New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-28
yr,,sr IMPORTANT TROM FRANCE.

amendments, which relate TO American shafs.
Translalions have been given 10 previous 'e'.e's u
tie paragraph 10 question, and oil The amehuneh'
offered by the Democratic members, who yesteruhY
Withdrew theirs in favor Of another amendment, OLE
(rsd By members Of the minority, which reads thus
The civil war that aGlicts America causes grave
injury 10 orr manufactures and to our commercei
we elrneay desire nous falsORs des roeur ardeHSl
that lLeso Discussions may soon terminate ana 'h''
tho great principle Of the Abolition OF Slavery may
ono forth triumphant from the contest entered INTO
on ils account llptte engaete Il son 'igal."
The debate took wide range, including even
Cochin China in it's limits. A report Of it fills
three pages Of this mornings Montspr. IL wac
however, principally con dc with Amer can
Slavery, the Blo,kade, tho Question, and the
Mexican Expedition. Tho BIB .ucance Of this de-
bate, ~ of all others on the Address, IS not to be
measured by the standard ws apply TO Parliamentary
and Cou'ress.onal debates.
AT the risk Of wearsome repetition, lot rue remind
boor readers Of few faets that meal 20 be kept in
view in the case To present an Address IN reply to
the Throne speech is privilege first granted by the
Emperor to SENATE and Legislative in 1850. Theo-
re,;cally nav one Of those years it will tf the
Fp,reror does rot die and Revolution and new forms
consequently intefvene briefly Indicate the feelings
OF tie House Oh all matters Of foreign and domestic
policy ~ pre,cnt IL j. lille more than landaioFy
paraphrase Of the Speech to which it replies. When
ne ored il becomes, however, tho text for pretty
free discussion Of the Government policy. Amend-
ments are proposed only for the sake Of enareing
the tex, aud provoking bOder discussion Of the sad
policy; no one dreams that an amendnen. will be
adopted. The Address il brst treated 81 whole,
aud then is discussed and voted by paragraphs An
orator belonging to tie opposition, whet eT the lie
gitimst or Democrat is subject TO trammes that are
yexatious and Initiating Indeed, bot can exercise
nearly conip.eto essential freedom Of speech. by
virtue of the decree OF 9th November, 1860, bis
Grafton with vexatious interruptions and counter
orations and explanatory orations Of the Ministers
without portfolio is published in full in next morn-
/ ms Moaseur in next evenings daily Paris news-
paner, All speakers in Houee and Senate now
speak 10 tie country. Go any morning 10 any one
# the twen'y-fOur MaiJics Of Paris and you Will
find grouped abou; the Moaiear pasted it's outer
WALL dozen Frepchmen, too poor or too economical
TO take in daily journal, eagerly reading the report
Of the Yesterday sdebste on the Address Whatever
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"wi.hout a portfolio" IL the direct, authorized *
preston Tor conceAlmenn Of I EmpeTor's opinions
is the same ne if faid by the mouth Of ha.esly
Itself.
Tie amendment to paragraph fnh, you observe, Is
in no seute contradictory, is only supplementary
70 tie sail paragraph relative to our American
affairs.
Tie frst speaker was II. NORM. Government
memter lie argued, with the eloquence Of facs
and sincere teton, that the causing cause OF orr
civil war is Slavery-uot the morrill, Tariff, voted
alter the Souhern revolt, nor any other lesser thing
and that IL becomes France, q civilized human
nation, not 20 interfere with material force, nor ye,
vi impairment advice in the civil war that dis
tracts fisIdly foreign people, but TO pubiicy de-
clare ITS wish and bore for the triumph OF the Adolf
ton cause. Tbi8 lnntcal NJ. NORM cal no more
see, than your humble correspondent can see, any
practical, hopeful io-be-hopod-for human, decent
distinction between lie eaase Of the Union and lie
cause OF Abolition.
No ore in tie Corpi LegisiatJ dared, yesterday,
undertake to defend tie son,h its own grounds.
Tho three u'mos, arguments agains, the amendment
that speakers dared offer, knowing that they spoks
not merely to the House, but to the French people,
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vice an impairment advice to a foreign nation. H.
Tuis am,ndment overlools, missates the real cause
Of dssonsiou between the North ind South which H.
not Slavery, bat the question OF free trade. III.
Setting aside all questions Of characterization, AID
American domestic questions, France has 70 look 10
it, interests gayoly suffering by is recognition
OF paper blockade.
Each Of these three arguments was sklfnly pre-
scented by different speakers The argument moe,
stillfuly and most detai.edy developed was the
gnm,u, against the reality q The blockade of our
Southern ports. ! say most skilliully aud most in
detail should add most ably. The facts on which the
argument WIS based, were evidently furnished by
Mr. Slilell. The most effective Of them Ieud they
are elective up 20 certain point date from a time
an,ecedcnt 70 the slone feet business. The most
prominent and ablest Of the adyocates for breaking
of the blockade arrests bis historical argument the
other side o. orr actual, practical closing Of Southern
ports. BY tho way, it is rather sidkng-uot to say
'ns-;hAt whatever can be said or proved in ex-
PLANTATION aud Qualification of our blockade OF ths
Southern ports, is best sid and proved both 10 fact
and theory by English speakers aud wiilers in Par
lament sud in Tile Tunes. To return 10 the CorDs
LegislaiC WHOM I'll had been said that was to be
said on The United sates question, ST. BIlault arose
aud spoke, in tie name Of ihe Emperor, saying:
" The blockade as e&sts is and onght TO be recog
nizcd as a real not paper blockade; France is in
fu agrcen ont with other Interested nations Of Eu-
rope in the recognition; when Slavery, that gan
ing wound Illa.el ofhunnnity, allicts great couu.
ny, We may counsel that county, IA the name Of
humanity aud OF 10 own honor and OF H. safety, 20
remedy he evil but wo cannot push orr zeal further