New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-28
maioal of throne iests, which finally drove Minister
Billault to speech Of deprecatoy seldefense, e.

Of explanatory defense Of the policy attributed to
the Emperor respecting the Mexican expedition
NJ Bilaut, the authorized moutbpiece of his Majes-
IT, forced TO explanatory speech by this discourse
of Jules Favre declared authoritayey that the pur-
pose Of tho government in this Mexican collecting
expedition, wac, first and chiefly 20 assure recogn-
ton Of French claims against Mexicoi then, acci-
denally aud hygienicay to advance the troops from
unhealthy Vera Cruz low lands toward, and in'' i>
capital of Mexico: but, so far as the internal "'
of Mexico src concerned, purely and simply to pr
tect the M-xcans in the free expression and fulfill
ment of their purpose Of giving Themselves a better
form of government. That is, Napoleon does not
giye up the idea, uader conditions, Of Mexican
Monarchy, but carefully abstaiDs from committing
himself as its protector propagation IN advance
Evident enough, for the rest that it. possibly me
Anglo C eico Ibericsn, bum-baf, debtcoiiectin5
ez petition against Mexico eau fulfill tie purpose OF
collecting, IL never can, by any possibility, WORK
with effective unity to 'he other end Of creatng'
and sustaining on bsyonsts the hypothetical throne
OF Macmillan.
letter from Vera Cruz likely enough 10 have
been written in Paris was published IN the M0afeNr
last week. f. was severely censorons on the mis-
management of Gen. Prim and the SpanlsFds' IL
excited much attention, and much critical remark.
Ho1 much, aud how significant, you may guees, from
the fact that few day after the S0Sten pabished
note repeating for the thousandth time the constant
theoretical doctrine, constantly skepiically received
by its constant eaders, that nothing appearing in the
5Ioaite is official except what Ia printed under the
official heading in The official column. And here, by
the way are notable ia these latter days, the unci-
cal reports of American news in the unoticaily sig
ni;cant columns of that queer yeded Official sbee''
To resume, sud to disGiss tho yesterday debate
On American affairs in the Corps Leg'syatt we OF
the North have every reason De- in tho main, per-
fse.y content with it-whotloT We regard what was
snid By tho democratic gQuci>. or y LeghmIst ano
Napoleouic speakers, or by Mi1ieler Bilaut, tee
abes Of the Ministers without portfolio, tao author
lied, official moutbpieco Of tho Emperor
Preceding this topic there WAS IN lie beginning
Of the week brilliant and effective augmentation by
Democratic and Legiiuist orators sss!nsi the re-
pres,ye legislation Of the Empire and It'd repTessve
application 10 the press, to elections, 70 personal
bodily freedom and 20 forth. Foremost ofCll speak
ers on these topics was Jules Fsyre whose discourse,
finally breaking through the vexatious traIllles ana
noisv interruptions thrown about 10 and into 1t ty
President de Morny, and offended members Of the
,svish majority, rang ont the bold, clear cry o.
Liberty Tor Lbertys sake-liberty OF speech and act
in the press, in elections before the trlbdnals-which
Is stil ecboing and reecLoing through France. Not
no much by its mere bodness or It's rhetorical bril-
lance. rs by is force OF argument, bssed on facts,
Ministe- Barocho sat PALE, aghGst, at bearing II.
The Minister'S reply to this attack Lot upon Govern
ment. but upon the repressiye laws, and their sEb-
,rary, illegal application by administrative process
was lamen.ably feeble.
TIE opposition speakers ars voted down by tho
slayish majority, aud are triumphant. Tor ihey cow
sreak 70 the nation. Observe that The opposition rs
no longer confined merely to democratic-mnded
members.
Within the last past twenty days there have been
arrested soma hundreds Of restless students suspected
members Of secret societies., people Of bad anece-
dents ETC., etc. say some hundreds. The police
only know hoD many hundreds There are three
clasees OF arrested foksimpulsve young fellows OF
tie Latin Quarter here In Paris; folks strongly sus-
peciei Of participation in foolish secret societies and
political cons iracos; and folks Of bad political an
tsoedents" -folks who, If there be conspiracy
afoo might, could. would, or should be more or lees
likely to possibly or probably, under conceivable
circumstance have something or other to dowith IT,
Now in the last rast three weeks, this strong Gov
eminent on trial las seized and imprisoned,
in PARIS and in the provinces, five times az
many persons MS our American democracy On
trial has seen ft 10 commit for the last past three
hundred days, TO imprisonment without trial. But
i. i. not my business TO follow out the comparison
between the strong government here and our weak
democracy at home, both on trial. Though / MAJ
gay, to the comfort or shame Of ilabby Americans.
that while there are thousands of Frenchmcn ready
10 bet on the existence Of tho Empire 20 long the
Emperor exists there IS not one Of The foremost who
dares bet on the existence Of the Empire di.'in-
gui-Led from the existence Of bis present Majesty.
Not one intelligent Frencbmeu In one thou,aud, be
he now Napoleonis,, Republican, OF LegtlHist, who
beeves-who; If he is -ure Of bis inerocutor, SAYS
that the actual form OF government can outliye
Loui. Napoleon. Not that there is not, Gu tie whole
great deal of good in ts theory aal ts application.
1. ia hot his Maestys fault, but simply HE personal
misfortune that lie has fallen upon tiGle OF trausi
ton With wonderful, almost miraculous ability.
having luck Of circumstances and physical iorco 10
back him. he his for the past ten year, in the inter-
est OF France and Of his dynasty, played one pol.t
cal party against another and held his prepoadesa
ting place between the two. And 20 long as he lives
in fa force Of body ndinteec; be may keep W The
game growing yearly moro difficult as i does Bu,
for bis htic boy for his dynasty for the future II
iu evident that tho system cant work successfully
forever.
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The MISSING FsuyG NEssELs PROM GIoUcrs-
TER.-Ihe CaDe Ann idr.rtiser OF The 2i,h Says