New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-27

PARIS March 6, 1868.
was mentioning few letters ago then current
rumor that the Emperor was meditating more or
less important something in the way of q constitu-
tional change looking in the direction of reform
There was talk of formal amendment to the written
Constitution, which would need TO be submitted TO
the popular vote for acceptance; of real change,
especially modifying the Senate for the better which
would be affected by Imperial decree; of dissolu-
ton of the Legislative, and consequent ordering OF
new general elections All this talk is revived again
this week The authority for it lies less III the scant
leakage of indefinite hints from high sources than III
consideration of the situation. The immediate
occasion of the revival of it is the disgracetul
session of the Legislative last Monday My last
letter gave some account OF the only less
shameful misdOings of preceding session, In
which the majority, who had cOmplacently listened
10 an unsupported grossly caumnious charge against
the honor and honesty of the independent press in
general aud against the Steele and Opinion rationale
in particular refused to hear the reading OF the de-
cisiOn of the Jury Of Honor which was perfect ex-
cupatiOn of those journals and their editors, and
condemnation moderate as positive OF their
reckless accuSer. The editors, Havln and Cue
roult are members of the Liberal Left their accuser
Kerveguen, is of the retrOgrade Right, an drcddlGn
1t was known in advance that on Monday OF this
week Mr.. Havin would again bring up the, subject;
Great interest was excited The narrow galleries of
The Chamber were packed with spectators; q great
mass OF people gathered about the Pd be oi first
reports of what was to go on within the mousse
There was rather formidable and quite unnecessary
display of military and police force ordered TO
be on hand. The session opened and the row began.
Mr. Havin tried TO read not the report OF the Jury
would have occupied at most ten minutes OF the time
Of the House. 1t is moderate in tone; calm almost
20 dullness. The tone and general spirit were known
% the majority; the presiding officer had seen copy
If it; ii only aimed to put on the same historical
ec0rG o. inc T in rR S b3ef answer his
The Arcadians were predestned not to permit. la,
vim not suffered to get to the second sentence OF
his statement before the organized row broke out:
The M0Rfeln's report gives an imperfect notion of
10. because the rafting OF paper-cutter shuthng OF
feet sneerng laughter and all sorts OF fnartcuate
noises out of the limits of stenOgrapby. But
what il does plainly enough give is: go That ma
iority of the Chamber under the lead OF few ac,
tive Arcadians accept the row as sound theoretical
and practical element of parliamentary tactics that
member of the minority has not the right TO defend
himself against the grosses OF caiunnles uttereu 9y
afellow member of the majority, however moderate
IN the tone of his deense that 1t is the presiding Of
ceTs night and duty TO shut his mouth IN such de-
tense, If the majority intimate by making row that
they want IL shnt. Folks land there are many
such innocents still in Amerca) who assume that all
violence is speciality of Liberalism, that all reyOlu-
tionary proceedings originate with Radical resolu-
tlOnsts, would do well to read the MOnteTs report
Of the misdoi1gs of the Legislative on Monday
last.
Az we approach the vernal equinox the "war
IN the SPRING. recedes, and within the last few days
seems to have disappeared below the political horizon,
NJ shrouded from humorous eyes, at least IN LOVELY
ing fog of semi-Oficial newSpaperism. ambassador
Budberg has come back from Russia with fresh IN,
voice of friendly assurances. The Bulgarian twlg OF
the Danubian branch of the Eastern Question is
pruned down. headed in. The Ango-fr Franco ustro
alliance against the PrusSO-Amerlcan alliance
only Pigment of the imaginative brain of wise
Prince Napoleon is travelling within the Inn
its of the North German Confederation in the strict
est incognito. with rowing commission (unsigned |
TO gently loosen the cl0seness of relations between
Prussia and Russia if he by loose informal but
is authorized; if he fails he has acted purely IN his
individual quality. In all cases he is to be friendly
1t is to my poor palpable that Napoleon can
gain nothing by war with Gemany-certainly |
nothing matters stand, when be Is without an
active assured ally anywhere and his army Is not
as yet organized under the new law. Item The ex-
penses of that organization, and of filling up aTsenas,
&c, after the depletion of the Mexican adventure,
and the excess of floating debt make the new loan
imminently necessary 1t must De announced some
4 time in this month. With flush of war rumOri it
would have to be issued at from G5 to 67 three per
cents to-day 60 and bttOck. Here is strong
reason TO be, at least to appear, pacific But what
present pacific talk and conduct, it hardly fail if
long perseyered IN, TO be accompanied by qualifying
something in the way Of real OF seeming semi-iiberal
ssTupper, salted with big enoug grain of truth to
keep 1T sweet in the mouths of men, that
dose of Glory or of Liberty. Now, the last
time that Glory etiectually administered was
N 1859. The Mexican Exhibition did not work
fayoraby at the outset as restorative, nor later as
an Alternative and left the case worse than ever at
the end when it turned out that the pill was not only
by the patient year or two of ingoriOus peace, |
that leavesthe French TO attend to their own busl-
ness imposes concessions 10 their rights TO the neces-
sity of which the Emperor is not so blind as his
ianissaries 80
They have been making him trouble ont Of the
Chamber as well, this week One of their first cap
tans the notorious ~ GTanier, who will add to bis
family name the sham noble atix of DE Cassagnac.
This man. who is the bully Of the House. is also the
responsible bully editor of the newspaper lie Pays:
Journal de PEmpire which is subedited by one OF his
sons. SO soon the decision Of the Jury OF Honor
was known, lie Pdys informed the world that that
decision did not exhaust the case-that IT had IN
hand number of letters signed by foreign min;
listers. which contained proofs that money and
knightly orders had been sent by foreign Govern
ments to certain French journals for services done
by these to those The names then were gwen OF
the journals mentioned in this correspondence
nearly all the prominent independent newspapers |
of Paris lie PAYS added that II would publish these
letters in full if il could have penance from the
journals mentioned of freedom from prosecution for
defamation By the French law, the truth OF the |
fact alleged does not come In question IN SUIT LOT
defsmation.1 After some unwise hesitation on the |
part OF the Journals mentioned they have at last all
signed paper giving the required assurance, ana |
1what lie Pays was not so anxious forl nave IN |
sisted on the publication of the letters. These viii |
appear Tomorrow Ii is not at all probable that they
contain anything of Importance They had all passed
under the eyes OF the Jury of Honor. How they |
came into the hands of lie Pays has not yet been ex
planned. But they have already served one desired
purpose of the GTanieIs and their kinds oil keeping
IN and spreading vile caumny on two members OF
the Liberal minority Of the House. on the Liberal |
press and partially on the Liberal party They well
know that widespread thick spread, respread cal
umny always bears something behind IT. and so the |
Journal OF me Empire will have done its dirty work.
and done il with perfect safety
A new Law on the press was promised IN the lHpe,
rial letter Jan. 49, 1857; the bill was hTst presentc1
20 the Legislative March 49, 1861: 1T was reported
from tho Committee June Is, 1857; debate upon IL
began Jan. 20 1865, and occupied twenty-three days
calling forth the elOquence of fOrty-fOur Deputies,
four Ministers and Counselor of State, specially
commissioned to talk upon II in the Chamber. Then
eight of its articles were referred back along MIN