Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-29

u'e peace OF EUROPE ana happiness OF FRANCE
NeTer, in treating with Bonaparte, would they
I have consented TO the conditions which they
| granted To government which while offering to
Europe pledge OF security and stability, rcliev-
ed them from requiring from France the gntran-
tees which they had demanded under its former
| gov ern5nent."
This clause is inscparable from the treaty1 =
Paris; to abolish it, is TO break this treaty. ms
formal consent Of the French nation, to the re-
turn of Bonaparte to the throne would be equiva-
| lent TO declaration of war against Europe for
| the state OF peace did not exist between Europe
and France, except by the treaty of Paris, and
the treaty of Paris is Incompatible with the pow
| er of BonaDar,e.
II this reasoning hal need Of any further sup
port. il might be found in the very offer of b.
naparte to ratify the treaty of Paris. This trea-
| ~ had been scrupulously observed and execu-
| ted, the transactions of the congress OF Vienna
were only its supplements and dsvelopements {;
| and without the new attempt OF Bonaparte it
would have been, for : long series Years one of
the basis az The public rights OF Europe. hut
this order of thing, has gwen place 20 new yevo
| luton, although they proclaim incessantly thai
nothing has been changed !" conceive and feel
| themselves thatall IS changed around them. The
question il longer the maintenance OF the trea
| ty Of Par,s, but the making OF It afresh. The
| powers find themselves, with respect to France
| in the condition in which they were on the 31st
| of March, 1917 It is not TO prevent war, for
France has in fact rekindlet it, it is to termi-
| nate it, that there now offers itself 10 Europe
state OF things essentially different from that
| which the peace of 1919 was founded. The
\ question then has ceased TO be G question OF
r ght !; II is no more than question OF political
calculat' on and foresight, in which the powers
have only 10 consult the rea! interests OF their
| people, and the common interest Of Europe.
| The committee thinks it may dispense with
entering here into ar exposition OF considerations
| wchich, under this last view have directed the
measure of the governments. Vt will BE suffi
| cent to recall to notice, that the man who is now
Offering to sanction the treaty Of Paris, pretends
TO substitute his guarantee for that ola en-
whose LOYALTY was without stain and benevoeace
without measure, is the same who during fifteen
wears, ravaged and laid waste the earth to find
| means of satisfying his ambition, who sacrificed
n lions of victims, TO system Of conquest,
whose truces little worthy of the name of peace,
| have only rendered war moro oppressive S, more
odious; "a who, after having by mad enterprises,
| tired fortune, armed all Europe sgainst him and
| exhausted all the means of France, was forced
| to abandon his projects and abdcated power to
save some relics of existence wha, at the mo-
ment when the nations of Europe we're giving
| themselves up to the hope ola durable tranquil
| tv, med,tated new catastrophes, and by dou-
| bic perhdy towards the powers who had too gra-
ciocslv spared him, and towards q government
which he should not attack without the blacklist
| reason, usrped throne which he had renoun-
ced, and which he never occupied except for the
misery of France and the world. This man has
no other guarantee to propose to Europe than his
! word After the cruel experience Of Is years,
who would hlve the courage TO accept this guar
antee? And if the French nation has really
embraced his cause, who could any longer re-
spect other security VIII oh it could Offer
Peace with government placed in such hands
and composed ofsuch elements, would be per-
lgt. &c afl6
No power being able efectually TO dsarm, the
people would enjoy none Of the advantages off
free peace they would be overwhelmed with
| expcaces of all kInd confidence not being able
to establish itself any where industry and COM
merce would every where anguish nothing
would be stable in political relations su!!en
Il scontent would spread over all countries and
from day to day, Europe in alarm would expect
a new explosion. The sovereigns have certainly
not III sunderstood the interest of their people,
n Judging that an open war, with all its neon
venences and all its s1crifces, is preferable to
such a state Of things, and the measures which
they have adopted, have met the general aPpTo-
baton.
The opinion Of Europe on this great occasion
s pronounced IN a manner very positive and We
ry solemn never could the real sentiments Of
nations have been more accurately known and
more faithfully interpreted, than at moment
when the representatives ofall the powers were
assembled 10 COnSoldaIe Ono piece OF inc WOTlu
THIRD QUESTION.
IL IL necessary to publish rerO declaration
The observations which the committee have
Just presented furnish the answer 10 the last
| question which remains to be examined
1t considers,
l. That the declaration Of the 18th Of March
was dictated to the powers by reasons Of such ev-
ident Justice and such decided weight that none
of the sophistries by winch it 10 pretended to be
| attacked can at all effect III.
| g. That these reasons remain in al their force,
and that The changes that have in fact occurred
| since the declaration ofthe 9Th Of March, have
produced no alteration in the passion Of Bona
parte and Of France with regard TO the allies.
8. That the ofFerto ratify the treaty Of Paris,
cannot on any account alter the disposition ofthe
allies.
Therefore, the committee are ofopinion that it
would be useless 10 publish new declaration.
| tHere follow the record Of the adoption Of the
above report By all the powers, and the sigma
lures Of their PlenIpotenuaries, VII
AUSTRIA--Prince Mettsrnich, Baron Yves
senberg.
| SPA1N-P. Comes Labrador.
| FRANCE-Prince Talleyrand, Duke Of Dali
berg, Count de Noalles.
GREAT BRTTAIN-Clancarty, Cathcart,
Stewart.
| BAYARIA-Count Rechberg.
| DENIM RK-C. Bernstorft, l.. BeYnstorff
| HANOVER-Count Munster, Count Harden