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[LOUISIANA]. Coup d'Oeil sur l'Intérêt de l'Europe dans les Debats Actuels du Congres des États-Unis, au Sujet de la Louisiane. Paris: H.L. Perronneau, May 1803.
8o (222 x 140 mm). 23 pages. 2 gatherings sewn as issued, uncut.
Apparently unrecorded. The author, who signs at end "Max ..., cosmopolite," appears as a man of considerable political and economical vision, since he anticipates the inevitable secession between the North and South. Following the return of Louisiana to France by Spain, the author denounces the invasion of Louisiana by the United States Army under orders of Congress, which used the maneuver of declaring war with Spain, in spite of Spain's notorious surrender of Louisiana to France and the "Right of Deposit," in order to seize New Orleans. The author warns that this seizure will have the biggest impact and influence upon the future of the whole of Europe, its international position and policy, its commerce and economy. He also points out all the riches of Louisiana--iron, lead, copper, timber, pelts, furs, tobacco, cattle, indigo, cotton, sugar, coffee, etc.--and the political influence which the possession of Louisiana gives to whoever is its owner. He urges France to once again take possession of Louisiana immediately, arguing that it is in the essential interest for all of Europe. The writer further suggests as an absolute necessity to maintain a separate "neighborhood" to force the U.S. to respect the creation of a conservative balance between England and the United States and the Indians, who should be led by the brave Creeks, who must serve as its shield along the Mississippi, and it would be ill-advised to allow the Creeks to be subjected by the American Congress. He also points out that Lattre's map of 1784, which was dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, clearly shows the immense expanse of the United States and the potential position of the Americans to eventually gather in all the land to the Pacific, including Mexico. He observes that an expanded United States would be a threat to the commerce of Europe, but that an independent New Orleans would keep secure European independence. If Europe allowed America to take over the New World, it would eventually be obliged to seek protection for her very existence under the flag of the United States. Napoleon ratified the agreement with the United States the same month this work was published and Congress later in October, having already taken possession of Louisiana on April 30, 1803.
8o (222 x 140 mm). 23 pages. 2 gatherings sewn as issued, uncut.
Apparently unrecorded. The author, who signs at end "Max ..., cosmopolite," appears as a man of considerable political and economical vision, since he anticipates the inevitable secession between the North and South. Following the return of Louisiana to France by Spain, the author denounces the invasion of Louisiana by the United States Army under orders of Congress, which used the maneuver of declaring war with Spain, in spite of Spain's notorious surrender of Louisiana to France and the "Right of Deposit," in order to seize New Orleans. The author warns that this seizure will have the biggest impact and influence upon the future of the whole of Europe, its international position and policy, its commerce and economy. He also points out all the riches of Louisiana--iron, lead, copper, timber, pelts, furs, tobacco, cattle, indigo, cotton, sugar, coffee, etc.--and the political influence which the possession of Louisiana gives to whoever is its owner. He urges France to once again take possession of Louisiana immediately, arguing that it is in the essential interest for all of Europe. The writer further suggests as an absolute necessity to maintain a separate "neighborhood" to force the U.S. to respect the creation of a conservative balance between England and the United States and the Indians, who should be led by the brave Creeks, who must serve as its shield along the Mississippi, and it would be ill-advised to allow the Creeks to be subjected by the American Congress. He also points out that Lattre's map of 1784, which was dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, clearly shows the immense expanse of the United States and the potential position of the Americans to eventually gather in all the land to the Pacific, including Mexico. He observes that an expanded United States would be a threat to the commerce of Europe, but that an independent New Orleans would keep secure European independence. If Europe allowed America to take over the New World, it would eventually be obliged to seek protection for her very existence under the flag of the United States. Napoleon ratified the agreement with the United States the same month this work was published and Congress later in October, having already taken possession of Louisiana on April 30, 1803.