Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-16

dence which is the result of peace, which
tends 70 peace, and which ultimately forms
the happiness Of nations. Loud cheers.I'
Mr.. Bright followed, in one Of his bold and
saucy speeches. He defended the action Of
France, and said it was far better fer the rest
of Europe that she should be paid off for what
she had done for Sardinia, than to hold her
under such weight of obligation that she
would be in effect part Of France.
Do honorable gentlemen opposite, or does
the honorable member for Bridgewater sup
pose for one moment that the Austrian Gov
ernment Is going to Join with England IN a
quarrel about Savoy, when England had not
a word OF sympathy for her when her prov
inces were being dismembered? viii the
Russians Join in such war; The Russians
say, "There is no question as TO the tounua,
tions upon which governments rest, ana
therefore this matter does not concern us.
Is there any one such an idiot rs TO suppose
the Russian Government will step out OF its
tranquil path upon miserable question IKE
this, when II remembers the course taken by
England only sevei. years ago2 Then there
is Prussia. Prussia would rather be disposed
to favor the policy of England; but what is
in reality her answer? She says, in effect,
that as France does not insist upon natural
boundaries, she has no interest In the ques-
ton, and is not desirous of taking any steps
with regard to il. So, then, nobody has any
interest in the matter but England.
| have looked in vain for any one in England
that is really deeply interested in the matter
The English press has certainly not evinced
any considerable alarm. There is, TO be sure,
q newspaper in London that is celebrated, or,
rather, is notorious, for something like a mix
ture Of piety and rufianism which has never
been equaled in the press before. ("Namc,
nancy That paper endeavors dav after day
to stir up the ill-feelings of this country by
vituperating every thing connected with the
French people and their government; but be-
yond that l am at loss to find any that ex-
press any serious alarm about the question.
Among his hits which brought down the
House are the following
"With regard to the main object at issue,
am opposed to the House placing itself in the
humiliating position which it has so often OF
late been invited TO oceupy-that of barking
when itdoes not intend to bite and of making
itself, not the guardian of the powers of Eu-
rope, for that would be foolish and impossible
enough, but making itself the common scold
of all Europe. (Cheers and laughter.) do
not, perhaps. quite understand the obserya-
tions with which the noble lord closed his
Lord ]. Manners) always glad to ally him
self with that which civilization is, day by
day, departing from, namely, privilege and
despotism; (renewed cries of ooh, OH rose
Immediately to compliment the noble lord,
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and TO say,
what have never heard him say before,
namely, how grateful he felt to the noble
lord for the opinions he had expressed. The
House are aware that have more than once
expressed an opinion that close personal
alliance between the sovereigns of this and
the sovereigns of other countries is not, iT
my opinion, advantageous to England, nor
indeed, to Europe.
There is nothing which believe is more
firmly and more unchangeably established
than that the past policy of England with
regard to various matters connected with the
government of continental Europe, has beer
policy not tending to her honor, not goo(
| for her people, disastrous to her finances
| ueedlessly meddling, and Of no advantage I,
her whatever. Opposition cheers) I al
not asking for a policy Of entire and absolut
isolation, but IbelieUe that a policy Of isoLatio
wouId be better than a policy Of incessant med
ding. (Cheers)
| This debate stirred up the French, and tn
general feeling in Europe seems to be tina
the Empire is anything but peace for tn
| future.