The national Republican., 1867-11-22
TnE FRENCH EMPEROR,s SPEECH
TO THE CORPS LEGIsLATIF.

TO THE CORPS LEGIsLATIF.
The cable dispatch Of LOUIS NAPoLEos's
speech to the French Legislature was published
in our issue yesterday. 1t Is remarkable doc.
ument, and exhibits In the most prominent light
the masterly powers Of mind and management oi
that most wonderful man, who now controls the
destinies Of the French nation. The speech
abounds with the deepest, most far. seeing and
sagacious comprehension Of these great quss-
tions that might, under some circumstances, in
volve all Europe in a war or. being properly ad-
justed and settled may lead to universal and
continued peace.
At the outset the Emperor assumes that bis
Government has never varied from q pacific at
titude, and intimates that the notion which has
prevailed, that he meant to interfere In the
Management Of the internal affairs Of Germany,
is entirely q misapprehepsion Of his designs and
purposes. He reaches the conclusion that the
uncertainty which has hitherto existed in re-
spect to this matter can exist no longer.
The world will be slow to give LOUIS NAPo-
LEON credit for this disinterestedness which be
assumes to have felt In the internal affairs Of
Germany; but they must give him credit for
great StatesmsnShip and signal ability in max.
to concode to the Germanic Confederation the
rights which they claim, that the peace and
harmony of Europe may be preserved, and that
all tho disturbances of business and commerce.
which have arisen through any misundsrstand-
ings growing out Of his supposed intentions, may
now pass away forever. more adroit, or .
more saglcious manGuyor to avoid or es-
cape a great and complicated calamity and
a national disaster was never, in the
history of the world, or in the annals Of diplo-
macy, resorted to by a ruler with such triumph
ant success. This graceful yielding to an i'm.
perative necessity, and that, too, at an hour
when 1t could be done with an acquiescsncs that
was free from all apparent restraint, or unat.
tended by anything that should seem like CON-
pulsion, is nothing less than q msster.stroke Of
policy, such as but few men who have ever ruled
in this world have had the forecast to see or the
wisdom to adopt.
The Emperor says:
at Is necessary to accept frankly the changes
which have taken place on the other side Of the
Rhine, and to proclaim that so long as our In
tsrests and our dignity shall not DO threatened
we will not interfere In tho transformation sf-
fectsd by one wish Of the population"
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the voice of the people is potential. and must bs
respectedi which rarely comes from a crowned
head. 1t shows that LOUIS NAPOLEON understands
the popular impulses Of the age, and that hs
knows II these impulses cannot be resisted they
can be controlled and directed into channels that
now peacefully along, and that thereby all sud
den outbreaks and tumults which disturb human
society may be in a measure avoided. It will
be seen that in this single paragraph he main.
tains AL preserves tho dignity Of the French
nation by proclaiuing non.interferenee. To all
Europe he sHys France must be let alone,
harda N We shall 10 on with our preparations
foe War .LI lL al ''e rracefu' empOym meuts oi
g.nmrf.r esrIeu.D .DuIe, and manufactures. Thil
is our right, aud France will stand up for it,.
This il a wise and liberal Cfiering to the people
showing them that they shall have work snt
breali Gad it is also calculated to satisfy th,
national pride of the Frenchman by telling hin
"your national dignity shall not be interfsret
with. France can afford to let other nation
alone If they will not interfere with US"
He slides out of his Italian difficulties by pro
posing a conference of the different Powers o
Europe in respect to the rights Of the Holy Sec
leaving this conference to adjust all things Il
reference to the temporal power Of the Pope
The French troops will be withdrawn from Rome
This speech abourds in many remarkable nj
terancss, upon which thoughtful men and state'
men the world over will ponder and whstsvs
may be the different conclusions to which the
may come in regard to it, all must agree tha
LOUIS NAPOLEON has now given to the world
display of wisdom kindred to that which marks
his course after the battle Of sofsrino, in termi
mating his war with Austria.