If the people was reassured of the loyalty of the king, it would grow tranquil, and factions die a natural death.

But so long as conspiracies, internal and external, appear favoured by the king, troubles will perpetually spring up, and continually increase the mistrust of the citizens.

The present tendency of things is evidently towards a crisis, all the chances of which are opposed to royalty.

They are making of the chief of a free nation, the chief of a party.

The opposite party ought to consider him, not as a king, but as an enemy.