New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-30

length. az the chief arguments pro and con are re-
heated In the speeches on either side. nave Sc
iected the speech of NJ Gustave de beau ~, a.
,bot which apuears to me 20 sum mp in the iules'
"a c.;resf manner the arguments OF both parties.
a. c,er,vE d. BsAUsoNT wss Of opinion maj ins prs
- sIscora law stood need % reform. But sitnolED
- nprovsd OF zone 'essures n the 5l proposes D ~
rrsn sucha a. he extension Of me present s1ori Iem
IN az r,oplhs required fOrres,terc &c 10 hxe1
S.fSnehisenent Of persoDs convicted OF ofenss sga'
tse eesaion Of he separate publication Of the MT
i,trv yoes and the otcreloosry power gwen - ih'
erDmentio defer, for period ROT eaeees ng OK ~
sc lions for Supplying Avacancyah ough ne az 2roI7lp
hest features Of me bill he entertained many exny
jectons both sgsiust lie substance and spirit Ihe ue VI
bringing the b forward was niosi 1oPPoi'nS' ~ 80
metfure an sscs upon universal SUI ~, -
the Appearance Of being so IL wss common 'nss y
pspeTs which supported me DOVeflnsht 70 -,
upon he necessity Of proceeding without delay ana N INC
teeth u he iaw. 20 The revision Of ne Co1s1l.'' "a
Universal suffrage was painted a. oeFosIips -.
which nst Instantly he fcocsed Otherwise ne coIl
Nv was lost There were even persons who o%-iy
exrressed their opinion Thai 4. Ees oesirAJis - s'.lx
90 81 sfg ard an inlue iiste col Ct he acquitted Inc
Goverrufut of any cOTn'vance a. s0ch Ve"s ~ -
though he beet Government cold not escape esum1y
every Government GIT 10 act IN s1cn wise n. l' &c
son % ferss could give evidences - s9c9 ca.-u, ~
he believed Tho options be lad oes1IDs 20 ,'s 80
win dangerous errors Society vas crftslny ], 49,
when bes3 ed great peris. But % cons lne -
OF The struggle the parry Of order haa Oily one 49, 49,
ii could empty IN safety sHd eiIcacy ao vs. - ~
,e,oI eHrsoa Yhss rrir cipls Loyalty sppieQ "jl' 1
liz own excesses- II vas Tho arm WIN "seH ln1 TD
Frsrcs would conquer te eemagoSy Of Ians ~ "--N
con non unent = say ~ s9,'i ir -, -. 80
creese; hat be- entire y denied DWhR t"O 49, ~
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nsae s. cssl motion which aimed al Ine destruction Of
~ CIeppo Then came the election Of the Presden OF
he Republic Was Louis Napoleon chosen as sym
Dol of socialism, Ia the month OF May the Legislature
bad been elected in which the conservative party had
gained 100 new Then a. 10 the partial elections,
really all except hose Of Pss o nsd ssen n b sv0t s
the 10000 persons who voted for NJ Eugene sue were
enemies Of property. OF family and religion de DID
believe In the increase ofsocissm on The the contrary
be thou PHI tencenc TO decline. lie saw no gun
yawnpg their feet and did not mprehend the conduct
oflhose who order avoid being swa lowed IN that gulf
two years hence wanted precpitae them into inme
datey Not only II Necessary 10 abstain from al
suffrage but 10 avoid carefully the
appearance Of6Oipg 90. great mischief would he &C.
coinpsbed, II they seemed DESTROYS by stretch OF lnge
nuy and technical saving Of legality 10 s,np Of 1eir
hight great OF electors; fthe law seemed o ain not
at The gulaon Of universal suffrage bur al is mlts
ton He would pass over the provisions Of seconds
~ order, such rs the dependence OF the workman upon
the master Of The the parent for the exercise
Of bis OF The which puts the night Of the ci-
zeps OF Paris and twelve great cities In the hands OF ne
municipal csmmission But looking at The Spirits winch
measure bad been framed was evident TO him that
the provisions OF Art l. which exaced three years OF
domcle combined with the transory articles, seemed
calculated for the end, not OF securing tne means OF
being regularly inscribed In 1852 10 the electors, VINO
ought to be according The law but on the contrary 20
secure the exclusion Of considerable number OF them ard
to prevent from coming upon the lists until the mo-
for exercising their night was passed That seemed TO
be bed bad Let them take care lhey ran the
rick by the discomfort that would be excited Of doing
q great deal harm than the reform would do good.
