Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1815-04-20
Extract Of a letter to a genttsmrn IN this
city. dated
Hamburgh, 18th January. 1915.

city. dated
" Hamburgh, 18th January. 1915.
have not time to-day to 60 In poll
teal discussion with you The Vienna
Congress until now has not justified the
hopes it gave birth TO- All the great mag
unanimous projects for the future happiness
of Europe have disappeared, and made
place To selhshness and to scrambling for
territory. Ii Is but a sorry spectacle to see
s0vereigns met for the avowed purpose of
securing the happiness of the present and
future generations, completely losing sight
OF their nigh calling dealing out with la.
Wish hand wnat does not belong to them,
and sanaiioning acts Of the greatest inius.
tlce by spe :ulative views of theortlcal
Political equilibrium, which must always
be quite visionary, as long as experience
proves that the strong can coalesce to op
press the weak
6 Saxony, Poland, and the arrangements
in Italy, are closely united together Rus
STA and Prussia would subscribe to any thing
almost in order to effect their arrange
ments for Poland and Sixony. Austria is
less sanguine. as she has actually re.occu-
pied her former domnions in Italy. This
system Of spoliatioB is however strongly re-
sisted both by England as also by France,
and the smaller German states. France,
ably represented by 1'alleyrand, wants to
take credit. for protecting the weak and
opposing injustice she is thus again ex
tending her influence in European politics,
AMI having no engagements with the allies.
nor any thing to expect from them, she
talks out proudly, and in words at least.
openly opposes the plans of aggrandzement
made by the great powers whilst England.
who may be supposed to be actuated by the
same motives, and from purer principles.
does not derive the credit she deserves, as
many considerations induce her openly to
pasiiate proceedings, which che is using
every eSertlon to persuade the cabinets to
deslst from-whether she will succeed re-
mains tn be seen; but whilst she is per.
forming the part of monitor, France will
claim the honor of any favourable change
that may take place
Two months and more the crowned
heads have been assembled together, with
out any progress having been made in the
great points Thus eight millions of Ger
mans are kept without knowing whom they
are TO belong to. A. these countries prin.
cipslly bear the weight attached to GUAR
tefihg iarSo arules' the past impressions
of what they suffered under France, is Civ
ing way to the more acute feeling of pre-.
sent hardships and to judge by the man
ner in which their fate is to be settled. thew
must feel pretty Indifferent what collar is
clapt upon them 1t is understood that the
sovereigns will leave Vienna very shortly
with smiling countenances, and after very
fine Ts Deyns, where fine music must
make up for what there is deficient in SEN
timent The feasting and other expenses
OF the Congress have had bad effect upon
the Austrian finances Somebody has had
the impudsnce to propose, that the unap-
proprlated countries should bear the ex
pense 1T would be more equitable.
think, to make SECULAR pick nick of it,"
LONDON, Janary 8.