The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-25

tltDe IN ols cusstons. Let us act. Ii you believe
end God knows with what ardor we shall sus-
tain ihe men whom you honor with your conf
| dence-if you believe thatothers more than we
offer TO you, to the country, to the army, and to
bas need, do not discuss; make speeches;
demand the voting urns, and cast balls into them
sgnifying that we have not your confidence
that new Ministry shall be Immediately or
gaDized-that there shall be no suspension of
the public action. Believe me- il Is best to re-
strain that which can only be return TO what
Is past and to recfiminations. We do not want
10 draw ourselves from your accusations; we
belong to you; you can take us up when it
pleases you, we shall be always here to undergo
your reproaches and your anathemas. But /
beseech OF you now to think only of the public
peril, to turn your attention only to the country
Dismiss us If you please Immediately, and with
out form, for what is imperative above all
things is not to indulge in national efforts nor
to discuss, but to act aLl|I
The Minister descended from the tribune
looking extremely pale and apparently in
state of great exhaustion. He resumed his
seat without receiving any of the congratula-
tions by which he is usually greeted after
speaking. M. Latour du Moulin then offered
the following motion for the adoption of the
Chamber stating it was signed by Deputies
who were at once Liberal and Conservative;
in fact, some of the most liberal among
them
'"The undersigned Deputies demand that the Pre-
sideBcy OF the Council OF Ministers shall be confde
III. a
Cabinet"
Before the proposition was discussed, it
was agreed that General Dejean, Minister of
War Gd interim, should read his e1p0Se de
motifs relative to the project of law for the
increase of the military forces of the country
during the duration of war. After the bill
had been read the Minister demanded that it
should be considered as a measure of ur-
gency, and sent to the Bureau. The discus
sion was then resumed. M. Jules Favre
proposed two resolutions, the first having re-
lation to the armament of Paris, and which
was couched in the following terms: -
considering that the enemy has invaded the soil
OF France, that our army, erect and always devoted
unite with 1t in its efforts That the right Of every
one to claim weapon fol. the accomplishment OF
ayowal, even OF the Minister OF War, the foreigner
is marching upon Paris, that in presence of such a
tant of the capital the musket which is necessary
for the defense Of his home. Qnterruption) That
ne as to be armed @ and or
the Chamber therefore DEGREES that there shall be
Immediately distributed in the Mairies of each ar
rond1ssement OF the city Of Paris muskets to all
able-boded citizens inscribed on the electoral lists
The Garde Nationale shall be organized in France
according to the terms OF the law Of 1851"
In supporting his proposition, NJ. Jules Favre
said that they were in presence of events which
eXacted upon their part supreme effort, but
also the wisdom which should insure and render
l.
that the military forces should be concentrated
in the hands of a single man and that man
should not be emperor (Applause on the Left.)
1t was absolutely necessary that the Emperor
should quit headquarters. He ought not to
exercise the supreme command. He had been
unlucky; he should return. applause on the
Left.) But this was not all: it was indispensable
that, if the Chamber wanted to save the country
it should take ia hand the necessary power.
(Assent on the Left, protestations on the Right.)
NJ. Vendre-Do you want to deliver us over to
the enemy?
M. Jules Favre-W When the incapacity of those
who govern has conducted it to that state which
it can only regard with rage and anger and
which nothing could have led it to anticipate
it is time for it to confide itself to its repre-
sentatives. Qnterruption from several benches
applause on the Right.) And 1t is for this rea-
son that deposit on the bureau the following
resolution
considering that, Notwithstanding the heroism of
our army the soil OF the country s invaded that the
safety OF France and the duty OF defending to the
last extremity command the Corps Legisatif to take
the direction of affairs" (Fresh interruption of OPP
pOste character.)
''Yes, gentlemen" continued NJ. Favre 'it is
only we that can save ourselves If we leave,
Tor ten minutes longer, power in the incapable
hands in which 1t rests at present, we are lost.
(Murmurs.l Do what you please. With regard
to myself, disengage my responsibility. have
said what my conscience dictated to me. There
is no question here OF recriminatiOns, or of
attacks upon persons; they are foreign to us at
present. see only the future, and for me the
future is this:-If you continue for a minute
longer the deplorable system which has lost
France, we shall be exposed to the greatest mis-
fortunes. (Violent Interruption For these
reasons, in conjunction with others of my col
leagues, deposit the following proposition on
the bure au:- OH 4--.t 80
''1he Chamber DEGREES that an Executive CON-
mittee of fifteen MEMBERS chosen in its midst shall
be invested with the full powers of Government to
repel foreign INVASION" -t...-a. b. +..- ...|
President Schneider-Your proposition is of
an essentially revolutionary character, and con-
sequently can neither accept nor submit to dis
cussion a motion of such nature.
ar MGranier de Cassaignac--This is commence
ment of revolution, lending hand to the COM
mencement of invasion. The Prussians are
awaiting your action. cloud protestations on
the Left
NJ. Esquiros-It is you who brought them in
NJ. Tashar-It was your incapacity which
brought them.
NJ. Granierde Cassaignac-Wh Bourmont, of
odious memory, sold his country (violent inter-
ruptlons), he did nothing more thad you. (Mur
murs on the Left.) Bourmont was at least q
soldier who had looked in the face and near the
enemies of his country, while you shelter your
selves behind your privileges. (Murmurs.) You
propose to destroy the government of whom?
OF the Emperor who is facing the enemy. Gap
plause and murmurs.)
NJ. Girault-We want to save the country by
any means, and we shall save it.
NJ. Granier de Cassaignac-We have come b ere
Increasing noise on the Left, we have come
here under the conditions of our oath, which
constitutes our character, and which creates
our inviolability Cdurmurs.)
NJ. Eugene Pelletan-There is no oath in the
face of perjury.
M. Granier de Cassaignac-You shall hear me
to the end
NJ. Jules simon-It is you who provoke civil
war.
NJ. Emanuel Arago-Let NJ de Cassaignac be