Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-14
England and France.

The latest development of the existing discomfort
with each other which has for some time been exhibit
ing itself between England and France arises out of the
trial of Dr. Bernard indicted for completely in the at
tempt made upon the life of Louis Napoleon by Orsin
and Others In the of that attempt number of
persons killed by the explosion of the bombs intend
ed to take effect upon the person of the Emperor There
could be no doubt that Bernard privy to all Orsns
movemens-tha he was one of the planners of the whole
aar-that he helped to have the bombs prepared and
sent them to Brussels as new kind of machine for the
generation of gas.
special commission appointed to preside at the
trial. the chief Justice of England being at the head OF
that commission The facts were proved and the Coun
sci for the defence relied almost wholly upon political ap
peas to the preudces Of Engshmen to procure the
guital of his client, and he did procure it.
This verdict is praised up and claimed credit for as
an instance of moral British pluckon the
part Of the jury while, in fact it is such thing It
would have taken far more courage the part of the
Jury to have convicted Bernard and from the evidence
it is perfectly apparent that had the designs to which
Bernard was prvy, the preliminary steps of which he
helped to carry out been directed against Engshman
and had the persons killed by the explosion of the bombs
been Englishmen, Bernard would have been convicted,
forhe unquesonaby guilty of the offence charged
The news of the acquita of Bernard naturally created
great sensation in France 1t justified the charge made
against the English people sympathising with assasns
We care not who or what Louis Napoleon may be-the
attempt made by Orsni and his associates wrong
one and they justly paid the penalty of their mssdeeds
No laurel wreath blooms for the assassin mo good
spring from the commission of dastardy murder True
liberty never be properly understood promoted by
men who mix up its triumphs with those of assassination
Men in the British Parliament writers in the official
and semioicial journals of France already speculate
upon the eventualities of conflict between the two
countries The number and force of the vessels Of the
French and English navies counted and the calibre
OF their guns commented upon and both look to in
The people of both countries getting embt
tered and although Marshall Pelisser is received with
apparent enthusiasm in London and great caution OBJ
served in The diplomatic language Of France, no
doubts that the relations of the two countries, in
V0vng the quiet OF Europe, critical than they
have been at any period since the old war times.
It is true that the financial and industrial position of
France is terrible The bubble blown by the creation
of the Credit Mobiier and kindred associations is about
to burst Or in cases. has already burst and the
country is in no condition to undertake the expenses of
this year in the English revenue as compared with
penses of some twenty millions of dollars occasioned by
the struggle in India which is not over yet 1t is true
that peace is the true policy of both peoples but when
is it not so, but how often do find without 9th
er result than that of mutual injury and exhaustion
He- Senator Evans, of S. c., whose sudden death in
Washington City has already been announced was
the Charleston Courier nearly Y years of age. He is
the fourth Senator from South Carolina who has died
Office during the last few years Calhoun, Emore, But
Ter, Evans, all have died since 1850.
Judge Evans was gentleman of highly practical
order of mind-a learned and industrious urst having
been transferred from the bench of South Carolina to
the Senate of the United States He not regarded
as brilliant man, did not often speak in the Senate but
when he did speak, his remarks were to the point and
exhibited an intimate acquaintance with the subject be-