The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-12

right OF remonstrarcc II must become the rule OF
the government depreciation several bencies.)
the country not in with that OF the depos
taries OF authority, one method only presents self In
a republic the head of the State Ia changed; IN
monarchy, the form of which has prev allied throuq
Europe. tue Ministers Of the Crown arc changed BE.
fore experience had pronounced, an attempt had been
made 10 dehne ministerial rcsIonsb lity by rigorous
laws but mare simple method was after ards adopted
The holders oi sovereign authority placed pres
ence OF the prsenlativcs Of the country and
discussion was opened between parties under the
eyes OF the Crown and undr those OF the
nation. And then, " dhapprobai expressed
the Ministers OF the Crown esgned Sch are
necessary liberties, all Of which contained in and
proclaimed by the principles Of 1850 More might In.
deed, be demanded; but n men wish TO be free they
cannot poss bly, do without those have mentioned The
whole world has pronounced judgment on THAT point
Two or three principal objections have been made II
has been aid tina. by thai system the government was
placed under the jurisdiction OF the Asscmbl es No
doubt whcn the latter old they may be swayed by
party spirit and be at variance with the opinion OF the
country. But hen the Crown had its prerorative and
could send back the members OF those Assemblies to be
by submitting To the dictates OF the latter Il
instability OF Assemblies would be ianamount 10 destroy
ing it, furcc aud dcprivng IL OF its init atve But ma
oriiies are less eklc than courts they been found
faithful TO Ill str after death To place
government face to face with legislative bodies
destroy hs force but to found IL a real basis To
them ministers In order 10 be useful councillors
come TO look for their force and when they found
II can shelter the severe gn, II Ia they alone who
held responsible by the country for any faults com.
mitted. Some persons have argued that a pr nco
OF superior mind could endure to play such
subordinate part But have we not had example
IN the late KING OF the Begians, who Tor thirty five
years fuhlled the duties assigned him by the constu-
ton OF the country And what Prince ever enjoyed
greater consideration tApplause) 1t has also been
asserted that authority and liberty were two rsonages
stranges TO each other who had side by side
but without coming tog ther, having at and tho
other only to speak such theory does dis
cussion True hbefv CONSIST in his-ne riH oC the
eornby q re'Hg ne o conment Also an attempt has
been made TO pique the honor Of the French
nation such nation, II was said ought
obey foreign institutions. But there Is no more
sense In calling constitution which has ruled France
during many years English than there would be in call.
Ing the steam engine English because greatly EN-.
ployed In England Hore tho honorable membi r went
TO show from history that the institutions which he
called Tor, far from being Of foreign origin had sprung
men, lie said IAy Tuiendal and MounIer had proposed
to the Constituent Assembly TO adopt the English con
stitution, and their proportion unanimously
jected The constitution Of lia based pr ncipe
or asnge chamber perisbsd indeed like many othors
not from any inherent wee, but by the vastncss Of
the cataclysm which followed its first establishment
The r. ench isr tasm ud hs gredios conflict hd'
among men, r dstn be te revolution of
Me c'uaGed Dnid and all strove To take part in H. and
that circumstance explained the violence Ia
Aer ten years, during which France only Of
blood and ruin, the wanted rcpose and asked
give u to her That man. seing nothing but confusion In
the const tuition prepared by seycs gave the country
own. And what was the consequence If other consu
lions have pcrshcd simply from their wees
none eau doubt that the constitution OF the empire
bad something 10 do with the downfall Of the govern.
ment for allo,d he ruler 10 ,ngaoe IN carr marked
ty names Of PAM ~ msnorvkoscor, Leip'e Wdterio
AID. uora Of al, 81 HcLnn In isi4 it was thought
that the Enel,n constitution would he brought France
by n ling who came from England But Louis XVIII
occspicd ms-f very little about tn, matter and left
the In the hands OF old nisers
who aad ali lived In the time OF tho revolution and con-
tnued 70 b. guided by It's principle Napoleon his
turn from made no change and nj the second esto
.rnnar To-. ,sao ~ N W W ~, ~, A,. OH, " ,, kos
OF any ot constitution than the existing bsod
was ON the principles Of l7ss and change In two or
thre articles all that effected Thai consttu-
tion has now In "a favor the sunrafeH OF the whole
world Holland has adopted IL Austria aiso In Prussia
the form Of governm nj IL not disputed but the appca-
ton sweden reforms hers and takes the French model
Denmark has appropriated n and Italy daily practices
ils provisions Fr Ms Frsrth rerotufou Lter,f re- all
Asre taksn the ~sdd Of arr Jorms u Scvou.
ww.
