The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SATI'RDAT EVENING.
The matter of greatest importance to which I can
call your attention to-day. is the debate which has
taken place in the bureaux on the proposition ofMM.
Moulin and Morin. In the course of this the notable
men of each truly have not only revealed n glimpse
of their inward leanings on the great question of the
day; but the leading representatives of the factions of
the majority have shown that their views are com-
pletely incompatible, notwithstanding th:.• resolution
of the three clubs to present an identical motion.
Generally the motion of Morin was aidently sup-
ported by the Bonairartists. who reckon, no doubt. by
means of agitating the country on revision, to ripen
the public feeling for a eqop d', tot. But it was coldly
reeinved by the Orleanists, and rejected by the ultra-
legitimists. I shall pmeced to give you the leading
opinions ex in the bureaux. It has been
agreed on al hands that allowing the motion on the
revision to be renewed monthly would keep up an
intolerable state of exeitt :tient. both in the Assembly
and out of doors. On the other hand, the interval
of six months imposed by the rules of the house has
been thought generally too long. MM. Moulin.
1 Bei-ryes% and other moderate men of different
parties, hate therefore proposed the middle
term of three months. which is now op-
plied by the rules in the cuss of motions, re-
plied after the taking into consideration. M. Base,
who generally expresses the opinions of M. Thiers,
said that the proposition of M. Morin would dero-
gate from the dignity of the parliament. In his
opinion no motion on revision ought to be repeated.
unless there remained time enough Isettteen its pre-
; scotatiim and the month of May, 15i.12 to hold the
three deliberations laid down by the 111th article of
the constitution. Jules de Lasteyrie, de lierdrel,
Itandot. Deseze. Charatnatile, names which include
Orleanism, legitimacy, and detnoemey, all opposed
the motion. The republicans scouted it on the
ground of the ferment in which the frequent renewal
of the discussion would keep the country
to the great detriment of the industrious
classes. General Ctvaignac took the occasion to
reproduce his favourite theory that even the national
sovereignty has its bounds. There werecertain prin-
ciples. according to him. which must remain fixed
axioms of government. unrentoveable by any Assem-
bly. If a socialist Assembly abolished the right of
property no one would be bound by such an enact-
ment. The abolition of universal suffrage was a
similar case. Ile and his friends would defend these
principles at the peril of their lives. Royalist
fictions would attempt in vain to extinguish the
rights of citizens by appealing to the national
sovereignty; the station could never strip itself of the
great rights proclaimed by the revolution. M. de
Broglie withdrew a veil from the views of his
Morin
by showing that the proper aim of
Morin's motion was to enable the country to
proceed to the election of a constituent Assembly be-
fore the winter, in ease after a first rejection the mo-
tion for the revision should be oarritsl when brought
forward the second time. This notion of the dissolu-
tion of the Assembly before the tern fixed by the
constitution excited a very animated debate. and was
declared by M. Vesin, an ultra-leOtimist notable, to
be clean against the law. M. Larnbit, in another
bureau. became the exponent of the pure Bona-
partist views. lie was only fora partial revision.
A constituent would bocome a convention: and the
parliament would usurp all power. ?lc wanted odY
the abrogation of the sth mud,. which de-
barred the President from re-election. The peo-
ple had the right of re-tleetirg the Presi-