The Portland gazette., 1819-01-19
DECLARATION

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gftbs Congress Of dix Ia CbapeAe
Now that the paci6cation of Europe is
accomplished, by the resolution of with
drawing the foreign troops from the
French territory and now that there is
an end of thofc meafures of precaution
which deplorable events had rendered
necshary, the Miniters and Plenipotenti
aries of their Majeities the Emperor of
AufEia, the King of France, the King of
Great Britain, the King of Pruilia. and
the Emperor Of all the Ruilias have re-
ceived orders from their Sovereigns to
make known to all the courts of Europe,
the refu!ts of their meeting at AK Ia
Chapelle, AMI with that view do puolilh
the following Declaration -
The convention of the 9th of October,
which dc6nnively regulated the execu-
tion of the engagements agreed to in the
treaty of Peace of November 20, l8fs, is
conGdered by the Sovereigns who con-
CURED therein, as the accomplishment OF
the work of peace, and as the completion
of the political iyftem deltil~d to eniure
its folidity.
The ultimate union eltablilhed among
the Monarchs, who are iolnr parties to
this fyRem by their own principles, no
lefs than by the inrerefs of their people,
offers to Europe the mott facred pledge
of It's future tranquility.
The object OF this union is as Gmple
as it is great and falutary 1t does not
tend TO any new political combination
10 any change in the relations fanctioned
by exiting treaties. Calm and conGfent
in its proceedings, it las no other object
than the maintenance of Peace, and the
security of thofe tranfactions on which
the peace was founded and coniolidated.
The Sovereigns, in forming this auguit
Union, have regarded as Its fundamental
BATS, their :nvariable reiolution, never to
depart, either among then lslves or in
their relations with other States, from the
ltri6tef observation of the principles oi
the ight OF nations principles which, in
their application TO itate of permanen,
peace, can alone eHectually guarantee the
independence of each Government and
the liability of the general aHociation
Faithful to theie principles, the sover.
eigns will maintain them equally in ,hofe
meetings at which they may be perfonal,
| ly pretent, or in thofe which lhall take
place amsng their Minilters; whether i,
fhall be their object to difcufs in common
their own intereits, or whether they take
cognizance of queaous in which other
Governments thall formally claim their
interference The fame fpirit which will
: direct their Councils, and reign in their
diplomatic communications, fhall preGde
alto at thefe meetings and the repofe OF
the world ihall DC conltantly their mativc
and their end.
1t is with. fuch fentiments that the Soy
ereigns have contaminated the work to
which they were called. They will not
cease to labour for ito confirmation and
perfection. They folemnly acknowledge,
that their duties towards God and the
people whom they govern, make i, per
enptory on them to give to he world, as
tar as IN their power, an example of jus
tice, OF concord, of moderation happy
IN the power of confecrating, from hence,
forth, all their efforts to the protection
OF the arts of peace, TO the increafc of
the internal PROPERTY of their States, and
to the awakening of thofe fentimeats of
religion and morality, whole empire has
been but TOO much enfeebled by the mis-
fortune of the times.
METTERNICH, HARDENBERG.
RlCHkl1EU, BERNSTORFF,
CASTLEREAGH, NESSELRODE,
WELLINGTON, CAPO D'ISTRIA.
.4iZ-lG- Chapelie, Nor Is, 1913.