The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-08 00:00:00

THE FRENCH PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.

MESSIZIIIS rue RIPAZOINTonit,
The constitution requires that the President of the Re-
piblic should present toy on each year an ezposii of the sins-
tan of the affairs of the comer/. I Gotham to this oblige
lion, which pumas me, whilst I telt the truth in all its sim-
plicity, and the facts with whets'sr may be iasteuative in
them, to speak to you also of my past conduct end future in-
tentions. My election to the first gosei.tracy of the republic
hes edged hopes which it ba. been Impossible hithetto to
realise. Till this day when you assembled in this hall, the
eseewin power did not enjoy the Minns of its constitu-
tional presuevime. In each a position it was difficult to
have a filed line of poleey. However, i bite remained faith-
ful to my masefesto, lodeed. the question is, Whir did I
engage myself to when I accepted the suffrages of
the nation ? It was to defend society, that was
&select usly attack. d ; to stmigthen • wise, grata,
and honest republic, to predict the homestead andreli-
gion and peeper: y. To bring about all amelioration and
pomble ec mouths ; to orient the press against violence and
licentiousness; to diminish the abuses of OtOtri4SOltull; to
efface the tree sof our civil discords, and to edop: abroad a
policy devoid of arrogance or weakness. Time end tie: um-
stances li.re not allowed me to accomplish all these rapist-
sante, though peat steps have been taken tower& their par
fervasesa.
The first duly of government was to consecrate all Its
dons to two -e stablehatent of that contili nee which could
only be attained under a definitive power. the want al
security at present. sad of faith in the tante, destroy. c esti-,
set pi works, silica lass public and prints revenue, renders
Irons impuseible, end dein up the sources of wealth. It
would be vain, without previously resteritg confidence.
to try to bring an abundance even by emeriti; to the most
!IL rent systems of credit, or to the ant n vulutionary ex-
, patients, when fear and distrust of the morrow have produced
barreastes. Our foreign policy could not equal our past
power until we had recoostitated internally that which
makes peop:e strorg, namely, the union of citizens recd pros-
polity of Mane. In older to attain this sad govern-
ment has bad but to follow a firm and resolute
conduct by shoeing to all that without going
beyond the law the most energetic means woMet be
adopted to dispel toe anxiety; of wait,. Everywhere ea-
d -uvoun were mode to restore the prestige of power by cal-
ling to public offices men eoneidered the most honest, as well
as the must eesp.ble, without any thought of their politics.'
✓ateredents. it wee I I occur that the public mud aught not
be rendered unquiet that government has thought ni cease,
to actieurn the project I r setting free the vicims of our
civil &scads. At the mere mention of en smnesty
public opinion was stirs dap in di ways, and fears were
ewe-reined of Irma disturbsoces. However. I here been
indulgent wherever it has been attended weft en inane
ennuis, ; and the prise, s have been opened for 1,570 pri-
soner. of Joao ; and soon t e rat 'hal be set at liberty w th-
out earning any fear to eoz.sity ; as for thou, who, by • ins
CO ate fescue wren by counsatert al are undergoig g their
puniehaents at the bulks, some of them who may be cloned
&maga political prisoners will be placed in masons de de-
ten io..
The pith pursued bed in a sheet time recitab'fffied cot-
fidenee, affairs had resumed their forward course, the savings
bank. were tiding ; sines the end of January the produce of
the indirect taxes and the customs has heeu on the increase,
sod bad in Apsil come nigh to what they were in the most
prosper sue ensues; the treasury bade. mimed the ereditee hicks
it needed, and the city of Paris had been enabled to
borro v at a rate very near par, and which resembled
what might have obtained in the most prosperous
times. Tae ciemands for autbori-ing joint stock companies
were mul iplyleg ; the number of patents was daily increas-
ing ; price of offices and the value of all securities that
had ben s . gently depreciated, was augmeating ; and in ell
the saaaulacturieg towns work had re-comatemsed, as.d
strangers were again flocking to Peril. All 'his fortunate
movement has been stopped for a moment by the agitation
of the mectious, but will mon r. some its course with the is-
arstanos of the &apron you will give to government.