Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-11
OPENING fthe French Legislature.

- ,,oo,b man tba no,
'''' ''"ss'
caSlon. Alter Dwelling upon i'cat "a"e's'
comprising illusions 10 the lhtelhai progress
Of the cOurtry, financial aud ml!ltary aud
naval affairs, he proceeded as follows:
The establishments OF our arsenaIs are
occupied With the alterations "hich are so
nee, ssary IN the structure OF SHIPS O"r
navy uphoids on every sea the honor OF our
/ tiag. 10 China II com bats, 10 concert Win
the English fleet, to o6taIn redress ior COM
mon mum :, and To ayen-e the tl)ou u our
missionaries who have been cruelty masSa'
crei.
| "The relations o. France with foreign
powers have never been better than at pre-
sent Our old allies, faithful TO the senti-
mentS arising ont Of our common cause, dis
play toward u the same confidence rs before;
and the new Ones ty their good Offices AMI
! loyal co-operati0n upon all great questions,
would almost cause Il: u regret that we had
combattcd against them.
81 have hem enabled t convince myself,
at O,borue a. at Stuttgart that my te5lre to
preserye the claseLe-s of former ties, and
ais, nv wish I, f,rm new one were equally
n ,r,icinatad in ~ the chiefs Of two great en-
| n ,llp
ted in Eurore as il deserves. it is because
W. have the GOOD sense to NEEDLE only with
questions which directly concern u, whether
az a nation or az 4 great Elrupeun power.
| have. therefore, abstalred from interfering
! in the question OF the Duchics, by which
Germany is at present agitgted: for tlat
nrrsly Germor nn.s,ipn. will continue 10 he
tnrh an Inpo ~ tha i.,cgr;.y Of Denmark
hall NOT he threatened. If on the other
hant I have occupiei myself with the al
lairs If Neufchatei. it il because the King OF
Prussiu had asked Tor nv gsoI office, aud |
vo. - hanry uppu that occasion as to con
trihure 10 the definite c,nc!u ion of "A dis
,ute which misht have become dangerous to
,ba ,en,sa -, Euronp
WIN resrcct r. the princiualities. aston
ishmept j. EXPRESSED AT our disagreement
wirh several of eur allies. The reason r.,
| thut the dIsipteresied policy of France has
aIways led her - favor. as Tar as treaties
hermit. the desire. OF those people vino turn
their eve, towards her. Nevertheless, the
,oofere,,es ,hout To be held AT Paris will
oermi, us 10 exercise a spirit Of couciliatiun
calculated to lessen the diff ties irsep.ra-
bic from diyergeucies OF opinion.
'SuCD, 5cDtcIncu, - pa Hh:AIH VI w
situation, and here l might terminate my
discourse. But | think 1t IL well at the
opening Of u new Legislature to examine
with y"u whore we stand and what we de-
sire. OAly those causes which are well de-
fined and clearly expressed create profound
convictions; only those uniurled standards
which are carried high inspire sincere dego
;.dness What is the Empire? l. 1t g
vernmeut hostile to enlightenment seeking
to depres5 generous Impulses ana 70 prevent
the elaboration IN pacific manner OF all
that Is good and clViIIz'"g IN th' prihclPie7 OF
80? No. The hm3lre has write" It's primer
piles at the head OF 1t C'nsututoh' IL mas
frankly adopted all which can en"0:le the
heart and excite the soul tor good; but 1T
the same 1t - tie enemy Vl al abstract
| theory--it aims at" power that snail De
strong, capable OF 'hhqu'3","E '"e oo''A''e'
which may impede its maich' lOf We must
not inrget tilaI Tue aaVauce u every "o"
power must i'r !phS uh" Oe " S'' "G2i''-
Besides, 1t IS rum written On every PtEc
oil the history oi france u"u i" S'A"u' '""'
liberty "ith-ut coh7traiht (cu''"'eSJ ~ '"'
possible as ions ne mere eA'9'S !" vac oou',
Try an SosIh"'c '"'t'3" WIZ"
fundamental basis "i Tue uosei'''ht"'' i''
then liberty, lnstead OF euHGo.eo,hG' con
trolling, ameIloFau2S' 'ecohicS III 'n' a 10
OF parties merely il I4Vei u o'e''u'". iuu''
as L have not accepted the power Oh tue hd-