Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-04

TO compassion, and his soul to atone. When
he departs from peace, from truth, from
justice, the consequences Of his wanderings
shall deter him repeating them, and shall
gently lead him to amendment.
The father of all gave ear and created
weak faultering being, hut in his faults,
the pupil of Mercy, the son Of ever-active
and ameliorating love. Remember thine
origin then, o Man when thou art hard
and unkind to thy brother: Mercy alone
willed thee to be love and pity sucked
thee at their bosoms.
From the London Morning Chronicle, reed.
at the office ofthe Franklin Gazette.
LAS cAsAs AND THE BRITISH MINISTRY.
We have already noticed the Memoirs Of
the Count de Lasa Cass, aproduction which
has more than ordinary claims on the atten-
ton of the British public. We made some
extracts from it respecting the conduct of
Sir Hudson Lowe, and We then alluded to
the charge which it conveyed against GER
tain individuals of the ministry Of this coun-
try. We know not how men in their high
situation may feel, but this we know, that
if charges directly affecting has honor, were
to be brought forward against any gertle-
man in private life, he would soon see the,
necessity of meeting them in some way or
other, if he wished to preserve the good o.
pinion of society. If the conduct of these
individuals was what the Count de Las Ca
sas represents it to have BEN, and from the
documents produced by him, appearances
are certainly at present very much in his
favor, they must be considered guilty of
the double crime Of dishonoring themselves
and endeavoring to dishonor the nation
which they represented.
The publication consists first, OF Bio
graphical Account Of La Casas; secondly,
of Letter from La Casas to Lucien Bona
parte, giving an account of the treatment of
Napoleon Bonaparte and his manner Of liv-
ing at St. Helena, which letter was the
cause of the removal of Las Casas from
that island and, thirdly, of Letter of
Complaint, written by Las Casas to Lord
Bathurst Immediately after his arrival at
Frankfort.
In a notice preixed to the letter 10 Lord
Bathurst, it is stated, that it "would never
have been communicated to the world at
large, If q clicked and Intentional misrepre-
sentatisa Of the truth, and calumnies inju-
rious to the honor of Count Las Casas had
not been publicly uttered in the British
Parliament on the 18th May, 1918. On
that day, it is said,
Statements and complaints so excessive
ly ridiculous were attributed to him, that
they seem TO have been anrented for the
sole purpose ~ furnishing the English min
isiry with the means Of meeting them with
an easy and victorious refutation.
''In the course of the discussion, one oil
these subaltern and obscure members who
form part Of the administration for their
complacency ard their services 10 ministers,
of the name of Goulburn, with the intention
no doubt, of being useful and agreeable to
his immediate superior, did not hesitate to
add insult to the riolat'on of truth. For
want of the flowers of imagination, he no
doubt found II quite easy to have recourse
to libel and caIumny. y II
= y The charge of bad faith and
insincerity attaches to him with the more
justice. that all the correspondence TO which
he alludes actually passed."
This letter is stated as given 10 the world
with the view of enabling "tbe public to
decide between the English ministry and
Count de Las Casas." 1t will put them,
it is said, in possession OF true statement
of his treatment and complaints, which
were misrepresented by lord Castlereagh
and Mr.. Goulburn, and It will enable them
at the same time to perceive that the ac-
count given Of this letter by Mr.. Goul-
bnrn, was at complete variance with the
truth.
The following account is given by Las
Casas of bis removal from St. Helena -
81 discharged to the best Of my ability at
Longwood, my religious and holy vocation.
| there devetea all the faculties of my heart
and soul to sweeten the most severe of all
captivities, when | was suddenly removed
by the Governor of st. Helena. He was
authorised, perhaps, inremoviHg me / had |
infringed his regulations was only, how
ever ouihu nf h,yinn ar,iled rnrself &c Tho |