Indiana Republican, Volume 2, Number 97, Madison, Jefferson County, 17 October 1818 — Page 1

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O WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRY.

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postpaid. STATE OF FRANCE.

At the moment when propi1

fcnsneaven seem w j

tine the earth for the rigors ot

her seasons; wnen ic

M.'irMrli the land is covered

UJi T I lW w abundance; when

!1b Wk VS" - ... e wished for epoch of he dehty of the French territory is

iproaching, the eye cnarmcu id the mind satisfied, repose

ith delieht on the picture ot

Lrc. rnn?oled for the Dast mis-

irtunes, rich in the benefits she

ijoys and in those she expects. ,

Where are those 1,200,000 amors whose battajions cover-

die soil of France ? How have

lose natives which so . long cher-

d resentments, abjured their itred. and resigned their distrust? policy founded on good faith s dissipated their alarms, and

pch honor always so respecta-

on the field of battle, has reived new lustre from the faith

yarded treaties. That pco- , who by their courage had long been the arbiters, and bps the terror of Europe,

K. bv disnlaviner other virtues,

fd exercising a milder power,

mmanded its esteem anacon:

fcred its friendship. . ,

it we turn our eyes to the imer of France, what changes with-

so few years ! 1 wo scourges, ... ny l

''toon and sterility, alinctea

Jr province: nevertheless tra-

krsc their plains, enter their ci-

vou find no trace ot the

r7 of man, or of calamities from

Rven. Never did cultivation

fcjr exrend its progress j never industry so multiply its pio-

ftts. M the sight of those Ps to which labor has restored

"Stance, in tiior.e cities in which

J.lyjfort re-appcars, ths traveller ltl astonishment risks Is this ,ccoun.trv which hr.s suffered so

What hind fertile in

MADISON, (INDIANA) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 18 18.

No.

97

prodides, has so promptly healed

its wounds assuaged its misfortunes, and made prosperity succeed disasters ?" But, above all, are these the people whom an unexampled revolution, the shock of so great- a number of opinions, the opposition of so many different inter

ests, the fermentation of so many hostile elements, seemed to ex. pose every moment to the danger of a new explosion ? Happily, that agitation which belonged to parties did not exist in the nation; to it our institutions guaranteed the liberty so constantly called for by its wishes ; the government promised the repose so necessary -to its want; it placed confidence in the force of the former, and in the wisdom of the latter; and the law and tranquilly now reign on every point of France. The public funds, those moveable yet eertain signs of the re establishment of confidence, daily increase in value. The treasures which credit brings into the coffers of the state, wisely distributed through a thousand channels, favoring labor and diffusing plenty. Great establishments are forming, and extensive speculations preparing. Commerce encouraged by success orders agriculture to supply her productions, industry to open her manufacto

ries, and casting a look over tne ocean, shows our ships the road to the riches of both worlds. The administration attentive to that impulse which it alternately receives and gives, directs ir towards results favorable to national glory and .prosperity. Our hospitals which the foreigner admires, our schools and instructions, which he takes for his model, are the sole objects of its care. There bridges are erected on the Isle and the Dordogrie; here roads are opened which will bring Languedoc and the Pyrannces nearer to Paris and Lyons Paris raises a temple to commerce;

and the town which the patriotic sacrifice of Eustache de St. Pierre has immortalized, consecrated by a monument the first footstep which marked on the soil of France the return of the monarch restored to her wishes.Every where the administration is commencing, finishing, or replacing, monuments useful for the destination given them, or valuable for the events'' the memory of which they perpetuate. . v The sciences have lost nothing of the consideration which environed their labors, nor of the happy direction given to their study ; less wrapped up in mystery, they willingly descend from their elevated theories to ingenious applications, of which the artisan, the laborer and the artisc profit. The French, who have had predecessors & masters in the arts, 110 longer reckon anv rivals

