The southern press., 1851-08-09

honest one. Applause on the Leftl Tho
orator, then, at much length, accused the major
ity of relying upon Russian cannon to support
their principles, which accusation produced vio-
lent outcries, and M. Victor Hugo was called to
order by the president He concluded his speech
amid much interruption. by alluding to the ap-
proach of 1852, dwelling upon the dangers of
the law of May 81, but confidently predicting
that, let the struggle come when it might, two
combatants only would finally be left standing
God and the people. On descending, he was
enthusiastically congratulated by the whole of
the Left
DEFEAT OF THE BILL-Saturday. 10th, was
the last day OF the debate. The Daily News
gives the following sketch of the proceedings
NJ Baroche, as If to divert the attention of the
assembly from the irritating assault which he
had made on the legality of the elections of the
constituent took to heaping fresh abuse upon
M. Victor Hugo. and plungng the debate once
more into the noisy sphere of personalities NJ
Hugo having painfully succeeded in obtaining
permission to defend himself against all these
attacks, grazed in his reply the susceptibilitics
of the Mountain by repudiating all alliance with
the insurgents of May Is and June "a M. M.
Raspail and de Flotte required all the vgor Of
their neghbors, Michel (de Bonrges) and others.
to hold them down. In short, during three hours
the assembly exhibited scene as it were, Of par
liamentary pugism, closed at length by time
ly mot from M. Dupn, who said when M DUFF
aure m ounted the tribune, that il was past FIVE
o'clock, and the debate was going now to begio.
The tere presence and authoritative oratory
OF nj. Dufaure restored the parliamentary tone,
which had been during the last two days sunk
in hideous clamor and discordant uproar The
leading idea of his speech was the maintenance
OF the status q,.os 1t was curious to hear amin
Innate friend of nj. de Tocqueville, protesting
maxms of government nearly identical, draw
from these an inference totally opposed to the
conclusions OF the reporter on the revision. The
according to him, was far from being
so seriously defective as to require immediate
revision. 1t was free from the taint of socialism,
Conflicts between the powers could scarcely
under any circumstances be avoided France
would soon get used to electing the head Of the
executive power. Family, property, religion
were safe, under the republic. The laws were
observed and applied without difficulty; the
taxes were raised with greater ease than ever;
order was preserved, and all was tranquil. To
put the question of monarchy or republic would
be to give the signal for civil war
The tribune was then occupied by Odillon
Birrot, in favor ofrevision after which the gen
era debate was closed and the vote was taken
The whole number of members who voted
was 724; an immense proportion Of an assem-
bly, consisting, when it is complete, of 75O
members, but of 730 at this time as there arc
IA vacancies. In fact, only II members of the
whole house were absent, and Of these, 2, who
would have supported the revision, were shut
out by accident The votes were taken with
great care and deliberation, each member pass
ng over the tribune to deposit his card in the
lrn, an operation which lasted two hours and,
when the lists were counted it was found that
i46 mad voted for the proposed revision, and
17S against it. The actual majority in favor
he proposition was, therefore, 1863; but as I,
eqnired, by law, a majority of three-fourths
'rder to pass, it was of course rejected. Th
lumber required to carry the revision, in such
louse, would have been 543 consequently, tn
lctual majority fell short of the majority re
luired, by 81.
The principal members who voted against tn
evision were, in the Tiers parti-General
Cavaignac, Lamoriciere, Bedeau and Lefo
Ilessrs. Dufaure, Corne, st. Beuve, Oscar La
ayette, and Ferdinand de Lasteyrie; in tn,
Orleans party-Messrs Theirs, Baze, Genera
Jules de Lastevrie, Desmosseaus
le Morney, Piscatory, de Remusat, Roger di
Nord and in the Ultra-Lcgitimist party-.Messr,
"a Rochejacqulein, Leo de Lnborde, Combere
lie Leyval, Faveau, &c. Messrs. Napoleo
Bonaparte, Pierre Bonaparte, de Lamartne, an
ien Fabvier voted against the revision. A
Dupin, tie President, who seldom takes part i
,allots, voted in favor of the revision.