The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-10
nApoLEoN oN ReoIpRooIrN
A Possible Reason why England Was A
ways Ready 10 Fight Him.

A Possible Reason why England Was Al
ways Ready TO Fight Him.
Napoleon was in very good spirits
and seemed very desirous to show that
though he had ambition England was
not without her share also. He said that
ever since the time of Cromwell we had
set up extraordinary pretensions and
arrogated to ourselves the dominion of
the sea; this, after the peace Of Amiens
Lord Sidmouth wished to renew the for
mer treaty Of commerce, which had been
made by Vdssgeunes after the American
war, but that he Napoleon), anxious to
encourage the industry Of France, had
expressed his readiCass to enter into a
treaty, not like the former, which 1t was
clear from the portfolio of Versailles
must be injurious to the interests of
France, but on terms Of perfect reci-
procity-viz, that II France took so
many millions of English goods England
should take as many millions Of French
produce in return. LordAidmouth said;
"This is totally new. Icannot make a
| treaty on these conditions"
every well. cannot force you into a
treaty Of commerce any more than you
can force me, and we must remain as we
are-without commercial intercourse"
"Then," said Lord Sidmouth, there
will be war, for unless the people Of
England have the advantages Of com
merce secured TO them which they have
been accustomed to they viii force me
to declare war"
Gas you please. It is my duty to
study the Just interests of France, and
| shall not enter into any treaty Of com
merce on other principles than those ]
have stated
Hestated that although England made
Malta the pretext, all tile world knew
that was not the real cause Of the rup-
ture-that he was sincere in his desire
for peace, as a proof of which he sent his
expedition to San Domingo. When it was
remarked by Colonel Campbell that Eng
land did not think him sincere, from his
refusing a treaty Of commerce and send
ing consuls TO Ireland with engineers tC
examine the harbors, he laughed and
said that was not necessary, for every
harbor in England and Ireland was wei
known to him. Bertrand remarked thai
every ambassador was a spy.
Napoleon said that the Americans ad
mitted the justness Of his principles o
commerce. Formerly they brought Ovei
some millions Of tobacco and cotton
took specie in return and then wen
empty to England where they furnished
themselves with British manufactures
He refused TO admit their tobacco ant
cotton unless they took from France al
equivalent in French produce. The,
yielded to his system as being just. IL
added that now England had 1t all he
, own way, that there was no power whicl
could successfully oppose her system, an,
4, that she might now impose on Franc
, any treaty she pleased.
1.-THE Bourbons, poor devils there h
checked HIMSELF, are great lords, who ar
contented with having back their estate
+ and castles, but if the French people be
. come dissatisfied with that [the treaty
! and find that there is not the encourage
ment for their manufactures in the in
a terror of the country that there shoul
be, they [the Bourbonsl will be drive
i out in six months. Marseilles, Nantes
! Bordeaux and the coast are not trouble
: by that, for they always have the sam
/. commerce, but in the interior 1t is al
other thing. well know what the fee
ing is for me at Terrare, Lyons and thos
places which have manufactures, an
0 which l have encouraged" - Thoma
: Usher, r. N, in Century.