Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-23

resent the inspection Of MS accounts, or II any
or ali Of such persons were to insist. under
pain OF fierce indignation, TINT we should put
ourselves so entirely in their hands that
we had no means left Of looking after our
own affairs Yet this appears TO be the real
object Of NJ De Mornys speech. The French
Emperor is good sovereign an enlightened
man. 4 peaceful man. Granted. Then why,
SAYS our plant and versatile orator. mot trust
him absolutely: Why seek to rival Cherbourg,
or TO build steamer against steamer; VI. DE
Morny answers his own question by what we
cannot ont describe as tissue OF gross iinper-
tincuce and illbrccding. He makes accusa-
tons. and inputcS base motives to English
gentlemen who are, at least, quite as incapable
of such motives Of action as NJ. DeMorny HIM
self and who DO not labor under the same dis
advantage of having reversed the instincts
of generous minds b. iorsaking fallen Tor Il
successful service He tells us that this desire
Of the Emperor 10 avoid an European contasra-
ton has. Ly >o:nc incXplcablc sequence, inspl-
red articles in the English papers and speeches
in the English Parliament and has produced,
* the consequence Of those articles
and >pcecnc>. great English armament
There was. aS he intimate>, no cause for those
articles or speeches. and no conviction III the
minds Of the writers or speakers OF any Jan
ger. But the papers wished TO increase their
circulation. and the speakers in Parliament
sought To increase their popularity. NJ. DE
Moruy. we fear, Judges of other mems motives
by those he has seen most intimately IN their
successful action. For ourselves, We can Afford
to allow this capriciouS Frcnchman to point his
arrow at u while the wind sits As it does 50
long as nc finds It necessary To bracket his
abuse of the English press with declaration
that the French newspapers are aS independent
of the government and rs free TO say what they
please as the English press is. We can leave the
two assertions together As equally to be be-
lieycd or discreditcd. But we venture to tell
N. De Mcrny that such men * Lord l.!yndhurst
and Sir John Pakington are not only, by The
common assent of all. quite incapable al he
ing influenced by such desires rs he attributes
to them. but that their position Is one III winch
momcntary ileetins popularity would be an adj
vantage Lord LyndhurSt venerable peer,
whose words are listened 10 by his countryincn
is the savings of sage. lifted up his voice and
warned; and Sir John Pahington i'll his high
Office worked zcalously at that armament
which Count De Morny 50 di>llkcs. not for any
such motives aS the Contc can alone comprc-
bend. but because they were each doing their
duty in their respective position In Eng land
except ONLY bv few fanatics who hold no in
iiucncc, this trade about the equal freedom Of
the French and English press, and this impu'a-
ton upon orr public men, will be read with
Indignation 1t will suggest only the old fable
Of the wolves demanding of the shepherds To
give up their watch.doss. The rest of this
specc'. is 30 admirable, that we regret exceed
ingly to see its excellence marred 10y this ln-
prrlincncc. If the Emperor OF the French
really wishes to do away with the i'll effect pro-
duccd here by the war pamphlets and war
articles that come To us wet from the press by
every post, we thank him for putting forward
known men to DO so; but it would he Is well II
he would remember the advice of our English
poet. with whom he is familiar, not TO allow
lis clowns 10 say more than i, written down for
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