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Editorial
February 29, 1808
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
An editorial quotes a U.S. Gazette writer sarcastically critiquing the US administration's naive policy towards Napoleon Bonaparte, mocking the idea of his non-interference as a 'blessed Millennium' and ironically comparing him to the biblical angel binding Satan.
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THE GRAND MILLENNIUM.
An ingenious writer in the U. S. Gazette,
Descanting on the blindness and impolicy of
Our Administration, in their conduct to-
Wards foreign nations, remarks: -
"It is said, that when Napoleon has
Brought to his feet all the rest of the
World, he will be contented to allow us
To remain free and independent.
If
This were the case we should only be a
Tenant at will of our liberties, and must
Expect to give up the possession whenever
It suited our landlord to require the
Surrender. But we are told that he
Will not have a wish to interfere with
Us, that he will always be so reasonable,
That he will never ask of us any thing,
That will be inconsistent, with our hon-
Or and safety to perform. We too, no
Doubt shall be so wise and so just as to
Give him no occasion of offence, Why
This will be the blessed Millennium it-
Self, which has been so long predicted.
The Lion and the Lamb lying down to-
Gether. Then Bonaparte must be the
Angel, of whom we read in the Revela-
Tions, "who is to come with the key of
The bottomless pit and a great chain in
His hand - who is to lay hold on the Dra-
Gon, that old serpent, which is the Devil
And Satan and bind him a thousand
Years; and cast him into the bottomless
Pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon
Him."
An ingenious writer in the U. S. Gazette,
Descanting on the blindness and impolicy of
Our Administration, in their conduct to-
Wards foreign nations, remarks: -
"It is said, that when Napoleon has
Brought to his feet all the rest of the
World, he will be contented to allow us
To remain free and independent.
If
This were the case we should only be a
Tenant at will of our liberties, and must
Expect to give up the possession whenever
It suited our landlord to require the
Surrender. But we are told that he
Will not have a wish to interfere with
Us, that he will always be so reasonable,
That he will never ask of us any thing,
That will be inconsistent, with our hon-
Or and safety to perform. We too, no
Doubt shall be so wise and so just as to
Give him no occasion of offence, Why
This will be the blessed Millennium it-
Self, which has been so long predicted.
The Lion and the Lamb lying down to-
Gether. Then Bonaparte must be the
Angel, of whom we read in the Revela-
Tions, "who is to come with the key of
The bottomless pit and a great chain in
His hand - who is to lay hold on the Dra-
Gon, that old serpent, which is the Devil
And Satan and bind him a thousand
Years; and cast him into the bottomless
Pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon
Him."
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Napoleon
Foreign Policy
Administration Blindness
Millennium
Satire
Bonaparte
What entities or persons were involved?
Napoleon Bonaparte
U. S. Gazette Writer
Our Administration
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Us Administration's Foreign Policy Towards Napoleon
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery Of Naive Expectations Regarding Bonaparte
Key Figures
Napoleon Bonaparte
U. S. Gazette Writer
Our Administration
Key Arguments
Napoleon Will Allow Us Independence Only As A Tenant At Will
Expectation Of Non Interference Is Overly Naive And Reasonable
This Scenario Equates To The Biblical Millennium With Lion And Lamb Together
Ironically Portrays Bonaparte As The Angel Binding Satan