New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-26
FROM FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent.

ouiet as Government could wish, and as every one
expected when it was understood that Prince Napo-
leon had agreed to keep silent When the Address
was put to vote, however, he still silently, ca't
blue ball, the only one amid l2l white; noiwth-
standing Which, his Majesty, on receiving the depu-
taton from the Senate charged with preseutlng the
Address On Saturday, expressed his profound sa'-
sfactou at the unanimiiy Of the vote" Til. over
looking Of the Opposition cousin was much re-
marked upon, al WIS also the absence OF the Prince
from hs proper place snch occasonai at the night
hand Of the Emperor. Per contra, it has been no.
ticei that the Emperor was osentatousy cordial in
bis manner toward the Opposition cousin at the next
following public reception at the palace. There are
people who think that TIE seeming dssensons OF the
knsmen are all in the eye Of the pnbllc-ihat lhey
have an understanding with each other, as merbers
OF the same firm, the Prince attending 10 liberal
customers.
The debate on the Addres, in the Corps Leg,l1tn
il going on this week, with something more ci NE
than that in the Senate uet closed, but, thus lar,
with Ii tie Of the animation Of last year. The faci
it, that the Govern ments foremost wIsl is that inc
calm 30 requisite for s manag cement OF the coming
elections be not disturbed by excltements OF any
Kind. Members have been clearly given TO under
stand that their chances Of bling put IN nomli aIlon
again, as candidates of thu Administration, depend
upon their good-boy behavior this session lbs iYe
dfmocrato members have presented ELK amendments
TO no mAnv paragraphs Of the Address reported b.
the Committee not IN the sup, ositon that the icue
would accept them, under any possoe force OF arsn'
meuts but for he purpose of presenting their argu
menis TO TIE public. For their sle ches are 10 o.
considered not as add e.sed 10 tic House, bur %
articles OF essqvs OF POLITICAL themes, which, being
once reported as part OF the doiugs Of the House,
aan be saeiy relTinted by every liberal Journal IL
the Empire. NJ. Emile Olivier, for instance, sad,
Yesterday sDd day before what fills half dozen
columns oil the Parsiap jouruel,, which, bad they
dared 20 priat il from biz editorial ipt would
have brought them to state Of silent Fnspense f9r
ten months, if not Of final suppression. His speech,
ia moderate in tone as 1t was unsnswora3lo Ia GT-
gument and eloquent; IN form, bad for 40 text :.
,eeond amendment the sum Of which -: The
word liberty is constantly reproduced Of lot,
in official dlscour,es. but the acts of
the Government Iemain unchanged, repre-
sive of individual freedom Of action. OF
independent munich al lie, o! freedom OF the pres-
II we arc not enjoying liberty, let Us be told no
more Of ts benefit, nor be longer hunhated ~ the
assurance that We alone Of tho nai1u, are unfit FOR
H." The allusipn here issfeciagy plain to .be En-
pesOf's recent address 10 me sdcce ul French eX
hibi,ors at the London Worlie fair-sn aldrc,s
full of fine sentiments all about the liberty he ia
de-irous Of crowning his French Imperial edie
with any time these ten yelfs, and n-aus TO crown
it with 80 soon Es tho national tupcrsiructulc can
Lear he WEIGHT. To how That coronation tue bad
come the orator adopted the assertions OF Govern
icut itself; at la. closed he era Of revolutions; It
has reduced the strength Of "a ties 70 the We lnes
Of few factions grumbiers tlefua'ion IL progress
i've the IeJplc happy and enthusiastically oval
TIE talking Minister asked in reply il NJ Olivier
meant this for irony or truth. II for irony, il,
,h wed factions sirit that defeated bis argument;
il for truth il proved that the nation did NOT Gsk Tor
n word more than Government had given. Olivier
rsoined to this Ilay OF words; he oOncsfsion Of lib
cry would prove ito truth the continued retnfal
m4kes it toe keenest irony. On this pOint IA wei
rs on several points Of historical fac relating 10 The
IN edom of The English press, on which be proved
from unques;ioned suthorties that ". Baroche wac
in error, TIA, Minister did not revive the discussion.
Bat little Ia. yet been said in reference 20 An cri
can Affairs, paragraph a the Address aud several
amendments will, however, soon give oc -asion 10
speakers on tina, tleoie. The original paragraph
reads as follows: awe are profoundly afflicted al
tho prolong iOn Of the contest 10 the United States
and NJ he character Il FMS Resumed. u touc e. our
sentiments OF humanity more than those Of our in.
ierests NJ We regret that your friendly and di,in-
teresied voice was not l.ened 20 by the great Pow
err and we earnestly hope (HOus fI'soHs dcs roeur)
that the Americans will soon pause in view Of the
evils they are Causing. We could not wish for the
exhaustion Of country that has hitherto known
how 10 aprly liberty TO the proat Of atOr md civ
ilizatioD.' As the address is bat tho echo OF the
known sentiments Tor what are M ant 10 sPe car as
euchl OF Government, mat may Ue CCutlCe!ed az
signed by Napoleon himsef
One oil the amendments, sgned by q Adninis,ra-
ton members. reads thus:
ba.ysf may be the 1--WE ~ 90 6sporabe conflict
ho~ she that your asjcsiy'' GogrrIm-nt viii Get ut
work mean safy avoid. 80 Tar a. poss be 70
occonomcl po'tuftai5us similar to those that
elbsrra.s the county sd with which It would crniu nus 10
BE- uensced BY tho MAJ ten ncs Ct too ,Tei o,Hnefee
p-Bdenca tine United States. The development
ale OF the cotton culture ~ several Of colonies chat
TIT 70 become iml ot.n' cerios OF poduc 'uch P
caly senegs snd Aseh, would powerfully contdh1rc
10 -nre Constant ana regular supply ot our Manufacturing
industry"
Another amendment, accepting the main rara-
graph quoted above inserts aiter The word " in-
tcrostr"
which however nlph, have foard hesl protection in
the States Of the plet ofm,rtne law soeml5
proclaimed ir tie treaty Of Pans"
T5c quest0n Of roal freedom Of the seas is favor
ite one with Fr nch puhlicsis series Of able dus-
serauors on Internaticual Maritime Law are now
in course If publication L1 Presse IN tho course
Of which the writer abundaGty proves that it ia not
the fault Of the United States that John Bright
d inilOn Of international law In general applies TO
this department OF il: every usot ,lcd and, iOs tho
most part, believe it 10 be exceedingly bad He
Shows that England to-day has TO thank herself iOr
her Lancashire distress; that bad he hot refused
AIarcys proportion for accepting the principles OF
the treaty OF Paris u principles IN all their logical
extent OF application, Charleston and Mobile could
have rent her and France all tie cotton they wanted.
lie shows that willingness TO accept universal,
fair law, did not stop with the rejection OF thai
Our record is good On this head. The
discussion III tho Corps Legtsioiy We at least can
bear
What is to be said Oh the Mexican Expedition will
come this week, perhaps this afternoon. he
democratic oppositon has an amendment respecting
il. The effort OF Government will be 10 pass II over
as slightly ns possbe. The following briel words re.
iaing TO 1t, spoken Oh Wednesday by "A member Of
tie Clerical party in the House. are worth noticing,
from the fact Of the applause with which they were
greetectLe only applause vOuchsaiod 10 the rather