Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-22


vicinity, if he possessed Il greater portion OF
hardy CaIabrians, and less portion OF a
NOISY, cowariiy populacc, ,menacing in the
absence oil their enemy, but flying from his
presence, we should have cherished some
hopes of n successful resistance. The trade
of war is learned, like all other trades, by ha
bit and discipline.
The Lazzaroni of Naples, and the inhabi-
tants OF It's provinces, Were the invncible
Romans of former age; the Calabrian of
the present day is tie descendant of that in
rictus Cdtaber, of whom the Roman poets
| speak as the best hope OF the Roman empire
| III ITS best period. But under the effects of a
| bad government, and Il long disusc oil arms,
the nation has NOW become what it is. But
let the vicissitude OF mortal events again call
them into suitable action let a desultory
warfare IN their country renew those habits
ana mat spirit which now sleep; let one or
more OF the Generals of Napoleon again
command aiiddiscpEnc them through two or
three campaigns; let France and the north
| of Italy rise behind them, and gain them
time, by supporting their cause; aud Europe
Wi! soon see that war makes soldiers; and
that opportunity, and the memory of illus
| trious ancestors, will make heroes that ma
! t,re IS always the same under the same cir
ctlmstances and that this is not the are
| tstn OF foreign sovercSns, allied in their own
! peculiar cause, against the liberties Of man
| kind.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
The following took place in the British
House OF Commons respecting ;his ilhlstri
Gus character.
! Mr.. hume rose to move for an account OF
the expenses of tie detention of Napoleon.
>sfif were right TO detain Napoleon al ALL he
would contend, that in the present financial
! diihcultes of the country, he might be safe
/ ~ detained at one tenth OF the expense,
! which at present attended his detention.-
! he had In possession an estimate of those
/ expenses for the year 1919, and he was not
! aware Of any reduction since.
! The expenses of the staff amounted to f9iOOO
ne expenses of the military establishment 1861
! HE incidental expenses for the maintc-
nance, &c. of Napoleon $1,000
| l he expenses OF provision vessels about .C0O
ne expenses oil the Nay 10000
! The total expenses & .674
| tie understood that government had late
! y engaged with the East India Company,
! that the Company should paw all expenses.
and that they should be paid by government
a sum equal to the amount Of the average
| expense, which attended the detention of Ma
/ p0!eon for the last three or four wears.
! Sir Robert Wilson protested against the de-
| tenton of Napoleon. In the detention of
| llat lilustrious man. he saw nothing but dis
| honour. Napoleon BUnaparte threw himself
| upon the protection OF England, and his an
| peal To English generosity was met by pIac-
ing him on a rock,where he had been subject
ed TO cruel insult Separated from his family,
even from his infant child, he had been depriy-
| eo OF every domestic enjoyment. 1t was a fact
| Weliauthenticated, that he might have escap-
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| generosity of Great Britain. Should France
ever regain her freedom, she could not sub
NIT 10 see the hero, who was once the So
vereiSn of her choice, langiIish upon the
| inhosptable brow of barren rock.-Mr.
Croker pledged himself to show that Ma
poieon had been fairly hunted into the
tolls, and that i'll the whole transaction the
honour of this country and Of its officers
Were above all reproach.-Mr. G. Uutclin-
son said he could not but express his dis
| appreciation of The cruel and mean policy,
Which was pursued towards Napoleon it
was opposed to every principle of Justice,
humanity and honour. Was ii BETTING
that the British nation should become q TAILOR
for The Holy Alliance The real principles
OF these despCts their hatredto all that was
liberal, generous and fr8e was now avowad
to all tue world. Napoleon, even in the
worst day of his power, never WAS guilty of
any aggression upon the liberties of man
kind, half so dangerous or so daring as the
acts, which recently marked the unholy
councils of the Allies. For twenty years
the Allies had been calling 30 their subjects
to assist them against the tyrauy Of Bona
parte. Had they fulfilled their promises ?
Had Prussia, had Russia, had Austria AT
the treaty of Paris, and the Congress of
Vienna, the whole negotiations had gone on
the principle of violating the system, which
the Allies had pledged themselves to MAIN
tam and the noble Lord, (Castlereagh) had
concurred in their proceedings. AS the AL
lies had broken all their promises, to detain
Napoleon in his present captivity, was an
act of unexampled tyranny and oppression
towards the individual, and dangerous by
ITS example tothe rest of mankind. It would
be for Austria or Russia, and the despots of
the Holy Alliance, to concur i'm an act, |
which sOwell agreed with their general cha |
racter but that we should act as the perpe-
tual jailors of Napoleon, was most horri- |
bic and disgraccful. Whatever may be |
the view of AN historian on his continual |
captivity, after any danger to this country |
from hrs liberty had ceased 10 exist, il would |
only be continued now to satisfy personal |
plque against the man. Half million of |
money per annum, or nearly that sum, was |
expended TO this purpose, for ships, troops, |
and the civil government ofthc island. The |
people must be the most bcsotted in the |
world, instead of being, as they were, the |
most enlightened, if they continued to ap- |
prove such an expenditure for such cause |
Mr.. Hume moved for an account of the |
debt due from the government to the East |
India Company on the LIST of May, 1920
The motion was agreed to.
OMNIBUS.
A Laybach article Of March l 9TH, says