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Kingston Chronicle (Kingston, ON1819), September 10, 1831, p. 2

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the kingston chronicle satttnltn stpttritbtr i0 1831 by the columbia at new york we have inter ijgcncc from london to ihc 1st august our tirst interest is ourcountry wc are imp py to find that it now on joy 3 inucli tranquillity und prosperity it would appear as if ihe pec pie felt assured that the great measure in pro grcss must establish itself and consequently they take but moderate curiosity in the disputatious temper with which the timid and opiniativc por tion of the aristocracy resist it triumph there is a want of magnanimity in this matter lu bay the least statesmen may eschew sentimentality as much as they please but as the wise man says there are times for all things for our part we own we could have willingly spared much of their needless opposition j and the bo roughmongers and the inveterate foes of legiti mate reform might we think have withdrawn themselves from public opinion instead of drag ging along tike the wounded snake their slow and disfigured coils before the country ministers stand their ground with heroic forti tude 3nd we never will for moment indulge a fear for their victory we will receive as a royal augury earl greys investment with the symbol of british prowess and m having under taken a just war against abuse we rely on it that he will stand firm taliantly fight and sac cef fully conquer his majestys coronation w fixed for the 8th of august the good sense of ministers v if u to them we have to refer it has been evinced by the proposed moderate scahof this solemnity ten years have passed since that of george the 4th tu surpass it would be it is said impossible sir walter scott who has described the scene pro nounced it perfection and the reality of its grandeur wc almost think hampered his pen if king william is enthroned with less pomp and circumstance there will be a moral magnificence in the event beyond the reach of art before the 8th the reform question may have been decid ed and if lord j russet can throw down the bill triumphant in westminster cathedral it will present a more imposing defiance to the world than the guantlet of the dymokes in an incidental debate in the commons on the affairs of ireland mr stanley informed the house that during next session a complete and effectual revision of the magistracy of ire land would take place upon this announcemcnfmro sprung from his seat and declared that no greater boon or blessing could be bestowed upon the country than that just announced the 12th of july appears to have created some irritation and one or two affrays the voice of the country is loud against the cause mr stan leys announcement fibove slated will bring the axe to the root of this barbarous relic of perse cution our foreign intelligence will be found ex tremely interesting a crisis approaches on the continent the destiny of europe and the poli tical and social condition of its people arc now to be ficcided the king of france has taken up his political prtiifiti wrh ttttlfpwl ft iwd f tr- cp maintain lus present ground amul the precipi tous and slippery regions of french passion and fickleness he will have a place in history as they bay its speech has more of the political bulletin than most royal addressee and inform us of the important fact that a mediation in fa vour of poland docs exist surely wc must con clude that failing this something is lo done kings do not ask to be refused prussia has proclaimed an ambiguous conjunc tion with russian policy and an interlocutory de claration against poland if king frederick fore sees war perhaps he only seeks to pave the way for neutrality wc have heard it said that in prussia there is a party who favour the aggrandizement of russia and would be willing to be absorbed into the empire of the autocrats where they would become the intel lectual muftis and mandarins of a new and con quering people if the last intelligence from the seat of war is correct the fate of poland was on the very eve of trial the russian armies had crossed the vistula concentrating on warsaw which fortifi ed by skill according to circumstances and with the army of the patriots ready to defend itor act in favour of ks defence must bring their noble efforts to a sanguinary and perhaps final ordeal so far as their own heroic exertions can avail it is not second in importance to any question of the times what will be its final eflfcct 7 as a frontier nation placed between the germanic kingdoms and the present and future power of russia as assumed by itself or attributed by others poland is the joint from which the ba lance must vibrate there may he little to dread from such rulers as alexander the late govern ed by the petticoat piety of madamekrudcncror from the present incumbent who appears to be neither allied to mars nor stnicholas but were another