Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-17
HLSkT A. WIsE,
Brig -Gcneral.
From The M.v YrL RraN Of tie l2A.


SPEECH OF LOUIS NAPOLEON ON THE AAERI.
CAN CRISIS.
A. the opening Of the French Chambers, the 27th
January, Napoleon said
'Tbe civil war which d.s1Ates America has greatly
compromised our commercial intsrests. So lorg. how
ever the rights OF neutrals ara respected
confse ourselves pressing wishes for early TEL
miDation Of these disseDtoDs"
Some of the Engsh journals construe the allusion 10
tho ULiled States a covert threat and ntmstrg
the Impotence Ftanee which, when the occasion az.
pears 10 dsmsni it. will eu;eTpose in cur at irs. OEa
british Journal indeed asserts that Louis Napoleon bad
decided to announce n his speech hi intention 10 raise
the blockade calculating the promised moral support
of Eagaud but that Earl Russell deemed II polite to
maintain ''uastctly inactivity" Tor Il lev weeks aud
therefore the Emperor. aeqescng Ia the suSgesop al
uded to the American question IN his speech ~ such
DO not eomiut him. bnt leave him free to watch
and ~ait the course OF events The London Times
seems to fOgeshadow the same policy IL advises tue
English nation against too great eagernees 10 Medde la
American siIars and says this is tine fos awaiting
Hugland ajrd to wait aud u there does come any
real cause OF complaint il Sit tell all the fer her
present paeuce and CsGeaSance. THIS hafmonikas eI
acy With the speech OF the Emperor, who says: $50
long IS the r'ghts Of nrutrah ere respected We must
confne ourselves pIes=ing wishes for early ter
ninadon OF thta1 dssensioRs.'
The logical inference IT, thE, France and England fe
that the blockade OF Che Southern coast /. effective
that they cannot medde with It interfere in our do
mes;c concerns without direct and higrant violation
OF the law Of nations aud tia, their game Is thess.o
tl)cked for the present They are bound S Ih,f osn
procsmstions OF neutrality at the hrsiants OF the war
aud they further bOud ssaee by tie ease Of the
Trent At ha sarse t.le il Is evident that they aIe
looking aSGIld for some leak o. hlw 10 the position OF
the tnited States which will enable them to make cut
csss Coz Intervention such will satisfy the public opn
ion Of Europe.
Napoleon announces that the civil war which 1eso.
la.es America has greatly compromised the Commercial
interests OF Frarce. Let bez tAs is II Is we'll
known that the French Govern lent depends for lie
nue., to very great eept upon the sale Of Tobacco Of
which il g,aYta monopoly, for very large sum, tc
Tyan individuals in France. The agents Of the inc.
nopClsts came here purchase the article aud
this moment there immense quantities Of il worth
many millions of dollars in Virginia for vlcA the mo-
nsy has been paid The question TO- nov s the tobacco
be got out Of Virginia eGG asGyered In France The
ockade is eectva. barrier. Hencs hc nts Of
ae compromised aud the sane time the m.
teresa OF revenue. The deficit in ;he french revenue
amounts to ore thousand yifsns 81 froncs-,wo hun.
drsd millions Of dolss-, sSin has the same arrange
mens and hes ,as sspe interests a, stake both as 10
her coG.asrre aud her revenue. Epgii.h merchants
We AGO nterCss involved in tobacoo Take single
insa ace. Belmont the agent Of the Roihschil s has
purchassd millions worth OF the precious weed for
al English house. 1t les in Virginia, awaiting the
raising Of the blockade Nor is tobacco the only article
Of commerce by which Feipch interests are comprs :
mised Cotton bai been bought to the amount Of ten
millions Of dollars sy tie agents of commercial hoasss
Ia England s1d france and i has been PAID for in
arm9 and munitions OF for the rObel Coufedsrscy
part Of which tie insurgents have received part
they hope to receive as tue blockade broken
up by the European powers.
We have doubt that tie Rreoch Emperor will Agi.
tate the American question in The chAmbers and that
it will be ssated in the British Parliament till put
Tic opinion Is manufactured uOdsr the Iaencs OF which
a crusade will be organized against American freedom