The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-03
EU r Q P E.
OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE,
AMUSING SCyNE IN TIE FRENCH CHAMBERS.
The Paris Press on the Mexican
Question.
Significant Incident at the French
Court.
Our Paris Correspondence.


Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS Feb. IL, 1886.
Speech or Me Marquis de Boissy-Singuiar Scene IN Tie
French Senate-Spe.ch of Marshal Fbrey Aercan
AGairs-The OppOsiton--S'gniaodM Incident dc.
Once year. about the time that the carnival season Is
coming close and tho bru gr1s Is going his rounds
eccentric old gentleman member Of the French
Senate, gets up little carnival Of his own, and like the
clown in the circus tumbling into the national
ring with "Here am again"
THE RRErREssIRLE
The gentleman In question is the Marquis de Boissy, the
husband of Byron's early love- the Countess Guiccoi
He is queer bundle contradictions He processes TO
be friend OF peace and yet would sacrifice everything
a with England a lover Of liberty and strong
supporter Of tho Popos temporal power and the Bour-
bons OF Naples His great hobby hatred Of England
England Il his bste noir and he seems to hold
responsible all the ills and evils in the world from
the fall of Adam down TO the Rinderpest In the speech
which tho Marquis annually makes professedy upon the
address throne travels the whole field OF
politics. all his efforts to tend toward the ex
| preston of his detestaton scorn and contempt for
England and English In the progress Of his speech
few days since queer scene occurred In the Senate
Chamber-such it would scarcely seem possible
could In the midst OF body appointed by the
| sovereign as his special supporters and the up
| holders OF the constitution The Marquis
menced by recommending the government so in
| scribe upon its flag, rather today than TO-
| morrow three devices--the treaty OF commerce
with England denounced, protective rights reestab-
lished and parliamentary government restored. Noise)
| He thought they would be magical words which would
rally back the government all those who appeared
disposed separate from H. In his opinion throne
could henceforward be solid without the basis " the
parliamentary system, and no crown could pass from the
head Of father TO but Ia virtue OF parliamentary
institutions. When the astonishment which this bold
utterance caused had partially subsidized the following
discussion took place between the speaker and the res
| dent =
The PnEsIpESr-M lie MARQUIS cannot allow you %
continue In that strain you have right TO do So you
have taken. an oath TO the constitution, and you are
The Marquis Dg Borssy-I do not say tho contrary
The PREspESr-You demand the overthrow OF the
constitution
The Marquis DE- Borssr-we are asked to give ad-
The PRrsupKSr-Yes your advice Is asked for hut you
not giving arr attacking the constitution
| The Marquis Ds BoIssY-Not at all.
The PRysIDEN-You demand change in H. and you
have no right 10 do at this moment Tho constltu
tiuna reason opposed to such a demand hi this:-Thc
Senate is constituent power, and has the right Of ina-
tive ask for changes the constitution bat only with
the Observance OF certain forms prescribed the rgu
tons IT, Senator you have any modincations TO
propose you only do so by conforming 10 the rules
And this Is what you are not doing when here In tho
Senate, you ask for parliamentary government, you
public which. before
| communicated this House. ought 10 bc suthof
lied by three bureaus. (Approbation.l Thus you are
doing indirectly what s nterdctedyon arc oiuiing thc
constitution therefore call you 10 orInr and cannot
allow you continue that subject Great applause
The Marquis DE- Boisry-l submit 70 the hign authority
Of the President remarking only that We had been told
We had the .rgh to indicate what We desired, and We
cannot do so without expressing a~sh No crime Ger
III. Prspss-But YOU have no right give utterance
your wish in privileged form which il not that pre-
The Marquis DE BorSr-wcli, then let a be supposed
that have said nothing You desire TO sbrdgs she dis
custom I consent but It Is a misfortune, FOR by 50
doing you shorten your great element OF existence II
you wish 70 live, tho country mus, wei unaers,.na
The PuEDKxr-You have the right OF discussion, but
IN eondnlnr yourself with the circle traced by the
constitution. (Approbation.l
The Marquis De BossY-When I want to express a
simple wish am prevented from speaking
The PsEapEST-You are not expressing q wish
you dispaagng the constitution, and cannot allow
you to do so tApplausel
ton and seek disparage n; but has been de-
carcd capable Of being made more perfect and that Is
what demand You have right 10 say u the consti.
tuition, $50 far shalt thou go and no farther Were
you do You would condemn il 70 nmohty, which
| would be the same c0ndemning II ~ the tomb We
should then all 20 down together and sup
. | with the dead. prolonged murmuial VII
now say word on the addrcss APP
prove OF many things in H. but when hnd something
wrong am sincere enough 20 say ~ much lam called
Of opposition an 90 indeed but Il TOT The sake OF
sustaining OF subyerting, whilst those who con-
tnualiy support all occasions at last arrive at con
| vuson How the restoration overthrOvny by men
who were more royalist than the kim himscif am
Bonarartlst; bot support the dynasty think man
should not be a shrub which bends but an iron bar. II
giyen. Il i by showing Ourselves rgid aud innexble
for then II viii DO felt thai may be relied ON In Ger
tain circumstance (NoseD ] do not think have 7ad
anything improper and consider those murfnnrs
plimcnts
Coming 10 the passage ia the address relative 10 The
French and English fleets the Marquis continued
regret to see that occurIenee represented marx
| Of avufu bet
been made inspire the country with opinion whic
!, did not hold and which was not the true one The
meeting proved one thing onlythe cpllne OF French
sailors As % the good understanding between INC t~o
countries y proved nothing ., NE sorl lsarmsrs
| his o~n country and deprecated tbs other. II you
wish 10 have idea Of the .ympshy 20 much talked
about what Tho French salOrs spoke OF tho
. | English navy and the English % the French.
NJ LanAHr-I wa there, and neither heard nor sa~
anything az variance with good understanding aud
y sympathy between The tao nations
The PR,aDEsr-Yours a policy Of division aud NOT
fss msraals ~ Bos.sr@f only repe.t wha, havc
heard love the French navy bccanse u defends our
coasts, aud viii one day carry our army INTO England
R5riasb-rn tho interest Of tho truth II me dig
nifty of the senate and % The security OF INC rotations
between the two countries protest against language
which has never been heard In deliberate assembly
: | Hear bcarl
mind you ~ the verbs 81 " Dupin when he presided
; the Legislative Assembly Citizen he aid y
terrrfSt orc q your COLLEAGUES" (Nurmunl with ths
President would DO much my favor and not allow
| mo 10 be- interrupted Marks ~ disappTObafOnD
blame the meeting Of the French and English fleets at
political point OF view and abuse Of power and d-
cpne The FRENCH WIRE forced 70 cry out, fh'
4 Euelish navy fore<ern when they would have crted
= | most Willingly Down with the Engiah navy Th'
a be- aid % the Enslish seanen lDh OH Th'
4 iwo nayics enemies and not friends such - Che
y | feeling ansng them. mo mol
. ~ ADoLFHs BApR0r-scamcn who have fought againf
4 each other with courage always maintain feeling d
, mutual respect (Hcarl
q The Marquis Dg BoIssY-rhe Queen declares that ~
r meeting the fleets directed sganst America In
teruptloul believe that the American people j. grca
enough 30 b. intmidaied by blank shots hre on N
coast of Franco and England. But America " youn
and pcrhapa. badly brought MP She had tbe goos
10 abolish prvatnerDg. A. England has NOR
he ffuatf