The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-15


present war or not, il is clear that the
entente cordiale between the two allies is for
ever at an end. The world may rejoicc at
it, for it was an alliance that menaced the
rights aud tranquility of mankind, and that
manifested itself in an arrogant and often
sive form towards our own country in par
,icular. The insults offered by the pursuit
and boarding of American vessels upon our
own coast, almost within sight OF our own
Notifications, would never have been at
tempted but for the overshadowing power of
the Anglo-French alliance, and the inability
OF the United States to afford a quarrel
with two such enemies. 1t may be wounding
to our national pride, but who believes that
if Mexican cruisers had acted the part OF
the British gunboats in the Gulf short
time ago, their insolence would not have
been chastised upon the spot by United
States vessels, sent ont forthwith for that
purpose2 In the gulf, around Cuba, in
Central America, on the coast OF Africa,
the American eagle has had TO "roost low, I"
and our own navy has acted the part OF
auxiliary policemen to British and French
fleets in carrying out their European policy.
1t is no imputation on the spirit of the
American people that annoyances and i'm
pertinences have not been resented, which,
under other circuusta noes, would have been
promptly noticed. They were not of a
kind to involve the honor Of the nation, nor
to arrest its progress. They were straws,
indicating the course Of q tide " hich might
in time become dangerous, but which, hap
PLY now, is no longer even menacing.-
The chief parties to the conspiracy against
American progress are irreconcilably en-
FILTERED against each other, and may soon
draw the sword in deadly mutual STRIFE
Let the United States permit Europe to ex-
baust itself, and carefully preserve her own
neutrality, and We shall ere long be in a
condition to make our flag supreme, at least,
in our own waters, and permit no more
tampering of foreign governments with the
highways between our own possessions.
NAPOLEON NINETEEN YEARS AGO.
The following is the proclamation which
Louis Napoleon issued on landing at b.
l0gne in 1910: .4 s
Ell appear among you - . warm and true dem
ocrst aud republican. l tate the shadow Of the
man o! tho century - the symbol of the promise
which now solenniy make. l will Be, a. a..
Ways wss, . child Of France In every French.
man ] will ever see brother. The Democratic
Rsprbiic 10 the object Of my adordhs~, and
will he her minister. Never ssIl try 10 cloths
,nyseJ in Impss1ss robes. May my heart cease 10
beat on the day when shall forget what owe
to yeu-whst owe to France. Nay my mouth
forever be shut, II ever say . word against the
republican sovsrsignsy Of the Rrsnsh people,
May BE- curssd should suffer that In my name
doctrines we're taught contrary 70 the dem ocrs,ie
principle and the goyernmsn, OF the Republic. -
May be osndsmnsd, II shonld lay strsasensbls
hand against the rtshts OF the people, DO IL even
with their consent, or ssainst their will, BY
force. And now believe ne, % do believe you,
and may this call from ne BE- like prayer to
heaven. sysve Ia Repw6iiqssr
"LOUIs NAPOLEON B0NAPARrI.1
1t is easy from this to decide how much
confidence TO place in the Emperor's pro-
fessions Of solicitudc for the independence OF
Italy. All that, however, ought not to pre-
vent America from sympathizing with the
Italian cause, and from desiring to go an
end to Austrian oppression in that quarter.
Louis Napoleon may b - willing to betray
the cause Of Italians, ~ Of French liberty,
but he cannot make things worse; they may
become better, in srite of him. italy has
nothing 70 lose, and great deal to gain.
by the aid OF France.
eussssvioH The venerable National r,,.u,
seuesr. spsskisg OF the spproaebipr vo.,,. !.
July, suggests shas u would b, a bs.n,,e,, -. -.
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