Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-26
A Spicy Speech.

The refugee question has been i%u,rojn,.,
in the British Parliament, and is lka',
lead to warm debates. We have a rgra,,
of the discussion in the short speech
which Mr.. Roebuck p~rcfaced an INQUIRE
Lord Palmerston regarding the deman5.
the French Government. Abiding n
addresses to the Emperor from tue F,-,.
army, and to VI. Per-igny's reply otbeI -
don Corporation, Mr.. RJebuck said:
Hon. q .ntlemen are aware tha, The n.
teur is not an ordinary paper; it j., in a..
the Gazette of the French Glvernmo,,
| What appears 10 the Moniteur is the r-s
of the opinions Of the Emperor Of Fra.
(Hesr.) Well, sir, 10 the pages Of =.
Moniteur there appear these attacks upon II,
English people; and one colonel OF a Pr.r~
regiment Of the linC-'ull, | suppose.
military srdor, and that loyalty which be h.,
no doubt exhibited TO every ruling m0D,,.
tina, has appeared 10 France-..k. u.
French Emperor to be led against that haqY.
that dcu, the repaire, OF homicide, mean,
England. Well, that language is PUBLISH
10 the pages of the official M~oni:eur. =
is published, in fact, by the French E.
peror. That is his opinion; and VS.,
now to state my opinion. \ laugh frn
the front-ninist,risl benches answered B,
loud cheers from other parts Of the lIyu,s--
more particularly from the benches immeI.
ately behind ministers. The French Eur.
ror is the person. to direct against EngIsa
accusations Of being the den Of conspirsrO,
- -Lo ,,ni1 cnaal with uraaFa. ball
OF the fact thau himself? Cheers II,
he not enjoyed the protection and hC.,.
tally Of England? Hear, hear Has
not, too, while so g joylns that protes,.,
and hospitality. acted the part Of couspu
tor himself? Loud cheers Dad be o.,
leave tLese shores armed with the grcatrs.,
of his predecessor--:ho name Of the PES,
NapoleOr?-lid he not, armed with ,ta
name and with a tame eagle-la laugh.
10 France and there attack the thrOae
King Louis Phillipe-and did murder q:
man, who, in the performance Of his l.;5
opposed him2 Renewed cheering 40!
this 10 the man who chooses 10 publish /;
the pages OF tue Monlteur accusations agllca
England for being the haunt ani the ieGd
] DUHllCluGs, "uclc COlo aSito ~ uhNNlr-
aud which ought, therefore, to suffer luSssl.c
| There is nothing in the history Of the cJuu,y
from the beginning to the end, that can iqsa7
such an accusation. Hear No Eagu,
King has fallen by the hand OF the as,l.,,
though Kings ofFranee have. lll.ar, hear
We have condemned IA King u the block, "
il true, but IT was 10 open day. Cheer. !
Matthias k,ra mo ayar .nnf mr. bIFpt an IfHr
to kill any other sovereign for our own Is
tional satisfaction privately, mean, anttl
assassination. Hear. hear My answer
Count Persigny would have been that ID:
people Of England are above ASSASSINATION
When they feel indignant, they express !,
and 60 to war, if necessary. to ylndi;stet Tier
honor; but they do not seek to avense Thea
selves privately, or by secret expedition: :
steamboats,, or by assasslns make prlSt'ea
tacks upon any foreign government OF ioFes;
sovereign. Cheers When came @
the house yesterday, | heard IN my ear.Is
thing like an inspiration about q couieHft
ted change 10 the Alien act. IL was SAD "'
at the solicitation OF the Emperor u ("
French, we were about 10 alter the Aliens
| will say nothing about the ingratltui'
the man who now asks Us to alter a law
which he has p~roited 80 largely. But L.
land owes her position amongst the nat.a
Of the world in consequence, IN a great ns4
ure. to the manner 10 which she has tTest.
the people of all nations who have sought"
asylum Of our shores. Napoleon, Metter1t
the Bourbous, and LOUIS PHILIPPE, have q
sought and obtained a safe refuge here; ,
no man said, no man had a right to say 10"
we should alter our laws because we slH
them that refuge; and | say, If we chaugrt
law on this occasion, We violate tue lh
principles Of our constitution, we deg'a
ourselves before the world, aud are NJ I0o.
the English people that our foretat1ers ''h
(Cheers.)