The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
FRANCE.
The Parliamentary Asitation- Democratic
Progress.

From Galignanis Messenger, Dec. IL
After tUe Imperial stting on Monday about eighty
thai act4on VI tie sers party wh!cn seems 10 have
compeiei, joined the uaIolity, nea sitting Ia the
sale du Irone at the Chamber, NJ. Eine olivier la
the ehair Inis latter addressed ms colleagues at
some ieagtl, INSISTING on the necessity vi cOncliia
tio, botn Tor principles and Tor en ana TO advance
resouteiy IN lDe pam opened b. the SenItuS C0n-
siatt&n OF September. in order to act III the
sense proposed the meeting decided That
committee OF eleven members should be
nauleu the next day To prepare the election Of the
vice presidents, selecting Two names OF deputes be.
longing 20 tae Ito, and two rom the majority. III.
UnlsIef on lhe same occasion declared that he had
no mention wnateyer vi becoming candidate for
Tue place OF President
According to the Journal de Paris four important
groups are already defined III the legislative oody
The rght The right centre, the LETT centre ana The
lett AS the union OF two OF THESE factions s neces
sary 10 Constitute majority, Tho journal aAe5 Tue
following ejaculation as to acknowledgements
new majority VIII be composed eltlcr OF
The right and left centres (Which win then
be Simply the party OF the 1i6, organized anu
stren9th enedi, or OF Gle right ana rigat centre
tWhlca would De the iormer majority Reconstructed,
vita the addition OF Some fresh menbels anu some
new ldeasl our sympathes we have no occasion
to say are with the LETT celtre. However, we
frankly recognize that ut tins moment the right cen
TIE IS inevitably called upon To become the
OF the new majority and tho pivot or the approach
lug Ministerial combustion. II separation Is to
oe maze between tue riglS centre and lett one we
snal not be sorry TO See the latter remain uncon
nected win olce. IL would form Lac oasis OF new
constitutional 0plosition-wouid be reserve Tor
tue future. In the Parliamentary regime relays OF
MINISTER'S are required; the r.Dt celtre 10 the lrs;
the LETT centre the second Perhaps the better
would be not 10 employ them both at the same time.
II. NJ. ThIers and Ju,cs Favre-Their Pnrliu-
uentary Course.
[Frnm Gangnanis Messenger, Dec. 81
N. TIMERS attends the sittings ut me Chamber but
hitherto has spoken 10 but Jew OF MS colleagues ana
does mol disposed 10 into any Tie lrac.
tons or take part in tine meetings organized.
The following IS me expose aeS mot ~ TO the bill
presented by NJ. jules favre Tuesday IN the Leg
isl1tiye body:-fhc national sovereignty the
principle ON which our institutions depend. IL may
De delegated out cannot 30 either alienated or
tue latter would become an element of anarchy.
Inc author OF the constitution OF 1852, by hlul-
self invoking the principles OF 1882, has sub
However, the executive, after attrbuting to Itself
the constituent power, intends to it, and thus
to elude the VIII OF the country. THIS 10 done
through the Intervention OF the Senate created by
the Emperor. That body mobiles at its Will the
constitution, usurps the functions OF the Legislative
body and by means or this exorbitant authority
remains sovereign master OF our institutions. Such
state OF things 10 the forfeiture OF the national
government, COMPROMISES every interest by destroy
Ing all security and makes progress dependent, not
on the wishes OF all, but on those " a single man.
The country has clearly declared by the last
elections tnat 1t IS determined TO, depend on
itseli and not on any one person. In order TO
conform to that decision We must return to
principles. The constituent authority ana the legs
latve only .ong the naLIon repre- scented
by Its deputies freely elected. This counlry would
not he satisfied TO take ius0ry part In the change
OF It's constitution by ratlylnQ by pieDiscite
lutions decided on without II. That course OF pro-
ceeding whlcl suppresse3 elaboration strikes
that account the graveIt bow at liberty voting.
10 Is the most detective form OF direct government,
and has never been any thing but the lever OF despot
ism. Inc Application OF these principles Is con5e-
Grated by the bill which we now nave, III virtue of
our rniianve the honor 10 submit to the Chamber.
There is but one article, wncn runs thus:-.'fhe
constituent power shall hencelorth belong exclu-
sively to the Legislative bo1yn