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

AOt'hoeEg sNuTCI W.
REPUTED WORK OF BONApARTy.
We spoke yesterday of singular
book. protesting itself to be the worI;
lof Bonaparte, and containing a sun.
mary of his political and military his.
tory. External evidence there is none
in its favor. We have not the least
idea that it was written by Bona
''partc. The first extract which We
I,,shall make gives description OF those
two grand parties which have disid-
ed the world in these latter DAYS ::
the rcvolutionist, and the friends Of
the existing order-of that order
(which is now. we hope We may saw,
happily re-established.
j "From the moment that disco
yered the bottom of the heart Of these
two factions: from the moment that
perceived that they divided the world
as in the time of the reformation, :
was aware that any sort Of compact
between them was impossible, be-
cause almost all their interest clashed
toe strongly. was sensible that the
more the crisis was abridged, the bet
ter it would be for the people. 1t
was necessary that the majority of
Europe should be for lis, in order to
make the balance incline to our side
and | could only thus dispose tile
weight in virtue of the law of the
strongest. for that is the only law &C.
knowledged among nations. The alb
solute necessity. therefore, required
that Ishouid be thc strongest, for I
had not only to govern France. but
to subject the world to her; other
wise she must have been amihiated
by the world.
81 never had any choice in the
measures which I adopted: they
were always commanded By cvcn;S,
because the danger was always imni-
nent: and the 3lst of March showed
to what a degree it was 10 be dread
led. and whether it was an easy mat
ter for the old and the new systems
to live together.
II then clearly fore,aw, that as
long as there should be an equality
in the strength of these two systems,
There would exist war. either o.
pen or secret, between them. The
treaties of peace which they might
sign would only he pauses for breath
ling. 1t followed, then, that France,
as the metropolis of the revolution,
should be maintained in a state Capa-
BILE of resisting the tempest. II was
requisite that there should be unity
lin the government, in order that IL
might be strong: union in the nation,
in order that all its means might be
directed to the same object and con-
fdencc in the people, in order that
they might acquiesce in the sacrifices
necessary for obtaining success.
"But in the system of the ccnsa-
late, every thing was precariOus, be
cause nothing connected with it, was
in its proper place. There eSistca
under that system republic in name
and sovereignty in fact feeble
national representation, and a srons
executive power, authorities IN sub
lection, and a prepondrrant army.
Nothing proceeds rightly III a Po-
litical system in which words disa-
gree with things. TIC government
is degraded by the perpetual dnplici-
~ it practices. 1t falls into that con-
tempt which awaits every thing false,
because. whatever is false Is feeble.
1t is besides no longer p"ss.hie 10 play
double in politics {; nations have been
too long acquainted with public al
fairs, and the newspapers tell them
too much for that nO% to nc done.
There remains only one secret Tor
leading the world: which is. 10 he
strong for in strength there IS II.
error, no illusion it is truth cs.'osea
naked.
"IfeeI the weakness ofmy pos. '9n,