New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-18
FRANCE.
THE ENPEROR'S SPEECH.

- l.c. In the Sale des Msrschsux in the pal zee Oh he
;,,ye Corts we're all ia graade teaue. The Emperor
s"now,sn;td by the Empress and having taken his
seat the throne delivered the following message
. u,..,,sy, les S<Hafeurs. MessieErs les D'PEfes
since your last session, two questions yor are swar
the attention of the country-'he tnsucl
1rcy Of the last harvest, AMI the eNterna oii
thee questions hasten to declare already insg
,s apprehfn becsuse, notwithstanding n'" s"'
th,ir ext, nj NAV be measured and lmfeu .., =.
"TLe irsufiictncy OF tie harvest was est'fna.ea
ebost lCCCOOoo of bec'olires OF wheat r.pr'sea1s
yslue Of nearly 100000 of francs AMI the adhs VI
200 vess,ls Could the Government undertake he pus
chase Of these 0OOOC0O OF heciolres on every '' ~
tie ecb, in order to stl them ni'erTard N s,l T
Let, France Experience AMI prudence ahrneu ciea'
IL cuoucb that zach measure would have been encom
rassed with ,nbarfassmerts Of an iosurnountaDie Guar
icter and i;h nconyeDeuces aud dangers WITHOUT NUN
Der Private enterprise alone possessed the hnan' ana
material means OF eflectng grea' an operation Tue
Government c,nsoquenily adopted the only c?aTse thst
was rraciiCale il encouraged freedom oil
Nv delivering the trade rom every impeachment ihe
elevated price Of article nee ssary to the genea
ain enatiun If the country Is without doubt cItny'
hit was neither possible desirable 10 eva1e Is
lrc az tie deficiency not provided for Tor II tne
r Of wheat bee lower in France than IN the eur
oumadac,T countries, the foreign markets would nave
been SUP piled at the expense OF ours
duce situation Of difficulty, which could only DO com
ba I'd b. activity Of employment or by pIi'aie quarry
The Government therefore spQed ITSELF from the com
u.Ic,mt 1T tie year. 10 opening credits whch exceed
ing by a few miiYs only the resources oil the ouse',
various conf anes, the execution OF mas OF
pubic works estimated nearly four millions OF francs,
a;,t"rt r,rLnuirg two millions appropriated by the
Minister If the Interior TO charitable establishments
81 recommend above all 10 your attention the system
row adopted By the City OF Paris for It extends as
trust will 10 whole of France, 1t VIII Tor Tue iuure
rroy,ut in the price Of corn those extreme vaIiIons
which in times ii abundance. agriculture to insush
in Consequence OF the low price OF wheat aud IN ears
of scarcity, the poorer classes to su!er 50 greay
from its excessive dearntss.
Ust system consists in establishing in all the great
conters Of lo uatiOn institution OF credit under te
name Of CGisso de oulatgerie which can give dur
inc the months OF year Of dearth, bread at price IN
fitely Inferior % the official quotation on condition ot
paying little doGrer for II III years OF fertility lnese
ii.t being IN general numerous II is easy to con
ceye mat The compe nsation between the two DO
Effected with facility la addition this immense adyan'
sge gained OF founding societies OF cred whch III lieu
OF gaining much tie when bread Is dear are ~
.resied Ike every else in s becoming cheap; Tor,
contrary What has existed up to The present m they
make ileir profits in Of fertility and lose money
lam harry now 10 announce to you that 100000 OF
heotohos ii foreign wheat ave been already delivered
for tutiie consumption independently OF the Quantities
now their way and in store aud that consequently the
nost office cit moments If the erisis are past
'.1here IL ccuHstanc. which has made profound
nrreson on mcsnd that il that during all this severe
wiier not IN accusation has been directed against the
Government aid that the people have submitted with
resignation suieirgs Which they we're Just enolgh 70
mpute 10 eli Gu aOIea new proof OF their conn
dc &c in aud Of their conviction that their yell being
IT, before everything the object OF ny constant preocca'
But ElTdy mas
Lat year in my speech on the opening the session
pron ID make every effort 10 maintain peace and re-
sssure Europe (et TasSDcr tEurope) have kept my
word To avoid srygge went far rs honor permit
ted Europe knows how IN a manner beyond DOUBT
flat If France draws the sword ho has been forced u 10
So IL knows that France enterans no ideas OF aZSran
dznen She only wishes 10 resist danger"u. encroach
menis Unptt menis ddrgocpE) Therefore am proud
to ", claim opeIy that the time OF conque's past IT.
