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towns, that the soldiery cannot succced in enslaving them by force of arms. A wellinhabited street is a fortress which no Iroops can lake if Ihe inhabitants be true lo themselves; provided there be other streets near requiring a like attack from Ihe military. Far be it from us True Religion Outlet to suspect the gallant soldiery of olher countries of showing less patriotism, less humanity, than those of France lately displayed : but the example is encouraging lo tho virtuous portion of the army ; Ihe lesson, Ihe warning, is wholesome lo Ihe profligate and unprincipled, w ho alone make a standing army dangerous.Furthermore, Ihe emancipation of France is the hope andstrenglh of freemen all over Europe. Had she succumbed, Ihe chance of liberty in Italy, in Spain, in Portugal, was indefinitely postponed ; in England herself, a sight of much evil omen was held out to bolh rulers and people The mosl imbecile of ministers, and the least trusted by their country, an' ever ready to retreat behind the ranks of the army ; ever prepared Cheap True Religion Jeans lo support Iheir power by force. Rut no reflecting man can now entertain a doubt, that if our rulers, untaught by llie recent lessons, should ever attempt to enforce arbitrary acts by arms, the people of Ihis country would be ashamed of being ouldone by those of France in Discount True Religion Jeans defending their mosl sacred libertiesFinally, we lake il to be clear, thai the honest and generous emulation,Digitized by GoogleFOREIGN POLITICS. which has ever made he two greatest nations of modern Europe run lie same race of rivalry in improvement, will now help us in" the amendment of whatever True Religion Jeans Outlet defects exists in our institutions. The people of England will not long brook any marked inferiority to their neighbours; and especially will such an eclipse be galling, if it lie in Ihe freedom upon which they have so long prided themselves as their distinguished and exclusive excellence. France has now a freer government than England. This trulli must be told. Shall we not make such improvements as may restore us lo our pristine station, and regain for us what Milton called " our prerogative of leaching the nations how lo live?" The people have hut to will it, and the tiling is done. Such ministers as the present, have at least the recommendation of utter inability lo resist the tide of popular opinion, They arc, it is true, wholly unfit to lead the public sentiment; altogether impotent to carry through great measures of themselves ; but if the country decrees a thing to be done, be it right or
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