New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-10
mont. n de Toconev,lle was elected reporter.

report 20 the Assembly WI! take strong elodHN
IN favor Of the Republic, and against all moia--
chical rnaneuvers The Republicans do not con
ceal their satisfaction al the choice OF reporter.
Though they are opposed 10 revision on any
terms, VI de TocGueyIlle Is 10 them the least o'-
ectionable candidate among the members COM
posing the majority Of the commission.
During the discussion of one oil the PROPOSE
tons rs author probably N. Creion. was caHe',
before the commission 10 state MS reasons ara
oplnions This he did IN such ridiculous man
ner as to excite the hIiarIty OF all the memners
ave one While all were laughing at the saiiies
~ the honorable Senator. Gen. Cayalgnac pre-
served a dlenifed silence. Al the end OF the ST.
ting he requested the stenographer to nseI' III
the report that he had not even smiled |s ~
ris iaraais qadud Il az question ~ n htpnohgHt
Mr. Glrardin. who had declared IN the tribune.
that ne was opuosed 10 the right OF petition CIV
inc his reason for the same at some length IN the
PT,Sxe. cites the spectacle a.. present 70 ne
seen throughout France-ihat OF nall mulloh
functlonarlcs of the government, petltonlns lhe
Assembly for a change III the Constitution, known
10 be entirely IN the interest OF the existing RES
ident. This he considers a scandal. an imposition
and positive danger But besides tins, the peo-
ple in petitioning perform the act OF a subject,
not that of a sovereign The night of petition.
which was sacred under the monarchy, Is out OF
tune with republican institutions. The people.
from whom all power emanaies, cannot, without
qbdicating. condescend 10 petition their repre-
sentatlves, who merely possess delegated au-
thortv TIE answer 10 this Is obvious. II the
peonle. who are sovereign. desire or Will a GER
tam act Of legislation. they must of course com
municate such a desire or Will t. those 70 WAon
legislation is intrusted \ command, an unqual-
flied imperious dictate would hardly he IN good
taste. or a gracious parliamentary method OF In,
dlcating their wishes There Is no OtheI method
left but a simple request. with when the le-i>-
nv *
alton. IN such an act Mr. Glrardin. with all his
talent. is a good deal Of a charatan. Tie Delights
IN dilemmas as favorable opportunity tor lngenl-
Gus smphfcaiion. he revelS IN labyrnthS,or ne al
WAYS has an Ariadne's clue with which to conduct
society out of the danger that envlrons II ne IN
vents riddles, for the purpose OF sowing tnem'
one day he l. the SPHINX with Whole cOluHlh
full of enigmas and the next he appears As 'Edl-
pus with an answer for every one OF them. Mr.
tlrarIin loses the position and influence to which
his talents entie him. by this exaggerated fancy
for whatever l. new, strange, startling AMI unus-
ual.
| gave Won last week some statistics upon
the subject of capital punishment. The FT'sSe
objected to the differences drawn from these
figures, inasmuch as ~ increase IN the poPT,,a-
ton had not been tastn INTO the account. Inc
Gazete des Tr,b,nGur replies:
"In 1921, the population Of France was 320oOOoO
the number of offenders OF ali sorts prosecuted was
1892 In lsil, the population was - Oo0'o0-or an
increase of per cent. The number of offenders was
81 43I or an increase Of 50 per cent. From 1871 10
le4o the population increased about i've per cent
the number of offenders IN lsi9 was l2s.O00 beng
further ncrake OF 80 per cent. Thus IN period OF
20 wears, While the increase in the population was
only ~ per cent. the increase of crime, and oienSeS
was l09 per cent
You Will remember that the Court of Assess
which condemned Charles Hugo for an article
against the PAIN of death, acquitted VI Erian,
,C, b,, ,ir,af A o. He
has iust been condemned, however, to a months
IMPRISONMENT and a fine of 200 francs tor pub
fishing in his journal statement that the mayor
of Poissy had abused his authority by compelling
his underlngs to sign the petition for the revision
of the Constitution. II seems the statement was
incorrect The writer of the article was sen
fenced to two months Imprisonment and 800
francs fine VI Rouy, publisher OF the Prose-,
who copied the article, was condemned 10 Is
DAYS imprisonment and 900 francs fine.
The whole number of signatures, crosses. and
adheSions attached To the petitions for revision
from the first 81 departments, by alphabetical or
der, is 5g2,003 At the same rate sOO,oW VIII he
about the maximum attained.
Voting 10y proxy l. carried To an astonishing
extent in the National Assembly One day tins
week, when there were between 100 ana 40
members present, certainly not more than the
latter number 630 bulletins were found IN the
urn. proving that about 200 absent members hal
either commissioned their friends to vote for
them. or that II had been done without any such
authority. There is no rule OF the house permit
ting such an innovation, II has crept from small
beginnings into pretty general use. II Is easy To
see how such a custom might lead 10 the most
monstTous abuses and II Is probable that II Il Is
allowed IN principle, some check Will be put
upon It's unlimited and improper employment.
Beranger has been seriously Ill, and for some
DAYS his situation was considered critical. tie
is said To he out Of danger, however
The Constitutional as fairly earning IT. night 10
be considered republ,cain du lendemam. Dr
Neron proposes. a. one of the first amellorailons
10 be wrought IN behalf OF the working classes
the abolition of the OctroI duties levied upon pro
visions OF all sorts at the gates OF the large cle>
of France-and especial, al those OF farS III
the year ls49 these duties for the cry oI rams
amounted to SIN and a half million dollars. Pro-
visions Is natural result OF this tax, are deaIer
within the barriers and cheaper without All
around The city extends zone inhabited ny PEG
pie To whom no name can be given. II is neither
country nor city. and Is infested 10y nomadlc ana
vagabond tribes collected from the " points oil
the compass II i here that the la0ofer, attract
ed by tie lower prices OF the necessarleS oi
life, acquires a taste for Idleness. strong dflnA
and bngaudage He forgets his family AMI pass
e his time with his newly found companions III
debauCh In these nocturnal orgies are cOncOct-
ed the crimes which have rendered the neigh
horhood of the barriers VIGOROUSLY insecure. IN
side the walls, We have civilization. security,
quiet: outside. a national institution creates ana
sustaln> barbarsm. brutality, and not. Ihe az
clifton OF the octroi. besides putting an end 70
these dlsgaceful practices, would he OF imrense
benefit to the poorer classes. upon whom me IN
creased pncc OF provisions within the walls ialiS
most severely la conclusion, Dr. NerOn Sug-
reStS several methods Of replacing the SIX anu a
hal millions winch would be lost 10 the city ny
the abolition Of tins tax. He firmly believes IN
the reelection OF Louis Napoleon, and proposes
tins amehoratlon one OF the first TO be- accom-
p.lshed during his second term.
The President has passed IN review Two OF the
portant took place on either occasion. Ii seems
quite evident that persons are hired for the pur-