The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-28
LETTER
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TMPEROR NAPOLEON.

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GEHERAL-I have received the Treaty OF
the Sd of August, 1915, CONCLUDED between
III, Britannia Mojesty, the Emperor of Aus
lris, the Emperor OF Russia, and the King
e Prussia, which accompanied your letter
of the 23d of Juiy.
The Emperor Napoleon protests, agains 81
,he contents Of that Trcaty nc IS not the
prisoner Of .Engand. After having ptaced
his abdicstion in the hands OF The Represent
atves Of the nation, for the advanfage Of me
Consultation adohfed ~ me French feoaEe,
and in fayor Of his son, he rcpaited yolun'a!
iy aud freely 10 England, with the view oi
living there, as a private individual under
he protection Of tie BRUSH laws.--The VI
ola,ion OF every law cannot consiiio'e rGht
The person Of the Emperor Napoleon 10 ac'
,ual!y in the power OF Englond, bo' he neIth-
er has been, nor is, in the power of AOstHa,
Russia, snl Prussia, either in fact or ct night
even according to the laws Or customs Cf
Englapd, which nevor included, III The ex'
change OF prisoners, RuAsisns, Prussisns,
Ausuians, Spsciards, or Portuguese, though
united TO these pOwets by tIesues uE alliance,
and making war conformity wiki them.
The Convention OF the % of August, con-
cldsled fifteen DAYS aftsr the Empetor was 10
England, cannot have sf right my efiect, II
exhibits only spectacle Of ,he coalition OF
the greatest powers OF Europe tor the op'
prossion OF single man "a coalition
which the opinion of every na;ioo and all
the principles u sound morality equally dis
ayow. r4' $685.
The Emperors OF Austria AM Rdssis. nd
the Klng Of Prussia. baviRg neither ~ TACT
or in right any claim over the person os the
Emperor Napoleon, could GeSido noAbing
respecting nm.
Had the Epperor Napoleon been in The
power OF the Emperor of Austria, that Ffince
would hare rccollected the relation which
r~iiyion snd un,ure have formed esfGsr2i q
faiher and a s9D---rslations which are never
violated with impuni'y. r.t 49,.
He would have recollecte3 that Napoleon
had Epr times restored TO him his throne {;
viz. at I.eoben in l7sI---at I,uoeville N lsc<
when his armies were under the walls OF
Vienna, Presburgb in 1905, and al Ficn-
ma in 1909, when his armies had possession
Of the capital and thrce.to1rths ot the moo
archy! That P ince would have rseo'iee,.
ed The protcs,a,ions he made 10 Napoleon at
the 6iuouac ia Mornvia in 1903, at the inler-
view in Dresden, in 1912,
HID the person Of the Emperor Nlpclcon
been in tae mower of the Emperor Alexond.
er. he would have reeol,scted the ues OF
friendship contracted at liis', at E'tncth,
and during tsg-iue years cf aGiIy eorsshon'
dencc.
Re would have reeollee,:d the conduecos
* he IAy inter In e
battle Of hus,erli,r, When tbongh be could
nave made him, with The wreck OF his army
tr;sonsr, conte nisd himself with taking his
paeolc, and al ow ed him 10 operate his retreat
He would have r3collec'sd the dangers TO
which he Emperor Napolean personally ex.
posed himself IN order TO cxungoish the hre
a, Moscow, and 70 preserve that capital tor
him-as,uredy that Prince would never
have violated the duties OF friendship aud
OF .,itode towards friend in d,isto'une.
Had the person Of the Emperor Napoleon
been in the power OF the King Of Prossis,
that Sovereign could net have forgot that
j, depended on the Emperor, attsr lhe but
tie Of Fricndlanh, TO place another Prinee 90
the IN one of nerlin. Hc would not have
forgotten, in the presence os disarrff Gu
-my, the protestations Of s,tae hmept spd the
sentiment, of gratitude which he tes''led to
him in 1919, at the intetviews IN Dresden.
7, accordingly appears from articles and
s, Of the Treaty of the I'd of August that
hesc Prinees, beios Incapable OF eterehing
any iurllense over the disposal OF tie eu'per-
,r. who was not in their power, sseees 10
whs, may be dono thereon by his Brhnnlc
Majesty, who takes upon himsel the ch"ee
& fulfilling every obligation. The Rri'ets
have repro,eh.d the Emperor Napoleon suh
/ having preferred the protection OF the To-
\ glish laws 10 theirs The false ideas Which
the Emperor Napoleon bad formed o, The
iiberali,y Of the laws OF England and OF toe
isaasree Of he onirion Of great, gsaers',
aud free neoals ovcr their G,pernmeni, de'id.
ed him 70 prefer the protection OF fhssshVs
| to tha, of a Sarhe- in-Iax, or an old ifienS
The Emperoc Napoleon bad !, Va his p'"
| er to secure by q diplomouc ues'y, whss'
| er was personal, TO himself by ps,,idg hin