The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-04

rrred that nobody Ssi'y refuse n sckoowedgs vxh
my nooe friend the Secretary FOR Foreign AFFAIRS, that
the gmperor ~ tbe Free, n has heen Mo fanfu aud ae
ally Of England both in n OF ye and OF var md
that We have every reason 10 regsyo hsm n,onarco
who fees personally and upon yssn dsrooa 10 cement
and perpetrste the Alliance which uns.s between his
country ana our own (HeNr hesr that such feeling
exists s however, admit, good shy We should
not place ourselves IN state o; defence tienr hsar
and 70 many interests In every part Of the world 10 So
cure has right 70 rely for her SAFETY on the nsre far
fair owsras ss 20 ps. M ssoas b to
position Of andefeaded weakness when we take INTO ac'
count all those questions winch mus rom Tune 20 lone
arise between different countries IN which conflicting iase
rests are work. which may be compcaet by passion
and prudice and in dea ing with when we can scarcely
expect foreign nations should out Of forbesrance
and friendship towards abstan from giving effect 10
that superior power which negligence provdtnR adj
eqaae Of defence may confer upon them 30 far as
We are con :erned. Hear. hear.) There Is nothing,
therefore maintain Mt ali inconsistent With desire up
on our part the alliance between England and France
should endure IN making every provision which NAV
be deemed requisite for the purpose Of psciug tuis
try such position az thai she need DE under no appre
benson Of being attacked by any neghoofing or more
pOSerfu state To take thai c0urse M feel assured
policy not more becoming the dentY OF the nation itself
than ID IN accordance wish sincere wish 70 maintain
friendly relations with other Powers. (fsear) | would
also remind those whose eyes are directed chiefly 20
France Ia connection with this subject that there also
another srea, country Russia whose dairy ecdeavor %
retore and increase Der fleet in the Baltic iesr, near
We must recoect that the OF events such thai
is not one Ptcr only Nth 'chich zoe might BE- brolgstno
Whieh p,gh lead 20 conflict bt,oetn England and more
than foreign nation. Hear, hesr) While, however,
make these remarks, quite con;ur with those
who think that nothing adverse 70 the interests
of the conntry-i may add, nothing more Inconsistent
with the dictates Of common sencetnsn that We should,
the time that proclaim 70 che world that
shores are Unattended, uge language calculated 10
rritae and provoke that Power from which hostiltee
es
posed to olievs, that very circumstance, maintain,
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which, am sorry to say SO frequently in print, to
which hear utterance given, and which can have no
two esr Ssa would BE- @
with humAd nature that after long course Of
rivalry between England and France there should not urk
in some portion OF the poaiasion OF both nations certain
remembrsnces and resenments connected with state
OF things which has happily now ceased to exist.
instead Of ase1svssns those resenuen:s to sndssyOr
TO bury them in oblivion, and TO turn the atten-
ton Of the inhabitants Of each country respectively TO
are lcaicuased to form bond Of union between us.
(HeAr besr) lconcur with my noble friend near me in
into q treaty Of commerce with any foreign State
founded upon mutual arrangements of balance. me
country to which proposal TO enter into treaty OF that
description made very naturally supposes that some sd
vantage sought 70 be gained by those from whom the
ener emanases The wise course to pursue in such mat
In your customs duties as you may deem calculated 10
promote your own interests. vD4
Mr. BRIGHT, in explanation, said, be had made pro-
ferrng 10 the reduction OF wine duties had stated
that one Of the benefits arising from il would be the
promotion OF increased intercourse be. England and
France.
Mr.. s. FITZGERALD observed that every one must see
that the two noble lords had made up toer minds to
into Congress- and that they could get into the Con-
aress they would The circumstances we're different
from those which existed when Lord Mamesbury pro-
pofed a Congress- and the object was different. They
would into the Congress either TO alter the terms OF the
peace or to accept them. If the former, IN whose in
terests he ASKED to enter into the Coneressq
would be the duty of the inform House
at the earliest moment OF their decision respecting the
entering into the Congress.
After further desuto-y discussion, the House went
into Committee OF Ways and Means, when the CHANcEI-
loR OF The ExCIEoUER moved his resolutions the
come tax and malt credit.
Sir a wnIorGHBY moved an amendment, to reduce
the additional tax income from Id. 10 3D. the pound
which negetived without o division aud another
amendment to reduce the tax long annuites to Nd
for every pound Of dividend, shared the came fate.
: Mr. DpRAEIl moved, az an amendment, TO omit the
words in the lrs resolution, sand such additional rates
and duties shall be collected and paid with and over
and above the hrst nioety Of the duties assessed
char ged under the sctn This amendment likewise
negat.ved, alter animated debate
The resolutions Then agreed TO- and ordered to be
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