France Questioning ENGLAND.
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In the remarks made by Mr.. Cass
in the Senate on the 9th instant, he
stated the fact that the French Gov.
eminent had enquired Of that Of Eng
land, whether the extraordinary mill
tary and naval arrangements making
by the latter, had any reference to
France, or an expected or contempla.
ted rupture with her. The reply was
explicit and peremptory that they had
not. For what then, as Mr.. Cass ask.
ed, are these preparations designed
but in view Of an anticipated coils.
sion with this country These are
the precise words of the honorable
Senator from Michigan:


"Did any one within that chamber,
or out of it, doubt that the most extra
ordinary military and naval prepara-
tions had been made BY Great Bri-
tain? On a former occasion he had
referred 10 the "Journal des Debats;"
and of his own knowledge he could
speak of it as the confdential organ
ofthe French government-sagacious
wonderfully cautious in its statements,
and in its conclusions, particularly in
its political conclusions; and that pa.
per had been fully confirmed by the
recent correspondence disclosing the
particulars of the interview between
that Lord Aberdeen and Mr.. McIane;
and further, that the French govern.
ment had taken occasion to enquire
into the object Of Great Britain in ma.
king these extraordinary preparations;
and the answer was that they were
not made in view of the relations of
that government and France. What
country, then, was there but the Uni
ted States, to which they could be
meant to apply?"