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INTRODUCTION.
all his petty princes and vassal kings, and consulting the genius and manners of each state he has settled his sovereignty on a firm and stable basis, leaving them the semblance at least of what they cherished most, whether it was in the forms of religion or government, agreeably to the precept of our author. Whoever wishes to change the constitution of a free state, in such a manner as that the change will be accepted with the consent and approbation of the people, should necessarily retain some vestiges of the ancient forms[1], so
- ↑ "He (Buonaparte). concluded a treaty with the Arabs, ordered the most severe discipline, and recommended the respect of persons and property. He did not express himself with contempt of the superstitious ignorance of the Imans and the Mollahs of Egypt, and he spoke of Mahomet with the admiration due to the memory of a great man; he spoke of him with that political veneration which tended to conciliate the esteem of his sectaries."—De Chas.
"People of Cairo, I am satisfied with your conduct; you have done well in not taking part against me. I am come to destroy the race of the Mamalukes, to protect commerce, and the natives of the country. Let