peter to arise capable of soaring above those pcty and barbarous discords of customs and ideas which overwhelm common minds and of uniting his nomads in one bright and dazzling dream of conquest and glory who can set bounds lo the mighty toirent some indeed wholnvc looked into the question and the condition of the continent have thought that europe has not yet reached that luxurious ripeness which precedes a new cycle of barbarism and civilization this nevertheless is not easily decided the s poti ons forms of order and intelligence strike uncul tivated mind the barbarian only sees what he covets and he covets only what he understands the tiuts who fled at the aspect of the roman lvnatemusi have been savages of the first iratrr and ivi not lig met with every day vvo arc judges of our own condition and europe nay up- ar in h- eyw of the tartar in another itilit when rome und constantinople were til- bd with swlutf and ivfttol livfrif wlilt they possessed refined tactician and heroism vcl lingered in its intellectual ion is thdliiiy of their empire was much njnre clearly and closely ditfcrtfscd m the council uf iho limit and vandals and the vissions oflhcltmnan pa triot were but those of thodyni aklivnnsr mr william the classical and acute liiognu pher of alexander the great observes u for 11 tivcandlwcuiy centuries thi irtiple of the 14 north have bum the scourge of asia and ku- 11 rope nor will any thing ever stay this plague m but the introduction of european aria and set eiucs among the inhabiian with all deference duetto the learned gentle man wc would hint that his proposal savoury a little of his craft j being renowned in pedagogy ism bethinks the world can he schooled into clerkship and good behaviour but even if his cure was a specific il would be of ton slow an operation and it is not the policy of the czars to favor the emasculating ferula vet if the ar- inidian seductions of the sciences ami aits an d the enjoyments ofpeaccful habils cannot avail- arms and hostilities promise but littc better unless by one great confederacy ananti-scythi- an crusade common wars but aggravate iho disease the macedonian hero setting out to subdue the world only ventured to raze their confines he fell the shock and turned aside to more prudent and profitable glory napoleon after ho had triumphed over united kingdoms and monarchs banded against his crown fled like a criminal from the attempt without power to command a shelter for his head are the destinies of civilization and barbar ism reversed and is the scythian spell- bo und by the genius of modern art our readers will perceive that the french sue cess at lisbon made known by king philip is confirmed by a direct arrival from the tagu in the united states don pedro having abdicated the throne of brazil resumes that of portugal coshojuence the possession of the former be ing the terms of his surrender as for m miguel he must have found his sovereignty a poor trade when he could not pay l30000 the claim of the french for commercial seizures the accession of don pedro will have a most beneficial influ ence in portugal tried and instructed by ad versity and change he brings to his government the lessons of l that sttrn and rugged mtrf to whom all men owe the knowledge which tho no science fairly worth the seven portugal under such a prince may again be distinguished in arts and arms and thclusitani- an glory be recollected without sliarne brazil is once more a prey to the deiirium of revolution the south americans have reduc ed anarchy to periodical explosions ami massa cres as ohl philosophers would earthquakes which shows the advantage of practice not being capable of using the moral engine liko our iicighimw and stretching their enemies upon iho rack of the prcs they 010 obliged to recur to the old fashioned system of the dungeon and the scalfuui themorei eugtrit however will not be sufficient by and bye the scheme of repub licanism every day assumes a fouler character and its impossible virtues must soon cease to command evenoutward hypocrisy the univer sal necessity of dissensions the mixed rage of h boundless pleasure and of boundless wealth want wishing change and waste requiring war- a pauper population creeping on the stops of luxury a nation of slaves in their homes ullifllug hu ttii a l ifn1liial lova liutuitii round the lands turn from them by rapine and craft if all tbirfundtt in other than destruction history is a jest book if its voice is truth such a system must by the known action of human nature l stream into blood and dai ken into woe society cannot possess a moral virtue and vigour equal lo the task of throwing off this burden of iniquity the french journals express their belief that sir e codringtons squadron has gone lo the baltic sea a report gains ground that the sultan is ra pidly preparing to take advantage of the present crisis to recover the provinces which he has lost from russia the sultan had left con stantinople