The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-04

ol's Hloie culel lily pToltSl against TIE
reception Of the opinions attributed TO the
Ex-Emperor Of France by O'Meara, as
authentic. There is such tissue Of ridi-
culous lalsrhood, and nonsense, as il would
be unfair 10 mputr to the Great Ruler oil
Europe If You should admit that d 'Mea-
IA fully comprehend.d the expressions ol
The Emperor, expressed in languages 10
reign To tue reporter, vel it must be admit
ted, that there is another sill more inn
portant qualification, iateHigtnce-and we
may add, To this, knoteiedgc Of history. II
there were two witnesses on the stand in
any court to testify 10 the language and
sentiments of "A great man one Of them
able, learned, aud intelligent and the o.
ther stupid aud ignorant, how different
woald be their representations of the same
conversation ? shall select for examina-
! I'm and remark, one of the most curious
! specimens OF reasoning, which was ever
Known before the appearance of this alb
safd BOOK. Bonapartc is repeatedly made
TO addnce as proQf that lie never could
nave committed the numerous crimes
charged upon him elr"t ti1,p. ,-,ro ,,,r, .
others, still gfeaier, which he might hay Z
:.
For example, in two or three different IN
stances, he takes great praise to himself
Tor not having aSsassinatcd the French
branch OF the E0ar60Hs. II Is not So very
clear, that II Was, euer in his power so TO
do. The principal case he cites, is the
offer Of the British smugglcrs whom he
paifonlHed and encouraged and whom
he, eceh he, calls Grnti observation-disclosures
bic NrctchcS. But It is not very pcrceiv-
abb how these smugslcrs could have en-
tered thu city of Edinburgh, and lorcibly
carried away from Holyrood House, the
whole family OF the Bourbons. Thr only
authentic .tacts we do know is, that the on
y Bourbon who ever came within striking
distance of HIM, the gallant and interesting
- 'EHghein, he did SEIZE, in violation of
The laws OF nations, and slaughtered him
without conjunction. 1t Is important 10
enter INTO the excuses for this slaughter
thal II was dupe under the forms OF militia
~ law, and for the crime OF having ten
years before served under his relation. the
Prince dc Condo, in defence of the cOnSii-
iUt1eHm i1rhfe Q, tie ja4rtH SOrtreGgn We
are however surprised to hear il asserted,
that this seizure & execution were aDprored
in France. Deep, lasting, and
dannlng would have bren the disgrace,
upon the French nation, had il been true
bnt IRE personality &aor, that, in no part of
Europe, horror struck as Europe was at
tins crlme,) WAS it So deeply felt, and re-
GREETED, aud deirs;ed, as in France itself
There WAS sill left in France much of
the chyairuHs aud generous spirit and
as D'Enghlcn WAS, as BOnaparte Is made
TO say, 6race and gallant, every brave
ffenchman wept at his unmerited fate
Nor is tins all. The same book asserts,
that Frrach .Uarcbaie, Madame Bessicrs,
Drawing the vengeance of the Emperor, cx-
claimed, s." Are there no possible means to
save that maheurcux - So inconsistent
Is this book The truth is, that all France
re,3ltcd al the useless crime. Still, how
ever, we should be disposed to overlook
tins murder this gratnit0us violation of
Al the laws of nations, and Of humanity, if
The Emperor, or DR.. OMeara, had left to
the unfortunate Prince his PoS'humous
fd,ae. But with malisnity, Without any
parallel, he charges him with having writ
ten ,etter, offering to cutter into Bona
Paric's Sefrtcs if his tJt could be Spored !!
The defendants of the Great Conde, and
of SO many heroes, who as Bonaparte ex-
prcssly admits with grcat dignity and cool
ness on has trial, and at his execution,
whom lie also praises as brave man, per-
fdiously and basely offers his services to
the Cusufper Of the hereditary pretensions
of his family, and to his Assassin Where
is this famous letter to Talleyrand, the e.
violence Of such charge Though, as h"
pfetends. it came too late 10 save the life
of the gallant D'Engbein, why was it not
made known, WHEN all Europe, friends and
foes, were thunder struck If a crime I'M
known to modern ages Though IFS pub
LEGATION would nor have justified the viola
ton OF neutral territory, or the blood
thirsty spirit, which should cut oil, IN the
prime Of life, a gallant youth yet the
proof Of his Jasene7s bad il existed would
have DESTROYED all interest Tor the snfrfer.
II was reser, I'd for Dr. O'Meara, at 1T.