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Written at an J>*, on a particular occa - y ' tion. ' *Tis here with boundless pow'r I reign, / And ev'ry health which i begin, Converts dull pots to bright champaign; For freedom crownq it at at> inn, ? ^ ? - ' ' $$ I fly; from pomp, I fly from plate, 1 fly from falsehood's spacious grjn ; Freedom I love, and form I hate, Aqd chti&e my ludgings at an inn, i - m Here, waiter! take my ap^id oar, ^ \V hich lacqueys ebe might hope to win; |ftt buys'me freedin ktaian. ^nd now once more I shape my wif Thro* rain or shine, thro* tMcfc or thin, Secure to meet, at close of day, With 'kind' recaptions?at an tnn. Whoe'er has travelled life's dull rou^d, Where'er his various tour has been, ' >Iay sigh to think how 6ft he found 4 is warmest welcome at an wn. dSESr^^werful taindf which for so jkpany years cduttolledlhe des tinies of Europe, ha? ceased to ex* ert att influence overitsmeaneSt in habitant. "He should now be re garded withoqtprejudice or partialis tv ; for ho is Equally removed from the hopes and the fears of men. It is impossible vet to estimate the effect he has produced upon the welfare of mankind ; but kit too soon to weigh bis ^rsoM^Wtet? May we not, in early life, an enters er, of great courage and ing thoughts. He dis $ oS aPPre" owerof y<to the ears his Bess and decision, with eminent dex-| teritj and address. In bis Italian campaign, the rapidity of bis con quests may be attributed as mach to bis policy, asMSIfeftcmt^lo one 'Word, lie possessed that rare com bination of talents which is necessa * pestgiUtaiy *omto*w*T er. "w? iand U,ey cannot be exaggerated SKBRSa T& ion to? public cause, %is fortitude and self denial invest him with a kind of moral sublimity. It is there jbre flwaye found that mote personal attachment and ?ore personal admi ration is paid to a fortunate Soldier, than to a successful Statesman. His military character,, however, is nut without a stain. H e was pro digal of blood aud treasure. In Italj ; he encottragod extortion and pillagi', and in Egypt he practised the most atrocious c ruelties. For Wheto he assumed the character of 4 Jrt .iijmetan Prophet, lie adopted the poiicv of an j&astern Despot. \\ in>m he feared, he slew. YS tlen his military successes, unit td with in fortunate occurrence of nveuts at home, ha<l placed him at the h<"*t irrff ' tlf? Civil government, tic she?v? d the same talents and dispo sitions w hictv had marked his early CSie< rl ' He discovered the same rent less activity? the same boldness in (U'aign,* and promptness iu execution, i ike must oilier great wen. he gra?|> td ai uu)\v than 'Be was able to com pass, and dwell habitually upon pro Jjects vast and impracticable. ^ But though there ?ft vastness hiaclang, theywers all' designed promote selfish and persoual obj He had no grandeur of eentin that could leaiHiim, for onemoment. o forget himself. He was solitary in all his pursuits and pleastugN There \yas nothing in bis d<*|>ortmenl that struck bis attendants so forcibly j as the impenetrable reserve, which koriCealed his designs, and all bis 'emotions. ?, He was probably in early life a Republican from sentiment, from imitation; but not from principle. Daring bis campaign in Italy he often expressed a desire to have a share iu the civil government ; awl he, even tben, gave obscure intimations of the greatness of his ambition. "If 1 once place my foot in the stirrup,'^ he said, " I shall go far." From his entrants upon the office of First Consul, lie endeavored to Ton* an absolute monarchy for himself; ami lie soon conceived thedesigtftf mak ing it perpetual iubfcfamily. . d With this intention, be took pains to extinguish every thing that remain w <iu^?moh uim iciuotii' ed in France, of civil liberty or of personal radependence. 