The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-03-28

this meridian. The Minister wos followed l.
Mr., Bilauls Of the Left Centre, an animated.
well informed, cOgeht speaker, aiways heard
with attention, always felt by the different
parties. He exploded MI Guizot,s @prinsinol
statements and fancies with characterisrs
sNll' and brought him, BY means Of texts, into
the sopndest aelf;conuAdictOn.
ne strife was renewed ia yesterdays sitting
o. the Deputies, and with results or incidents
which ! lose no time in noting brieav ~
'nese discussions the American question shows
itself with new and important aspects for our
own Republic and for France. II is much. IN.
deed, that so many of the influential orators
ana pubic writer's are engaged in opening the
eyes and hearts Of their countrymen 10 the
mistakes or deceptions Of their Government.
ana the nature Of the feelings and relations
suitable and preferable between them and our
on'on' Berger, the splendid orator of the
ueg''lmists' proposed, to a paragraph of the
ADDRESS, this amendments "If peace shopldbe
disturbed by the conflicting claims of two
sIsat nations france will take care that no yio-
9ollon snail bs committed on tie principles Of
public law, which protect on the seas the liner.
y and dignity Of international rela,ions.n -
ne old prescriptive doctrines of France on
the neutral rights are as yon know, directly in
conflict with the belligetent pretensiops If
Great Britain. 1t is not possible for me to fol.
70" Berger in bis impetuous and effective os-
saints on Mr.. Guizot's position. He dissipsted
the Pre'ences Of equilibrium and neutrality
and pronounced ministerial su bserviency to ~
British Court and Cabinet to be the true ex.
PLANTATION 70 all that had been done, and vos
now vanished with false Of ridiculous plos,es
The premature declaration he believed 10 H.
meant to encourage the British and dispirit the
Americans IN the Oregon Negotiation.
Nothing could be ventured more hostile "a
the latter. The beginning Of The feisned neu.
'rallty IN the case of Texas was adversary and
Jealous action; the Continuance of il WIS tho
proclamation Of a passage system, though, 10
Dc injurious and the only practicable mischief
Tor no one imagined that France could be forc.
ed or betrayed into a hostile coalition win
England against the United States. ayop,
neutrality" exclaimed the orator, ahas The
most detestab!e character; it is not French,
and 9Ou demonstrate this by your very words |
by your special reasons" He spoke for an
hour and a half or more, after full preparation.
affirmed that there were people both III
England and America who repre- .ented 10 one
and the other country that France would s,de
with one or the other; that he wished to bella
and defeat this allegation; he therefore bro.
slaimed at once his plan Of neutrality. "The
of England desires to maintain /
'eace with the United States; ii sincerely de. q
'lres this for good reasons, and / an convinced /
haiti will do all in its power--that It Mil 40. 1
IS i has said, as far as national honor viii al. /
.ow' to preserve peace. Thus there is no great i
necessity to press on the English Government
% determine it to peace; il is decided already
% the limits of its honor. The case is not al. a
the same in the United States. There {
you have a great party, powerful, active, noisy. +
nat does not wish peace, which urges war. s
Proclaims war. l do not hesitate to ayow t
have aimed, by the announcement of our n
'eutral policy, to lend strength to the friends
IT peace in America I am persuaded that I
'euce is desirable to both countries. sincere. t
y desire it myself; mean: to strengthen the
'eace party to affirm that the other must not c
on dragging Franco into the quarrel.
NJ. GuizOt added, that, in the event Of a wan 9
he old maxims constantly professed by France, +
md maintained respecting the freedom of the 5
eas and the neutral rights, would not be a. 6
'andoned. France would adhere 10 her doc. {
On this head the Kings Government
az decided as the honorable Mr.. Berryer 8
ould himself be. The amendment was ne- v
.asiyed, as useless, BY a large majority; the t,
onfict is to be resumed on another amend. c
lent, and M. D'Tdcqueville will finish thetusk IL
+ Berger. 2aA