The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-22 00:00:00

Prtifyik# AN)) AUTHEtinC COR*;;•,10:

Paatsi-i-May.lB.--At your desire,
once 'snore return to the "Subject of the restus
of the ALLIED Trtoort; in France: ‘Vere (111
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to-consult national [nitre., I might rejTce —hlitio
honailiation of a proud and pOweidtdl4/41'
• e
indulgence of: sticlic'a: feeling can Scarc.,
praise-worthy, when the s&ndeSt Poliq an
at
highest political "
. considerations, being "
than the immutable principles of justice.' !,•1:
not attended to, would, to an absolute cerfa.l
again engage all Europe in a war of extertair9t;
condemn the -measure ; when, in fact, °II it
et
pends the fate of an Empire which is °f
great weight in the political balance of Flurd°l,.
we (night to put aside all private affeetip° ;an
a!
personal vanity, and consider things with "- mi
a
tiality. The wardship in which we holcl 0.'1;
is evidently not a natural state, and to Pegirsil 0:
it, as a right, would compromise the
and influence the deSt-ibies of all Europe'. terlf,
wheels of this grand MachinC- must act rh-eii'
which they cannot* if_one of the princiP3l
an inert state ; for, philosophically
European States form but iane, famdP
whole. When it is resolved to subchtell” tio
i tt
a populous and warlike nation under• thel°l‘eis
immense force must be opposed to if— rl)t!
what BUONAPARTE (11(1 in Prussia, and vvl‘cel
could not do in Spain: But to pretend 10,1(
France in awe witty 120,000 men is'as if 011 e.
tended to put HERCULES in leading sttilighs:lol/
have resided in France a long time,
and since the Restoration, and I can asi°r-
from my own personal observation, ;ll3t
settee of our troops have had no other elect
that of souring the temper of the nariv°'i
exciting the public I ELM. against the Ef;t4'i9;oo4
lion, to whom they attribute the measure' to
ifr
the troops have conducted themselves will' -helfe
device and humanity to which the French:,
selves would do justice, if wounded natioo'
did not prevent them. Do you not perceive
the presence of the Allied Troops bec°rseorfl'
perpetual pretext of attacks against the (1-‘)litco
ment ; that the humiliation of the Natian!crit'l
its affection for its Sovereign, to whom, rig
wrong, it attaches a portion of the 171'1.9e,er
of this ge
that the Factions take advantage
ell
discontent ? You say that good FrenclO:gli
friends of order and peace, the faithfalscrc°)
Louts XVIII., behold these foreign tr°°P:stilt°
pleasure ; believe rue it is an error, unless -1(1
di la
description you understand the Ultra- licl"-stolir'l
imagined, I know tint why, that Europe f.`loicte'
their extravagant hopes and pretensions•
to offer my 'opinion it would be very ditrer'eltt
s'as
e'
would say that the vast bulk of the Frel)c•it tier'
(101'.
lion are eminently the friends of peace 89
and for the sake of it suffer, though tut
atadtt
humiliation, and a devouring cancer topreY('cosij
vitals of the State for a while, even wheatheg 010
instantly extirpate it. But I again relje3i'plils
every thing depends on the wisdom of the
.01
try. Let it inspire love for THE Kli4Gt by ,
lit
RIS 1
ins; itself a
.strict observer of THE C"-- eV'
it apply the Laws with impartiality; het it
its :Officers throughout the Kingdom °'
men who are 'firm, wise, and concil;at°l'co"(l
France will soon become one of the calnle.so,ol4(',
eo
tries in Europe. As an Englishman, fa" 1.11, It
with the Liberty-of the Press, I smile"%ire
tl
~ -0
tempt on the shoal of pamphlets whichll''',(
terror of the Ministers of Louts XVl.l'.a
ever they or their friend M. Maactl4rle. 130
say, such writings never endangered a s")deos,a
when the misconduct of Government 5, fri
wide career to the attacks of pamoldetrajolts
State is threatened, not because the '4," derilli„!
Placemen are divulged, but because the tile;
stration of the State is bad. The ign°r3,l4os
accuse the Press, w;ith as little ret's°l'ha crjoi
ssprriorintgos-or
would accuse a man of bunting a house
out Fire. Let then the Ministers oPesp-or004;
declamations of the ill.disposed an. tit air tad
able conduct, and they may rely ($„.• ;$
mense Majority of the Nation ratitiplir
self under their hairnets.
the most formidable factioirris.,lietl%
will succeed to the revolutionary 9pirit• r, 55
will answer, if the Ministers want firll%e.ill
wisdom, who can auswea that Fr aliCe
become once more a vast volcano, ''',"c '
eetj
throw, the burning lava of Revolution 00 01j
Etatope ? grant it, but then coo 121/ivarel,
remedy the evil ?—No, all the forces °I i.es.ilV
concentrated would Seared,/be able to rerfaro,ti,
efforts of a natiorrof 30 millions rendere"
The Ministers of Louts XVII!. are 011,10,:'r
too enlightened not to:see where the dill'rorar'
I have watched their-steps, nod have disc o!'f,
that in familiarizing themselves by degreetieeli
a Representative Government, they dailYll
greater dexterity in ra„ xe, or it, 0(1%0 0,
°
they will doubtless be as well acquaioted Ce,!
the mechanism of the system as oirrsehres'ot,o!
sitter only the point front which they se; °O,lO//
the point at which they are arrived. let
France has gained since 1515 ! There Ye,t
much to be done, hut the progressiou f.s Pa „or
awd uniform, and affords the most cheerfner
nett
for the future. se re,
I have just learnt that M. PoterALIR
yesterday for Rnme to negociate with Tt4l; 1440
and, it is said, frame a new Corteedit'.yP
this will 11,4ree with his INFALLIBLi
time will discover.