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QRKWSDOROVGH. ttSiltW. MARCH it. 1827
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II)
hi i he power of. political mercy to
ah it out, (lie deep and damned
stain must go down to posterity with
th name of the Secretary, he had
preferred Mr. Adams to General
Jackson for the presidency, and cal
led .the latter a Military Chieftain.
What blindness of judgement ! The
lensoiift of Machvi li the dagger of
Cataline the dark deeds of Casca j failing and hypocrisy, which weigh
Borgia, the seqrets ofthe!fiquisi'iHn'iJiJwith the multiitide than the
the treason oi Attioiu, ami ine kihm
seething and boiling of the revolu . the wreteh appear to save intimatea
tionary eauldroo should hare sent up; a uegree oi aiieoswion oi diu. ir
from the bottom, and lone supported I at was like H bespierre, a e- ward.
on the surface, a thina so miaerahly Kepeaieiy nenounceu in me ssera-
void of claims to publie distinction!
hut Robespierre had lo impose on the
mind of ihe vulgar, and he kneaj
now o beguile I hem by accommoda
ting ti in flattery to their passion and
scale of understanding, and by aet of
From ihe ,AVo .. Jimriml
RmMFU'S M. fcAUNUEHS, f the
Jffii.th Congressional l)rtct,
the S ate of North Carolina,
.... . .... r
taken hjave ol his cnnsriiurnis no
ttie ptesrht, in the doleful strains ol
a disappointed patriot, mourning."-!
vet the . degradation f hh country. j
He says that be has discharged hi
duiy in the beat manner he could;
tind says also, " 1 tiMlfi retit.e with
less rcgreu if I believed the govern
went of the country in hands likely
to administer its affairs in a way to
the advancement of ur national
prosperity and the preservation ol
our coistituiional ngMs. T'i,s
however, he says, is not to he ex
jiecird. He gives his constituent a
fieep into the Treasury ; all is sad
ness llu re ; xpeaka of the attempt t.l
passing die woollens' or taritl bill
Uii migh the House. This is a mu
Atrous measure regrets that the
Constitution had not been altered
ht fore this time describes a corrupt
politician mentions the coupe he
pursues and believing in the super
rntendance of Providence ovf the
perpetuity of our liberties, bows and
retires. Now this is the identical
man, Romulus M. Saunders, "who
br ught forward the famous resolu
tion calling upon the Secre ary of
State to give a list ot the new papers
jn which the laws of Congress were
directed to be published, in the years
1825, and '2b ; and also a list of
eu li m which the laws are directed
lobe publihedin 1827 designating
4he changes which have been made
and the. causes for such change.
This resolution Mr. Saunders
has made a sort ol spouting horn
through which he might blow at
once all his irritations, splcon and
, vengeance against the Administra
tion. After concocting his bile for
near a month, and whetiing his beak
for prey, he pounced upon Mr. A
dams, Mr. Clay, and all who were
not with him in opinion; and this
speech rightly understood, is deci
dedly the best eulogium on the Ad
ministration which has yet been de
livered ; for the mighty amount of
his array of political sins is this
Chat Mr. Adams accepted the' Pres
idency when constitutionally called
lo it, that he had once a father who
had filled the same dignified .office ;
that he sent n veteran politician as
minister to England; that he took a
strong" Interest in the new govern
incnta iif . South anJ Central A racr
ica ; and had been very cautious and
prudent in other respects. TJiis was
the front and extent of his offending.
M r. Xlay Was outVL the pale wf
oonititoii r ourteny, he had comiuitted
n pntKiidonable gin y it wa not.
of Judas, were all nothing to a vote
given for Mr. Adams for the Pre
sidency, and fixing such a stigma
on Gen. Jh kson
Thw Mr. .. Saunders too. is the
same gent lew
stand a pointed remark from Mr
Huckner, but very adroitly turned it
into a compliment, and then pursued
M r. Wi igt' . wh. had severely chas
tised him in debate, for a personal
atfai k ju t as In Hhotild have i one,
in the floor of the House, and. with
lawful weapons. The course of such
men show that the Opposition have
nothing tof complain of in fact and
truth, hut pin ihe cry to put down
the Administration, if it were pure
as an angel of light." It is imposs'u
hi' that the people can he deluded '
forever by such sweeping dentincia
a. m. m. .
Hons, anu miserable missiaiemenis.
Their eyes will be.npewd by and by.
