$92 State of Public Affairs in April, 1805. 
«¢ Senators,—-We have thought fit-to 
appear among you on this eccalion, in order 
to communicate to you our whole thoughts 
refpecting objects of the higheft importance 
to the Staite: 
«The force and power of the French Em- 
pire, are furpafied by the moderation which 
prefides in all our political tranfactions. 
. € Wehad conquered Holland; three- 
fourths of Germany ; Switzerland; al! Ialy, 
We have been moderate in the midft of the 
greateft profperity. Of fo many provinces, 
we have enly kept what was neceflary to pre- 
ferve us al the fame point of confideration and 
power, which France has always polleiled.— 
The Partition of Poland, the lofies fuftamed 
by Turkey, the conqueft of the Indies, and 
almof& all ‘our Colonies, had deftroyed the 
balance of power to our diladvantage. 
« Whatever we have deemed ulelefs to 
re-eftablifh that balance we have given up; 
and in doing fo we have acted in. conformity 
to the principle by which we have been con- 
ftantly directed—never to take arms for vain 
objects of grandeur, nor from the lutt of con- 
queit. 4 
«* Germany has been evacuated ; its pro- 
vinces have been reftored to the defcendants 
of fo many, illuftrious families, which would 
have been ruined had we not afforded them 
our generous protection. We have raifed 
them up and given them new vigour; and 
the Princes ot Germany have now more 
fplendour and eclat than was enjoyed by 
their anceftors. ¢ 
. © Auftria herfelf, after two untfuccefsful 
wars, has obtained the States of Venice. She 
would always have willingly exchanged the 
provinces fhe has lof for Venice. 
« Holland was declared independent al- 
moft as foon as it was conquered. The union 
of Holland to our empire would have per- 
fected our commercial fyftem, as the greatet 
rivers of one lialf our territory run through 
Holland. Neverthelefs, Holland is indepen- 
dent, and its cuftoms, commerce, end admi- 
niftration are conducted by its own govern- 
ment. _ . . 
«« Switzerland was occupied by our armies. 
We defended it again& the combined forces 
of Europe. Hts union with us would have 
cowpleted our military frontier. “Neverthe- 
‘lefs Switzerland, by means’of Gur mediation, 
governs itfelf through its nineteen cantons, 
independent and free. 
« The union of the Italian Republic to the 
French territory would have been an advan- 
tage to our agriculture; peverthelefs, aiter 
the fecond congueft, we at Lyons, confirmed 
its independence. We now do more. We 
proclaim the principle of the feparation of 
the crowns of France and Italy by fixing for 
that feparation, the moment when it can be 
done, and without danger to our poople of 
Ttaly. oye “* 
. «© We have accepted, and will place npon 
our head the iron crown oi the ancient Loin- 
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[May 4, 
bards, in order to re-temper and confolidate 
it, fo that it may not be broken by the fhocks 
by which it will be threatened, as long as the 
Mediterranean continues out of its habitual 
ftate. 
«« But we do not hefitate to declare, that 
‘we will transfer that crown to one of our 
children, natural or adopted, the moment we 
are freed from alarms for that independence 
we have guaranteed to the other States of the 
Mediterranean. 4 
‘“« The genius of evil will in vain labour to 
rekindle. war on the Continent. What has 
been united to our empire by the conftitution 
fhall continue.united to it. No new pro- 
vince will be incorporated with it. But the 
laws of the Batavian Republic, the mediation 
to the nineteen Cantons of Switzerland, and 
this firft fatute of the kingdom of Italy thall 
be confantly under the prote¢tion -of our 
crown, and we never fhall permit amy viola- 
tion of them. 
‘« Tn, every circumftance, and in all tranf- 
actions, we fhall difplay the fame modera- 
tion, and we hope that our people will not 
again be called to exhibit that courege and 
energy they have always fhewn in the defenge 
of their lawful rights.” 
: AMERICA. 
On the ath of March, THomas Jer- 
FERSON, Prefident of the United States, 
took the oath of office, and delivered the 
following inaugural fpeech, in the Senate 
Chamber, in the prefence of the Members. 
of the two Houfes, and a large concourfe 
of Citizens :— ik 
‘© Proceeding, fellow Citizens, to that qua 
lification which the Conttitution requires, be- 
fore my entrance on ‘the charge again conferred 
on me, it is my duty to exprefs the deep fenfe 
I entertain of this new proof of confidence from 
my fellow citizens at large, andthe zeal with 
which it infpires,me fo to conduct myfelf as 
may beft fatisfy their juft expectations. 
‘¢ On taking this ftation on a former occa- 
fion, I declared the principles on which I be- 
lieved it my duty to adminifter the affairs of 
our commonwealth. My confcience tells me 
that I have on every occafion acted up to that 
declaration according to its obvious import, and 
according to the underftanding of every candid - 
mind, 
“« In the tranfa€tion of your foreign affairs, 
we have endeavoured to cultivate the friendfhip 
of all nations, and efpecially of thofe with which 
we have the moft important relations. We have 
done them juftice on all occafiors, favour where 
favour was lawful, and chemfhed mutual in- 
terefts and intéercourfe on fair and equal terms ; 
we are firmly convinced, and we act on that 
conviGtion, that- with nations, as with indivi- 
duals, our interefts foundly calculated, ‘will 
-ever be found infeparable from our moral due 
ties, And hiftory bears witnefs to the fact, 
that a juft nation is trufted on its word, when 
recourie is had to armaments and wars to bridle 
others. : 
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