The New York herald., 1870-05-03

uciuOcElCv cXlsLS WHICH IL not the real one
the uenOcfacy without the people. Such Is, IN my
opinion, the doctrine OF those who would deprive
the ia ION o. the constituent power In order to con:
Iei II on uh Assembly. The second point 10 whirh
re!efed II less RADICAL ana In founded he prin-
cpie O providing guarantee by the division OF The
powsr; but II would inevitably lead to permanent
contests The Seaatus COnsiatugB has done bet
ger, nv II has restored the right to the people ts
legitimate possessor. Article thir,een 1t Is true,
70 ministerial crisis which all who desire the wei
iaie of the country must lament. Hear, hsar) But
~ iact, why has the Emperor, VINO mas yielded 80
the people Ia the te-deed Of the i'm elal dynisty-
the formula Of the profound faith OF the c0untry In
the Napoleon family. That ID the reason uouDLieSs
why the Emperor
Baron BRENiER-what do you know about it' Do
not mix up The Euperors name In this mater. TIC
bic Ministers are here TO answer.
Numerous VOICES--IO not interrupt
Vscount DE LA GUEaoNNiERE-I have no preten-
sion TO speak In his Majesty's name. merely
set forth the reasons which appear 10 me
TO Justify the resolution he has ad0p ed.
ask-lIas article thr cen ever been the resource of
the powers when they found themselves involved IN
dinloult stuat Onsf Had the young General who re.
turned nom Egypt an arhcio thirteen : Had not
Charles X article f0urteenf tMovement)
N. QUENTIN, N,BAucnAKr canliot be compared.
viscoumt DE LA GuERoNYIERE--I am explaining
them. Well, In all tn &c circumstances what do We
Beer A superior principle, a force OF necessity
which makes itself lelt and ! may sum up the PHI
IA people winch has cxper enced the evils and
confusons OF anarchy viii give everything to avoid
II we not retr0gradng and urning 10 1880
But there IL profound difference be ween the mon
archy OF that date and the parliamentary empire.
The former was the government Of CASTE while the
latter perfectly represents the spirit the interests and
the necessities of the century and is fact the gov
ernment by people. The assertion has been made
tlat universal suffrage must inevitably lead to a
rcpubiic. Twice already We have tired that form
Of government. Or the first VIII not speaK-it was
grand and terrible. The second possessed certain
system and doctrines but la led before the difficulty
OF constituting an Executive. have therefore
The right TO say That republic cannot be cstab-
II he'd In France ls. then, universal suffrage COM
patb!e with monarchyf The remark has BEEN made
IN another place That the Parliamentary Empire
Is q Ge7l0CTdtic compromise" accept that de1ni-
ton But, every such arrangement suppose
two parties, and here We have universal snf-
rage and society. This later, with ITS glorious
tradi ions of the past, with is interests and
spirit OF the present, with that character of gran.
deur which his male it the first in the word, IL the
surest guarantee against The mobility inseparabe
from universal suffrage. The compromise arising
from those two terms offers the Of government
most favorable TO the social interest," and therefore
the enara that the parliamentary empire Is the last
form OF monarchy Is perfectly just now come TO tho
question of the p!ebiscfe. Some days ago opinions
might lave varied on this matter; at present no
further hesitation can exist, for the plebiscte IL
necessity. WHAT is the question about to he
put TO the country Is 1t the simple differ
ence between rhe constitution OF 1852 and
that OF 1902 No; The real point Is to dectde
(MOvement.) have no hesitation In affirming that
II the country was wanting In good sense ana re-
jscted tins appeal We should not fall back on the
ton. (MOvementl But have 40 fear
M. QUENTIN BAUcHARr-You are right; failure
must not be thought OF.
YiscOunt DE IA GUERoNNIERE-Thc pleblscite can
not fan, for 1t is that Of liberty Iear ar) II is
an act Of civilization and OF national safety
liberty. An idea has sprung up in certain
parts OF Europe that duling some years past
the action of France has been ipeded by the liberal
movement; but nothing Is more false; aud am per.
fectly convinced that IN the test which Is about 10
be tried, liberal France win be found by the side Of
the Emperor. tApprObatlon.)