'His Senate and' his Tribunes, bis House of wets and his Legion 'of Honor, were so arrauged as to be perfectly inefficient in themselves, while they gave him an opportunity of confer ring personal distinctions, which taught tile natioifto regard him as the only fouutain of honor, .and the only ag^nt in the system. Bfe mftde the press a powerful instrument of despotism ; and by the systematic m ploy men t of spies, he carried apprehension and dismay into; the recesses of domestic life. But his interior administration displayed tbe ai^antages as well as the evils of a despotic government. He protecteckprivate rights and'se Cured internal tranquility. He re. stored and improved (lie literary 'es tablishments which had been swept away by the revolution. He was ? patron of the arts, and a munifi cent benefactor of lea rned men. I^ut While be rewarded their talents, he exacted from them a base and servile Ratffry, which would soon have de stroyed every thing that was noble ftd Worthy in their senti*ents Mnder bis reign, jastice'was admin itered with more impartiality^ than luring the jtoyerament of his prede cessors. ./"Wfe Napoleon Code, un dertaken by hiq command, is a monument of the genius sold learn ing that will command the admira tion and gratitude 'of posterity. He adopted and supported the catholic religion, while he fpmtained effec tually the toleration 6f Protest ants a toleration of vftfich the conduct of bis successor has taught them the value. " ? ""i".' !' In bis intercourse with foreign na tions, be gained bis purpose alter nately b) fraud and violence. The most detestable perfidy was employ - ed for tbe recovery of St. Domingo ; and Spain and Venice were alike victims of his treachery^ lie visited with a victorious army almost evety capital in< Europe, and made m? sjcruple of employing military {qb& for any purpose of personal agnli disement. Towards neutrals he wis uujust and insolent. The most solemn treaties afforded no protec tion against bis Capacity. - He rob bed and pillaged without stint/ and almost without pretext. Rut in tlie raid It of his career ? while standing on the proudest emi nence of human glory ? he met with a reverse of fortune, which had scarcely a parallel in the history of tbe world. A weak mind would have sunk into despair ; a mind of ouly ordinary ]iuiWl would have resorted 10 stii< ide. Put he showed himself superior ' to Loth- Though bisftetoper hpd tibeen corrupted ??> posterity iiU he required flattery, aw! could bear no opposition to liis will; U adversity. h? dicoreced an eqnaui where is the pfoof? For his rivals itna enemies have means of Verifying them, the restoration of the JBoui new facts have been btough 11 a\e they no papers? Are witnesses? In summing up his cba should uot be omitted, thai no scandalous vices ? no weaknesses. He not only in a. wonderful degree the attachment of his followers exercised an irresistible ? over all tVtio approached Wherever he ,was lie made felt, ^nd not one of his i Generals or Statesmen coo moment, come into competi . . ^ - r htm. Yet (his man, gipt and ble as be Was, iu liis persoi ties, lived a Usurper and and died an and a J The bounty of Heaven hi him talents and opportu which he might have t Washington ? we'ean gooi ?bat he prefen!e<! the ext Caesar, lie lost the glory < inglihertyto France, and England ; he gained an em and an -uneasy crow n. If 1 acter had been betterbalanc mortal -greatness had equalli SS??3j kind as a common calf. he chose the path of selfish a and uniting against himscM was nncorrupted and soui moral world, his fall from |M hailed as the commencement ter age. He has lived tin and died anlam<?nted. ? y ? tv> . ,v v m ? ife with PL. lo'Wmadr, man, on life first entrai world, should make per company . It is itot enough, tbatl his principles be of the light kind ;( neither is it sufficient, that h? mindl! is pure, and his intentions right. ? r His associates must he among theli wise, and bis companions selected! ? n jy -r* 9 .T -'CI t>i indoles *** liable to be corrupted.! The JUpany the liar, the drunkard, and the itn >f.. ' S.'ta ^ - " ?an pure, is ex Vvhen vice becomes familiarised to our view, vre lose tli?" abhorrence of it almost insensibly ; and thotigh we may still appear to walk in the path of obedience, yet we gradually re cede from virtue, and by a continu ance in such courses, we sooii are prepared to commit downright wick edness. But this is not ail. The wise and prudent will even shun the society of him whose associates are among tbe Vilest of the vjj^. But there is yet a kind of intercourse with the world, which ever tends to lessen a young man in the opinion a men of pure lives and nice sentimonfflp of honor, and propriety. rThip is J a spirit of accommodation of the t low and vulgar. A courteous tie- % portment towards is undoubted-!) ly commendable, foe all may justly lay claim to common civility and good of-; flees; btlt no one is under obligation to receive ar bosom companions, (he ig norant profligate, or the vicions. ? 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