The New York herald., 1870-04-13
FRANCE.


The senntus Consultum of Nnrolcon-IIis
Missive TO the French Senate--Imperiai
History Of tiie Dem0crncies.
The French Senate held sitting March 2s, NJ.
| Rouher IN the chair. The attendance of members
| was unusually large and the public tribunes were
crowded. Prince Napoleon was present, were the
| whole Of the Ministers, In full official costume.
Marshal LIE Beuf, Minister or War, was introduced
| by Admiral Rigault de Genouiy and Marshal Ran.
don, and after having taken the oath was admitted
| to his seat as Senator.
| M. Emile Olivier, Minister OF Justice ascended
| the tribune IN the midst Of the deepest silence,
and read the expose des MOTIFS OF the Seadtns
Consultun which s to modify the present constitu-
ton. The following Is the text OF the document:--
~ o% ws e tho e o
1ect Of the Saat Coenaa which we have the honor To
lions Of esative assembly wi.hd.aws and restores to
the nation the constituent power !.
The existence second Chamber is considered by pub
| as 2 guarantee of social stability.
which have to admit that necessity is no. less signi
cant than the Duration Of those wh ch have adapted them
Sd September 7gs and Of the i November isi does not
as % ss ans aen
sat sysyhns sGaa not S be to The force
ance should be made for the force of resistance that
snS % ~ass @ as s;a 81 'nse
h2s 20 s aSs
the pressure of the people "whose paure s accorngt
SaS. wl ss
mS%ent mon Therefore desirable that % sssb
Sasass: least psispias or
second Chamber, composed OF oil those who have
Woaa no On other eect T to
10 hSs a how soS ah has s s not
ders nation worthy OF the good fortunes Of the future. But
sctIon insfmediay between the hereditary
e @ soDa S a
who is aeaiy covered by the ministerial rcsponsblly
Hy be
and for hs oacr So hat sheTS
exists sons.uli.pa assembly and legsatve one in ja
Emperor saw Inconvenience Of thai .qfn, and
aS:euss veto S ut such share not @ sacent @ @ fno
vainy opposed BY the Gnl.iers may
sui wha. the tie Legislative Assembly
ass 81 ssS ss s D wh % such
Is rsn @ S and how S ceud I such
would bo very dSere Il the sovernmest could
s % o IT s sess. ss % y .o
is IN France OF the attributes Of the Crown TIE nation,
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sf I o on bea esn &
Ta r. g.. 1a a: ] % &. oaau.aor sss e si
,s @ 1s q None @ O. o. ne eeeo s q" scag q aoo @
h day have appeared to US more They
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would reduce to the state OF pale imitation of esia!a
saaSc T II s % Of a %1
not reserve means Of rewardng eminent services OF
their experience and at the same time Of introducing alo
G s"ay y sv ane he is
local influence nor the popular favor which assure
cuded, unemployed and impatient if power had not
s%Rs,Sf s i'
sssa n the 0rs.niznoq Of the sene void
strains the sovereign by the voting of supply and bills and
.ss senate y
power Suppose that conflict should arise between and
the other the soverGgn IN
tive to electoral reform, there exists
E the parye ndene the s'ns action o Of the
o,6ers r. There was consequently necessity to Introduce
WITH ss the be ri ia a Ss
s s he s yah
have the faculty increasing The number of the
manner body whch would escape control il Il re-
Of e bpSc s
than twenty be appointed annually H. from fear Of being
destroyed step would be going from
to another ana instead OF improving the institution would
ts Senate shall havs ben ss:osaea the
right OF he constituon for ins:ead OF being
whom should that mission BE We think that acrs
is to make distinction between the different articles
Of the constitution. Some only texual reproduction,
or an intimate necessary consequence OF tho dispositions
ance We propose you declare that these latter Shall
Is 80 3 s e n hs hs sys S
right Of @ ssd a. Of them ana that none OF the
be valid until after the vote sanction the two others
A. to that part Of the eonson which tho
we have already made the very substance Of the Sonsa
authentic and definite charaser, we have summed up n
se III the of s r % %
81 as rfss Ss S SnS s xaas & aw
to the right Of The dynasty and the organization publ,
l | fac
too frequent changes we haze returned to The r.or Of
whole nation the country only hcnceicrward modify
Sn hs S Sa the
alone WI have the faculty Of bringing Il to perfection
Sy,S: ds'%ssfs.is ess.sssiss, es%s5sa
Is N Of sms o %
TO be apprehendei The necessity proceeding by way Of
'sS
that si snaes nrsT "nd re 'I
the preparation @ that VIII precede reforms m Ard al this
a.e SOW divisions snd form an obstacle 70 Ne daily i1ss
equilibrium Of powers they Cannot staiy praeca reforms
devote Themselves the moral iaeceua ana material
ameioation Of the greatest number the supreme object OF
And after a Where is the advantage passing such
multitude Of lawsy AS Joseph DC Ms,sttc sat % %e1cecny
well a6Op The Of edp
above praise which conducts preserves AMI saves
can now take an account OF what has happened since
In principle as we have already poa,ed out the conss,a
ent being the very essence Of soyoregn resides
been exercised By the country Itself In aucien, times
was delegated single individual to n legislator,
| according TO tho, expression of Rousseau. since
Assemblies called Constituent or Conyentions In ssS
tho people directly, and fixed personally their
own destines. But the lejscita ouy regulated the
Fundamental principles OF the new government TIE task
Of drawing from them Tho practical conclusions the
sovereign assisted bv Senate composed OF the mos, notable
persons IN the country Thus in 1851 IN 1882 people
dld Two thingsit used directly one portion Of the
en power and delegated the other to the Emperor II
turned pletiseita and authorized Scnatls Con eutp.
The limit within which the Senas Consy was to operate
was liked by the terms and motives OF the delegation areed
TO- There would be no mistake about the matter The pub
nc had just emerged from revolution; every might
have convinced hmself by personal experience
ger Of sudden innovations and OF the risk 10y
transformations Ordor demanded before everything
else But whether that old traditions had been sliacd