The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-25

ssdiously strengthened and ncrensed bat Il y hs1niuE
10 assert pfedomnance over cviAAs which sovs essk
more aud every dry, snd us1uzaliy nAkes M snx
xbeat reiAsSons With coszntsy n whsea ms ~
ance is 20 completely pressed down by the superior wsss
It d - min that We seek for snyshlng In sAc present
condition of France which account Ar ~ rcnAs@
bie proceedings 10 which we moss unwfulesy sas1or,
The 6nances Of the country n snss tne nsHe rca
DIR any naval military expeeditnc nos ansneussy
called hr by necessity o. hcuor peculiarly nsaPsAsss
The people cf nnginnd have wsah ncnsev ser asAs
than remain the very brst terms with ts fcFaada-
bic and wariSke DesAbor and saFe tsf tssc b
go country Europe which would regard ruptuEo wth
France with Any other fssnss thaa thoue a te R<se
genuine abhosrence and disuay We cannot beiieye r
moment that the enormous prrpaxsEzons which fmuos
= mahanx are Intended for ensivs wsrfass Ar tAsse n
not the slghtess symptom of wash In any quarter 70
stack her Hsr form Of government agrees entirely with
tho ncsions eatssxinsd ~ hs govsrnsn q e greas~
part II Hwops aA ~ In knsnnd haye lsng iu.ne9 -
rnouncs the Oixotc notion Of forcing our pvn hsss
upon other nations If France Is happy We atc cousenA
she should ee 70 in her way and dsxiss noAg buk
70 bar great pssczfalr aad prosperous WY then
II may Le tiast tsc peculiar sxm Of government IN
which France hrs IL 70 indulge nsoustsa scUns in-
Of the army for purposes OF domssac REPRESSION
and would much rather believe II 70 than suppose
she s mashalIng her forces for some fosdgn war puf
ii grant that the army u increased fM the RUose OF
suring domestic tranquility what ground are we
Tor the corresponding and confSmporancous
augmentation her HTfLf Inc navy I'm biW3yx ot1n
asoritc force IN England becanse either
it 10 force which readily he us0i for the purps4
Of coecing the people In Francs the same pTincapse
must apply and at loss u know for what pacific
purpose large steam navy " bing prepared France
has but few colonies and those Of nroidsrxhle extt
She has large foreign commerce to protect no re.rac
tory India to reconqucr and reorani she mas nothing
To fear from descent her coasts fTom any prcagn
power Why, then, Is rance aiming and A'smensins
her navy
We have night to ask tAe quession; far wAnsever b.
the enemy snnst whom the thuderbet Grgod tzers
is doubt that these wAriike preparations in time Of
profound peace tend to nct upon us In common with
the rest OF our neghbors many of the cxasniaiss snd
niseries of war France will insst Increasing her
armies and her nayies, she forces her neghbn and
her allies to do the We hsve toc msch ~ Stake
within this little island Of TO bs eon1nt 70 exist by
the permission and the sueraDce of ally however
faithful-of any foreign Prince, however magnanimous
History agamt incurrng the tnte of thDse
tins who have trusted the power OF the swurd ia other
hands than those in which they oontent to trust
their freedom France is d1tesIaanrf to murt
either t iis - to too.
III ahe ins1cases her regular hazy Do sam
call cut and embody our militia she insists
uson increasing her navy she fores mort nwfngly,
from, the harvest considerations al ps1dmce- undergo
the expense Of > channel aret We wonld, then, bake
the liberty respectfully to submit To the Emperor NaIo
Ieon ts3 wish cf ths country to be has
good friend and true aly thAs b this end have made
lnsny sacricsz and prepared to make many more
bu. Re AXIS too mnc OF us be expects that he rs at
to enjoy whateyer power suppoEt or ianencs hS
alliance with England may give him. and at the sane
time rict upon by bis vast military and naval pre-
Insaxsons expenditure which zn0st unwilling
to incur and which casts upon many a TIE evils sf
state Of sctoal hostlitics La politics many things
pArrntiy discorlant msy be made compatible hut it
possible that powerful and ncirhhUring n&tons at
the time be aring against each other and united
dose alliance and cordial friendship.
INVASION INVITED By THE DEFENcEIEB STATE
xSr<sI IN fa ttt
rex, a croular sren.ssy Eagsasdl
The bulk Of our veteran soldiers Is already in India
This day paper inforrs us that .z5 600 men including
calvary regiments to Nc sent sent out without
hour delay - ssstst ss asaa. 8sE
, OF the few rcgimeutS Of militia that have been en-
rolled, many are already disbsnded
g. The late first Lord Of the Admiralty sisted In Paria-
rnent that 10 crty-two English steam line Of battle
shis built and building the French had forty built and
buildirg- - sAe SEQ a8 s4
4 The French assG Is of rsoens azd excealent build
s. The Engiixh aoscnmnt made kn0wn their iuaen-
ton to h&ys this channel stcam-Heet The
sro shire Marlborough and Rcnown, put into commission
for this purpose several months back, are only now OBJ
taning their fnii crews To complete Is the isre "a -t
sailors se tss Is
6. The French, by their sL..sseS~ ksyis~s called
out 70. .000 sailors weeks ago. ss L
T. Those sailors said to be generally armed with
rryolvers, collected by of those energetic efforts
which point to special purpose
g. The French army consdsts Of Ie than 400 80
men, sav 600, O0o men; an iificn at ~ e0e u
now taxing plsce- a8fesseaasM q a8t a
g. A paya Of the French nmy -digaus hss, ssia
shex er cyy bnm anazsoneS N, Any force be
ried from the interior by the railway to Chebour
which is jrst completed IA month before tire time spcc
fed, A ccxss3satEs aray IT. Gf oaup n Rcsdegn-
10 Chexboux is ioztrsss Ut ke 6rst order, both
ON the and land sae and has hamns buill that
troops caa once walk from the quay hoard .
shin OF the first mag saituic.
IL Tins, by her we'll hid piaH. France is NOW
hcss Of the channel
II The distance from chehcurg Portland with its
new but rndefendea hsricr is seventy miaes that il
an affair Of ten hours The dsance fun Bouligns
open beach Of Pesensey lMy II bal FIFTY niies
H. The fleet Land one axmy after another.
a. On the present Of feeling in the French army
towards England not word need be said
IS The Eznpcvcr ia who does not speak bat actx
Is What then is tn he dopes q
~ Engkaxsd performs xacred dnty in sending oat
large disbursements India - support her hxavc spl~
ders in thai country Bat their pace mast bc at
SIled BY general mbodiment Of the militia and hy
raising all cther available forces.
Is Above All m ekcicnt net xauss Al b egsip-
ped as f ae
ls Saors ore aaso wa.od. and that lssase ths mar.
kst price not offered L<s the price at once be paid
and the shorus al England 5e aesin protected
20 Let the country " ax aroused W 4 ssnse of
the imminent danger. which esnUct hs wr1cd "a by suy
bus the most strenuous and imnacltats ezsrticMs
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