Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-15

ne present state of things not of ring 70
that court any just subject Of comllaint,
1t goes 10 seek for accusations against US
even IN the FIRST years of OUT revolution
lac true policy of the two countries would
Only lead them TO unite their interests a.
new, aud France cannot see, without pain.
TINS power arrange herself on the side OF
her enemies.
he luminosity of so many powers, the
emulation OF violent measures which they
are eager to adopt, are not, in the mean
whiis, without exception.
In the first rank of her friends France
can count nation called 10 act great
part IN general pol tics, above all in mari
tiine politics-tDe Americans, who after
an honorable war. have terminated the con-
test by an honorable peace. The little IN
tercouise which they have had with the
royal government during its short existence
mas Suiliced to cony ince them that they
had nothing to expect from it. During
their discussions with ENGLAND, it was seen
to favor, to their detriment, the British
pretensions. The interest of the Aneri-
cans is obvious it is, that there should
exist IN France a strong government. BY
this single fact, their actual posture with
respect TO France is found to be determin-
ed by herself.
a p ince who had previously been in the
wrong with regard to France, but whom
considerations relative to his safety brought
PACK to better sentiments, the ing of Ma
pies, might have afforded in Italy use
ful point or support to the cause of ma
tons. This prince. whose ruin had been
decided upon at the congress, believed him
sell able to prevent, by anticipating, the
danger. Your majesty hal scarcely ar
rived at Paris, when the King of Naples
engaged in contest with Austria
which he was not in condition TO sustain.
and you heard only with modification h
news OF an imprudcnt enterprise, the issae
OF which could hardly be consd, red as
doubtful and, above all, YOU behold with
regret the liberty Of the people Of ILalv
thus sacrificed; people who, in the DAYS
OF your adversely, manifested sensibil-
ity which you take delight IN recollect-
ing.
declaration which the allies published
on the 20th of March, (c) and by which
thty modified the prior political situat on
OF Switzerland, imported that they recog-
nised hern neutrality. Nevertheless, almost
at the same moment, they endeavored to
induce her to enter into the system of ag-
Sressive operations. To resist such pro-
positions, the Swiss had only to consult
ther own particular interests. 1t cannot
De otherwise than injurious Tor them to de
part from system, tn. maintenance of
Whici- IS necessary to their independenCe
and prosper ty. The disposition of the ma
Jority of the inhabitants is not in the least
doubtful that of the dict itself would seem
not to be so. Your majesty, whose senti
ments towards the Helvetic Confederation
have never varied, has not hesitated to ei,e
them new assurances But as the conied-
Grafton is composed Of small republics, of
which the Interests and the views are not
always IN unison, as it is to be apprehen-
ded that the convention concluded the Goth
OF May between the diet and the ministers
81 the po'entates, will not be adopted by the |
CantopS, and as an inimical influence NAV
prevail, even against the consent of the |
dlet, so as to render useless all their means
OF defence, your majesty viii conclude, |
without doubt, that the precautionary mea-
sures, which the safety of the territory of !
the empire requires On that frontier, ought |
not to be neglected.
1t the greaternumberof governments
OF Europe are included in the mass which |
unites itself against US, there casts IA that |
mass, notwithstanding the uniform appear
ance OF It's exterior, infinite dissimilinides in
the real dispositions of the parties compo-
s g it. This difference in their disposi- |
tons, is the result of a difference in their
respective interests, Of difference in the |
individual passions of princes, of variance
IN the views OF cabinets in brief, Of d f
terence otadvaEtages which they expect TO
md IN anew cOmmcton, as well IS 1t the T SIX |
which they think they have to encounter.
1T S the effect, moreover, of the situation in
which the states of the first and second
order ind themselves mutually placed bv
the sequel Of the last war, and of the PR
ceedngs of the congress.
Fourpowers have nCOntestably the same
object, although aiLfour have not the same
interest. The courts of London, of Pc
tersburg, of Vienna, and Of Berlin, all con-
spre, from different motives, TO enfeebe
and dsmember Frame.
Eng and es to destroy altogether
the principle Of our Continent i force, and
OF our maritime power. Even at former
per0i, when our marine had hardly an ex-
istcnCe, the continental strength of France
inflicted sensible blows upon thu prosperity
OF English commerce.
Russia, who at this day plays on the con-
tinent tue SINE part which France had
played for fifteen years, fears to lose her
territorial domination, or even to have IT
divided she IS not willing that there
should ex st in the west Of Europe Gov
eminent sufficiently strong TO balancs or
limit her influence with the intermediate
states.
The military monarchy founded BY Ere
derick ii intended, by the spirit Of us in
st,tutIons, TO be a conquerng state, and
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