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_TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

the common interest of all to maintain it. She is resolved
mot to be reduced to place it under the perpetual safeguard
oearmies ; she cannot do this, being demoralized.
" But can this France represented by addresses, this France
governed by a man whom peijury and the infraction of all
treaties have conducted to the throne; can this France, as
long as this man shall speak in her name, pretend to inspire.
that confidence which is the first basis of political transaction ?
" It is with States as with individuals, their credit results
only from their actions.
" Europe has declared war against Buonaparte. France
can and ought to prove to Europe that she sufficiently feels
her own dtgrity, not to chuse the sovereignty of this man.
" The I tench nation is powerful and free; her liberty and
her greatness repose in herself, and are necessary to the ba-
lance of Europe. The Peace of Paris and the Congress of
Vicuna have proved it.
" It is in thi. intention, and in this hope, that the Declara-
tion of the 13th of March, has been made. If this act is
founded on a supposition, it is solely from that which is de-
rived from the esteem which Europe has justly given to the
French Nation. It has judged her. It knows that she is too
enlightened in respect to her true interests, too full of the
principles of honour to think her subjected to the will of an
individual whose power is composed of the elements which
bring on the ruin of States. We repeat it; France has but
to free herself from her oppressor, has hut to return to the
principles on which social order is founded) in order to be
at peace with Europe."

MAY 14.

guarantee for the mutual protection and security of' different
powers, and for re-establishing a general system of Public Law in
Europe.
Tile first and second objects are 'stated generally and in their
broadest extent; but neither of them can be ploperly considered ib
detail, without refereoce to the nature and extent of the means by
which they may be accomplished.. The first i• certainly that to
which, without any modification or exception, his Majesty'• wishes,
as Nell as those of the Emperor, would be preferably directed', and
nothing short of it can completely satisty the views .% hit h both Se-
vereigns form for the deliverance and security of Lie- ape.—
Shquld it be possible to unite in a concert with (;r at and
Russia, the two other great Military Powers of the Coffin's- t, there
weans little doubt that such an uniein of force would enable them
to accomplish all that is proposed ; but if (as 'her, is too much ren-
own to imagine may be the case) it should he found impos-iole to en-
•l vice Prussia in the Confederacy, it may be doubted whether such
operations could be caviled on in all the gnat ters of Europe, as
would be necessary for the socces's of the whole of this project. •
The second poiet of itself ievolves in it many impel ladit conside-
rations. The views and sentiments by which his Majesty wid the
Emperor of Russia are equally animated in endeavedning to establish
this concert, are pure and distinterested.
-• Their first view, therefore, with respect to any of the con -tries
which may be recovered from France, must be to restore, as far as
possible, their ancient rights, and to. provide for the internal happi-
ness of their inhabitants ; but in looking at this object, tiny must not
lose sight of the general security of Europe, on which even that
separate object must principally depend.
Pursuant to this principle, there can be no question that, wl.en.
ever any of these countries are capable of beim; restored to their
former independelice, and of being placed iu a situation in which
they can protect it, such an arrangement must be most congenial to
the policy and the feelings on which Oda system is founded ; but
there will be found to be no other countries among those now under
the dominion of France, to which these considerations cannot apply-,
where either the ancient relations of the comitry are so completely
destroyed that they cannot he restored, Cr where mdependenee
would be merely nominal, and .alike inc.-insistent with security for
'the country itself, or for Europe ; happily the larger number is of
the first description. Should the arms of the Allies be successful to
the full extent of expelling Prance from all the domiisions site has
acquired since the Revolution, it would certainly be theist object,
es has already been stated, to re-establish the Repdh!ies of the
United Provinces and Switzerland, the territories of the kill of
Morainic Tuseany, Modena (under the protection of Austria), and
' Naples: but the territories of Genoa, of the Italian Republic, in-
chiding the three Legations, Parma, and Placentia; and on the
other Bide of Europe, the Austrian Netherlands and the States which
have been detached from the German Empire on the Lett Bank of
, the Rhine, ewidently belong to the second class.- With respect to
the territories enumerated in Italy, experience has shewn how littis
disposition existed-in some, and how little 'mearii in any, to resi,f
the. afzeression or inflUenee of France. The King of Spain wits
certainly too much a party to the kystetti of which 'so large a prt
of Europe has been a victim, to entitle the former interests of his
family in Italy to any consideration ; nor does the past conduct of
Gentili, or any of the other States give them any claim, either of
justice or liberality. I' ' obvious that these separate petty
Sovereignties would never again have any solid existence in them-
' selves and'woukl only serve to weaken and impair the three nal(
It
(ight to be, as much as possible, concentrated in the bands of the
`Chief Powers of Italy.
It is needless to dwell particularly on the state of
.the Nether-
lands.—Events have put out of the qnestion the restoration of them
to the-House of Austria.—they are therefore necessarily open to new
arrangements, and evidently can never exist separate and indeper-
dent. Nearly the same consideration! apply to the Ecelesiasttul
Electorates, alai de• other territories on the left bank of the Mine,
after their being once detached from the Empire, and the forme r
possessors of them indemnified. There apnesis, therefore, to be no
possible objection, on the strictest principles of justice and public
' Morality, to making such a disposition with retro( to any of lase
territories as may be most conducive to the general- interests ;
aftJ
there is evidently no other mode of 'accomplishing the great and
beneficent object of re-establishing (after so much misery and
Woodshed), the safety and repose of Europe on a solid and perma-
nent Imsis. It is fortunate, too, that such a plan of arrangement
as
in itself essential to the end proposed, is also likely to ,contr?hu'e,
iu tie greatest degree, to secure the means by which that grd at end
can best be promoted.
It is evidently of the utmost importance, if not absolutely indis-
pensible for this-purpose, to secure the- vigorous and effectual eo-

