Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-02

impose upon you tie uuty OF resuming lie
"A new contract has been formed be-
tween the nation and your majesty.
I" Assembled from all quarters Of the
empire arc Inl9the ta5'es OF the lav, up,n
which we have Just inscribed the vii IF
the peOple-that will which is the only lie.
gitimate source of pawer-it is impossible
for us not to repeat the cry of France, of
which we are the immediate organs, not to
declare, IN the presence of Europe, to the
august chief OF the nation, what it expects
81 hin, and what he ought to expect of it.
+" Our words shall be grave as the cir
cumstances which inspire them.
&c What are the designs of the league or
allied kings, with those warlike prepare
tons with which they terrify Europe and
afiict humanity
soy what act, by what violation have
we provoked their vengeance, occasioned
their aggressions
{" Have we, since the peace, endeavored
to give law to thems We wish only to
make aid 10 follow such as are adapted to
our'manners.
" We viii not have for our head him
whom our enemies choose for US, and we
VIII have him to whom they are adverse.
" They presume to prescribe you per-
sonally-you, sire, who, thoash SO often
master OF their capitals, had generously
re-established them on their lettering
throns F! This hatred of our enemies
strengthens our attachment TO YOU. We're
theameanest OF our citizen proscribel, we
ought to de!endhim with the same energy
ne would be, like, you under the egis Of
the lawand of the power of France.
g we are threatened with an INVASION
and yet shut up within our frontiers V hich
nature has not given US, which long before
your reign victory and peace ha'l,extended
we have notnassed those narrow boun 8.
out OF respect for the treaties whicn YOU
have not signed, and which you have offer
ed to respect.
-" Is it guarantees only mat they want ?
These are to be found in all our institu-
tons, and in the will Of the French people
henceforth united with yours.
Sought they not to be afraid of remind
ing US of very different time and verr
different state Of things, which however,
might once more recur
1t would not be the first time that we
should have conquered Europe armed
against us.
Is 1t is to the French nation that they
dare deny second time, in the 10Th CEN
fury, III the face Of the civilized world,
those sacred imprcscriptbIe rights, which
the smallest tribe never claimed in vain at
the tribunal OF justice and of history.
Because France is determined to be
France, must she be dragged, torn. dis
mcmbered and is the fate Of Poland re-
served for US
6 tnvain woulG they cloak fatal designs
under the mask o. the sole intention OF Sc
/ parating you from US, il order to give us
masters with whom we have nothing IN
common, whom we do not understand. and
| w,.0 cannot understand Us, who seem 10
belong neither to the AGE nor to the ma
tldH, which received them for moment
into its bosom, only TO behold its most ge-
nerous citizens prescribed ard degraded
by them. 4"
Z" Their presence has destroyed al the
illusions which were still attached to their
name.
" They would no longer be able to be-
heve our oaths-we could no lv;igpy be-
lieve their promises. Tythes, the ieudal
system, privileges, all that is odilus to us,
was too evidently tie aim, and bottom Of
their thoughts ; wien one of them. to quiet
the Impatlence of the present, assured his
conhdents, that he would be answeraole to
them for the future.
" What each ofus had for 95 years con-
sidered as titles Of glory, as services wor-
thy of reward, was to them a cause of pro-
scriPtion, seal ofreprobation.
4 million of funcfionaries. of maois-
trates who for % years have followed the
same maxims, and from whom we have
chosen our representatives 100000. war
rlOrS, ourstrensth and our glory six mill
hens OF landed prOprietors invested by the
revolution still greater number or en-
frightened citizens, who make 4 deliberate
profession of those ideas which have crown
up among us into political dognas-ali
these worthy Frenchmen were not the
Frenchmen Of the Bourbons they wish to
reign only bya handful Of privileged ner-
punished orpardoned FOR Is years =
Opinion itself, this sacred property i
man, they have presecutcd-presec9ted
even in the Peaceable sanctuary Of letters
and arts.
&" Sire, throne erected for a moment
by foreign arms, and enviruned with incu-
rable errors, has crumbIed to pieces in an
Instant before You because YOU brino back