and it is said was with the fleet and various surmises had arisen from the re cent arrangements and important ameliorations in the government ifit is so we wish him success as the old saying goes in every quar ter of the moon extensive contributions have been made throughout england for the distressed parts of the west of ireland the committee have stat ed that ll2000 is still wanting to accomplish the requisite relief but no doubt is felt that it will be furnished by the benevolent or the in terposition of government provincial boundary loie we had proposed a portion of this pamphlet for our first page but we feel in some measure obliged to devote it to our correspondent one of the people in the mean time we wish to stale that the ob ject or proposal of the author is that an im mediate petition 10 the king and to the parlia ment of great britain be prepared that the u- snal andmot active means be forthwith adopt ed to call the general attention of upper cana da to this otherwise unremoveablc evil and em- hurrassment that the country be informed of the indispensable necessity of an early settle ment oftho question or of knowing how far the imperial government is aware of the injury of its origin influence and consequences the old and somewhat extravagant ideas of the sacredncss of boundaries are clearly deriv ed from the jewish agrarian system and a spice of this feeling we believe may exist under some barb more specious on the st lawrence but however perfect it may he in individual property or national buundaries il ha nothing to do with the sections of one federate empire to endeavour the prrprtuiiy of un injurious deri- snn ariing liuttl partial considerations of verv minor weight awl character wnuldarfiuca most vexatious and obsliliatedfcpiiitioih at tho pc- j rwd uf the dumiiibvimviit otiiudi thi- na- pectlvd fortunes of these magnificent territories wfre little itimilcd oillitihi this u heoihr mil ol the atlantic that a rash arrangement should have been made 111 reference to the niol prominent mtrrcst of the moment was to be epected nor ran wc do nmre than rrentihe ihsenec of that distributive wisdom nod cutlih which waft greatly required hi past time lite foresight which would have insured to the tun province their communicable privilege mighl however have hern looked for hut k moral view of llie qursiinn at that time completely overshadow til tin jrreat commercial era which was then only dawning- we will not conceal thai there mav he ajret- tn which would seek to preserve an advantage even thus obtained hui wc would find n diffi culty in eulogising the liberality and wisdom tin reby displayed thai oversight ignorance or false judgment never math their icorksfor man to mnuf is n doctrine which we must hope will be disowned in these provinces j and as wc have an umpire ceially interested in the prosperity of both we are confident that on ti full representation to the imperial government a decision will be made suitable to existing ob jects nnd necessities low- r canada can only wish justice and it may rest awtved great bri tain will act lo use their own phrase tnvmi tiers the great ami inciling interest we have to nuke the st lawrence and the canadian pro vinces the commercial route of those immense regions lo the west now hurrying on to pros perity and wealth the active and ambitious views of our neishhours which neither slumber nor sleep all call for the removal of every bar and prevention and impediment it is not alone against new york state wc have to contend boston feeling itself verging on adriatic decay and stimulated by her usurping rival has in pro ject a rail road lo ogdcnburg and if the new england stales succeed in the approach ing struggle for the presidency and the conti nuation perhaps enerease of the tariff there is little doubt they will accomplish their design that upper canada should possess aporl of entrv nd all source of distrust und jealousy be removed from between the provinces no longer politically connected but by dissatisfaction arc truths sufficiently evident either this evil must be removed or the provinces be reunited jvow is ihc time for remedy we need not hope fjm will encreae the necessity of its application can diminish the prejudice or ob- stmae that may oppose it incip rusticus exptctat dum dejluat amnis lie kxcbllenci lord aybcr has gobc on a tui ihrotigh the eastern tt unships of lower canada tlk number of emigmnh atuuebcc up to the 3d of september arc 42w7 the deputy post master general in lower canada is actively enyaged ir establishing thro remote ftetllameilla the advariage of post-com- mimieitinn tour new line arc stateil in tho last ciuebcc journals one iieluding u popula tion of forlv thoiwbrtd inhabirtnts v the society for the relief of emigrants at quebec continues its zealous and humane cllorts in consequence of a minished fundsa meeting was held on 1st september- ll50was subscribed at tho meeting id gentlemen ap pointed to