Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-19
Ambassador Clay i'm Paris

At meeting of the American citiz,nS at the
French Capital on the 9th of May, to express
their sympatlies with the Federal Government in
its struggle to maintain the Union, the Hon. CASH.
CLAY, Minister Extraordinary to Russia, made the
following remarkable address. 1t will be noticed
that lie is quite severe in his animadversiOns upon
England, and expresses decided abolition senti
ments:
Gentiemen-I had desired to go where my Gov
eminent had ordered me, without entering upon
political questions Ii was with no ordinary feel
ings that, landing at Calais, l first set foot upon
this land OF our ancient ally and steddfast friend,
who 50 calamity aided us in achieving our indie
pendence, and founding grel: nation. APP
plause As an agriculturist WAS interested in
the thorough culture of the sOil-and as i lover
OF nature | enchanted with the large vista
over green fields. hill and dale, intercepted by oc
caSiOnal dense forests which more than realized
all / had imlg;I Ell of ala Belle France" But
what shall say OF Paris?-her spacious and ce
CANT streets, her grand old classic structures, her
beautiful parks her galleries of arts-the fine and
the uSeful-her monuments of dramatic history,
and above all, her development of progress and
civilization? For i must say that have not seen
a beggar, Il ragged man, or a drunkard III France.
Hear. hear. a manly sympathy with the cause
been lost upon her people. Does any man ven
ture to say that the French OF to day have paid
too much in treasure and blood for the liberties
they now enjoy which this great people and the
| great Chief of their choice equally recoSniZeI
! Loud cheers. The political empiric only is
impatent-waiting upon nature, and following
upon the f.lding foot prints OF the aSes-the
world vide statesman and philanthrOpist with
hold the hand OF rash pToptgandism. With
hopeful aspirations for the future-with all my
heart, say, :. Fice la France, rire FAmeriQue. "
/ Applause Yes, gentlemen, my country shall
live. She sacrifices property. and life, and kin
dred to justice. She suffers all things for the
whole race-not forgetting the language of La
fIyette and all the martyrs of rs, she draws her
sword once more in defense of the rights of hu-
man nature" Yes, our Union, our Constitution,
and our liberties shall live. That is why have
said elsewhere. this rebellion shall 20 dowI .
Cotton is kingi" No; Grass Is king; Tor the
| United States produce NOR dollars worth OF
grass than of cotton. Let the South send SiJ0,-
/ OOO .0JO worth oi cotton to the nations-if she
| pay it out-all out FOR clothes aud food, and
mules and co;ton-g gins, and farming utensils
what does it mItter? She finds herself at the
eui OF the year indebted in advance OF her in
come. Her banks are exhausted OF their coin to
/ pay for foot, hef notes are nos re!eemei, her
currency ce .ses 10 circulate, her stocks are moth
ing, her credit Is gone. Does the Times under
stand meZ Therefore siy,o course We can
conquer her. | am 'ccGsed OF tire teams Eng
land. am nos in the habit o. cs>tint, about me
TO see how | my IN ke ruth most pI!at,Ile.
Let those who stand in the Way of truth look
out. Herr, herr Ii England. a.ter all she
has said against slavery, shall draw her sword in
It's deien>e, then say great as she Is. she shall
/ perish by the sword" For thea not Only France
but all the world sh all cry out, Peri,ie Albiorl'
| When she mingles the rel crosses oil the Union
Jack With the Giatical flag of the COME Ierlte
States OF America will not just ccrtlinly
the Trcolor and the Stars and Stripes dJat
once more IN fr.ternal folds Hear hear !
Can France forget who has dOgQeliy helged in
all the fields Of her gloryZ Can Napoleon
forget st. Heenal VIII he at her bidding turn
his back upon the East? Shall "Pattant pour la
/ Syrie'' be heard in France foreverf
Russia strengthens herself by giving up slave Ia
bor for the ommpotent powers Of nature: which
by steam. and electricity. and water, and the me
cllanic, forces share with man the creative ON
impotence Shall England crOss half the globe to
check the Eastern march of her new bora civil
zttionY L have spoken to Engiand-not AN
enemy, but a friend For her own sake, would
have her be true to herself. Ii England would
preserve cotton for her millions of operatives let
her join in putting down the rebellion. Her in
reference in defense of the rebels OF the South
will force Us to do that which would be a Gala nifty
! To Us well as to them-at blow u destroy
slavery forever. The Interests of England and
France lie in the same drec;ion-in the pre- -erva-
| ton of the Union, and the making successful
bcllion impossible. Loud applause.l Especially
does France find safety in our unity and pros
/ perity-for between there is no anita gonism
whatever. We want her silks, her brandies, her
wines, her porcelains, her cloths, her finer cot
tons; her thousand articles of unesu iled taste.
She wants our tobacco our meats, our grains, and
all that while she will not envy us the prosperity
of our ruder manufactures. which put money IA
our purse, and make able to purchase all she
has to sell US. Let England, and France, and
Russia, and Spain, and Mexico. and all the nations
join with us:-The Union-it shall be preserved.
| Tremendous cheers. Planting myself upon the
broad principles of natural law, which it was the
glory of Lord Chatham to introduce into noderr,
diplomacy, most heartily respond to your reso-
buttons: join the old Romans in the purity of my
patriotism; of our nationality, my undying aspira-
ton is Esto perpetual" (et il endure forever;)
of slavery, "Delendi est Carhagol" Carthage
must be destroyedD Long continued cheers