The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-15
The gTedfesf, fien7e Z ef mankind.
ROE TIE EA-oUIRER.
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Inc OhUe Branch arrives at New York.
a beam OF hope and delight now springs
uunon us, TO light the Vista of futurity.->
Are we mistaken when we behold at the
1errnin 1tion of ibis vi ia lust and an hon.
orable Peace for orr beloved country?
i ne Oi'Oe Branch arrives. aud brings US
what News that 2 Congress is about to
convene 1T Par:s, 10 settle the basis Of a
General Pedce-aDd that our Ambassadors
nave been invited to take tier seats. AN
gus what can be more so, than a body of
~ nuees from the greatest powers of tie
Earth, assembling to adjust the claims of
contending nations, TO Iour oil upon the aqi
tated hIllow, and osce more give peace to =
struggling world 5--One cannot anticipate
TINS spectacle without emotions of wonder
and suhimity. What mass of talent will
be collected What an occasion to call it
forth From the borders oe the Pacific to
the Atlantic, from the North Pol. 70 the
chores OF the Mediterranean, the Repre
Senfatlyes or the two Worlds. will meet to-
gether to weigh, to balance, to adjust the
interests OF Europe and America. An A.
merlczn cannot cast an eve uDor this an
gust scere without emotions Of pride and de-
light Whil= the crowned he DIS &c T.uroDe
shall send their courtiers and lords 70 re
present them. the deputies of America will
appear without title or n,sSnihcence. with
neaos anu hearts erect. representing the
only great Republic on Ea -th, end brearh
rs the grand but simple language of men
and freemen.
~ this Congress, il is pre- ,uned, Russia.
PRUSSIA, Austria, the States of Italy. Sgi,2
eFland' Sweden, Denmark. Holland. France.
SPaln' Great~BritaiD, nd America, will!
appear ny proxy. Pola0d, pocr Poland alone.
WIZ pe without friend or REPRESENTATIVE.
q" Poland is bIotted fror the map Of Eu-
rope" - N'"
" hat standard viii De used in adjusting
toe AFFAIR." of Europe 1.-Two rules have
peer pursued IN these matters. One goes
oy me name of the Stasu Quo--the other
OF the Sfc'u Quo ante BeHxm-The first
takes things Gs heg are the o,her, as they
7olTes6Jore The mar. From what has leak n
OUT from the cabinet Of the Allied Powers
1t is presumed that the last Rule will be
pursued as nearly as it can be--and that
matters VIII be restored 70 the State which
,Eey were in before he Wars Of the French
revolution France will theu-be cut down
70 her old liDits--pustrio win resa;s be-
CT hold IN Italy. England will be induced
to giUe nh all the ground which she had
lga"ed-to Holland and to Frsrce respec
tVely' all the islands and the Colonies
Whicn she has captured. England will
theh nave gained by more than 20 years
war, large increase to her naUU, and an
enormous accession TO her hubHc DEBT. Bnt
put up those ships 10 market to morrow
no they VII not bring one hundredth part
OF tne masses Of debt which she has incur
60 irom the DAYS OF Mr.. PIT. Her naval
GI'ry would indeed be something in the ac-
count, II 1t had nos been 50 lately and 81
deeply eelipsed, By the victories OF a ,opno
and rising Penpie.
As to the disputes in which re are enga-
geo with Grea, Britain. it is apparent that
u 'I'eat Britain joins IN the invitation to
cur mini9ters, the very shape which the
Congress will assume, and the STYLE in
which every hing will be CONNECTED viii
Contribute 20 sinootbe the way to Peace
me greater par; Is 10 EtI1t;e, Nil have
some sympathy Tor Us because most OF the
rights for which We are contsnd,nr are Their
rights also. Iae crown which will shine
o"Entest on that theatre, Is thai Of tue En-
peror, who has more than once rendered his
Mediation for peace. Not onv Russia but
Sweden < France have an interest IN our
commerce, and Of course t. is their interest
20 tree lttTom the restrictions Of war. Nav
we not suppose too. thai some Of these DOW
ers may be ambitious Of anothtr distinction ::
ana WAT they viii say 20 our Ministers (:
We arc giving peace 30 Ear,pe-le, u.s.
give 1t to Yon aiso-NVill you not ! IN .us in
the scheme 10 giving peace 10 the world 2
Lrt us once more shut he Temple g. anus.
we Gait upon You 50 join us ia tire york.
Let an agitated world cnjoy trargi,.l +;
and The Ne~ World par;ske its blessings
With the Old"
Addressed "a 80 aHec'ing style. our Min.
fsfeTs viii so down c-i.niy - state c,,y,,si o.
and ou- views. Tee p-io -ipsi rowsr, 2
Europe viii. IN fact, bscore the Mediate,
thouga our eSeny has Sc laiely rejected the