The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-17

ings may have upon our Judgment, when we
Ultimate the conduct of the French. We fhould
recolIed that Bonaparte receives more of our
appreciation, than he deferves, bccaufs we re-
gard him rs the friend of neutral nations. We
conilder him as the foe of England, the foe of
the tyrant ofthe ocean, on which fcene ave prin.
c'paiy fuffer from the war; the only man in
Europe, who by occurring his own rights of neu-
trality upon the ocean, is in fact occurring our
own. No wonder, ifvewins him in this point
OF view, we fhould regard with TOO much apa-
thy, the extenfiOn of bis continental power
But this is not the only point Of view in which
we ihould confider MIN. We fhoud place
onrtelves In the fituation of thoie inhabitants
OF Europe, who have been already yexed or are
now menaced by his ambition. We fhould con-
hder him as If we were Dutch merchants or
Neapotan pcafants. We ihould view him
under all the extended relations, of which his
power IS iuiceptible but thoie relations under
winch he tands to the nations of Europe, are
not the leatt important in forming juit eiti.
mate of his character.
What is man to expect from the Contribution,
OF Europe Nothing but internal defpotfm
aho externat wars. 7bere is not an infb of
gToHi6 on tbaf continent, qvbicb Liberty NAY
rsF Der foot. Every part of it is governed by
individnal5 without rel5enGbiLty and without
virtue ; the, greater part of them hereditary i
deoss' and one man only RATED by pre-eminent
talents to the throne the talents of the camp.
OF blind command and unrelentng cruelty.
There is not Jingle vefpafan on the thrones
of Europe.
what are we 70 expect from the great means.
employed by theie men, when theie means are
the I9oord and Diplomatic intrigue II is diff.
Cutting fact, that tince the partition of Poland.
almoa every acquftion has been made by the
force OF arms, or the hypocritical cunning of
negoc'ators. 1t is fact that mott of the mo
dern military arrangements of Europe have
oeen brought about by intrigue, in which it
has been the bufinefs of each party to attempt
to over-reach the other and that MANY a man
mas oecn honoured as an able negociator, whole
honeity IN private life would have entitled him
to the chattifement of the cudgei
1t is not to be concealed that 70 long as thefe
means are Kept together, or in other words, 70
long as BonaParfe reignJ Emperor, fuch exor-
bitant powers in his hands will be fatal to the
reit OF Europe that every year will add 4 new
conGuett to his empire & that every acouifition
VIII butextend themeans of making another. Bat
1t IS there that orr hopes far Europe yeq. 1t is
the death of this extraordinary man, which
mutt realize the vaft but unexpected benefits,
OF which he has been unconfciouliy preparing
the materials during his lifetime. Like the
iuccefors of Alexander the Great, his chieftains
Will divide his empire between them
Then, may Holland recover her indepen.
dence.
The League,of the Rhine" may become ano-
ther independent empire.
The prefecf of Contantinople, fhould Bona.
Parte effect his expected de(igns upon Turkey
may declare himielf Emperor of the Fait.
And ltaiy.-But this unfortunate country is
worie moulded than any of the ref. Why ha,
1t been cut up into little principaties With
out doubt, the better TO proUils for Napoleon'a
family but certainly not better for the trength
and tranquility of Italy. Far better would it
nave been to have thrown il all under one ex-
tcnhVe empire with Rome as its metropolis.
I6eH, even Italy herfelf might have tIrifcd the
names OF Bonaparte. Then, her i,ited ftreneth
would have protected her frontier from en-
croachment; and Lombardy would have no
longer been fighting ground for Auflria and
France.
No: WE haze nothing 10 bope fer, from Gtcb
men, and from /4rb ygopernments. The fcep
tres of Europe are in the hands of kings, and
kings do not love republics. il is incumbent
upon US, to treat them with integrity, in the
few trantactions, which we may have with
them but let ref afiured that their own inte
rett is their idol that gold and power are the OBJ
IectS OF their de6re, and that we mutt depend
not upon them, but eurfelves not upon their
triendihlP tor us, but upon our own diGcern.
ment, integrity and fpirit.
80 ~ W 'NSiSltCu, ludt OUT participation
in the rights of the ocean, and their participa-
ton of the foil of our continent, fhould ever
bring us into political colIilion win each other
1t is to be regretted, that the balance of pow
err in Europe fhould even have cronred the At.
iantIc. Situated, however, as qve are, we are
not unaffected by its lbrations but it is our
duty to keep clear of it as much as poffble
1t 10 our obvious duty, never to attempt to
trm this wavering balance; never to involve
otrieIves in " entangling alliances" with any
European monarch to ACT on the defenGve,
and to act always alone.
The time has been, when upon looking into
Europe we anticipated the reign of governments
congeniai to our own the afcendancy of vir-
tue, generofity and diplomatic franknefs, not
inferior to our own. The time was, when we
felt ourfelves bound to Europe from principle
but the delulion has amoft palt away with the
French revolution. IF we now expect any thing
from Europe, we mutt addrefs ourfelves al
mott excluively to her interefts.
Away then with tbofe frivolous dainaions
which are borrowed from the nations of Fu-
rope. Away with that fantaAic idea of
French Faction, which fome artful politicians
have attempted to embazon. Had there ex-
llted no more materials Of an Englilh than
French faction among us, it would nave been in
hniteIy better for the pure, unadulterated fprit
OF American prnciples.---Let us love our coun.
try with an Un-European affection. Let us de-
fend its dignity again1 every foreign invader