The Virginia Gazette

Bordeaux. Letters from Paris highly applaud a Latin Discourse, lately pronounced by Father Geoffroy, Professor of Rhetoric in the Jesuits' College, before the Pope's Nuncio, several Prelates, and many other Persons of Distinction, on Occasion of the Birth of the Duke of Burgundy; in which Discourse he represented this Prince as the only Blessing that was wanting to make the Nation happy, and as a Gift of Heaven sufficient alone to complete the Happiness of France. -- But the Reverend Tool of arbitrary Power passed over in Silence all the Evils and Grievances inseparable from the Exercise of Despotism when Kings are not Philosophers, or Philosophers are not made Kings: He took no Notice how the labouring Part of the People are oppressed by Excises, Tallies, and Gabelles, racked by arbitrary Landlords, domineer'd over by the Military Gentry, and forced to wear Wooden Shoes, even when they can afford better, lest the Tax Gatherers or the Landlords should raise their Rent or Taxes. All these Things and many more, the honest Disciple of Loyola lost Sight of, thinking it Sufficient to his Purpose to shew the slavish Audience, that they are like to enjoy long all the Blessings of arbitrary Power by this late Increase of the Royal Family.