New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-10
FRANCE.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our pecil Correspondent
PARIS March 80, 1861.
SIN the Roman question, which, please OBJ
serve. ia short for the Franco-Austrian question
for the EurOpean-War queston-for much
grayer question than that even, viz: the ques-
ton between Action and Reaction, between Pro-
gress aud ImmObility, between the Nineteenth
Century and the Seventeenth Century, to say
nothing of the Middle Ages; question, then,
the interest of which is, and is like to long con-
tinue, inexhausted for thinking European men,
and of which, therefore, l must, just must, con-
tinue to speak. But the prominent points in the
debate of it for the last ten days shall here be
treated with the EXTREMIST breyty. Passing
Jules Favre's great speech upon it, last week in
the Legislative, which has excited the admiration
of tie English, and the enthusiasm of the Itali-
ans, we come to some Of the votes taken in that
BODY this day week, on the address and ts
amendments. The purport of the amendment offered
by the Democratic members Of the Chamber was TO
ask the Emperor to withdraw the French garrison;
of 25l votes there were only five for 1t. The pur-
port of another amendment was to ask the Emperor
10 perseveringy protect the temporal power Of the
Pope on this the vote was 80 for TO l6l against This
vote has given immense real pretended cratifca-
ton both to UltramOntanes and Liberals-each
claiming II as triumph under the crcum-
stances Of the case" The chiefly notable
facts are that the majority Of this 80 were
inspired thus TO vote By sincere conviction
either that the preservation Of the temporal
power of the Pope is the religious duty of Catholic
France or the sound political interest of France or
by those two convictions combined, q small minori-
ty OF the 90 may have been chiefly influenced by
factions opposition 10 the Emperor. OF the 1876
negative voters there is little doubt that Il portion
were only prevented from being affirmative by the
fear of appearing TO join a factious opposition.
Being freed now from all amendments, the Address
in its originally proposed FORM j. e., expressing IN
oualGed approval Of all the Emperor has done, and
expressing unqualified trust in the wisdom OF all
he will do, at home and abroad, was put to vote
and accepted, 2l3 10 49, Note that the l3 OPP
pogiDp votes proceeded not from Liberals, but
from the political and religious reactionlst members
of the Chamber specially favored as Government
candidates at the time Of their election, four years
ago.
There was, or was to have been, another amend
ment the purport of which was to express The
admjring thanks of the Legislative 10 the Empress
for her warm sympathy with the Poniil hing III
this his time of trouble. This was cunning device
of the sincere Ultramontanes and Anti.ltalian
politicians, which Orleanist and Legltlmlst iactlon-
lists gladly accepted. Nothing could be better cal
culated to bother Government and the speaking
ministers than it's introduction for discussion ana
vote. How could talking ministers oppose IL, un-
less they assumed or at least implied an opposllon
between Emperor and Empress The form OF IL
was already drawn up, and, despite earnest semi
official depression on the poiVt Of beng i0snspy