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coed ; 'whiles in the'etritriOill of 'gnosis,. she Aril the die
.f enriching her aliies.
Bin, between a policy, which wind° tereryt' log in its power,
.rid an integiitc, which regards its duties, and especially ito 1,10-
noes, the contest Is ever unequal. The King aproached the
lionsent when lie was convinced of this by experience ; this
notnent was the most painful of his reign.
11. was the affair of France to njeti the modifications u nder
hich the King had confirmed the Treaty, if she d d not ape
.rove them. Brit she avoided doing this, for the whole Prus-
Oen army was still under arms. She continued to be lavish of
Assurances of friendship; she fulfilled the Treaty as far at it
suited her; but, when His Majesty wished to reap the only
_advantages which he had proposed to himself from the late ne-
gociations, and which were nearest ho heart, she suddenly al-
tered her language ; the modifications added to the 'Freely of
Vienna, were now reteeted at Paris. Endeavours were made
to force Prussia into the most injurious measures; and when
Count flaugwitz, who was at Paris, remonstrated against this,
the unconditional fulfilment of the treaty was haughtily insisted
on, as was the immediate cession of the three Provinces, and
the recal of the patent by which the occupation of Hanover
was declared provisional. Prussia was required to iesign a part
of the advantages stipulated, and to shut her ports against the
British flag, in the saute manner as if the French had returned
into the Eledotats.
The King at length was perfectly convinced of the true
character of the friendship of the Emperor of the French--a
soptinfic draught for a power which still feels its own strength;
an instrument, of degradation, and finally of subjestion, to,
every power which no longer poranses strength.
In the mean tame, Napoleon was in possession of every ad.
vantage. The Prussian army had returned; his own, after
some movements, of no consequence, at which deceived Ger-
many rejoiced prematurely, on some frivolous pretences, este.
Wished itself on this side the Rhine. The fiat conflict might
produce misfortunes. War, which is nut, under all circum-
stances, the greatest of evils, might become such under these
then existing. Tine King determined ao continue the part he
had hitherto acted, for some time longer. Wishing to preserve
hie force now, more than ever necessary to Europe; sod, at
least, to secure the tranquillity of the North, he confirmed the
• new Treaty. Confidence, however, was now utterly lust.—
Prussia was consinced, that on the flea opportunity to weaken
her without danger, she might expect as ettackirsess her pre-
tended Ally ; coutinced that there is a degree of ambition
which nothing can satiety, which proceeds, without inter-
mission, front usurpation to usurpation, sometimes without
a plan, but ever intent on destruction, careless of the
cliu.ce of means, and employing alike, arms and the pen,
violence and oaths. But even with this eeneittion--so
great is the unfortunate superiority obtained by such policy
ever those who wish only to he jest—the King fulfilled
all the conditions of the Treaty, with the punctuality of a
Ibithful ally. It is known what the consequences were
with respect to the connections of Hui Majesty with ENS
land. Trance gained nothing by this; but she triumphed
in secret at the thought of having disunited two Court.,
the union of which might have been dangerous to her;
and what, in the view of Eisner, gave the principal value to
her alliance with the King, was, that this alliance isolated Flo
Majesty, since it produced an opinion that Prussia war a par.
ticipatur in the Lame of so many mistinto Rm.
But, net contest with this, we shall me in what manner the
politics of France, assured that she had now no enemy to fear,
believing that she had annihilated Austria, forming a judgment
of Russia with equal ignorance and rashr.ess, and blinded by
the apparent tranquillity of Prussia, at length threw err the
mask, and, despising forms which she had hitherto sometimes
respected, openly trampled on all treaties and all rights. Three
months after the signing et the Treaty with Prussia, all its are
titles were violated.
The Treaty had for its basis the Maas quo of the moment in
which it was concluded ; also the guarantee of the Guinan
Empire sad its States, wonting to the Coestitutlen then
established. This truth arises not only from the nature of
things; the Treaty had also expressly resented to the two
pewees their duties. The relations in which the Peace et
Preaburg had left Ilia Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, wen'
guaranteed to his consequently, also, the Imperial CIO'S el'
Germany, and the rights connected with it. The traiesintee of ,
Bavaria, and consequently the relations which had connected
it tor so many centuries to the empire, were likewise confirmed'
by the same common guarantee. Twee months after, the.
Confederation of the Rhine overthrew the Germanic CoSda
tution, deprived the Emperor of the ancient ornament odhie
house, mid placed Bivaria, and thirty other Princes, under tile"
tutelage of France.
Wit is it necessary to appeal to treaties, to f..rm a just lodg-
ment of this extraordinary e'en') Provisos to all treaties, na-
tions have their rights ; and had not France sportedwith the
sanctity of an 01th, this act of unexampled despotism would
exasperate rainy mind. To deprive Princes who bad never
offended France, and to mile them the mauls of others ,
fiemselres the vamais of the French Government ; to abolish,

with a Woke of the pert, a tollatottittort a e thessmeaLyeam'
duration, which long habits, the rernembraime of se Many taus
trio'• periods, and so many various and mutual relations, has
rendered dear to such a nurabend Princes, whits had so often
been guaranteed by all the European Powen, and even by
France herielf ; to lay contributions on the cake and towns in
the midst of profound peace, and leave the new possessors only
art exhausted skeleton ; to atroliets this Constitution, without
consulting the Emperor of Germany, front whom a crown was
wrested; or Russia, se lately im_orne the 'remote, of the Ger-
man League; or Prussia, intimately interested in that league,
thus arbitrarily dissolved. Nu—wan sod coretimod viaor.es
have sometimes produced great and remarkable cataatroihrs ;
but such art example, in time of peace, was clever before given '
to the word.
The King conamnerated the unfortunate Prances who suf-
fered ►y these transitions, but he pitied not less those who
had suffered themselves to be lured by the hope of gain,
and he would reproach himself, should he increase their un-
happiness, by judging them with too great severity Deluded
by the reward of their compliance, probably forced to obey
command., which admitted of no opposition ; or, if sur-
prised into content, sufficiently runArd by their acquisitions,
and by being reduced to a state of vassalage, en harsh and de.
grading, es their former relations were honourable, they de-
serve nut to be treated by Germany with the utmost rigour.
Perhaps, wbea the stagneuitnous nation to which they foteeefly