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though at a distance , the man who had been the terror of Europe . After a short delay his doom was fixed , and the island of St , Helena was appointed to him for his residence ; ~ and in acquainting him with his destiny the grandeur of his former
title was suppressed , and the English commissioners saluted him by the appellation of General , to which name and rank he is hereafter to accommodate himself . Thus ends at least for a lime the dream iof ambition , on which this extraordinary man may philosophize on the waves of the
Atlantic . The transportation of the Emperor to St . Helena has produced a discussion , involving the rig-hts of the subjects of this country , which like that on the legitimacy of the rights of the Bourbon to the throne of France , may ^ for a long-time and not uselessly , employ the pens of the learned . It is said > that when the French Emperor
had surrendered himself to the English , and was so near the shores of England as to be within the jurisdiction of our courts , he had a right to a treatment under our laws , which could not be infringed upon by the executive power . Consequently it is contended , that he could not be transported but by the civil authority in due course of law . On the other hand it is as ^
serted , that he was a prisoner of war , and might therefore be kept in any place of custody the sovereign might appoint . From thence the discussion tjas been carried to the policy and magnanimity of the measure , and in whatever way these points are decided , the greatness of Napoleon is allowed by the fears entertained of the danger of permitting * him to reside any where on this side of the equator . ¦
The legitimacy of the Bourbon pretensions to the crown of France is not so easily determined . It involves the difficult question of the right of a sovereign to his throne . * ni 8 is not a matter of any great interest in England . We will not allow the legitimacy of our sovereigns right to the throne to > be caHed into question , for it is founded on . an act of parliament , passed in the reign of
Queen Anne , which set aside all of the Staart race except the descendants of Sophia the daughter of James the 1 st . The Bourbons Jmd been set aside by an author-] once acknowledged by the present Jlhes of Louis , and lie is now restored not y the nation but by foreign force . It may e said , that he became a legitimate so-^ reign m his recal from England , and e _ small interval of a few months makes in
^ mterru ption hie title . But the leg-iti-* oy of kings bends to circumstances ; . » when we pursue the Bourbon claims ^ the origin of the family in tbe Capets , a d lk * veste ^ *» the election by chiefs , cho lic < lu * escence ° f the people in their W retched-as is the state of France , that
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of Spain may be considered as more degraded and deplorable . We can scarcely give credit to the account of the number of persons confined in prisons under charge of disaffection to the JBourbon sovereign . It is said to amount to upwards of fifty thousand . amoiLP'st whom aw <** net-ale . wU sandamongst whom are generalswho
, , bled for their country , and senators who protected it by tbeir councils in the absence of the Bourbon chief . Many of them have expiated their otfence by tbe severest punishments . But the priests have gained the ascendency in that unhappy country , and to complete their wretchedness , the order of Jesuits is reinstated in their ancient honours and dignities .
The kingof HoMand has met bis states , and the opening- speech from , the throne breathes the spirit of good government . His-new constitution does not however give universal satisfaction , and the priests in Belgium avail themselves of the
opportunity of existing- discontent . The galling article is liberty of conscience and freedom of religious worship , The inhabitants of the low countries were , except the Irish , the most devoted to " the papacy , and the most superstitious of the Romish church . A strict union with Protestants cannot fail
to weaken this attachment , and we shall hope that the house of Orange will conduct itself in a manner to conciliate all parties . The heir to , the throne was educated at Oxford , not at the University , as he very consistently refused to subscribe the articles
of the sect established by law , as is required on the admission of every student . This will probably have made a deep impression on his mind , and he will see the wisdom of admitting all his subjects , whatever may be their religious persuasion to tlie benefit of education .
The Algermes , though brought into order by the Americans , continue their depredations on other powers , and it will be a singular proof of the superiority of America , if Europeans should not be able to withdraw themselves from that yoke of bondage , which has been so easily broken by a distant power .
The inhabitants of Buenos Ayres are preparing themselves for a visit from their mother country . The spirit of independence seems to be firmly fixed among them , and they are gaining advantages in the neighbouring governments . In this it seems they are not likely to be assisted by Great ' Britain $ but this is of little consequence , as the defect will be amply made up to them
by the United States . The Brazilians are making improvements in their country . They have introduced the culture of the teaplant among them , which promises to he very successful , and may eventually produce a great change in one part of the trade of this country . They have an ample territory , and if they can but emancipate thoni « ttlveB from European politics , will in
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State of Pullic Affairs . 531
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1815, page 531, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1763/page/67/
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