The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-21
REPUBLICANIsM AND MONARCHY-NA
POLEON BONAPARTE

She saw her son-of whom the Seer in Patmos bare
record
Who broke one seal--one vial poured-wild angel
of the Lord
She saw him shadow earth beneath the terrors of his
And Hped and knew that the hoarse sea-mew walled
DER hrs burial place.
Hines by B. Simmons in relation TO visit by Lady
E. o. Wortley TO Madame Letltia Bonaparte.
We have seen the Republicansm Of France and
the Monarchy of England brought into hostile con-
Hict q, the era Of the Revolution. We have furnish
ed the official proof OF the intention of Great Britain
to re-estsblish monarchy in that country, and her
proclamation that monarchy not only best adapt
ed for France but for all great nations Her presep,
rulers being tories, entertain precisely the
tment and it is echoed through all the journals by
VII Oh they speak
Effort after effort made from the proclamation
Of the Duke Of Brunswick, 10 which he threatened
to rsze its foundations the city Of Paris, the
period when Napoleon BoDapar,e appeared as com
nahder- in-chlef Aiem te success and disaster at
tended the arms Of the allies. At the date Of Ma
poleons inves titure " ith command of he army Of
Italy, the fortune of France was waning, she had
were in great disorder, and she had not single fort
ress Of great importance in ally. The financial re-
sources Of the allies supported by the immense
veal and bundles credit Of England their forces
were still very numerous; public opinion bad for
saken the French in great azure, in countries IN
which il had for year.!rsn stronglyin many places
like torrent in her favor In short, like Aihen. al
one period OF the Pelponesian war, she drew one
long gasp for breath and threw herself into the att
tudc Of gladiator, determined to die hard.
Now came III. victor # Marengo and Aus'erl IL
and if Napoleon had, hi. foreign policy and opera
tions have acted periodically and as morally he
did from that time TO the battle Of husterlltz, few
are the conquerors Who could compare with him in
fire.. dom from acts of public immortality in their
treatment Of foreign nations. His assump ion Of the
imperial dignity was foolish and in the end ruinou.
to him; IL detached him from the po, ular princ-
pie to great extent while in its attempt Ia
associate him with the royalty Of Europe, It intro.
duced him among associates, who, while outwsrdly
they degraded themselves by the mesnest proes ions
Of sycophanuc regard for hm, secretly sbhou, d
him because he novus homo. 1t led him
TO crime after crime in efforts TO make kings Of his
n,srsst relations, and thus establ sh his own power
and family more thoroughly II brought him into
war with the popular principle, by provoking hos
tilities with great nation which wanted no change
Of dynasty nor form Of Government. And thus
between the feeble hold he had on the monarohica
primo ple-which did not extend beyond France and
was not complete ihere-snd h. assault. on the pop
u'ar principle direct and indirect, with the con,e-
quent train Of measures into which this false position
led him--he al last pFecipitaed from the great
est elevation ever reached by any modern poten ate
and hurried to- melancholy exile and an untmely
grave Let great men who placed in position
in which they may eminently affect the liberties o
man for good or evil, read the lesson and profit by
the example,"
On whs, principle could Napoleon Bonaparte have
periodically d. oned acceptance Of the command Of
the Italian army or refused the tender Of his services
WHEN CONSCIOUS OF HIS OWN GREAT
TALENTS, AND SEEING THE NEED or HIS
COUNTRY, exposed TO tremendous dangers on eve
~ sidci He vou ,tsry became candidate for that
high, but extremely hazardous position. Personally
he rsked every thing by placing himself in that 20
sition The superiority Of the enemy. force in eve
ry material and equipment Of var, and il. double
pu. ber., must necessarily require him 10 encounter
perxor al peril and not a foreign Central in Europe
Of reputation enough TO give an opinion, but you'd
have said, and some did say, that he could not b.