New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-03
FRANCE.
p,..-;nu. IN the Assem- bly,.


discussions In the Assembly
4 ,,r,a, nat of the time during the week mas
h.e, devoted to discussing the question whether
A.. ;o,ro,,apt Railroad from Paris to Av'gno1
.ho,3 be bailt by the safe or granted TO private
co,,,anv On the 5,h April The bill to transport we
,o,si,iog June Insurgents 70 the Msrq1csls was
taken up. when Victor Hugo made a m7g''u'en'
speecf the principal poiuts OF winch ara S'a'su al
the Load1a Times as iofows'
n Victor Hugo said. that there vas one DAY ih
lie Revri uton Of February unPafale'ed II .H9
hi.,u-y Of the word IL was the dsy IN 80
c,r,beta u Of the evening seiore asst 40. Gu ~
The nub;c square and proclaimed the a'yll-oI o.
cauitsl enlistment for political ohenses' u
NJ ri cent spectacle or the Philosophy me p
i,.-csl utter the Christian, France AID lnS
e,,ir, Of Europe That great pnnfiP'e hao
been sdopted and sanctioned by the OPhs,4'uehl
Asse,,hly as A splendid advance made 20 voc
syirit OF civilization, which must uiliiasf e
tie total abolition Of the penalty o. ecA.,
,-asert b;u was already sn-maiised ~ ..e PDo
ole a. implying the reesta'. ~, -, " h,,.d tor
,s1rpe = Tor pOlitica crimes the phi oui'Oi'Su
that rurrose climate, punishment ana cays.'NL
Admiral Bruatdescrbed the Margu as as ne : iio
q Fnro,eans Compared with that OF France i
,ras q deadly cline; and he sccofhMsH r'V''o'
u a. the ueualty OF de th was revived ~ -
examined the opportunity oiihe measure Ao
moved ag much as any other person acls q ''O
f - ,acr-rs,~e 10 brutal force. he was NJ,
q ,ar1isan Of an appeal 10 arms, but OF an arPe@l
,,'iieas. The right Of suffrage had aDosAeu 'nc
right Of iusurreciion. He was anxious % Iep'es'
snrb otteuuts. but he contended that L" u, "
penalty was necessary Political oDeIs's' De
SIDE, could not be clearly defined Maisnai W!
was 4 criminal in 1915. and was to-day nero
n Hugo then c1mbated the clause Of the OH "uicu
coD1erared the 20 tcal convict 10 lmpnsonne az VI
exue II was meustrOus, he SAID u add TN 'oi
tnres Of exile 10 the tOrtUres OF CAPTIVITY u VIZ
az, a nan alive 10 a fortress, under troPiGa SUI
4 500 leagues from bis country. Ihe dsy 'le Haai
& ID expired on the cross he auohsheo 'ne Pc"e"!
~ death "A voice on the right II was CremlelA'
a lew. wbo hanged him. Laughter No man
he was rtain would consent 70 become the craze
d;o,er of that prisOn-another Sir Hudson Lowe.
The position Of his prisoner would be worse 'nsii
death than death on the scahold' loE ne "oI'd
expire without casting last look on 'nc sNy
Of his country. Stat reason was invoSed 20
;n,,;C' the measure. He perfectly remembered
the evil counsels it had giyen-all the base ac's
and crueltios it had sanctioned. 1t had been
irvoked 10 excuse the Massacre OF 81 Bar
tholomew, by Msrat 10 Justify those oil SePlem-
Der and by Haynau the wholesale eXecuroos %
Hungary. Re desired neither the policy oil the
euillotine or the gallows, nor that OF Marat Oh
Haynau and be should not an instant hesitate 70
make his option between that virgin which Is called
u
Consc ence and that prostitute denomlna'ed state
Necessity. n Hugo declared that the law was iln.
polite. perfdious, aud might Ultimately be applied
10 its very trainers. e. That is an appeal e. iear'
exclaimed NJ. Vezn) Had that law been III lorce
in 80 and ls45, aud had hoy atty triumphed over
the Revolution, Charles y. would have applied II
to NJ. Theirs, and Louis Philippe to NJ OdliI0h Bar
rot Loud murmurs]
Here N. Odillon Barrot rose and said that ii there
was VA act OF bis political lie he was justly iroui
Of. it was his never having conspired against Gov
ernmeut, and having 70 the last defended the Con
stitntion of his country. tBravos on the night
In conclusion NJ Victor Hugo appealed TO concil
iation and to the humanity OF the Assembly ana
told the latter to bear in mind That they had france
to save, aud 10 Time to hate each other.
NJ Rouher Minister OF Justice, rose to reply ana
declared that the Cabinet, before esenting the
bill had considered that it had civilization to pre-
serve and social security to protect
NJ Hugo was interrupted some fifty times in the
course OF his speech. After prolonged debnte and
great disorder the bill passed TO second reading
by vote of 43l ayes to 2l7 nays.