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those letters, it is not for us to prove it Ler those deplorable manifestations of hatred and resentment be read. To republish them is the most effective roprisal to which we could resort, because a serious people ought to be profoundly ashamed of shch a display of envy and bombast combined. If those who wrote those letters, whoever they be, had cop. fined themselves to criticisms on the operationa of the French fleet or on the orders issued by the Admiral, or on the manures of the ships, or even
who on the accuracy of the firing, this inoffensive satis. faction might be left with them as quictus for their receive no direct impr ions, whose ability and ill-bomour. But to accuse a French Admiral honour are not at stakes, and who, accordingly, French officers, and, in fine, the French navy, of should be calm and moderate, like simple specta being deficient in courage-what a miserable actors, indulge, on the contrary, in provocation and casation) We would consider that we were offering abuse. What directs the former? The sentiment an insult to the son the King, as well as to all oftruth and justice, the love of peace and civilisa
Our French contemporaries are all possessed those who are fighting gloriously under his orders, tion. What directs the others 1. A wretched am- and carried away by the one absorbing subject if we did more than shrug our shouldiers when we bition, the prospect of disorder, and the desire of our fotters from Tangier. They can talk of read such folly. God forbid that wo should humi, figuring on a Ministerial bench. As regards the nothing else. They have no eye, car, tongue, fiate them by defending them. God forbid that we Times, its object is not even so elevated. Its an- freling, for any one fact, great or small, at present, should return insult for insult. Nations are bound xiety to sell as many numbers as possible induces but the great crime of which we have been guilty to respect each other as well as individuals. There it to fatter the prejudices of the most brutal por in publishing certain accounts of the bombardiment, Hoop As one thing of which we have right to be proud in tion of the English people; and, as hovels are more from eye-witnesses. The Journal des Debats thinks the presence of these verbal insulta; it is the con- numerous than enstles, and clowns than dukes, it we ought to blush up to the eyes at having com.g
rast afforded by the attitude and language of pub- places its writing and politics, on a level with its mitted such enormity. The Press says The insanity." Jio opinion in France, it is the calm and dignified customers,”
Times extends its hostility to us even to ins reapeat of itself which the public has maintained We take pleasure" anys the Reforme fre The Globe entreats its readers (as if the cantion since the last accounts have been receid from the gistering the insults which the London journils of were possitively necessary) to preserve their sang coast of Africa. We have neither illuminated nor Wednesday last lavish on our seamen. All that froid while thoy read the two letters." The Re- haye we chanted anything like. Rule Britannin, he excites the national feeling, and all that tends to forme accuses us of " ardent and stupid hatred, cause our ships bombarded a half-barbarous town, prove with what ardent and stupid hatred M. and furious cynicism." The Revue de Paris talks although the Moors are not entirely Indians. It Guizot's allies are animated against the French of ont inflaming the insane passions of England." not amongst us that was to be found more name their insults, their boasts, and the furious Hard words, gentlemen very tolerable vitupe- emotion; it was elsewhere, it was amongst those cynicism of their enmity, pleases us If the hyporation, really! The Globe proceeds even to stick men who at present give proofs of it in a manner crisy of the cordial understanding has made dupes us in the pillory-nay, to hang us outright. The so little to their honour. They commenced by it is sufficient to quota the London jours ils in order contempt of honest men throughout Europe (which declaiming against our spirit of aggression, they now to enlighten them. The Englishman has become the publication of the said letters merits) is a pil take advantage of our moderation. Well, if the sincere in his fashion, it is the sincerity of a drunken lory more disgraceful than that of the hanginan," officers of the British Royal Navy are of opinion man, gross and silly, the drunkenness of gill, a What, we ask our readers, is the first impression that we bombarded Laugier in a clumsy manner, species of affection of the brain. Before Tangier, that strikes them as to the state of mind in which ave may commence again, and invite them to come says the correspondent from Gibraltar, our soamen
persons are who use such language ! Why, it to look at us. Perhaps the sight will please them exdu tad themselves like cowards Cowardice would certainly seem that they were in a passion better another time. In truth, we cannot comdisputed the palm with incapacity, the tricoloured that they were considerably and vehemently out prehend the object of certain English journals, and flag his bean dishonoured in the presence of all of temper. Quite unistaken. The French jour particularly the meaning of the principal organ of the foreign squadrons, the French navy has signed nalists proclain themselves perfectly calm and cool. the interests of the city of London. It is to perfrom its dissolution. We omit all that relates to the They were never cooller in their lives, All Franco a sigular part to repeat every day that they wish Prince de Joinville in this outpouring of insult is described as being in a state of profound und to preserve the precious gift of peace, to speak in his family has always shown a strong leaning to majestic serenity on this subject. The inpresion cessantly of religion, Christianity, civilisation, and wards England, let them corret themselves of it if the letters create," says one, is not even anger, humanity, and to excite at the same time discord they can. As to France, she cannot count amongst it is simply contempt!"