The New York herald., 1871-03-21
THE CONSTITUTION OF TIE FRENCH REPUB.
Lie MODELLED ON TIE ROCHEPOBT PLAN.

Female Suffrage q Corner SiOne-Franco to
he Divided Into Communes-Crimihals be
Accused and Tried by PiebiscIte Socialism
and fraternity n Feature-Casts Broken
Down-No Cession of Territory.
BORDEAUX. Feb. 70, 1871.
had q long conversation yesterday with the lead.
ing republican editor here OF the advanced class,
and he told me thar the republic must endure. II 1t
endured by blood; that Jules Favre and his cofe,es
were utterly lost, and that the Mobile character
tercessfue,aenp OF the French nation would supern-
duce such q reaction against peace measures as
would astosnd the world. He was
NOT AT ALL FRIENDLY EITHER TO THE UNITED
STATES. OR TO GENERAL GRANT,
as Its President, but denounced both in strong
terms. General Grants friendly message In recogni-
ton OF the German empire is denounced as unpa-
raleled aud inexcusable by the extreme socialists.
who understand nothing that does not extend to fra
terDity-even TO their neighbours linen.
The CONSTITUTION OF THB FRENCH REPUBLIC
as published here contains these points,
FtrSt-The r6Dublfque FrdnCdise continues pot-
CAL and social from the revolution of 1859,
and which was unhappily interrupted by the war OF
the foreign invasion ana since by the monarch.Cal
restoration. IL confirms, proclaims and applies the
principles OF 1889: the rights or man, national
rights the only real rights, deriving from the human
organization anterior and superior 10 ali human
right the human law, and it.recognizes all TO be hu
man, the right of material, intellectual and moral
existence II realizes by Its political, economical
and social institutions equality, liberty and rater-
nity-that s to say justice, democracy and the SOW
ereignty or the people.
Second-Unrestrlcted liberty, physical and mental,
limited only BY the liberty OF other people
caste laws ana 10 prTeses d any my kna Whs,evep
Fourth-Fraternity, considering all citizens as
brothers, members OF one lamly--the national fam
lily, the nation, true and patriotic.
FUth-Democracy is the power direct, authority
direct government direct OF the people Nothing
shall be done without direct consultation Tae
their powers administrative, legislative, Judiciary
The people manifest the united VIII by suffrage
the pte0sscte. Universal suffrage comprehends all
e.1 Vote The es vote I shall be p"be 0'"s VIZ 'Su'
StIth--Peace and war shall be voted upon by the
people; national expenses. all the laws and the cu
paOillty Of the Innocent or the accused.
Serenaa-Ihe government OF the republic is public,
Erencn republic comprehends two political divi-
sAOns-the
CORPORATION AND THE STATE
The corporation decentrazed governs ITSELF
resolves all questions OF local interest relating TO
each corporation. The people OF each commune,
men aud women, determine legislation, administra
ton, judiciary, public expenditures OF the commune
accusation and disposition OF criminals and ali
matters between nelghbor ana neIghbor. The
people, nfer several days OF discussion In the pubic
Journals anu pubic reunions, shall vote directly on
all questions and adopt OF reject BY ptsbesc,te the
questions cO,nrs,taates proposed. In affairs civil
aud commercial competent experts shall pro-
nounce e. on the process and Judges shan apply
federal communities IN the country entire, the
nation entire. Tne French nation governs ITSELF
resolves all questions OF general interest, national
and International.
The people OF all the communes by vote of men and
women shall elect the national functionares deter
mine tie national expenses, peace and war, accusa-
tiOn am prevention Of crime against the state and
nation. The people, after several days Of discussion
III the journals aud by public reunions, shall solve all
questons tor the nation, in the same manner as de.
tailed for each commune.
EtOhh-The French federal republic abolishes
CONTAMINATION, but maintains political unity,
national unity. All federal cOmmunes shall have
the same laws as the nation AT large.
NnMh-Ihe republic, indivisible, supports no
cesson VI territory.
This u the constitution OF the Rochfort School, and
with some omissions and amendments OF the repub-
licans large 1t appears In the organ OF NJ. Gam.
beta today. with every mark OF approval. but with
out direct endorsement.