NJ GLAs- Brots-EIcept Prince Coura
" THHs-But he no longer reirns. nAughter.) Must
PraBcc then b. tho last 70 ENJOY the institutions c has
given To the worIdt Ny task would be incomplete
] not to onsr few considerations your notice
The Gown has sad "the country wearied poit
theores Let leave them alone and cupy ourselves
appears the whole system OF government since 1852
The evident object IL 70 divert attention from political
hberties A pretence In set up ~ being able
rule the country well without them and even better
than with them Let f the facts accomplished
since 1862 show that they useless injurious In
order render the entrson OF powers easily
accepted Efforts made to raiter tendencies
Of Publc opinion manifested during revolutions
Thus had been said that the republic should give lib
ery 10 all nations and IN coBsouance with Idea tho
In Italy undertaken Trading to the serious
our forenn oomplicai ions-tbe Roman question Also
many voices had boen raised In favor Poland and the
negotiations ot 1868 opened With What result all
know o'bers said that ne Idg Of Fyanee lov d.
,rrvgh,ys ond coas2t enty oug set Of d tanf ard
oostly eyJsdih O cd and "a, Femh troops
,,at Syr,o, cochtn chtnG, Chind and n,roo
0hers urged attention to The property of the PEOPLE,
and the uBsxamped system oi public works VIII ch sou
know u Bangurated Others called niral.
zaton bany persons called for the cessation of pri
yeged obcer such NJ the posts Of agents de chang.
aud iL broker aud fe ision OF whole code
has been commenced. ] should n'ver end were ~
enumerate AL the objects which have been taken
up Ia s-ecesHon. The government had acquired great
popularity % far Of the country by the Italian war
but " tbe country had been cousAltsd beforehand
would objections have been urredi Efforts had been
made 10 found Italian unity. Would they ,uooecdr
Thee L d,sh Il uhsn Jai,ans uere y tuf
ing 10 pay Je hmdyod p'lt,ors y t1ses rhit usv,
kedo U<m. Ana II that unity cttsblshed there
would b. created by The eide Of France a natioo or
twenty air millions Of men ready ~ give the hand
another nat on of forty mill ODs of Gefman. Could
any one undersand ho~ France had promoted such a
work THAR tNoise.D What 10 the situation of
France between Iiay who aims -eiy Rome and the
Pope who wants 10 remain he n Many persons talk
OF reconciliation between Italy and the Papary, but
how s that possible when Italian Ministers declare every
day that thsp understand the Convent differently from
ourselves, Shall Frame abandon Italy, which II her
own ~orki Or on the contrary, In spite Of ali promises
made " the Catholics, shall she abandon the Papscy
which Ia ths work Of thousand year' n the govern
at the comm ncement had met IN this House With
oppo. ton of q nature to stay In the course on
which ~ss entering v,-id Be e-,ta,raH,d az
norabl. symJaih les negotiated With Rus~ls in
favor of PsDd bot the result permit Russia by
rsht Of w TO destroy the last remains of Poland Ana
,Ss distant srpedmlons, nsrrup.Ion n by means of
poicai liberties had been able 10 prevent
them would the government at present have bad
Complain Al home great works have been erecutsd
when The STATE finances burthsned was there
~lsdom dong sos Railways necs.ary bot vyN
n>s dsy pec,rruy 10 daoiuA foscns ~ o-d~y 10
vSrsiid fhe-s, and thus arrive st budget q two
thousand m lllions Empoymsnt hax indsod been |
given 10 the vorkmen, but theps have been |
collected In the large towns and Who can
sAy vhaf ~su b. d~> VIA n~r ~ssr a. verls az, t|r
-,.nai>d And The increase of wages which they Obtain
has been q no benss 10 them the result has b~~n
universal riss In prices when changes intro
duced INTO the Legislation conoernns puiac food vhsn
bread has become dear While wheat fallen 70 unr.ma
nerave prices and epidsmcs rsvsrnz our towns 10
there Dot reason 70 that lutte reflection sven
coutradcton would have been us.fa and ~ould hsy.
spared many embArA~ m~nts But even ali the at.
Of the government vere master peres and had nn
committed singis fault political ibertes wouId not 10
the lers nro~ssry when ksxans dying len Coert q,
Iou XIV, thns nd~stssble sborer bundanos
trtte treasury. and gave 70 the nn.nsa~ public pros
priy fof tber basis by means vhich nov declared
-. He few