Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-14


personal qualities Of this Prince, the re-
imembrance of Jemappe. and some other
lof the victories Of the Republic with
l which his early youth was connected,
Ian entirely new social compact which i
Twas natural and easy to conclude with
-Ihim, and his name of Bourbon, which
'|conld not be pronounced in the iHleEior,
land butmight be advantageoasly empley-
Ted in the negotiations, with the foreigners
'I-these and other causes showed in the
tchoice of him prospect Of repose even
Ito those who did not find any happiness
lin it. Others insisted on the principles
.|of legitimacy ; but they applied tlteta
falsely; this principle is nothing but a
lpolitical law proper to every nation where
lit is received lit confers on every coufs-
TRY great advantages because it prevents
disorders and troubles; but in respect
Ito the rights of nations, it is no law. Lee
legitimacy between Soyereigns is but a
lconsequence of the recognition of each Of
them war and conquest abolish thi re-
.Ecognition, and consequently this legitl
'|macy the Partition Of Pollard is proof
of it
/ Napoleon might be legitimate or not
The was so. however, for every other So
! yereign than Louis XVIII, he would hare
jbeen overthrow nevertheless. With
| the principles that now predominant in
! Europe. it weuld be necessary to make
! war upon that Monarch who would take
1 it into his head to act like Napoieon; nay
!. the principle of legitimacy, even consi-
|dered as merely political law Of the
. country, is liable to important excep-
tons. Montesquieu supposes, that the
relation between dynasty and a people
1 may become so intoIerabic, that this law
must be absolutely changed in order to
save the country itself.
My correspondence with the ministers
Of the high allies. aud with the generals
/ OF their armies, will be annexed to my
memoir il will show how know how to
assert the dignity of the nation. There
were naturally and Intentionally differ
ent shades in the negotiations I; / hoped
| that my proofs would give more weight
Ito each of my demands In however,
desperate situation affairs my be, they
are still secondary. points upon which
lone may lay hold for in the loss efinde
pendence there are various gradations of
misfortune. People form very false j.
dea of the situation in which was when
| they reproach me with not having assert
ed the right Of the nation to choose its
Prince, and TO Elk the conditions of his|
power. Both questions were decided by|
( the force Of circumstances, the present.
LAY no more within nay power, all would
have been easy had Napoleon abdicated|
! at the field Of May. His toolate remoy-
al bowed us under the yoke of events i
/ believe that necessity acquits me of all
Ireproach.
The real difficulty has not been pro-
perry conceived those who wished to
remove the Bourbons imagined that the
choice of the Prince who was come to 60.
vern France was but OF subordinate In
terest I, IL ought to have been seen that
the question was to be considered in an
other manner. People affirm tanned the
energetic dispositions Of the army those
who believe that, know not the dispropsr-
ton of our strength new miracles off,
valour would have served but to risk the
flower of oar army, and SIC should at the
same time have exposed the capital TO al!
the terrors Of an armed invasion: the I
greatest danger to country in the dis
solution of all social bands,which DESTROYED
at the same time public and private pros
.perity, and leaves no hope and no future
{prospect(.
Amidst this conflict Of opinions, Louis
XVIII. was approaching Paris; where
yer the foreign armies were be was pro I
claimed. 1t was hence to be forseen,
that the same spirit would produce thel
same appearance in the capital The
King was at st. Dcnys where | had the i
6rstconference with yoar Lordship. At|i
Neuilly / did not seek to palliate the
fault of those who had betrayed the)
throne butt affirmed, that frem the \
moment that his throne was re-establish L
ed, it was the Kings interest to amalga-
rate all in punctually followed system
of mildness and oblivion whatin a well
ordered state of things is wisdom may be
madness in moment of confusion se-
yeral persons who were under the suspi-
ciou OF treachery bad been merely led a
stray upon the path into which the crisis
had conducted them Prudence requir-
ed much circamspection in respect oil
them, as long as any body does not be-
lieve that he has left the path of his duty