Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-02
Another Manifesto from Napoleon III.

Another Manifesto from Napoleon Ill.
The French Government. Is much ~ any
other, comprehends and respects national
suscertibilities. If in its intentions or con
duct it had given cause Of alarm To Germany
for her independence. tar from disialning
the excitement and alarms "t German pa
triotism, il would deem them noble and Leg
innate.
But We cannot easily believe that a posi-
ton tainted with injustice will be taken
against us BY those to whom we have given
no grounds for mi,tru>t. Our confidence III
the Justice of other States is hut the effect Of
the LOYALTY Of our policy. When maniiesta'
lions have broken ont on certain points "i
the Germanic Confederation We have heard
Of them with emotion, because we felt SURE
that the sane and enlightened portion ot Ter
many would soon perceive that those NO.
lenres had no real rau-e.
This confidence haa not been mistaken.
The agitation provoked ia the press and the
Chamber Of ~-everal German States, far
from being increased. is calming down. We
are happy 10 confirm the fact.
In order t. throw ruspicion On the French
Government they hal assigned 10 il indirect
responsibilities j., attrihuting 10 1t a share
in opinion: hostile 10 the independence II The
Germanic Confederation. and freely pub,
lished under the eggs Of laws that authorize
no preventive control. These opinions. that
bind only their authors. have sounded like Il
threat in Germany; propagat"d 10y inale'O
lence they have ,prrai alarm and gwen ere
dit. perhaps. 10 rr.rrtablr errors respecting
the intentions ul The tlbinr, If the Tui!r-
rie~.
When justice only ~ desired there is ~
cause IL lear the light. The French Govern
msnt has nothing. because II ~ su:r ni hay
my nothing. 10 disayuw. The attitude Il has
taken III thu Italian question. far from war
r]anting the di>rru,t ii the German mind,
ought, on the contrary, 10 in.pire il with the
greatest security. France cannot attack III
Germany what she would preserve in Italy.
Her policy aims merely at blaming that sat
iSiacti"n and those guarantees that are dr.
manded by the right al nations. q, drOH dts
gems. the happiness Of people AMI the inter
est Of Europe. In Germany. as i'll Italy,
she wishes that nativnalitir- recognised By
~treatie, may L' able 10 maintain and even
strengthen themselves, because She con-id-
ers them as ole. uf the essential busr, I'll f.u-
ropran order.
10 represent France Is hostile ~ German
nationality is therefore not merely an error
it Is nunSSnSe. The Government of the
Emperor has always. for the >par" of ten
years, employed the influence it had in com
mon with others 10 smooth down rising diff
culties and resolve them in an equitable and
just point of view. In Spain 1t has con
stantIy upheld the constitutional throne "I
the Queen by exercising a dIsinterested rigl-
lance over the refugee, whom successive re-
yulutions had cast oh orr frontiers. In
Switzerland It's kindly mediation contrihu-
ted to arrange the Neufchatel affair. which
might have led to complications with Prus-
STA. In Italy, even. It's s0llcItude overcame
all difficulties; and. having rc-establlsllei the
Pope in his authority. it ha- inspired every
where ideas of moderation alone. AT Ma
England. it has induced the Government of
the Two SIrilirs TO inaugurate reforms that
would have rendered it stable. In Germany.
on the delicate question raised between the
Diet and Denmark relative IL the ducliie>. it
has recognised. Notwithstanding its sympa-
thios with Denmark, the Just susceptibility
of German patriotism Tor provinces that are
bound 10 the Germanic body by ~ many
ties, and it has uttered at Copenhagen the
advice OF Cancellation alone. In the Danu-
bian Principalities it has ~striven to gain "a
triumph for the legitimat" wi-hc, Of I'll Jsr
provinces, IN order IN secure also III that
part Of Europe the order ihHt is based gu
satisfied national interests.
The policy Of France cannot have two
weights and two measures; she treats with
equity the interest Of all people. What she
desires 20 have respected in Italy she will
know how 10 respect herself in Germany
It Is not we who shoald be threatened by the
example If 4 national Germany thst would
bring it's federal organization into harmony
with those tendencies towards unity the
principle Of which has been already laid
down in the great commercia! union of the
Zollyerein Whatever deYelopes in neigh
boring countries relations created ~ com
merce, by industry. by progress, il profitable
to civilization; and Whatever enhances civil
~liGation raises France. -Raris Haites,. Of
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