Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-15
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The affairs Of France are evidently an
preaching ncs criSis--a crisis, which
Is to hY tl,e strength of the ihrnnc, and
tie sentiments oi.heproplc To ITO the
hing of France Justice, few men ever
mounted u iI'ron" mere i:r.et with perIls.
lie came IN az H." lIreis o. a revolution.
| N''ich bad psOsiiaitrl lie former kaa,
and banlshed HE "ho!c Bourbon family :.
he succeeded an emperor, blazing witt, Il
/ military renoun, almost uncNampled 10
HE annals of Tie worli Thus his own
| in,liectlliy became more strongly con-
, haStrd With the germs of his prerlcces-
| Scr.--iir WAS net called in hy the un-
| constrained voice OF free people bat
forced upon them 10y foreign states, who
abused iheIr power ana violard their
| promises ..tle entered Though the M
ms oi That military reputation, which WAS
so dear ard so near Ia The hearts of
| frenrhmen. The embarrassmcn,s which
accompanied i',m, ITO not terminate
here. His legitimate allies are not con
| tent 10 leave him in the bosom Of his peo-
| pie tn tic projection of their hearts and
Their arms They do not rid France of
their own odiiius presence: But they
strrouni Iiim WITH iorrigu troops, whom
they leave cautioned in the French strong
holds. thus continually irr!ujngihe eyes
| OF MS SUBJECTS ny the spectacle of an ar
my, WHO conquered ,heir country and
| imposed government upon them
itese trn"p> do not Support themselves
but they coalpr! the irtncl, to paw tie
! eNl'encr at their oNn Gegradalion-Ihev
are paid by the people wli0r ihey insult
| for the bols,rringoi a prince, whom they
nave inip"sed upon tie naiitn. The ey.
| pence at these troops Is enormous. The
| people are ground down bv lax gather
"rs Tive treasury j. exhausted lis credit
iroHardizcd sby usur;ous loans, and AN
heavy debt is hung urui,nd their necks
ever a"iiiice to raise money is resorted
to, unii'a Minister of III" king is forced
torcpor' thai after HE utmosi ingenuity
OF financial resource, The deficit for the
| present year only, Will exceed forty MILL
CHS. lie calls for The removal OF tie
troops. He almost declares, that the
nation IS Stilrd by the prcssure--and
that the foreign allies must leave the
Kingdom 10 tai e care uf Itself
The allies, too, propose new burdens
upon the pcople--tley have stripped the
Louvre OF all tie trophies which the
French had won. They have carried
| back all the Chef d'ruvres of the arts.
ihcy nave restored TIE statue TO the
niche, and The paintings To the walls tn
which they belonged. They have done
more. Iheyclaim restoration for tie in
lIIrles which their subjects have received.
they demand iromI .Ouis compensation for
The acts OF Bouapar,P. The amount of PR
| vate claims is imm"nse-that of Prussia
!SSaid 10 be exorbtaut." Negotiations
hav" ben entered into from time 10 time,
upon this embarrassing subiect--confer
ences have been held bnt according to
The last intelligence from "tle diplomatic
circles, tho had agreed upon nothing"
france, however, can scarcely expect a.
NY Thug less than 10 pay heavy sum Of
money, To be wrung out of people al
ready ground to the dust. The king
LoEis Desire-wiIl boar large proportion
OF the odium Of the imposition. II is
granted, lie does moi create tie debt bnt
II Is OWING 10 him that The allies are able
10 claim II To certain extent, there
fore, he viii be held responsible for the
burdens which If lays upon his subjects
What can the King do Was ever a
Prince placed in much more unpleasant
circumstances =" Uneasy IS the head
that wears a crown" Had he troops Of
his own to support his throne, he might
dispense with his allies; emight rid him
self of their expence, and his people of
il!eir presence. lie would still even in
that case, have to run The risk of his
troops abiding by him; for those whom
he as enlisted are not as faithful merce-
naries as The Swiss would be. The latter
look only to their pay whereas, the for
mcr may still call TO mind those hirlwind
scenes III WHICH almost every thing was
turned upside down by the revolution:
they may forget their king, 10 think of
their country and their emperor.-Buf
III e a..
suspicious materials. Ills troops must
be too few 10 keep down a formidable
spirit OF disaiiection among his people.
The measures Which have been taken are
not effective enough to fill his ranks. IT
is bui lately that the law for the recruit
ing OF The army has been vehemenily can
vaSsed IN the clamberS-and after all
has not passed IN shape most pleasing
TO the Ultra rOyalists. We have no az
counts OF Tive size of his army but from
these circumstances, there are reasons 10
infer, that il Is YET comparatively weak.
badly disciplined. perhaps badly officer
ed-most Of the funds which woHId have
gone 10 lis repleDlshmeni being swallow
ed up b. the allies who have filled lis
place.
The King. IN fact, seems 10 be placed
in ihis alternative. Ifhe retains the TO-
rflSD troops, re VIII stint and impOveTlsb
ms peopie.-If he parts With them, Ie
runs The risk of losing lis Before
NE END OF the year, il is probable that
ne troops will be TemOved--a crisis will
tben come toiry the strength nfihe throne,
ana The affections of the people.
he committee Of tie Chamber n DEPUTIES
express themselves " perfectly persuaded that
theIe is no longer credit nor perfaps eSis,ence
~ rance, bnt rs an alieue,ioE Df ihe burden
winch depr0sSss hcr"-thgt France. mas ro,,