New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-02
VOL. XXIX.....NO' S,940.
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.


the anniversary Of the death of Baudin
LONDON, Wednesday, Dec l. 1869.
The Times of to-day, in editorial article on po-
htical affairs in France, says: 1.-THE Emperor has
not yet mastered the full truth. The ministerial re-
sponsbity which he conceded is incompatible with
the theory of personal government, which be would
fain retain. He is embarrassed between the two
principles undecided hating; and 1t is uncertain
which way he viii incline. Time was when such
condition would bode i'll for the peaceful develop
ment of French progress, but it is now past
NJ Schneider has beeu reelected President of the
Corps Legslatif.
THE EMPEROR-HIs SPEECH A DISAPPOINTMENT.
PARIS, Wednesday, Dec 1, 1869.
1t is reported that NJ Guizot has audience with the
Emperor every morning.
LONDON, Wednesday, Dec !, 1869.
The various Paris letters published in the morning
papers to-day agree that the Emperors speech on the
opening of the Corps Legislatif fell fiat" The pub
lie mind is disappointed. The more the speech is
considered the less it is liked.
BEFORE THE ELECTIONs-FRENCH CANDIDATUREs
- LIBERAL ABUSE AND IRRECONCILABLE
GOOD NATURE-MM. FALCET AND POUYER-
oUERTIER-MEETINGs AND STRIKES-NEW
LECTURES FOR THE UNITED STATES.
IFROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT
PARIS Nov. 19.-We are within two days of the
elections, and the last of the public meetings has
been held though what are called pirate reunions
meetings held at night inhals whose doors are left
wide open for the heat to escape, perhaps-sti keep
the ball rolling AS there is no COmmissary OF Police
present at these private meetings, the speakers may
say, and do say whatever they please; but during
the last week of the public meetings an almost equal
liberty of speech was allowed and believe there
was not one dismissed by the authority, while in
very few instances there even warning
given TO the speakers though. in many cases, they
ii, cd 70 1lraf no haI al
those fretfu porcupnes the police agents, stand on
end. Perhaps, however, the Government had the
GOOD sense TO perceive that it better to leave the
bung-hoe of the political barrel unplugged alto
Cether, since they had no longer power TO plug 1t
half way perhaps the poor COmmissaires, who had
spent so many weary evenings in the Illuminating
position of sitting upon the bUng-hoes and serving
ms shoppers with their sacred persons, COM
planned so bitterly to Pietri of the I'M
seemly jeeTs and ill-cOnceaed contempt they
were nightly obliged to endure, that he was moved
to give them holiday at the last moment. Whatever
nav have been the reason ii is true that the season
OF electoral meetings has closed without any distur-
bance and without any attempt at disturbance and
all parties except that cruel, corrupt ignorant party
represented by the Pays newspaper rejoice in the
success Of the experiment and unite IN calling on the
Government to permit still further liberty, in short,
TO remove all restrictions upon the right OF public
meeting. Whether Louis Napoleon, and the group of
Arcadans that surrounds him. and who are well called
his Ministers, since they are certainly not the
Ministers of the people, whether these fossils wish
it. or not there can be but little doubt that they
will be forced into granting this reform, with many
Others which they little believe in. If may use
a homelv comparison, it would as if Louis Ma
poleon lad trusted too confidently that the milk
would not boil over while he strOed into the garden.
and with the usual peTversity of milk under those
circumstances it having done just what it was ex-
pected not to do his distracted serenity does not
know exactly what is best to do Add that, as told
you in my last letter. Louis Napoleon Is in very I'M
certain state of health and must feel that act as he
will the future is full of uncertainty not to say mon
ace for his poor little son, if not for himself The
other day. at Compiegne he took horseback exercise
and returned fatigued that ball which was to
have been given in the evening had to be postponed
and there is hardly day that some insignificant
straw like this is not blown about IN the arr troubling
mems minds, and keeping them IN state OF uncom-
Portable uncertainty No doubt the greater part OF
the liberal intentions ascrbed TO Louis Napoleon at
the present time by certain journals both here and IN
England and which no doubt he has, are of equal
sincerity with the aspirations for mOnastlc lie eX-
pressed by famous relative OF his, and which were
also cotempOTaneOus with that persons state of Ill
heath. But alas, the devil as We all know TO our
sorrow got well again, and his desire 10 be monk
cooled down. L. N will never get well and his desires
20 be liberal, equally lnsncere, behed indeed by
fifteen years OF tyranny, are only not abandoned be-
be HndS himself compelled 10 De llDclal III ne
would die on the throne TO winch ne waded through
the blood of the ID of December That is all his lib
eralism amounts TO. 1t is the clutch of drowning
man at a straw, il is the plank which he throws out
from the disastrous wreck of ms personal govern
ment for himself and his child to cling to- and while
there is little hope that it will do his boy much good,
1t NAV enable his uneasy head to wear the crown
TO the not far distant end.
may say that though they have frequently been noisy
and even tumultuOus, they have been marked by an
ever increasing good behavior ard generosity to an
tagOnists. There has been plain talking enough
Heaven knows, but il has been pretty evenly dis
tTibuted among all parties, and though the LIB
erals and COnServatye-Liberals repTOach the lire
COucleahes with their violence 1T Is the simple truth
that all parties have been violent and the called
s'HbeTa newspapers have shown far less honesty and
fairness in their dealings than the lrreconcleaDes.
Personally, am no friend to ROchetOrts canddatuTe
except as may prove OF use as protest against te
government. / think his distinct offer TO take the
oath in order TO his admission TO the Chamber
and Immediately after to declare that he held himself
absorbed from it, enough to prove him utterly unfit
TO act rs 70 representative of any constituency TO be
fouud in Paris. beside that he shows himself every
way incompetent to be of use as political leader in
this most important juncture. But, while wish he
had continued 20 I'LL his true misson-tha OF point
cal pamphetcer in which he has had few equals-l
am dsgsted at the way in which he had been treated
personally by men and newspapers who ought TO be
ashamed Of the inconsistency between Their preach
ing and their practice. And the fate OF Rochef0rt
has been the fate of better men, neither LedTu ROn
LOuis Blanc has been spared, and If the Liberal
party had taken lessons OF our American Democrats
in SANDER and VituperatoD il might be said OF them,
Shy lock SAID of himself IN speaking OF hS teachers
that they have bettered their example. Now. 1t is
20 the honor of the lTeeOnceabes that they cannot
be IepTOached with this sort OF warfare, upon the OPP
posing candidates of whatever party. They have
made bad pun upon the only candidate who in any
way represents the government, Mr. TeTme, but with
this little exception not worth noticing and perfectly
good natured, for Termcs candidature can have no
ha no no ygvfl aftr