New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-13
FRANCE.
THE OPENING or TIE CHAMBER-ANoTHER
SPEECH BY NAPOLEON


At date of June 30, the Paris correspondent
OF The Times writes follows Of tho opening OF the Legis
began TO mock in aud among the groups was remarked
NJ Bance, the ex-exile OF December, 1851. and newly
NJ Emile OLIVIER The President NJ Schneider, took the
chair precisely at The Ministerial Bench, TO the night
OF the President, grand oOmpie After delay OF
few minutes the Minister OF State mounted tho Tribune
and read the following address:
tuition the Legislative Body is conyoked within the six
months following the dissolution The longest delay for
been impossible at that date 20 lay before you the projects
OF law the finances aud those concerning other affairs
Body was therefore thought necessary In this situation
the Government OF the Emperor considered 1t wise and
polite to proceed Immediately To the vericatOn Of your
powers aud thus to put end 10 all uncertainty as 70
the validity OF the electoral operations IN each district
the opinion Of the Government tho present Session has
other object The renewal Of the Legislative Body by
universal suffrage Is the national occasion Tor the nation
The study OF the political results OF the mani
festation should not be precpae. During the ordinary
public powers tho resolutions aud the projects will have
appeared best calculated to realize the wishes Of the
traordinary Session Of the Legislative Body open.
This address was received with some cries Of "1rtS
have seen before this the short address Of the En-
peror at Beauyais Sunday The speech 10 which His
OF July, 1851 IS years ago. and five months before the
Coup deta and the occasion the Inauguration OF
ette The Prince President OF the Republic as he
then, thus replied 10 tho address Of the Mayor
pardon my limiting myself 70 simply expressing my
thanks for the haerng words which he has addressed
10 In replying TO them should fear 10 alter the
hgous character OF this ceremony, which, by the com
memoraton Of glorious deed done In this town, pre-
sents important historical lesson. IL encouraging
TO think that, In extreme danger Providence often
serves single person 10 be the instrument OF the safe
ty OF all and In certain circumstances lie las chosen
that instrument among tho weaker Sex II lie wished
by the fragy OF the envelope TO prove still better tho
empire OF the soul over human things, aud ~ make man
nest that cause does not perish where IL has ardent
talth, Inspired devotedness, and profound convection
TO carry II through Thus, in tho fifteenth century,
with an interval Of few years, two women,
obscure in station but animated by the sacred
hre-Jeanne dare and Jeanne Hachette-appeared at
the moment when all despared, 10 fua holy mission.
The has the miraculous glory OF delivering France
from foreign yoke the other inflicted the shame OF
retreat Prince who In spite Of the splendOr and
Aud, yet, In what did their action consist They did
nothing else than show 10 Frenchmen the path OF honor
and Of duty and onter upon IL at their head, Such
amples should be hOnOred aud perpetuated; and am
happy think that IL the Emperor Napoleon who,
in 1906 re-estabshed the ancient usage long Interrupt
ted Of celebrating tho raising the Siege Of Beauyas He
did because In his eyes France was not Fictitious
country that but yesterday confined within
limits OF single epoch, or OF single party.
1t was nation aRgrandized by 500 years OF monarchy,
and not loss great after ten years OF revolutions prOOt
ing the fusion OF all interests old or new and adopting
all gories without respect TO time or cause, We have
all Inherited these sentiments for see before Inc repre-.
sentatyes OF all parties. They come with me 10 pay
homage 10 the warlke virtue OF epoch, and 70 tho
heTOism OF woman Let us drink TOAST 10 the memory
Of Jeanne Hatchetto"
COUNT BEBsT on THE FRAECO.BELGIAN AFFAIR.
The Pdtre publishes the following analysis OF dis
patch, dated May 1, sent by Baron Beust TO Count
WmpfTen, the Franco Belgian railway question, and
which appears In the Hamburger Correspondent
" Baron Beust states that the Austrian Government
had up 10 that date ab5taned from taking any steps
which might have been interpreted w. assistance either