revocsbly for it is by extending its territorial limits
that Iaon henceforh be hOnored ana powerful -
il is by placing itself at the head Of generous ije by
milking everywhere prevail the empire OF Right ana Jus
tce Behold example, the results OF Ioicy wih-
out erit penstei Behold England that ancient rival
who viii tighten the bonds Of an alliance with us wnch
will daily become intimate, because the ldeas which
We d,Ld at tie those OF the Englrh people.
Germany, which the remembrance of ancient wars still
rendered dstrusu and shich for that reason gave Tor
forty years Ihaps too many proof. Of Difference to tue
Cabinet OF St Ptersburg has already recovered the in
depoenct Of its movements, and freely considers upon
which side is interests.
"Austria especially which cannot look with indifs-
upon the events ha in preparation, enters into
our alliance, and will thus confirm the character OF mo
rality and justice of the which undertake lAe
nous enfrHchoHs
The state of the question is precisely this Europe,
cuIed with internal rue giles since forty years reassured
moreover by the moderation Of the Emperor Alexander
in lel5 that of his down to tho present
day. appeared not TO be OF the danger that might
the part Of the colossal Power which by its
successive nvasions embraces the north and the center
which almost exclusively possesses two inland seas from
which easy for its armies and its fleets to throw them
selves upon our civilization An Ill founded claim pr'
hnhon at Consantincpe su ed to arouse slumboring
Europe.
I'VE have in fact beleld in the East in the midst OF
profound peace, sovereign exact suddenly from his
weaker negb advantages and because he did not
oil tain them, inv ade two OF his provinces.
This fact alone would place in the hands of those
whom Iiquity IeyOs; but have other to sup
port Turkey France has much, and perhaps more ia.
erest stake than England 10 prevent the extension Of
the influence Of Russia definitely nstantnople,
for to reign at Constannople is 10 command the Nedsr
raneaD, spd not of you, gentlemen, think will say
tb8t Eng alone has interests in that which washes
three hundred leagues Of shores Moreover this pol
icy docs date from yesterday For centuries every
national Government in France has maintained it, shall
Lot abandon it. Let men then no more say: What
going do 1t ConstantiHOpeP We are going there
with England TO defend the of the Sultan aud
eltLeess, 10 protect the rights of the Christians. We 20
10 protect the freedom OF the and influence in
tie hednerenesn We go there With Germany to assist
it in maintaining the rank Of which seemed attempt
Was made to deprive ito make sure its frontiers against
the invasicns OF too powerful neghbor We 90 there,
tnsy with ell hose who desire the triumph Of right Of
justice, aEd II civilization.
IL tbs olemr circumstance, gentlemen. ia al those
in which I'm obliged to make appeal to the country,
ON sure t your support for have always found in you
the generous sentiments which animate the nation
Therefore strong in that support in the nobility of
The in the sincerity of allies and confdng
Iecie in tie protection Of God, hope shortly to atta.
aFesee vleh II will not be in thepower OF any one to
Trouble With imprniiy
During tie delivery OF this speech the Emperor
more Their Interrupted by applause. which par
tieulary crswn forth by the susion TO the intimate ALI
with England, and in which the Empress OBJ
served 10 Join Heartily The cres Of " Bravo VteeEEm
PeTour were renewed at ITS Cd sc.
At he conclus the Grand Master Of the Ceren mics
having taxi tic FL erois orders informed the Minister
OF state Lax Aihi-ier then proceeded to administer tue
oa; TO these members OF te senate and TIE Legislative
tody who had not yet comed with that fornilty and
ar tie form Of the Osth 3D. and replied II swear
After the oath had been taken the Minister of State de-