The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-10

have lett her, occupies still too large place
in the map of the world.
Yes, ii, contrary to the dearest wishes of
your country, the foreign powers give the
signal Tor new war, it IS France herself il
IS the whole nation which they wish to at
tack, when they pretend only to attack her
sovefeit ;n-when they effect to separate the
nation from the emperor. The contract of
France with your majesty is the most rigid
that ever united nation to its prince. The
peorc and the monarch Can oniy have the
same friends and the same enemies. IS it
then Il contest about persona! provocations
between sovereign and sovereign Perhaps
1t Is then nothing but an ordinary duel
What did Francis |. in his rage against
Charles v? lie sent him a challenge But
to distinguish the chief of a nation from the
nation Itself, 70 protest tigat they only want
the person OF the prince, and To cause an ar-
my Of a million Vi men to march against him
alone, Is 20 sport too much with the creduli,v
OF manSi'd. The only true I'D winch the
foreign powers can propose . themselves, ia
the basis OF the new coalition, is the exhaust
ing, the ahasement of France and to ar
rive at this end, the surest means to accom-
phSh their wishes, would be to impose upon
1t government without power aud without
energy ms polCv on their part, Is ct Il
political novelty: The example has been
Thus the Romans prescribed Mithri,lates,
the Nicomedes, ard only covered with their
naughty protection the Atallas and the PIus-
sias who honored themselves with the title
of their freedmen. acknowleGge that thev on
~ held under them, their states < their crown
Thus the French nation would he assmiiated
to initiate these mathis Of Asia, to whur,
the caprice of Rome gave for kings, princes
whose submission and dependence were most
q m off
which the allied powers may at this time
make, viii have for their determined end, to
bring back to Us again Il dynasty rejected by
public opinion. II is not the Bourbons IN par
ticular whom they wish to protect. For
long time their cause, abandoned by them
selves, has been SO also by the Whole of Eu-
rope; and this unfortunate family has every
where been subjected to too cruel dsdain.-
OF small import 20 the allies was the choice
of the monarch whom they should place up
on the throne of France, provid d they could
see teeoieness and pusllanImity seated upon
1t.
/ his would be the greatest outrage which
could he done to a maSnaninious ard gencr-
Gus nation. 1t is that which has already
Wounded most deeply the hearts of French
inen-that, the renewal of which would be
the most indispensable.
When in The first month of 1915, they
iNOhNlCN IL IiEIh ltTL lDdI famous NcCl9rl-
ton, by Which they s-.,emnly announced their
wish that France should be greqt, hofhy anl.
Jree, what was the result of these pompous
assurances? ut the same moment thcy vio-
la;ed the neutrality OF Switzerland. When
afterwards upon tie French soil, to cool tie
patriotism and to disorEanize the interior,
they continued to promise France AN ex;s-
tence aud liberal laws, the effects speedily
showed what confidence was to be repused
IA such engagements. Enlightened Ly ex
i nence, France has her eyes open. There
Is not ore Of her citizens who does not observe
and Judge of the events that are passing "a
round her shut up within her ancient from
tier, when she cannot give umbrage TO other
governments. every attack against her SOY
erejSu has n tendency TO interfere with her
interior affairs, and can only appear To her
AXE an attempt to divide her forces bv a Ci-
wi war, and 70 cOnsummate her ruin and her
dIsRenb rment
In the mean time, sire, cry thing is me-
naced, but TO act Of hostility has yet been
committed No6r majesty does not wish 10
consider as acts proceeding from the will of
the powers, and Us having broken the state
OF peace, the Incidents which may take place
from the individual wills of private comman-
ders, or the too it'll scrupulous observers Of
the orders OF their court. or too ready to az
vance their supposed intentions. No official
ACT mas eStdOHsncd the determination tor
rupture.
We are reduced to vague conJectures to
reports, perhaps, only false. 1t appears GER
tain that a new engagement was signed on
the 25th Of March. in which tae powers
conseCrated the former alliance Of Chaumont
1t the end of it is defensive, it is accordinf
to the views of your najesty's self-aud
France Cannot complain Of it. lift be other
wise, it will be the independence of ,he
French nation which will be attacked, ND
France viii know how to repel an odious AZ
gression.
The prince regent If England, declares,
that he wiz, before he acts, have an under
standing i.h thc.otheT powers vi these
power are i'll arms--anG they deliberate
France, excluded from these delihci atoms of
which she is the principal object, France de-
iilerates alone, but is not ;tt armed
Under such serioos ir,umstauces. in the
midst Of these uncertainties rs to the eftc-
tive disposition # the foreign powers Glspo-
s'tlcns, whose external ere # Il nature 70 au-
thorae just alarm, the sentiments and WISH
cs Of sur majesty for the maintenance of
peace and OF the TIE. ~ Of Paris. ought not
u prevent lcgltima precautions.
believe, that iu Consequence, ought 20
call the attention of your majesty, and tile
reflections Of your council, to such measures
as the preservation Of her rights, the safety of
her territory, and tho q, fer Of the national