The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-11

1t is the observation of an acute Frenchman, M.
DE REMUsAT, in a recent publication, that there is
now a second shop-keeping nation in Europe. If
England should be called now tune Nation boaai-
''quiere" by France, says this writer, she may
fairly retort upon her-"You are another F"
This was said prior to the EMPERoR's recent letter
to the MINISTER of STATE, end prior to the nego-
taton of the new commercial treaty with England.
These events of subsequent occurrence have
added confirmation to NJ. DE REMusArs views
OF the two latest documents from the
ENpERoRs pen his letter to the POPE
and that to the MINISTER of STATE-we scarcely
know to which to attach the most importance
The former does not furnish more triumphant
vindication of the good faith and justice Of his
foreign policy than does the latter of the wisdom
Of his home administration. The most important
feature in the letter to NJ FoULD is the demonstra-
ton it affords of the sincerity of the EMPERoR's
desire for peace and the emphatic contradiction it
gives to the assertions of the English press respect
ing his desire to pick a quarrel with Great Br-
tain The commercial treaty which has just been
negotiated with the English Minister, Lord Cow
LEY, will pave the way to closer alliance and
more perfect understanding between the two
in dozen wars could possibly effect. 1t requires
no labored argument TO prove that industry is the
great rival of war, more effectual for its preven-
ton and suppression than Christianity itself-for
the Gospel CAME not to bring peace, "but
sword'-or that two nations who find their mu-
tual profit in an interchange Of commodities, are
not likely, soon often, to engage in the business
of cutting each others threats. 1t is to the task
of developing tie industrial energies and resources
of France, that the EMPEROR according to the pro-
gramme addressed to NJ. FoULD, proposes now to
devote himself 1t is for the purpose of promot-
ing an exchange of commodities that the
treaty has been made. The duty on raw materials
has been taken off TO give new impetus to man
nfacures-and upon terms Of mutual concession
and advantage a market has been opened in Eng
land for the wines and other productions of
France. What becomes of all the stuff that is
talked, and sometimes written, about hereditary
enemies and the natural antpathies Of race, in the
face of the new and intimate relations that will
grow up upon the basis of this treaty? Already,
in anticipation of the results of the EMPERoR's
policy, better feeling between the two nations
has commenced to show itself Bordeaux was
and English bagmen and commercial travellers
are beginning to swarm France The EN-
PERoR has not only said, but is about to prove
it, that "L' Empire C est Ia pair.' Military
glory can no longer be said to be the object OF
his policy as it will certainly to be the pas
sion of his people, with every step taken in the
direction of industrial progress in which these
latest acts of his administration point. Within
the period of the last thirty years. and particular
ly during the reign of LOUIS PHILIPPE, the Citizen
King-much has been done to awaken a spirit
of commercial enterprise and manufacturing in
dustry among the French people. France
has lost many of the characteristics of the bar
rack-and is beginning to assume more of those
of the shop. shop-keepng spirit as NJ. DE Re-
MUsAT notes, is beginning to spread which the
measures proposed by the EMPEROR for the i'm
provement of agriculture-the development of
manufactures and the increase of trade, will not
fail to encourage while in equal degree they will
prove blow and encouragement TO all the old
military and popular traditions of invasion and
conquest. Although, the century and generation
in which live have witnessed of the
greatest warS-the most remarkable battles and
sieges-that history has ever been called upon to
record it cannot be said that ours is a warlike
age. Its spirit is essentially pacific Buying and
selling, not fighting, is the main business of
mankind and to the operations of commerce,
those of armies are sad hindrance. The
Emperor NAPOLEON has shown that he under
stands this fact-that he is pre-eminently the
Man of the Age. Nor will the people Of
France be slow in learning it after him. The
popular demonstrations of rejoicing upon the
publication of the Imperial letter, and the news of
the treaty, to which we have alluded, and which
extended through all the departments indicate
that the EMPEROR has not spoken too soon. For
five years he has said, he has waited and deferred
the PRONUNCIATION Of his views, in order to give
those manufacturers, who exist solely because
''they ar protected, plenty of time to prepare for
''the change" To other nations the change in
the Imperial policy cannot fail TO give satisfaction,
not only because of the earnest ii affords of the
pacific intentions of the EMPEROR, but because
men have long since abandoned the idea that an in
crease in the trade or wealth of one nation must
necessarily be at the expense and loss of some rival
We know that with increased facilities for produc-
ton comes corresponding increase of consumption
that the more one nation is able to sell, the
more she will be able and want to buy. The
worlds commerce will profit by the increase of
that of France. The ship-owners of Havre, as well
the wine-merchants of Bordeaux, recognized
this fact and in token of joy decorated their YES
sells with flags, as did the Others their houses with
lanterns.