Noil!) Caroli w is not oes ilute of
tjieu desirous of fiuding the truth,
atd discriminating enough to know
that IrlTimf-fonnd irr thepm-ltes?
and farewell address - of the late
Representative of tlieir ni:itli Con
gressional District.
PUB FIlKNCHilKVOLU I I&V:'
lathe lr number of the American
Quarterly Regie u? there is a review
uf 'SicotlVijife of Napoleon," and
. ime extract feu in hi "preliminary
vipwofthe t'reneh Uevnlulion One
of these, ierrihirig thp fieree trium
virs Danton, Robespierre, and Marat,
we refio WmIi.
Three men of terror, whose naniei
will lonj; reoiain. we trust, unmatched
in history by lhoe of uny similar
mflereants, had onw the unrivalled
leading of the Jacobiua, au'l were
called the triumvirate.
Danton deserves to be named first,
as unrivalled by his colleagues in
talent anu audacity. He was a
man of gigantic size, and pr siessed a
voice of thunder fli countenance
was that of an Ogre oi the shoulder
uf a lleieules- He was as fond of
the pleasure of vice as of ihe prac
tice of cruelty V and it was said there
were limes when he became human
i'ed against his debauchery, laughed
at the terror which his furious de
clamations eicited, and might bo ap
proached with safety, like the Mi
elslrorn at the turn of tide His pro
fusion was indulged to an extent
hazardous to his popularity, for the
populace are jealous uf a lavinh ex
pfiiditure, as raising their favourite
much above their own decree: and
the charge of peculation finds Always
ready credit with them, when brought
against p-iblie men.
Itob ;pierre possessed this advan
tage over Danton, that he did not
sei'in to seek lor wealth, either tor
word of eloquence, or the argument!
of wisdom. The people listened as
their Cicero, uhen he I wanted oul
bis apostrophes f Fanvr Peuple,
Peup'e vtrtue.v.' and hastened to ex
ecute whatever came reeommended by
iu8hjooied phrases, L.Vboh devjaed
bj the worst ot men for ihe worst aud
i ost inhuman of purposes.
Vanily was ll.bespierre's ra'ing
passion, and (hough hit enuiitrntnce
V the-isjt ge of till mind, he W i
vaiireveh d his prsonal iippeariuiee
and neve ndnpied the external habits
of a sins eu a te Amoogsi hi fel
low Jarobins, he was distinguished
hv trie nicety with which his hair
was arrang -d and powdered ; and the
beuie of his dress was carefully
attended to, so as lo counterbalance.
if'posiible, the vulgarity nf his per
' ..- - . r .i i. it
son. his apartments, mnugu nian.
were elegant, and vsnily bad filled
itheni wi I. representations of ihe oe
eupant liobekpierre picture at
lenp;ib hung in one place, his minia
ture in another, his bust rtecupied a
ninhe, and on the table were dispos
ed a few medallions exhibiting his
h c a din pro li I I' he v an i t y w hick
all (his indicated was of Hit eoldest
and inosi seifitli rhtracter. being surh
as considers neirjleci as insuli, and
receive homage nieiely as a tribute,
So that, while praise is received with
out grtttilude, U is withheld at tlie
risk ef mortal hate. Self love of this
dangerous charaner is closely ftl'lH
with envy, and Kobepierre was on
f the most envious and vindictive
men lliat ever lived. He never a
known to pardon any opposition, af
front, or even rivalry and to be mark-
t d in bis tablets on such an uccituui,
was a sure, though perhaps not un
immediate sentence of death. Dan
ton was a hero, compared with this
cold calculating, creeping tniscrean'.
for his passions, though exaggerated
had at least some touch of humanity,
and hi brutal feroeity was supported
by brutal oourage Robespierre was
a e 'ward who signed death warrants
with a hand that shook, though his
heart was, relentless. ISe possessed
no passions on wuien to cuarse un
bly, he skulked ioatead ofdefendins;
himself, and lay coneealed in si mo
obseure garret or cellar, among tiia
cut-throats, until a storm appear d
when, like a bird of ill omen I
deathsereeeh was again heard. 8ueb
was ihe strange and fatal triuaivirtt)
in which the sane degree nfeannibal
eruelry existed under d iffef CD t aspects
Danlou murdered to' g!at his rage (
Rbepierreto avenge his injured van?
ityforto removes rival whom hi
envied; Marat from the same in
st'.nctive love of blood, whieh induce
a wolf to eontinae his ravage of the
flrcVs lonf Iftef btihuiigeT it tip
peaked." Danton despised Robesp erre fof
his cowardiee; Robespierre feared
ihe ferocious aodaeiiy ot Danton and
with him (o fear was to hate and to-
hate was when the hour arrived
to destroy. They diflered tit ihrjr i
deas also of the mode of exerc si
the r terrible syflem of governu ei t.
