Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-06

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time war; and every thing must yield to this
grand object. Your emperor COMPLAINS that
I have robbed his family, because ! seized the
little state Of the Prince OF Oldenturg and
forced him to seek refuge in Russia but why
was he SO obstinate as to resist me Relying
on the support of Russia, is II fitting that 4
should stop to beg favors of Princes, who, IN
France, would scarcely rank with ournobiilty;
4ayors which they might dare to refuse. A
hove all, should I suffer them to believe that
that there is any power on earth wholcan I'M
pede my measures or thwart my will In all
times, men and their possessions have been
sacrificed to. what you call, in your legislative
diplomatic iargon, reasons OF State. Men are
not to be re garded by the founders OF great RAJ
tons merely as fellow mortals, but as lnstru-
ments which they are to employs as subjects whe
must obey them, and as soldiers who must die
for them. In their estimation the righrofVroper-
ty is regarded as nothing. There IS no private
property which they may not add to thelf terrl-
tories, withoutpaying any attention to the IN
terests oil individuals. I know very we'll that
your court does not exactly coincide with
these principles, and that every body latncnts
the destruction of the unfortunate house Oh
Oldenburg, which have so inhumanly des-
poiled but should have inden,nited this III
fated house, if its obstinacy had not rendered
it unworthy of my favors should have re-
moved them from any sphere or action, and
placed them on the shores OF the Bosphorus:
or should have sent them to my kingdom OF
Illyria, till could have Indemnihed them tor
their lost possessions, upon the Perslans; tor
nv brother of Persia has sent back my am
bassador, to please the English, and has there
fore exposed himself to my wrath. Prince
Kusakin, no power can resist me. am arm
ed with power to which all other powers
must Weld. desire not to destroy the thrones
OF Europe no prince Kusakn, that is not my
intention; for have sacredly determined VINO
shall fill them, but if they league against me,
if they not only refuse to cooperate with, but
also strive to thwart my antiques and resls-
lance. then owe it to myself, owe 1t to the
interests of nv people, to the success OF my
plans, to the stability of my empire, to chas-
tise those who insult me, and to annlhllate
those who endanger my continental system.
Europe would, long ere this, have been In
peace it the most powerful OF their princes
would have listened to my advice; but instead
OF this, they have coilesced to protect inter-
ests which are not their own, TO recover ter
ritories to which they have no right, and 10
maintain the commercial monopoly and ma
rhine tyranny Of the English. The smaller
powers are only half sovereigns, because they
require the protection Of the greater: and be-
cause the prince who is conscious that he is
unable to protect himself, cannot preserve the
integrity of his sovereignty 1t follows that
b, Iftr>
whose quarreIs he is bound to espouse, whose
measures he must follow, and whose princi-
plies he must ;,opt as the price of the protee-
ton which he receives.
IS When divided Germany, only exercis-
cd my right for protection; l should have
been contented with France such as she was
when first became her ruler; but the wars
which have been waged against me convinced
me, that the European Governments required
to be new modelled and established on our
principles and therefore, all my enterprises
have had for their object to make all sove
reigns to live like me, because they would not
allow me to live like them. 1t has cost my
heart much to. execute, to its fullest extent
this general plan of regeneration; but If So
vereigns attend much to their own private
feelings, they will often endanger their own
safety, and be unable to effect any necessary
reformation. If, therefore, have made the
smaller states depend upon me, that ought
not to render rhe larger discontinued. / am
attached to the most powerful sovereigns, and
I proved this when suffered Prussia to exist,
and when divorced the woman whom low
ed to espouse the daughter of my brother of
Austria | know your emperor beheld this
alliance with disquietude but he has no right
to complain. If he had overcome the pride
of an individual of his own family, we should
have been more nearly connected. He must
not, however, imagine that regard Austria
and her emperor in different light since my
marriage. This consideration will not induce