carry their resolutions and appeal to the public into effect his excellency ihc go- vernorinchief the lord bishop of uucbec the coadjutor of quebec and the officers of r- e and artillery had liberally contributed exglaxd a meeting is advertised in montreal for the purpose of adopting some standorj weight for wheat considered merchantable in order to give the produec of the province a more fixed rank in the market we regret to observe in the montreal jour nals the death of joseph pcrrault esq member of the assembly for the county of montreal he was highly esteemed u a citizen and his zeal practical ability in behalf of improvement and the agriculture of lower canada justly claimed the respect and gratitude of the pro vince the foundation of the proposed extensive addition to the montreal hospital to be desig nated by the late mr richardsons name was to be laid in a few days with masonic honors qutc markets the quantity of upper ca nada wheal arriving at present is very trifling a good deal of tho lower canada crop of last year is still in the hands of the farmers wheal exported up to the 30th august 1245203 bushels flour 50223 barrel the midland district agricultural society held their meeting at the court house on wednes day arj thursday last and wc understand that arrangements were made tu have cattle shows and ploughing matches in the several counties in the district next month the list of premi ums offered with other particulars will appear in our paper of next week in the meantime we hopfl the spirited exertions of the president und directors at these meetings will be followed up by bite farmers of the counties for whose real benefit the societys labours are intended the cattle show and ploughing matches for ihe county of frontenac will be held at water loo on the second thursday in october next tuft herald states thai thcaoricuilural soci ety ha commissioned one of its directors to pro ceed 10 genesee for a supply of wheat for seed of the first quality it is expected in a few days when ran equal proportion will be sent to the vtaufvcwjbir vtfk liutnox and arlington vmf- r the late regatta at quebec has excited qtite a nautical spirit the sports of the wave are lite- ly to outrival those of the turf two beit of si 00 each have been made to decide the com parative merits of the provincial aad u s- hull of oared boats the rrockville pharnix contains a noticrrc- qwesting j mcyrrs of portsea england r-si- dent during a part of 1829 at brckvileto con- municaie through their office with his affliccd parcntm edmund dluotfo is in like manner requeued lo address j g hcthunc esq or the editoi of the star coburs by one of his parents on mondn the assises commenced the lion the chief justice presiding john macau- lay thomas markland and thomas dorland esquires associates the charge addressed to he graitil inrv w apposite und impressive thedutit8 jrf j gistratc on whsc energy aid vigiient-f- iii piacc and fcirity of a couu ains iiiainv dcpeml wrre po out with r at lorcc and distinctness and the nature and evidenes of tho particular crimes indicated in the present ca lendar particularly and practically explained his lordship adverted to the great deficiency felt from the want of a penitentiary or house of corrcctionrcquired by the progress of populati on and the present views of criminal punish ment it is neither our custom nor wish to interpose our opinion on the jet and arguments of our correspondents wc feel however compelled to notice the nlira piety of our valued corres pondent 0ne of the people touching certain acts of his present majesty leaving marriage in possession of all its honors and blessings wc protest against its absolutism in this case na tions and communities are benefitted and pre served by laws affecting ihrir sovereigns and limiting their natural claims on this subject wc would beg to urge against one of the people nol merely ihc practice of the past the custom of ihc most renowned orders of ho nor as the knishts of malta but the sure and unerring voice of nature in alt ranks of life and in all ae constancy and unyielding evidence of affection and sincer ily have triumphed over the laws justly ho nored and revered as they am hy this constar- cy nature offers a guarantee equivalent to law ittwlfj and by confining deviation from right within such barred bounds licentious and faith less tics arc ii less reprobated and rejected wc leave k one of the people no well qualified as he isto make his own palinode and lo the task of evidence willing ourselves to attempt it however imperfect should he decline the obligation distant danger- a comet saylhe astro mcrs coming within 1 3000 leagues of the eaij would produce some sensible derangement 0 our system now it appears that the comcf 0 1832 will approach the orbitof our planet ft kg tune as plato would say of 13000 league if the earth should be at its perigee in regar 0 the comets path al that time what will o p a of paris say we