The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-23
A SUPPLEMENT 10 THE AUSTRIAN MAN
IFESTO.
Continuatiot, Of Co66ctt's Remarks ON he
austrian Bfanyesto.

ne next paragraph OF the Austrian ma
| nifesto is perhaps the most remarkable tina,
has cppeared during the last.twenty wears
/ and upwards. | know of nothing parallel
! to it tor uhreserved frankness, but two state
papers of opposite characters when the
elements had destroyed the French army
| in Russia last winter, the French ruler, as
| he is called by my Lord Catncart, lost no
time to declare the fact. to the full extent
of his mstortuBes, to France and to the
world. Such declaration had Rerhaps
never been made. unless it was byiFrancis
4 |. alter the battle of Pavia. But there was
another declaration, or manifesto. which
! was equally frank g. Hnreserved and Aus
tria had the honor Of participa ,iag.in It'll
nlsan the declaration of the Duke of Rruns
wick, in which he promised 60 leave nos
single stone in the city of Paris Standing un
less the French submitted to that anxiety
which Austria and Prussia felt for the pre-
servatlon or contiguous states--this was a
very open declaration, and, however atroci-
Gus in its purpose and want of justiticati
carried wthit the evidence of its sincerity:
| THAT manifesto has been FIRE saentlv i'm
| 5uted to distinguished statesman of this
country, who has not lived to see the war O.
Denomination carried into execution, in
form or manner as proposed; but as there is
| s. strong siniilitude in che manner uf ps;riers
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| ing ccnjecttre too far to presume that the
frankness of Austria in avowing the design
with which she made peace, after being
repeatedly defeated and her capitol in the
! possession of the conqueror, had It's origin in
! the same school of politics. as the ever me.
niorable Brunswick manifesto. The frank
avowal contained in the following paragraph.
| cannot be too much admired -
| The progress and result of this war full.
! iy satisfied his majesty. that in the obvious
timpossibility Of immediate and thorough
Improvement of the poiitical condition of
Eurcre, shaken as it was to it's very found
alton, the exertions of, individual states in
their own tiefenCe, instead Of setting bounds
o the general distress, would only tend to
idestroy the little strength they still retained
would hasten the fill Of the whole. & even
destroy all hopes ri the future and better
I times. Under this conviction his male. ~
toresaw the important advantage that would
result from peace, Witch, i secured for
some years, might check this pvergrown and
| hitherto irresistible power, might allow his
| monarchy that repose which was indispcn-
sable to the restoration Of his finances ana
| his army, and at the same time procure the
neighbouring states period of relaxstich
which If managed with prudence and scti-
witty, might prepare the way to NOR fort, .
! nate results. Such : peace, under the ex :
istlng circumstances of danger, was the on
lily one TO be obtained by any extraordinary
effort. The emperor was sensible IF it, and
made this effort-ior the preservation of the
empire, for the most sacred interests Of
mankind, as security against iIDme asura-
BILE evils, as a-pledge of the future order ot
things, his majesty sacrificed what was dear
est to his heart. With this view, exalted
above all common scrnples, armed against
levery miscons'ruction OF the moment. an ALI
ance "as formed which was intended by a
sense ct some security 20 reanimaie; the
weaker and more suffering party, after the
miseries Of an unsuccessful struggle, to in
cline the strosger and victorious one to a
course OF nioderation and justice, VithOul
which tue community of states can only re
con 'idered as Il community of misery"
Il ny thinking people this open avowa
cannot be mistasen--it presents in small
\ compass, an explanation Of terms and ex
press'ons. which, in the FIRST par, of the de
} caTation, we're too general and indeh finite
, which afforded some loop hole, through
which diplomacy ul.a.ht creep QUO but
here IS to be found AZ once, n clear view 0
the connexions of Austria with the othe
powers of Europe---the same politica
principles which have invariably directed
, his imperial majesty throughout the pro
I gre5s Of the ardGrus struggle of at least q
years-here are explained his love of eac
AID sense OF duty, arising from his natUra
ceilings and attachment to his people VIII
: no dcobt are loyal and p thinking people.
e The result Of tn. war, which scru,uate
o in the partition of the Austrian dominion.
:, ~ tae power @hich " had Cons, ired {
e @srtiIion. satisfied hiu, bet the ~xis'itg oi
der OF things in EUrouc. which YVES shake
to its Foundation, must be Refrigerated --p