5? CONCLUSION. 



it rests on the unalterable principle, that no nation has any right to 

 interfere by force of arms in the internal affairs of a Sovereign State, 

 and that any Nation that does so interfere, commits an offence against 

 the great principle of National Right and National Existence. 



* Wheaton and Vattel both concur, that foreign interference in the 

 internal affairs of a Sovereign State is contrary to Natural Law and 

 the fundamental principle of international jurisprudence; and 

 ■f Ferguson asserts "that this is confirmed by the concurring opinions 

 of the most eminent publicists of all ages and all nations." 



" I maintain," says Ferguson, " that no Government has a right to 



interfere in the affairs of another Government, and if this principle 



is not admitted, and above all by all people who enjoy a free 



constitution, no nation could be in security." 



Secondly : The abandonment of the " Balance of Power," which 



has been the most prolific cause of the wars waged by England than 



any other ; and it may be useful to record them in their order of 



■ date. 



The wars of the Revolution of 1688, which lasted nine years and 

 which terminated in 1697 by the Treaty of Peace of Ryswick, and 

 which cost England ;£36,ooo,ooo. 



The War of the Spanish Succession, which commenced in 1702, 

 and lasted eleven years, and which terminated in 17 13 by the Treaty 

 of Peace of Utrecht, and cost England _;£'62, 500,000. 



The War of the Austrian Succession, which commenced in 1739 

 and lasted nine years, and terminated in 1748 by the Treaty of 

 Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, and cost England ^54,000,000. 



The Seven Years' War, from 1756 to 1763, terminated by the 

 Treaty of Peace at Paris, and cost England _;^i 12,000,000. 



The American War, which began in 1775, and terminated by the 

 Treaty of Versailles in 1783, and cost England ;^i36,ooo,ooo. 



The War of the French Revolution, which began in 1783 and 

 lasted nine years, was terminated in 1793 by the Treaty of Paris, and 

 cost England ^^404,000,000. 



The War against Napoleon Bonaparte, which began in 1803 and 

 lasted twelve years, was terminated in 18 15 by the Treaty of Peace 

 at Paris, and cost England ^1,159,000,000. 



Lastly: The Crimean War, which began in 1853 and lasted three 

 years, and was terminated in 1856 by the Treaty of Peace at Paris, 

 and cost England ^^69,277^000. 



* History of the Law of Nations, pp. 80, 88. 



t Manual of International Law, Vol. i pp. 190, 191. 



