The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-01


FoRrrGy The debates in the French Corps |
LegistatJ grow daily more significant Inc
hold utterances OF MN. Theirs and FaVre
with regard tqthe Mexican expsdition, have
been f,llawed by equally decided expressions
,of afzsa sfaotion from other Liberals. On the
4 Ak inst Nj. Emile DIV ler, one Of those Lib
.eals who MvsAauaifsa support to the En-
'npr,r mad, a speech in which he attacked the
Minister OF State with great force. He accused
NJ Ronher OF having deceived the country in
his statements abont the Mexican Empire, and
upon the condition of the finances as we'll. He
raproached him witt, having deceived the ma
ton by tllias 20 proceed with those reforms
which were to crown the edifice' as the En-
paror said, and he virtually asserted, what
mtny think n silence, that the Government
might long since have carried the laws for the
press and public meetings, had it really de-
sired to do so. M. Rouher did not reply on
this occasion; but the reply of the Emperor to
this attack on his minister may be found in
the gift of the diamond cross of the Legion OF
Honor, and the letter in which he expressed
the hope that this attention on his parS VIII
cause NJ Rouher to forget the unjust attacks
made upon him for his services to the country.
NJ Olivier was followed on the same day by
M. Glais- Bizoin whose speech was one of the
most open attacks yet made upon the Emper-
or. He declared that: "In every country of
e rope where constitutional government ex-
Its. except Spain, there is more real liberty
than in France. Every other representative
Assembly, even that of Austria, has the right
of choosing its own President of publishing
its own reports, of initiating measures, of ques
tioning the government; and all these coun-
tries have freedom of the press unchecked by
humiliating restraints. France has none of
these. sNeyer was liberty 50 great in France
as after the Revolution of 1913; never was its
fall so great as after the blow which DESTROYED
the work. of that revolution. On the morrow
of that catastrophe Ii. e. the coup detail the
nation woke without rights, without freedom,
without dignity or security. Do you wish
asks NJ. Glaiz-Bizoin, "a real stability? Do you
wish to put stop to those distant exped itions
which give to the waves the blood and treasure
of France? Do you wish to see unjust taxes
disappear? .Do you wish that impartial justice
shall reign throughout the land?l Then let the
winning of Liberty be the business of your
waking demanded of Varus the legions he had
squandereddo you, in season and out of season,
demand our liberties. Have but one cry: Give
us back our liberties! This nation is indignant
that you keep it SO long, in the face of the civ
ilized world, on the stool of penitence and
witha FOOLS cap on its head!' The Chamber
burst into torrent Of outcries, and NJ. Glais-
Bizoin was called to order by the President, on
the curious ground that he was attacking the
who'e country, to which he gravely responded,
before taking his seat, 4 bow with the pro-
toundest respect to the Presidents call to Or
der, and declare to him, also, If he like, that
l am fattered by IT, "ls9"s lH #"'- ""
'o3GIf hthe Imperial government is to allow
such utterances as these it must make up its
mind to become more liberal Every member
of the Opposition who mounts the tribune
deals fearful blow at the Emperor's prestige.
He must silence them, or accept the alternative
OF renouncins some of the idees Nopoleonien-
mes, and, indeed, despite the .honors bestowed
on NJ. Rouher, tho opinion gains ground that
alchange in the ministry is imminent, or at
least that it is delibsrated upon by the Empar-