are indebted to the german philosophy fortius agreeable information their attentio 4ippfyilij iiii twkul siui nurrvm i tftdorviug of every praise we should no much satisfied could the edi tor of the pali ot feel assured we only yield to hu contagion of the press which the editor might know 1 m like kindred plagues exhaust ed iisrlf and now inert and harmless the new comd tn the 2 nerk mask was not es- eahilu d m till society was winnowed tho ratiiii iiwdc a mistake in alludjjg to ihe tviniimiiii inn pnjiiu the second chapter on colonial representa tion will occupy our first page next week for the kingston chronicle sir i am sorry to sec one of your columns so deeply polluted with slander and falsehood by a mr x and as i am the person alluded i sy this mr x i feel it a duty which i owe to myself and friends to contradict some of the statements made by him he says that i got up and preached about the duty of loving sub jects addressing his majesty this sir is a mistake i said it was the privilege of that meeting lo express a sense of gratitude to his majesty and ministers for the liberal disposition they had already manifested and a confidence in their ability to govern affairs in such rt way as would secure to the people their legal rights there was no address proposed or mentioned mr x say that i married two couple under the new act from behind the counter this sir is a most palpable falsehood i have mar ried several couple under the new act butjnot from behind the counter as mrx would wick cdly insinuate i can prove by my clerks and others that there has not been a couple married on my premises by any person since the new act passed mr x says that i slander others in my dis courses especially the episcopal clergyman of the same place to this i can only aay that if preaching against the practice of parties of plea sure card playing dancing and excess uf wine c c 4c is slandering others i of course must plead guilty mr x says that i am found at elections drumming up votes for the good cause and threatening their iriends if they vote for any other than a methodist that they will he turn ed out of the society this statement ir is as false as the heart of x is foul i put him or any other man to defiance to prove thi asser tion he then adds that he has a thousand anecdotes of the most monstrous absurdities which he may furnish at another time ye mr chronicle i dare say that this cng of un clean birdsthis fountain of bitterness am i may add this assassin that w attc to stab the character of his neighbour in tl dark can furnish a thousand lies in addition t those he has already propagated but i wotdrf most sincerely advise him al once to come to a f stand urnt repent of his evil deeds bci with all other liars receive his portion m j lake which burns with fire and brimsto i am sir your humble servant john reynolds bclluilk si ptciibr 1th 631 house of lords friday july 15 several petitions for tho abolition of sla very were presented lord lortou prcscu- tcd a petitiou from boyle koscommou calling for the repeal of the union hut was most decidedly opposed to ils prayer he attributed the excitement iti ireland on the subject to the arts of base demagogues called upou govcroment to suppress the impcrium in imptrio existing there aud recommend ed h tax on landlords for the employment and support of the poor the marquis of westmcath spoke strongly against the prayer of the petition thk church plurality of livikc- lord kiog introduced a bill to prevent the holding of a plurality of livings proposing that no benefice with the cure uf souls should be held in commfruan if of the annual value of 500 or upwards aod that uo cleryman holding such benefice should be enabled to recover tithes beyond that amount the bishops of loudon aod bristol thought the hill highly objectionable and the duke of wellington considered it to he a direct at tack on the property of the cburcli- the bill was read a first time the loudon courier of the 27th con tains the following highly important intelli gence we have this moment received from tiu official source the declaration of prussia relative to poland tho prussiau govern ment has just declared that it isnof nevtrat in polish affairs that it couiders it has a rijht to aid russia in every way io faci litating the passage of provisions and mu nitions of war to the russian army id pol and and to treat the poles asrevoltedsub- jects inline that the present stale of prus sia is inactivity but not neutrality this de claration will do doubt change the policy of our cabinet for the system of noninter vention not being adhered to hy others we are nottokeepit besidestiacjitjtris a voluntary situation which makes no eo- ageuieuts aud which is ugainst the system of aoniotervention for prussia to say to day it will adhere tooeulrality tomorrow it may enter poland with its armies with out oilier powers having a word to say france cannot permit this new political situation which