The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-01
Lord LynhiurSt'S Spcech.

short line ago, that venerable statesman,
Lord LyNDHURsT made manly and tempe
rate speech in the House of Lords, setting
FORTH in dignified and respectful terms, the
necessity which, in his opinion, existed OF
placing England in a state Of defence, and in
tmating that the pacific assurances of LOUIS
NAPOLEON were not to be preferred to forth
fications and sqnadrons. The distinguished
speaker, in refusing to rely upon The promises
of LOUIS NAPOLEON, disclaimed any intention
to impeach that faithful prince Of 4 want OF
fidelity, but thought il was evident that sur
rounded by great army, upon whom he de-
pended for the continuance of his dynasty, an
army intiamed with the love of glory and
maddened by the partial taste of blood they
had obtained in Italy, he could not, with GER
tainty, rely upon himself. This is nothing
more than the Emperor Of France has himself
virtually declared for he once said that the
people of France are always pressing him to
invade Great Britain, and advised Lore
LYONS that the British defences should be-
made strong that the warriors of France
might Despair of profiting by British weak
to gain new laurels, and be content IL
remain "a inglorious ease at home.
Yet this speech of Lord LYNDHURsT, which
only emb odies the concessions and councils OF
NAPOLEON himself, and which is as courteous
in its tone as it is patriotic i'll its spirit has
been Represented in France rs a mortal insult
TO that country, emanating from the high
places of Great Britain. The most extraordi-
nary pains have been taken to circulate il
through every portion of the French Empire
and espec tally in the camp, where, it is said
every man. who can read has copy, and is
expected t,o read aloud for the benefit of such
other champions of European civilization as
are not able to read for themselves 1t is i'm
possible to doubt that the perusal of it must
excite the most intense indignation among the
soldiers and peasantry, for the very reason
that there is not one offensive intimation in i,
which they can understand. We think it was
DANIEL O'CoENEL who once yentured uuon
an encounter OF blackguarlism with the mos1
scurrilous old woman i'll Billingsgate and he
completely silenced her, and almost caused
her to choke to de;s,h with rage BY calling her
at one time, paralIelogram, and at another
an equiiateral triangle. The poor old creatur,
hadn't shot in her locker that could match
these mysterious and Gnheard of epithets. and
OCoNNEL marched OF in victory from the
field!
1t woHid puzzle more intelligent peopl,
than the peasantry and soldiery of France In
discover any just ground Of offence in the
speech of Lord LYNDHuRST. or to understand
why 1t should give offence in France. excent
upon the theory that that government is anx
ious Tor a pretext TO break with Great Britain
There are always sheep muddy ing the wafer
about the imperial wolf, or, if they do NOT
muddy the waters, but take TO their heels when
he comes in sight, that very fact is an imputa.
ton upon his integrity which calls for instant
vengeance. We can hardly suppose, however
That the invasion of England will be underta-
ken in hurry. And, if not now, it will be-
come SO impraeticable in few years that none
but a mailman would attempt it. If England
We're portion Of the continent, she would be
speedily engulphed by NAPoLEoNIc ambition
and genius; but the sea rolls between, and she
cannot buiid a bridge of steamers across in
face Of the preponderasing steam naval power
Of Great Britain. She could noteven land oil
the coast, in presence Of the Armstrong guns
and Minnie rifles, that would lash every foot
Of the sea unto foam for league from the
shore. The English are a people who are will
ing to learn even from an enemy. and they
have not been unobseryant pupils of the les
sons Of caution and preparation which recent
esents in Europe have been calculated 10 i'm.
press on the mind. Forewarned, they will be
forearmed, and IL = French inysssion il Ia rs
attempted, with any possibility sf success. i,
must he attempted quickly.
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