Danton had often in his nmuih 'he
sentence of Machiavel, that when it,
became necessary to shed blsod, s
jingle great massacre has a more
dreadTuI eneet than a series of suc
cessive executions Robespierre. d
the contrary, preferred the latter pro
cess as the best way of sustaining the
reign of terror The appetie of V'ar
at eoold not be satisfied but by torn
bining both modes of murder. B tb
Danton and Robespierre kept aloof
fiom the sanguinary Marat.
Amoogthe three mansters m-nfTo6
ed,. Danton had that energy whieh
ihe Girondists wanted, and was well
nequaitited with ihe secret m ? e
o enis of those insurrections to whieh: ,
they possessed no ky His vices of
tfrath. luxury, love of poil, dreadful
at they were are attributes f mortal
men: ihe envy of Ribespier and
the instjnetive blood thirstti eaa of
irat, wre the properties ot fi uti.
Danton like the hug" Serpent eallrd
the Boa, might be approached w tb
a degree of safety when gorged with
prey; -bui the appetite of Mrai for
blood was like the horse leech, w l ieb
says Not enough ; and the slaugh
terous envy of Rob-pierre Wm- I ke
the gnawing worm that tlitth no; and
yields no iulervil of repose. In glat"
li g Danton with spoil, and fun ish
ing ihetneans of indulging hi4 luxu
ry the Girondists might have pur
chased his support ;but nnib ogunden
the supreme rule of France Would
have gratified Robe-pierre ; and an
crimes ; they were perpetrated in eold 1 unlimited torrent of blood of tba un
blood, and up m mature deliberation.
Marat, the third of this infernal
triumvirate, had attracted ihe atten
tion of the lower orders, by the vio
lence of his sentiments in tht journal,
whieh he conducted from the com
meneenient of the revolution, upoo
such principles that it look the lead
mi forwarding its successive changes.
His politic I exhortations begun and
ended like the howl of a Mood hound
for murder; or, if a wolf could have
written a journal, the gaunt and fam
Uhed wretch could not have ravened
more eagerly fr si 'lighter. It was
blood which. was M trata constant
demand, not in drops from tlM breast
of an individual, not in puny streams
from ihe slaughter of families, but
hoar'ing or for expending, but lived ; blood in the profut on 'fanocean
in strict atfd economical retirement, Jlis usual caleutation of the heads
to justify the name of the Ineorrupti whic't he demanded amounted to two
blew jt h u hi eh he was honored by" hundrtd , and sixty hnusand and
his partixaus. lie appears to have though he sometimes raised it as hiah
possessetl little talent; saving a deep as three hundred tliTmsand, it oever
fund of hypoerisy, considerable now fell beneath the smaller number. It
ers of sophistry, and a cild exager may be hoped, and, for the. honor of
ated strain of oratory, as foreign to human nature we are inclined to be
gaadiAileZ-aslhem
iiiendedwere tu ordinary irumauit v. feroeity $
It seer?d W'torfnl
happy country could alone have sa
tiated Marat. If a colleague ws to
be chosen out of that detestable tri
umvirate, unquestionably DantoD
was to bo conaidered as the most el-
.glblti," .
From Port au-Vr nee Our Cor
respondents of the N W V rk O zetto
have perused a letter from s higl.lj
respectable merchant at Port-auv
Prince, dated the t-i nit. (n wt ieli
he say, The Chambre dea Com
munes was opened for an extra srs
sion three clays smci.1 Tiie speech
of th'sT1 eaidont was very patriotic
and s-ivo'ed it r'uilv of war. He
announced ihil ihe lepntehe receiv
ed from; tie Preue.h Uu verninu' wero
very nnal iitaelory, an! that it be
hoved ail to he prppared for the worst,
1 have never seen more anviely ihii
bited by the people generally than at
this moment. ...
It is reported and believed that
tho ditfieultiet relative to the C'doni
al Trails between this eountry and
Knsland, are likely to. be satisfacior-
UV anu wpeeiniv w imven w? i,nn!'"n