New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01
francs Of gratitude to Mr. A. the candidate proposed
| by the Government for the Nav elections

The radical objection to the system of official can
ddates is that they represent not as with us, the
principles of one of the two parties that always
contesting with and alternately yielding to the other
the control of the national policy nor yet the local
wants and wishes of their district but specially and
before all the man at Paris whose nominees they
SO that they are in sort his barrel organs set
to play prexed tunes and precluded from breathing
national airs 1t is plain enough that, in contrast
with Independent candidates, they have both the
immense advantage Of promising benefits with some
show of ulfllment and of having their promises set
before the people and enhanced in seeming value by
the thousand and one official means at the disposal
| of their masters.
A part of the debate ON political matters and
| things in general, some points of which have
touched upon, took place on the text ofinerpelating
1t is going under the rubric of the Budget and
internationally and occasionally turns on finances
These, of course ministerial speeches represent as
being at lest and really truly, this time in bloom
ingly healthy condition. Finance Minister Magne is
a very Mark Tapley, and turns up jolly annually.
| With carelessness proper to joyial persons, he
opened his reply to old GARNER Pages-a treasury
watch dog, who, unuckily for taxpayers, can only
growl, but not protect-by saying N. Pages's argu-
ment being but the repetition Of his last years
speech, can only reply to it by repeating mine of
that date Now the noteworthy fact is that Minister
Magne oYerooks in his Jolly way, that the grumbling
propheses Of Pages and other opposition Casandras
have steadily been fulfilled by events few years
after delivery. They have constantly criticised the
mismanagement Of the finances, as leading ineyita-
bly, to deficit, covered for while by augmentation
Of the floating debt and then liquidated by "a loan.
And just that has been the repeatedly recurTent pro-
cess floating debt grown Sc heavy it won't float, one
another device of the camel sort-lOans in disguise
and then big loan to fund all and finally and for
good initiate the financial millennium of annual bal
ances. Whereby the national debt has something
like doubled since 1852.
But more singular THAN the economizing amend
ments sustained by Pages and Magnin with their
strong but monotonous logic one that originated
with that fraction of the old majority who fast
developing into COnseryatiYe-Lberal, CenterLeft
third party, which Government must henceforth
count with-if il is to exist. It very moderate
and modest in form and spirit, as was the discourse
pronounced IN its defense By NJ. Louret. Note, If
you please, that Monsieur Louret was proposed and
elected by Government order and aid; that the con-
seryative and dynastic quality Of his opinions is
above reproach. Well, he mildly commended econom
zeal reforms which reach it were, to the most in
innate personal Spociates and favorite fancies OF
tho Emperor himself lie recommended the abolition
of NJ least some of the great and expensive military
and quite of his own head, divided the territory of
France placing his favorite Marshas at the head of
them; and what is If possible, more irreverent, adj
yised that the Gdrde Imp9iaio-another Of the ex-
pensve devices Of the Emperor-should be at least
considerably reduced
As helps TO appreciate the motion and speech Of Mr.
Louret and the reach Of their significance, bear in
mind that for the first four five years OF his egis
latiye term, now on the of closing, he made no
motion but 10 not assent, no speech longer than tres
jieHi when Minister Rouher was demoshing the
Opposition; that he wants TO DO reelected next May
and wants TO be an official candidate but also feels
the want of support in public opinion. Like all tho
legislative orators now, he spoke for Buncombe
This is the great proof of the progress going on in
France; there is for the first time a beginning, a
developing, as the Germans would say, Hadendes
in French buncombe.
Yesterdays number Of your worthy Paris name
sake, La Tribune, contains a remarkable document
respecting Surratt and the relations Of that Pontt
cal Zouaye and the United States to the Holy Roman
See have not time nor room for a full translation
The summary of il is as follows: 1t is communi-
Gated to the editor of the Tribune by MEM
Der of the Zouaye regiment TO which Surratt be-
longed, who, as will appear, speaks with absolute
knowledge for an essential part Of the narrative:
" After being concealed for some months by the
Bishop of Montreal, that prelate secured passage
for Surratt to France recommending him warmly to
Monsignor Chgi, the Papal Nuncio at Paris; Chigi
provided Suratt with passport, aud sent him on
with strong recommendations to tho director Of the
American College at Rome, whose recommendation,
backed by that of Antonell secured him admission
to the Pontiflcal Zouayes. So soon as
Antonelli, who preliminarily denied all knowl-
edge Of tho criminal and his works,
promised the United States Consul that Surratt
should be delivered up. he dispatched military al
moner, the Able d., who has since become Mon
sgnor two hours in advance of his official order, TO
warn Surratt who was supposed TO be at Yeroli. BY
accident the Abbo missed him, but communicated
the object of bis visit TO lieutenant of zouaves.
When Surratt was taken, few hours later. and put
under guard TO be sent to Rome, this lieutenant
planned with an Irish zouave one of the means OF
escape for Surratt which was executed This had for
first result order for the court-martiang of Nc
Crossan who chose the present narrator for his de-
fender Looking into the case then, tho defender
was told by the lieutenant that his client need
have no fear; that after condemnation he would
be pardoned. The defender aiming at acQuittal,
not pardon went 20 the colonel Of the regiment who,
the lieutenant had told him, had been eognizant of
the whole business up to and inclusive Of the Able
DIS visit To the defenders application that the
trial should be quashed, the Colonel at first said:
whatever may have known as private lndivid-
nal as Colonel only received and transmitted an
order for the seizure OF WATSON (Surratt's assumed
name as per ,Chigi passpoTt). Whoever has enabled
HIM 10 escape must answer for his conduct before
court martial Make no application to minister or
cardinals or l will have you put under arrest; and
remember that at the trial You are not to mention
the name Of Surratt; prisoner named WATSON has
escaped, those who aided him are responsble say