Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-21
FOREIGN.
Cursory Remarks On the Condition Of
France and EUrote.
~ htroductory 70 Foucle's Rehort.

~ Btroductory 10 Pouches Rchort.
from The NJ y. Cgkumbiqn1
Siuce the petition Of the Britons to H.tius,
the Roman Consul, in the 5th century,
known in history by the title of Tie Groans
Of ne B,Ttons, mankind have scarcely
seen a description Of misery more consum-
mate than that below. We know not,
said the Britcns, even which way TO fee =
Chased by tn baIbaTians To the sea, and
forced back b. he sea upon the barbarians,
we have only the choice OF two deaths
for We must eiCher perish by the sword, Oh
be swallowed up by the waves" livery SINH
lar 10 this appears the unhappy condition
Of Frame IN relation to the modern bar
bamany," who war upon her with all the
rancoOr that usually influences despotism
against freedom Were none but the Fou-
ches and IQHeyrands inv o,~ed in this dis
trcss, we woGd feel little concern in the
punishment OF such plot,ers and traitors,
who have seldom sworn without being for
sworn, nor made a promise without an in
tent to betray. But, great and generous
II lion is the victim OF their machjnations
ard pcrfiy. They assisted the allied e.
ncin es Of liberty to raise the Aoodga.es,
but they cannot stop the inundation that o.
verwh elms their country--an impressive
warniog to domestic factions to beware of
foreign associations on any plea Of discon-
tent at ho.rc.
The allied kings, itappears, 10 not even
d,iga TO inpart ay of their designs to Lou
is lie Desr-. The ravaSes Of :" barbarian"
Prussans, Hessians, anu Russians, arc the
only prociamations made to the "legiti-
mate" Louisiana these It must be con
fsssed, are far more uncquiyocal than di-
plomatic communications.
What then, can be the ultimate object Of
those uncontrolled outrages on a nation
whose independence the allies had promis-
ed to respect Crusaders against the spi-
rit Of freedom, tie allies probably have
conspired the partition of France. Tney
dread the intelligence and bravery OF her
people. and hope to COnseCrate despotsm
by their destruction, They who divided
Poland and SaXony, are as familiar with
butchcring national independence, as gam
bier is with packing MS cards. To WHIT
other end do they impose the most dsspi-
cable OF kings upon her As the people
must hate him, irrcconcillblv, they viii not
be disposed 70 rally round lis standard to
resist aggression or suiJugat'on aud, if
they dep0se or resist him, it will be
prttext for dividing and dcspoiling France
DDU- Wa. > 1rfE DctD DtNuuNlly AtNON-
mated bar5arou8 we have read Of none
so truly savage rs Che present. For when
the Huns and Coins, and other northern
tribes overran the Roman provinces, tie
historian must own that cGcmin1te slaves
were vazquishcd by rude freemcn and
the feudal system which grew up, was TO
worse than the debasing thraldom which
was pvt down, But this var, in which kings
are principals. priests auxiiiaries, and the
people 1dld instruments, is undertaken to
exterDi1atc the last ves,irc of popular
rights. Kings are 70 exercise unlimited RUE
as a right the people are TO Oh eryc pas
sivc obedience as n duty. And, no coun-
Try so likely, they think, to interrupt the
prospect Of n monarchical millenium as
France an ample reason why all the val
lures Of ROYALTY are To- be Toasted on her
beautiful fields. Rapine and violence were
ever terri5le enough when one victorious
nation has spread It's hosts over the terrific
rics of its neighbours how intolcrablc must
military exactions be, which al Europe
forces from a solitary people, vanqu.sAcd
and unresisiingS ln the former case, ra-
'pac.ty was lsssenes by diffusion, in he pre-
sent st is aggravated by concentration. But
let us drop the cursaiu on this part q the
subject.