The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

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this 'frosty, then let the fact los pointed out, and by
all means let the Ministers be censured. Bat there
is not • man on the Oppcmhisa benches eqbp will
venture to assort this. Now that the official igen-
"spina respecting Svip ip published. w all
ISO that at the veryy time Ministers were
urging the Treaty thrsq Parliampitt they
were addreseing the moot earnest remonstrances to
the French Eutaw& against the projected
annexatn. la the nervew, feeble policy which
Lead MALAMBLIZT would have oonosived and Mr.
BETNOI7I FITZGZILALD advocated, there would have
hem so room for this twofold energy, exerted dant-
taseonsly in different directions. The present Go-
vernment, however, do not think it necomary to
monde* one duty to another, and And it quite prac-
ticable to address the strongest political remonstrances,
and proposals in the interests of commerce, at one
and the saws time, to one and the same Potentate.

But we need not take much trouble to penetrate
the secret thought of the Opposition. Mr. Ftrzort-
LLD has disclosed the animus of his party in
words that are irrevocable. Its object is to place
this country at the head of a European league
against France. Lord Joint RuesELL's explicit
remonstrances, which we printed on Saturday,
do not satisfy them. They are mere " rhe-
toric." Something more is wanted. Certain
sovereigns of the Continent are shaking on their
throes.. " There was not a Sovereign who did not
" look to France with something akin to fear, but
" there was not a country that wished to take the
" initiative is a policy of resistance. They looked
to this country with its free Parliament and free
" preps for an initiative, and wh we led they
" were sure to follow. (Loud opposition cheer..)"
This is the latest developmeat of the plot which
was seemed on when the hon. speaker was
at the Foreign-offioe. It was called " nee-
" trelity" then. We are glad it is at last
disclosed. Mr. BRIGHT expressed the simple.
unexaggerated truth when he said, list sight, that
" there were persons in this country occupying
" positions before the public, who would prefer a
" great alienation from France, whatever it might
" lost—even though it might coot the terrific con-
" sequences of another war—rather than they would
" we the growing friendship between the two peoples
" which wee likely to be the result of this com-
" mercial treaty now being negotiated." No parties
should be allowed to renew irritating discussions,
day by day, without being compelled to take the con-
sequences. PROTIDENcE his set u down to live by
the side of France, with her character such as history
and events have made it. Are we, while looking to
our own duty, honour, and interests, to cultivate
relations of friendship with her or not That is the
simple question. If we are, then the course which
Messrs. HINGLAKII and FITZGERALD, and their sup-
porters, of whatever party, are taking, is most mis-
chievous. The challis's* which Lord JOUR RUSSELL
addressed to them is se necessary as it to just. lam
" sorry to see the course which some hon. gentlemen
" have taken in renewing day after day irritating
" discussions--putting forward particular parts of
" incideets that have taken plane—caking for no
" decisive vote—proposing no definite resolution
" but always pointing at that person whom the
" French by an immense majonty of vete. have
" chosen to rale over them—u a ruler whom we
" meat distant—agaiut whom we are to be perpe-
'" taa/ly prepared, in order at last to bring to a
"total rupture the amicable relations between the
" two eountriee. I most on this occasion really ask
" them to ease to some definite resolution as to
" what they themselves propose by their speeches
" on the subject."