The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30
ENGLISH OPINION OF THE SPEECH.
From the London Times, Nov. 10.


Tho French Legislature was opened yesterday after
noon, and the Emperor Napoleon address tho only
support We learned from him in former times that
"when France is satisfied tho world is tranquil For
suit foreign diplomacy, when It Is to appeal TO
the representatives OF the nation Whatever complaint
may be raised by parties hostile to the imperial gov
crnment as TO the freedom Of elections IL would DO
possible to deny that the legislative body springs
direct popular suffrage, ana that however unequsy, R
fully represents the public opinion OF the country down
TO its most minute and evanescent shades II the En-
peror will weigh not only the votes, but the utter
.ncss IN his lssisasure- he win pay as much a.,en
incorporating opponents the chorus OF oc ous
partisans ne will be ut loss to discern the
and interests OF he people by whose will no PROCESSES
reign. The maxim that at Is we'll TO profit by an ene-
my's lesson Is a. true In politics as in NJ Guzot
aud too doce majority. II must be said In Justice 10
the Emperor hat no ruler, past present. craced
geaer defvenes o public opinion Perhaps devotion
sttCn and sometimes the ruler has foregons his better
judgments IN his Consciousness 70 camors sure
to die OF fast and unroasonaby they arose.
tween the outcry OF mob and tho insid whs-
periag Of ccurty ADVISORS constitutional monarch
do no botcr than ''ara himself Of the sagacity and
assistance" OF popular Parliament
The most Important paragraph 10 the imperial
speecn h S%s's ~. oss Te, ,s g, 70 tho papa
powers may cooperate with the Emperor's government
in finding a solution We arc not told with whas re-
suits the proposal OF conference has hitherto been
attended; but there Is longer doubt that Papal
question has for twenty years ceased 10 b. European
merely
but personal TO himself In 1s4y, even ten years
later there was scarcely any well deancd aud nlclll-
gibo opinion in France with respect 70 the temporal
power OF the Pope Had tho ccnquerors OF Caseadardo
vas,esn and g@dsn scosid have s: SATISFIED ii al
tcmbsr Convention that Ultramontanism became
rampant, both because hesitation and compro.
mise anboldened opposition, and also because
certain decline Of popularity, arising from combine
tion OF adverse circumstances shook mems belief in
the Emperors omnipotence The Emperor Is bent upon
min aral,o (nv
By now International act The enforcement OF the
Convention Implies prolonged occupation Of Papa
a,ita yecehIa and eventually, also uyou tue sscken.
Ing OF Clirancn,anc ZEAL tho necessity OF further sub
s,ees to the papa treasury. Al this. however, does
Not solve tho question: 1t only adjourns H. fse only
is,in Is ether IL aboion or ne Sopes t-,prai p sssr
Or tie dsvpior y Ray The alternative lies 9TH fhe
Empsor dlo.e WA'eccr may be he rrso!a son srH te
ac9,sseced IN By Esyops; an be accepei bv Frdno
What the Emperor caCno do l. reconcile beth inter-
est. VIVA. no man eau 90 y 70 serve two masters
his relations with Sernauy HN government he says,
has swervcd from its pacific attil,de yet Il has
never been believed. All sceptcsn should be al eud
for the Emperor declares that he frankly accepts
all the changes that have been made all the changes
usi may yet 90 made beyond The Rhine 50 long thsy
edo mot rea'en the dignity and interests OF Trance"
va have been among the few who never doubted tho
,riy Of the pacific professions OF the Emperor and
only wished for the sake OF the ncredulous that deeds
shoui.t come 10 give explicit Confirmation to words
There seems nov TO be some disposition 10 act upcn
iha. Oh, 1ons sassesnon We have IN the meantime.
fs ,so'e ucnai speech tidr ne one dt'irsred yrday
nsrv caref fhstvone at any epoca rnhin ne second
empire or dsed untcr the most specous days Of tho
preceding reign
Dram the Lonton Star Nov. 1q.1
towards Italy, indeed, his Language is sharp,
poremptcry and commandin,x Ho states briefly and
s,erny that the Convention OF september was broken,
aud that eveuios y agistons we're prepared in the
open daylight. He sunources iuN fact that he has
whipped Italy for her peuant error, but that he only
whipped her or her good and does lot think OF dosg
Enash the effect Of his allusIon 10 ta W and We can
not suppose that quick sensitive and now deeply
numilAied people will feel very thankful or the words
which apply 70 them. The invitation be distinctly
throws cut Tor the rcmcdeiing OF ,ee Sep
lembef Convention, BY virtue OF some kNrcpsan
tiay's sef.iovs aud pride H-e isdsed, at pres VI,
~ EEpercrs rae embarrassment HIS conference y SO
'aec ogelns--d 6u'6e hardly tiocn befofs Il hurst. N
has nos ihe Pope and Italy TO deal With be has I,t.
ZraIods 70 expecI fr0m me former; be hae We are