The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-25


whenever the spectacle which we behold passins
before our eyes at Paris and London shah lie wit
messed in any other capital Of Europe, all our lib
erty of action viii be restored TO US, the powers Of
i Europe then having sympathetic feeling towards
us; the second cause which may lead TO the eman
cipstion of our policy is the augmentation Of IN,
power of the United States. The proof OF the ruti
OF this assertion is that if during the last two years
England has been facie in her relations with u.s.
owe II TO the uneasiness with which the power o
America inspires her. What, then, was the motive
OF the conduct Of the French cabinet in the affairs
iexas' have no hesitation in declaring that thu
conduct was adopted TO redeem the faults commit
eu ny our cabinet during the last hye years.
know That many persons will say, but since you
are the partisan Of the union of England and France
you must acknowledge that that union requires ma
lerial sacrlhces Let those who oppose the union
complain Of the sacrifices, but it is not your part 10
do So" To this answer, that | am a nsrtissn
the union, but on condition that il shall be continued
on the terms IN which il was made, and that il
should not be changed into species Of dependence
In this respect allow me 10 say few words on our
position The cabinet, on taking the reins of pow
err, found France and England on bad terms, from
the events Of l840 France was irritated, although
England was 30 also She could not be acluated by
any other feeling than sentiment Of having done
wrong, and the French cabinet had Only one line OF
conduct TO adoPt-to do nolhing-to wait The
principle Of the union between France and Eng.
land Is the maintenance of peace in Europe, and the
siaiu quo IN The East This being the case suppose
that since 1910 the attention of the two countries
had not been absorbed by the Marquesas islands,
and The right OF search, and had been directed solely
TO the questions of Syria, Greece, Morocco,
and Texas, would you not have been in a posi-
ton TO say to England, "You wish for the aaiu
quo IN the East, but the most noble way Of main
taning II Is not the sangunary anarchy which raw
ages Syrls, It Is not that the Turkish government
should be disgrace humanity" As TO Greece,
should we not have been IN a position TO say il is
necessary that Greece should be quiet, for while
there is anarchy in Greece there will be confusion in
the East When the question of Morocco arose
your rights were evident Your possessions were
disturbed You told England that you did not wish
for conquest IN Morocco; and in fact the conquest
Of Morocco would have been senseless; but you
had right TO say that you would gain your end J.,
without having TO recommence the whole affair
again. In the question Of Texas, VIC might have
said To Englan "You cannot require that in order
TO preserve a balance of power IN America we
should Tenounce our oldest alliance and our friend
y relations with the United States" There is not
a sensible man in England that would have contest
ed your right not TO NEEDLE in the question. There
is not a sensible man who would have disapproved
OF your not doing so, and you might have acted
with perfect freedom. Hear, hear But to make
this reasoning admissible, am obliged to suppress
two facts-the right of search and the Pacific Your
policy modest; but you chose to affect an init
eaty Of The right of search. This treaty you were
afterwards obliged to annul, in consequence of the
expressed wishes of this chamber. You took the
Marquesas; and having discovered that people could
live there you went TO Tahiti. There you found
two powerful Characterization and religion uni
ted A quarrel with an English missionary, whose
name will not pronounce, was followed by a de-
plorabe concesslon-lhat of an indemnify to the
man who reused the natives against us. All this
gave you great deal O. annoyance and trouble,
which might have been devoted 10 the affairs OF
Greece and Syria, and which might have enabled
you, in the Texas affair, to have followed the inn
partial policy of France. Ia short, matters
have been so conducted, that on the side OF
England as well as ours, complaints made OF
sacrifices without compensation. You believe that
France has been made subordinate to England, but
IN England the reverse is believed. So many faults
were committed both sides, that last year the
good understanding between the two countries had
become extremely difficult; and am convinced that
il you asked any we-nformed man out OF doors
what made France leave its proper lIne-thdt of I'M
Partially in respect to the United States the
Texas question-the wel-nformed man would say
that you were forced make that sacrifice only be-
cause, on account of faults committed by you, il
became necessary to obtain the annulment Of the
right of search.
Numerous members. That is true.
M. THEIRS. Yes, in the relations with America
you have been obliged to depart from the crcum-
specton of sensible men. And Why To redeem
your faults you have committed fault both with a
view to peace and view War, perhaps,
will not break out. | hope not; for do not any
longer demand grand positions; content myself
with moderate ones. For America the affair is one
of true material interest," for England of dignity.
At the outset France mig ht hope to play the part
of useful intermediary, but the ministry has
broken the national relations which existed be-
tween America and France and this part is taken
from country by the fault of the cabinet, After
the words of President Polk, it is impossible that
France offer herself TO conciate the difference.
shall say no more; | desire that what have said
may be heard in America | fear not its Icing so
in Eng land; for what most concerns me is that
everything should be true and clearly understood
between three such great countries England,
France, and the United States
THE MINISTER OF FoREIGH Abrams. As the day
is 80 far advanced, the chamber will, | have no
doubt agree with me that had better postpone my
reply until to morrow. [Cries of Eyes, yes.'l