The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, T URIMAT EVININO.
The speech of M. Leon Faucher at Chalons is vi-
porously al-sailed by the Bieck and other democratic
Journals, as evincing an intention of breaking down
the barrier offered by the 45th article of the constitu-
tion to the re-election of the President, in ease it
should not be removed in a legitimate way. The
Bulletin ck Pari, however,
.protests against such an
interpretation, although it is certainly difficult to
understand in any other way the distinction which
the speech makes between abaisser and detruire,
in the remarkable phrase, where, speaking of the
above barrier, he says: "Co ne sera pas trop des
efforts perseverans de tout les boas citoyens pour la
detruire on pour l'abaisser."
The praise bestowed by the itsseiabli,e Nationale
upon the same speech I. taken as a symptom of the
present disposition of the fusionists to favour the
Kph in consequence of the Joinsille candidature.
The speech of M. Leon Faucher, in reply to the
president of the Tribunal of Commerce at Rheims, is
as follows :

I have not forgotten, and I will never forget, bow much
I am indebted to the city which opened to me my political
career. Elected by it, I entered the Chamber of Deputies
as a member of the moderate and constitutional opposition.
Soon after, I beheld the downfal of the monarchy, to which
event I can render myself the justice to say I did not in any
way contribute. In the ila• ease disaster which, after hay-
ing overthrown the throne, threatened to swallow up all so-
ciety, I comprehended that men of good intentions ought to
have only one thought—the safety of the country. I
would not sec adversaries in the country, and above all
in this city, which bed elected me. (Approbation.) *se-
held only auxiliaries, allies, and friend. in all the
men of order, worth, and courage, who, forgetting
their former differences, devoted themselves to the defence
of society. I had no ambition to climb cep the steps of
pewee • but chance, and the confidence of the President of
the Iteimblie. called me to the councils of the state. If I ac-
ilirthe offer made me, it was became I beheld older and
eaptains than myself withdraw from the struggle,
borne down by events. From simple soldier, I became
=l, and I arrived at power as a man rushee to a for-
ope, with the firm determination to conquer or to die.
(Applause.) Circumstances may become dc&-alt, and, in
order to conjure away the crisis which menaces us, it will
be necessary for all men of worth to forget their divisions,
without interregating the antecedent conduct of any one,
and without regarding from what side come their auxi-
liaries. With such a union, with the concord of all men of
worth, the perils will not fail to disappear, and we ma
Istill expect future prosperity for our dear France. (Cheers.)
The first incident in the trial of the Prase and
, the Erenement, the result of which I sent yesterday
by electric telegraph, was an application 'l7 the
oenneel he the Press* for a separate hid; 011 the
'
1 paned that the two pe_pers were whelk, Mow
• assail with- each other. The adviestelpeasol
' tubed that the offence was aligswa. sad dis met
wad that due jekt hellebassa was preps. M. ,
Rage ght, eiwide eillsw et the Press, there- 1
! mem ihMiesi to milks, iellines, mil wired
=or kto goals. MI WA fir'
A- nog at the Abaseasesse, who did
net nabs a sar • The advocate-general
was amble to mime a skgle argument in support
of the aboard charget M. Victor Hugo's letter
had for its obje civil war. He therefore

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