, 1870-05-07
The - 4sExtrcmc Left - on 1he IS Impc-
T7Al Omuipotcncc.s,

faAl OmuipOtcncc.T
The most violent section Of the Left appears
IN the field with its manifesto, which is nd
dressed ''To our 1ellow-citzens," and sets
forth that:
3'ne I'd Of December bowed down F1auce
under the yoke Of single man. To-day per
Saa tie ngaa nss;oa yenudafas as
it. At the last eheGons the French people
clearly manifested their sovereign will; for per
sonh government they intend to substitute
the government OF the country bv the countrv
Docs the new constitution upon which Won IA
about to pronounce realize the national will
No, the new constitution does not establish
The government Of the country By the country.
Iersonh government is not DESTROYED: i.
preserves untouched some of its most ra-
doubtable pre1ogatives; it continues to exist as
regards 1oreIgu Affairs by the personal right
OF making treaties and declaring war; at
nome by the personal government of tba
chief Of tie State, aided bv Ministera whom
he names, by Senate he names. tr a Corns
legislatf lie cacses TO be named bv mears
o. official t. Mcsfdldatures aud administratvo
The nomination of functionaries. Of An esces,
slvc Capitalization which places in his bands
41l the organized forces Of the countrr 1yIirI,
c9nhscate the autonomy of communes, and
Hhen aoes not even leave to the population
the 1aght OF e1ecting their own municipal
.. at length, to crown this edifiee Of imnea
nal omnipotenee the new constitution hands
Stsae be sh6 Wsb Of The Chief
1ree people, to reform, when they think neceg-
gary, their fundamental institutions. At The
Same time that it conddes to The eIecptire's
power the Caearian right Of appeal to The
nent menace Of : coup d'eal Such is the
constitution which is proposed to you
In the name of the sovcreignty of the
peorle and the national dignity, IN the name
OF order and social concord, which can onIy be
realized by the conciliation of interests and'l
classes in the bosom free democracy. defeat |
by yonr votes the new constitution. ,
.,s11 Protest hy A negative vote, by the blank
testation Hin be favorable to liberty" :
Ttis document, drawn up by NM. Gambeita i
hnd Ferry, is signed by fifteen Deputies OF the 7
Left and by the delegates of ths democratic.
I ress of Paris and the departments. t
The Scuatus Consu1tnm in the Leg 9
ihloxurc-PrcfatoFy Remarks to itx c
Final Adoption by M. Emile Olli. Il
vicF.
In the French Legislature, on April %. pre- :. "
'ious to the adoption OF Article IS Of the n
se'1tns CosasuHuna, and to the endorsement in p
Is entirety Of that measure, II. Olivier made 8,
lie remarks fonaEinE. +.
SPEECH OF IL OLIVIER. n,
When the question of the pzeJiscite w1s r.
f1sa a o. On our attention, We asked ourselves NJ
;est1ty for consulting the nation. 70 what ~ ~
purpose, We Mt first said aIorai trauouiliitv =.
restored, business prospers, and a ceuerai e., G.
satisfaction prevails: Why disturb tie 5rcsant su
ccalled to mind tho vc1y sensible and MI mn
ound maxim Of L. Bruycre: TO think pnir I'll
II ones self and ct tie present is soureo % ~
;reat er1orB in poltica. We consider tl,e aro y.
Increasing difficulties that would be- creates h.t -.
&c establishment Of acons.itution in rnan;ras+ sas
contradiction with the fundamental pact ~ rs
s51 and ne decided that it would DO botb i'm tha
1oTldent and dangerous not to demand 1nr toe sna
he new regime the sanction vllicl. alono 49, tua
htuted the strength Of the old. ON rosa1a uas
ION once taken, We determined also na. fn d. cIe
lore tnan 1as Necessary. a We never enter cun
hat was supremely decided il 1859. or NJ co. iaH
erting the he1editny empire into an eiact;ro w
ne by bringing again under discussinn H. "
r1nciplc Of the State and the dynasty. nn1r Na Nn
1e liberal notifications were to be subm;ttei ..sn
the pseotse1.s And , noW, gentlemen, what mo- mo,
ne stand infinite our prudence and ~
turn q limited reply to a restricted ~ ~,
1estion Or will they abandon theroscirea .oN Luz
an inveterate luminosity, and agitate either vi q
verify or openly, the phantom Of revolution. mir;
c know not, and VIC aIe unwilling TO attribute Tro
committees which work in the ahade inten- s so;,
,ns which have not been manifested in open tt,a
Wight As for us, We shall accept the COM cnr
t the way it is offered II only On the Lib t1a
NJ ground. we shall remain Oh it If our op- Whe
nents, enlarging and displacing the ques- tLe
n, seek conflict On the revolutionary nIat
ound, stiu We shall accept it. Only. we hi
1aaCe ano hstofy TO take note thst We frol
I'll not have given the provocation- And slie
the country is agatn placed as It has 30 eho
my tines been since 1852 in the alte1n1tire ipr
q pacific evolution and violent subrersion, foit
the responsibility fall On our adrersa1ics- in Il
shau say to them: "Do not accuse % Qf be1