Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-30

&h IT'S forces, AZ Gi'ccte NHcta towards
France and Italy: /, esarcs TO assert that
II aruis iok ae ff<.ssfyso,cn of peace.
What a6sanlss,es can j; promise itself
from this is1ocfery of words : Does il pre-.
.p.nc tha, n enchInen will wait in the
In;s.stoi their country, for those pretend
Ell pacihc s'mies, those negociators OF a
species hithsr,o unl,nown, who sword in
hans., come 10 dictate their orders.
IN snort, Without prosoca,ion from the
Hector OF bavaria, without the leas, ap
peatance OK Legitimate motives, tire Asis
iran government hss iust invaded paFt
oil his states. Il has soi conSnsd itseii 10
threa;s which. our emperor has dissipatea'
1t attacks cur allies: !, mas then. heg'in
the war.
Let The evils which will be the conse
nuer>~ Of this cruel scourse, recoil upon
lis authors they tremble now no doubt
at the consequence of their enterprise.
and their restless Jocks are only directed
TO the future; to perceive its misforiunes.
How different is our Situation for rs all
The probabilities ace in favor Of success.
These sentiments are SO ooGformahlc
to rae c,aractr OF our nation, that it re-
qu'fv> 40 eiicrt 10 make them known
nut sEosii il be useful 10 propagate Them,
who more than you. Tribunes, would has
'en 10 employ all ;aeir influence, 20 en-
Hsh'tn the psolls on their interest, ard
uulits NVhe more Than you have the
tiabl 10 rSci,e taeir zeal, fidelity and gfa,
t'nde towards our august emperor!
he pveisient made the following re-
ply:
Gardener oratoys Of he Conncilcf Ssafe.
Postefisy will scarcely believe tl.at
Nl'ist We were fighting FOR the indepen-
dence otthe ssas, and the free commerce
OF csesy people, the ernperofs of Austria
and Russia should choose 10 make q diver
sion IN favor OF the common enemy, co.
aiesce with him against the faith of trea-
,ies ana their own in,eresrs, and declare
tEe meat unjust aud absurd war against
This UNLOCKED for aggression is In e me.
Iai.eilcly res,glt os the ancient hatred VOW
I'd ags,nst France by the court of Wen
ne, and Of the corrup,ing gold @. that OF
St. 5asoes.
10 douo. bnl that it must produce Tie
enect af dividing our forces; ana of sus-
peati'rs for : time the vast projects which
The gen;as Of the Great Napoleon was
At length goiog 20 execute aga.nstt The En-.
glisa government.
Ru; che signal infdcIiiy of the court of
Vienna viii shortly receive lis lust pn.
rishmea,, and the monarch whom France
could twice have despoied Of more than
half at his hereditary states, VIII not be
long before he repents having renewed
the continental war. aeluated by motives
foreige 10 The trIIe interests of the Ger
nan Empire, and in contemp, FOR the So
ir,Rn treaties which had re. esiabtshed
lcacc ea ;he cohunem.
GcnusmeD, O.ators of the Council of
STATE, he Tribunaie which feels The full
value Gf The independence and considera-
iioa OF The F,eucb Empire, is about 10 U.
mite al is efforts and use all It's influence
TO preserve tneto .ali and entire.
| he finest armies in the universe, who
feel ,hcir own force, who possess the en-
thns.asin OF French honor. aud The habit Of
Victory, people whose disseEt,cns have
rendered iheTn more energetic; all The
rezoatces Of patpre, the sciences and-the
arts directed BY Napoleon, how, whatever
be ...e oaances OF 5a;tics, caa we dread
TIC issue Ct the war;
The courage of orr warriors produced
the most bii,iant tfiue.phs when France
was rent by interior tgouSies; what will
it Het no4s s.e.rin, when All tie ei.zens of
ths EmPir- iiave but one viii
Ambition and gGgmetstion Of power
are sp.k=n oF bur 90 nor these rspfoaches.
apply 10 the rapid progress of tie eiftish
dominion in the richest country in the
world, 10 the nIachiaselism of the means
il makes use of TO destroy states there
which have not yet lost their indepcn-
Gc.ce: Do pcithese repfoacIies apply TO
The Russian empire, three times more ex
ieraive, than the territory Of sli.,he states
Of Europe, which daily rnultjiies lis IN
Vasions, ,hrealcns civilized cooutries with
Z new delugs OF the Ba'baf,ans subje & 10
us power, and which il arms with all The
resource of cis,l ~ ion.
France is indebted for lis safety TO its
i,lu.iriaus chief. no nau, whatever may
have been his opiniots or political CON
duet in the course OF preceding divisions,
can deDs tia, &c al1uc was able To op.
pse an insurmounla'l. dixie 10 the fury
Of factions. We owc to him the pfeser.