Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-05

the wine and oil which we<alwavs want, ant
and let her receive our steel. conner fn
cloth, and other things. But let !, WIN Will NIL
be the Ruler, letus have Peace with him .
PARIS, March Il.
The official declaration which is to tor
inmate the Congress, is already in c;;ren.
lation among the diplomatists at Vienna,
The following is the text of that ilnpor.
tant Document, which is attributed to the
celebrated MIR. De Cent?, Secretary to
the Congress.
DECLARATION:
The European Powers have assembled
at Vienna, to consolidate the basis fixed
by the Peace of Paris. This labour vas
as complicated as it was difficult It
vas requisite tore-establish what Is wears
of anarchy had destroyed-to reconstruct
the political edifce from its ruins /; tor
tore fallen States; to circumscribe Others
within Just limits.-and to dispose ola
number of countries left vacant by the
subversion of the Power by which they
had been overthrown. 1t was also re.
quisite, by wise distribution Of force
amongthe principal States, to prevent the
preponderance of any particular Power,
and thereby obviate, the return of those
dangers, which have recently instructed
and astonished the world.
This magnificent object has been &C.
complished great obstacles lave beenre.
moved, delicate questions decided, and
contradictory pretensions reconciled.
If the Congress has not equalled every
expec tation, satisfied the wishes. 4 con-,
soled the misfottunes which have weigh.
ed heavily on individuals and nations;.
if, indeed, it has not attained to that ide-
a! perfection which has been so often and
so vainiy anticipated. it has at least full
filled the various duties devolved upon 1t.
In regulating all those interests, the eolii-
sion Of which might again involve Eu.
rope in new commissions, it has given ga
tisfaction to all parties, mitgated lneVlts
able sacrifices by evident advantages,
and, deaf to every other voice but that
ofsufering and exhausted humanity, sa.
criGced transient eclat which conduct
less conciliating might have shed on its
labors, to the necessity of permanent
peace. 70.
The sovereigns, in separating, aware
that new era is about commencing Tor
the world, acknowledge that their F'7na-
nv duty will be, to maintain that peace
which was purchased by so many sene1r'
Gus efforts and painful sacrifices, by tie
heroic devotion of nations, ard the glory
of soldiers. They feel the necessity OF
devotingthemselyes anew to those Sa,u'a .
~ occupations, from which they nave
been too often withdrawn by the recent
commissions, of reviving the arts, irTrov'
inc the laws, and amelioratins the zap.
niness of nations. The are more 'Ia nan
aver convinced that the security ana
strength of State can be guaranteed i.
only by the wisdom of the sovernnlenss
and the love-of the people-tfat the , n,O'.
positive conventions, the most so .:,a,
treaties. and the profoundest cOm0Inai
tons of diplomacy, are but useless 1:' - a rot
iliaries, ifjustice and moderation ~ Nv ~ hest
nreside in the cabinet-and that the Dc. De-.
guarantee Of the general tranquility, cor, !,
s s. in the disposition Of each power ~
respect the rights of its ne'shOols,
we'll as their decision firmly Prono vi us'
t;ons. who in contemning this plal n;nrsd
shall dare to pass the boundaries a'''sA'
to them in the political system I!.r united
" The sovereigns, in separati1ns '.u un,'td
by their past misfortures, and sea aii'dei
tbe;r nresent interests. have e"ne afw,.
a simple and sacred alliance; ta Gn :, to
king every consideration suoo If r,ace,
the. inyio,labIe maintenance o. ,,raiect
and to stiae in is birta e y tbe r means
tending 70 destroy it by all me - ' thsit
which Providence has placed ;"
hands. 80 .snose win
confidence under this SO emn dawn a.,
May hope and security asa :.h the labor,
midst them, accompanied with n Wv ~, arts
Of Peace and the progress ' Of nc call to
May frightful alarms no ,,av;sstortunss Oh
remembrance those cruel mlsl t",s 20 re-.
which the sovereigns are jj Jealous qss,siep,
move forever the return! SlaJ 'S