The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-12

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The speech OF NJ Gambetta ut TIE opening
session of the Senate to-day was q ter,e and
admirable review of the reccn. political his
tory Of France. lie said: "in taking pos.
session for the third time Of the char to winch
your votes have called me- | feel difficulty
only in expressing IN all lis plcnutudc my
gratitude for this Lew proof Of your great con.
dcnce. The session now before YOU. and
which Is to crown our legislature VIII all W
you, gentlemen, to complete, not without an
effort, the heavy task imposed upon You by
the country. In order to succeed fully IS
said last year, we have much to do; but you
have already done much Since the memora.
bic struggle lasting from May 10 October 1877,
you have continued 10 execute the VIII Of
France. You have put an end to the adven-
lures of personal power and of the old parties.
You have restored, IN all its sincerity, the Gov
eminent Of the country by the country; you
have given back Paris to the Parliament, and
the Parliament to Paris. You have, by grand
act Of clemency and political foresight, thrown
a veil OYER the remains Of our civil dscurds {;
and without in any way jcopardizng repub-
lican order, you have responded to those sen-
timents of humanity and generosity which
are always so powerful in the French EInd.
You have given especially favorable consid.
Grafton to the laws OF national education, and
after reas;crting the rights of the state, which
had been too long neglected, you have insured
the education of every young Frcnchman. BY
introducing, for the first time, into the law an
absolute respect for liberty OF conscience, you
have thoroughly reformed both the superior
and secondary classes of education; you have
richly endowed the three branches Of instruc.
ton, and thus prepared magnificent harvest
of men for the future. Public works have re
ceivcd at your hands an unprecedented and
decisive impulse. The populations that con.
trbuted with their money to the creation Of
the old lines Of railways are now, reciprocally,
about To possess new means Of transport and
exchange. The fine hlrbors that France owes
to nature and the past are, thanks to your gen
erous support, about to be enlarged, thus cna.
bling them to compete with good effect from
Dunkrk to Marsellles with the greatest com
mercial harbors OF Europe Roads and canals,
upon which considerable sums of money " i'll
be spent. and which will be either restored,
added to, or created, will complete this adj
mirable plan of communication by land and
sea. But you have not only devoted your at.
tcntion to industrial and economic affairs you
have displayed n Jealous care in reforming
and reestablishlng the national army and
navy, and you have especially considered the
personnel that is entrusted, at sea az well rs on
shore, with the guardianship and employment
of their immense mdteriel. The position of
officers and soldiers, whether on service or In
retirement, has been improved and that of the
Inon-commIssloned officers has been, and is
Ishll, the object of your constant sollcitude.
| The staff has been rcorganlzed. In voting the
, bills that Will be brought before the House
you will further remodel the law on recruiting.
organize the administration OF the army, and
settle and fix the regulations relative 10 pro-
notion ana one may larry assume that you
Will not separate before you have put the I'm
lshlng touch 10 the great work Of national de-
Tense. You have succeeded IN accomplishing
such programme, thanks To the admirable
capacity for work and economy displayed by
the country, which during the last five years
has, by It's surplus, considerably lightcned each
budget"
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