in them. Painting, which we have lately seen so fruittul and so rich, is preparing new master-pieces. The marble, animated under the chissel of Phidias, is about to produce heroes ; & the bronze vvill soon present to the view of the capital the beloved features of Henry IV; the adored image of a prince, whose virtues furnish a thousand subjects of approximation to the memory and the gratitude of the people. Eloquence has opened for itself new paths, and prepared new triumphs for the national tribune. A woman of talent, who has written like a statesman, has bequeathed to us a work sparkling with the last rays of her genius. Poetry has strung her lyre to repeat the song of a great bard, and to celebrate the exploits of a great king. The press multiplies the principal works of our best authors, and spreads through all classes that taste for literature which elevates the mind and polished their manners. A movement so general need not surprise, in a country and period in which the throne

shines with the lustre or Knowledge, and .gives out oracles of taste.

TheseTjeneflts, the happy fruits of peace; that commerce which it favors.; those arts which it encourages; that tranquility-.; which , it procures, will long continue undisturbed , by. arms. But in the bosom even of tranquility j prudence guards against perils, and prepares defenders for France. Schools .are opened for youth, where they will learn the art of conquering under warriors who have already learned that art from victory. Appointments made with selection are about to reward valor, services and merit, in all the ranks of the army. But the state does not confine itself to recompenses for courage displayed in battle.'. That kind of heroism which rescues . from the flames their prey ; from the waves their victims; that calm and tranquil courage which maintains order in cities, and which, though without splendor, is not without dan

ger, also receives rewards, and obtains marks of honor. Thus, in pursuing a grand idea, the government on the onehahd associates the civic virtues witrr the qualties of the warrior; and on the other, draws closer the bonds which connect the soldier with the citizen. This happy concord is necessary in a country in which the military force exists for maintaining and never for repressing public freedom. Every day liberty obtains securities. Where is to be found, not merely under the frightful reign which proclaimed terror in the name of liberty, not merely at the period when anarchy was powerless against licentiousness,

orwheri despotism commanded slavery and prohibited complaint but, atany other epoch, a greater example of liberty ? When was personal freedom more respected, property held more sacred, or the mind less enslaved? For . who would on account of some dangerousublication, confound the .use of a right with excess, or the application of the law with the caprice of arbitrary power? Prance, daily appreciating the benefits of a liberty which she owe to her prince, will on the ap proaching elections, seize the opportunity of sending to the chamber of commons citizens worthy of representing the nation, and subjects worthy of surrounding the Monarch. The picture of a prosperity which is his work, will, by filling .his heart with a pure joy, render his health more confirmed, and his days more serene. He rejoices at the happiness of France and the peace which reigns in the state: he is gladdened by the con solidation of the throne, and smiles at the hopes of a fecundity which, in giving him new supports, is the object of the wishes and the benedictions of a whole

people. 'French Paper.

Frcm the Montreal Herald, Au gust 29. The New-Tork Canals. These undertakings justly engage the attention of the state and of the ad joining commonwealths. About 100 miles of the western one will be finished this season, which is nearly a third of its extreme length; it is 40 feet broad on the top, and 24 at the bottom, the depth 4 feet, which seems to us to be too little. The locks are tcv be 70 feet in length, which gives a pretty exact idea of the burthen of the barges calculated for this navigation, and consequently of what a barrel bulk will cost from Buffalo to Albany. The northern canal to Lake Champlain, is tx be of the same dimensions ; itv length is twenty three, miles. These conveyances will render New York, by fir the greatest: commercial city in the United States, which indeed has been the case for ten, years past, except Baltimore, in the exports of domestic produce, but the effect they will have on this country will be deplorable, which ever way we turn. Our honorable council for many years past, have taken the most effectual methods of shack-ling-our trade by odious and unnatural restrictions; but the state of New York in a short time will ease them of their . fears; they may then tell us our trade ought now to be free, but this would only be adding insult to contempt. Our great millers the Seigneurs, would rejoice that grist must now be brought to tieir" mills in spite