Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-25

gaining so much the when bread is DEAR inter-
ested, like every else, in its becoming cheap for
to what has existed up the present me they
make their profits in seasons Of fertility and lose money
in seasons of scarcity.
81 am happy to announce to you that seven mil
lions OF hectotres of foreign wheat have been already
delivered for public consumption, independently of the
quantities now their way and in store and that
consequently the most difficult moments of the crisis are
past.
There is circumstance which has made profound
impression ON me- and that is that during all this
winter not accusation has been directed against the
yernment and that the people have submitted with resg
nation to suerings which they just enough to i'm
pue to circumstances aonea proof of their conf
dence IN and of their conviction that their webeng
is before every thing the object of my constant
patons But hardly has the scarcity approached its ter
mination when war commences.
Last year. in my speech the opening of the session.
promised to make every effort to maintain peace,
and reassure Europe, Get rassuer pEarope have kept
my word. To avoid struggle, went far as honor
permitted me. Europe knows now in manner beyond
doubt that if France draws the sword is because she
has been forced to do 1t knows that France
tans no ideas of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT She only wishes
sist dangerous encroashments, empctements dgereu1
Therefore proud to proclaim openly that the time Of
conquess Is past rrevocaby for is not by extending
its territorial limits that nation henceforh be honor
cd and powerful it is by placing itself at the head Of
generous ideas by making every where prevail the empire
OF right and justice Behold example, the results
Of policy without egosm and without arepensee! Be-
hold England that ancient rival who will tighten the
bonds OF alliance with which viii daily become more
intimate because the ideas which defend at the
same time those of the English people! Germany which
the remembrance of ancient still rendered disrust-
full and which for that gave for forty years per-
haps too many proofs of Difference to the Cabinet of St.
Petersburg has already recovered the independence of
its movements and freely considers upon which side
Its interests. Austria especially which cannot look
with Indifference upon the events that in prepara-
ton enters into our alliance and will thus confirm the
character of morality and justice Of the war which we
undertake, (que enrepreaons.)
The state OF the question is precisely this: Europe
occupied with internal struggles since forty years.
sured moreover by the moderation of the Emperor ALEX
ANDER in 1875 by that Of his successor down to the
present day appeared not to be of the danger that
might menace the part Of the colossal Power which,
by its successive invason embraces the north and the
centre, which almost exclusively possesses two inland
seas from which 1t is easy for its armies and its fleets to
throw themselves upon our civilization An i'll founded
claim preteaon) at Constantinople sufced to arouse
slumberng Europe
We have, in fact beheld in the East in the midst Of
profound peace, sovereign exact suddenly from his
weaker neghbor advantages aud because he did not
obtain them invade two Of his provinces
This act alone would place in the hands of those
whom nequity revos but have other reasons sup
port Turkey France has much and perhaps more in
terest at stake than England prevent the extension of
the influence Of Russia indefinitely over Constantinople
for to reign at Constantinople is command the Medi
terranean, and not of you, gentlemen think, will
say that England alone has interests in that sea- which
washes three hundred leagues of shores Moreover
every national Government in France has maintained it,
shall not abandon it. Let men, them no more say, |
What you going to do at Constantnople? We are
going there with England to defend the of the
Sultan and nevertheless to protect the rights of the
Christians We go there protect the freedom of the
seas and just influence in the Mediterranean We
go there with Germany to assist it in maintaining the
rank of which it seemed n attempt made to deprive
it, to make sure its frontiers against the nvasons of
too powerful neghbor. We 60 there, finally with all
those who desire the triumph of right of justice and of
.
" In this solemn circumstance, gentlemen, as in all
those in which obliged to make an appeal to the
country, am sure of your support for have always
found in the generous sentiments which animate the
nation. ".s
Therefore, strong ia that support in the NOBILITY of
the cause in the sincerity of our allies, and condng
especially in the protection of God, l hope shortly to
attain peace which it will not be in the power of any
to trouble with impunity"
During the delivery Of this speech the Emperor
than interrupted by applause which par
tculary drawn forth by the alusion to the intimate ALI
ance with England and in which the Empress OBJ
served to join heartily. The cries of GO Bravo Vips
U Em,pcrer! I" were renewed at its close. ..