New-York daily tribune., 1863-04-16
oUn PARIS CoBnEsPoNDkNCE.
FROM Our Own Correspondent.


referred to "psSs to the order OF the day. equVa'
lent TO our "lsy on the tables" the counter-proPosi
tion was to refer them to the Minister on Foreign
Affairs which corresponds nearly enough to our rel
erence to the Committee on Foreign Relations The
radical difference in this comparison must not be Tor
gotten, between the American and French Senate;
any vote of the latter, in like the present, be-
ing merely an expression of opinion, which that
body has no constitutional Of translating or
of having translated into action. The debate covered
the whole ground Of the Polish question. You Will
find the vouminous but extremely interesting report
of il in the last three extra numbers Of the M0H'e"
All the speakers expressed the profoundest sympG
thy for Poland; all were agreed that Russia was ~
the wrong; all were agreed that svhetuus
ought to be done, if possible to put her IN lie den
and redress the wroDgs Of Poland ou1 "nas u;
;tely should be now done, and how, were
for which no one had clear solutions 10 Vnei;
Not even Prince Napoeon whose PnIioP9 ~ o;,v
an immense sensation in the House hnu II, 'uo
His speech was marked WIN 'no . .1aTn.nt
end defects OF his peculiar oratory anu L
THE Prince manifesls curious resemblances 10 DIS
uncle--much of the same qulcknese VI elaIoe, E IT,
even breadth aud proioundnesS OF Hsw "uE .;'aO y.
Relf.consClOusDees and seit.will, aou oiu I CVio
,avaoery flashing through the restraints OF tne pro-
$500; and of his false position under which he con-
xtantlv cbafes. Some Of bis improvlsed lmpklehoos
Addressed 10 La RocheaQuelln, were OF 80 shina'eu
a nature that it has been thought not well To insert
them in the MonlteHr'S reports OF the setsiOn Va
"Wednesday. His Imperial Highness has q temper,
which, since he can't get fully rid OF 1t, his coush
<yonld prefer to have HIN keep. HIS loss OF IL,
however, on Wednesday, was gam 10 the puonc,
and TO do him justice, was then as II mas Deen Oh
other similar occasions, rather creoltaole 10 le na
ural man. if not TO the Parliamentary man or eonf-
icons gentleman. The distinctive features OF DIS
discourse were an ardent defense Of the actual insur-
rection of the Poles, first, on historical grounds
and grounds of indefeasibe nationality, against
Russia, whose government ana whose Ielgn.
5nK Car he attacked with uncircumspect
frsnkuess; then against the pretense Of La Roche
iaauen that il was purely Mazzinian redIevolu-
fionary and not national movement; secondly, an
impassioned appeal TO the Senate to unite tneir
voices in calling upon the Government 10 dct ID ald
of Poland the form and manner OF action indeed
20 be left 70 the wisdom of the Emperor, but what
ever moral support aud encouragement the unanl-
nous voice OF the Senate addressed to him In the
worlds bearing can give, let that DO gwen. =" 10
fesume ho said IN closing his feryid address, VIII
vay with profoundest conviction that the French
Empire with Napoleon Ill. at its head, can and
ought to take IN hand the cause Of Poland. l ON
nure that the Emperor has done so, and will do so,
with the support of the liberal public opinion, with
fhe purest intentions, which an able diplomacy Will
xuake clear to foreign Governments am sure that
xslr duty is not greater than our strength. But
IN % must be no delay streams Of blood are How
ing; and, II you abandon her 70 herself, Poland can
only struggle for while and must sooner or later
be sacrificed. Act, then, sctV
Shaken from bis prophecies by the frank yloence
of the Prince and by the impression OF his discourse
upon the house. Minister Blault felt the need Of
consulting the Emperor and Of taking night to
think over his reply; and 90, In few words, II
which he deprecated courteously the /" animation y
of the Prince, advised the Senate that his mucl
looked for exposition Of the Government poGcl
would be deferred TO the morrow. This was give
Yesterday considerably modified In details from II
originally intended edition ten days previous. ApaI
from certain rhetorical orDamentation and extravs
giant loose eulogy Of the Emperor 1t is remai kabl
able and ljust now) intensely interesting documen
Read in connection with the report OF the Commute
on the petition, which was drawn up after consulti
tion with the Ministers Of tho Crown, and wit
some selections OF diplomatic correspondence pub
iished in the Moniteur of Monday, 1t adds largely
the scant information at hand last week respecting
khe NapoleOnic policy Oh the Polish question. No
that il disperses the fog, but il llumines and some
what ghIens 1t. II Is but simple justice to remarl
Shat the fog which envelopes the situation arise
from it, and does not eInaDate from his Majesty.
According TO NJ. Billault, the Emperor has anti
cipated the petitioners in favor OF Poland, and wa
already engaged III active diplomatic effort on III
account when the first Of these papers was not ye
drawn. Excessive difficulties and delicacies imped,
without discoursginR Linn In continuing this course
Mere wordy manifestations OF sympathy for Poland
idly exciting without s,lidly supporting her hopes
for the sake o! Polish freedom and French dignity
are 10 be deprecated. AS a prelude 10 warlike man
iestations, they are yet more TO be deprecated by
every consideration of sound statesmaushp. Tht
first open movement III that direction would hav,
FOR effect, 10 revive the Holy Alliance, TO provoke
general European war, and to isolate France
France is ct present the best Of terms with a the
Powers directly or indirectly interested in Poland
and is III greatly better position than under pre-
coding regimes TO exert persuasive influence OF
them IN PolSnds favor. His Malestys first hope q
few weeks ago was In q combined Ango-F rance
Austrian diplomatic plea addressed TO Russia, be be-
lieving that there was in such combination the two
1old value Of tho force OF persuasion that lies u
oEion, and Of anticipating and obviating the national
iealousies that isolated French action nigh,
revive amOngG formerly c0alesced against
France. This hope was unexpectedly disappointed by
EuIgland's declining 10 sign III common with France
But here NJ. Billault took care TO defend England
aaains. the charge of double-dealiug which French
public opinion brings openly and which even the
Senate Committee in it's report brings allusivey,
against the English Government He showed by
reference 10 the constant course Of the English Gov.
eminent in Polish affairs and by direct quotations
from speeches of Russell and Palmerston last year
pnd this, tDat the English Government has always
been consistent enoughin giving mex pensive verbal
sympathy and refusing material and to Poland.
With slight variations In form, France has in fact
never done anything more, What now the Emperor
ts trying do this: To preserve In full bis actual
friendly relations with Russia, Austria, England
aud Prussia even so TO fair hearing from
each for his arguments the drift Of which is to bring
about some arrangement by which the interests Of
all may be reconciled with some sort of reconsttu
soted Poland, The task certainly ID completely difficult
p NJ. BllAut eonfesses. II must be also confessed
that Napoleon seems thus far, to have gone honest
" 70 work at 1t. II peacefully achieved, 1t will be
nober triumph over graver obstacles than ever illus
srsted the FIRST Empire.
A few sgns of the possible suecess OF Nanoleon,s
seheme-suPposing that Nj. .,illauts adumbra,ion
OF us outlines Is generally correctish-are note
worthy; The Polish insurrection more than holds
aus OVID on Tue military side; the pretense, which