Of all the notes, letters, and memorials that Napoleon wrote during this period, the longest and most interesting was his discussion of tyranny, especially the tyranny of France in Corsica. Napoleon was an angry idealist, protesting against the tyranny of the law of the jungle imposed on the world's downtrodden.
Using brute force was the law of the jungle, and the power of reason was what humans possessed. How many countries have experienced vicissitudes and ups and downs because of this!……Tyranny, oppression, and injustice were spreading all over the world…The fate of Corsica was the best example of a small country wanting freedom and its neighbors wanting oppression.
However, the task of a national leader is to make the country under his rule peaceful and the society prosperous. To achieve this, guided by the torch of reason, he must fairly balance the rights of the people for whom he is responsible. To do this, he must always bear all the obligations that the country demands of him…We are born to enjoy life. However, Corsica, who were now under the French's chains, had no rights under the autocratic rule of the Bourbon Dynasty and the governor stationed on the island. I have read the speeches of all monarchist orators, and none of them is more than a poor attempt to defend a very bad cause-in reality, they are all excuses for the abuse of power, as it happened in his own country. Half of the people in this world were ambitious and pursued happiness in obtaining honor. The love of glory made them want power, take risks (like the leaders and governors of the country), and they were tempted by the power of command. But, he argued, the most vigilant of us... opposed and abandoned this power. The power of any tyrant or tyranny was built on the basis of force, the bayonet. Are we going to continue to watch as the [French] army does as they please with their tyranny in [Corsica]? Are we to continue to bow our heads under the triple shackles of the Army, the Viceroy, and the Treasurer, and let them plunder our country? How can a people as enlightened as France be so completely indifferent to our oath and the immediate results of their actions?……In the eyes of God, the greatest sin was to tyrannize people, and the second sin was to endure such tyranny!……Human! Human! How pathetic is your state of slavery, but how great is the passionate flame of freedom! To end the unjust rule of France over Corsica, his country needed a savior, but would there be another William Tell?
Since he was currently serving for the French who plundered his homeland, Lieutenant Napoleon's request for a five-and-a-half-month leave was approved.
In the autumn of 1786, he set off from Toulon by boat and arrived in his beloved Corsica on September 15th. This was the first time he had returned to his hometown in six years. He was 17 years old now. His vacation would be extended until September of the following year before he returned to France. William Tell of Corsica, or something like that! In fact, the real purpose of Napoleon's trip was not to save Corsica, but to fund his poor mother by handling the last project document left by his father before his death and later authorized by the court. Thanks to his father's plan to drain the moor and turn it into an orchard, Napoleon received thousands of Francs. His mother, uncle Fisher, and brother Joseph used the money to buy one or two small boats, which turned out to be pirate ships against foreign forces. They were also charged with crimes. It was not known how much Napoleon knew about this matter. He only knew that when it happened a few years later, Napoleon did everything he could to resolve it.
After staying in Corsica for a year, Napoleon returned to the legion with the sole purpose of continuing to apply for leave to resolve his family crisis. Thus, in January 1788, he returned to Ajaccio.
At this time, France was also in turmoil. When Louis VI convened the French Parliament in 1789, France was indecisive and chaotic in politics. On July 14th, there was the attack on the Bastille and the mob's massacre of the garrison. The newly formed National Assembly abolished the privileges of the feudal nobles and sounded the death knell for the monarch. On August 23rd of that year, Napoleon swore allegiance to the country, the king, and the law. Three days later, the " Declaration of Human rights " was published. In October, martial law was enacted. In November, the church's property was nationalized.
In Versailles and Paris, where a new constitution was being drafted, the young officer finally realized that terrible political turmoil was taking place in France. However, not only did Napoleon not express his astonishment at this turmoil, but he also cheered loudly for it. For soldiers with a little courage and wisdom, revolution was the ideal time. he said to a comrade of his. Inspired by what he had seen and heard, he set off for Corsica for the third time in September 1789. However, unlike the previous two times, this was his first time participating in politics. The fiercely criticized monarch was being reorganized, and he hoped that the new idea of justice would help change the fate of Corsica. Pauli, who had been in exile for a long time, returned to Corsica the next year and called on his compatriots to use the opportunity of revolution to replace the heinous feudal autocracy with democracy, revolutionary clubs, and a new National Guard.
However, when the royal governor of the island closed the club, Napoleon submitted a complaint to the National Assembly of Pauli. On November 5, 1789, in the capital of Corsica, Napoleon supported the masses to attack the French garrison. The authorities immediately expelled him to Ajaccio and regarded him as a black sheep. There, he was almost court-martialed for treason, treason, and murder. At this time, the National Assembly restored the civil rights of the Corsica people. The people who regained their independence wept bitterly, but the man who led the movement, Paulie, was already a sixty-four-year-old cautious old man.
Joseph Bonaparte, who had changed his original plan to become a clergy and went to Pisa to study law (unfinished), also returned to Corsica to work side by side with Napoleon. However, there was a huge disagreement among the islanders. One faction supported the king's opposition to the revolution and the civil law (which required the clergy to take an oath of allegiance to the revolution), one faction supported the French Revolution, and one faction demanded complete independence. Although Napoleon and Joseph were inclined to independence, they greatly appreciated many of the principles of the French Revolution, so none of the Roman thugs were spared. Corsica had become a dangerous place.
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