The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-12 00:00:00

!SPEECH OF fag amricitna.

The following are some of the chief points of the
Elliperal's speech on opening the I,e6ialative StMelon
ut 14i1, 011 Slim,lay, February 4th. After point
ing out the pnucipal ililleruncua between the present
constitution, runt that a hick proceeded the revolu-
tion of February. his Avec.) went on to Sly : -
" At home all the weaeures that Lave been Wien
tend to luceeele the agricultural, col:mammal, alai
ilulustt:s: production. The slearnear ul all things is
the iiieettable o.llseqllrllce of the increasing pros-
perity, but at least alight Me to Seek to rgualet
articled of iirst neceesity the least dear. It is with
that view that we have diminished the duties on
raw materials, have motel a Treat.) of t;uulintree
with Eugland, have projectial or coutiacted other
treat lea a all neidhinitit tug countries, and facilitated
eve') w hens the weans of communication ILUII ut
transport.
•• to realize these economical reforms we have re-
nounced 9O,M)O,(SOUf. of annual IN celpte, 3et the
ill be pl teelitell to 3.0 IU cquiliiriuiii
WitU"Ut Its lett Ms beau ileCesilley to have re.itirre
to the creat ..... 01 new tales nor to the puhlic credit,
I as I slowwitted to you last year.
"the (Amuses introilucerl Into the administratiiiii
of Aljeiia have v esual the superior direction to allays
lin toe population themselves. The illustnous
lee. i the Marshal pliteeil at the head of toe colony
,ad,uarantees .4 arder 101.1 proepeelt).
" Aunaio I have endeavoured to. prove 11l my re-
foreign Fuser* Ihrt France elle:en:I)
issoics ; that, vilth..ut reieeinciek, a lesltalu.t.
iii ilOilOc, Shy tlacel uot premise( to interior*: Alt) le liIP
she., her interests are not at, stake; ami,
th.it it she entenams av uil,sthits for all that IA
noble utak t.raint, she doer hot hesitate to Coli•le11.4 le
•el to V 1.. Ate itersulut. ra,,hts mu
JU • I. ice.
•• EveUtoi Iliffiellit to foresee base arisen to coin.
plume in Italy a matuation :drawly elatie.elll.l) WU.
• .11) Goveniment, in :WO uNI ',vial its allies, has
ladle vea that the la.st. 'mane ui oliv
„reatasit dangers was to lia. e recourse to a IA lISCIpic
I iipol,cy 01 uoii-inters coition, is hick leaves each
country waster of its destinies, localizes iluvations,
old plueelatill thew from degeuenstang tutu European
cuii••icta. . .

.....
•• I et:nand! do not ignore the fact that this
ti)Oteni Win the 1114..11e einenets td appearing to autho.
lie many mono) mg rYetteibto., and el, trelue upuituilu
"UM prefer the one that Fonies should take part
with all kinds of retolutions, the other CLOG she
she should put herself at the head of a general
reactnmary movement. I shall Out allow tny•ell to
tie turned Little from my course by either sit these
opposing ist.UtinCeil. It is enough for tlie grandeur
in the country that it should maintain its right
where it is indispensable, to ileieud its honour where
it is attacked, to lend its assistants, where it may be
invoked in the favour of a Just cause
" It is thus that we have maintained our right in
causing the acoeptance of the ease, of Sae uy and
Nice. Theme provinces are at the present day irre-
vocably united to France.
•' It is thus that to avenge our honour in the ex-
treme East our nag, united with that of Grua
Britian, has floated victoriously from the walla sit
l'ekin, and that the cross— emblem of Christian
civilization—again surmounts in the capital of China
the temples of our religion, closed for more than a
century.
" It is thus that, in the name of humanity, our
troops have gouts to S) rut, in virtue of
.• European
euk% eutuw, toi protect Christians alpinist • blunt
"At Rome I have thought it nets:wry to aug-
ment the garrison when the security iii the holy
Father sweated to he memiced. 1 despatched ni)
float to taste as Sae moment when it seeamid the

Iwit refuge 1 the King of Naples. After leaving it I
there for row 1111 l lithe I withilison it, however
se.rthy of et inpathy a Iloyel misfortune so net.lY
supp..rted might appear.
•• The prewnce of our ships obliged us to infringe
eve, lilt), that principle of neutrality olitch I hail
proclaimed, and gave room for orsoneous interprets
-
tools. Inked.)oll know that iii politics people do
11,,t believe Illpurely disinterested acts.
'• Such is a rapid explanation of the general state
:ilfairs. Now that apprehensions are iliseipaed.
and 0.111111141 M Cl.llll,laltd, is by should not coin
inennal and atrairs renew their :ictivity
•• My firm deteriiiiiiatem is not to enter on auv
c•aithet st liere the cause of France is not tweed upon
right and justice. What, therefore. have we to
air? Can • united and compact nation, numbering
41.000.000 of ands, anticipate either being drawn
Otto a etrudgle the object of which she does n .t ap-
prove. or bring provoked by any inviume
'• 'rue tirst virtue of a people is to have confidence
in itself, and not to allow itself to be moved by ins•
wears alarms. Let us look. therefore. at the future
with minnows, in the full comidence inir power
as ni our 10. al intent Let us devote ourselves,
is dhout exaggerated an visty, to the • •..elopnient iii
the germs of pnwperity that Providence has placed
in our hands.'