Star.
London, England, 1815-04-29 00:00:00

question might surely arise, whether tle greater dr.
ger was in actual contest, or in slumbering over das.
gers speedily to be apprebendeel Instead
,Continental Powers being now found la the redumd.
state of peace, which was their desire, di:7 v..cre
in military streneh ; and they had a just claim
the French nation, who woe, stricay and r..,(411.
speaking, parties to thenratce of Paris. N. vet
-a nation, under such-circitnistances, treated so veil; ;
never was the .14alb of contgaerors so stripped ,<<l,
such an endeavour to appear rather as allies o
foes. Those who saw Parisi at thia time, m;;:).1 i
tit
seen that foreign interests and glory seemel
for the sake of France. The ot;:er 11.0 ;„01,
a distinct right to call on the Frcr.c.a peopb• ;.!!,::d
to the treaty, which was f0i,d..,3 Ott th^ crab; ..;
Bonaparte. It, however, the French 1,.1.,1••• :e
infatuated as to lend their-Aver to the n; ~„
p ?re, and become a party to sl gie;r:s a IA ewl:
fraud, then, he must say, it was an tinfortuaatr c
but it France were ix, rh Id to pm; cr
war must be with France, and it ww, (.t 1;.•
Europe to c,:ntend tot its own lib, rte a,:ci •
He co 1.1
(1.,_ eoneeivt. that Fiance. nu: • .• ,
Ititit,ns might peter stibmission to an lista •rat!..x
than make a morisi efinrt in her own heimi‘,.l:•!.. ~;
when be had restored hi, army the s

mit ; but Eorore was not to suf'..t
her own field of act;on- !lush;,, us, 44, .17 ~
Germany, kc. wiv• not to bc .Igat:..,, p;
der and devastAtion. It was tigh! suc;, c.vt
td make the seat of war in France ':;er.t.e.f.

