Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-04
INTER TING NEWS FRO VI
FRANCE.
THE AMERICAN QUESTION IN THE CORPS LEG
ISLATlF.


T. Paris correspondent of the Daily News gives the
following translation from the MOniteurs report of
what took place the Corps Legsatf in regard to the
proposed amendment TO the address the question Of
America
NJ Eugene Pelletan-In the present stage OF the de-
hate should be very cruel 10 the assembly and still
more cruel 10 myself If were TO make a speech IN EX
rRENIs on the deahbed las fear il will be Of our last
amendment. Laughter had but a word to say to
over America in silence. Your draft address maintains
the same reserve. The Yellow Book itself contains
this subject nothing but pure white page. Now il
seemed TO US that the American question Of su
fcent importance 10 be treated Of otherwise than by
retcence However there now no occasion for discus
SION because while am speaking 10 on, the news ar
rves that the victorious swords OF Grant aid Sherman
have eled the question-Richmondi is taken. Inter
| 4 Yoice-So much the worse
N Peuetan-The pro.savery rebellion is crushed and
the American Republic is restored in all its majestic
| unity further interruptionl
| President chneider-Gentlemen, by your Interrupt
| tions Won only lengthen the speech
NJ Peletan-Oo not murmur so loud, conjure you
they may hear you on the other side of the Atlantic
| TEXclamatons and noise
Several Voices Make an end OF IT,
| M Peletan-FoI the last four years North America
has horne the burden Of the most terrible civil that
ever ravaged nation and during the Whole course of
this cruel trial she has never for single instant enter
tanned the idea Of suspending liberty All, all She
never Of invoking the principle OF public safety
or openinr that door through which all political crimes
make their way But il has renewed its executive
mower under we may almost say, the very FIRE of the
enemy and that without violence and without disturb
auce interruption And II has done this so orderly
and calmly that the page OF American history the page
of honor OF the nineteenth century Confused and in
N 'iPeetan-President Lincoln-lCries of divide, d.
OF otbs- voices-Hear the speaker
N Pelletan-President Lincoln felt that he held the
fate of the New World in his hands and he lifted up his
heart 70 the height Of his destiny he has abolished
slavery redoubed cries of Divide y ard he has restored
tbe glorious American Republic. Divide, divide"
Confused and tumultuous noise
A Membsr-Eniorce silence, Mr. President.
President Schneder-Let the speaker try to get
GARNER Psges-If people would only listen the
speeeh would have been done by this time.
Several Voces-Divide!
Schneider cannot deprive NJ Pelletan Of his right
to 20 on. 1t is for the Chamber to listen excamGtonsl
but AZ the time II IS for him to speak in such way
a. 10 induce his auditors 70 hear him.
NJ PeIetan-The President asks a miracle of me which
am NOT able 70 work. II did appear to me that where.
ever in the world nythng great an noble was done,
France was present and approving party and would
that NV voice this day could heard on the other side
of the Atlantic with an address OF cengratulaon to the
President Of the United states tumultuOus EXPLANATIONS
of dissent cannot struggle against your determine
| ton not TO hear me- and shall sit down.
The amendment rallied "a votes-a respectable minor
ty considering that Ouy 10 voted against the AID dress
give the names Of the - friends of the North for the
special information OF your American readers. They
are NJ NJ Bethmont Count de Boigne Carnot, Dorian,
Jues Favre GARNER Pages Glais Bizon, Guerout Ha-
entVens HaVin, HenOn, laval Niscount Languinais,
MaSnin Marie Martel NORM, Pelletan, Picard Pieron
eroy MARQUIS de Pe de ROsnyOinen, Planet and Jules
simon The abstentons on this vote very numer-
Gus and on the list note the names Of Emile Olivier
Darimon. Theirs aud Count Wees de Lavalette The
whole address finally adopted on the 10TH and on
the 10Th the Emperor received the deputaton with the
address. His Majesty thanked the deputation and
added
80, 80. ..,, a.e.,3 Nth fru,pess bo q, ,dor,an+o,
laws which maintain Just equilibrium between the
pOwers of the State The country grateful 70 you for
this Under the present regime its life is being develop
ed II sees administrative obstacles disappear progress
ensured and security guaranteed. By the electoral
moyement and (be voice of the Tribune and the Press
h feels that il is tree Thus far from wishing TO cut
down the tree whih hal borne good fruit the mass
of the abOrng classes the classes who possess the
who remember ana those who hear and read, fear the
abuse of liberty more than the abuse of power.
Continue your abOrs the object OF which Is the moral
and material Improvement Of individuals by the educa
ton and labor Of the commune and the department and
the extension OF their powers. without necessarily
daily bringing fresh stone 20 the edfce the founda.
ton of which broad and cannot be raised too high
His maiesty's speech received with applause.
The arts correspondent Of the Baltimore American
in his letter of the l4th ult., says:
long debate has Just terminated in the Frenc Rep
resentatve Chamber the subject Of Mexico and the
Mexican expedition. The chief importance, however
OF tina discussion to American readers consists, not SO
reDetitiOn by 81 Jules Favne, for the hun.
dredth time Of the welknown objections against that
perous under akng, nor in the thrice told tale by the
Minister Of state OF the which led rance into il
almost whether she would or not the interest of the de-
as in the expression Of the feelings Of amity and goo
will given veat TO by the chief organ Of the French Gov
eminent toward the United States and the evident de-
sire repudate all causes OF serious differences between
the two people and countries. The speech OF NJ.
Rouher may and ought l think, 10 be regarded
as sincere and friendly effort to wipe away the little
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relations two nations hitherto closely united as
France and America According to him, when the facts
we're impartiay examined there was not single Sc
rOus Of misunderstanding 70 be found between
the two countries Whatever bad feeling had arisen
had proceeded from the man@uvres Of parties inter
ssted in creating such False mpre sions had been
systematically disseminated, both In France and
America as TO the objects Of France in going into
Mexico. Ii had been asserted that France desired TO
colonze Sonora and chihuahua; that she had viola
ted her neutrality in the war between North and
South, aud was about TO interfere in favor Of the
latter Hence in America the menace Of retalia-
ton by Intervention in Mexico aud assertion of the
Monroe doctrine NJ. Rouher utterly denied all in
tentiOn 70 interfere in the American conflict France
had recognized the belhgerent rights of the South
simply rom necessity and IN view OF the long con-
tinuance OF the war, which unhsppily still
raging but she had never gone one step beyond that
recognition. HI secuted the idea OF "colOnzingr
sonora or Of even answering so absurd an accusation
The most compete aud satisfactory exuan atoms had
been EXCHANGED with the American representative in
Paris. He regarded as 'impious' the idea which had
been put forward Of desiring the Of the
in America as sort Of guaranty to the French position
In Mexico France, the the contrary, earnestly de.
sired to see that conflict at end aud the day which
brought it TO close would be one Of joy and gadness
70 France the old ally and, he might be permitted
saw the foster mother Of the United States. The
speaker was ! IDLY cheered when making use Of the
above expressions and also when declaring that all
anticipation Of conflict between the countries was
mere phantom. America, he said had no interest In
annezing Mex leo but the contrary hao already de-
cned do So and had got out Of the country IS soon
as she could after she had conquered t. Nothing could
be more friendly than the tone Of the above