New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-11


-, sod resolved 10 hear more OF the two score or
-. .bou, half OF whom had already said their say
~ clause as adopted declares that It is the duty OF
~ Republic By patcrnel assistance, to assure an exs
.,.,s 10 necessiious ciuzcns whether by procuring
,,,p Labor within the limits Of is resources or by
,,,n.blng 10 those whose families unable - sup
,o them the means Of living This a. 1t will be per
lived Is very different thing from the guaranty Of
ne Right 70 Labor
The debate on Thursday was brilliant one, though
se,hef Berger Odilon Baroi took part In It, as
Imposed they would when closed my letter on that
DAY The principal speakers were MN Billault' Du'
tore and anartno-iho frst and third in favor Of the
,,.rsniy the second against it, The adhesion Of NJ
s,lsult 10 the principle was matter OF surprise
"a The Conservatives who had counted upon him though
nstiherals however had not been without hope that
\. would place himself in their ranks. Though one OF
a. ,s, vigorous aud watchiul antagonists OF the Gui-
rot Ministry he still not one Of the old RePubh-
.,.. and as since the Revolution he had taken
.ye part in aisrs, it was not known to what extent
h.t,d sdopied OF re- eced the ideas that have deep
;, s.i,a,ed the public mind His speech was complete
,,o.nation Of his position and was one OF the best
made during the debate.
He regarded the principle as the essential thing
Of the Revolution Of February and he begged the As
.smbly to inscdbc It in the Constitution There were
two schools Of politicians the regarding what cH
;. a. the beau ideal OF Society and terrified at every
,hoasht OF Reform the other recognizing the eyil
.,ound them aud seeking tor a remedy OF the former
we're those who 10 the old Chamber, said "Grant
nothing for the torrent that you let loose will carry
YOU sway" They did grant nothing but the torrent
carried them away, nevertheless
Evils existed In society. they were open urgent, un
d.ni.be the duty o.! Society was to remedy them aud
.r hi. par, he believed remedy possible That remedy
sss approached By the proclamation of the Right to
Labor The law of Fraternity had been written on the
monuments OF the country they had promised Fre,er
nity and il was now for them establish 1t principles
and organize its institutions This was the promise OF
the Revolution and must be kept Thst Revolution was
not produced by the necessity of political develop
menis II was produced by the neglect OF the Rights OF
the Laborers the abandonment of the suffering For
the class which in fact brought on the Republic were
those for whom the best Government was that which
sunsnteed to all the most OF material well being. To
them Universal Suffrage and other political institutions
were matters OF comparatively little consequence and
in their severe logic they would say What is the
rood of the Republic since j, does so little for US
nwss not necessary to put the Right to Labor in
,,.ny into exercise IL they should adopt it in the Con
,ii,ution They had adopted the principles OF the Lib
srty Of the Press and the Equality Of Taxation and
.ul neither were yet realized 1t was the same with
the Right Labor the first thing to be done was TO
lay down the principle, as beacon to guide them IN
the future and recall perpeually the problem when
they had to solve They were told that II they moved
from the st0tu quo they arrive at Communism but
had Society reached perfection Aud If IL had not by
what right would they confne in It's present orssn
lston and shut their eyes TO every project OF Reform
In vain was ii said that the Government ought not to
intervene in the interests of Industry 1t did intervene
slTesdy by it's premiums and its custom houses that
Intervention was inevitable and necessary. Carried
far 1t resulted in complete slavery but the truth
was not in extremes They must proven, the Laborng
Classes from crowding into the cities and must dis
perse them upon the land multitude OF reforms were
to be accomplished in all directions. To shut one s
eyes from impotence not TO see danger was 10
Increase IT, The business Of statesmen was TO 60 De
fore it. TO front il Boldly and to remove IT, Would they
say that they could adopt the Right because Its en-
tire realization was not Immediately possible they
should then be silent the subject for there was no
principle that could be put in the place OF this They
had the right TO undo the work OF the Provisional Gov
ernneut il i, were wrong but not If il right The
promise had been given IN the name of France and
there was serious danger in Withdrawing II.
This spcech was followed by 50 lively an agitation
that for several minutes there attempt to go on
with the business OF the Assembly Ater the session
wa. resumed NJ Dufaure argued at length tina, though
!, was he dniy of Society to assist the needy II could
no, be admitted that the individual claim AS arh
tia, Society should furnish him with employment for
the reason that il he had right to employment 1t was
fright to employment at his special trade ms IL
would be clearly impossible to receive Beside, II the
Lsborer knew that he could demand of the state right
labor he would become careless to the future and
!ndoen, for the present In England the Right to Labor
was recognized said NJ DuisGrc and the result as oil
hciA documents attes,ed the profound demorshlS
ton Of the poor ~ Matthew suggested that In England
the Rghto Assistance guaranteed without the right
TO labor bat NJ Duiaure did not pay the slightest at
iention 10 this fact
The speech of Lsmsrtine was not a long one nor a
very able one-ablc being word hardly applicable to
ms speeches 1t was marked by those bursts OF
eloquence which always to be expected when he
mounts the tribune. lie said that immediately after
the Revolution the People came to the Provisional
Government 10 demand the Organic alton OF Labor
some OF them were IN favor OF promising such an or
ssnxation but the majority agreed that promise
Ike that could not snd ought be made But they
were OF accord proclaim the Rsh, Labor not that
they meant thereby right conferred upon every ct
1en to require OF society the materials Tor the exercise
Of bis special trade since ior that shc whole public
property would not have sufhccd Wins, they under.
stood was the right OF every individual living on the
coil Of the Republic die of hunger the guaranty
Of subsistence procured by Labor and series OF In
'tisu,ons to make good tina, guaranty The National
Workshops were DO, free creation they were ne
eessi,y ths Government considered them otnef
wise than public misfortune, oecssioned not by the
establishment, Of the Republic but by the crisis which
had preceded ii. II impossible to o0nsign the
people to besgsry and they believed was their duty
to give them the wine OF pity aud the bread Of assist
snee
VI IsnsItne then passed glowing and Just eulosy
upon the conduct OF the people after the Revolution
Instead Of causing disorder they carried with them or
asr' ws'chiuness, respect OF property a" Gentlemen
ae exclaimed let US not always be uttering accuse
tons There were misiortunes under the Provisional
government there were faults commtted-those we
seeept but let render justice to the People, who
nAve been calumnisted and who great 90 sub
4me IN their victory Imagine to yourselves that PEG
PIE % admirable coming u TO the doors OF the
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