Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-15

l reighbours and wou,d have beaiiye.. sufficient
I ~ powerful to restrain them from debating law
ana rulers To France. Or, III the present Lo,;,
De !" tc Desi~'i, they might have taken him up
on Their own terms, and have made hin
an independent, legal, constitutional monarch;
under whose reign, or by any other rules or form
| OF government, they might have made civil II.
beriy secure. Let me notbe misunderstood no,
inexperienced when / say that the freedom OF
me tyranny of government is not always dcsg.
Mated by The title which IL bears RoljesDiene
and Cromwell, under republican titles. were. very
great desPots. The title of King was ,nciently
aPPneo, and in many parts of the world as still
aPp"ea 70 men who governed nations at their
wiz But n men come into Office, b.. The Ia.os,
ana me co'istiffion of the peofle, and govern &C.
CoFu'ngiy, 1T is imnsterial what you cs,N their,
,ne people are free. The King Of England Is an
hereditary nudity. The people. after their cor.
ruP1, rotten borough system, elect his ministers.
ana turn them out of Office Every thing IS dane
IN ms ranne, but not by him. Il IS, on 'this nc.
COUNT thatit IS said he can do no wrong. and that
ai ministers are, or should be responsible. -
We nave me advantage OF the English, in choos-
ihS our ehfef mdsishefe, for a limited period.
who has the choice of his assistants In Office and
Is nimseiL Immediately respoiIs;bleto the people
ana Two thirds OF us can make laws and amend
our forIlot governments without his consent.
Inc french were ultimately brought to the al.
Tentative OF adherlng TO Boneparte and his tyran-
nicairuie TO preserve their Independence. or IF
having hihS 70 rule over them at will, and BIZ
a'a with the censenf, and at the Measure Of Ior
Cdstfereagh, 81 Co. Such was The pyed;mosm.n,
IN which ,ney were placed. They were now d.
vided into three parties: the Royalists. Republ;.
cans aud Bonapaftis,s. This division paral,zesl
the nation The army was for Bonaparte. the
Koyallsts for Louis, and the Republicans seeing
a..,e hopes OF liberty in either, were somewfat
neutraiized py tne promises Of the allies and by1
the hope, that, Ii BoIiaparte were out of the
way, the nation would be left 10 choose for ;tself
Europe INST commenced war against the French
republic The French, when fighting for their
country and Tor freedom werey,ctorio,s. Roma.
parte subverted The rights, the pursuit of Which
made them inyhcrble. lie foolishly and wick
etiiy carried war into every state of Europe and
AT a, last drew down, the wrath and vengeance Of
.ie "oIiu upon nus country, when he had left
her nothing for whichta eight. excent the cbo;cs
OF master. American politicians. take wan
ING from the fate ofFrance. There is some dan
ger 1t you wish to secure your country TO yo,,r-
selves, promote equality, and let Justice be done
10 ali. DO not favor a monopoly of al The money
and property, IN the hands OF a fer by which. fie
many would have nothing to defend. If YOU wish
your country to be lnyincibie, equal rights, equal
y projected oy just laws inPartiaLy adrnimsterea
are the surest means
1t is not just To censurea whole nation fur III.
srlnes, or the Injustice ofone or more indiydaal,.
Inc French people are not entitled to aH he
oiame Tor the conquests of Bonaparte He 6,st
reduced them to his subiectlon, and then i,sed
them for the instruments OF his own g,T,ie.
aSgrandizement and AMBITIOUS designs. 49,.
ltsd he not msde himself master of the
Frehch, 1T u not likely that they wc,ad
have annexed Holland 20 France, or .,yonId 49,
invaded their faithful ally Span er would have
Carried their array all over Euror,e and IN t s,j
piiiage nations l DO not Ike th,ir c51a,,ct
towards SYyltzerlano, nor that towards nv own
Country but England would not let ti,e.y6 81
peace anti they sub. itteA 10 lyrant who would
not be al peace.
II the srench b e to blsine for yhat Banan.rte
'',sde thrin do, tho sf;naslJ, Is,itans. D.l,r,,.
Nerinsiis, lanes, SNedes, AastriaAs and Pruss,-
ans are equally to Diane The French alone, I, Il
I-pt hgt Inc patties OF Ansteriftz, OF Iena Ff-tt
aaiid, "ssgs!i', or o. lsoskwa, All of these asf
ons Esfe forced. 70 aid Tleaapafte 4 h,s ar.
quests :; they all except SpaiR fiis.,Is ,,ith M,
against Russia, which lathe oniy pow erthstdil No,
ts5ht ty the side of the gSf~nch: and when that
power entered into Bonepartes oontinentnls ,.,
and attacked Sweden whenFsNe held out atrasi5st
France. Now thtsc very. nsions are x,..p,I ,,,.
their yeng eance 1pGnthe Fseaeh people. for what
they themselves and the French were compelled
-by. Boaaparte 20 do $50 -.
/. II had hssnhapPy for FTaece, for Earose and
isainsf' % a'te etilrIiing- from Fypt and ex
Peiiln the invaders Of FrAnee from her territ5
res, he hsd ceased to exist or had he been
good man, he might have put down fsctioa es.ss.
bi'shed The Constitution, slysn peace to Rusone
aisd been honoured with tie title Of Father OF bs
ceuitry. but france IS indebted to him for her
Present miserable c9oditen.
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