The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-13

| Client Imperial Family in Christ. dom. III
ed nee OF his greatness acquired, in tb
eyes OF the French nation and of the world
such an addition OK strength and perfection
'hat any uiterlor scheme Of aggrandisetnen
m.>t only weaken aud destroy its stability
What France, what Eurnpe, what so man,
ldespairing nations earnestly demanded @
Heaven, a sound policy prescribed TO che
triumphant ruler as a law of self preserva
tioH ----and it was allowed 10 hope tina
so many great ADD united motives woulc
prevail ossr the ambition CT an iad;y:du
al.
II these hattering prospects we're DIES
'rcyed. VI 10 not to be imputed 10 Austria
Alter many years fruitless exer,iuns. aftel
6oundess sacrifices .of every description
there existed 50 tficient motives for the ar
tempt TO procure a better order of thiap,
by confidence and concession, when stream,
OF blood had hitherto produced nothing tu,
rniSery and obstruction ;nOr can his Alaies-
~ ever regret that ne has been induced &c
attemptit
The year 1910 was not vet closed, the war
still ragged in Spain. the people Of GERMANY
had scarce been allowed Sufficient si,ne to
recover from the devastasiuns OF the twu
former wars, when, in an evil hour, the En-
pcror Napoleon resolved to unite conaita
rable portion OF the North OF Germany with
the mass of countries which bore toe name
or the French Empire, and TO rob the an
Gent Tree commercial clues of Hamburger.
hremen, and Lubeck, first OF their political.
ana shortly after their commercial exjs-
tence, and. with that. of their means cf sub
sistence. This violent step was ac,p.ed
without any even plausible professions, in
contempt Of every decent form. without snv
previous declaration cr Communication with
any other Cabinet, unier the arbitrary and
futile preteXt that the war with England
required 1t.
This cruel system, which was intended to
destroy the commerce OF the world. 1T the
expense of the independence, prosperity.
The rights ard dignity, and in utter ruin Of
ne public and private property of all the
Continental Powers, was pursued with an
'sient'ng severity, in the vain expectation
ct fortfg a result (the subjugation of En-
siand) w'1h, had it not fortunately proved
nnatt unable, would have plunged Europe
for long time to Come into state fpover
~, impotence and barbarity.
The decree by which new French de-
mlnIon was established on the German
coasts under the title &C 2 thirsy-second Mi
i'afy Division, was in itself sufficiently CAL
:i;ln ea E, r. i'si.e the susnicjGus IS the ad
Ing to them rs the farerunner CT Tuture and
greater dangers.--By this decree it became
evident that the system which had been
created in France (although previously
transsressed, yet still! proclaimed to be in
eXis'ence) the system of the pretended NJ
tural limits Of the French Empire, was,
without any further justification or explans
ton, overthrown, and even ths Ea,Deror's
arbitrary acts were in the same arbitrary
r: amer anuihilated--neither the Princes Of
the Rhenish Ccnfederacy nor the kingdom
of Westphalia, no territory, great or small,
was spared &" the accomplishment Of this
dreadful usugpation. The boundary drawn
ny blind caprice, without either rule or rIan,
without any consideration OF ancSnt or more
recent politics. relations, intersected rivers
& countries, Cut OF the middle and southern
states Of Germany from all connection with
the German Sea, passed the EIOe, separated
Denmark from Germany, laid IT'S Dyetensiops
even to ths Baltic, K seemed 70 be rapidly
approaching the line Of PIussian fartresses
s''l! occupied on The Oder, and so little did
this act q usurpatioo (howcver powerfully
II affected all rights and possessions, all ge.
ographic political and military lines of de-
Carry with il character Of de.
terminate and complete accession Of terrific
ry, that &c was impossible 10 view il in suv o.
Their light than aS foreIuuner of still rfe1-
ter usuipatione, by which one half of Ger
nlary WAS to become French province. and
the Emperor Napoleon the absolute Ruler
OF the Continent.
To Russia AID Prussia ttis unnatural ex
tension of the French territory could not
tan ct producing the most serious alarm.
The latter surrounded on all sides, no Long =
capable OF free action. deprived uf every
means Of obtaining fresh strength, appear.
ed Fastening TO its dissolution Russia. Il
ready ~ fear for her western frontier, by the
conversion f thr ci,v f Dante, declared
free city by ihe Treaty Of iil>it, into a
ttench mlli,lry port, AID of d great part
OF Poiand ioto d French province could no;
but See, IN tho a1vdnCe ot she French do
ninon along the ser coast. and IN the new
h.lHs Prspai ! for Prussia, the imminent
d1nger q her German and Polish posses.
siarS. Frnra tbs m0meUt therefore, the
rupture between France and Russia was as
god az decided.
Not withsit deep and just anx;asT did
Austria observe the storm which vas ya
tleiiug. The scene OF hosliiijie3 would IN
every case be Contiguous 10 her provinces,
which. owing to the financial system which
bad cra'nped the rest1r rtion O; ter military
means. were In . vert dcfeuceless state
IN higher paint Of view, the struggle
which awaited Prussia appeared still NOR,
Jouoi1l rs - commenced under the same
unavoidable conjuuctdre OF Allure, with tie
same Waot o. c. onera:ioO on the part Of o.
theT covers and VITA the same disDropnr
Do1 ~ thsif it's'iye means, coussGuentl,
vas Jn't as hopeiest Is Ill s9rmer struggles O