The New York herald., 1869-04-07
FRANCE.
The EmperOr's Address to tho Council Of
Stnte ON WOrkinsmen's Reforms.


Emperor delivered in the Council Of State when
opening the proceedings at the Tueres on the oath
ut.:-
day over the Council OF State order to explain to
you in what order Of ideas | had placed myself in
inviting the Ministers to submit to you bill rela.
tive to the suppression OF workmen's livrets.
Society in our time, ali must admit. comprises
one side certain legitmate aspirations and Just de.
sres OF Improvement, and on the other subversve
theories and blanable eupidtesi The duty OF the
government Is TO resolutey satisfy the rst and TO
firmly repudlate the second.
When the present state OF the greatest number is
compared with what II the last century there
can be only congratuaton on the progress obtained
on the abuses destroyed and on the improvement In
pun,e @ man1srS Nsverneiess IL she social plaques
viii be discovered. under the appearances OF pros
perity, many unmerited grievances which cali for
the sympathies OF all generous hearts, and many
solved problems which solicit the cooperation OF all
Intelligent minds.
rated by YOU and adopted by the legislative body,
some entirely phlanthropical, like those OF pubic
assistance mutual aid and insurance In case OF acct
dent or death; others authorizing the workmen 10
unite their savings to oppose the solidarity Of wages
to that OF capital allowing them at the same time 10
discuss Their own interests at public meetings, and
In iine accrediing their testimony In the courts OF
justice.
above all as moral satisfaction in order to relieve
the worKmen from vexatous f0rmalities-wl COM
piete the series of measures which place such pei
exat them In their own estimation.
do not suppose that In following that policy
shall disspate all preuuces disarin all aniunosities
or augment my own popularity. But OF one thing
well convinoed--that / shall derive from Ii q
fresh energy for resisting evil passions.
When all useful amcoratons have been accepted,
when every hing that Is right and just has been
done, order Is maintained with the more authority,
that force, In such case, fnds its support IN the
fact of reason and conscience being fully satisfied
Text oi the Bill for the Abolition Of Work.
mcn's Lvreis.
The following Is the text OF the bill approved OF
by the Council Of state for doing away with work.
mems lvre;s:-
ARTICLE 1. The law OF June 90 1854, and all other
provisions relative to worknen's service books, are
and remain abrogated. The contract between the
directors OF manufacturing establishments aud their
men ~ subjected 10 the enactments OF the common
law, and the terms may be stated In book for the
purpose A regulation OF the public administration
will determine the conditions on which that docu-
ment may serve as passport
Art 2. However, the provisions OF the law Of
March IS. 1906 relative to the service books acquired
by the Lyons trade VIII continue TO be executed, rs
well as the act Of March 90 IslI, on the labor OF
children In factories and that Of March l, 1850,
the account books for weaving and spinning.
The Emperor Napoleon and GoDerni dc GOyon.
General Count dc Goyon, Senator, having shown
to the Emperor an article Of the Pays OF the goth
utimo, In which he found himself attacked has re.
ceiyed from his Majesty the following letter, with an
authorization to publish IT.
PALACE OF THE TUrLERrEs, March o. 1859.
MY DEAR GESERAIe-I have read with pain the ar.
tice to which you directed my attention. and
deeply regret that journal devoted TO the govern
ment should be so ill-informed as TO conIound you
among the enemies Of the empire As colonel Of
the Second dragons, as general, as superior com.
manding officer at Rome aud at Toulouse. aud
lastly, Ms aii.decamb TO me. you have always
served the country with zeal and bonor, aud you
have constantly Rivcn testimony OF on attachment TO
me which nothing has ever altered. cannot, there
fore conceive h0w any ono eau npusn your pa