** To republish them is and war with the utmost, violence. What was it her allusions sympathy towards England, France the most effectual reprisal we could resort to. God compelled the Times to publish these comtemptible has on other enemy in Europe Of all the evils forbid that we should return insult for insult!” fragments of correspondence? Was it the desire which have bo fallen us throughout our history," Moderation, says another, being strength, we of being the first to publish what is called news? which of them is it for which we are not indebted must not become tirad of demonstrating that it is But there are no facts in those letters, there are to England? That name occurs incessantly during all on the aido of France. There is but one only insults disgraceful to those who wrote them, the had days of our nation; it is the name common mode" (says, third) for Frenchmen to reply to and nearly as dishonourable to those who echoed to all the plots directed against us; it is the detes the insults of the Times, and that is to publish W A some- them. We are perfectly aware that the British table sign by which we recognise the obstacles them without alterine a singlo Government has had no participation in this mat which it has pleased Providence to scatter in our t lame climax this latte. The writer should ter. We flotter ourselves, moreover, that the great path. The monarchy, the republic, the empire, have sail-without making a single remark (for majority of the English people protests sincerely nothing great has ever appeared in France which not to alter a letter in copying it is a matter of against these odious diatribes; but we believe, and has not had to combat the perfidious hatred of the course.) But it occurred to him that he could not we say it with regret, that the efforts made by the English, Whoever does not retain this in his two Governments, and by the most honourable and remory is a fool or a traitor, and it may be assort. rational men of the two countries, to maintained that these classes comprise the entire political peace, would become vain, if the most powerful experience of our country,” motives of action upon public opinion were to be systematically perverted into instruments of discord, hatred, and evil passion.”“
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very monent into the most lingovernable and vesay the former, when he was breaking out at copious remarks. Such is the silent contempt, the calm infifference, the moderations, the unruffed, Let the English papers." says the Revue de dignified repose of French journalism. Poets talk Paris, exert themselves in inflame insane passions of a silence that speaks." We presume this is in England they will not deprive France of the the French idea of the silent state, o The Presse says, that Moderation being strength, biti and Morocco; and, it is no small advantage to
a Ivantage of justice and right in the affairs of Ta - We are afraid we can only say to these gentle men what we hayo said already thus, that if we must not become tired of demonstrating that it is all on the side of France. The Times extends have them on one's side. The justice of the cause they dislike any statements we publish, they should its hostility against us even to insanity. Do you tions and inconsistencies of the London press, must least approach to a refutation of the contents of of France, rendered more glaring by the contradic disprove them. Do they do this? Is there the know what it has imagined in order to find a new
Nono. A town has been secure to her auxiliaries among the rational portion those letters made? text for insult? It caused letters to be written from
es the British nation. The London press feels it, bombarded, and our correspondents' account is the the roads of Tangier, containing a pretended ac count of the bombardment, in which it is stated for it endeavours to secure auxiliaries for itself in only regular account yet given of the proceedings. that the French seamen conducted themselves like France by intimidation. This is in reality the solo The French journalists may talk themselves cowards that the young Admiral command them tactic of the British press; it is labouring to per-hoarse, but that account has possession of the field, was a mero scholar without experience, who did sunde us, and hopes to frighten us into acquiescence and that account is valid and authoritative till it is not understand how to maneuver, who neither with her exigencies; it does not take the trouble refited,
of proving to us that we are wrong, it wishes to With respect to the point of deliency, we have knows how to direct the movements of his ship or the fire of his guns, that our steam-boats concealed convince us that we are weak. It does not call yet to learn that it is indelicate to criticise a public themselves amongst the ships of the neutral squa upon us to yield to justice, it summonses us to obey trial of professional skill, such as the exhibition of All public proceedings drons; that the tricoloured flag was dishonoured, force. France, if we were to believe thinse journals, gunnery at Tangier was. &c. Finally, the correspondent passes a high is full of elements of disturbances and ferments of are critcised. We criticise plays, and we criticise eulogium on the bravery and skill of the Moors. disorders. We have to apprehend, on the King's books, and we criticise speeches in Parliament. Honour to the brave General Ben-Abo-el-death, a collison among the political parties and And athy is not an exhibition of naval skill and art Melak! he exclaims, in a fit of admiration. All the insome attempts of pretenders. If we prefer to be criticised as well? We say this is a profes this is puerile and insane. If the Times imagines war to submission, we shall cause a European con sionst exhibition in the strict sense of the word, that it will injure the Prince de Joinville and our flagration, a war in which France will alone have and to be criticised and commented on the suc seamen by the passionato diatribes of its fictitious to encounter the shock of all the coalesced munar-principle on which scientific displays in general offices, it is greatly missions These litious chies. England, ou the contrary, strong by her are Thumavy is a professions, and the Prince de institutions, her government, traditions, her al Joinville has himself written professionally on the simply prove the existence of a jealousy not to be liances with the courts of the Notth, can dictate to subject; and at the bombardment of Tangier he Bombay," dissembled. We for our part hold them in pro us all the conditions she pleases The English will was carrying out a system which ho bad put forth Bengal, found pity, and we certainly shall not lose our time
not succeed in persuading us that they themselves in print. The Prince de Joinville surely has no Madras, in refuting them."
