New-York tribune., 1871-12-26
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
..,,cr or rrrsIpryT TUIErS.

,rr.rI Ar CORRESPONDENT OF TIIR TRiEUNEl
p,RI,. Dee. s-At Length the great day mas
arrived and NJ. Th'"r~. after h'"'aunf ior UNIV va. =
Ia. nr,nnii crd his first PrcsidcniAi Message Inv
,nn., noteworthy tact about the l"ng'Xpec"u "'""'h
,,ratu fU> ten columns Of this mornings newspaper
hcrc is no nc-or Eex TO that Is new III the
M..acc and ,!oaM II II will Ill the slightest degree
sgi the Eors that trustworthy Indicator "f the I'M
,.o,ixncc ~ political events IL is hardly necessary I"
saw that ,cSt,Tda, vas great day nj N'rsai"eS III"
A, dcs Fus It,dus. the lobby outsd" the th'"''r
~ WIN, Il the Chauhcr sits s called was crammed WI"
r,,s a, &, en- with journal ,ts whom even the lr''
VI Ra7c who looks after newspaper men, had no'
the Lcart to, cNwl. as he has done oe'oi'
There was not a htilc excitement about the MesS'e
A runor was circulated. at the last moment 'n" ''o
aiding Of the longexpeccd document had been pun WI
ruiu TODAY and there not little grumblihs from
,no,c who bad down specially to Versailles III or"er
h,ar NJ Theirs. Soon. however, our hearts were r'
need y, the entry Of Madame Theirs ana MIC poene
the Presidents rI>crinaw-a sure sign t''a' '"e ''
s,cc WIS to bc read AZ once At u oco'h NJ "i''! inc
almost unanimously reelected President oi the ASseh"H
f,c.rli'S sttng> open. nd tier. after having 'h"he"
th Assembly, for r,tl,cnc HIM 10 preside over 'h"in'
L.. ,ruounccl that th, Prc,.deut Oi the EcpIbIc hau
possession OF the lIoG>r
NJ Ylicrs seemed IN good health 60 Judge from the
n,t iuicr m winch Lc mounted the steps which led L"
the tr .unc or pulpit from which all speakers have To
l!rCS, tie Assembly. He took lis time before he be-
f,ad piy Ing with his manuscript and carefully
.p,c.,, l wlte pOckcthaUdkcrchiCt on the ledge III
fou. of LIN something after the style OF popular
,lctl.r> The first part 90 the message was merely
r.,la ,'.on Of what every one in the House ana ont
- kp already, VIZ, the successful conc uson OF the
,,i ;IorS with Germany relative 10 the payment or
Indemnify an the evacuation Of all but six depart
,..;t. IrIrS WAS materially alas, not morally, at
l. ,c, aii on COOL terms with all her nelgbOTs. Then
:. T,l, ,-,nc to- the Treaty OF Commerce with Great
M r ,u this caused the Deputies TO give especial at
,,.u.r Arr cliticisIug the manner III which the
i..,iN w. tc'ccd upon the country by the
IrPrc. VI. Thi,Is went on {" give an account
"a! u,c,'l,io> viii, Ia had been begun OH the subject
with III, C.hn,t of 81 James Taking occasion to again
uou"cc Lc Stll adhered to Protective doctrines
rI.'s stated that, nevertheless. he ana bis MINISTER'S
hA ben anxious that the treaty should not Dt wholly
si,ositcd hu, that II should only bc revised To this
c.i be- had PROPOSED that while nothing should Il"
e. .rl N tie custom duties ir"n coal. chemical
l-o1u,:~ tI>,. pottery, and products Of uiinxed WOO"
r.r t,,G should lee raised from per cent to per cent
,, ,,,i,r linen auG wooden yarn and webs and with
I,rI - Lose II mixed cotton and wool he proposed to
-. >h, r fron !! 10 per cent. THIS latter charge.
tt ,rS explained. would really only fulfill the inten-
', 90: M Original nc-p,iat"rs of the treaty, be
.c. ~ ~ TO fraudulent declarations which 1t Is
g. ,r- lie practically to prevent, these goods
:.t. in fact, pay mere than half as
t-h e.. hey should DO England, NJ. Tliers
..'! !aI. after much delay. whch he limited was not
e, ,liriii declined to acvcl to these propositions,
.irc lrI refusal on question of principle viz: That.
