Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-14

it will lie within reach to receive the orders, that II
might be found requisite to transmit I" 1t III cas-" 'n"t
il should become necessary 10 eIi;rust 10 II, III III" IN
terrst of our fellow subjects, the care of supplying
the deficiency caused by tho absence ot Official pro-
lection. To be prepared ut the proper l"Inelii lr
such M eventually, the commander vi THIS squahr"ll
has Instructions To send occasionally one ut The yes
sells placed under his orders - visit the ports OF M
pies and of Sicily, when The captain oil such vessel
will place himself in communication with our con-
sula. With II similar object III view, il i. the lntrh'
ton of her Britannia Majesty To station Il squadron III
the port OF Nj ilta.
'Yuu will be pleased, Monsieur IL Baron, to read
this despatch 10 NJ. lie Cnmmandrnr Carata, and t"
leave II copy with him. WALE"sKl.
THE FREEDOM OFTlE PRESSIN ENGLAND.
R,piy II he Times 10 he .NDnitrHr.
From The London Times. October -, l-fil
Once more, after o considerable interval OF time,
the .H,uiisHr has been directed 10 call To order the
uulnannrrly orsalIa Of the English press. The Nom
irur is the organ of tho French government. The
English newspapers ae merely ttc private utterance
of individuals: il therefore becomes them TO confront
their monitor with dignity aud respect, neither for
getting the interests that might be compromised by
rough aud uulnannerly plainness, nor the t1rectncss
and sincerity which are the honor and the distinction
o. freelncn.
The uonhur tells us that "for some time different
organs of the English press have endravored t"
spread calunuies respecting the French government,
which are the more Odious as they are conceded III,
der an anonymous mask, aud can only be answered
by contempt. We are aware Of the respect which II
paid 10 the liberty of the press in England, aud in
thus pointing out lis ievia,ions We couhne ourselves
10 an appeal 10 tho common sense ana GOOD lalIli OF
the Eugl.si! people, 10 warn them against the dangers
of Il system which. by destroying the confidence be-
tween tie two governments, HUUli tend 10 disuni,r
two nations whose alliance is the bee; guarantee OF
the peace U! the world"
This paragraph is framed in terms Of studied am.
biyuity, and has taken the public both in LoILun
and lHrIs cDIup!p.ply hy slIrlrsn, he Offending
journals, the nature of the 0ifeiIce, The portion VI TIE
French government attacked, ae nj! left 10 ~" con
sciences OF the anonymous persons WHO write them,
and Of the anonymous public vino by reading rIrour'
age them. We are neither in the secrets of the MDh''
tar nor q! our rJtrnroraries, and therefore kio"
not who are the guilty writers hnd what part ol the
French government believes It-ciI asperscd. Bat
this We can say with confidence, speaking for ourselves
tor wiIuin alone we have II right I" speak, that with
out pretending any sympathy with the mnnner III
which the present government OF France wHS estaD.
recugnis. in His Majesty the EMPEROR nf the French
a faithful and honorable ally, whose good faith TO.
wards and effective corporation with 'lllH country il
embalmed in the glorious "reminiscences OF Il succ"ss-
full war. We believe that the Emperor Of the French
is the best and sincerest friend of the English ALI
ance within his dominions. We accept his autocr"'
cy oyer France As the result of her own clloice' nu'
tLrlI;icat-i hy her own sutrragrs, and therefore rs u
tact which it becomes every English writer to treat
with reserve, With L;0i 2.-ticn, and even with respect.
Again, We sincerely profess Tor the trench hGtloh
at large, the constituents Of their Imperial llasfer,
The same feeling which we entertain towards ,heir
representative, and il is to their union with England
that We look for all that politicians can achieve 10
wards the future progress aud enlightenment Of Eu-
rope. But il we are Gsked 10 extend The same re.
spectful consideration which We gladly give to the
Emperor of the French and the people he represents
~ all who may from time Ia time surround INN, We
distinctly refuse 4" carry our conplnisanc- tothht pitcll'
and We tell The .NOn'rVr and the men VIII" INSPIRE II
that they must be prepared with fur better answers
to the charges which have appcnred-not III our own
| columns, but those of our cOntenporarles-'ha the
simple allegation "lhal such charges are anonymous
and that they are only worthy of contempt
The charges which may have appeared in the Eng
lish press are not on that account to be assumed a.
true; neither are they. because anonymous I" he a.
