remrdeied the fragments of this ncon-
gruous system, and caused them to srbside INTO
of e. hat R,or
land. Tbs system was now ustlrped What
was to be done ! Were they to listen 10 a reviva,
ola new system, or of any system Fl ON Bona
parte' Was he who broke the treaty of Fontaln-
beau, which gave him amnesty and station, to
come forward and call upon them to abide by the
treaty of Paris, which formed the very basis OF
his own exclusion3 Were they sane to talk of
t.ith, and listen TO such PROPOSE ion l-(Ha,,
hear What was the language he held to
army! ave must establish throne by new
conquests II is true signed an abdIcation, but
that was nothing wishOut the consent of the PEG.
pie. Without this my convention WAS inval d."
His ministers and court say the same-they re-
echo this monstrous abandonment ofprinciple, and
yet, III the same breath, they call upon YOU to
trust nm. VIII YOU take hun now, who has vio-
lated the very prime pie of alliance, in preference
to accepting that compact of five Powers whose
faith is une'ringly pledgedi What hesitation car
there be as to the course they ought 10 take p
Can they doubt, armed as they are, with ever
moral and political engine at their disposal, OF
their power and ability 10 beat down this sNs EN-
IN France; to beat down an opponent, who is not
flrm IN his government, and who stands who'll,
without claim or title for his political mainte-
nance! Were they now to say that, W III Au
tria's immense force, and Russia's incalculabl
|one-wlth Prussias strength and England's coun-
ses--with fol ce of five or six hundred thousanG
men ready to take the field at the onset France
could not resist the attack. How could she d
1T! Her population of one hundred mill ons wa
now reduced to twenty five; besides she had los
her facInation-hcr spell was gone The career
OF Bonaparte had been developed to the nations
OF the continent in its naked colours h S hand o.
enfranchisemen was the grasp of slavery to ev
ry country that force of arms or influence lad II
ms fet-he. gave worse governm emit than the
worst that ever prev iously cursed them his ar
my, like the Roman leg,ons under Aita, carried
devastation and ruin IN the train, and could now
form no encamPment in Europe, except within
he circle Of their enemies. OF all external re-
sources they were bereft. What were their III
ternM ones In the first place the leader of tn
slratocracy had no cavalry, at least, nothing tina
bore the name of comparison IN the scale; sec
ondly, he had no money thirdly, no credit and
fourhly, no tide.-( Hear. } As the people, I'll
they Identified themselves with his cause, where
were they when the treaty of Paris was signed |
Not UNFOLDING his rule, but parties 10 his depp-
sition-( Hear, Hear ! Are Frenchmen, he
asked, so devoid of faith, so blind to their own
interest, so neglected. oft the solemn assurance
they have already given, as to rise against the
Combined powers ofBurope, in order to support
stranger ON Their throne Was it from pride
that they would act so And should the allies, |
from deIcacy to France, suffer her 10 insuae the |
internal damnation Of military despotlsm -
{ Hear. )-Gentlemcn had asserted that the |
French nation were favorable to BOnaparte-in |
The smcerityof his heart he believed II to be no !
sush thng-the sceptrc was consigned to his
hands by the mere act Of the military. There |
was no reason 10 bel eve that England was not |
able To cope with Bonaparte, Notwithstanding his
resources, his army, his understanding, or h 5
genus Tor the question was not now, whether
we mad right to oppose him We are actual
" at war, IN consequence Of his breach Of faith,
~ consequence of his having broken the Treaty
OF Fontainbleau. rh,s, however, was consider |
ed rs nothing. To be sure" SAID Bonapartc, |
" saved my life by means Of IT. but am no fur |
ther bound by 1T the entire proceeding was III.
valid, as done against my engagements with |
Frances can do nothing without the concur |
renee OF the people--8y Council tell me so ?'-I
( Laughter and much abbLaVse. Never (said |
Mr. Oratan, with animatlon,) never may live |
70 see The day when with all Europe IN our tram, |
England should basely trucsle TO the power OF |
France.--L LoRd cheering. )-IfEngland shoulC !
Withdraw from the allIancc-fshe should nsglec |
her ests-if she should desp,se her glory and
forget her ancestOrs-ifshe should astonisn Eu- |
and ffata