The New York herald., 1870-02-06

assertions which has ARISEN. In an investigs.
ton Information OF every KIND may 20 pro1xnt sSa,s
myself be very moderate IN the use Of hgures.
The frst question TO 10 considered s as to
disastrous results IN France. The returns I quote
are from the Annales du commerce. ErLeTte1r, and
comprise me imports ana for ooo
ton and exports OF French ns-amounted
OF 5.94,0OO 0O0f.; In 1859 70 3So3, 600, ,0o0f the
''s;;s. to i've. now Ss take % the ,rads with England
alone; according TO the English returns the exports
from France into England amounted, IN 1859,
10 Al ooo. ooof ana in 1885 to $4,000, ,oOof Tnus
the trade more than doubled and the French docu-
ments are sii more favorable 10 u.s. the exports
6s7, 600 00Oi.; consequently there was balance OF
253,Co0.ooof on the side OF France. Next, let us
take The particular classes OF goods or raw mate
rial England sends to France 333, 900 000r. and re-
ceives D4,OOO 0oOf.; OF manufactures we export TO
Tue TACT OF the greater portion OF the I'M
ports irom England Deng raw material Is .
proof OF the development Of our industrial
wealth and OF our prosperity, for a country
only purchases such produce 70 manufacture 1t
lfiear, hearl From the aoove figures am led TO
is pretended. admit that some branches OF INDUS
TRY are In suffering state but deny that the
cause is 10 be attributed to the treaties OF commerce
tHear hear.) Yet N the same trades there arc
chiefs OF establishments who compiain. ana others
VINO declare themselves satisfied. Thus many ship
any grounds for the lamentations. 1t Is, however,
mcontesti0le that some manufacturers are Ia
suffering STATE anu among them may DO mentlOueu
the shipbulders and the ironounders VI these iat-
ter eighty y-eight esi Adjustments nave been closed
NJ. JULES SImoS-isut ~ there no other remedy for
the Shipping interests than return to system OF
protecllons with respect to the intelligence aud
ability OF the w0rkmen the advantage Ii on our
side. may here remark that the duration OF the
time OF labor ls not the same 1t being. sixty-six
nours per week lor men ana women IN France aud
only dIty-seve III England. Many manu- acturers
OF Leeds ana Manchester declare that they have
sugered no loss by diminishing tue days work for
f,pn nh1,il nfiAn Mt
the hityseven hours in England Is as great as that
OF the slXty-sx In France.
N. HAENTJENs.-Tho same would DO the case In
NJ. JULES SIMoN.-You are right and If you bring
forward O proposal IN that sense shall be ready to
support you. france IL als0 placed under dlsad
vallage with regard TO the facilities Of transport
Tne water carriage Ii very defective and the railway
tariffs present extraordinary Inconsistencies. ton
OF cotton costs send through France to sasle
than Ii delivered NJ Mulhausen through which town
II passes. In some cases the :. diliercnces are
Bordeaux to Cette, distance OF 476 Kilometres
pays only fifteen francs; II sent 10 ionnems DIS
tance Of ninety six kilometres only, on the same
line, the cost Is sixty eight francs Those facts
prove that the difficulties do not arse from the
treaties Of commerce ana tnat the O. reform must ,,
cost OF conveyance The exhibition OF late years
have proved the superiority and strength OF France,
ana 1t would be SAD II, on the morrow OF our VIC
tory, we were to come forward to claim
protective duties ike children VINO declare tnat
tney cannot contend with men unless these
Indispensable condition OF peace for 80 long as
we shall have army OF revenue officers on the
fronter the fraternity OF nations vii, be impossible.
But when peoples shall only be rival traders instead
of enemies / defy you t. make them agnt. by lree-
dom oil labor and commerce. Will DO founded Inc
future OF liberty and all war Will oe at an end.
loud appause.)
The Marquis De PIRE-This Is the Casarlai social
Ism OI ROuner h Co.
NJ. GILLAUMIN-l beg TO address my compliments
ana ha0ks to NJ. Jules Slmon the more SO because he
has lett little to say his ideas being tor the
In accord with own. A word. however Hb0ut
agriculture That industry which employs 10, 500,0O0
hands and produces 0o0 is only protected
by duty or four per cent. II has always, so to
speak, allowed itself to follow In the rear OF other
industries That were better represented whether on
the benches OF the Chamber Or IN the councils OF
government. In my opinion no favor ought to be
accorded 10 any particular trade without granting an
equal and corresponding one to agriculture.
"a. CLEMENT DUvERNOIS-An here are agreed ON
the subject Of inquiry, but there are three other
points involved In this dscuSsi0u:ln the drs place
desire to know II the Cabinet means TO persevere
In the economic system tnauXurated In 1o6O; then
we have TO decide whether we ought to denOunco
the treaty of commerce before or after the inquiry;
lastly we have to pronounce judgment on the recent
DEGREES on temporary admissions and warrants.
NJ. BUFFET (Minster OF Fnancel-WOuld 1t not be
better wall Tor the discussion 0r the special inter-
pellatons on the decreess tYes, yes
nj. CLEMENT DUvERNOIS-l wished to continue
M. BUFFEr-Be 1t SO; only the government win
reply at a later period.
The debate was again adjourned.