Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-27
on TIE STATE or kUROPE.
tFrom the L0adOa Comier.l

But lie, us take a nearer view OF the siiua-
ton OF each OF The European powers and
see whether il can possibly be the interest
OF ANY OF them 10 wish ior, or 10 prov ohe
war.
RHSSia.-What shonld induce Russia 10
depart from her pacific system. III as,
we knew, been Said of he Emperor AieA-
ander, that he is ambitious ami enierpriS-
ing, and DESTROYS o! filling The same space,
IN Tie eye o! Europe, tia; Bonapar,e nil
cd. Ii can only have been said by those
perilcia!ly. First, There is this great dbl
ference, That the one WAS always aggrrs-
slye and unprincip!ed, undertaking wars
for the mere purpose of ambition and.cOi.-
guest; whilst the othcr1ias never un,!.,.-
taken one war Tor aggression or conquest.
First, lac was defensive against "a mos; o.
iensive and unproyoked warfare. The
progress Of that war enabled him To iuru
upon the aggressor--tO be tie offensive
instead of the defensive party; and iu d
venge III The nobiest manner the Confla-
grafton of Moscow, by beiog party 10
the salvation OF Paris. What could Alex
ander have 10 gam bN any fresh war! IA
tent of territory! when lie sun never
sets upon his dominlons." but, III whai
quarter must he aggraudize them ia
4
would only be equal IN ilic impossibiiily
. OF lis execution. Austria and Prussia,
and ,ie rest Of Germany, and France,
would feel II their interest 10 oppuee Il.
| But Turkey, II may be thought, offers i
! tempting bait 10 Russia, and because'tte
| Empress Catherine had designs against
! the Ottoman Porte, ii has been fashS
taken Tor granted that her Srandsou Is tie
| nheriior of them. 'filiwe perceive more
| decisive symptoms of such disposition
on iiis part than we do al present, We
| shall not think ii necessary 10 enter upon
| The discussion. But, must not every one
see HAT his Imperial Majesty has, III conl-
mon with all other powers OF the coniI-
| neni, sufficient TO occupy his attention at
| home TO heal the wounds OF The las,
| war-to encourage and reward industry
and commerce-tO patrouiZe the arts End
| aciences--tO extend the action oi civiii-
zaliun throughout his immense terrific
| ries?
| Prussia is without the slightest motive
| for war. Tine reco, cry OF those terrific
res of which she had been deprived, tie
| adaptations and burdens 10 " hicii HEY
were SO long Victims, render il necessary
| Tor her Ia direct her most serious attention
to her internal situation. Her own and
| every Other nations prayer should be that
she may have peace al home. But ier
| philosophers! her constitution moBseYsi
her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!
| .4gStJTa must be, of all the powers of
| Europe, the least inclined aud has the least
| 10 gain 10y war. Raised from The depth
| OF adversely TO all her former prosperity;
! haviig gained those territories OF which
| she had been successly ely depriveG-ltaiy
! and hcIyrol; more than UNIDENTIFIED for
! The loss Of The Netherlands by the access
sion OF the Venetian dominions, her en-
lire soiiciinde and desire must be, that
long and secure peace may enable her 10
consolidate the prosperity OF her vast pos
sessions. Ii is a noble and virlgous en-
pme! so united throughout all lis dislrss-
SEES; so firm. and respectable III adversely
so faithful To lis sovereign in az. has Gala
mites, that, whilst The politician regards
II will wonder. he phlaulhrOpst and The
patriot contemplate IL with affection aud
respect Upon AusIria, Europe may safe
/ Nv rely, as one of iEe most devoted aUN y
cafes OF peace.
France.-Ths is i'll every point Of view
the most important OF all: placed in iir1
centre OF Europe, she must, more or les.
Influence every nation around her; bat
we are far from sharing those alarms II, iiitn
some writer's have lndulg ed respecting i.ar.
They vCuid induce It's 10 believe thai she
chcTlshes i!ic project of regaln,ng tie ti.-
natural cp0nderduccs she cncc possessed.
Upon this we can OGly observe, that. -
such d project is esiden,l, impraciicahle,
we cannot suppose that il can cnlcr even
mic The dreams 81 any member Of fie
/ Trench COY cTiiueui. Bui those WHO al
trCt 10 he ot tins opinion, 10 not, o. " III
not, see the difference between The Two
4 Z 10.
p~ilc government OF one man, v hose
whole ulgd and means we're cngINssed
l;y ambition; war and disturbance we're
ile only clements ~ which be could i've,
ard move, aud have lis bemg;" he WAS
not formed Tor peace, nor pee q for hlu !:
his pow too grecu-hls nile too hOi-
los 10 enable him to brave aud encounter
q long season OF tranquility. His pur-
pose, and IN bis position We caBECi SAY "
was an impOliiic purpose, Was, like our
fourth Henry, 10 engage lis subjects Ia
foreign quanclS,
Lcstresi aud iJior sin Eebin,sGc tbem look
Too near into ny state.
But the present period presents us iih
no such defects in the lille of The sos e.
Feign-no such imperious cause iui Oecu-
pyins the minds OF the nation With foreign
war. We have the old legitimate stock
replaced upon The throne, strengthened
aud guarded by representative system
(Which was mol so before" Tie motives
for peace must be in Louis NViIl. quite
as strOug as in Bonaparte were the motives
iorWar. And il we look into The compo-
silion of tie two Chambers il is impOssi-
bleuet fosee, that their individual as ~ eli
as general interest Is TO consolidate and
secure " things as they are" Elements
| ! pt dtsrpRfprt fitare MAY Lac tu truua.ss d.
we'll as ia all other counties; there may
I lac enytn etp,, -, rp,,arfI.s. ol ft,s rg,,...