Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-25

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France, as security against being over.
borne by this augmentation, to seize all
Holland, Switzerland, the half Of Germany
and the whole of.what is of any value in /.
taly? The true policy of France was to
have interposed in the first instance to
have prevented this partition. But as il
has been effected, let France be contented
with proportionate acquisition; let her
be satisfied at least witt; Belgium, which is
worth ali Poland Europe, conscious OF
It's unfortunate error in the affair Of Pc.
land, was satisfied that Belgium should
rest with France but it cannot remain
passive when she extends her claims thro'
al her conques,s.
The fatal consequences CT this unhappy par.
tition. The BALANCE Of power as establish
d.by previous treaties, troa that OF West
-phalia downwards, had hitherto been con.
sideredas the public law of Europe; each
state was considered as having lis settled
boundary, and each increasing equally, as
%5y the same means, that Of the natural
course of things, it was wisely believed,
that tins established equality would long
remain.
Il resulted as necessary principle from
this system, that no power should ever be
allowed to retain lis conquests. fieace
most salotary Limitation, 10 the frequency,
the duration, the spoil, and therefore the
temptations Of wars. The Par,iricn Of Po-'
land terminated this system. Hence the
pr esent preten,ioas of France and the ruin
of Europe, IN the aunrxatlon Of her con-
quered provinces to the REPUBLIC Of
France.
I" Bot France is in effect the most mode.
rate power in Europe. If she had been
inclined 10 resain her cenquests one half
Of Austria, the states Of Venice, the king.
dom of Naples. Switzerland and Holland
would be now in her possession"
Il is difficult to conceive what is here
meant, or that any thing can be meant
but one Of those jeers which efectualy
acknowl dyes what it verbally denies.---
France Conquered the Emperor-snd has
she rot T, taned Belgium, and an inhu
ence in Germany, that TO adopt the. tone
of the manifesto upon another point, bo-
napsrte reigns in Germany more than the
emperor himself?
is there scarcelv German prince who
does not lock to him for the continuance,
< IN the event ia war: he augmentation OF
his present state from the sroils OF an
Other who shall have the courage TO OPP
pose him. \, hat is it that has withheld
Austria from war, now become necessa-
ry to her existence What but the diff
Guilty of procuring the quotas from the
German princes now Under the influence OF
Bonapas;e. ----Is there one of them in
whon, the emperor o. Germany can have a.
ny confidence. The emperor, Indeed, too
well knows that h. shall scarcely have re-
commenced the war with France, before
there vii! lie an emulation OF treason a.
morgst the German princes, which shall
cntllie him 10 the patronage OF tha invader
by the earliest submission.
If such be the situauon Of Germany,
what is that Of Prussia? I've have no time
10, words: and thcrefore in one sentence
bat of a vice-roya!sy 10 France; that of
Roman conquest, where she moderation OF
thc sepae adj wed the king &c keep hrs
shrone I'll the people themselves became
" r, Of he shade yef q lov refga, ana
the Rpmaa parry being dall' Increased,
found ~ easy prctextso call Ia their Pro-
iectorso
:" BIZ, shts is Influence which, IS not %.
tanned bv force is not as yat an object for
arms to wrest away" .a
Influence however is efectualiy power,
and poae becomes dangerous, however &C.
CURED, is eq ia}y reasonable suhl7ct Of
c plans.
But Holland and swi,serland are not
annextd'o France
This daes not merit an answer Why
are the Preach armies In Holland and Swift