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

u lena, t. make known To- the world this
important accusation. II is drtestable
C. humny, which, ii uttered by Napoleon,
only serves To render the original crllne
mnre hdeaus.
Another aud an infinitely more unfortu-
nate IN tance, adduce by O'Meara, of BIO
napafle's emitting la commit O crime per
teetly within his power is, his sparng the
lives of Charles ". Of Spain, his Quecls.
aud II MS sou Ferdinand The Doctor
does not inform us how Bonaparte looked,
when he males his remarks on this sub
lert, though SO particular IN other eases.
We, Americans, entirely dsmierrsted.
Would have supposed, that his hiushcs ON
tins occasion, would have bcen seen red
aud giO@tng through =" Masque de Ter
IAN r"n mask.l
Bonaparte says he cannot charge his
conscience with "A slnglr crime. Charles
The fourth was his ally-he had been ST.
for ten years. He had sent out his fleets
to perish for Bonapate at Trafalgar. lie
had transferred Louisiana 10 him, for
Which zee had paid Napoleon lG millians of
dollars. The blood aud treasure OF his sub
lccts had been prolussly expended IN the
| cause of Napoleon. After all these sarfi-
fees, he Was invited by Napoleon IL Il CON
terence IN Bayonnc. lie had the imptti-
| at honor and safe conduct the Emperor
! Hedgcd Ia hun. lie met him AS an dliy
and friend, Bonapartc fcastcd him, and
/ pledged the cup of hospitality. The peNt
day he found himself prisoner. BY
threats, and by promises he induced n weak
prinec 10 abdlcatc his throne IN tdrorof has
son. by adsubL perfdy he induced that son
to place himself IN his power. lie seized
! them aIl and conveyed them, as prisoner,
| 20 lalcncay. And who committed ties,
acts of perlidy, utterly known in Europe
Tor 200 years ! The very man who com
/ plans that hc was imprisoned by the una
J n,moas consent of all Europe Charles
the 4th was Boaoparte's ally. Bonapartt
was the avowed enemy of the allied pow
crs, and had been declared by eigH nations
: Of Europe, six month before, an outlaIr, en-.
titled In none of the rights Of cieil SOcrttg
Bonaparte complains, that by the law o
ciVillz"d NATIONS, hc could not be restrained
OF his freedom III Time Of peace Yet IN {
time n pedce and alliance, hc srnt Charlie
~. aud Ferdinand, who had done him no
thing hut unmerltcd benefits, to IA prison
for life nj Nalencay. He complains thai
after having twice atdicatcd his throne
(both weakly and pusilanimously,) brcaus,
he was both times free, hr ought 10 hay,
been both coiled Il monarch and treat,d IL
such. Aud yet he shut up the deseeudan
OF 10 Kings, Of Henry 1th, and Louis NV
IN miserable town in the interior %
France, and guarded him by mitiinVy Sn
traps. He complains that nc could hay,
no intercourse with his .IdmiiB aud could
not ride more than hecifc mites at a time
or spend a greater sum than is received b,
ON President, Vice President all the oil
GERS of our Cabinet, our Naval Commits
sioners, and Judges of our Supreme
Court A most abominablc cruelty =
\ ei he euI off the monarchs of Span, th,
father aud the mother, from oil taiercOurs,
with Their children and lac punished will
Imprisonment aud dcdM all attempts 1,
maintain any intercourse Wdb them. Bn
he claims as a merit his having spared then
Hces. Is this so Is there not some Cor.
scan or Mach,avcIian motive dsccrnibl,
| IN this Was 1t mol certain, that If III,
bo"rh"ns had h""n "a"oeacrerR "a man -
the hume Of B0Hapurtc could have beer
SALT from the vengeance OF Spain And
was not the preservation of t1,cir lives the
best security for the fidelity uf his own
brother, as king of Spain appeal only
I TO able and enlightened readers