=. tpA 'r taIG ." hc raised would be to make step
l,lsaid. and render England the accompice of the
.. Industrial maize "n the Continent III retO-
.,,.. l,.y Orc clnno, hep thinking that, III plain
]. = Ii. John IuH meal; =! t.i> talk about principles
g. l. .d MT litrnd to iiLr ''n.c,>on without a
t"'-l.r.'i. LA" THcIN wanted ""n"c.~ionN on
r-I at g.. Gi,; l;ti, Ec must hc prepared 10 grant
cast cu to Great Eritln on The pant of
ir,uoc.
Tu~i- H., 'ul.rd IT 'c,t to give notice of the ter.
rl',r ~ tn" treaty next r. ruiry with the mteutlon
Gl"-rIng negotiations without delay for new one.
t. De- Las aIIc time To- d'. a year must elap,o be-
,'Acr patty to hc bound 10y the old treaty.
VI r"'., 'i,,'os wish Tn.,AMd excellent. lie SAID.
It .c.r't that The treaty WAS to terminate
dW;hl"ui and prolonged chcc:ing. Here NJ Theirs
TX .crpportuIry 30 speak OF the relations
ofIt.u,c, or rather of his government with foreign
count r>. H. It',cni1ns allu>ion TO Belgium and
Switzerland stIurh a remarkable specimen OF AFRO
The Swi>> probably he left 10 take care 0i
Themselves. they have far hcer army than France;
htt hardly necessary to he told that France IN
t,nd, always To- icspcc, the independence of Belgium.
NAor,cr l. 10 annex Belgium thing is very ccrain,
I, j.. not Ia be France. ut least not i'll NJ.
Iui,-- c;Une. Mr.. Wd~hhuruc il the diplomatic box
ilu.t l.vr ', >urrGel fancy. at no alusion boinS
i.dc To- the Uni;cd >ia:,- y or! account Of Chicago
VI Ti,i, odsht surrey have .Ll something about the
| I.trl states.
Tie r,yt Part of The spcrch. relative to the Projects
a,1n,u cd II, the cAisiin. GoS Scrnmcn very badly
received IL II j. generally considered that NJ Ihiers has
shown Singular aptitude for placing the round men III
tAr- iIlrc holes, and the Assembly Right ana Lett was
E, ,cu,y agry al LiS taking redt to himself for What
every ola. cl-r j. loudly llauinG him for l need not
twrl. cr VII Z f,l1w,d ahout the budget. already
.,wcvIyth.ns tina; VI. Theirs told us What we wanted
in kuoV-how the 1T vi IMPOSED s70,0O0WO worth OF
tyc> working ast what the President ana not
til ~. Then VI II crs came to the question OF military
A.,c-i t,rriny important IN France at tue PIES
,ni ial hr shaved that he stuck To his old c0Intc-
f,, and not LrnS L!m,elfto believe in the ncces
~ - uuSc.a nj tary services for all FreDchmen III
turof pc.ur ~ wei in time of war. ana here NJ.
Tri ~ too often L.s custom, made Use OF the device
9; Iutt!n: up Of straw, and then
r..a: ucht to L.m>cf for victory over
- ,nI.v. Tie advocates Of universal
military ,crvcc France said az Nj Theirs pre-
tended" that all Fcuohinen ought 10 serve i'll the army
~ tim" T. ace well III wartime, but that all able
I,d FrLrh citizens ought To through the army,
Wn,h Is very different thing, The allusion TO the
Gu ,rrIiH- II the IN hi- and camps was badly re-
c.ivcl. At Is intensely unpopular both IN aud out OF
o.. irny IIowcyrl. HAY well follow NJ Thicrs's ad
N,r ad Jet the Amy alone for the present NJ Tliers
volvd up li> message hy good and bad point. The
good point was his. declaration that he left all con
,itut mai questions to the Assembly itself. The bad
onr VT. h. repetition Of his continually renewed offer
l., resign NJ Theirs does not to De able to
tc,lc single important speech without Offering to
IN "M.,hinks ihc lady doth protest too much"
A. ID. .dt have hCcu expected VI. Theirs has
fuzzy db,t,td from making any alusiou ID bis Message
to any Of the many questions which agitate political
Itr'ir- her that little ttut H. the whole found by
TIE Newspaper, here ;or what he sad, although many
rc augfy INN what be did say. The JOuraot
d,S Bbah drcnd!y 10 NJ Theis) >ays: This Message
d. .iu,cic studied detailed document. II will there
fore" la much crtc!sed. In similar questions people
Ray regard from different points Of view. but In
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