The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-25

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aeeuns the other Of ferfdy, fcusrii,y aud meauncis
CoM1fUNN9ATYoN.
No. l..
| H. FEDERATION of Earobenu States, and RE general
| influence uoon tie b:ppine;i oin,ankina, conf
| dtred.
In 7e6af 7vey, II ha5 been cEsf can, o- ~vR B,,a-
porft, rsnAr bi!F .be b,nefaf!9, at 1qartiaa-rhis
?ueition will neee!lary bring befnr. u.s. tn. prooo-
led federation OF i1sss, and altho ve cannot ey-
aaly comprehend the Interior objects os this proie
yet It'll Poiible to Offer Hypothetical illuiration
Already there has been allulon to an intended
federation or league Of many OF the European natcs
which Was projected Ivy the luxurious Henry the
fourth. But before il was promulgated or ripe for
execution Henry ailalinlted by RavaiIlac; and
the plan OF the intended federation has been made
known b. his confidential nini;ter che duke of Sui
ly-it is non ALTO iad that the E,,neror Napoleon
| intends TO carry into effect ii;niar project.
The iituarion OF Europe is very different, from
fha which then eSiied. a plan, which was then w life
ard necetiary, would now appear to he ridiculous
ne motives Tor that federation appeared have been
mnipenhnie The civilized parts Of Europe, then
called Chrifend1m, were threatened by Mahome-
taiii'm from the Eat by PaganGu from, the North
and the Wet, and by the ambition of the Hou!e of
Auria in 'he cen.re. All Europe was expo(cd to
danger from each of .hefe caufes. The Turks threat.
ened them the lide, the Rufians on another.
and Charles the fifth feened ready TO grafp every
thing.
Henry the fourth, who was no. only fncereIv d.
voted to the chrnan religion, but was ALTO an ,bl.
and benevolent itatenian had projected this fchee
Tor the purPole Of approving, by adequate means.
the ncuriiois aud cnnqueifs of thels powers Since
| that time Europe has been engaged in many diff
trous wars. Great changes have been made Some
powers have totally dii-Ppeared, which then were
oil little conieqnence have obtained exaE,ed Na,ues
Nothing is now TO be feared from The pasan;(n. and
barhariin of Ruiia, from the n,ahon,ctaniGn and
ierocity OF lurAey-or from the ail-grafpug ambi,i
| Oh Of AuGria
BoTaparte, it is believed, has nov alto formed tbe
project ota federation Of Rates but from vsrv differ
emf eauies and very dierept rurD9fes The intended
federation of Henry the fourth was Intended for war
| The htua,ion of France required it, The federo.i
on OF Bonaparte is degned for peace and to ureyeu,
| future wars Napoeons objea appears to contem
plate the general benefits and happiness of all mankind
70 guarantee tie future peace OF Europe, and to
give 10 the rulers OF each nation opportunity of
f, promoting arts, licences and civilization
| Nor IS thisai The manner in which Europe YEA,
then CUT up into FINAL feeble p.ncpali,ies i,G.lf
ihews, that there nc federation which couji nr
mile durability. As the plan of Henry VI. was 20.
thing more than project, the execution OF which do
pended upon the will ola great many perfons, i, is
not likely, even is it had been promulgated, thar
the different Potentates whole intere. mi 2ht be af
| ieeted would have confented 70 it. Oueep FJ;7,-
beth of England, it is faid, gave her approb,,;on
and 1t is very likely if two or three more eon,IIy
powerful had given theirs afo that the others would
have been compelled either to mite or fuhmis.
Bonaparte at preient pofefies power enough to
execute partial federation, which will embrace =
great proportion OF the mott valuable parts of Europe
10 that, even though he hould be oppofd by fone Of
the mott powerful nations, it will not be in their
power TO prevent federation, which will be more
| than match for the diilent;ents.
IN order to give the reader full opportun;t, Of
conIderiDg the merit, of the former rro;eta as wal,
as to decide upon the prope 9s and rcafouabepe of
the preent, ome extracts will be fubmitted TO his no.
uce taken from the 3oth chapter or book of Suv's
memoirs Ath"sgn they may Tot give ufeful politi-
cal Information iuitahe the preient times tbev viii
deierve notice as authentic hiforical eytrsas n
treating OF the project of Bonaparte we man in pr.,,
degree, depend upon the force Of our own under-
itandngs. We NUT Form our opinions not only from
the real tate of things and from the chanpes which
appear to he either neceary or inevitable, but from
the pat conduct OF the Emperor Napoleon.
| The extra3s alluded to are as follow.
Havng given a curtory view of the hilforv and
revolutions oi France, from the higher antiquity !;
and ihewn the benefits which might be derived by
puriuing different courfes, Sully proceeds thus.
Page 80" Let US for once, If it is polTibIe. Gy
our principles and being from long expe,;onca
Convinced, that the happiness of n.auknd can nev.r
ariie from war, of which we ought To have h.en
perluaded long ago, let unou this principle take a
curio:y view of our monarchy"
| 10" Alter this examination, from whence 1,
inconteitabiy appears, that our kings have fedor,
thought OF any thing but how to carry on their wars
we cannot but be fcrupu!ous in beitowing on then,
the title of truly great Kings"
| 100 -" There none of the Furopeor ,,o,,r
ehes, but Whole denru6tion will REQUIRE 4 conc,r-
renee Of cauies infinitely fuperior to human FORE
The whole therefore which feems propsr and necsc
lary to be done is to fupport them ali in kind Of
| equilibrium, and whatever Prince thinks and in
oon!e1uenoe acts oherwife may indeed caul. torren,s
| Of blood to flow through all Europe, but he vii
| never be able to change her form"
l2O-i2l.--" When ob(erved that Ike .v,en, NJ
France Is not now 70 comfortable as il was in tb
time OF Charcmagne, my intention, mon certainly
was not, that this dimuution fhould he conIjdered a
misfortune. In an age when we feel the fad eGso,
OF having had ambitious princes, from time TO ,ie
Tor or Kings were all to concur in hlttcrinv mi,
iaaI ambition, it would be the cauf. of Gill greater
evils; and it may be generally oblerved, thar the
larger the extent OF kingdoms, the more they are
| iubee to great revolutions aud misfor;unes. The
oails 81 the tranquility Of our own in particular de-
ponds spon preerving it within its prelent lm;,s
A climate, laws, language and manners different
from our own TEAS aud chains of mountains aIn,og
inaeceiiihle are all 70 many barriers which ,ye
may cpuilier 6ysd evsr h. r,t,~.