Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-01

were to submit 10 his influence. II was If il NAV h,
so explained, kind of magnetic influence; for his ar
e" aao virlaole genius infused itself entirely into all
us DESIRES the least we'll the greates wbareve,
he Wied all his energies and all his faculties united r.
chect they appeared at his beck they FASTENED for
ware; and obedient to his dctation. az
sumed the forms which he desired.
III was thus that tie greater part of those rbo, b
"ished 10 gain over found themselves as il were fasci
mated oy Inn IN spite of themselves. TWAS 1aterog
your vanity TO see tine master of Europe appearing 70
nave no other ambition other desire than tina, of con
Fhcng you; TO behold those features so formidable "a
u'udes expressing towards YOU no OTHER feeIn but
hid and affecting benevoleDce to hear that ,nyserous
'" whose every word was historical, Yielding as il
o' your sake alone TO the irresistible impulse of the
most frank and contdng disclosures and that voice. so
I'esS'hS winnie 1t addiessed you it not the same,
whose lowestwhisper rang throughout all Europe an
"o'ced wars, decided battles 4eitied the fate of en-
PHc', raised or DESTROYED regulations? What vanity
.ou resist charm OF SO great potency ANY defen-
e Posiion was forced on all points; his eoqnence was
convinced. ~ ~
Cn ths occasion. there variety Of tnts with
"c MS o'iihan aud fertile imagination did not adorn
i's PROJECT In order 10 convince and persuade The
same text supplies him with thousand different com
men aieS Win which the character AMI pusiton of each
!oi nus inerocutors inspired him: he enlisted each in his
ufuet'aNine by presenting il to him under the form
mo colour and point OF view, most likely 10 CRAFTY
him ~ e''
lie i"ld the military man, who was astonishef bv the
aIa'u OF the execution bus likely TO be easily nduc
{" oY me grandeur OF ambitious IDEAS that peace was
70 oc conquered nj Constantinoo: that is 20 saw at the
extremity OF Euroae the Individual was thus free TO
anticipate, that il was merely to the STAFF of
snail out 10 the scepe of EonaIc CHI! that he mrht Gle
vatc his prctcnsions
TO minister of high rank under the ancient ,er;,,e
whom the idea of shedding rnuc! blood TO crafty
anOilon filled with diSlnav, he declared .,fiat II was
war of policy exclusively; hat il was the Emo I;.l aona
"no ne meant TO attack throu@l Russa that the cam
pagn would be short; tia; afterwards France would no
~ resi- That 1t was the fifth act of the drama-the de-
nOucmcnt.D
TO others he pleaded the ambition of Russia. and the
oIcc o. circumstances, which dragged him into the
war IN spite OF himself With superficial and incxne-
icnced individuals, TO whom he wished neither to
explain nor dssemtlc he cut matters short h.,
i GU understand nothing of ell ts YOU are IGNORANT
| OF lis anteccdcnts and its consequences
hut TO the princes of his family he had long revealed
the stale OF his thoughts he complained tina tlcv did NO,
sufficiently appreciate his position s.Can Won NOT 500
sac lie 10 them, CHAT, as born upon throne
must support myself it, as ascended it. nv my re-
hoW that 1t Is necessary for it go on increasing that
private individual become sovereign like myself can
no longer stops that he must be continually ASCENDING
and that to he stationary is TO be ost?n
Inc subsequent remarks highly interesting:
Granting even that NapoiecL's soul was not exemnt
from tendency TO superstition his intellect was botb
too strong and too enlightened TO permit such vast events
To depend upon a weah-s.ss. One rreat innnietudo
he appeared much to brave. His spifit msave linn
at The reecton and he dreaded that when he houd be
no moe tte French empire that sublime trophy of 60
many labours and victories, would fall prev IN die
nembcrment. - VIC
1.-The Russian emperor" he said sswas the only CO.
vere'gn who pressed upon Tho summit of that colossal
edlhce Rcplee with youth and ANNA lion the strength
OF 's rival was constantly augmenng. while his was
aready ncctin@" IL seemed TO him. that Alexander
on the banks Of the Nienen only waited the integoc
oil ms Death to seEEe the scepte Of Euroce and snatch
1t Iom the hands Of his feeble successor WhiIe all
l'a'y Switzerland, Austria. PRUSSIA, and all Germany
we're marching under his banners, whv should he do
iav TO anticipate the danger and consolidate the fabric
OF The great empire by driving back Alexander and tho
i'IsSnn doHniof:, entcebed they would be BY. The
loss OF Poland, beyond the Bursthenes:n
Such were his sentiments. pronounced in secret CON
iencc theT doubtless comprised the true motives of
thht terrible war. rs to his precipitation in commanc
ing IT. wI'd seem that lie hurried on bv the in
stinct OF his approaching death An acrd lunour diff
FUSED through his blood and, TO which he imputed his
IraSclol!lty lbut without whciin added he baftlrs
are not TO be gained y devCured his constitution
profound knowledge Of the organization and rnys-
ters OF the human frame would prohahl, enable us 10
cecde whether tins concealed malady was not one Of
the causes OF that restless activity Which n,yicd bc
march of events and in which orirnafe1 ,oth his ola
walton and his fall
Tins internal enemy testified bis presence more and
more 7v an internal pain, and nv the violent srasms
OF the stomach which it inflicted Even in 13n6 NJ
was heard to excarn, ''that lie carried about him the
germ OF premature dssonon and that he should die
of the same maladv as his fathprp
Already short rides in bunting. the most gentle caI
Top OF his horse faicued him: how then was he to sup
port the long nnrncvs and the rapid and violent move
mems preparatory tn battles? Thus il was that while
The greater part of those who surrounded him conclud-
ed hum to he impcIed into Russia by bis vast ambition.
BY s restless spirit and love of war he in solitude and
almost u0observed posing The fearful responsible
Ties OF The enterprise, and urged by necessity he only
made up his mind after Of painful hesitation
The anxiety of mind experienced by Buona before
ms departure from the French capital seems q have been
eNcesve he hcstae1 whether the proper had ar
rived or whether he should delay invasion of Russia
lie was about to attack Russia without having sub.
Jectcd Spain; forgetting the maxim Of which he him
sell so often supplied both precept and example, tnever
to strike at two places at the same times but on ops
only and always in mass.o Wherefore did he aban.
don so brilliant though uucertan POSITION in order 10
throw himself into critical situation, when the
slightest check might ruin every thing, aud where eve
ry reverse would be decisive?
At that epoch, necessity Of position, no sentiment
OF self love, could prompt Napoleon to combat his own