The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-03
EKRR IN FRANCE.
Exciting scenes in Ihe legislative
Cbasnbers-- Grant and sherman
COnnpfimented By the Liberals.
President I1acOIn Declared the
-SavfOur OF the Country. So
Paris april ~ correspondence Of the London
Times

President I1acOIn Declared the
-savfOur OF the Country. -
Paris april l7) correspondents Of the London
Times
It is curious coincidence, that on this
18th day of April, when the news of the !
fall of Richmond arrived in Paris, the
Corps Legislstif should be discussing an
amendment of she opposition deputies thus
worded: "We have from the beginning
declared our sympsthies for North Ameri-
cs. Thanks to heroic efforts slavery is
abolished. We shall be happy to see re-
stored in its former power the republic of
| the United States, which b the natural
ally of France, and We shall hail with Joy
q triumph which will have cost liberty
nothing" OF course NJ. Ronher will op-
uose this amendment; but is likely that
the great news of the day viii have cur
tailed, if not altered his speech. ,..-.-
During the debate the amendment was
supported shortly by M. E. Pelletsn in
few eloquent words which will be remark
| ed on the other side of the Atlantic, ss well
SIS the coarse and insulting interruptions OF
the msjority. Isuhjoin translation of the
Norlitessr'S report:
NJ. Eugene Pelletan-In the present
stage of the debate should be very cruel
| to the assembly, and still more cruel to my
self if 1 we're TO make speech IN ertre'ris
on the death bed las fear it will be) Of
our last amendment. (Lsughter.) had
| but word 10 say to repair an omission
The speech from the throne passed over
America in silence; your draft address
maintains the same reserve; the yellow
book itself contains on this subject nothing
but pure white page. Now it seemed to
US that the American question was one of
sufficient importance to be treated of other
wise than by reticence. Hol0eusT, there is
noi0 no occasion for discussion, because l0liJe
/ am speaking to you the nel0s arrives that
the victorious ssOOrds of Grant and Sherman
haze settled the question. Richmond is ts-
ken. (Interruption.)
A Voiee-So much the worse.
NJ. Pelletsn-The pro-slayery rebellion
is crushed and the American republic is re-
stored IN all its majestic unity. Further
Interruption
President Schneider Gentlemen, by
your Interruptions you only lengthen the
speech.
NJ. Pelletsn-Do not murmur so loud,
conjure you; they may hear us on the 9TH
er side of the Atlantic. (ExclAmstions
and noise.)
Several Voices-Mske an end of it.
IN. Pelletan-For the last four years
North America has borne the burden of
the most terrible war that ever
raVaged nation, and during the whole
course of this cruel trial she has never for
single instant entertained the idea of
snspending liberty. (Ah, ali, She never
dreamed Of invoking the principle of pub
lie safety or opening that door through
which ali political crimes make their way.
But more; it has renewed its executive
powers under-we may almost ssy-the
very fire of the enemy, and that without
violence and without disturbance-(in inter
ruption )-snd it has done this so orderly
and calmly thst this page Of American his
tory is the page Of honor of the nineteenth
century. Confusion and increasing noise)
NJ Pelletan-President Lincoln-(Cries
Of "Divide, divide"
Other Voices-Hesr the speaker.
NJ. Pelletsn-President Lincoln feItthat
he held the fate of the NeuO World in his
hands, and he lifted up his heart TO the
heighth of his destiny; he has abolished
slGueTy-( rec oubled cries of " Divide" y
and he has restored the glorious American
Republic. ('Divide, divide" Confused
aud tumultuous noise)
A Memt ter-Enforce silence, Mr.. Presi-
dent.
President Schneider-Let the speake
try to get hearing.
NJ. Gsrnier Psges-If the people would
only listen the tpeech would have been
done by this time.
Several Voices-Divide.
z Schneider-I cannot deprive n. Pei
letsn of his right to go on. It is for the
chamber to listen-( (exclsmstions); but at
the same time, il is for him TO speak in such
q way as to induce his auditors to hear
him.
NJ. Pelletan-The President asks mira
Gle of me which am not able to work. It
did appear to me that wherever in the
world anything great and noble was done,
France was present and an approving par
ty; and would that my voice this day
could be heard en- the other side of the At !
lsntie with an address of congrstulation to
the President of the United States. (Tu-
multuous EXPLANATIONS of dissent) can
not struggle against your determination !
not to hear me, and shall sit down.
The amendment rallied twenty fourvotes |
AoeP PoSe0Oio tiiHOIityI OOnsfueIlnB bnAb |
only fifteen voted against the address as
whole.
I give the names of the twenty-four
friends of the North for the special infor-
nation of your American readers. They |
are:-MM. Bethmont, Count de Boigne,
Csrnot Dorian, Jules Favre, GARNER,
Pages, Glais Blzoin, Gueroult Hsentens,
Havin, Henon, Jsvsl, Viscount Lsnjuinss,
Msgnin, Marie, Msrtel, NORM, Peletsn,
Picard, Pieron, Leroy, Marquis de Pire de
RosnyvineD, Plsnat and Jules Simon.
The sbstentions on this vote were very
numerous, and in the list note the names
of Emile Olivier, Darimon, Thiers and
Count Welles de Lavalette-