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end of being placed iu a situation in which
It an arrangement must be most congenial to
ngs on which this system is founded ; but
)o no other countries among those now under
, to which these considerations cannot apply,
it relations of the comitry are so completely
annot he restored, er where mdependenee
al, and .alike inemisistent with security for
`or Europe ; happily the laruer is of
Mould the arms of the Allies be successful to
ling France from all the dominions she has
()lotion, it would certainly be the tit st object,
toted, to re-establish the Repitb!ies of the
iwitzerlacd, the territories of the kill of
Jena (under the protection of Austria), and
ones of Genoa, of the Italian Republic, in-
"lions, Parma, and Placentia; an on the
to Austrian Netherlands and the States width
m the German Empire on the Left Bank of
clong to the second class.- With respect to
ted in Italy, experience has slieviit how littia
ome, and how little means in any, to resist
'more of France. The King of Spain was
arty to the kysteto of which 'so large a pr rt
victim, to entitle the former interests of his
consideration ; nor does the past conduct of
other States give them any claini, either of
' also obvious that these separate petty
.ver again have any solid existence in then,-
;erve to weaken and impair the force Ishii It
s possible, concentrated in the hands of the
di particularly on the state of
.the Nether-
it ont of the qnestion the restoratioo of dim
a.—they are therefore necessarily open to new
idently can never exist separate and indeper-
-lie consideration! apply to the Ecelesiasttul
ther territories on the left bank of the IZlntie,
detached front the Empire, and the forme r
?mnified. There appesis, therefore, to be no
the strictest principles of justice aml
public
melt a disposition with retiree( to any of dose
roost conducive to the general interests ;
aJtd
other mode of "aceontplishing the great and
re-establishing (after so much misery and
and repose of Europe on a solid and pei ma-
nate, too, that such a plan of arrangement
as
the end proposed, is also likely to contribute,
to secure the mans by which that gri at end
e utmost importance, if not absolutely indts-
ose, to secure the- vigorous and effectual ee-