, 1866-09-11

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it is provoked, it may probably show
that the moral element in lis population
is far higher and more prevailing than
that of which The French may boast.
It's convictions are nobler and deeper
seated. But why quarrel with one con-
stituted to prove the best of neighbours?
How puprile 10 complain that France is
not noticed in the King Of Prussia's
speech In that brief a~lIocution deliver
ed during the progress of negotiations, it
was most obviously proper to- abstain as
much as possible from all needless re-
marks on foreign relations. But France,
it is said, deserved thanks from Prussia.
What, for accepting Venetia, and so en-
deavouring to release the Austrian army
in italy to reinforce the troops on the
field against Prussia? If Italy had not
been true to her ally, France would have
defeated all the attempts of the PfuSSian
monarchy and forbidden the reconSlitu-
ton of Germany on a national basis.
One writer says that NapoIeon's neutral
lily was an obligation. What cause had
he for war; And who does not know it
was his policy to let the combatants ex-
haust themselves. and then set up for the
arbi1er of Europe without the cost of a
man or a franc? 1t would have been
much more unfriendly to talk about
France in the speech. Instead of APP
plause, there might have followed deri-
sion. The preIence 10 rule Europe is
popular only where it is set up. We
write this in good faith and friendship,
in much liking for the Emperor Napole-
on's better qualities. They do not serve
him who iucite him by faIsrhoods. We
leave the subject with this satisfaction,
that we are almost inclined to believe
that in any future contest might will be
pretty much the same with right the
strong convictions of peoples worthy 10
have their own will in their own con-
Germs will master all punier aspirations.
Those who have insisted that the Fe-
MAN cause could receive no strength from
the real grievances of Ireland, must
be rather taken aback in reading the
speech made by the Earl Of Kimberley
on the second reading of the Habeas Cor
pus Suspension Bill. The cause and eff
feet which we have always insisted upon
are there traced to the result. While
the Fenians may desire a Republic with
COmmunis'ic demonstrations, a democratic
law OF the strongest, others, Smarting UNI
der absenteeism and The non performance
of all the duties Of landlords, CALLED by
the exhibition Of an usurping Church,
deprived of such hold on the soil rs al
most alone can make a race periodically
content with the Government, and anxious
to defend it, were quite willing, at the
very best, TO stand by and see which
party might prove uppermost, with rather
q desire 10 accept Fenian success than TO
hail the maintenance of British order.
THE artisans aud humber tradeSmen"
were the chief conspirators, ''persons
whose energy and ability rendered them
difficult to deal with" For their uIti-
mate supporters, In the south and wcs;0
Ireland, although the occupirrs of farms
did not take a prominent part in The con-
spiracy, yet, as Il matter of fact, it was
known that had the rebellion broken out,
in many parts of the country they aOouM
haze been perfectly ready to join it." Here
is the careful, We may say the cautiously
restricted, evidence of the man who was
throughout the course of the sedition an
swerable for its repression and anxious
for the truth as TO every symptom. Is
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