Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-04

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emperor .TiPoieOn Ia Ike gear 1872. By GeHcrai
Count Phui, De Sessar la two volnrlcs 3vo., with
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coNrINuED
The conduct Of Napoleon Poland of that ina-
tuation which is the iuerunmer of misfortune
Why did he not at proclaim the Independence of tina:
country lie had unly say, LET the kingdom OF Poland
exist, To attach to his fortunes nation of hcrocsto
the affections Of the Lihuanan through whose terri
tty ~ was To uarch-to establish indeStructable base
ir ms Subsequent opcrationsto oppose formidable bar
10 Russia-to have in his friendly and gallant
people upon whose county he could fall back in the
Of sustaining to kude into fury that deadly
hatred of the MuscUvite which oppression had only
partially snothered, exnguishei II his expedition
Russia ha for its object ultimately re-cSahsh the
kingdom of Poland, it had no legitimate object whatever
IL aggrcSson, as lawlesS aud violent
cursion of Tartar Calmuc horde, and merited dis
by which it But had Napoleon pro-
ridmcd the independence Of Poland his would have
been sauced III tie eyes of all Europe public opinion
would have sustained him amidst his cruel calamiti-s;
aud these calames would have incredibly miti-
gated The Poles had right 10 this at his hand and he
proved iase To ms own fortune aud cnown and probably
accelerated his fall by temporzins for the sake
and Prussia, who, lie ought have KNOWN anxousy
Watching the moment wErn his should begin wax
Seq"ent campaign ia Germany had lac reused arms, by
tue wac-woris Of Liberty and independence, martial
ami sspirited people, would have rallied round his
cnse, aud felt all That hallowed in the name of
county identified with his sIoy aud s:iccess
Bat pass this painful retrospect, well many
OF te details OF the misery the ay already experienced
and the cruel which necessity rendered eXpedent
fn the support Of such of soldiers. Tie subsequent
lictuIc is quite appalling
Napoleon was frequently compelled to shut his ewes
To system of plumber HIGH he vaniy prohi6ued too
well aware, also, Of the attraction which that mode of
subsistence has for the soldier; that caused him
OF things which enriched him. that il placed him.
by virtue OF the authority which often Conferred
classes superior to his that in his eyes had all the
charm OF OF the poor against the rich; in short
that the pleasure of being and feeling that lie was the
strongest was, under such circumstances necessarily
repeated and brought home 10 HIM Napoleon, howe
yer, grew indignant at the intelligence of these exces-
He issued an angry proclamation, and he directed
movable columns of French and Lithuanans TO
is execution. We, who Initiated at the sight of
the piagers, Jealous pursue and punish them:
but when The bread ana cattle taken from them
and they slow retreating, sometimes eve
ing with hollow look OF condensed despair some
times bursting into tears; and when they were heard to
muru:ur that not content with giving them nothing 10
live all Subsistence taken from them, and that
the obvious Intention to them 10 death; we
then, iii our turn accused ourselves OF barbarv
own people; the murers recalled and thcr prey
restored. IDdeed it mpe.ious necessity which
jnpccl to plumber. The officers themselves lad no
the soldiers gave them. position so much excess
cngenderel fresh excuses These rude men, with
arms in their hands, assaulted by imperious
wants, could scarcely remain moderate. They arrived
furnished at habitaUns; first they asked but, either
fur tie want OF being understood, consequence of
The refusal inability OF the inhabitants satisfy their
demands and their being able wait alterations
generally arose; then, ttey became and more
cXasp"fdtcd with hunger they became furious aud after
rIng both outage and palace without finding the sub
sis;encc which they sought Tor, they, in the violence of
their despair accused the inhabitants of being their en-
eInics, aud took their revenge of the propietors by
destroying their property
There who actually DESTROYED themselves
rather ihan proceed To such extremites others did the
after proceedings these were the Youngest
They placed their oreheads their nuslcs, ard blow
out their brains on the public road But many grew
caou,; excess led to another people often grow
angry with the blows which they niilc Among the
latter, some yagabonds took vengeance Of tlcr dis
trc5ses upon PERSONS The midst Of inauspicous an
aspect OF nature, they became denaluralzcd abandon
Cd 10 themselves at great distance from onc they
Imagined that evcrg C,ing allowed them, and that
their suoriDgs authorized them in making others sui.
fer
in army numerous and composed of so many
nations, It natural also TO iud ma!efdctors
tban smaller the Of So many evils inln-
Ced fresh already enCCblcd BY famine il was nc
ccssay To make forced marches in order 10 ly from il
and reach tie enemy. AT night when they halted the
snIlcrs trongcd ino tie houses; crc worn out with
fatigue and want. they threw themselves up0n the first
dirty straw lucy met with The most robust Lad bare
u spirits LETT 10 anead thc -four which they found and
3D. light the with which all those wooden horycs
supplied; others had scarcely strength to go few
races 10 ORDER 10 light tic fires necessary to cook some
fool; their officers exhausted like themselves eebly
gave orders 10 take more care and neglected 10 see
thit thCir orders Ubcycd. piece Of burnt wood
At such times escaping from oven or a spark from
the Gre Of he bsouacy. sufficient 10 barn castle
or (" whole village, and cause the deaths of numerous
soldiers 10 whom they might have given miserable
refuge In other respects these disorders very
rare IN Ljhuania.
lis evident that Buonaparc moderated the power and
Tie opposition OF Russia.
To these motives Of bc stay, perhaps too much pro-
tractuJ, which Napoleon made at wilma, those who
nearest TO his person have added another. They
said TO each other tat genius vast as his ard al
ways increasing in activity and audacity was not now
seconded, il had been formerly, by vigorous con-
stitutiou.
They we're alarmed at no longer finding their chief
lnscnslblc 10 the beat OF a burning atmosphere and
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