Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-12-19

ftauee mas naoS OF czfgoficz. explanation
IciPeetius the motives OF its preparations. The
Cour OF Vienna hss no other motive than that
OF maintaining pcacs and friendfhip with France,
and iecuriag rt: general tranquility Of the Con-
tncnt. IL has no other win than that the F.n-
peror OF the French may entertain correipondinp
fenti me ntss
Z" The maintenance of Peace, however, be-
tween the two SsAt-, does not merely confi6 in
iheu not attacking each other. IL depends no
Isis in reality, the fnlflmsnt OF thofe treaties
! on which psaee ], founded. That Power which
| tranigeh.s in 70 eGsntsl point. and refuics TO
attend the frcianation, 20 which fuch conduct
gives rife, ISIS much she aggreGor az ifit OPEN
Iy and onjufy attacked the other patty.
The peace between Auaria and Franc.
ws founded upon the Treaty of Luneville.
One OF the articles Of that Treaty ftipnlaled and
gasranteed the independence Of the Italian, Hell
vetic aud Bstsyian Repnblc,, and left them at
liberty to chute their own Governments. Any
mesiures, therefore. which rend to compel iheie
states 10 chafe Governments, Constitution. or
Sovereign, o,herwife than according to their
tree will. or ofberwifc than 10 confiitcnt With
the maintenance Of a real political independence,
- breach OF the Peace OF LaneviIle, and it is
tne dsty OF Auttria to complain OF fachz viola
tion.
aifh TO maintain reciprocal fiicndfhio,
to acquire confidence. 20 iecure public tran.
qaiiity from great dangers, may, under critical
and delicate circumfances, induce the reclaim
ing party to adopt psecaution, 90 ihew great
moderation IN conplaints, and to defer the dil-
mihon OF them - future negotiaii-ls. This
conduct does not imply any contradiction of
me hi2ulations of the treaty: but that power
which goes farther, which employs mcnaces in.
hesd OF The means Of reconciiia,ion, fcrgeu a.
mnrs the lava OF friendlhip as tue hcrcd fighrs
of peace.
/" The maintenance Of general tranqoillity
req aires that each Power houid contiae itfelf
within its own fronticn, aad rights and inde-
pendcncc of other States, whether Aronper or
weak. That tranquility il touched, when any
Power appropria,es TO herfeif right OF occapa-
ton, protection, or Influence, when that right 10
neither founded on the Law, OF nations or on
fhe ip,aks after peace of thc right
OF conqacR ;-when fhc employs force aud
senaccs TO prefcribe laws to her neighbours, and
comPeIs them 60 Ggn treaties Of alliance, concei-
iion, fsbjasaton, or incor poratioo, al her will
when ihc. above all in her own Iosrna.., at
tacka ever Sovereign. one after another, with |
language oit-nhve to their dignity; whel, fnal- !
", The tet' he'eif op as an srbitfeh. to regulate
the common inierefts Of nations, and wiihes to |
exclude every osh:r State from taking any part
In the maintenance OF tranquility ard rhc bal
ancc OF powers. One Che would exclude, be-
cauie IL Is too diAant; another, becaufe IL is
Iepststed by an arm OF the lea from the Goa
t'nent; and cvadins an anfacr 10 The remon-
ltfsncs OF the Powers seaica the danger, afen
biss troops on their frontiers, and threatens
them with rupture il they place thcfnfelves in
tate Of defence.
:" Under fuch circumasnces, il becomes |
'ecehary tor other powers to arm, 10 fupp0rt |
each other, and to join in maintaining their
own and the general tecurity. the mill
'ary preparations Of the Court of Vienna are
provoked by che preparations of France, az we'll !
'' by her neeleet Of all means OF iecuring and |
maintaining true peace and fotare traoqaili-
".
" All Europe knows The fncer;y of the |
riih for peace which hi, Imperial Msiefty has
iiipsycd, and the punduality wherewi,h he ha,
nhled th. obligations OF the Treaty of Lune-
Vile; that iincsrty cannot fail to be recognized
n the great concefIon made IN conleouence of |
he injarious cxtenfon gives 70 that Treaty in |
germany. and In the no icfs great moderation
With which his Imperial MajeRy ha, conducted
'imtelf on the firlt departure Of the French Re-
,oblic from tina, ,featy, in refpett 10 the con-
'erns of the other Republics. While shrfe |
changes were alcribed TO the uecef!i.y of fecur-
% from all danger the d'iclo!urc of the plaa,
or the reftorstion of Monatehsl Government !
n France, his Majefey made no difficulty TO re-
,ogniIe the aate of things which, towards the
md OF che year 1907, was cfabliihed in Italy. !
is Majeay's confidence in the visws oflthc FirA |
coniul, was ccufrncd by the obligations which |
me latter owed to the Italian Republic in hi, !
:haratser OF Prehdest, by his frequent and fol |
nn ahurances, before aud after Mia elevation TO
he Imperial dignity, that he was far from en-
srtaining any plans Of farther aggrandifemcnt
'r ut encroachment on the independence of the |
saian Srates. 10 foe, by the pledges which |
Nc had given to the Emperor Of RuiTia, parti- |
,ularly with refped to the indemnihca,ion of |
he King OF Sardinia, and the general arrange.
nent of the affairs OF Italy.
90 All ,heie coniderasious ccncurrcd in cx. |
sitting and cherfhing in his Msjchy's hoion the |
'opc that the coniods,ion OF the new Empire |
'f The French would fpecdily bring back the |