New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-07
FRANCE.


The Electoral Law I'm the Assembly.
Loads Of petitions against the Electoral Law are
daily presented in the Assembly where the mem
bers Of The Right receive them with murmurs and
hootings'
"Tho following six members Of the Legislative
Assembly have inscribed their names To speak in
support OF the Electoral bill: The Count de Mont
yalembert, NM des Retours de Chaueu, Bechard,
De Greslau, Hubert de Lisle, de 10 Rosiere. The
following 81 members have inscribed their names
to speak against the bill; MN. Gen. Cavaignac,
Charles Lagrange, Pascal Duprat, Canet, Aman
pel Arago, Soubies, Grevy, Baune, Bourzat, dc Ia
Noskowa, st Ronme, NoelParfa Matthew de la
Dr0me, Delbecque, Anglade, Montagu, Barihel
envy St. Hlaire, Cassal, Sain, Avene Edgar Qni'
net Emery, Bsudin, De Lsvalade, Nader dc
Montiau, Bac Detours, Charamaule Savstier La
roche, Rigal, Sage, Layergue, Dupont de Bussac,
do Lamartine, Jules Favre, Gleizal, Chayoix.
The debate on the law opened on the 23d ut
with full House. The debate the question Of
urgency took place two days before, when La.
grange, DeFlotie, Cavagnac and Victor Hugo
were heard against the urgency A good deal of
interest was excited by the debut of DeFlotte,
whose speech even the Journal des Debats COM
pHmen.s for its soundness aud moderation. The
correspondent Of the DAILY Necs says;
"Never did any man ever look or talk less like
held forth 10 the surprised Assembly in a strain
worthy of Puritan in the Bsrebcnes Parliament
and fairly SCARED beyond the ken Of legislative
derstandnGG. while he analysed, In the mystic Ian
suaee Of til Bcpocrdtic Pac,fque, the metaphy
sizes Of univ09>l seffrage. The strong sense, the
sound views. Ia manly, upright language OF Gen.
era Csvaignsc told vel after the foggy neo Chris
tian talk Of NJ. Do Flotss.
As for the lew representative who is thought
toggy. we apprehend that the pubic has not yet
learned the measure of bis abilities.
The following is the substance Of Cavaignac's
speech:
He was impressed with deep conviction that |
1t was wholly opposed the spirit Of the consttu.
ton to subject universal suffrage to domiciliary
qualification. He thought it highly imprudent to |
introduce thus premsturely aud inoppartunely, so
essential change in the constitution, by which |
they were bound 10 govern for the next two years;
and predicted that, Whatever the results OF the !
law might be, the responsibility OF passing 1t would
be most heavy. He bad on a former occasion,
when this bill was brought forward, answered by |
voting the previous question. He would explain |
categorcally the motives which determined him in |
opposing the bill The 25th article OF the coastitu.
ton said that every Frenchman of the age of 2l, |
in enjoyment Of civil and political rights was |
eector The 26th article said that every elector OF
the age Of 25 was eligible without condition of |
domicie. There was no domiclisry stipulation in |
these two articles. He understood the oonstita- |
ton in the largest sense The constitution defined /
universal suffrage 1t was reserved to the law TO |
organize It. but not to contract its limits Cheers
on the Leitl The present bill was totally opposed
IN spirit 70 the constitution for while the constitu.
ton aimed at extending the suffrage as much as !
possible The bll aimed at narrowing it as much as
possible. "A whole crowd of classes were ex- |
cluded from the franchise. There were other
classes 10 whom It's exercise was beset with all |
If IL. a. a
result Of the law would be such as to Justify the IL
legality meditated. The slope of reaction was
preclpitous and slippery; to-day they were asked
TO limit The suffrage tomorrow some new-per.
haps more exorbitant demasd-would follow. At
last they might chance to stumble upon resistance
He would join the party whose bill he now OPP
posed TO vsnquish that resistance. (Cheers from
the Right But was il right, was il wise, 10 rouse
such resistance1 No, IL was not. Cheers from
the Left) The electoral suffrage bad been, until
February "a. fiction. The Provisional Govern
ment knew this. and heslated Dot to found uni
versal suffrage. But the bill OF the Government
wanted TO bring back the oil fiction gain, the re-
establishment Of which be should regard as one Of
the greatest mis- fortunes which could beah France
The speaker then entered into defense OF the
Provisional Government against the unjust and un-
4 eperous attacks which bad been made on it, To
those who accused the defenders OF that great ac-
QUESTION Of universal suffrage Of being the allies OF
the party Of disorder he woald say, let them re-
nat nber that the most important men OF the ma
joity bad been the objects Of similar accusations
" hen they occupied the benches Of the constitu-
liopal opposition under the government Of Louis |
Philippe. Cheers on tho Leal He should vote
d sinst the bill.
Ofibe speech of Victor Hugo, which followed |
.iter Cavaignacs, The Tribune translates the elo-
,uent concluding paragraphs;
"Ifthis project did not expose the public peace
% immense risks, would say TO you, adopt 1t.
To audsciy Is eqaaled only BY its importance; Ii
vii have no power and produce no effect. The
electors will svenge those suppressed !