New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-21
Speech Of n Working Man

We take the following from the Paris CORE
spondence OF the Daily News, dated Jan. 81
The Constituent Assembly ordered, on the 25th
May, ls4s that great inquiry upon the question
of Agricultural and Industrial Labor should be
opened throughout the length and breadth of
France A list Of 90 questions was addressed to
each of the justices of the Peace Of the 2s47
cantons Of France and in each canton Commit
tee, composed OF an equal number Of workmen
and masters, was formed to draw up answers to
the questions proposed by the Committee OF In
quiry. More than 1000 cantons sent in their re-
ports. A Legislative Committee having been
appointed to present an analysis OF these numer-
Gus documents to the Assembly, has Just reported,
by the organ of NJ Lefebre DRrufe, that the
fruits Of this inquiry pursued throughout the whole
territory of the Republic for the space of three
wears are worth nothing and the Committee has
nothing better 10 propose than to bury the 1000
reports Of the French cantons In the archives of
the Ministry OF Agriculture and Commerce.
This singularly impotent conclusion called out
yesterday from the ranks Of the Mountain genu-
inc champion OF the working classes, himself
son Of toll, a mason, named Nadaud, Representa-
tive for the department Of Creuze. The tone Of
conviction which rings out clear from the breast Of
an orator who has lived among the facts 20 which
he bears witness Won for n. Nadaud, in spite Of
much interruption. more attention on the whole
than would have been accorded 70 the most el0-
Quent OF DIS party. IN 4 rance, Nc bhlut Lucr6
were j. or 20 millions OF workmen, the pittance
Of whose labor suticed not for the support Of
their families, and IN the face Of this great fact
they were told at the end Of an inquiry of three
years that nothing could be done for the allevia
ton of their lot To conceive the misery which
weighed on the working class, he would ask them
TO ponder on the statement OF N. Blanqui, tina.
out OF p 900 poor children born in lie, only 900
reached the age OF adults.
81 \ r Of fra.I loru yrrna fba hro-
Their Of that OF NJ. Theirs, on public assistance,
and Of NJ Montaembert on the observance OF
Sunday. Il proved the impotence Of the legiSa-
tive majority to devise the least remedy for the
greatest social evils. The revolution was taxed
with having bred the distress Of the working
classes. This was an inversion Ofthe truth. Dur
ing thirty FIVE years al the Governments which
had succeeded one aBother In France had set up
the example OF gross scandals and deep immo-
rRlity. LEFT; Stock jobbipg - Right Lux
embourg " " Hotel de VilleiJ II they were 70
set one half Of France to coerce the other half
they would not maintain the existing order Of
things. Let them look out OF that nall into the
i0rges, the factories the farms the mines, where
their brother men were expending their strength
70 buoy them up IN atiiuence before they earned
for themselves what was strictly necessary for
existence. And, after sitting all France with
their commission Of inquiry, NJ. Lefebre Daruhe
bad nothing better to propose than 70 throw the
records OF the grievances OF labor into the casa-
combs Of the ministry.
But wbat coniolsd the working classes for the
insults-lgrest nOisei-which had been systemat-
icsly heaped on them since the revelation of Feb
rusry by the orders Of reaction in the press and
the tribune, was the spread Of social doctrines
which characterised our epoch, and the hopes Of
pToxiriate emsncipation. The idea OF an inqni.
~ on .he subject OF labor bad been started under
tfs nH narcfy' hn- o~ed rs realization 70 the re
violation. Tho PRECEDENT O. me Chamber 81 Dep