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/ and instead ola slender suceor which they
| furnished against me, should draw on my
self all the United force of those nations.
| Therefore it is only the auxilllaries sent by
them who are my enemies. These are &C
| tually joined to my enemies, and hghs
against me. The contrary principles
tend to multiply wars, and spread Them
without measure 10 the common rum
Of nations. 1t is happy for Europe
that herein agrees with the true prlnci'
Piles. A prince seldom takes upon him to
complain Of promised succors furnished tor
the defence of an ally, promised by former
treaties, by treaties not made against HIM.
In the last war the united provinces furnish
cd the queen of Hungary with subsidies,
and even troops, aud France never COM
planned against these proceedings till those
troops marched into Alsalia to attack their
frontiers. Switzerland in virtue of its ALL
ances with France, furnishes that crown
with large body Of troops, and notwlth-
standing lives in peace with all Europe.
s 1O2. The real associates OF my enemy
bsing uy enemies, | have agains! them the
same rights as against the principal enemy.
(Sec. 95. And as they declare themselves
such as they first take arms against me !
may make var on them without any de-
clara.ion it is sufficiently declared by their
own act, This is especially the case Of
those who in any manner whatever concur
to make an otIensivs war against me, aud
it is likewise the case OF all those whom we
have mentioned in section 96, 81, SO, 90,
100
But it is not,hus with those nations which
assist my ensmy IN a defensive war; can
not consider them as his associates. (Sec.
1o1) 1t am entitled to complain OF their
furnishing hina with succors, this IS a new
difference between me and shem, | may ex-
postulate with them, and On not receiving
satisfaction, prosecute, my right, and make
war on them. But in this case there must
be previous declaration. Sec. 81 Tbs
instance of Manlius, who made war on the
Galatians for having furnished succols to
Antiochus, is not to the point. Crotiusf
censures the Roman general Tor beginning
the war without declaration. The Gals
tians in furnishing troops for an offensive
war against the Romans had declared th=n-
selves enemies to Rome. Indeed as peace
had been made with Antiochus, i. seems as
if ManIius should not have tailen on th-
Galatians till orders came from Home, and
then if this expedition was considered as .
fresh war, il was not only TO be declared
but satisfaction should have been asked be
fore proceeding TO hostililies. (Sec. 81
Bur the Finishing hand was not yet put to the
treaty with the king of Syria, aud it con.
cerned only him without any mention OF
his adhercn,s. Therefore Manlius under
took the expedition against the Galatians as
a CONSEQUENCE or remainder Of The war with
Antiochus. This is what he himself very
well observes IN his speech 10 the senats +
and he even adds, that lis first measure was
TO trv whether he could bring the Galatians
to reasonable terms. Grotios more Apo
sitely cites the example Of Ulysses and his
companions, blaming them for attacking,
without any declaration of war, Ciconians,
who during the sieg- of Troy sent succors
to Priam.U
NOTES,
&*See W,oijfi Gfus Geatium. Sect. 73o. 7s6.
t Lib. III, CAP. III. Sect. 10. de Jsre 6sM
ct bacis.
/ Tit. Liz. Lib. XXXVIM
/ Gr0t!us ubi &upra, Not. 3.
Postscript.
AppenJix No. III. which is to ac:ompa-
nv Letter No. XI, will contain sons unex
ampled, unparalleled, and most eccentric,
as wei! as hami?iating propositions, which