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“Bept. 18. ( ,, )—Iam actually so amazed and dizfusted
 and excited at the frenzy to which all classes
~and  egpecially those called middle and respectable—
lave abandoned themselves, and am so horrified at the
"pudent impiety with which they make God a wit-8
 and partaker of their devilish paroxysm, that I
"ould rather say nothing about it. My only hope is
" Louis Napoleon--his interests and necessitics. When I
8w Lord Aberdeen a few weeks since, he said that his only
ope of peace was founded on a favourable issue of the
lege of Sebastopol; that if Louis Napoleon could meeb
With g ¢guecess’ to satisfy his army, he would seize the
*PPortunity of making peace. Well, he has now the opporunity,
 and I have a strong impression (though founded on
“0 facts) that he has sent pacific proposals to our Govern-Ment,
 and that this embarrassing message is the cause of
the frequent and long Cabinet Councils—for how can our
Sovernment make out a case to their deluded followers to
Mstify s peace which must certainly involve the abandon
Meng of the Crimea? The danger is that Louis Napoleon,
Whose one dominant idea is the alliance with England, may
field to Palmerston and the warlike spirit of our people,
id go on with the war. Bunt he has grave reasons against
Yeh g course at home. He will have to raise another army
bo purgue the war in the interior of Russia; bread is contantly
 rising in price; and there is an ugly symptom of
®Ottennesy in the financial state of France, as illustrated
% the Dr. and Cr. of the Bank of France, and the
Papid fall of come of the public securities, How does ib

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“ladon resignation, “hae been distasteful to me from the beginning,
nd ospecinlly so from the time when it ceased to be defensive and the
Russian territory was invaded. My dislike of it, and my conviction of ite
®Pugnanee to the interests of England snd Europe wae only incransed
ith ity progrags” Fob. 14. 1855.—Latiers, ©. 201