The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-16
FRANCE.

paper Repr acknowledgements Of the Oppose
tion-speech Of NJ. Thiers-W arning to the
"Dynasiy."
telegram from Paris dated January 81, in the even
ing, says:-In to.day's sitting of the Legislative body
the debate on the bill on the Press law continued.
N. JULES FAvRE said that the opposition would vote
the bill in SO far as it abolished the necessity for pre-
minary authorization and the monopoly of publishing
and printing but other portions OF the bill
which required modification The subsection Of the
press since 1852 had produced abroad the expedition to
Mexico and had made France play secondary part in
1868; and at home IL bad caused complete stagna
ton in pubic business, new loan and anxiety and
disaster Interruplionl He blamed the blows which
had been decsd ag inst the press, which had con.
demned IL to sileuce He concluded that the system Of
fr press oagnt TO be OBJ aimed without apprehen ions
beng entertained OF the passing agitation Inch might
result tneretroin.
M De CAsAssAo asked why the bill was presen icdS
The major not ask for II, IL accepted by
tue opposition IL would cause trouble to socie
and only contribute 20 give additional strength
70 tue adyersHies Of tho government De casa
concluded ny asking postponeinent Of the bill until
poseai parties d.sarmed wnen Il would BE- possible to
adopt the system ~ force IN England.
M PEiLkiAs sad-lDe real OBJECT OF your bill Is TO
suppress journalism itse.i Like the captain OF tic
don OF s.nking the ship. Applause benches.)
Nor rs tbs al. You la thought ut TO AID offence
to the rich assortment ready found IN lawsthat
of puDishing an ar icle wrItten BY whom the
French soil iuterdicted And what prele Tor
n
o. those unfortunate men who have been expelled from
our territory Dy tile force OF circumstances inct
additional punisntncnt-ne exile OF thought ('.Hear,
hear, on ne elt OF the speakcE) nov come to the
ieslion OF jurlsdi ton. have Ia amendment
demanded that each case should come before jury but
Committee has rejected proposition overtime
less an great puhllc wrters have pr nounced its
favor, aud ~. Cha sang an emaont legal authority,
cares that without lhe Jury the liberty OF tbs press is
q ial " II ever ID no bench OF judges in
tho worid independent, honest and generally honored,
Il Is the Engusn tNoisel
AMT ~ From iufitc iaIh apc
d. PhfLEf4s-SevertIeess, when Lord Mansfield
s'ught BY mistaken interpretation OF thc law TO trans
fer tue Judgment Ia press Trials rom tue jury to tho
judges he exc ted a tunuit OF repreD snson bin
had b, AID before Parliament ali doubts on
the subject With us, Rentemen, tbs bench Of JUDGES
forms one f the great OF the state and whe il
pronounces IN press tra referred 70 it BY the
ernnent becomes poiicai trbuna. II Is acquits,
con emas, VII not The govef nmont but the prose.
cutlu, and thes piaces scf in state OF conflict with
the executive powsn tiutoruptouI "a one occasion,
under the Restoration, when tue t0H g. nt0anei
aued Paris was illuminated night AT the present
day We are 10 40 danger VI Witnessing srch spectacle
Tor every ariicis prosecuted Is to 10 condemned.
tt,reat applause on tho lett
The Pi ssIpfsr ihs appreciation mo TO be an
attack on the character VI tnose Tor whom have TIE
highest respect meao the JUDGES. tliear, hear.l
b. IIcARD--We shall discuss t1at institution well
all otbera
Gus the judges tnemselyes
M LATous MOULIN said Tho newspapers should
have degree of freedom, prudeEtly reg lated because
joursals in France drec. pubic OPINION, whereas in
England more espec.ai ia America, where
libGriy OF exists newspapers pure
mercia spccolaions cannot agree with tue reasoning
watch would isko the jurscicioa over press oaences
iron he judge and give II - th' jury. Tue judicial
bsuch in France most honorable apd most inaspend
NJ GLAis- BAzoIy--No, in political cases.
NJ. LAToUR Du HouLIs-Even Ia political
NJ GAS BAzoIN-I deny IL.
NJ LATouH pu houIlS--fuat is your opinion, and soc
vim pleasure that you sand alone IT, But we oii
that ns bill Is ony step towards greater liberty
IL Ia 50 stated IN the report Why 20 by stepsp What
difference s there between one ume aud anotuert The
In In int
ducnon OF the jury in press cases DO Contemplated
Why not esisolIsn :. . onoef However, the
sion OF the preliminary author zation Is
great step Ia I'd .ancs aud upon this ground alone
shall vote Tor Il ais. approve o. tho stem o. eau
gh author tes; but condemn altogether the retention
Of the stamp day, which Is monopoly 10 favor OF the
existing Jour9as There ~ no amp duty In England
or In America aud bsisye u 10 aDodto be abolished
even IN Prussia. rnoss VINO dem nd real libSrty OF
The press true Bonaparsts, because they desire
TO render possible the utenance tas empire aud
the future Of hs dynasty which perhaps you are uaiy
making diihcur by your shoogntoss policy.
come when shall hear tina. i-omeaed exclamation,
:" 81. TO- s's,, Hear hear, sa9 appaass
The debate tnc prsss bill Op tue 29tn e January,
lsss tie Corps Lgsatf entered upon tue discu sion
January 10. 1851; One cannot pain inal the depa-
ues have not bad Time 10 mediate on the suolsct
We NAY hope tust che debate VIII be Interesting
ans snstfucie. All she speakers viii no doubt bo
.notNshIy aquamtes With question which th0y have
bad IN thor peser TO study for Twelve months and
ter daya But for ourselves, II rs jost the porsnt
Taen, N Consequence OF the judgment OF the 25th
January ss must cross tbs frontier and occupy our
S2lymns wish what y going on in Vienna, 81 ieters.
burg and Berlin. ny lscky chance the Haras Agony
| commonhMss the foil wing teeeram:--"Tne Ivov1s
German Gazette says:h possible thai several jour.
mails may md The speech delivered yesterday 10 the
French Sensse by The mister OF War new preext or
alarm IL our opinion Marshal Mel only spoke from h,s
special position asa French officer We should %
glad CONTINUES We Deta.s) % examine whether the
Prusan organ sight OF wrong, but wbLe the journals
OF ali Europe baye he right ~ anaiyze pronounce
judgments on the debates OF mo French Chambers
French newspapers csnnotrepy without exposing thsm-
selves 10 lines Of from 000fr 10 50OOfr r. percnsucs
the sNsrtA German Gazette, 70 prove It's statement
thought ~ 10 quote te1Lualy i've passages from The
spsesh OF the Muistsr " War, the French i,urusi
| wkch should mercy uanscribe THIS article with its
/ quotations would unqaesuonsby be condemned 10
1,oO0fs zoe At least because II was texta .uoLst on
Of Two passages Of speecH delivered In ths Corps lie.
gisan tIat caused tie conde Or ops OF $40 tea
| Journals recently prosecuted
/ TnlfRs eald Gentiemes nlW come here 70
sutsk yop OF thst aeic ate ouesl,n the press but
before d0ipG 81 ia3st AJAX perns.ion " n,se scns
pisUini-y ou&fvs,iors winch sra - 4 ware tho
| na,gri ves,iSle 81 tns qGitoo. Dnnag the last