, 1860-03-20
Opening OF the French Legislature.
the SPEECH or THE aHrEEoR.
PARIS. March His Majesty the Emperor,
on the opening Of tho Legislative Session OF
1860. this day, March !, spoke rs follows:

IN the opening Of the Leglslattve Session of
$50. this day, March !, spoke rs follows:
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Atss;eus. l<s Se.ate.rs, u<enturs Dtpufes:
On the opening Of last session, rely Ing upo.
The patriotism OF France, / eudcnrorcd to lotuiy
your minds in advance against the exaggerated
Of probable war. Io,day have
At heart to reassure you against the aoaiey
caused By peace ITSELF Thut peace des'1c slr-
cereiy. and shall neglect nothing to maintain 1t.
! haye only to Congratulate myself On ny
friendly relations with oil the powers ol Eutepc.
The only points Of the globe where our arms
are sill engaged are in The extreme east bu:
the courage OF our sailors and OF our so.dlerS;
aided by the hearty assistance OF Spain, VIII
doubtless soon lead to u treaty OF peace win
Coehin-Chinu. As regards China, serious ex-
ped,tion, combined with the forces OF Great
Britain. will inQct on her the chastlsctnent OF |
her perIds.
1n Europe difficulties approach, as trust.
their Termination, and Italy is op the ere o.
constituting herself free Without referring to
tue long nrgotiastcns which have been dragging
along Tor 50 many mouths. shall connoe my
self to tew prlncipa! points. ...
The domiuaot idea Of tue Tlc1tY Q! ; HE
franca was 10 obtain the almost complete 1nde'
peudencs Of Eenela at tie price OF the restora-
lion Of tho arell-dukc*. THAT transaction hav;
lpS failed, despite my most earnest enacasofs,l
have expressed my regret thereat Ut vienna as
VII - Tu;ip, for th: situation, BY being Pfo-
lo0ged, threatened to lead to no isauc. " h1!e
it was the object Of frank EXPLANATIONS bct"cen
my government md trat uf Austria, it is sug-
Sested TO England. to Prussia. 10 Eussta, mes
aures, tho whole Of which clearly prore, on tue
part Of tue great powers, their desire 10 obtain
u reconciliation Of all tar 1ntere,ts.
To secpnd these dispositions it was necessary
for France to present that combination the
nHnhflou .,f .r1;nh hnrn tsrnnfcEt
chance OF being accepted by Europe. Guarantee
ing Italy by my army against foreign .nsersen.
ton, had the right 10 xssign the limits to tlat
guaranty. Therefore I dill not hesitate to de-
clare to the King Of Sardinia TINT, while leaving
him full liberty uf action, could not follow him
in policy which had Tue fault Of appearing in
the eyes Of Europe u desire to absorb ait tie
States Of Italy, and Which threatened new COM
plications. l couuse.ed him to reply fayorably
to the wishes Of the proyisces which should
ole, themselves to him, but 10 maintain the in.
dependence Of Tuscany, aud to respect in p7in-
ciple the ri:hts cf the Holy See. II this ar
ransement does not satisfy every body it has the
/ advantage Vi re+eryiog principles, Of calming
apprehensions, and making Piedmont king
dom cf more than 1000, 900 souls. j,
Looking to this transformation Of Northern
Italy, which gives to powerful State all the
passes ofthe Alps. it WIS my duty for the secu-
rily Of the frontiers. to clam the French slopes
/
10 territory of email extent has nothing in it
OF nature to alarm Europe, and give denial
| to the policy OF disinterestedne*s which have
proclaimed more than once, for France does not
wish to proceed to this aggfandisement, how
ever s1nal' it may be, either BY military oeeupa-
tion or by provoked insursectiou, or by under
hand mencuvers, but By frankly explaining the
question to tie great powers. they will doubt
l.ss undesstund in their equity, as France would
certainly understand it for elcA Of them under
similar circumstances, that the important terri.
torial Encouragement which is ;.uout to take
place gives us right to guaranty indicated by
nature herself
cannot pnss over in silence the emotion OF q
portion Of The Catholic world; it has given way
suddenly to such inconsiderate impressions, il
has giyen itself up to snch passionate alarns-
the pat. which ought to he 4 GUARANTY for tht
future, has been so much overlooked, the ser
vices rendered 50 much forgotten, that ncedet
u very deep conviction and conlidcnce-an alb
solutc confidence III public common sense, to es
| tablish, in the midst Of The agliations enIeav
ored to be excited, that calm # Which utone main
tins us in q proper path.
