Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-06
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ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS,
BY JOHN BURKE.
FOREIGyv 1NTKLLTGA.l.CkI.
PRUssIAN srNrG pApER.
.Nate of pr4nce Ra,aen5erg cAanc.uor

whom ne Emperor OF KhSsia has conde-
scended to grant al inter lew, on the ar
engagements to be adopt ed in regard to the
Duchy of Warsaw, hastens t. cou muncate
the results OF THAI con- ference to Prince
Metternich In order not to expose an ob .
Ject OF such high Importance to the uncer .
tainty which might result rom verbal
conversation, he has thought i his duty to
Commit to writing what he then said, in the
adjolned note of The Cd December (No. ~
On the tenth OF December, ne received
from Prince Metternich the repy mo 9l
with the schedules annexed. The contents
OF this note, inasmuch rs regards Saxonv
were the more calculated 10 SURF rize the
undersigned, inasmuch as they are d,.cor-
dant with declarations pre-, iousy made
both viOa voce and in writing, par,,Cu,arIv
with the adjoned paper of Prince Meter
NICK, (No. 81 By this note, as well as Inv
that ofthe sane date, to Lord Castlereaph
and containing absolutely the anne decia'
rations as the No. 4, the Austrian court
gaVe, under Certain conditions, its consent
10 the union OF al Saxony with Prussia In
consequence the undersigned has been the
more astoni1 ned at this change Of language,
because IL 10 now recommended TO leave
only portion of Saxony To it's SoVereipn &C
means oil Cancellation to satisfy all par
ties, while at the same time it is wished to
retain tour hftss # Saxony, and 10 leave on
ly one part to P.usgia
The undersigned confined himself on the
1lth OF December to .he making of some
remarks on all this, adding that he felt
hin self under the necessity of demanding
froD the King his augu.t master, precise
IN tructions, betnre berg able TO make any
plt-rior declaration. H. the interval, Prince
MetierniCh gave him to understand, that
what was offered ~ him as TO Saxony, was
not TO be- considered as an ultimatum.
Itwas primarily necessary to rectify the
ia rs annexed 20 tle note of the tenth Of
De- mber With hi view faithful state
meU, y IS given 10 IN S which proves
apletely that Prussia, instead Of having
accGr iJg 10 the said table, greater pop
ulation than Ia 1905, you'd have a less by
more than 300 coo souls.
Saxcpy hcrfe'f IS most materially i8teres
ted in the decision The most powerful rea-
scn9 operate against her being frittered
down -'ae welfare and the wishes Of the
nation, che word of the Emperor Alezan
der, the interest Of Prussia, as well az that
OF ell Europe. Hitherto it has never bee
denied, That in order to maintain a balance
Of power and tranquility. Prussia must be
strong. The wish is that she should have
such eX'ent as may give her the means of
self de'ence, and which may nos sead her
in perpetual search Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT to
maintain the force Indispensable to her de
fence.
Treaties, also, give her assurance of the
numbe- If inhabitants which she had in
1905 It is true they say nothing of the
precise possessions. bat thew secure to her
at least state geographically rounded in
all respects. Justice demands that she
should be reinforced IN the same manner as
all the allies and so many other States have
been. ia ei1R 70 oil
unless the whole nf Saxony is given to her !?
1t would he expedient, in every point of
view, to find another establishment for the
King OF Saxony and his successors His
Mite sior existence in Saxony presentsa Sit
uator which, far from being satisfactory to
himself, could on the contrary, ouly be bur
thensome and precaricus His possessions
would be always cramped by the two bor4
dering powers, Austria and Prussia. The
inhabitants Of the territory which he might
retain would necessarily be in constant re,
lationship with those of the coded portions /;
which would occasion disputes and discon-
tents equally prejudiciai to the sovereigns
and their subjects. 1t would become the
centre OF intrigue and cabals, which would
necessarily endanger the internal tranquility
of the two States. and even the harmony
which should always reign between Austria
and Prussia.
ne Sing OF Prussia has offered, under
very easy conditions, Munster, Paderborn,
aid Convey, with population of $4,000
souls, in order to form the establishment
required from the House Of Saxony. Should
these offers appear insufficient, the under
signed IS charged to propose possessions of
twice their extent on the left bank Of the
Rhine. and in which there is a city calcu,
lated 10 form very agreeable residence
Lux mburg would in that event become a
fortress common 10 the whole Germanic
Confederation.
In he note Of the 22d Of October, Prince
Metterhich consented, in the name Of his
Sovereign, under certain conditions, that
all SaXony should be united to Prussia
He confined himself to expressing a wish
that portion of Saxony bordering on Bo
hemIa should be retained TO it's Sovereign.
The impossibility Of acquiescing in this
wish vas set forth. The possession of a
considerable country, whose inhabitants pro-
fess the same religion to the King, was Of
fered as an alternative, which. in point of
power. would give him rank immediate
ly after Baden, as well as a vote in the first
CouAch Of the Confederation, it being evi.
dent that the situation Of this district Of
country is not of such nature az to render
it Tie subject Of continual Jealousy between
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