The Duke de Persigny said sald-1n our efforts to
found constitutional liberty in France. we have
passed through The severest trials aud engagei in
the most serious conflicts, anu We have always
present days I hare q pr0onnd coartctioH
cause this is the first time that Constitution is
not the result OF an abstract idea, but of expe-
rience deally a.lia acquired ApplanseJ With re-
TENS have been tried in their turn by the first
the person q the sovereign was sacred, and
second the ruler alone responsible and the
Ministers not so In any degree. Both Of these were
OF the severe gn protected little that we have
witnessed the tall OF two monarchies; the
ecOa, second because ; ane ruler being alone re-
count for everything that wns done, and
that habit led directly to an arbitrary government
But IN the regime on which we are now entering the
responsibility Will be two fold That Of the Head Of
the State 10 the whole nation and that Of Ministers
to the Chambers and public opinion. And here we
DO not know whether We ought most to admire the
generosity with waich the Sovereign mas con-
ceded TO liberty all the instruments which neces
sary for its Defence or the respect shown to tile
rights Of the crown by the present Ministers, aud
especially by the man who has come to from
an adverse camp and who now shows the same
energy In protecting the requirements Of authority
thai he formerly evinced In promoting those Of liberty
(Appause.) / will ask leave to evoke an historical
"reminiscences and 10 compare the accession OF Napo.
leon III. with lhat Of Henry ". The latter after
Che assassination OF Henry I'LL, had TO make head
against four partics--the republican, the Lorraine,
nd al Rfn1v veuno
m racles OF c0nrago energy and policy lie had
to perform ID oder to overcome such redoubt-
after four years Of civil war. Louis Napoleon has
also had u contend against .ho great 1Ddrtesthe
legitiuist, The Orieonist ue republican and the So
ciatts,, MS mission ,cas a great ana a
noble one; he tcus the Instrument chosen
6y Providence 70 pm an end 10 ne con-
ftct ana to cOnciltdte al interests. He arrived
alone, without followers, almost without friends;
consequently his triumph was not that Of any party
In particular. All categ0ries gained victory In his
person; the legitlmlSIs saw an hereditary monarchy
restored; the citizens saw the development OF credit
the security oil interests, the assurance Of a sage
the republic, AT any rate saw 1t .crowned:
they saw democracy on the thrOne--the King Of the
people. tApprobation.l such was the great Napo
le0nic idea; such the legitimacy OF the rIlcr such
the OF his existence IN that capacity; and in
presence OF the national act about to be accom-
pshed, we may be permitted TO affirm that as we
shall always have TO encounter the same causes we
shall witness the same effects. l(.reaJ applause
many benches The speaker is warmly congratu-
Count SEGCR-D'AGUEssEAC sald:-l feel Convinced
that the unanlnity or the committee, spoken ot in
the report OF N. Devienne, will be found in this AS
sembly. We are. In fact al agreed on two points,
First, that for all enlightened men. who
are animated with sincere love Or
their country, there is no object more
NOBLE design, more elevated. than thai OF eilsur
ing the alliance of authority with liberty secondly,
that the Empire alone presents oil the conditions for
securing the success OF this generous enterprise and
Is the only Government that combines ali the neces.
sary qualifications. lAssen,.) The only point on
hnh 1nfh IN Ia fhn Yt.rftts
the present measure. But the decision Of this Ques-
tion rested with the elect oil the nation; he persc
vered, and he now In reality brings us the crownng
Of the edi1ce. AdheSon,l Consequently there ought
to be no more "inopportunists'' that ~ the word
In this Assembly. heartily thank the Emperor for
having gs4en the nation another opportunity OF
reailng a lesson TO those theorists who tell the
people that they cannot ALLEVIATE their sovereignty
not for four yeas-n0G even for Two. These
men will not suffer the popnlali0ns to de-
clare their desire for hereditary chief. Never
theless the country had already replied to those
arguments in 1904 and 1t did the In 1852. The
pretenson Is indeed singular which require the soye-
reign people to choose a form OF government that t