The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-19

ey Conceived ty man. In f~en'5 dSys, The
exile o6 the island Of Eibs completely ,ravers.
ed France, followed by a single bntaIion and
2oib OF March Witnessed bis elevation 10 q
throne erected by himself. Never did a
de,hrooed sovereign repo.sess himself Of the
reins Of Govetorpeni in . manner SO as,onish-
ing. -"
Dat Napoleon had accomplished all this
without he permission OF .he Congrss at vi.
enoa. Tbp powefloi monarchs and able dI.
plomatisis, assembled 10 ina, city, could not
witness such an outrage, without indignation
against him who was guilty OF h.--They set
up tho cry CT usurps,ion, and their innumers-
bic bsyonels wcse directed anew sgaiost Ma.
Polson.
Elsled with his new success, and re
calling thoss who had served him in leading
the Pfensh, Napo.eon believed that he could
fofcs his eneInies to attend the selves, and
not TO ioierGets with the in,sfnai affairs OF
France tle believed himself able TO sustain
a contest thus nnc qud. HE made ihe most
admir- sble dispositions, and in Two month, he
Ffench a.my was uebled. Impatient TO co
gage those VINO rejrcscd every proposition
Tor pcasc, he pu, ms forces In motion 70 at
tack. TWO united armies, ono oi which alone
onset brilliant advantages. One succession
bouis more would have changed the face ct
Europe. But Waterloo came 20 destroy bis
projects cod bis hopes. Napoleon unsbie TO
M et death in that fate! battle, bid sdieu TO
List france, whe b 10 him was so dear, and
terminated his political life BY coniding him.
seil 10 the generosity Of his enetpies. LHsre
Sir Hudson Love covered his fees gih his
handkerchief ...
Such has been the shor, but astonishing CO.
reor OF Napoleon! VIVA, military name, whst
s'atesmsn's gIo' y, anc'eot or mo':fn, has re.
sounded with on eciat so resplendent! T'sos.
port yourselves inlo !u,nrry, view this ne
as posieri,y will enc day view him, and hi,
g,esiDe., sppearsseafcely less than fsbuloss !;
they will hardly be made 10 believe thot Elm.
gle uan could IN so shof, a.irie, gain Two
hundred bau!ss, conquer a bundled na.oDs,
change the form of tbi'ty stale, -uDite l'sly
into siogle kingdom, give TO his subjects
the wisest iaws, open hundred new roads,
and as many ports, build Oh hundred sdmra.
be monuments. Fortunately these codes, Il,
these roads, these ports, ,endlhese monuments
IomaiD.
| Having thu, hastily .he,ch-d' the warrior
and the statesman, permit mo TO notice the
pfivs,e man.,
Napoleon forever engaged, and applying
himself necessarily, was not, ,bcrsicre, the
less afabie OF agreeable in plivs,e life.---An
excellent son, 4 good brother, atender hus-
bsnL, and sHectionsie fs,ber, he divided his
good fortune with all his family, lie neyer
iorgo, those nc considered hi. ,ruo friends,
and rarely those who had de,oted the ca,olrss
TO FSlnce. lie was grea, and magniicen, in
his rewards. Nevertheless, he neve, pc,
wited tho treasures Of the state TO be lavish
edby cour;iers.
/ Long babitaatcd to- command Fortune, his
gres, soM WAS yet disciplined 10 fescrses.
!, Treated as the greatest oi eriminsl., snd The
woss, Of men, by ,hosoto whom he voluDtsri-
y surrendered himself deprived OF the wife
OF his bo.ou, and his only child he sas ,oro
/ fro,n him rom time 10 time the smon ncm
bcr of hi. friends who bad been permitted TO
accompany him to SAINT Helena Here Six
!, Hudson isowe showed some signs oi temorse,
and again concerted his fsce Having ao
com uluniesti.n whsteve with Europe, see.
/ NIX hl,nscls almos, blouctl from crcsuon, Ma
puicon baG courage TO sustain all his nissrcs /;
his soul seemrd 10 be awsys hImsr, I"afs
greater, hdtaeked, o. iast, wita ,be Ipalady
which was to cary hin 20 tho totab, DC saw
The app osch OF death with a resignation and
s,oicisn ofwh'ch he only was capable. His
Gatherings drew from pro nor ono complaint
--no, single sigh. FRANCE and his .on fl-
led his whole soul. lie tskedoi The N inees.
sanity until destiny seve ed nc ,hTead OF HE.
He i,scd Il hero: he dieda mss'yr.
Ancient Rome would have erected Pan
tt,o expressly TO contain ms ashes :. snd we
I'VE are obliged to deposit the mat tho shresh.
hold Of u cabin !!
Wouit that tho tears snd tender Yemen.
btance oi HI. frisnds could assuase, o. least,
the injustice and hated ut his enemies J!