New-York tribune., 1872-04-13

wish ,ro.,n which ~ sanctioned hy Government with
force law II Is proposed to put into effect till after
year. and that year is largely abundant time Tor
auy pretending already to I'LL the duties Of teacher
OF the master the small requirements OF
the examination for de capacie. But submission
to this examination by public examiners, s SUBMISSION
the civil Government to the world the flesh. and the
devil. The "letter Of obedience" furnished only 10
obedent the church by churchen at their e"od
pleasure, has hitherto been admitted in place OF tue
breve IL is often given, doubtless, 10 well quaiineo
teachers, but also often to persons most UNFIT III the
Municipal Council had voted appropriation TOT
triumpha arches to honor the coming In OF anu
Christ they could be better abused by the clerical
press they this reasonable resolution Lest
think my nature is subdued to what it works in
and that my rhetoric has borrowed too high color from
my late reading. suffer brief quotation from an appre
eiative article in this vote published In Conservative
city paper: IL would been possible TO cello
brate in manner eonformabe to the spirit OF the
March, the anniversary or that
glorious day. And mind, this In in lie Monte,, gene
rally moderate Journal and is mild and delicate COM
pared with the furious and suphurous appreciaons or
y Unipers and e Monde. and others of that kind.
Despite which raging and vain lima ning the good cause
ia steadily gaining, apparent by numerous cheerful
signs and substantial facts OF the time.
good law popular instruction is mott he expected
present Assembly. which s in haste to pass
any But IL Is already evident that the hostile
committee which has the shaping Of ono In hand Is fec
ing the outside pressure for reform, ana inc consc
quenty increasing embarrassment In devsng the worry
devices OF a bill that shall contain seemingly liberal
provisions with real ones for restricting evadng their
execution Meantime the appropriations in the budget
asked by Jules Simon after some not very I'm
portant reduction voted the other day without notable
opposition. They give three millions more to primary
instruction than was afforded the last year OF the last
Empire Add that spirit OF the debate on this por-
ton of the budget was the whole much larger uore
generous and intelligent than ever reigned in the
senate or Legislative body, when the theme
was similar. Col Deufert the. same who SO
bravely defended Belrort IN the late WARY was
suffered to briefly defend his amendment asking for
ptifu 10000 additional francs in aid OF popular com
munal libraries and the amendment itself was reJeeted
by bare majority. Another amendment whlch thls
sensible soldier suffered To defend was 10 res'or an
apuropriatOn OF 24000 francs that hat bcen cut on IN
committee, originally demanded ny minister SIMON Or
the expenses Of twelve chosen young men, who havin.
de OF Doctor in one OF the acull 5 OI
law medicine or science and letters, should be sent
abroad especially into Germany and England 10 per- 70
nome the protits 10 the mother country pasSlgc as
reported from the brave Coonei's speech, Is worth
mar one of principal defects of national ednca
tion lies ignorance of wnat Is passing IN foricn
that this defect has been one OF the causes
OF recent disasters" Marks OF approval
it was something that 1t was urged IN such
terms The old penny ywsc pound foolish argument was
the committee reporter What Is noticeable Il That tis
wretehed old argument Of economy-a!ways un
sound as against euinently reproductive exnendtres
but singuarv more eXcusahe in the actual state OF
French finances than before is70-was prcsentei aioIo
Emperor ROuhCr used to waste breath. Consul
taon the voting lists makes IL evident that the nr.t
amendments defeated by majority that does not
to-day represent public opinion at Large, nor IN uum r
Gus instances the constituencies THAI elected them tue
other year. not for their general legislative capcit but
Tor their peacemaklng qualities v. II. II.