The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-21
FRANCE.
BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
Assembly of the Corps Leg.
islatiff.
The Emperor's Speech.
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
PARIS, November 19.-The Senate
aud Corps LegisldtJ assembled yes
terday. The Emperor made the fol-
lowing speech
The necessity of resuming the dis
cussion Of important laws has obliged
me to call you together earlier than
usual for your assistance. Since you
separated, vague disquietudes have
arisen to affect the public mind of
Europe and restrict the movements
of industry and commercial transac-
tions In all quarters. Notwithstand-
ing the declarations of my Govern
ment, which has never varied from
a pacific attitude, the belief has been
spread that modification In the in
ternal system of Germany must be-
come a means of conflict. The un-
certainty could not endure longer.
1t is necessary to accept ankly the
changes which have taken place on
the other side of the Rhine, and to
proclaim that, so long as our interests
! and our dignity shall not be threaten
ed, we will not interfere in the trans
formation affected by that one wish
of the population. The disauiet that
has been displayed is difficult of ex-
planation, at period In which France
has offered to the world the most i'm
posing spectacle of Cancellation and
peace The universal exhibition, where
nearly all the .Sovereigns Of Europe
have attended, aud where the repre-
sentatives of the laboring classes of all
countries have met, has drawn
closer the ties of fraternity between
the nations. 1t has disappeared, but
its traces will leave a deep impression
upon our age; for, after having
majestically risen, the exhibition has
only shOne with a momentary bril-
liancy; but it has destroyed a host
of prejudices, and, if errors, the
shackles of labor and intelligence and
the barriers between the different
of international hatreds. These are
what the exhibition have cast behind
it; but these incontestable pledges of
concord do not allow us to dispense
with unproviding the military institu-
| tions of France. 1t is the imperious
duty of every government to follow
progress, Independent of circumstan-
ces, in aid of the elements which con-
stitute the strength of country, and
it is for us a necessity to bring to per-
fection the military organizations, as
our weapons are the army and navy.
The project of law presented to the
| legislative body is divided equally
between the citizens. The charges of
recruitment of that system has ap-
peared so absolute that measures have
been adopted to diminish its bearing.
Since then | have thought it advisable
to submit the important question to
your further consideration. In fact,
this difficult problem cannot be too
carefully investigated, as it touches
on great and contradictory interests.
My Government will propose new ar
rangements-only simple modifca-
tions of the laws of 1S32-but which
achieves the object.
[ have always had in view the re-
! duction of the effective strength of
the army during peace and its increase
! during war. You will examine this.
as also the National Guard mobile,
! under the impression Of that patriotic
idea that the stronger we are the
more certain will be the assurance oil
peace. Peace, despite the efforts OF
us all to secure it, seemed for a mo-
ment in danger. Revolutionary agi-
tation, prepared in broad daylight
threatened the Papal States. The
convention of September not having
been carried out, [ have been com.
'aasd to sssend again our troops