Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-01
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The following is from a gentleman -ybose in
tellgen'e and opportunities of information ar,
such rs 10 entitle it to great. confidence tn,
reader wlil form his opinion OF tive state of IN,
country, from the whole and not from pA.t
Boston u .4liueriiser
~ know not what are the opnions adopted b,
the political writers in our own coun ~ in 70
gard TO the probable stab ty Of the French mo
narchy, and The consequent duration ofDeace
AS to myself, have no hesitation in saving. thai
Louis XVIII, IN my opinion owes n S political ex.
istence NJ this moment n the foreign tr9ops IN
the country lido notthink, however. that I am
much better able to judge upon rh,s subiec,
where am, than should he, were n AMERICA
and vet there are occurrences that mass md, r
my eye every day that strongl mark the state a
the yublrc pulse SENTIMENT, which are pecu.
liar 10 individuals, on the subject of poIi.ics are
very rarely expressed, when they are unfayorable
60 an existing government; he who make them
public. mus know hat he is supported by num-
bers, or he would not venture daily hear and
from many too. that The French nation will moi
suffer heir preselt degrada ion @ continue long
that the day Of retrbution shal surely come
when England shall again be BUNDLED. he col :
ton of he northern horde be solved, and The
Eagles of The Empire one more spread their
wings, from the q lie ne Gulph OfVs &c -
II IS not, That any II, viii towards the King ey-
lists, but there IS a want ofattachment 10 h,m. a
general idea that he has only NEGATIVE Qualities
and they look upon him not s Soyereir of
their choice, but one imposed upon hem bv fo-
reign powers. Hatred to the English never was
more bitter France than at present she has
been the ms rurnent Of their humiliation and The
piilage Of Their capital, she has demanded the
heavy contributions, they are 60 paw and irnposed
upon them the hard conditions IF peace yvlicb
they we're obliged to accept A natural uauirv
60 make isi has not The internal prosperity OF
France been promoted by the late changes does
not the proprietor nj land obtain higher prices
Tor It's productions is no, the lsbourer more sure
OF employment and ofgreater wages IS not com
merce more hourishmg, manufsc ure more pro
ductlve and agriculture more prof table t. VIII oh
one must answer At once, that the coBdif;pp Of
the countryis two fold be ter m all these res
poets From what class Of the people then are
the malcontenis 10 he collected From the dis
banded soldiers and the broken officers Of the ar.
my, the emp oyers Of the fomncr possessions of
the empire nov restored 70 their rightful syve
Tegns, and long list Of those removed IN the
proper departments Of the kngdom the unauict
spirits who are Away, plotting revolutions Of
which there ever Will 81 So large proportion IN
this hot bed Of iacobniS4n ,an1 tho greater mass
Of the nation who Will expect TO Ell CT what
they arrived al in 90, 81, The leader in ia.
attempt will be men Of Influence, though out OF
fsror, and they will be opposed by the hmld,
who fear for theirlves and their estates and he
wealthy dignuaries Of whom tie many are ever
Jealous, these viii soon meet the same fste with
the military coTnnsndsnt At Marseiiles in 1913.
who was murdered at M a day on the pu5hc
qusy, and cut into ounce p eces by he knives IS
the fish-womcn. al thar orgina ed the revolu-
ton Of 49,. ADD all that sprung from n must be-
swept from The stage before France can be Sc.
cure the government mJlt be hen established
By some new dynasty At the head ofwhicl' should
be q man Of BonsnartCs commanding and over
aw,ng talent, VIII a more bounded ambition &c.
the reign Of tranquility viii ihen commence, and
not before. Wat Uli TIC toresn troops are re-
moved from France bciorcyou form Judgment
~ ny pred c,ions. The murderof Charles Ist
ghe pfolectorsi1p Of Cromwell, the exile o.
Charles "a aGtais afor fcstofatlou, Wal uot Emo
enexact psraiei.n the history o. thc last five and
twcntyycars oiFrnce, IL vii E,l in the c0nse-
quenoes occssoaed III the eysDts IN the two