Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-16
THE EMpERoR's SPEECH.

| bed one OF great pofnp, anu t"o ehtnus'asm
manifested on the occasion, as great. The. fol-
| lowing is
| THE EMpERoR's SPEECH.
| "Genfiemen Senator'S. Gentlemen Deputies:
| Last year my opening speech concluded with
| an invocation To Divine Providence. prayed 1t
| to guide our efforts in the part most confor-
| mable TO the interests of humanity and of civil
| cation. That PRAYER seems to have been heard
Peace has been signed. aud the difficulties
Of detail which obstrneted the execution Of the
Treaty Of Paris have been fortunately surmoun.
ted
The dispute between the King Of Prussia
and the llelvetic Confederation has lost all war
like character and has enabled US to hope for
favorable solution.
1.-The understanding re.esiabshed between
the three protecting powers of Greece hence
forth renders unnecessary the prolongation If
the sojourn Of English and French troops at the
Prnus.
Ifa lamen,able misun1ers standing has arisen
the subject of the affairs Of Naples. il must still
be attributed to that desire which equally ANNA
ties the government # Queen Victoria and my own
to act everywhere in favor OF humanity and CIV
ilizatiou.
Now that the best understanding prevails be-
tween all the great powers. we ought to endeay-
or seriously To regulate and deyelope the strength
and the riches Of the nation at home. We ou yht
to struggle against the evils which was pro
though its object is the moral improvement aud
the material welfare of the majority, advances
it must be admitted, like an army; its victories
are not gained without sacrifices ar without vic
tins. Those rapid means which facilitate
nunicatiun, open roads To their commerce.
shift interests, and throw backwards those coun
tries which arc still without them. Those most
useful machines which multiply manual labor. Mt
first throw out of work, aud, for n time, leave
many hands unoccuped. Those mines which
send throughout The world an amount of coin
unknown, multiply tenfold the increase of public
fortune whose consumption tends to cause tluc
iuation Sand To increase the value of everything.
That impcrishnble source of wealth called credit
engenders wonders; and vet the abuse Of specu.
laon involves the ruin Of many private lndlvid.
unl-; hence the necessity without stopping pro-
gross, If assisting those who cannot keepup with
its accelerated movement.
Some must be stimulated others kept in
check. We must feed the activity of that painting
nnxinus cxaeling society which in France eX-
poets everything from the government, and to
which. however, II must oppose the limits of the
! possible, and the calculations of common sense.
''In cnlighten aud To direct, that is our duty.
! The country Is prosperous. 1t must be allowed;
| for. des pte of war md the famine, the advance
I OF progress has not slnckened The produce OF in
| direct Imports. which. is certain sign ot the pub
! lie veal which exceeded in 1856 ry more than
| $1,000 600 francs the amount Already exception
| al of 1888, Since the restoration Of the Empire,
| its revenues have increased ,f themselves to the
| amount Of 2l0,OoO0OO francs, deducing the new
taxes. Nevertheless. there is much suffering
inoug portion of the people, and AS long ms Pro-
! vidcnco does not grant u good harvest. the
millions given by charity and by the government
will he but feeble pnliatves. Let us redouble
our effort Ia remedy evils which are beyond hu-
man foresight.
! Various departments have been ravagcd this
| year by the scpurge If inundatiuns.
! "Evcrythng Leads us to hope that science will
succeed in subdang nature. | make it point of
| honor TINT in France rivers, like revolut ions.
| must return Ia their beds, or that they must not
| IrnNe thcn. y cause III anxiety no less serious
! ngitatr- he public mind when crisis take place
There il m sort of false lumors or doctrine which
| Ignorance or mnl"volence does not propagate.
| They even succeeded recently in alarming pub
! lo industry. rs if the government could desire n
nvthing cl-o lhnn it> development and prosperity.
! 1t j.. therefore. the duty Of good citizens 10
spread every where tue wi,e doctrine Of political
! economy andcspecally to encourage these doubt
ing hearts which Mt the frs, b eathl will not say
! of III fortune. but Mt tho slightest stoppag' IA
! pJo-pcity,>oN alarm and increase uneasness by
their imaginary alarms.
"Con-idrrng the mnny demands of the moment
| have resolved II reduce the expenses. withoa.
| intcirupting the great work without couprp
! mish certain taxes without iuicling injury to the
! finances of the state. The budget of 1853 will
! hr presented - you talanced-n anticipated ex
! rcnv'- therein stuffed. Tho produce OF the loans
Will suffice topay laf war expenses. The public
service IN all branches will be provided tor, with
cat our having 10 appeal again to the public cred
| il.
"lhc budget Of war and Of the navy has been
reduced to fair limits, So as to keep up the
drcs to respect the grades SO gorou,ly earned
and to maintain u military force worthyo the
| greatness ct the country. 1t Is with this idea
that the annual contingent has been fixed at 100.
| 600 men. TIL, figure is 10000 above the ordi
nary calls IN time Of peace but, according to
| the system hive adopted. and To which attach
great importance, about two thirds of these con
scipts (here is omission in the desratch) The
reduction in the effective strength will allow AN
Improvement of tie pay of the lower grades and
| ct the rank and he-n step which dearncss Il
provisions renders Indispensable. For this rea-
son the budget allows IA sum of 5,OOO0OO francs,
to commence an increase in the smallest salarle,
of the lesser civil officials. who in the midst of
privations, have given Il good example of homes
~ and devotion.
I'VE have not forgotten either the appropra-
ton for the establishment of u trNnsHtantlc line
of steamers the establishment Of which has been
so long required. Despite this Increase "f out
lay. shali propose the new war tax tDecime
de guer,t). This abolition is sacrifice of 23.
0OOOOO francs; but III compensation. aud con
formally to the wish expressed at various times
by the Legislative corps. shall take into cnnsd
Grafton the establishment OF u new tax ON nova
| Bile property.
AN idea entirely philan,hropical had induced
the government to transfer the convict establish
ment 10 Guiana. unhappily the yellow fever, u