The New York herald., 1872-12-20
FRANCE.
The Principle Of Commercial Protection Sustained
in the Parliamentary Vindication Of
the Divinity Of God and the Dis
cipline Of the Church.
TELEGRAM TO TINE NEW yow HEaAls.


During the session OF the Legislative Assembly
at Versailles to-day M. Bonnet's motion against
tarin duties on raw materials was after further
debate rejected by vote OF 461 to 1853.
POPULAR RRMONsrRANCE AGAINST THE RESTRICTIVE
TRADE POLICY.
the Parts PTesse has just published the following
remembrance against the commercial protectionist
policy Of the French President in the Assembly,
The Observation-Disclosures officially proclaimed
or n0t-of the American government against I'M
ports OF foreign products under the French nag
was first warning which the French government
1t may draw down upon itself from abroad by It's
great campaign against commercial freedom and
IN favor OF that freedom 1t Ia curious that this ad
montion should come from . government which u
friends who betray us. From this beginning the
opinions Of people at home were not withheld
he replied that he adhered to the opinions he had
held lof forty years, and that nothing could make
him renounce them as Y an arch restrictive eat sys;
not become revolt against reason and public
interest, since railways and steamboats, have
nicati0n and exchange between nation and nation,
and since the commercial regime introduced by
IN 60 t ~ o those
wonderful means OF transport, has 80 widely ex-
tended the commercial relations between different
nations. The President, therefore, persisted In his
through il oil Europe, to retrograde towards pro
National Assembly to yield to his arguments
and his pressure in voting the law re-estab-
fishing dlnerential dues aud taxes on raw ma
| tax upon raw materials only by means OF an ar
raagement with the radicals, who up TO thaG time
| had been fee traders-an arrangement incOnveni-
ent Tor himself and one not destined to long exist
ence: the Chinese wall which 1t Is proposed to
construct in the iCterest OF our manufacturers will
really be barrier to their extension. England, y
u true, bSss declared that, whatever protecti0nls'
meas..rss me may be adopted by the French govern
the Injury which they may inni0t upon the Enw,,sl
consumer. That is . fine and noble philosophy hu
the declaration y binding only urcon the sxis,in
its place ii 1873 :iay take less phiiosophica view
- xnrast and forgive injuries and losse
TO 49, -'"ns In religion, but no on
sss Sss Souna to si0ss aSg WINS &amen
matters Of international politics. 1 and sense
che amour propre OF Enghsmvs hnvo so much influeno
their own intesasts, which nave s.-.s 81 wit6holdin
rom from the. =" after Sranfamen treatment Of the "mos
the whole Of Gern exSoSed sa Sey dandotnn nna sna
competition IL IL not INN, "ssibe that scme day
they may think 1t not unreasoL, L,see to pay us Lack
In the same coin. n
FOR GOD AND THE CHURCH.
1 n. R0ein, q distinguished member OF che insti-
tute, has been struck from the jury list because he
acknowledged that he did not believe in the exist
ence OF q God.
The Mayor OF Nantes has been dismissed from
ONCE for not giving sufficient protection to the
pilgrims Of Lourdes.
The motion introduced in the Assembly to in
quire into the responsibility OF the government for
the outrages suffered by the pilgrims has conse-
quently been withdrawn.