The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-05 00:00:00

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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5, 1858,

THE Emperor NAPOLEON'S speech at the opening
of the French Legislative Session, was evidently
designed to encourage a belief in the speedy restora-
tion of peace. While seeking to justify himself in
the eyes of the world, with regard to the alliance
he has formed against Russia, he extends ahelping
hand to the Czar A.LEX&NDEE, and tells us that the
Autocrat is " the heir of a situation which he has
" not contributed to bring about." There is a
spice of the poetic in this idea, but there
is something infinitely more diabolical in the
way in which the young Emperor took up
his heir-loom, and has since
.continued the
War is a " situation" easily
abandoned of blood.
abandoned it can be thrown up, without
forfeiture of any kind, at a moment's notice. The
instant the throne of NICHOLAS descended to his
son, the telegraphic wires might have been
employed in announcing the Emperor ALEXANDER'S
to enter into an immediate armistice, and
leave the adjustment of the terms of peace to. a

Congress composed of representatives from the
lea,ling States of Europe. Did ALEx„ND.Ea do any
one of these things? Did he show any regard for

of civilisation, or pay any heed to the
entreaties of humanity ? Far from it. He took
his father's bloody sceptre, and flourishing it
over his head, repeated those anathemas
his sire was wont to direct against the natural
rights of nations, and the social amelioration of
mankind.

For such a " situation" ALEL&NDER considered

himself " the right man in the right place," an
right well has he used his high office to carry
forward the traditional policy of his House.
Russian rulers have always treated " wars deli-
" berately undertaken for great objects," as mere
" episodes," and as ALEXANDER does not blush at
the narration of the first year of his reign, ho
be the beau ideal of a ruler with
those who entertain such ideas. War with

all its horrors is not, however, an " episode"
suited to the taste of civilised nations, or the feel-
ings of less cultivated humanity. And it is well to
hear from the Emperor NAPOLEON, that his ideas
and his strength " are ever turned to the arts of
" peace." It is equally auspicious to learn from the
same high source, that " the Plenipotentiaries of
" the great Powers, at present assembled, had
" brought to the Conference a spirit of equity and
" moderation." With such an assurance we say,
in the language of the Imperial speech—" let us
" await the end with dignity, equally prepared, if
" necessary, to draw the sword anew, or to extend
" the hand of friendship to those whom we have
" combatted with loyalty." If there be any
dignity in nations being inflated with anxiety, and
inflamed with doubt, the public mind of Europe
may be said to be waiting for the " episode" of the

Conference with majestic endurance.
STERNE, however, has told us that " love is a
" situation and not a sentiment," and since war

appears doomed to undergo a similar transposition,

it behoves us, more than ever, to be prepared for
the worst. Russia has relaxed none of her prepa-
rations for the continuance of the contest. The
CZAR is filling his " situation" nobly in Finland and
Poland, and calling for a new levy of twenty three
men in every thousand, throughout his empire.
Setting these things against the spirit of " equity
and moderation," which the Russian Plenipoten-
tiaries have brought to the Conference, what

remains to encourage a hope in the restoration of
peace? Still, at this threatening juncture, it is
highly reassuring to hear the Emperor NAPOLEON
say Whatever happens let us busy ourselves
" with all means calculated to augment the strength

" and wealth of France. Let us, if possible, draw
" closer the Alliance formed by a community of
" glory and sacrifices, and of which peace will
" make the reciprocal advantages still more
" palpable." Rulers who undertake to increase
the strength and wealth of their own nation, hold
out a substantial promise of growing prosperity to
all around ; and if words go for anything, we
are left to infer that even in a season
of warfare, France will continue in that liberal and
enlightened course of social reform, which has
already added so materially to the financial
strength and wealth of the State. Experience has
shown NAPOLEON that the nearer he approaches to
Free Trade, the greater prosperity attends the pro-
ductive industry of his country, and the greater
the elasticity of trade. He has probably dis
covered that the surest way of discomfiting an
enemy, and to change the character of political
organisations, is to adopt a system which will force
belligerents to resort to a policy which would
leave them without their ordinary fixed sources

f revenue

If France assimilates her tariffs, and principles
of commercial legislation, to those of England,
other States must choose between Free Trade and
bankruptcy. NAPOLEON'S sagacity has already
detected this palpable fact, and unless he yields
too much to entreaties from without, and suffers
diplomacy to stand in the way of augmenting the
wealth and strength of his empire, nothing can
defeat the attainment of his patriotic desire.
Drawing closer the alliance to which the EMPEROR
alludes in such flattering terms, will speedily devel-
ope the reciprocal advantages to be gained by an
extended intercourse between France and Great
Britain. Peace would doubtless favour such a
development, but it is not indispensable to a vast
increase of mutual benefits. A moderate and
enlightened commercial policy must lead to
uniform results, so long as the ports of the Allied
nations are not blockaded, and the waters which
divide them are open to commerce. The sta-
tistics of England are conclusive on this point.
The Russo-Turkish war has in no way curtailed
our trade with those nations with whom we have
maintained friendly relations. We owe our commer-
cial embarrassments to a far different cause, and
we have even been told, by journalists who profess
to be more far-seeing than their cotemporaries,
that we should have suffered more from panics,
" overtrading," and speculation, if the war had
not occurred.

Our commercial transactions with our Colonies,
the United States, India, China, and all the
countries of Europe with the exception of Rus-
sia, have not suffered by the CZAR'S interesting
" situation." On the contrary, it has given a
stimulus to a great variety of commercial pur-
suits, in which an excessively large amount of
money has been employed, and high profits
realised. And if our import and export returns
can be relied upon, little or no diminution is to
be found in supply or demand, which can, with
any show of reason, be attributed to the exist-
ence of a great " episode "—war. France need
not, therefore, wait for a return of peace, to draw
closer that Alliance by which she seeks to reci-
procate advantages, and to add incalculably to her
wealth and strength. Oppose to Russia, as the
keystone of restricted and prohibited commerce,
moderate and sound principles of trade, and you
will overthrow her entire fiscal system, and drive her
to adopt financial means, for which she is in no way
prepared, and cannot safely attempt in a season
of warfare. As Mr. COBDEN hoped to draw nations
together, and increase the prosperity of all, let
France, with England, isolate her enemies, and
take from them the means of shedding blood, and
retarding the advancement of civilisation.

Too much attention cannot be bestowed, even

under ordinary circumstances, on the votes given
by our representatives in Parliament. But the

present time is of such a peculiar and momentous
character, that this duty of the citizen should be
discharged in a way :not savouring of apathy or
evasion. The electors of this Borough must at all
times be pleased to see our members exercising
perfect independence. They have no right to
dictate to the man they elect; the side on which he
shall vote. All they can demand is, the privilege
of selecting whom they please as representatives ;
and, if they fail in their selection to secure the
services of men who are known to entertain popu-
lar opinions on the great and leading topics of the
day, and merely return them as the adherents of
certain party leaders, and the supporters of fac-
tious colours, they have no right to complain when
they find them pitted against the interests of
commerce, the stability of trade, and the well-
being of industry. The fault lies in the parlour
where the election is made, and not at the poll
;vhere the votes are recorded. The Liverpool
public have doubtless been expecting some notice
of thegiven by Mr. J. C. EWART,
votes
particularly
on Mr. MUNTZ'S motion,

but in

when we

__ad the representative for Liverpool
stepping beyond the caution displayed by its