Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-29
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was to tie overturned, and his daughter, dear-
est to his heart. buried In the rum
stall not trouble thinking people with any
recurrence TO the history of the GermanIc ho-
ny, or the gradual eUcroachments by which
'hat body became mass OF delegated and de-
tailed tyranny, subject to the Austrian princess
Nor OF the allegations OF the Prussian Fred.,r-
lc' when he elected himself protector of the Ii.
bertles OF the Germanic hodp; al wish TO say,
on TINS part OF history i, that smiable and ten.
Ger rs the Austrian emperor OF the present
day appears TO be-and after the sacrifice, of
the daughter dearest TO his heart who can
ooubt lbs tenderness or bis delicacy that his
predecessors were not much celebrated for
their great care of the liberties of the people
o., 'he north o Germsny, any more than for the
iioertles OF the people OF the south of Poland,
tle people ot the east of Bavaria, or the people
o. FiantieTs,-ind- ed should listen with equal
gNiiy, and with the same degree OF convict.
on, TO the pr tensions of Napoleon, who aspIres
70 INITIATE Charlr magne, were lac find IL the
human sacrifices which Charlemagne made iu
eaxony, to the religion of the day, in the hou-
sands whom he first caused 20 be ba.tise,l, aud
then caused their throats TO he cut should
listen with the same siien; admiration to Ro-
naparte, setting up these acts Of Charlenagne,
As ms t'ue To occupy the new departments on
the mouth of the Elbe and Weser--as TO the
austrian emperor's sacrifice or his daughter,
III ofder 10 hay better opportunity 10 cut the
throat oi his daughters husband and the faA
h,r of his grand on shall not saw a word
about Span, IN a proper season l my speak OF
that srpara ely, But the new concern witch
the Austrisn emperor expresses for the anci.-
';nt Tree commercial cities, is truly magnani.
nous because il is concern which appears
TO have IN view 81. interests of an ally, rather
thsn the conc, rns o. AHStla; AM he conduct
o. Austria TO Poland should be- Sufficient to exs.
Inst 9 nutu 4 Sc c.r,-
The cruel system which WIS TO de troy the
commerce of the word. is howe.er point
upon which as an Eng,ishman, ! am bound
to concur with the emperor 10 the full ex
tent. Wherever the interests cf England
are involved, there ! shall he found, be the
oppcser or the advocate whcm he nlay.-E
consider the existence of England, and her
commercial ascendapcy, necessary, not oulY
to herself, but to AL Europe and must DO
justice TO this solitary instance Of sound wis.,
dom and policy in the Austrian declaration,
by concurr;Dg In the sentiment tjrat Europe
would sink iHtoa taie-of poverty, ignorance
and barbarity without ENGLAND.
VIII, however, Gffri an illirn n he
conduct of BUneparte IN this aria e
always thought il the most fotlilh and dan
g rous act OF his eventfu lie, 20 have allied
himselfwith any princess but one o! his own
making.
1t Cannot be overlooked thai when the
Austrian emperor talks of tbe evil how
when Bonaparte resolved TO foru, his sonie<
deratioH cfthe Rhine tina, the Aus rian eng
peror had entered into ope-or tNo trea, el.
IN the naHe ri III holy aid HalGieiGeG Kri-
'Sly, In vhich he rec gn,sed this considera-
bic portion Of the noiph Of Germany a. ie-
climate powers, in III. express teras Of
the act of the Comic dora ioa If the Riipe 9
and that, even the gift of the daughter DEERE
est 10 his heart, was made subsequeat to kas
evil hour and those solemn ;rea,ies.
The view taken in he declaration If he
manner IN which the n. W French depart,
ments were for0.ed on the aNs II the
northern seas Is aRimai Cd and rerspicuops
bnt ths cencerl which is ~ ressed for The
vioia.ioa Of ee'graI iiical lines, ard even for
the integrity Of 5he Is, Etrm Of Nestphalia.
member If the Rnenish Confederate "a.
could bot tat eZalt thR character Cf ihe
hBstrjeme emperor, aud ccrlcbora,e the IDEAS
81 bis Justice and liheraliJy /; If there v ere
not SO many parallclod ca4ea, the sarCaSde
manner IN which he speak Of The sbrnps
and nnccremonious D-aGuer IN which Eapo-,
leon established these new departments
should not escape attention for, 40 the ems
perUr very truly says, he made tuose abb.
rary limits wlti1ous ever juStiiying bis com
duo hy a manifesto or even deigniUg 80 gite
any explanation 1his departure from do
Iomatic usage WIS highly indeccrcus. Far
otherwise IS the onuCuct III Austria, Ct
only ~ the three several partitions Of Pos
land bUt whenE was l5rcI osed az II nitz To.
cross rivers and eTcct sevCralueV kiBf6tms
in the Territory ,htn bekeeiug "a Fra, ee :
the court of AHstria did not proceed in his
uuccrcmouious way :ueighbouring and r0w
ertui states were consulted, aud every eya MT
was preceded bya MANIFEST. Wei nay
the Austrian peror cuuGlisin % his v ant
Of ceremony Perhaps, however, Hf1apar9e
was not perfectly satisfied Of the gond VIII
q 'he surrow ding uaurrs, and as posseSsis
CO, they sly, Is t.eyen PORTS of the Law. be
may have thought u best TO pn.sess ttss, y
d there was TO be any dispute about sic
tweiith point, to settle 10 IN chat " ay which
tie o,her poNefs nlg9 be disposod TO set
tic the pfelimi;a lie. He appears nor 70
place implicit confd G. IN he professions
of Russia, or rs eng1lestUts Of I dist, d,
1t my me moty be rot ve,y treHoheruus SIR
Robert Wilson, Sbo was The agent OF his
majesty's government IL Russia and present
az the tree y, took great pains to persuade
his majesty's ministers. that the emperor a..
lcxandef was not sincere in concluding that
treaty. ] recollect a speech also Of lord
Hutchinson in parliament, which was cali
| culated 20 induce tnc belief that the erbpe-
/ rur Alexander made peace only through. neg
| cessity, and would unite against france 9Th
| eagerness, whenever lie saw the powers q
| Europe, particularly Austria, hearty in the
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