New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-18
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
The Question Of Two { Chambers In the French
Assembly,, &c.

pm j, has been unusually able II was commenced
| Monday by Duvergicr de Iiauranne who advocated
iee division into two bodies with his usual epigram
i-s,ic caustci,y and skill deba,er Yesterday Lam
'r,iuc replied 70 him Odilon Barrot followed and
lrbsrcs Dupin closed the debate with strong speech
flavor Of the single House. It the most interest
~ dag ia the course Of the discussion.
| Lamsriine was no, absolute in his preference for 4
Ianss Chamber. II he were called to decide the
lsoe.,ion three four years hence when al WAS set
TED and the Republic regularly in operation he would
By means say that he should prefer two In those
so9aries whore two had been adopted, however, the
ic owing to previous circumstances and local Pc
cssrircs In England the fact grew out OF the neces
~ ie by the Arstocracy to admit the Bourgeoisie to
A. re IN the Government the second House occupied
merely secondary rank In America, the senate rep
r,.ened the federatye principle-not the perfection
oi Democracy but It's imperecon. In France, neither
,r.,oerscy nor Federalism existed why, then, sec
end Housei France Ia every respect profoundly
Dsnocratzed TO attempt TO found second Chamber,
Il IN Ars,ocrsiic or Federal character was dream OF
dreams.
But this not the great argument Of Lamartine.
H. Insisted most strongly upon the fact that all Europe
va now in the midst of Revolution, the Ike OF which
had never been known. Everywhere there was sgts
ton everywhere ideas were appearing whose expo-
.ons we're full of social dangers lie did not speak Of
political meters not In them the catsclysm which
vs.. breaking upon Europe 1t in the Social tbeo
res which bad no precedent since the time Of Munster
and the Ansbspti.ts when Communism covered Ger.
many with armed hordes of thirty thousand In
, sue. tune a. this could they organize government
In srct accordance with the notions OF check and bal
ance elaborated in the closets of heorists No they
Z La int no mid of Rev
must form simple. direct Democratic Government
adapted to the exigencies Of the times such govern
menl could only have one Legislative Chamber.
Il have heretofore expressed that admiration for
lamartine which every one must feel who Listens to
! the bursts of HE wonderful imagination and his mag
netc heart Having done him justice in tina. way,
cannot be accused Of any unisirness in speaking in
different tone when there Is jus, occasion. To say all
n one word with all his heart and all his Imagination
h, lacks faith in the movement OF the people, aud as
consequence profoundly msunderstands it No man.
say il with the utmost deberston. who had either
faith or wisdom in the matter could speak he has
done, only this occasion but on others Of the
social phenomena which characterize this Revolution
si lees could he 60 back three hundred years to
peat language which Just History sbegnning TO con
denim respecting the Ansbaptists-thOse early martyrs
OF Fraternity whose suforngs the generous heart
must bleed for whose errors. terribly eXpsted, there
should be msedctons but tears Of pity and sorrow
and whose hopes and aspirations forever glorious
and immortal Nor In these days will the true states
man speak of dangers from the people and from their
perverted and extravagant ideas. That manner OF
speech hss in all times belonged to the side OF oppres
zion injustice and fslsehood crumbling to their fall
The danger from the ideas OF the people but from
the blind and stubborn opposition which, after the old
fashion, would iain choke those ideas to death That
il Ia which renders them extravagant fierce and de
stuctve and this NJ. Lamartine should know. II he
ouiyos the Revolution he will perhaps recognize this
truth when he looks back and calmly judges It's events
would be better tor him and for France he recog
nizcd II now.
But 10 return to the debates of the Assembly Odon
bsro, skillfuly took up the assertion of Lamarne
that the Government must after all be essentially adc'
,aiorship In that admission he said the eloquent ora
tor had rendered service to France he had torn OF
the veil from the question and showed the true nature
of the Government proposed lie must say that the
attempt to establish such government, was most m
prudent and dangerous 10 the Democracy which they
| wished to organize.
When their fathers wished to establish Revolution.
airy Government they had the hardhood to say il and
do Il but they did not do it by Constitution 30 II
they now wished for such Government they ought
not to pretend that they forming anything normal
anu regular They might have Convention, but it
should not be surrounded by any other authorities the
Executive and all should be under its direct CONTROL
instead of this they had before them proposition for
A. Independent Executive, emsnatng like the Assem-
- from the people Cries of No, no. from the Len
The interruption timely il threw light on the ques
Ion they wished for Single Chamber with Ex
ecuiive subordinate to IL Yes yes, from the Lett
| Bat this would be the Convention with counter
posc he understood this opinion from part of the
Assembly that party, obedent perhaps without know
ling IT. TO terrible logic, in favor OF such Gov
ernmenl for they te that they had still much TO de-
stfoy Blu, such not the view OF the majority of the
Assembly tina, majority wished to remain faithful to
political coarce OF good both ST home and abroad
= -oh as IL aud the Government with it had steadily
followed.
". Bsrrot then cast glance over Europe sns con
Guided there no danger from without In France
he went the Nation were weary Of changes and had
had enough of revolutions For hs, reason, though
had not expected the overthrow of the LAST Govern
nent it had immediately sgreed to and accepted il
For himself, be was convinced tina, the Republic was
the natural form Of Government he believed that i
sscred greater degree Of liberty than any other and
M could also assure as great oegtet OF security al
he world would desire IT, But II WAS because there
vas doub, as to this security that gentlemen who con
eers,ed their lives 10 the defence OF Liberty, now
dcpied this idea OF Legislative Dictatorship and sd
srsised the country that the time OF the repose II 80
lrden,y desired was yet remote.
DE then took up the arguments Tor and against two
Esamben aud examined them In detail Without
lsha,e, the President would be merely ornamental
Parsonage. The Council OF State which proposed
you'd be nullty. All Governments persisted from
exsggerston Of their fundamental principle II they
'shed 70 save the Republic they must guarantee the
snocrscy against itself 1t said that in few
ssfs they could arrive the system OF two Chambers
dwho knew whs, Commissions would intervene. The
ase Assembly being Dictatorship. would resist all
csnps To change It's form. and collective Dictator
up living In the midst of ssitations and itself produc
and prolongng them in many csses, would say that
snecessities which created il still ia existence
"a thus the country would be exposed to terrible ex
ssnees whose effects the cruel repentance that would
'lew could not heal
The speech Of NJ Bsrrot was followed by long sgi.
Goa and suspension Of the sitting When the pro-
"co2s were resumed M DUNN the elder took the