Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser., 1803-07-11

nee OF toe Owls nation, IN dthlnee OF the treaty
Of Luneville, which had ltipolaied the iodepen
dznce Of their territory. and The right ar The in
habisaats 20 choofe their own form Of government
They have annexed 10 he dominions of France
Piedmont, Parma, and Pl4eeu,ia, and the II md oi
tlba, without aiotting any provi!ion 70 the kinG
Of Sardinia, whom they have defPoed az The moii
valuable part Of his territory, tho they were bound
by mott folemn engagement 10 the emperor q
Ruthl, TO attend 70 his iu,erens, and to provide or
MS etablhBent. It may indeed, wiki truth b,
ahert9d, that The period which has eIapiei Ene,
the concluion of the dehnitve treaty, has beer
marked with ore continued fsries OF sggreiion
violence and iniult on the part Of The F en-h gov
er0ment
In the month Of Oaober lar, his maeay was
reduced, IN conisquence Of the elrneG foIicta in
q he Swfs nation, to make an effort, by repre-
fentaion to the French govsrnment, 70 avert thc
evils which were then impending over that coun
try. This Representation was couched in the mol
temperate terms and meafures were taken BY
his r'ajetiy for aieertaininG, under he circumRan-
oss ghi1h thsn ezied, The real ituaion and wiihe'
OF the Swifs oantons, As well As the f,ntimeutt q
Of the oher cabinets Of Europe. His uaeay
learned, ho~ever, with the u'moa regret, hat nc
dfpohtion 10 coun,ers6 thef- repeated inf 2tlicns
any OF The powers NOT Immediately int-reHe1 ID
preventing Them AMI his maisay therefore fc.;
that, with refPsd lheie obi cts, bis Gng. eff II,
could not BE- sxpedej u protuce any cofii 5erab
advantage to Ihoe in Whole favor they might be
exerted.
i was about this time tha, the Trcnch govern
-nent hrit dan6ly advanced the principle, that
his naj-ity bad 10 right 20 complain Of the con,
n tpf he Er3-
on any poiut which did rot form part Of The III
Pulatons Of the treaty OF Amiens. That treaty
Vas urq aeGionsby founded up7n the fame Prin
elPle as every other anteoedent trea.y or c7nvsn.
tion, on The aflmpiion of the Rate Of pofeGion
aud OF engzgeme = iubGRng at tbe time Of lis
eoneiUhoni and it Iha, a2ie of poG, fin and oi
en2agern,ns j materially af tted 5y the yolnnta-
~ act ofauy ot the parties, Il as 10 rrciut et' {
condition on whioh tie other party has en,e Ell
iuto he cenuatt the chaHge, 70 made, nav be con.
hdered IS operating virtually a a bre Oh of he
reaty itteii, and IS giving The Party sgg ievet a
Nght % densnd f1itadion or compenf4tion for
fny lDhilantIai difference which flch ads NAV
t4ve fl trd in their re'2t ve ftuations bu.
thatsver may &c the principle Of which the treaty
: 70 bs conf teIed as founded, there IS indif3u a.
bly, gsnsTz! I11D ef FaiioH5, which, tho liable n
= nm ted, explained or reRrain-1 81 x7rrssii3r
zzg, is ante-tdtht TO IL, a is th4,rul. of condul
20 which All loyereigns and fares Rad b-en accul.
toned TO appeal, waere conventional law Is al
mrted 70 have 6een ilen,. The ,rsatv cf Arisns,
and every other Tszty, in providing for the o5
jctts 10 WHICH 4 j. P4rticularT direaed does not
therefore alume lmDly an Indifference u all
other o6lstts whIch are OCT fpecf.d = ii, aipula-
tons much leis does il sdjudae them 10 be Of a
nature 10 bs le't 10 be vii and capice OF The VIC
ltnt AID lie powerful. The iulice of The caufe /,
alone iuLIrent ground 10 warrant The inttrpoi
ton ~ any OF .he power5 6f Europe IN the differ
snees which may aIie between her Rates, avd
the duplication aud extent Of that juf nterp ition
is os determined foey By conidcrations Of Pru
dence. ihete principles can admit OF 10 di'Pute
bult ne new and extraordinary prttenious al
yancsd BY the French government, 20 exclude HI,
mdJeHy from any righ, TO- interfere with refpea 70
ihc CONCERNS otother powers, unlels lh-y made a
iPeeIHc part OF the Aspirations Of he treaty Of a
rnlets, was that which il was poGibIc 20 maintain,
tho!e powers would lave right AZ leaf, 10 claim
the beneht OF this principle, il every cal oi differ
enee between The Two countries. The indignation
or al Europe mua furey then be excited by the
ieclarauoas of The French government, that 10 me
event Of hothktieS thef- very powers wh7 we're
no parties 10 the treaty or Amiens, and who We re
oor allowed 70 derive any advantage from the re
monitraoees Of bis msjefy in their behalf, are
nevertheless TO be made The va ms Of war which
IS aledged 70 lie our Of the fame treaty, and arc
TO be l4crihced in cortei which they not only
have no; oceshoned, but which they have had nc
means Whatever of preventing.
bis majety Judged il mot expedisnt, unde'
the orcumd4ntes which then affected Europe, tc
abltan from recurrsnce % hoRilites On account
Of the views of ambition ard acts Of aggreiior
manifeied by France on The conti1entj yet an eE
perience Of the chasaer and difpoftlons Of th'
French government could not fail 70 imPrs(s M
majeay with fenfe of he necefi,y Of increafec
vigilance in guarding tie rights and dignity ofh
crown, and II protecting the interefs Of his people
While bis Mal.Rg was aAlaLaa bY th.l: lentl