The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-03-12

Several members Yes, yes; that is it.
M. Theirs. If there is any danger for us
that the most piercing eye can discover, oh,
then, gentlemen, ] declare myself bad
Frenchman, and very ignorant one. As
for my part, have no fear; and am con-
vinced that the unfortunate Louis XVI,
when he seconded the United States-Na-
poleon, when'he freely gave them Louisiana
did not prepare dangers for France. If l
were an Englshman, could conceive the
uneasiness which my country should feel
with respect to the United States. ! am
sincere partisan of the policy Of unien with
England; bu! cannot go SO far as to believe
that America can be the rivals0f France!
have no uneasiness when / contemplate
American greatness. Very good, very
good. l wish we'll to all people, but great
ness only wish for our own. America isj
perhaps, the only nation in the world to which
wish greatness. The jealousy which we,
on our parts, felt towards England is the diff
fculty; and matters have been in that state
since 1880. The consequence has been a
constraint on our policy, and on the honorable
mission which France has in Europe. The
greater the power of America, the less will
it be in the power of England to say to US
with so much force, that she is the only
power tojoin us. The contract will become
more equal, and England will show disposi-
ton to be more polite. If we should show
je alousy of American greatness, we would
be very ungrateful; for if England has
shown US good will, it is on account. of her
Jealousy of America, and the uneasiness
with which that country inspires her. Two
facts may remove the constrant we have so
long felt-one the development Of liberty
in Europe; for whenever the spectacle which
we behold passing before our eyes at Paris
and London shall be witnessed in any other
capital Of Europe, all our liberty Of action
will be restored to us, the powers of Europe
then having sympathetic feelings towards
us; the second cause which may lead to tho
emancipation of our policy is the augmen-
tation of the power Of the United States.
| The proof of the truth of this assertion is
that if, during the last two years, England
has been faeile in her relations with us, we
owe it to the uneas;ness with which the pow
er of America inspires her. What, then,
was the motive of the conduct Of the French
cabinet in the affairs of Texas? / have no
hesitation in declaring that this conduct was
adopted to redeem the faults committed by
our cabinet during the last five years. In
the question Of Texas, we might have said TO
England: You cannot require that, il srder
to preserve balance of power in America,
we should fenounee our Oldest alliance, and
our friendly relations with the United States"
There is not sensible man in England that
would have contested your right not to med
die in the question. There is not sensi-
bic 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 OBJ
; liged to suppress two facts-the right Of
search and the Pacific. Your policy was
modest; but you chose to affect an intimacy
with England; and to do so, you signed the
treaty of the right Of search. This treaty
you were afterwards obliged to annul, in
consequence of the expressed wishes Of this
chamber. So many faults were committed
on both sides, that last year the good under
standing between the two countries had be-
come extremely difficult; and | am con-
vinced that if you asked any well-informed'
man out of doors what made France leave
its proper line-that Of impartiality in res
psct to the United States ON the Texas ques-
ton-the well-informed man would say that
you were forced to make that sacrifice only
because, on account of faults committed by
you, il became necessary to obtain the an
nulment of the right Of search.
Numerous members. That is true.
M. Theirs. Yes, in the relations with
America you have been, obliged to depar.
from the circumspection of sensible men,
And why? To redeem your faults you have
committed fault both with view to peace
and view 10 war. War, perhaps, will not
break out. | hope not; for l do not any
longer demand grand positions; content
myself with moderate ones. For America
the affair is one of true material interest;
for England one of dignity. At the outset
France might hope to play the part Of a USE
full intermediary, but the ministry has broken
the national relations which existed between
America and France, and this part is taken
from our country by the fault of the cabinet.
After the words of President Polk, it is im-'
possible that France can offer herself to con-
ciliate the difference. shall say no more;
| desire that what have said may be heard
in America. fear not its being SO in Eng
land; for what most concerns me is that
everything should be true and clearly under
stood between three such great countries as
England, France, and the United States.t<
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