The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-11-27

luds 10 lager msmoir, ON which nc j, now
wofk---in which he means TO rflaia that
revololion by which Frsncc was changed
6rom nneient monarchy into republic, be-
came then the empire Of Nspo'ean, ood then
,he kingdom Of thu Boufbons." But time
lies, and know not whether things may
not have changed before my memoir Is ready.
..liepnze.Hs I will comply with the wishes OF
thos: who urgently desire that l would en-
tighten public opioion upon relations towards
mc and which have been strangely disHgur-
~d."s
Il is this defence which i, now before Us.
We shall shin the cream Of it--giving such
Extracts, "a may show the spirit in which it
is executed
The circumstances respecting which he
gives information, relate ist. to the return OF
king, Cd 10 his acceptance OF tho Minis
Try Of tho Police, Sd. to the ordinance
of the 24th July, and 4th, to his mission TO
Dresden, aud the circumstances which pre-
vented him from entering into tho Chamber
yf Deputies.
LIST. Return Of rae Kny--This is compare.
lively speaking the weakest part Of the de.
fcncc--Hs points out with great force tho
difficulties he had to encounter but docs not
satisfy us that nc took the best course. How
many facts does he ship ovcf What want
of specification In his statemcn,si In the
general, the difnculties he had 10 meet were
Of gigantic character.
He was President Of the French govern.
sneni when the armies OF the allied powers
were advancing against PAris--Napoleon
had ebdica,ed but no was stili at tho Elysee,
.wi,hiog 10 act as tho general of tho French
armies Fouche confessss tha, he vehe.
,,ncplly c.poscd tho scheme that there were
eleven hundred thousand bayone,s then
against him, and no, moro than one hundred
thousand TO oppose them. Napocon was
tbtrcfors invited TO save France from useless
bloodshed, and RETRO 10 the u. States.
II was impossible to take a. part which
would pleasc all parties. France was split
by varying opinions. Most of the French
people were opposed to the Bourbons, be-
cause they fe1cd that every ihing which
had been done would be broken up, and roac-
tion and vengeance be the order Of the day.
But who was TO take tho sceptre Some
wore 10 form a regency but a regency
that would have governed 10 tho name OF the
wife and son of Napoleon would have given
soo much credit 10 the idea that Napoleon
himself goyerned"--Some were for the
Dukc Of Orleans.
Fc6ehc jus,i6cs himself against the charge
Of tanning The spirit Of the army--bnt wha,
could they have done against spch dispro.
portion oil forces why risk the flower oil the
army, and expose the capital TO be sacked,
by fruit,csa opposition f-.Necessity bad
marked out his course. The opinions Of the
French were not consulted~-" wAerevur she
foreign or aiies were Louis 10 was proclaim
cd" Tho allies said sie jubeo, sic voio,
The voice Of The people was sslenccd :--
Louis re.asecndcd the throne.
What then was Fouchc TO do ? He accept
ed the office which hs had once WELDED
lilo ass0rncd fhe Ministry Of 'fohce---Eor what
reason Not because IL had any charms for
him--he was too we'll known To seek such
disiinciion--it had moreover great dangers
MT such au epoch. We give his own words
When people saw me accep. of,ho Ministry
they might have believed Intended to illus.
tratc-my death, as had honored my life."
Bot he accepted il, to prevent reaction,
and 20 give him an opportunity of instillng
his IDEAS Of moderation into the new reign.
Thesc ideas, he says he mover ceased 10 re.
peat. AZ his frs, conferences with Lord
Wellington, he dwslt upon tho neccs,iry OF
forgetting what bad pas,ed that many had
been betrayed by the spill, Of thu time rather
than their own treason; tha, they vere hur-
ricd on by the storm which ragged, rather
views Obtained Lord Welliog,on's approba.
tca.
On the next day, he used the same Ian.
gusgo to the king--and "dolivercd him
ict,er in which said to him with ersnkness
whatever seemed to me most calculated to
gain him oil hearts to unite all parties ond
to bring us into union with the principles
and wishes TO the Monarch. My open Ian
guage seemed to make an Impression on the
kwg."
lie iustiies himself particularly for accept
Ts aa Office under the king. Many, he suys,
had come back with prejudice and pcrseco.
uon 10 their hearts "was Il DOT my most
sacred da,y to meet these doubss and cudcsv-
our to dispel them Was |, carrying sim
plici,y too far, when hoped that, by spread
ing light over oil objects, should soften
hostile sentiments; moderate the opinions
even Of rho most violent men; subduc every
one 40 duty to preycot reaction"
lsnies that. in tix aharetv he hera me-