The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-04
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Friday Morning, March 4, 1851.
FRANCE.

OVS0tAQ
Legislative Bodies took place this day In ,he
Palace of the Tuileries, pursuant TO the an an
nouncement to that effect. The Emueror ~
accompanied by the Empress. Beyond ,hs
members of the Senate. of the Legislative
Corps, the Council of the State, and the mem
Der of the Diplomatic Corps, there were few
strangers present. The speech Of the Enpe
rsr is ss follows:
SENATORS and Deputies A year since
called you together in this place to inaug urate
the Constitution promulgated in virtue of the
powers which the people had conferred on me me
Since that period, Tranquility has not been dis.
turbed. The law, in resuming its sway, has
allowed the return to their homes Of the major
ity of the men who were made the subject o
necessary severity. The riches of the nation
have increased to such point that that por.
tion OF our capital, the value of which can be
estimated, amounts about two milliar3s.. The
acnyity oflabor develops it in every branchoi
;ndastry.i The sanae progress is being realized
~ :A'r,ea, where our army has just distinguish.
Gu HseH py heroic successes. The form of the
government sSSe1. has been changed, without any
snock' oy the free suffrages of the people,
ureat works have been undertaken without the
G.eauon OF any new tax, and without loan.-
al Ia.1 nas oeen maintained without serviity.-
al .he rowers have recognized the new gov.
1IInent. france has institutions which can
ue'eho themselves, and the stability of which
90 not depend on the life of one man.
hese results have cost great efforts be.
cause tney were IN the minds and for the in.
!erest OF all; 10 those who would doubt their
importance will reply that scarcely II month.
ago France was delivered up to the hazards of
onarchy. 10 those who NAV regret tina, q
wider field has not been given to liberty. Nv,
reply, that liberty has never aided in founding
durable political edi6ce;, it crowns if when !,
| has been consolidated by time. Let us. besides
not forget that the immense maioriiy Of the
country still retain incorrigible individuals
who, forgetful of their own experience. of their
past errors, and of their disappointments, oh.
stlnately persist in paying no attention to the
national will, deny the reality of facts, and in
the midst OF q sea which every day grows more
and moxe calm, call for tempes,s in which
they would be the first to be swallowed up
These occult proceedings of the different par
ties serve no purpose but to show their weak
ness, and the Government instead of being dis
turbed at them, only thinks of governing France
and tranquiizing Europe. For rhis double OBJ
Ject it has the firm determination to diminish
expenses and armament, and to devote to usefu
purposes all the resources of the country Il
keep up with good faith International relations
in order to prove to the most incredulous tha
when France expresses her formal Intention I.
strong enough not to deceive any one.
You will see, gentlemen, by the bulge
which will be presented to you, that our finan
cial position has never been better fOr the las
twenty years, and that the public revenue has
increased beyond all anticipation. Nevertbe
less; the effective force Of the army, alread,
reduced by $4,000 men in the course of the las
ye,r, is about TO be Immediately reduced by
10000 more.
THE majority of the laws which will be
presented to you will not 60 beyond necessary
exigencies, and that is the most favorable ind
cdtion OF our situation. The people are hap
py when govcInments do not find IL necessary
TO resort TO extraordinary measures.
Let US, therefore, think Providence for the
visible protection which it has accorded to OIL
efforts; let Us perseyere in this course of f. m.
ness and moderation, which treasures withou,
irritating, which leads to good without vic
lence; and SO prevents all reaction. Let us
always reckon on God and on ourselves, as on
the mutual support which we owe to ourselves;
and let US be proud to see, in so short q time,
this great country pacfed, prosperous at home
and honored abroad"
PARIS, Feb. 15-The Legislative body met
to-day, under the presidency of NJ. Billault.-
The president announced that he had received
from NJ. Bouhir letter conceived in terms so
improper, that he considered it his duty to alb
stain from reading itin public. IN Bouhir," !"
he said, is free to give in his resignation, but
it is not permitted that he should protest against
the will of the nation and the constitution"
M. B. exclaimed against the Interpretation
ascribed TO his words, but the president ordered
him to be silent, and declared that if during the
next fifteen days he had not taken the oath re.
quired by the Constitution, he should be con-
sidered as having resigned.
After this incident-the Assembly rose.