The New York herald., 1869-02-27

maintained that the subject should be accepted; N.
Rouher that It should be rejected. The latter course
prevailed; but the majority was only by twelve ana
the evidence given that the Minister OF State can no
longer rely on blind adhesion In the Chamber is
made the subject Of much comment In the French
press. Before leaving the subject 1t may be
novelty to your readers to be informed tnat the
right Of Interpolation which was granted to the
Deputies nstead OF their address responding to the
throne speech Is but very circumscriped right. 1t
allowed to object an Interpolation on certain points,
but no has the privilege oi calling the attention
Of the government by the power Of this interpela-
ton to special deficiencies In the general system and
policy OF the empire The Deputies may inquire
INTO the preston exercised by government the
press its proceedings In the elections the severity
with which it strikes certain public meetings and
favors Others but its administrative activity.
and yet this is the most essential Of interpretations;
SI the win D0d e unessn ss How aeSssd sre @ Is
electors In few months to give in their
decisions II special cases have been held up while
the politics OF power are mySteryY How are the
members to construe the contradictory debates to
know the basis on which they carry Judgment This
which the committees were divided and which
brought up the unexpected contest in the Chamber.
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especially beyond the limits OF the French Assemble.
He has refounded paper which does not give salts
with which ofcial papers are founded is proof OF
the Enperors innate conviction that the press il q
greater power than the imperial sceptre 1t reaches
so far It's blows SO unexpected and they cannot
be averted by Chassepots. The manner, therefore,
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this great politicians plans Far from considering
his new organ, Le Pe,tpie tprce one soul. beneath
cause the more numbers sold at such o price
the more ruinous the undertaking, as 1t is
stamped and pays duty-I consider that Ii lie Peuple
is really founded for the instruction OF the people it
Is rulers duty TO give them political paper. for
no people In Europe can come up 70 the ignorance Of
the French on matters OF universal interest. The
future alone Will disclose whether this paper was
originated as detestabe speculation tending to de-
ce1ye the Masses or whether 1t really fS what Its de-
0t promises popular and pbiianthropic organ, for
which wealthy arstocrats under their rule, are ready
pathetic. sBut, however efcacious and essential may
be the voice OF the press, there are other means
which demand great sacrifices and which should be
as readily adopted. Moral and civic intelligence
could be trained through public meetings, which,
though now tolerated under certain conditions, are
sadly misunderstood bJ the people. No later than
yesterday l entered one, and, however OBJ
durate my sensityeness may be after long observa-
tion OF life in Paris, was truly shocked at the, to
me, barbarous ignorance Of the working classes.
! mad 1t appears, for my hrst visit fallen among
the lowest OF popular meeting speakers and
orator was In q tribune commanding an audience
of 5000 listeners, who appauded him outrageously
He did not attack the faults and errors OF internal
administration OF power, abuses nor propose sim
gle reform; he spoke not OF civic rights and mans
sn a. h ne mer Sawsa q aen
man, against society; he compared the army, volun-
teers, National Guard and every body OF armed men
to band OF assasslns because drunken SeT5erlt
Vile had once in his presence drawn his sword All
democrats he denounced as c0nspiratorS-dem0
Gratis, too unto whom he had formerly belonged
but who had become degenerate. What was wanted
was anarchy. and then on looking around, his fea-
lures assumed the savage greed OF the sans cuioes
popular meeing Jules Fayre, said the orator,
chicken; Rochefort, Of no account; L. Ulbach, q.
Pages, aUOnS done! and derlslon spread O'er his
features. Were these, he asked. not men who
scratched and defaced, but who could not over
throws
When facts such as these were once placed before
M. Bar0che, he answered:-"rhey must have their |
say; soon as we discover that It Is any than
say we viii actn IL Is wise TO let the people have
their grievances out; for many words, teaches the
prophet, relieve the heart; but from the moment
a minister admits that he might have ITO actn why
protect those orators who say the things In
mid, quiet, argumentative way, whose oulpour-
ings are almost sspplicatons not laundering abuse
from which OF the four corners OF this capital thus
collected must be mystery. Nothing consequently
useful, popular meetings, In which justice, moral |
sense ana truth are upheld independently OF Official
Conceived or destroying these meetings by their
own excesses, in which case the populace can be
only compared to guted child, aud the reflection
affords no credit to its rulers.
The sale OF the Gaulois in the public streets has
been prohibited. This measure has been taken in
nevertheless much attached to the present dynasty
He wrote an article In the form OF q supposed dia
logue between Charemagne and thelImperial Prince.
In this witty and saric production he conveys much
that Is allowed to appear In the dailies, but the way
which he takes the scales on the future Einperors
eyes Is just the way Frenchman likes; the phrases
Short to the point suggestive. and therefore dan-
gerous. The penalty imposed VIII not prevent the
effect produced The last grand ball OF the season
took place at the Tulleries on Wednesday last. 1t
to have been the most brilliant Of the three but
telegram having arrived OF i've O'Clock announcing
the death OF the Emperors aunt Princess Bacclochi,
the imperial party did but appear and disappear.
The Empress had expressed wish that it should be
postponed entirely, but found too ate and few
even could appear IN court mourning. Another death
Is that Of Duke Tascher de 10 Pagerie, which took
place at the Tuieres, where he resided
Prince Napoleon proposes giving farewell dinner |
at the Paals Royal before his departure Tor the |
South. lie is firstly TO stop at Cannes and thence to
proceed to Naples. where he Will meet Victor |
Emanuel. The races at Nice are great attraction |
for him in the neighborhood Of Cannes where he viii
receive the turtles who have left Paris for the occa-
sion, foremost OF all the Duke OF Hamilton.
A Desperate Ruflnn.
murder was committed about fve months back I
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