l.ret:: profitsch andarmys pit e
asnitt„iootint.lid
ii
thought k their right to disturb F.. 11 r.:pe, ra,Alit to
teach those ,ho were so fond of wa:.,
not to have it exactly as they it 1.
.i,
rope should choose it. It was unjust t'
Allied Powers wanted war. The histtry th, tin::
private i;ndanivdidtutaiel
since the French Revoluti'a spewed the ator,:ers art.
sing from a confidence in the pacific inor:ssiutis of
Bonaparte, who weakly I,magined theni.rlve. to be
otnhge
tlhleosnt.atf%else,ninil:teti„:::
safe by the policy of peaceful relations v.'n'n
(Hear, hear.)—It was only by a departure from LIAt.
te
effectedm of
and I.;:ray.
world could not dilate an
instance of equal mrAleration to that displayed by:?::
alliance. The 11-notirable Member • ' • • I
spirit of defamation of the Allies, s
tower:;tg the
poice m
character ,i the Government of his own con.'trr.
When ho was cliar!!ed with his mirsion to
whatever danger might he apprehended from 0-,e. r..-
goclafions, be t;elt it a duty tier: an con.lition,
be honVde 'maintained. The neg.nc.:ilions
proceeded on ttie prille;pies of the cieclirati-t: a:
Frankfort ; nod it was an olyj-et to ~i:ee., that if
was bad faith, the finit„,wotild l-e eith E.,thee. 1,
French now subtiettvd Bona it was not tr,..ra
siui
nnunii :otgnunaete wasd sys
their own gent e?.•;:re, •hit Iron) t;.e ;!r4.1
power of I: he no mearc f,•:swed :hat
the Allies w.:re to tic.,t wait Lim now, m: t.ly hec7.:: se
they had treated v iti: him ',erne his act of
firm. A treaty might h...‘.7 been ctmcludes.'.
between Chai.illen arts Paris; hut :.e
own proposition wid•in diver thy,. en the
the very first slight success sv;ih:tl he creeileam:.
The All es made ro •proelsitHll mots taveet.,:.):r
than theq'reat7 of r211'5. :t sots saicrtlint
parte offered more favr-,::rah.,:e svhisli were re-
fused. That was not the case. T.. .ne,h
ter proposed such terms, he withdr.w Wirm-
ever terms had lacer maik coui.l not have aamit-
ted Bonaparte's Amb,,,:•,11r at the C...l:vr.r as to
the- settlerre:iit of Europe. A at'.: . i-g-
-gaimd by France, under the chanse of Goy iciaele,
in the safety of admitting her M.nisler to Corp-:-.
The Allies did make sacrifices Int a rencrai
Whether in adversity or in prosperity, 11.1.1p4rte
never neglected any step to gratify stet of
bition ; no step was ever left by him to seek xtet
something unpossessed ; nothing with him rya
fixed except a ci natant attempt at rygrandizanat.
Unless his very nature was changed, Vie s tine thiass
must happen. He would only change !os meani,
ip
order to recover what he had 1,-,sr. 13.1 t llonaparic's
character was peculiar to himseir; turd hie ;ine,v
cumstances of 11;s con.itict marked by sy.tenia:i...J
bad faith, and of which he had siiiicient
He had an intercepted instruction horn Bonaimeat to
his Minister, which was to have been &staled ii
certain cases, which from accident it was not sa cloe.
It disclosed a system of perfidy unparallel.d
in c:e
transactions of the civilized world. It was
detci
' -March the 19th, when the discussions were not
closed, and when he was undertaking a liazotjuus
military operation, and which strit.;•ll:. be fatal to
when he moved from Arcis-sett-Aubv. bawl-dice
thought his success problematical, and gave oew
structions in favour of concessions. The iiratiiczicrs
were in the form of a secret letter, siAnt'd 1))
Duke of Bassani., addressed to Caulincourt. Tare
had been many instances-of breaches in neg,cianon-:,
but generally some defence was set up for th,m with
respect to instructions. Tire Minister of 1; .mtpai'l
was desired to conclude a Treaty, hut to ;xeP hark.
certain parts as long as he could, the electittott
them being to be delayed, notwitlistaudieg any ran-
fications, so that an unfair advantage ini4in. he at:" r•
wards taken of them. This was a circuit:surd
eonttary to all experience in such matters—W(o.,
There was expressed a deliberate intention E.' r.ll‘;'''
and subsequently to refuse compliance with the tre.i:oi
and what were thine points on which tins had L'i',d3
was to turn ? Why, they were what Briar-II
the three great keys of the French emil:vi ausi
sufficiently shewed. what Ins objects were. The for
of these keys was Antwerp, %ditch might in c died 6e
key of England ; the second key was Mentz,
was in fact the key of Germany ; and die thir.i
which was to be kept •
back evcrs alter ratiticatot,
was Alessandria, which was in tact not the
France, but the key of Italy. What better
emit& be given of the nature of the limn ? it w.t'
clear he would break the Tit nty as soon ris
'
him. Was it then turamportinit whether this nact.7
replaced in power or net' In power, he wou!si .
bably soon pour a military deluge over the vv,'"..
Disclaiming the notion of making war agamsl
diVidual, yet there might be as much on the polll'
character as to the case of a dirpuid ritieY
a disputed succession. Might not Cie rowtrs.
Europe protest against the power of an
rot ip,
dual, whose character would not apriY, to
at the moral or social relations of lite his LIMP'
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hut to keep oacs
d, the esecutiou of
ri'llstsiiding any ran•
nage might he alto,
was a 61'001;51311a
(natters--(Neaf.)...
intention to
lance with the ore..:);
which this bad tai;li
114 t Bonapaite c AL. d
empire, auJ which
lets were. The fug
might 'ne. calledhi ch eit
I was Mentz, w
and the third key,
alter ratilicaiwn,
fact not the keY or
What better rot*
the man ? It w•l'
as soon as stiqei
vhether this min vi.ts
)over, he would pro.
age over the we'll
1g war agAinst all
nucb on the point of
disputed territory or
or
not the POWeri
rower of an
not apply to any
/hie ? flits teata: