Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-17


sni, and President of the united banquet,
proposed the health Of their honorable
guest, the object of all their regard and
respect. This address, from u man who
justly holds a high influence in England. is
so honor bile to the city of Bordeaux, that it
becomes cur duty to give it entire to cur
readers
Gentlemen, however anxious to express,
III proper terms, my sentiments of the no.
ror equally unexpected and distinguished,
which you have done me, as much by the
splendor OF your hospitality, as by the man
ner in which you have received the mention
OF my name, vet this anxiety is combatted
in my mind, u, in some measure, repress-
ed by the Difference which owe to. those
noble and eminent guests, who are an
gers to the language in which convey nv
feelings.
In Difference TO them, I OUGHT to abridgc
those acknowledgements, which respect for
you will not suffer RE to withdraw
have not the presumption, gentlemen,
To arrogate the merit, which your worthy
President, (the British Consult has been
pie, to assign me that OF having con-
tributed to the satisfactory result Of a con-
test of twenty FIVE years duration, (happv
result, which at this moment g'addens all
our feelings and refectons) unless, in ha-
wing constantly supported those principles,
by the operation of which, this happy re-
suit has been obtained.
had not the good fortune to be actively
employed in the councils my country, ut
the time when war wsS terminated, but /
am flattered, must confess, by the remem-
brance in which YOU hold the feeble part
might formerly have had in the councils
which prepared that concIusion-a conc.h-
ci. .,.h; oh =
qually to applaud.
We have been long at war with France.
But with France as she is at present-with
France as we hope she will ever Continue TO
be No 1t was with FraRce, which no more
resembles Franco at this day, than body
possessed with an evil spirit, resembles
that body, when the evil spirit has been cast
out.
We made war with France, but as much
on her account as our own.
We made war with France, Sut we had
tacit alliance in the hearts and sentiments
Of ali good Frenchmen. An alliance which
has contributed not less effecmaly than the
powerful foreign alliances, to the success
of that war, and which not only facilitated,
but has sanctioned it's re suit.
An idle apprehens on, or caumny with
ont cause, could alone have excited be-
dation of the French monarchy, have at
any time been the objects of the British
government. God forbid, that the French
nation. so naturally. so necessarily prepon-
derant in Europe, should have been erased
from the list of great powers. We dread
ed her, when da"ting from her sphere, she
threw to a distance the false and lurd
glare OF a comet, threatening an univefal
conilagration--but, regaining the orbit
which nature had assigned her, and dispen-
sing natural and beniiicent light, we hail
hey as star of the first magnitude, indis..
pensable in the European system.
Our opposition to France, had no national
enmity forts principle ; nor was it, as has
been frequently imputed, war against
political opinions; it was defensive war.
Situated in tha midst OF Europe, France
could not be the victim of internal trouble
and CONFUSION, without communicating to
other countries that trouble and CONFUSION
Situated IN the mid7t of Europe, her mfu-
ence will be equally felt in the tranquility
which she will spread around her. At
peace with herself, she may be said to give
peace to the world.
Such have been the sentiments Of the
British government since have been able
to understand or to partalce them. Such
have been the sentiments OF the IN j0rty Of
the English people such, ] am persuaded,
have been the sentiments Of the well -iudg-
ing inhabitants Of France, amidst al the
suiferings with which she has been afflicted
such, certainly, have been the sentiments
Of Bordeaux, which has suffered and dared
| in the good cause more, perhaps, than any
other city in France.
Within few days only ] have placed
my foot in France, for the first time in my
life; circumstances of a private nature
have directed me to Bordeaux but if
had been allowed to choose the place in
| which, according to my information and
| opinions, was To commence my acquain-
lance with France y Frenchmen, would
| have chosen the country of Montesqnieu,
the temple Of Madame. the city which
| furnished Dssezr for the defence of LOUIS
the Martyr, e Lynch to prepare the
way for the restoration Of his august
race.
Gentlemen. uhave suffered much, and
feel that your suilerings have not yet
reached their close your commerce has
not yet resumed its accustomed COURSE
but that situation is not peculiar to
you.
In England, u ia other parts of Europe,
| an astonishing and almost unlocked for
change, has produced shock &C nrpan-
led with temporary acknowledgements
| am convinced it will soon be superven-
| ed.
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