New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-01


Several of these speeches were simply written
psmphlets--not written, 30 the malicious hint,
By the gentlemen who read them, but by Neuino'
and MontaIembert They are more virulent In
their attacks upon Victor Emanuel aud other
Italian patriots, and much more boldly agrees
siye in their attacks upon Napoleon's pohcy'
than were those Of the Papaline Senators. ny
far the sblest of them, uttered BY nj. keAef'
WA particularly distinguished in this latter re-
spect. His effort, however, to drive or provoke
the speaking Ministers to clear declaration 81
The Imperial purpose in view Of the actual condition
Of Roman affairs, was unsuccessful, despite inc
Irritating cogency Of the really eloquent orator
The speaking Ministers, Baroche and Blllauit, WIN
the practiced skill Of old parliamentary deoaters'
acted mainly as counsel tor the dssnse ol go'ean-
pnent Italian policy in. the past. But their non
commital prudence coupled with the approval BY
fbe Emperor andsby Minister Persgny OF Prince
Napooons famous speech IN the Senate, strengthen
the now general persuasion that Napoleon, like
sensible man, will leave Rome to the Italians 80
soon as they show themselves in condition 70 take
charge OF il.
The radically false position of the French troops
at Rome is getting faser aud faser, untenaby false
Suppose to-day, the l4th Of March, the King OF
Italy's birthday that great popular Patronc de-
inonstration be made at ROme-say thirty or forty
thousand people in the street. crying long 1--we
Pope Plus and King Emanuel ARE de French
troops 10 act as "the geudarmes of the Papal
police" aud suppress this demonstration In blood J.
or TO look on and let it pass for the Pope's police
alone cannot stop iii They cannot remain much
longer ia Rome without firing upon the people; II
they do not fire upon the people, they Will not pre-
tect the Pope If they are not on their way 70
Ciyita Ve6chia within few weeks, it viii be: l..
Because the forms of transfer to Italian garrison
cannot be 10 soon drawn up, according TO the dpo-
matte decencies; 2. Because, III view OF immineut.
contingencies tbs King of Italy desires TO leave an
excuse for the continued presence of his ally troops
In the Peninsular. Except for the matter OF forD,
The Pope's territorial royalty is done for.
" Hoky Poky sat on q hish (ROmsn) wsh
An The kings sud kai'ers and al the kings men,
Can't sst IL PokJ up again"
Meme TskeI is TO BIO read on the dead walls Of
Rome written there by the hand OF popular pres
cieut instinct: NON P1OVE Gt. does not rain),
whose easy Interpretation is NON Pro, V. E.( not
Plus, but Victor EmasueD.
To return TO our legislative debates, which,
though seemingly on an exhausted topic, have drawn
10 them the intense interest of the French pubic,
and are therefore well worthy our attention. The
decree OF the oath November is fast proving Itself to
be what your correspondent announced 1t when the
Imperial decree of that date was lSsued-the birth
day of a great political movement. The inquring,
aggressive spirit OF opposition that snmates the
speeches of the very reactonists who were elected
10 the Legislative by virtue of being the powerfully
favored Government candidates. the great outlay OF
ability the part of the talking Minister'S the gov
ernment counsel for the deenseI the eagerness with
which the public read and discuss the reports of the
debates published in the daily prints; the rapidly
growing freedom with which journalists Of all par
ties, despite the dangerous indehniteness OF their
legal right to do, make these reports the texts OF
leading political articles-aD these, and other hsso-
cated phenomena show that political life in France
uoSd aad Init
under the forced cthaFgc oppression OF the last ten
years.
In literal strictness, Napoleon sacrificed none Of
his 0utocratic prerogatiyes by the decree OF the
Gath November; in practical tact the autOcraue
scepter has departed from him, aud the lawgyer Is
now struggling out from between his SECT to an erect
selfdependent posture by his eide.
For the debate in the Legislative passing from
the proposed address as whole, In which very
little was touched upon but the foreign policy OF
Government bus turned in these last days to the
amendments proposed by the liberal members. The
sum of the first of these amendments is to substi-
tute for the sayish approval of the imperial system
as expressed in the original draft of the address,
wish that the iniquous law of public safety and al
other exceptional laws that subject the bic and
liberty Of citizens to the arbitrary control OF ad-
mnisratiye officers be abrOgated; that the press be
relieved from the arbitrary regime under which it
hes bound; that " lito be restored to municipal
power" and that the doctrine OF universal suffrage
be no longer falsfed, shacklcd or nulhfed in prac-
fics by administrative interference On this amend
ment Jules Favre made, yesterday, a speech of ad-
mrable force in argument and rhetorical brillance.
There has not been in the last ten years, until now
there could not be- any such or nearly such ngOr-
GUS, truthful exegesls OF the practical desp0tlsn
underlying the theoretical liberalism vi the imperial
system presented to all the leading French public.
Favre is one Of the first half dozen barristers in
France. He is the first speaker as yet in either
Chamber in whom the talking Ministers, with all
their parliamentary skin acquired in Louis Phil
ippe's, reign have found their match and more
than match "a a debater. Whoever inter.
rpted him came to grief-his ready retort get
ling penetrating sharpness from its polish of courtesy
In America, We should make OF this truly able
speech, printing in pamphlet form, "campaigu
document" Aud here even il viii serve similar
purpose. The stenOgraphic and abbreviated reports
Of it, published in The MOniisEr and in all the lib
era journals Of Paris will spread 200 OOO and more
copies of II throughout France.
Thus sown broadcast, it must bear its f,uit. Not
immediately in full ripeness. Tie amendments OF
te Liberals viii be voted down by an overwhelming
majority, of course. They really strike at the Ma.
pol ionic system root and branch. Ii approved by
la.Ie majority of the Legislative, if accepted aud
acted upon by government, i. n. B. would sink
from despotic 10 strictly constitutional ruler,
his arbitrary acts controlled by law. They cannot
be approved accepted nor acted upon directly. But.
the yC.y laying out and discussion of them before all
France is aa immense progress and positively ac-
quired advance, from which French public opinion
viii not retreat. Napoleon needs the support of the
Liberals. If they only VIII be prudent, they can
obtain large pay Ot concessions for their support.
He is on S!ide, either TO consiitutiOnalism
luton, from which his only escape is TO fun reaction
am h.. oil lu nV.tAa an he