Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-08
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DECLARATION.

GHEAT, May S.
DECLARATION.
Louis, by he grace Of God, kiag Of France
and &acalTe 10 ali our subjects, gree
ting:
/" France. free and respected, was enjoy
ing, by our care the peace and prosperity
which had been restored 10 it, when the es-
cape OF Napoleon Bonaparte from the ISL
aud OF Eiba, and his appearance on the
French territory, scduced to revolt the
greatest part OF the army. Supported by
this illegal force, he has made usurpation
and tyranny succeed To the equitable EN-
pire oil the laws. The efforts and the n
Gigaatioh Of CIR Subjects, his majesty of
the throne, and that OF The national repre-
sentaeion, have yielded to the violence of
a mutinous soldiery, whom treacherous
aud petIured leaders have seduced by de-
ceitful hopes.
6 This criminal success having excited
lin Europe, Just alarms, formidable armies
have been put in march towards France,
and al tIse DG1oers haze decreed the deStf-ac-
ton cftke }yrani.
:. Our first care, as our first duty, has
been to cause q just and necessary distinc-
tion TO be recognized between the distur-
Der of the peace and the oppressed French
nation.
. Faithful to the principles which have
always guided them, the sovereigns, our
allies have declared their intention to res
pect the independence of France, and to
guarantee the integrity of its territory
They have given US the most solemn assn
RANGES that they viii not interfere In the
internal government, and 1t is on these
considerations we have resolved to accept
their generous assistance. The usurper
has in vain attempted to SOW dissentious
among them, and by a feigned moderation,
to disarm their Just resentment. His
whole life has forever deprived him Of the
power0 imposing upongood faith. Despair
ing of the success Of his articles, he seeks,
for the second time, to precipitate with
himself into the abyss, the nation over
which he causes terror to reign. lie re-
news ali the departments OF administration,
IN order to fill them wholly with men sold
to his tyrannical projects he DISCREPANCIES
the national guard, whose blood he intends
to lavish in a sacrilegious war; he begins to
abolish rights which have been long since
abolished he convQkes pretended CItan,p
de Mi, to multiply de accompIices of his
usurpatiOn; he PROMISES to proclaim there
in the midst OF bayonets, a derisory iniita-
ton OF that constitution, which, after TWEEN
ty eight years of disorders and calamites,
had, for the first time, founded on a solid
basis the liberty and the happiness of
France; finally, he has consummated the
greatest of all crimes towards our subjects,
BY attempting to separate them from their
sovereign, 10 tear them away from our fam
lily, whose existence, which for so many
ayes has been identified with that of the
nation itself, is still at this momeut the on
ty thing that can guarantee the stability of
the legitimacy of the government, the
rights and the liberties Of the people, the
mutual interests af France and of Europe.
In these circumstances, we rely with
entire confdeace on the sentiments of our
subjects, who cannot fail to perceive the
dangers and the miseiies to which they are
exposed by man whom assembled Europe
has deU0ted to pablo vengeance. All the
powers know the dispositions of France
we are assured of their amicGble Uie,Cs.
and of their support
Frenchmeni seize the means Of deli
yerance which are offered to your courage.
Rally round your king, your father, the
defender Of all your riShts--hasten 10 him
to assist him in saving you, to put an end
to revolt, the proIongation of which
might become fatal to our country, and by
the punishment OF the author of so many
evils to accelerate the era of general re-
Cancellation.
g Given at Client, the second dav of the
month of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and
the twentieth year of our reign.
(signed) LOUIS"
LovnoS, May 10.
The Paris papers Of Saturday last, have arriv-
ed, but afford no Intelligence ofimportance DO
naparle was then at Pans but one of the papers
assures us that he has decrced regency compo-
sed of ministers aud presidents of the sections OF
the councils Of staie-snd Davoust, m a circular
% the projects, declares, that " on Che first vio-
aton OF our frontiers, the emperor Will be at the
head of his victorious battaliOns"
Isle Naenciennes, Condo, BoulOgn, Calais,
and other places, are declared 10 be in a state of
siege.
Martial law is proclaimed, and we understand
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