Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-08

Tie ridicule Of my consulia. l saw
the necessity of establishing some
thug sound, to serve as point of
support for the revolution. Twas no.
minated consul for life. 1t was a
llle-rent of the soyereign power, in
sufficient, however, in itself, since il
held o t a future epoch ; and nothing
is so injurious TO confidence as the
prospect Ola change; hut it was
passed for tie moment III which it was
established"
The account given in this work
of the murder of the Duke O'Eng-
hien,a and the motives of that atrocious
act, vary in some degree from those
heretofore assigned. In the work
before US, Bonap2rte seems TO have
thought the destruction OF prince Of
the house of Bourbon necessary, to
convince the world that he had no
thought OF restoring the royal family.
" 1t was necessary, at all hazards,
u undecei'e France, the royalists,
and Europe, in order that all might
know what they had 10 expect from
NE. 4 persecution in detail. a.
gainst words, always has bad eff
feet ; because IL does not attack the e.
vii in its root. Besides, this mode of
proceeding has become impossible in
this age of solicitation, in which the
exile If a woman agitates the whole
IF France.
e" Atthis moment there occurred.
unfortunately !,r me, one of those
strokes o. change which destroy the
best resolutions. The police disco
vered me petty + yAltst's plots. the
focus Of Which WAS beyond the Rhine.
An august head was implicated in
these transactions. All the circum.
Stances of this event squared in an in
credible manner with those which in
fuenCcd INC 20 attempt great mea-
SIRE Of state policy. The death Of
the duke D'EnShicn decided the ques,
ton which WAS agitated. 1t decided
It for ne past al rcturn. | ordered
it.
"a nan of mGch talent. who
thnUgat to understand the sub Jet,
has said ct his transactions, that il
Was more than crime, it was a
fault. No offence TO that parsonage
twas crime. and not fault. | am
rot ignorant Of The value q! the words.
The offence Of that unfortunate prince
was confined to miserable intrigues
With some old harnesses OF Stras-
burgh. He played his game. The
intriguers were watched. They nei-
Their menaced the safety of France
nor 10y safety. re persisted the vic
Tim Of policy, ard Of an extraordina.
~ concurrence of CIRCUMSTANCES.
His death Was no fault, for ali
the consequences which / fOresaw
have happened"
u the revolutionary interests, a.
established by i!s dynasty, he thus
speaks:
=. The rev Olutiun was finally ter
mint it became immortality fix
el!"nGPr a permanent dynasty. The
RepaSiic had satisfied opinion only :
the Empire guaranteed interest along
Win OPINIONS.
{" The interests were those Of the
,nmnnSe ma ;ority above an thugs,
lie Empire guaranteed equality. IN
il democracy existed, 6 tic faCto eli dc
lrc.' Liberty alone wa, restrained
because it was OF no wake at the pc
Rod Of "A crisis. BESIDES, liberty is
only for the Use of the enlightened
part Of a nation /; equality is for the
use OF all. This is The reason why
my power remained popular even
during those rcverses which have
crashed France"
The conclusion of the work,
which speaks Of his final surrender to
toe English, is interesting, whoever
may he lis author.
France has respected misfortune
in my person up to the moment when
forever quilted her shores l might.
perhaps, have retired into America.
and displayed my defeat in the new
world; but enc who had reigned o.,
Yer France ought not 70 disgrace his
throne by counting amy other glory.
&" A prisoner upon another hemis-
pherc, have nothing left for me To
defend. but The reputation which his
tory is preparing for ne. twill say,
that man to whom the people was