io fact is ootbiag else thao direct intervention our cabinet we trust will cn this occasion support those liberal principles abroad which we are strenuously advocating at home the morniug herald of the 28ih corro borates the foregoing statement which galhersstrength by the following paragraph from the morniog paper of the 3fth under the city date of the preceding even ing serious apprehensions appear to be en tertained in certain quarters least thecou- duct of prussia in regard to poland should lead to a declaration of war oq the part of france agaiusl ihe former power our apprehensions however are the very re verse wc fear that france will not de clare war against prussia hut at the same time we must say that if the freoch gov ernment do hot take some effectual steps to enforce the ueutrality of that nation they will prove themselves the veriest poltrooos that ever were placed at the head of a great people the same remarks will apply though not perhaps with equal force to our cabinet should they quietely suffer the ag ressions of prussia against poland the following paragraph is from the morning herald of the 20th under the city date of the previous day and seems wor thy of attention sahtcsio ftfrfwsflfs6lb the existence of a treety between great britain and france whereby the two gov ernments have hound themselves to ao id- lercenioo with russia in favor of the poles- the treaty was concluded about a month our readers will recollect that we m since announced this fact in our article of yes terday but as isprobable thatourcootem- porary bad his intelligence from qo official source we consider that the existence of the treaty ia now placed almost beyond doubt foreign france the chambers wereo- pened on the24th every demonstration of loyally accompanied the ceremony the following is the speech delivered which excited as will be perceived the most lively sensations messrs the peers and gentlemen deputies i am happy to find myself amongst you in the centre of this place where france has received roy oaths penetrated with the duties which they have imposed upon me i shall always give effect to the national will of which you are the constitutional organs and i expect 00 your part the frank and entire cooperation which will assure to my government that strength without which it will be impossi ble to answer ihe expectations of the nation i have said gentlemen that the charter shall he a truth what i have said is accom plished the charter is the constitutional monarchy with all its conditions loyally maintained with all its consequences frank ly accepted lively applause it is true that by the uniform action of all the powers of the state we shall put au end to those prolonged agitations which feed the guilty hopes of those who work for the return of the fallen dynasty or of those wbodream of the chimera of a repub lic loud applaase from the chamber here interrupted his majesty aod loud cries of long live the king divided upon the object they agree however in the will to overthrow no matter at what price the public order founded by the revolution of july but their efforts shall be disconcerted or punished fresh applause in calling me to the throne france has willed that the royalty shall be national it did not desire that royalty should be pow erless a government without strength would not suit the desires of a great nation i have just returned from travelling in france the proofs of affection which i have received iu this journey have very deeply touched my heart the wishes of france are present to my thoughts youwillaid me to accomplish them order shall be pro tected liberty be guaranteed and every factious effort confounded aud repressed thus that confidence wth be icnowetlfoi the future whirli n ion can recataldmt the prtmieriti 01 1 j cm iwy 1 1 is to inn 1 v lliifr miii effect it it 10 con solidate more and mure ihe constitutional mouarchy that i have caused to he prepa red the different projects of laws which will be proposed to you you will i hope recognize iu that which has for its object the decision ofa cram constitutional question reserved by the char ter for the examination of the chamber that i always seek to put our institutions in harmony with the interests aud wishes of the nation enlightened by experience and matured by time you will have likewise to examine con formably to the promises of the charter the projects of the lows destined to complete the departmental aod municipal organiza tion to determine the responsibility of min isters and of other ngeuts of goverurueot aod to regulate the liberty of instruction some otber projects of laws upon the re cruiting of the army upon the peonl code upon finance and 00 different public inte rests will be equally submitted to you 1 ndmii tho whole extent of the sufferings which tho actual commercial crisis has cau sed to the natiou 1 am afflicted at it aod 1 admire the courage with which liey have beeo borne i hope that they now