New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-18
FRANCE


The topic Of the day was the opening Of the Lyons
Railway between TOnneUe and DyOn and the
speech of Louis Napoleon az the latter place. As It
j. of especial importance IN the present political
state of France, We sublOln the entire speech
How | wish that those who entertain doubts OF
the future had accompanied me amid the population
of the Nonne and the Cote dor They would be re-
assured on Sslng the real disposition of the pub
lie mind They would have seen that neither tue IN
trQeS nor the attacks nor the lmpasSloned DIS
sions OF parties are IN harmony with the sentiments
and the condition Of the country France does not
desire the return 10 the Old regime, under Whatever
form n may be isgSed. nor the experiment OF fatal
and lmpracticable UtOplaS. II Is because am the
most natural adversary of both the one and the
other that France has placed her confidence m me
If such not the case, how could TINS Affecting
sympathy OF the people toward me, which rcslsts
the most destructive pOemicS, and which abSolses
me from "a share in rs SuffeTlngS, be explained '-
IT, IN fact. my Government has not been able 10 re-
alZe al the ameloratlOn intended the fault is 10 Dc
assigned 10 the maneuvres of factions which paralyse
the good viii of Assemblies as OF Governments me
most devoted 10 the public interests. IL Is because
you have thus understood H. that have found ln pa
tnOuc Burgundy a reception which for me Is appro-
baton and encouragement / ayaI myself OF TINS
banquet of tribute, ID order 10 open my heart 70
my fellow citizens. \ new phase u our pOullcdt NE
commences From one extremity of France 10 the
other petitions are course of signature, demanding
the revision Of he Constitution. l await with conn
denCe the manifestation of The country, and the de-
clsons of the Assembly, which VIII not be inspired
except by the sole thought of the pablo good Ever
since / have been iu power have proved where the
great interests of tie country were in question, 40"
little ! regarded all that concerned myself Ihe
most undescrycd and the most violent attacks nave
never made me forget my calmness. whatever De
the duties the country imposes on me, X shall ma me
decided on following us VIII and, believe me, gem
temen France shall not perish IN my hands
After the dinner a splendid ball took place, winch
the President opened with Madame Debry, the lady
of the Project.
The speech had produced the mos, favorable effect
not only IN the provinces but IN Paris. among moder-
ate men. The Orleans and LegItlmst Journals OF
course, crlticISe n severely
NJ MERCER who went TO -. Petersburg a French
Envoy to convince the Car that Austria ought not
10 enter the German Confederation with all her states
has returned The result Of IN, mission has not trh
spred.
Gen Aupich. Minister to COnstanilnople ha' re-
turned for the Embassy al London. lie Is reluctant
10 20 AS ne considers that he owes everything 10 the
Orleans family and IN England has position would De
somewhat a post OF espionage. The General may re-
Quest the Government Of Algeria instead, oreyen the
Ministry Of War. a,
The dispute between Generals Grannont and VI
Baune. had been settled.
NJ Berryer a leading Legltmist, advises ms
friends in Nantes not 10 agiate too much the ques-
tOnof Revision