The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-08-16
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cannot altogether suppress freedom sef. dis,
cussion. Louis Napoleon is compelled to
admit few at least Of the Libes1f party of
his Corps Leyishof1 to save appearances. If
only one voice. is suffered TO utter truth, the
utterance becomes infinitely multiplied, for
IT would no. be decent to prohibit the publ
hcatlon OF the debates ofter. debate had
been permitted There are always one OF
more men courageous enough to speak out
when the occasion prompts NJ. Jules Fa-
vre, distinguished advocate, is just such
a man, During debate OF that body ON
the lIth OF July, lively scene is narrated
by the Paris correspondent Of the Londoris
Times, which shows that all liberty of dis.
cussion is not yet extinguished:
He on. Jules Favre. exposed the mas.
ner In which the reporter made outa Bud
get, not merely in equilibrium, but with
surplus revenue of l,544,9S5f, and he
proved that his pretended ssurplus was n
mockery, for "the reporter himself admits
that he only obtained that result -by not in.
Guiding in his budget certain expenses
which are considered as extraordinary: and
1T must not be forgotten" said NJ. Fayre,
that last week 400 ,00U ,000f of such ex-
penses erevoted." After pointing. out the
hollowness Of the financial statement. he
alluded invery direct terms to the retres-
slve policy of the government at home. He
showed that by such excessive severity Aths
throne of Napoleon L. was broken to pie.
ces, and that France expiated her previous
successes by lamer table reyerses And it
is precisely" continued NJ. Favre, che
cause 1 tipd the same ,exaggeratiou of
concentrated power today that deem it
moment when q vote of confidence is de-
manded, to criticz. these tendencies of tho
government
Alter various Interruptions from NJ. de
Norny President of the Chamber, M. Fa-
vre asked: "Where would the present Gov.
ernment be if 1913 had not egistedg
The President again interrupted, and
said, "Y You are qu te right amid the een-
eral and approving laughter OF the Assem-
bly,.
NJ. de Morny did not expect the bite.
retort that followed: "Yes," cried NJ. Fa-
vre, al am indeed right The President
admits it, and history proclaims it. If
lS4S did not exist-if it was illegitirnate,
then all you have to do is to call back the
Princes of the House of Orleans-restors
to them the crown, and" turning with q
withering glance to NJ. Barcche, and point
ing with his finger, "givc them back the
patrimony you have taken from them"
NJ de Morny again tried to interrupt tho
speaker and to explain his own words; he
spoke about country har:.sed by revolu
tionary disorders, abandoning itself to him
who secures order and authority. NJ. Fa.
vre again resumed, and was again and
again interrupted. He alluded to the
press, and asked if the press Of France was
free. \ member cried out that ait was
free enough and another, named Belmoh.
tel, who passes, believe, for poet, and to
whom consequently fiction ia familiar, ad-
ded that lit was free for good, and not free
for evil NJ FaYre continued some time
longer; he eontrasted France under the first
Empire with France under the Republic.
The consequence Of tie one was two inva-
sions; the other repclled foreign invaders
twice. "The conclusion tn be drawn from
all this said NJ. Favre, 'is that people
as never powerful but on condition of being
free; that for people independence, digni.
~, freedom of action, are far more than
treasures only ir appearance inexhaustible;
that when people have lost their liberty,
they ought without rest oil truce to demand
it back again, and that they should never
abandon themselves To 4 deceptive security,
nor TO vain Illusions, ncr to blind enthusi-
asm"