approach their termiuation nod that soon the con solidation of order will give the necessary security to the circulation of capital ami restore to our commerce nod industry that spirit aod activity which under a govern ment always guided by the national inte rests can only be momentarily interrupted the state of our finaoccs is satisfactory if our wants are great abuodaul resources are exhibited for their aid the annual budgets for 1831 1832 will be presented to you iu the opening of this session reductions have been made in the differ ent branches of the administration they would have been carried still farther ifthe increase of our means of defence and the developoment of our military force bad not up to this time imposed upon us great sacrifices uravosj i shall hasten to diminish thi burden as soon as i have acqoired the certainty of accomplishing it without compromising the dignity and safety of r ranee this certainty will depend upooa general disarmiog france desires this- the gov ernments of europe will feel iw necessi ty the interest of all requires it i have the satisfactiou to announce to you that up to the present time 1 have not beeo under the necessity of employing all the resources which the chamber bad plo- ced at my disposal since the revolution of july france has regained in europe therauk which belongs to her nothing henceforth shall wrest it from her fbravos never was her in dependence better guarrauteed i our na tional guards who are worth armies our armies the flt depositories of the inheri taoce of our ancient glory will defend thia independence as they have hitherto pro tected our internal peace and liberty i have to felicitate myself upon the amic able relations which foreign governments preserve with mine we ought to seek to preserve the bonds of friendship so oatural nod no ancient which unite france to the united states of america a treaty has terminated a con troversy for a long timo pending between two countries which have such claims for mutual sympathy other treaties have been concluded be tween the mexican audllaytian republics alitheseacts shall be communicated to you as ftoon a ihcy have been ratified nod nffiasfrnffaln ici youhuuluoo i have given new orders to our cruisers to assure the execution of the law of last session for the more effectual suppression of ihe slave trade- as soon as i demanded it the troops of the emperor of austriahave evacuated the ro man states a real amnesty tho abolition of confiscation aod important changes io the administrative and judicial systom have been given such are the ameliorations which wil we hope assure tt those staios that their tranquility shall be no longer troubled ttlld that tin equilibrium of europe will he preserved by the maintenance of their independence tho kingdom of the low countries as constituted by the treaties of 1814 and 1815 has ceased to exist the independeoce ofbelgium aod her reparation from hol land have been acknowledged by the great powers the king of the belgtros will not form partofthe german confederacy the fortresses raised to menace france aod aot to protect belgium will be demol ished loud applauso here again inter rupted the speech a neutrality reorgani sed by europe aod the friendship of france will assure our neighbours an independence of which we have been the first support the power which rules in portugal has committed outrages on frenchmen it has violated against them the laws of justice and humanity to obtain redress vainly de manded our ships appeared before the ta- gus i have received intelligence that they have forced the entrance of that river satisfaction up to that time refused has been sinco offered the portuguese ships of war are now 10 our power aod the tri-co- loured flag floats on the walls of lis bon great applause aod cries of m long live the kiog a saoguioary and furious coaflict is pro- longed in poland thocoofiict excites tho liveliest emotions io the heart of europe i am endcavouriog to put an eud to it af ter having offered my mediation i have sought to induce that of the great powers 1 have wished to stop tho ellusiot of blood to preserve the south of europe from the evils of the contagiou which this war is propogatiog aod above all to assure for poland whose courage has recalled the old affections of france cries of bravo the nationality which has resisted al lime aod its vicissitudes loud applause you will doubtless judge that in these difficult negotiations ihe true interests of france the interests of her prosperity of her power aud her houor have beeo de fended with perseverance and diguiiy eu rope is oow convinced of the loyalty of our disposition and of thesiucerity of our wish es for the preservation of peace but it is also wilh the demonstration of our streogth to susiaiu a war that we relyshould we bo called upoo to resist unjust aggression it is in persisting iu the political system co

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