The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-01
THE ENQUIRER.
EVENTS IN EUROPE.
RICKuO.NO, JUAE 1, 1sl4.

! Whatever be the issue of the events in Eu.
ir2pe; whether Bonapare or a Bourbon.
shall direct the reins OF empire; whether
Louis 18. ascends the throne, or Bonaparte
lconunues to reign though &c shorn of his
lbeAms there is one benefit which is likely
60 spring from the events which have trans
pired France ceases to be Gorron 20 IN
rest q the world. Her name no long in
spires terror in the heart OF the tin;d or fur
nishes pretexts TO the cunning of the polite.
But we shall be best sbie to Judge what will
be the effect of this revolution, when we
look back npon the course Il politics for the
/ last six wears.
! Two nations, had BY a series os extra
ordinary events accumulated great DOW.
ers- and had trodden under foot the lags
OF nations and the sacred preccpss of ius
tice. They oppressed mankind not I'm sur
ce-sion, but at the same time and ,he ~
luseoe OF the one wNs merely used BY the
, ingenuity ct thu other, as a prste1t for fur
tier injHs'icc. The one ruled the land =
the other pretended to rule the seas. The
one was the Monster IF the c.a.jnent
the ot7er was the Leviathan of the deep.
| Memorable, indeed. vas the effect Of this
state Of things upon the politics Of Europe.
As the continental powers were most c-;no-
sd to the ambition of France thev were
ccntsnt. 'or time, 70 submit ~ sallen 81
| Ience 10 the expressions of E0elana. Spain
| forgot the time when TIE Fnpl,sh had, With
ont previous notice, seized upon her vessels
because the French made an outrageous
attack upon her soil. Holland forgave the
paper blockade OF her ports-5ecause she
WAS grooming under the woke of France -
Russia sacrificed the interminab'e resent
Dents which she had worn again-t the En-
gIish, for thsir piracy a the Danish fleet
because heavier calamity awaited herself
from the power of France. Did England
dectare nearly the whole of Europe under
blockade Europe submitted 10 silence
not because she was satisfied with ENGLAND
but Because she was more dissatisfied with
france. In fact, Russia, Sweden, Denmark
all the continental nations that had an inter
est in neutral commerce, submitted To
great deal cf Injustice from ENGLAND. he
cause France had excited their resentment
or their fears.
IL had been well for us, ifthese calculate
ons had been confned to the Eastern World
But they extended to America We had
not the saee cause of aoprehensions as
the nations Of Europe France could not
march her legions into America because
wide sea divided US from her. She had
besides little or no interest IN crossing the
Atlantic. Wise men had very early fore
seen that Bonaparte had raised eneuies e.
'""Si a''u'h I'm 10 DfCVeCt ms making
any attempt to extend bis po~ sf to the ne "
Continent. Aad, besides, If his condition dia
require new theatre Of action. that such
A teid Law much nearer home, towards the
rising instead OF the setting sur, amidst tile
treasures OF Iarkey, the groves of Syria or
the p'ains OF Indostan. Fer years back this
paper has been filled with sDecuIations of
tnIs sort.-But the fedcralists we're Of no
TIER SIND. They chose to consider Bona
psrte IS .he great Colossus that was TO be
stride the world. Policy taught them TO af
feet what they did not feel. Bonaparte was
used as one of these Giants who are soeken
Of IN the Nursery to frighten children.
dence, .. Britain was represented as the
only barrier between ourselves.snd the Uni
Verssi Conqueror--s1d hence the most h.
grading submission was enjoipe1 with res
Orct TO all her agSressions. Let T. Gland
be ever so insulting, capture or vesqeis ~
on the most frivolous pretex.s preach up
The most abominable prescnsions or enact
the most rulncus Orders If her Council. we
we're called upon 70 submit with Cheerful
ness, because Bouaparts mfvhf succeed in
cOIqnering the world.
We shall not Stop to enquire iu.o the 60
Sscl,Y ut these predictions the f-deral,sts
1re Welcome ~ al tae credit which II ma,
20 tSsm. Their prophecies are however
flashed ~ every respect whatever ;frtht
monster, that oss to swallow up everv
thing before tir, can nv longer hlarch inc
cheek Of the most timid politician among ms.
In the mean time, the other nianster wn.a,