New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-19
smn EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.
s,en Our Own Correspondent.

8rils Olivier with speech which even now al h''
k&ys distance Is talked Of than all mat nave oce
Aevered since To explain somewhat the importance
attached to this speech at least the noise mace aO1u
n FEW words viii be IN place here ohiyieG was OF
n the famous Five Democratic Republicans who, il |
ssS7 consented TO be elected 20 the Corps Legislative
and to take the oath TO support the Imperial
Constitution Reelected in 1868. what may be stu
s1ed the Democratic Opposition ticket be greatly dis
sonted the radical members Of that Opposition last yea
~ the manifest proos he gave Of tendency TO eomro
,o.se with or 20 go over TO the Imperial side lie arc
harmon an other Of the Five OF similar tendencies
have not been invited to the preliminary meetings he1
ey other members Of the Opposition where the plans o.
Opposition action for the present session OF the Legs
Ature were discussed The were, we should say
psad out Of the Democratic party some months ago
TIE violence OF party charges Olivier with all SORTS
unworthy ambitious motives: he had been debauesed
~ De Morny, his inordinas vanity WIS tokled w'th'
Nc prospect 81 Leadership OF The third pary'-a party
10 be composed of moderate Imperialist Liberals uadI
". patronage of the Duke De Morny-with the pros.
,eot even OF Minister'S portfolio; the death Of his
wife. who Inherited the Republican principles anc,
viii nature Of her mother, tie Countess GAgout Sc
well known under her de plume of Daniel sterm)
kt his feeble character exposed to the seduction q
sueh Establishments, etc, etc.
which tbs is a quite sufcicr: sreoimen--be calnmnl
o. truth your reporter has of ssceriainins,
ert ! cannot help thinking that in the case OF Nj
Olivier a. in most similar cases, Ddsburys maxim is
apt enough Surely mans own heart is dccetfu,
bit the hearts OF his enemies desperately wicked
Il is perhaps just it is easy TO suppose Olivier
b be an honest man. and his account OF his mo-
lives for change Of base" 10 be the truest we have
HIS speech last MolGay is The definition Of his new
position or say Of the position he desires to hold aud
which he asserts is teneble. The grave question Is
whether such position really exists or is dis,oyersbe
except ~ the regions Of hypothesis and hope, under
The actual regimei y. Olivier declares himself Is
much of Liberal nay, of Democratic Liberal, a.
though become ready after years of preparatory
thoucht 10 frankly abandon his old love of Repub
bean Government and frankly accept the Imperial
Government is but a instrument means to an end,
snachine The name OF the machine is not essential,
nor the form of it, it does not much matter who
runs the machine but how il works. An Emperor. on
she whole for chief engineer Of Democratic machn,
b az good as another, say the best. Any way, be Is
she engineer and 10 turn him out throw him over by
revolutionary effort would surely result In merely
disastrous smash. But tie machine, powerful and eff
saent as il Ia cannot be indefinitely at high pres
sure with engineer able sitting on the valves
One thing is among the growing possibilities. it may
burst Of these dsys-one thing is among the Ger
Aanties in the iutue this engineer cannot always be
engineer; then in the next future looms the vision Of
nstona catastrophe (ro Frenchman with half an eye
that does that oatastropho always bis
vhstic retina) over which NJ Olivier draws delicate
vail perfectly transparent but embroidered with beau
bful rhetoric 1T would be amusing the subject
ess grave to note the difference, in respect 10 this
vision between coDrers coneiliatng Olivier and that
tsnny Master MerTyman Marquis de Boissy. This
st the other other day in the Senate displayed to
uneasy Senators. and through the peep-hOle OF the
Eouiear' report to curious public quite in tie man
Der of a Snowman st fair: Here you gentlemen.
Abe Emperor assassinatedi This is MszziDi in rcd.
End those are the Engishmen 4 sssassinating of him
Walk mp. walk up pray for his life, 1 who have
been faithful TO three Governments already pray for
him every day and o nights. too-BLen am not asleep
but re YOU see assassnated and-ihe devil aud
nj TO pay in immediate background - Read report
Of Senate debstes-which by the way not faithful
10 the crudty of the humorous Senator's exposition
d you suppose that exaggerated NJ. Olivier then
n his remarkably mild AID conclia;Ory way indeed
hauding the subject with glory say but with al
Tery muscular grasp an the same-whe accepting the
Imperial regime vigorously critiezes its defects Of DO
tail and points out AID urges IN the very urgent in
terest Of the regime itself. necessary reforms in .
liberal sense.
To resume Ollvier's speech II q senteDce-and, Of
sourse very inperfectly-it comes 10 this "Let the
Empire institute and carry such liberal reforms Of
Itself as it can, without violence 10 its own nature in
stute and carry must at the r,k Of disastrous
catastrophe as it will. confidently hope and France
will go gradually. bat surely toward full huon Of
hberty Under these conditions (of which the hopeful
condition seems 10 be assured Mr. Onivers thought
frankly adhere TO the Empire not as partisan, but as
patriotic Notwithstanding always reforms. al
wsyg deprecating Tevoutio1 believing. for the rest
shat civil liberties largely conceded By the Empire
should make satisfied 10 wait with loHg patience FOR
tbe GROWING OF the edhce (promised In lsj2 in this
famous of quoted phrase by the Emperor by tie fancy
Gap and tassel OF political liberty" think the above
strssgng but period ncoses the
OF ri. O"~~ieT's speech. Keep in mind the circwn
stances and 0,uditions IN and under which was
spoken this famous spnch. Remember that 1t means
IL it has any direct meaning. hat one OF the ceveresi
and most talented members CT the ~ Republican Cd
position party Of the Opposition party al price Al
converted TO Imperallsm--not exactly Imperialism &C.
II u.s. but TO Imperialism as 1t NAV be o. - "u''
-. - d-s-- me Oeatl OF the emperor, and
Ealing Off into revolution ANARCHY and the rest
After NJ. Olivier. ia quite different strain spoke
that postmaster Of Parliamentary eloquencc brave
brisk old Therswth ali the authority Of and long
experience ana historical renowE and practised in
sinsic force OF rhetorical skill and logically stayed up
convicton-spoke the "el man eloquent Theirs a.
Erayely brilliantly eloquest. the magnificent eulogis
SIC apology Of long gone Parliamentary freedom Of de
bate, the grand demand fox its Tss.oration. / say
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