The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-11-19
POLITICS OF EUROPE.


London Examiner, of Sept. 81, on the
documents which we lately republished
from iba, paper.
We havo given this week a conversation
between .Bonaps,e and somo English gentle.
men, which was published in the MOrhing
Chronicle. Doubts, We believe without cause
have tsen thrown on i,s authenticity AS
far as The internal evidence goes, il is IN favor
Of lit cont aims that kind Of historical illus
uslion, n,i2ed up with his remarks on pas.
sing events, in which he was offer so happy.
Who will forget hi. reminding The French
Chamber.. during his lest reign, Of tho f,ye
OF the subjects Of the lower EmpTe, who
busted themselves in Theological dispate'
while the cn-ny was approaching the gates
Of their capita? The comparison OF Eng
land to fcancis the lst q, Pavia is equ,fy
hoppy. II this account be genuine, aud we
arc we'll assured thai il is 80, n IS important
10 observe The manner IN which B1nsparte
speaks OF the pow 81 OF Ressa. "!f Alex
andcr slnized P1i,nd woil, ne might COM
mmA EUropc." IT. points ont, too, the cir
cumstaocc, st5st u Austria aud Rassa have
The ntcotiun Of dIviding Turkey, OF which
he seems confident. France and Eogiand will
be left arono toSdeie0d II. This, whether
said ty B1naparte or no, IS ILLUSTRATIVE cf the
policy Of keeping France thus crippled, OF
pressing her down fof tho purpose OF le,y.
Ing on her contr e.itions, which, lar from alle
viariog our buuhcns, dcpnve us of that adj
vantage whlch as copmcrcill naiun we
derive from the prosperity Of other nations,
and which cndangcr our .own liberties, hy
schooling Bti,iSh T. oops ia the practice Ct re-
pressing the principles OF liberty, and in pro-
tectipg rules against the clearly -iranite stcd
will ol whole nation. Wc do'no pretend
to dccdc upos the plan of dividing Torkcy;
but II ANY Two powers are capable OF chect-
iog this in de ohipco Of the rest OF Europe,
they u'y just as ieadiy act to work on ony
other plan OF PARTITION AS this the age FOR
indemNtles and cleaIing old scoEes, we do
not bee why Russia md Austria mby not
think liz 10 s,rip Ptos,ia ofihe territory il has
acquitted within century, by means not tire
most jusuhIhe /; or why all jhrce should not
Join 10 parcc, out she few remaining free
stan In Germany, since Lord Casticrcagh,
aud his long speeches, has avowed,a and our
ParlaInent has acQuiosccd in The principles,
that the interests and even the existence OF
the small states may be sacriii:ed 20 the pre-
sumed convenI:ace Of gtea: ones since il
has been deemed good rCdsoning to say, that
because Russia c!ooscs totakS Finland, 10
which IL has no RIG Sweden should have Nor.
way, to which II has no tide that because
Rcssia choosc TO have the Dutchy Of War.
saw, Prussia should take hait SaxpDy, as an
Indemnity lor losing that which she had nev.
e. light 10 possess. The terms, orrondlsi.
n'enfs, aud making squares oi tncritoty, which
;aa long and noble speaker We bave before
mentioned is SO fond ot will never be wanting
as ptetext--l" is 10 be cnse mbcred, as a
M,rnipg paper has we'll o5sersed, that il was
duriny the tio,e when France, from internal
weakness, was u1ablc 10 take part in the
affairs OF Europe, that the partition Of po.
land took plIce. Every thing contributes to
show the imrolicy Of continuing the oppres-
sion OF the f,ench people. A change Of
ministry has taken place IN that country,
where, upon The whole, ausers wei Tor the
people, Louis sccms TO have found the No.
cs,sity OF Binding himself more closely 10
the Constitutiooslist party. The resignation
OF teltre has been accepted, and Gsuvion
ST. Cyr has been mad, minister of War.
Cc9m Mole, who was in Office under b,na-
pate, has succeeded to the Office OF Mais-
ter OF Marine, before held by ST. Cyr. This
step is connected with the res oralion to Da.
voust OF his Marshs's Staff, aud with an In. |
creased attention OF late OF the part Of the |
King to the Duke OF Orlcaas, dsscrvediy
the most p,pular OF tho French Princes.
All tho pefsoos 10 whom these marks Of
favor have been shown, arc the mos, odious
to tho Ultra Roysl,sts. and the necessity
which the King { IS OF thu, ouiragine his
old par,iz aus, shows how wc.k aud dsspica-
bic that party is in Frsncs.--We WISH We
could see these measures accompanied by
my relaxation OF the restraint iu which tse
''ess Is kept. Without the ii,cry of the
press. il the Kios wished u smsliorste the
'ysiem Of his government, hc would not sue.
,ccd IL Rs by the press alone that The vex.
tions OF iofcrior officers can be exposed. o.
" which they Gao be prevented rrocp inpvs.
og on their superihr,. IL is bv ia: pres.
lone that such aehcek can be ke?, upon uu
Constitutional acts, ths,a hath of seycrcoss
Or the cons,i,uiion Pro4eesJ, which, aSsn !