The electoral body evenaer the reductions contemplated
would still be numerous They rsked two things
The stirring Of ebe hon among the excluded and the deec
ton OF many who would have voted for them bad lheY aced
with fairness People were too fond Of specializing
without taking into consideration the operation OF bad
policy upon public opinion, and upon the Conseva'
tves themselves DE would borrow an example from the
of Paris Aer the eecODOf the ION OF March,
II was thought that Of the Conservative party
would be secured by striking of twelve thousand
bad votes Canceng those votes nghthave been proper
but hat was the consequence Aner twenty-five t1ol
sand electors bad been disenanchsed, there stu
majority thousand votes against them. Therefore he
attacking universal suffrage he would on tue
contrary surrounded by the necessary Guarantees
He wished the permaDence Of dOmcile ~ be extended
beyond six months. 10 the Constitutions Of the ID SIN
ocraic couIiries-for instance In the United States OF
America The exercise of universal suffrage was con-
nected with the condition of paying a tax, and
having q residence In France 1t would be unconstilu
onsl 10 introduce the absolute condition OF assessment
since such Constitution expressly excluded by the
charter Of 1913 But that was reason for being all the
scter In exactng the condition OF domicile To exercise
the rights Of citizen 1t essential to have fixed resi-
oence In commune When he considered all the rights
AID particularly the right 10 assistance attached to COM
muns residence he thought that eighteen months or two
wears PERHAPS would be muchtO demand IN the
erest Of the citizen He wished that The assessment
Of should not be the only means OF certifying h
dcmce WHY not adopt the required by the civil code
ola double declaration at the domce quilted and the new
lie master verify the franchise OF worfen or servants
Hewas equsiv The electoral lists Of ANS and other
great cities being entrusted TO the arbitrary handling OF the
municipal commission which, by the omission or insertion
of persons liable TO assessment would have the power OF
creating destroying votes he should wish % see The
law nined 10 such that those citizens who In his
opinion were entitled 10 vote would not be deprived OF the
power OF giving those votes al the next elections nor be
placed In the alton of only becoming electors six months
AFTER the elections If the bill were amended ia
this be would gladly vote for H. and forget he re-
nrosch which he had addressed its
NJ. Napoleon Bonaparte has deposited IN the bu-
reau Of the Assembly the following declaration
Inamuch the sovereignty Of the people resides In the
university of the citizens nasmucb the sovereignty 10
inaensbe and imprescnpuoe aud as no fraction OF The
PEOPLE cen attribute ilse the exercise oft; mas much
he snnhaie the rights Ofthe PEI
eeciing him without snDihsting bis mandate inasm1ch
the right Of suffrage primOTdal night higher lhan all
oilers inasmuch AZ the project OF electoral REFORM con-
veIted into law would deprive important fraction OF the
people OF part oiheir rights the undersigned represents
i've OF the people declares soemRly that he persists In the
lire of conduct Itch he entered In moving the previous
question hat in consequence faithful principles Of
The sovereignty OF the People and the Constitution not
considering thar he has any eh, do injury universal
suffrage he protests by his absienton agansa revolutions
The Paris papers of the 18th, publish the follow
ing petition against the bill for the amendment of
the Electoral Law which was agreed to at meet
ing held at the house of Mr.. Goudehaux, the Minis
ter of the Finances under the Provisional Govern
ment The petition may be considered the express
sion of the opinion Of the Moderate Republicans,
both in and out Of the Assembly. 1t has already
been signed by NM Dupont (de lEure,) Cloud
chau Marrast Jules Bastde, Martin (de Strasburgl,
David ld'Angers) and several other members of the
ex-Consttuent Assembly; Fayrel, colonel OF the
9Th Legion Of National Guard Forester, excel.
onel OF the 18th Legion Edmund Adam, Croc Spie-
nelli, &c:
"CIrIzEN REPRESENTATIVES,: A bill which mensces the
Republic in ls eserce law In Its sacred point aud
order Itself offs principal conditions has been sub
med your deberauon It's avowed Objects 10 restrict
fhenumber feeccrs therefore makes the most serious
and most incontesibe attack universal suffrage and
The Constitution, the Republic and all which exists
emsnsie from universal suffrage II attacks with The same
blow the principle Of the Republic, The source Of The pow
authority In lis bess and society entire In the form
which constitutes IT, Beware, citizen representatives, OF
accepting the responsibility OF such act There is
nothing 70 authorize the depriyng Industrious man. who
uIes 70 move about from place place TO gain his live
hhood Of his right An honest and useful man. citizen By
the title as each Of you viii be citizen be-
cause his the very condition OF his existence does
not allow OF his having permanent residence for three
IN the place Entire categories Frenchman
win be dsrsnchsed for Of this long residence and
the necessities Of their occupation will become for hose
! ciazens cause of exclusion.
We appeal TO your sentiments OF Justice Is this equity;
10 Il good faith 10 this universal suffrage the Ia "
hiss proclaimed ~ The bill content thus divide
citizens into two castes the dOmiced and the nondomt
cied Il division between workmen and their en-