The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-16

with patience TO read the Insults offered
by man OF yesterday, to the man who,
for twenty years, ruled the destiuies OF
Europe, can have no feeling which dig
nifes or ennobles our common nature
Greatness OF mind is never more con
spicuousiy displayed than by patience
in aGsersity, or than by soothing tbs
disuesses of the unhappy and the fall
en-. --Napoieon, the wonder and aston
ishment of Eu'o pe for 20 years, comes
again before the British people.
Napoleon appeals to the English PEG
pic against the conduct Of man who
in the Catalogue" goes for Sir Hud-
SOP Live. The blood freezes, and our
nature becomes indignant, when we see
the worm lift its feeble body agains,
the sun when we see " a little brief
authority" assume the tone of a Dicta-
tor, and the cruelty Of more than Ca
ligula's prison keeper I! We are no
friends 20 Bouapar;c, VIC ,hilk, and al
ways have thought, that he was no
friend to liberty. Wherever his scep
tire swayeG, freedom was unknown, but
attic the Storm sWcp, CT the cottage
OF our bir,h-and perhaps the pledge
Of our affection, it yet came SO careered
in majesty and glory. that our SORROWS
were assuaged, and, in cur admiration
nj It's awful impetus, SIC resigned our
selves with patience 10 lis visitaiions
Bonapartc was dcspn,; but the cir,
cumstances that made him enc still kept
him so One splendid despot, one
mighty yra0t, is preferable TO hunu-
cd little ones, and fact and history bear
us out in the assertion. We wish not
70 culugize the character OF this fallen
Emperor bUI We think the document
which he has sent into the world, as
Just as II is ananswerable, except in
enc particula. instance. That instance
is, where II states he offered himself
"volaa;arily', a prisoner 10 the ap,ain
OF tee Beilerophoo. We know not all
the facts attending his surrender, and
we cannot therefore decisively pro-
nounce upon even the truth or falsehoad
OF The naluie OF his surrender He did
surrender, however, or, il cur readers
viii, he was made priscner by Eng
lard. England then, hal ne exclusive
right III dstaiDing him, aud Of detaininu
hlm where she pleased, without the in
difference of airy other nation; but not
without attending 20 the citCGms,ances
oil his rank--.he preservation of his
health---and in st,ict accordance with
all those ia" S and regulations which ma
tons have agreed 10, 2s tie proper
lrestment and safe custody OF PRISONERS
We cannot imagine that the Prince
Regent would suffer his Ministers 10
insult, by meGiai deputy, ard Genol al
even, who might become their prisoner.
much less, permit ST. Hudson Lowe 30
insult EapoleopS lPe cannot p=rT.i.
ourselves 10 believe, tiiat the Ministers
oil The Prince r gent would tolerate any
man in the British service, to isaic, any
severe punishment apon the meuncst o.
nest degraded person, than the laws o.
customs OF ihe country warrant much
less, upon such parsonage as Napo
leon. There is something of so much
bitterness In abusing fallen man, that
we must still withhold cur assent in q
great measure, from the truth Of this
important document, and even for mo
meDt persuade ourselves, that this Sir
hudson Lowe was not as gully Is he is
Represented 10 be.