The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-18
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self 10 all candid men, aud halt not to decide IN ia-
vor Of our own country In preference to the British
monarchy. For such is the relative position oil Inc
two candidates. that it is question of the advance
mont Of our owa country, or the further progress
BY q tremendous stride Of the monarchy Of England
Now we would have our countrymen to cultivate
pacific spirit towards Great Britain habilualy bul
in the nature Of things until she much changes her
position towards US, in acting with regard to her WIN
4. reasonable dstrust, we act with wisdom. There
is not evidence sufficient to justify US to believe that
she has materially changed her views since she made
war upon France for adopting republican form Of
government There is no reason to suppose that she
will feel any disposition to augment our territory or
do any extra act, however convenient to strengthen
our resources, while her government is in the hands
of men whose views are so extreme on the subject
of monarchy, as those of her present rulers. II
80, then our republican government is
Monstrum, horrendum, nforme, ingens,
Cu lumen ademptum-
if ii il "horrid huge, shapeless monster, destitute
of eyesn We do not say that these men beret of
humanity or moral principles, or that they have not
a considerable share Of enlightened zeal for some
they regard democrats as laborng under kind Of
moral hallucnation and when that is not the case,
as laboring under what is worse-magnant feelings
and absurd aims. We would not make assertions
without proof, and the evidence in this very
abundant and could easily be furnished to safety
We shall be brief in our citations, suting their
conciseness to the necessary limits Of newspaper
essay.
Ia 1893 Great Britain declared against
France The French people had taken it into their
heads to do what Pepin had done in the of the
last Of the line of Clovis and Hugo Capet in the
Of the last of the Carlovngian race of kings. The
nation did what individuals had done before. They
dethroned king as Pepin aud Hugo Capet had done.
And, assuredly, they had as good right. "Who, in
the time Of Pompey, the great Roman general, were
the fathers from HON the kings, our contemporaries
are descended; and what in favor of their descen
dants were their pretensicns to the government Of
Great Britain, Holland, Spain, and Germany ~
All the kings are TO the descendants of laborers,
sailors, and soldiers, who were good and some Of
them no doubt better, than themselves. But it was
not king, but the nation, which detbroned Louis
XVI and therefore England and other monarcties of
Europe made war upon France, to change the re-
publican form Of government she had adopted for
are of 4 monsrchicsl character. We now extract,
in proof of this part of the "Declaraton published
in the Kings name, (the King of England,) and by
his Msjes,y's orders, by their Exceences Vice Ad-
mral Lord Hood, the Right Honorable Sir Gilbert
Elliott, Bart, and Lieutenant General O'tara, his
M,jestys Commissioners Plenipotentiary at Toulon,
the Goth of November, 1893"
Preface omitted.s LIST. When monarchy shall be
established in France, aud treaty OF peace shall be
made and concluded, stipuating in favor Of his Ma
jesty and his allies, the restitution Of all conquests
made by France during the war, and Just indemni-
hcaton for the losses and expenses thereby incurred
and proper security for the future, his Majesty will
restore the town. harbor, and forts Of Touloo, &c.
ID and Sd omitted.
lth. His Majesty ardently wishes the happiness of
France but BY no means desires that account to
prescribe the form OF It's government And
his Maj does not hesitate TO declare that the re-
establishment of monarchy in the person of Louis
l7th, and the lawful he,s OF the Crown, appears to
him the best mode OF accomplishing their lust and
salutsry views his form OF Government has not
only prevailed in Franc from the earliest times bu,
being capable Of such limitations as NAV suit the
resPsctvs circumstances Of different nations, has
been proved b, experience to be the best ada pied in
great countries, to unite the advantages of secuiity
and order with real liberty. !.
1t is to the attainment Of this important object that
all his Maesy's measures Mill be directed and his
protection and assistance will be extended as far as
circumstances will admit 10 all those who nantes,
their desire to concur IN SO salutary work.
1t will not be pretended that the English monarchy
has changed its sentiments the superior excellence
Of monsrchcal governments 10 great nations; and i,
follows most clearly that 1t deems a monsrchical
government preferable for us.
But further the most Of the monarchical Journals
Of England avow this opinion, and every effort to
enforce it, They do not lay It down as proposition
peculiar to England or European nations, or nations
already under monarchcal government, but as sp.
plcsbe TO all great nations.
Hence we find her, when she can, endeavoring 10
lessen con6ne the strength Of the United States
claiming TO be an American power, and eyincing
most clearly determination to extend and strengthen
her own power in America, simultaneously with her
exertons to abridge that Of the United States" to
surround us" as Mr.. Cassus NJ Clay cxultingly pro-
claims, "that the sbackles Of slavery may fall off,
and liberty become more triumphantn-at tho very
moment when she has FIVE times the number of prac-
teal slaves at home and in other parts Of her do
minions than have. We have had proof upon
proof upon this subject from their own writer's and
from Rev. Mr.. Durbin recently. Rev. M. Cbeever
thus speaks, in letters published in New York
paper; "A poor man in America need not continue
poor but Ia poor man in England is very hopelessly
poor. There is great deal OF Indian caste in this
country, and for poor man TO get out or hls posi-.
ton, is almost as IL one Of the cbequered bits of
tesselatcd mosaic in rodden floor should rise from
the pavement" How can 1t be otherwise, when the
army establishment is kept up to its great extent in
time of peace partly for the purpose Of making pro-
vision for the sons and nephews Of nobility. The
same writer remarks "Thc military establishment
of Great Britain 1t !. ofshe great buttrcs.es OF
her power; but how much OF It is necessary, and
how much Of il is to be regarded one of her great