! sumed ny false: but the fnct uf their appearing III IL
respectable journal is n sufficient reason for answer.
ing ihe!- statements by some better and more con
viuciug re.punse ta.a:! al ssumptIo OF sulcrciiiOus
contempt.
Tn. WonIcur speaks Of danger to the alliance
Well! We will speak out of the dangers to tia. .l'
ance. There Is danger to the alliance, bu, that dan
ger proceeds, not from the just and honest structures
Of tho Enslis! press on public men. whose characters
are public property, but from the conduct OF some
; who, raised suddenly to high office. seem Inclined Ia
enter on a career ut once fatal to France and false ~
England. Those are the worst enemies of the French
and English alliance who can see in government n"
higher aim than their own interest, aud 20 become
careless Of the welfare Of the nation ard the triSl
coniided To them. Such men, tor instance, view III
. the negotiations for q treaty Ut peace On exrei'elt Op'
portuuity for revling aud crushing The press OF d
small but free State and, As We ac driven Ia 1t by me
.Noaacur, we must confess that We saw with shame
aud disgust how easily our own plenl potcntinrics were
brguiied by the snare spread for them before !lie!l
, very eyes. Again, We are not ignnrart-we d" moi
profess to be iguurgnt-of the colossal fortunes thai
have been realized within the last few years by men
who till then were plunged into the depths OF Indi'
! g-nce. We have observed with dismny the rise IL
the surface Of the financial pool OF vast bubbles
we have witnessed the most reckless and g'gan'''
private speculation combined with the dlrection"! pup
lie affairs and we have seen with deep regret
. that, instead Of doing everything in their power t.
check the risiug spirit of gambling, some mgr
in office aud favor III France have lent the Who'll.
D influence Of their position and their example Ia
stimulate and eXaCgerRte the evil. We have also 90
f served with pain that the government! ct Franc" mas
b. conducted its operations III mniiy respects "strii'a
. tiru-ly in defiance of the asceriaincd and recognized
{ principles of political economy, and ihas prevnked
collapse, which, come when II may, cannot iali 10 VI
70 injurious to the government, cHlHmitullS Ia France
;, and deeply prriudicinl to this country. We deir.
y the restrictions on personal liberty in France. W
abhnr her whole system Of passports ana lis attend
.. ant annOyances. II Ia idle To tell us that the free dis
cussiun Of these things is inconsistent with IN" hil
g ancc between France and England. |; is because ";
{ ae aiiies-aliies to An extent which no merely pohtI
cal net can make us-allies in commerce Us We'll n II
arms, because France cannot suffer without intiictun!
corresponding suft-rings on England-ihnt We no"
NtnllI " 'tN AN iNIhN " Ni7'"'S
J. men in which we a. well a. she are deeply Interested
The .NoHirmr aud lis iniudicious p~rompters hay
!, drawn these observations on their own heads. W
are so used in England to The free expression OF op,in
ion, that we cannot consent 10 b. deprived ct tn
= privilege of discussing the public affairs of the worl,
TO suit the convenience Of any one whatever, aud d"
sincerely regret to fluid the M0A,fenr instructed 10 r.
!. presen, that q diminution of the respect paid To th'
t. liberty of the press in England is the price that mus
he paid for the continuance Of the French alliance
As regards our nationa! policy, we are ready Ia u" al
i that can be required from the mos. faithful ana gene
r ruus ally, but il is otherwise with the internal govern
ment aud organization of England. That 10 sacIe'
= and imviolabie. and we believe there IS no sacrlhc
= that this country would not submit To rather thal
d suffer them 10 be assimilated TO the Continental stan
u dard.
II The .Njn#swr "wnrns the English people agains
the dangers of Il system Freedom OF the press
"wblch, hy destroying the confidence between IN
t two governments, would tend to diSuniie the two ma
tinns.' We answer that we are warned Already
a We know what the freedom Of the press costs US
we know what il ia worth IN US. Ii costs W som
Statement OF sympathy and cordiall;y from absoiui
and oppressive governments. II il worth to us a.
u that We are, all that We have been, all that we shaI
2 be-. Nor do we lack warnings on the other SIDE
j. We see that the moment a government interfere
II with the liberty OF the press il not merely deprivesiI
4 self Of the best guide 10 the feelings OF the people
but also fixes itself with a new and dangerous respon
g sibili.y for everything it permits to appear. From
these dangers the British Government IL at least ex
empt and We shall require better proofs than We u
b yet possess Of the benefits of repression before "
consent to try the experiment.