Facts, however, speak loudly for themselves
For the last eleven yeurs hare sustained a1on
having ceased u single day to revere in him th
the sacred character Of the chief Of ourreltgon
On another side the population OF the Romayuu
abandoned all at once to themselves. have ex
pericnccd natural excitement, and sought dur
ing the Wat to make common cause with Ut
Ought to forget them in making peace, and +
hand them over anew for in indefinite time I
the chances Of atoreign occupation: Ny frs
efforts have been to reconcile them 10 their sos
ercfgn, aud not having succeeded, have trio
At least to uphold in the rerolted provinces til
principle Of The temporal power oi the Pope.
After what has lceu already said, you scc.
all is not get oycr, how it is still permitted
: hope for speedy solution .Ihe moment seem
then, to have arrived TO put an end 10 tbes
anaieiies, which have listed too long, and I
; seek for the means OF inau:urating with bolt
ness new era o! peace in France. Already hs
the army been reduced by 10000 men; au
) this reduction would have been more conslde
able but for the Chinese war and tue occupatio
of Rome and Of Lombardy. Nv gosernmei
will Immediately present TO you series uf mea
urcs, the object oil which is to facilitate produ
: ton, 10 increase, by alFording the means ofl
, ing cheaply, the prosperity Of those who la1o
first step to Le taken in this path was to fix Il
t period lur tic suppression Of those impassib
| barriers which, under the nare Of prohibition
have shut out from our markets many rrodu
tlons Of foreign industry, and constrained 9th
e nations to sdopt an annoying reciprocity wi
0 regard to us.
: hut something still mora difficult still impe
: ed us. Twas the 1'ttc inclination for cor
mcrcia' treaty with Eoeland. have thereto
c taken resolutely upon myself the responsible!
Of this yreat measure. i very simple reaesti'
|. proves its advantages far both countries. NJ
}, ther tue one nor The other assurcdly would la
i faifed within Z few years to take, each in
4 / own interest, tue initiative OF tn measures pr
posed. but tnen, tue lowering Of tariffs not bei
simultaneous, they would have taken place
Is one side and on otl,cr without immediate col
e rcasat,on. The tfeaty las done no;hiDg mol
:: then, than 10 anticipate tue period Of salata
Has,
= the character Of reciprocal concessions, dessi
. cd to strengthen tie alliance Of two great Pc
Il | pies. In order tLat this treaty may produce
c best effects, invoke your most energetic coo
Grafton fer the adoption Of tho laws which w
g facilitate its practical adoption.
o ca1 Your attention, above all things. to Il
IS. means OF Internal improvement, which By the
development can alone. permit US to compe
= with foreign industry; but as periods uf tEln:
c tion are always those Of suffering, ard as it
! our duty TO put d stop to state of uncertain
{: SO hurtiul to cur inter esss appeal 10 your p
triotism for tue prompt examination Of the las
!. which will bc submitted to you. Ky lbcrati1
II raw u,nterials from all duties, and reducit
:, those which weigh Oh articles Of common CO
IS sumption. the resources Of the Treasury v
0 lind themselves sevcralIy diminished; neve
5 thesess, the receipts uud disbursements Of Il
l. year 1Sj1 will be balanced without any Feed
l. | an appeal to credits or recourse to new take
+ In sketchin. out to you faithful pi turt ot o.
political and commercial position, have wish'
c 10 iuspirt you with full confidence 10 our futu
$ prosperity, aud to associate you in the accot
q plisl,nent 1t work fruitful III great results.
J. The protection Of Providence. so manifest
2 on our side during the war, viii not fail peac
u ful enterprise whose object is the improveme
3 Of the lot Of the greatest number. Let us co
n tinue, then, firmly our path to progress. ri:
c out a'1nwiny ourselves to be arrested either
o the n,enaces Of seltishuess, or By the cEanors
I. parties, or by unjust suspicious. France me
Il aces no one; she desires to develop in rsnc
!. in the pleu1itude Of her independence, tho
d boundlsss resources which Heaven has givs
her, and she will not naaken gloomy suscsp
It b,li1ies, since out Of The state Of civilization
= which We are. that truth springs day by d.
i with rcster force, which consoles and Eeassur
humanity-thas the more q state is rich NJ
e prosperous, the more she contributes to Il
i riches and prosperity Of others.
: | A Gang OF Robbers and TitcEeA Br.
- ken Gp.-~tart.tDG Devslopenaenas.
y From tic Valparaiso tlad.) Rerutitc. 1sthl
i We learn from Calumet that nest of robbie
n and thieves were peuneed upon yesterday, 5
;. ! Of wroa, VT TO arrested. ana were uhdergcll
au examination before Justice Thomas isss er
ming, commencing =: six O'Clock.
II tt,nt3 .r.,ni md lnp. hiding I'll