We invite our readers" says the Globe are anxious for war. We can never be made to objection to be told whether he succcals or not in
believe that they will engage in a sentimental war
his plans,
and
to hear on what heads he has made preserve their sang fraid in perusing the two letters for the sake of the Queen of Tahiti; we do not himself open to criticism, He can have no desire we subjoin. The Times asserts that they were either suppose that war would conduce to their in- to emulate the candour of the Archbishop of Gra- written by officers of the British navy, eye terests. It is an opinion generally accredited in nada in Gil Blas," first to make an appeal, and witnesses of the bombardiment of Tangier, The Europe, that war is more favourable ihan peace to then to object to any answer being made to it. Sycee Silver, large, 6 per cent, premium Prince de Joinville, his officers, and crews, are
the internal prosperity of the United Kingdom. We have said nothing on the proceeding of the Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par represented in them as fools and cowards. The This was trae at one time, but is no longer true French at Tangier that we shoul ́t not have been Times is the journal of the London taverus, and how. During the wars of the republic and empire, ready to have said on mu Farglish bonbardinout of consequently the organ of the sentiments of the England may have been able to meet expenses, the place, had this country been the assailant. vulgar classes. Other journals, supported by the which amounted to no less than 50 milliards, she Dur remarks had relation to facts, ap:1 not to per aristocracy and the well educated and intelligent may have, nevertheless, enriched herself by the sons, and we were criticizing gunnery, and not portion of the English people, have already pro-rapid progress of her industry, and it is equally true France. After all, it there is nothing in our cor- tested, in the name of British honour, against ano- that the domestic embarrassments, the commercial respondents' letters, why hars upon them! Why nymous insults and language used only by the crisis, the revolts of workmen only commenced at make a wound and a sore of our poor contemptible most unworthy. We think that these letters were the peace; but there was a cause for that strange worthless voice? Pass it over; treat it with con not written by officers of the Royal navy of phenomenon in circumstances which can never tempt, say nothing about it. Express your silence England: those officers are brave and well-bred, again occur. England was rich and flourishing if you can, in something less than 40 colems of nud would consider it beneath them to fing dirt iu during the wars of the republic and empire, because letter-press. The calumny will be forgotten and the face of a Princo, of officers, and stamen.
she had at that period a manufacturing and com. die away, as all insignificant things do, if they are known by the whole world to have always done mercial monopoly with which she was naturally let alone. Only be calm and sell-possessed, and their duty. The military cont creates among the invested, but which she must now give up all idea truth will prevail. saldiers of all civilized nations mutual esteem and of seizing again. During the last 30 years, they arespect Two men wearing swords will dre them have created such numerous and strong interests, for fair combat, but will not descend to low abuse. that it would be impossible for England to check These sentiments of warlike brotherhood, we are their progress, aules she waged a victorious war certain, are at the bottom of the heart of every against the entire of Europe. We tell the English English officer, and there is not one among them journals that their menaces will not avail in intimi- who will not feel himself insulted by the anony Zating serious and firm minds. They would better mous abuse directed in the Times against the understand the interests of their own dignity by Ale (best brands) French squadron and its young Adquirala Co- being more sparing of them." wards alone are not convinced of the bravery of others, courageous men are always disposed to allow others those sentiments which are natural to men of good breeding. There is accordingly but one mode for Frenchmen to reply to the insults of The Times, that to publish them without altering a single word. The contempt of bonest men throu- more disrmesful than ghout Europe is a pill
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