The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-16
f r A N E .
The Speech of "PIon-PIon'' on the Senatus
COnsultum.

Napoleon, or "Plon. .Plon," as he has been
dubbed, on the sendttS consultltH.
He closed as follows
/ entirely agree with the demand, for l consider
that the duty of every good citizen requires him to
take an interest in politics, Indifference in such
matters is dangerous for country. l should also
desire a modification OF the article regarding the
nomination of deputies, their number, and the for
nation of the electoral conscrptiOns. (Murmurs)
The number Of members ought to be augmented,
and the ACCOMPLISHMENT adopted as the basis Of
electoral districts. / shall not dwell upon the in
convenences of the present system; they involve an
anaChronism which might become dangerous to those
who employ it, now come to another and graver
point; alude TO municipal reform. (NOise) share
the opinion of those who advOc ite the election OF
the mayors by the municipal councils, or IL you are
not disposed to go so far, ask for the suppression
of the article which enables the Emperor to select
those functlonaries outside of the local body and
also desire that the proceedings OF the latter should
which ] submit to the examination of the Senate.
have confined my arguments to discussing the
stutlonal obstacles which oppose the foundation of
that dream OF my life, liberal empire Hereafter,
when we come to the discussion OF particular mea-
ures other questions will arise, such as the suppress
sion Of what remains Of the law on general safety,
the abolition Of article rs OF the Constitution OF the
Year vI s.ro bill on the @dmnstraton Of
Church and State; on primary, gratutous and ob-
gatory Instruction. on the liberty of superior teach.
ing; on decentralization; on the emancipation of
the citizen; on the reduction of expenditure; and on
foreign policy. Then will come the real struggle
ated practices vanish. The mission of the Empire is
to do what no other government has been able to do
would not have dared to attempt-to act in unison
Do not allow yourselves to be frightened by the
spectre Rouge and other well-known evocations
The best method Of combating revolutions is to
adopt what is good I'm them, and this is the path
which the Government has entered Let it perse-
we're. Applause)
An Unexpected Response.
To this NJ. de FORBADE La Roquette, Minister
of the Interior, said--
In the speech which we have just heard, by the
side Of liberal sentiments, in which the government
fully participates, there are propositions nterpreta
tions, and series Of observations which are per-
tn thn aEnr hnar Wn nfnn
cept any other responsibility than that of our own
opinions and acts, and before those we shall never
responsible Minister to policy such as has been just
set forth. Great appro6ation) ! am not Of those @
empire with liberty My firm belief is that the Ma
poleons are destined to establish constitutional
liberty is not founded with temerity with that i'm
petuosity which pretends to suppress all obstacles.
| (Hear, hear)
| French Opinions of the Crisis.
The Paris journals OF the 4th of September-amost
the whole OF the city press-remark on Prince Napo
marks Of NJ. dc FORBADE la Roquette in reply. The
general opinion is that the Prince displayed great
ability and liberal spirit, which sounded somewhat
strangely in "Prince OF the blood Hence the
mperaist journals express considerable discontent
and declare that the speaker went too far. We pub
lsh the main points of the comments.
The Constitutionnel says:-All the interest of the
from Prince Napoleon and an eloquent reply from
M. dc FORBADE Ia Roquette. The former, with great
force OF expression and elevation of thought drew
picture of the existing situation, and declared that
he received the new reforms with so much the more
favor that they are a first and large satisfaction
given TO the idea OF his whole life. But he considers
The DeIafs expresses satisfaction at the speech
| thus However little we may be inclined to play
theCourtiers part, we cannot help highly appauding
the ideas, as prudent as liberal, expressed by the
| Emperor's cousin We found IN them, with great
| pleasure, the larger part Of those which we have
constantly sustained, and which have often
brought down upon us the bitterest attacks OF the
| semoillcal press. We did not hope, few months
back that those doctrines would so soon find in the
the throne.
Ia France, of Paris, remarks:-The Prince began
by placing the IDEAS he was about to develop under
an Invocation Of the most absolute devotedness to
the empire, the Emperor, and the young Prince
me eXordlum, bearing an impress at once OF gran
denr ana emotion, VIII remain as a page OF history
The dominant idea may he comprised in two words :;
TO make the empire subsist together with liberty
render their union not marriage of cold reason
but one OF feeling; not q timid aud ephemeral eX-
pertinent, but an indssolube alliance. From one
end TO the other the speech OF the Prince breathes
the most lively faith in that result.
The public is not satisfied. 1t says:-The speech
what nature viii it be? Good or bad? The latter,
we do not hesitate to say Prince Napoleon loves
therefore, be astonshed that we should use it in re-
gard to himself Well, them his interference in the
debate Of the Senate Is simply an act quite out of
place But If ever circumstances imposed upon any
prince OF the blood the obligations attendant on
ceremonial and family ties they are those at pre-
sent existing If ever mpatience or ambition was
sure to produce an evil effect 1t would be at this
thing OF the Prince II 10 has not in reality
the character of escaaie has all the appearance
OF IL.
The Paris Temps says:-This speech from the
! commencement Invested the question with propOr-
tiOns infinitely more vast and liberal than were con-
tanned IN the Government measure. Therefore pro-
ject ana report have yisiOly paed. The Prince had
not prepared us for an Initiative so decided. 4
doubt has been expressed in regard TO the import
ance of the reforms which we are engaged in carry
ing out, and OF the crisis which they imply In order
to estimate their importance should only require
10 read the funeral Grafton pronounced by prinCe
OF the blood upon the unfortunate Constitution of
1852. There Is not much remaining OF IL.
Tie Arel'T National makes the observation that
the Prince was applauded only at the commence
ment pI mas speech, when protesting his devoted
The P,esse comments us;--rhe Prince considers
that All which the SeaatUs COHstitU1t contains Is
good; but he denies that everything that Is good is
to be found there, aud his speech is only the deve-
lOpment and rapid defense of that supplement- the
absence OF which he regrets The Minister, on the
Will defend II In It's actual shape and with its Omis-
sons, which he characterizes as prudent, and It's
ambigHities, which he increases as n destined by
| the manner In which he interprets them.
| The S6cye writes In a strange fashion on the
speech, treating In one place with great contempt
While IN another 10 praises and endorses many OF the
points which his liighness insisted ON.
The extent to which the idea of reputation
has entered into the Democratic faith Is illus
trated by the following extract from the Sails
bury On. CD ErdmiHer!-
liquidation means liberty 10 the masses
| liquidation means freedom from the enormous
taxes imposed by most Infamous ana accursed radl-
| cal legislation.
Reputation means the best remedy against
| tyranny and oppression.
RepIdatlon means opposition to Onicial swindlInp
Republication means protection against a eoneyed
aristocracy, against Government frauds and usur.
| patiOns.
The people all know the so-called national wal
debt is a swindle. They know that II is a child ol
1snIpatlon-begotten outside Of the Constitution "a