, 1865-03-07
THE FRENCU LERISIA,
.TURE.
Napoleonss Speech at tho Opening ri
the ScD8toas

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~ towards both parties.
In the south Of Europe tho action of Fenoc
1 was able to exert itself moro rrsolutelv
wished to render possible the solution Of
difficult problem. The convention Of ser
tember Is, disengaged from passionate int;
pretations, consec1ates Two great principle
| the establishment Of the new Kingdom r
| Italy, and ths independence Of the Holy Sef
The provisional and precarious state Of thing
| which aroused SO much alarm, il about to dii
appear. The scattered members Of tha Tta1
ian tatherland no longer seek to attach them
! selves by feeble ties to little State Situate
At the foot Of the Alps. It ia now a rrea
country, which, rising above local ..;ein1tcs,
ana desptsing unrefiectng Excitement, boldl
insula, and places 1T in the midst Of tia r.,
ennines, as IN an inaccessible citadel. Rv 1T
act Of patriotism Italy definitely constitnta
! herself, and becomes at the same time recn1
ei!ed to Catholicity. It engages itself both t
| respect the independence Of the HOLY See
and protect the frontiers Of the Roman State.
thus permitting lis to withdraw our troopl
The Poptifcal territory, eflcaclously guaran
tced, ande itself placed un der the protectfo,
Of q treaty which soIemnly binds the tw,
Governments. The convention, therefore, /
not weapon Of war, but work Of peac
and conciliation.
In Me1icoathe new throne is becoming con
solidated, the country Is being pacifed, It
immense resources are developing. Thes,
arc the happy effects of the valor Of our sol
dlers, Of the good sense OF the Mexican pop
the sovereign. o.
In Japan our navy, Joined with those O
England, Holland apd the United States. hal
given new proof Of what it il able to &C.
complish.
A sudden insurrection has occurred In Aft
ca to trouble the security Of our possessionf
and show how ignorant some Of the native
lent Intentions. It took place at time
when, In spirit Of generous Justice, France
secured the property In the soil to the Arab
population: when, by liberal measures. W.
tried to make the mistaken people under.
stand that, fax from oppreasing them, We
Wished to call them to the benefits Of civill.
zation. At this time, repeat, led astray by
desert raised the standard Of revolt. Not.
witbstanding the difficulties Of the country
and the rigor Of the season, oEr army, skill
fully led, speedily subdued the insurrectiop.
and after the conhictno sauguinary repression
nor useless severity has saddened victory.
Everything, hope, leads to the belief that
the recurrence Of similar disorders will be
avoided.
Ali eur expeditions are thus ap-
proachjnc their. close. Our land forces
have evacuated China, tho navy is
sufficient to maintain our establish
ments in Cochin China, our African army Is
about to be tduced, that Of Mexico is already
returning to France, the garrison Of Rome
will soon return, aud, closing the temple Of
umphal arch the words, !" To the glory Of the
French armies, for victories gained In Europe,
Asia, Africa and America"
Let us prosecute without dtsqufetude the
labors Of peace. The interval between ths
sessions Is employed in seeking the means to
augment the moral and material well being
Of the people, and every useful and true Idea
il sure 10 be received BY me and adopted by
you
Let US, then, examine together the measurea
proper TO Increase the prosperity Of the en-.
pire. Religion and public Instruction are the
objects Of mJ constant sollcitude. All ereeds
enjoy equal liberty, and the Catholic clergy
exercises even without the bounds Of its min
istry legitimate influence. Under the law
on education It has part In tho education OF
youth. Under the electoral lsn 1t can onter
the public councils, and BY the Constitution
1t ats In the Senate. But the more we sur
round it with confederation and Difference tho
more ne depend that 1t will respect the fun
dnmental laws Of the state. 1t i ny duty to
maintain intact The tights Of ths ciril power,
which, from the time Of St. Louis, have never
been abandoned by any sovereign In France.
The development Of public Instruction
merits your soiicitude. In the country OF
universal suffrage every citizen should be
able to read and write. 4 bill will be pre-
kented to you for the still greater axtea.lon
OF primary instruction.
endeavor every ycAr to diminish the OBJ
stacles which have 20 long opposed them
selves In France TO the free expansion of In
dl1idual Initiative. By the law upon coa{t-
tlons Toted last year, those who Werk, a.
those : ho employ, have learned to settle
their differences without reckoning upon tho
to regulate the variable connection botreea
supply and demand. At present fresh pro.
jects will have the object Of leaving greater
liberty to commercial associations; and free
Ing the administration from responsibility
always illusory. I have 1t at heart to des-
trey all the obstacles Which opposed the ere.
alton Of societies destined to ameliosate the
condition of the working classes. In prom
Using the, establishment Of these societies
without abandoning tho guarantees for pub
lie security We shall facilitate useful expert
1nent. The Council Of State has studied With
care law tending to give greater powers 10
the municipal councils and councils general.
The commuues and the departments will
thus be called upon to transact their own af
fairs, which, decided upon the spot, will be
more promptly settled. This reform will
complete the ar1augements made to simplify
Or suppress minute regulations which u1-
necessarily complicated the wheels Of the
administration.
The commercial liberty inaugu1ated by the
treaty With England Is extended to our rela-
tons with Germany, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom Of Norway and Sweden.
The came principles should naturally apply
to commercial navigation; and law il being
for establishing upon tho sea that
competition which alone stimulates progress.
h - MD ntS1~$ ian. nj all =.
Ind roads Is the necessary complement of the
which have been commenced,
We shall, this year, accomplish = portion Of
Dur task BY stimulating private enterprise, or
BY approp1iating to this object the resources
of the State without compromising the good
Of our finances, and without having
recourse to credit. The facility Of communi-
cation in The interior as with the exterior
promotes commerce, stimulates industry, and
prevents The too great rarity or abundance
r products, the effects of which are alter
,ately hnrtinl either to the consumer or the
roducer. The more our mercantile marine
il extended the greater will be the facility of
transport, the less cause will there be to COM
plain of those abrupt changes In the price of
lble to meet the partial Inconvenience suffer
ID By agriculture. Some attribute the mo-
nentary suffering to the suppression of the
sliding scale; they forget that in 1851, when
vas In existence, the depreciation in tho
'1ice OF cereals was far more considerable,
nd that this very year the export OF wheat
ar exceeds the import. # is, on the contra
=, due to liberal legislatton-to the I'M
1ulse given 10 al the elements OF NATIONAL
Lmeunted in 1851 to two miIliards SIX hun
lred and fourteen million francs, has now
isen to the ,prodigious sum Of upwards Of
even m1llfards:
new bA1s VAL pc laid before you In another
lt1ect1on, With the object OF increasing the
guarantees Of andtStdual berty-the first au-
yithout bail, even In criminal cases; The Sec
md suppreEs1ng personal arrest in civil and