The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-31
POLITICAL.
COBBETI1s LETTER
TO LORD CASTLEREAG!I.
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icrt constitution Church and State II is CURIOUS
10 observe hos The doctrine is cooked VI,
again, or rs the Frcucii wonld call il reck0ufee for
The present. occasinn. We do not want, Nc, now
10 interfere in imposing q Government upon the
French they might have Napoleon to seocr.,e them
Tor their sns, X Sh0dl1 o. glad o. it but we must
tGke care Of oHrSefoeS s. he is dangerous man 20
MS, We ought marcel into France ourselves and cai
ont I'll our Russian aud German allies to 90 alon-
with MS, 10 compel the French people to take back
ihe Bour1ons, who are good and peaccablc sort OF
people. In other words, do not pretend Ia have
= Iich IN dicfdte Government 20 the .neople of
France but, unless they take the government 'that
we choose for them, have right TO 60 10 gar
ruth them. With persons, who have the tolly or the
sSpudencc, or both, to hold such doctrine, would
he useless to attempt to demonstrate; but your.
Gordship WILL doubtless look back little ut what the
Rate wars have cost us We did, indeed place the
!3orbons on the throne nf France, at the end of o.
years of war; but in whet condition has the enter
prize left us Are we prepared to add another 700
rnl'ions to our National Debt Arc we prepared to
continue the Property Tax Are we prepared for 9l
Gears more or sacrifices
here is something truly omino,s in the similarity
~ the state o things now to- that of things in I1qo
The French princes were then towering on th,.
Northern frontier Ol France they were then hoist
inS the whte flag at Cobentz and we are told rbot
they are now to hoist at Brussels. The Aurians &
Prussiaiis we then marching to their aid and we
are told, that they arc to march their aid Is
not evident that there wanted any thing ia mite
the people OF France; give them degree of alac-
i1ty X nj courage greater than Witnessed in
~ al he NJ
tempts oil l7A2 and rs know that il is sad that the,
Powers at Europe are better prepared than thew
were in 1T9S that ;her armies are all on foot and
that they have not forgotten that they have very re-
Gently marched To Pans. Granted that tcv be ready
" we be ready with the necessary subsidies But let II
I've borne in mind, that Napoleon has Q, if not 100000
vet ran troops in France than he had last wear.
that the treaty, which his presence of mind his deer d.;
ptomacy, pointed out to him. has restored to him
such army the world never before saw t,a, he
has obtained by thattrraty means lean he AZ any
one tme ever before possessed; and that alog with
these Immense meanr, he has in the eyes of al the
world, but especially in those of France acquired
reputation and has obtained claims 10 greater con
hdenee than at any former period Of his wonderful
career.
Ills restoration, and more particularly the manner
ut 1t, clearly shews to every one that he can Mace
implicit reliance on his people He needs no carri-
sons in the interior scarcely guard ~ Paris. all
the mighty means Of France he may safely draw ~
wards the frontiers, & there pour them forth upon tie
FIRST sssaiant- Very different indeed them is the 81
hlat'on OF France, from what ii wss in March and A
Drh 1914. In snort, the conQuerors of Amsterdam
Berlin, Hanover, Vienna, Rome, Madrid and Mos
cow are all aain, and that under the same CHIEF
ready to repeat their march and let the blame fall
on those, VINO shall give them any fair pretence for
the repetition For my part. am for giving the m
no pretence at all, aui, therefore, am against all AT
tempt ut interference, in words in the internal
AFFAIRS Of France. am for ofthe half hostile
measures OF l792; lam for cordially receiving his
ambassador, IL he send any, and in short for doing
ey thing consist ut with honor calculated to nr
vent renewal of war.
NnhreSarti TO the other proDo.ed object of ,ror
namely, the security oBeigi;.7 10 the 27er L;nr III
The Netherlands, 90 not yet krow, that Napoleon
VIII demand the restoration OF those provinces IN
france But, will frankly confess, that believe
mat heeVer Will rest satisfied until he has that
restoration, in the desire effect which object he
Will be heartily joined by the whole of his peop,e
Inc question ten rs, ought go TO war with him
he endeavor by force to effect that restoration I
say, No. am of opinion, the contrary, that w
ought immedi' tely to withdraw our army; to send
home the Hanoverans and to leave the Belpi
ans and even the Dutch to defend their country a.
thstte FRENCH or again to unite themselves IN the
French
know how sonac people will stare and blow QUE
cr cheeks and snap their months at this as if they
were going 10 bite ones head off but, YOU NV
Lord, who coO sensible man. are aware that
II can offer any solid for this opinion the OBI
ricn ought to have some weight, and that 1y1H have
'ome weight: 10 order that these reasons NAV have
taer iair chance, must trouble your LorCshp with
r few preliminary remarks. ] know that ] am here
about 70 attack your Lorship's darling project that
yon VIII cling 70 IT ike the fond parent to an only
eh!d but attack it I must, seeing in it. al /
do the cause OF endless war, expense and mi
sery.
BY Belgium. mean oil that country, which it
gems has by The Congress- been taken from France s.
given the King 1t is not all 6robyIy so called
but one name IL better than three four ii il answers
all orr purposes as well. This Belgium. before the
French Revolution, belonged to the House OF Aus
tia was conquered from that House by the brave
and insulted Republicans OF France, who also con-
quered other Countries belonging 20 the House of
AustrE. liy AID by, peace was made between these
powers. Austria c0nfgBied }elqiuni 20 Fra1ice b,,
freafg, and rece0c from France other Of her. con-;
ques'sin r'tRT1. Tn nearly twenty years aro
Belgium has belonged to France from that time TO tb
month OF May last, when the King OF France Jv tie
Treaty OF Paris concluded while he Russian and
German Armies wsIc there, gaVe Nb to be distressed
of rs he Congress shouId h,terUll7e And We most
observe here, that Napoleon might have returned
his throre, II he would have consented IN do The
firing. lie refused the war was pushed ON
he was oyerpowcred and cx:cd aud Iogis Ls Desire
gave up to us and our allies that Belgium which had
been won by France, during the time that he was ab
sent from France. So that must be, evident TO oSa
,ls part OF their Empire must be very calling to the
French.
Butyou vii! nay, and with y-ry good reason, what
is their soreness to us it be for 9ur good to keen
them out Of Belgium Now, my Lord do not saw
thnt 1t is not deefrH6e us, tiat he French stould
be kept out Belgium bat am couvnced t,,at il
would be much better for Us that Belgium should re-
turn underline Of Francc than that it should he
long to power, which, without our adj, without our
c9nSfdat dH'staacc, can keep it for any length
at umc. ~ hen Belgium belonged 10 the House of
Austria uwn, indeed, there r,,s power with half
a nliOn u soldiers at It's command, to defend gelpi
um. This power was UNABLE 20 DEFEND il and il
such power could no. keep il ont ofthc hoods Of
France Austria @'ss glad % gee rid OF the burthen
oi defence how g tn 10 nc detcudcd by rnE KING
or TdE UrfrFD NErHEGLsy lbs, b" who took the row
Al hfie m hun only on the f3th ins; and who has