New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-15


ing shouts of viye! Plus TX and what they i'm
ply. But, on the whole it is movement to be en-
couraged as against Republcanism. And 80 it is
effectively encouraged, although one Of the Minis
ters assured correspondent of The London Times
one day last week that it deprecated by Govern
ment 1t is not, indeed, encouraged by special de-
crees issued in its favor-whch quite unneces
sary-but by numerous convenient indulgences, by
kindly winkings of the eye omitted applications and
gentle relaxations of the law, which, with state OF
siege in forty departments to help is strained to Its
utmost tension for sighting, restricting netting
gagging and binding down the possible yolators OF
moral ordern
For example, you and we, being Republicans, you
are legally prevented from saying word for re-
publicanlsm 10 hundred Of us, who for the rest,
are legally prevented from meeting to hear you But
you and we, being pilgrims TO Paray or La Salette-
the law assemblages resting always the same-you
may say many words as you like to as many thou
sands ofus choose to listen for monarchy, as much
as you like against the legally existing Government
OF the country and against all Its sup
porters. A club composed OF Republican
minded members, who naturally talk repub-
licanism in their club-room, finds its club
room shut up some fine night by prefectoral decree
Catholic cercie is free to talk in its cubroom and
Monarchical newspaper writer's the religious variety
rather acrd than the rest exercise their right to
express their opinions all questions of the day, to
abuse NJ. Theirs like pickpocket vilipend the
character and motives Of the largest party of the ma
ton. and even severely critcise this that member
of the de Broglie Government who does not belong
to their faction Of the coalition nay, to make much
of de Broge himself, and all this with just impu-
nifty But newspapers whose writer's are of another
order of opinion have since the adjournment of the
Assembly been suspended, practically suppressed,
prohibited from street SALE prohibited from distri
buon to subscribers by their regular carriers, with
a frequency, With an arbitrariness and strain of
legal pretenses surprising the procedures these are
initiated from of the bad days ofthe Empire Another
Of the many proofs Of how true that bitter pro-
phetic word forecast at the Duke de Broglie by
Theirs on the oath of May and still ranking the
vanity Of that wounded man, you will be the
prot6ge of the Empire"
The Departmental Councils-General have held
their yearly session in the past fortnight. In legal
strictness their business chiefly is with the material
affairs interesting their respective departments. In
matter of fact members all have their political
views. are mostly pronounced party men. though
often owing their election to local influence and
their personal character rather than TO strictly party
political quality 1t is surely creditable to them
and of hope for France that. with few exceptions
the eighty odd councils voluntarily and submissivey
kept within the strictly legal limits of their attrbu
tons But IL is worth noting how while NJ. de
Broge, in his character of member Of one of these
local councils, uttered notably political speech
with the obIieao fling at Thiers), the administra-
ion of which he is the managing editor, did, through
its prefectoral agents and does of ITSELF with inces
SAINT Jealous diligence, apply itself to check what
might be said, to smother what was in the
saying, TO arrest publication OF what got
to words in these sessions, wherever the
fermenting tendency or distilled speech was for
universal suffrage, praise Of NJ Theirs Republican
ism in any shape. Publication Of the simple steno-
graphic report Of their impeded proceedings Is siren
uously objected to by this N. de BrOglie whose
eloquent defense of press and other liberties under
the Empire is not yet cold in our memories. Instead
of silencing the voices pickering with his author-
tative doctIinaire verjuice the mouths of the de-
partInental councillors, would think that the
wise policy of Minister filing the place that NJ de
BrogLe clings to would have been to expand rather
than shrink the legal limits of their counseng. As
matters stand and seeing their elective origin and
representative character, the frankly expressed
opinions on the "situation" of their
eighty odd councils, whose members are
in tolerably intimate relations with their
local constituents. would have been. might con-
ceive quite valuable to the Minister of a rather dis
traeted people looking two ways for any deinitive
government Otherwise all such stuff looks to doc
trnaires like the academical do Broglie who arc to
themselves gods.
But per contrs, mark this You have already OBJ
served that popularity elected fairly sensible, solid
intelligent men, representing the various local,
social and political material interests class feelings
and party passions of the French nation, have been
not only not consulted but restrained and forbidden
from expressing their advice about the state OF
France. Now, at all sanctuares visited by politcO-
piOus pilgrims there lies open for their adhesive
signature an address TO the Pope. The volume of
signed sheets will be collected from the numerous
shrines aud bound up after the Both of next month
TO be then borne to Rome by toe delegates of the
sanctuaries and committees OF the lfrench pllgrlm-
ages. Copies of the address, printed in black and
red on yellum, are furnished, on application, gr2tu
itously to all sanctuaries asking for them by the
Central Agency No. Rue Francis Premier, Paris.
This Is the address
Mosr HOLY FATHER: Rome and France cannot be
separated In renewing the conservation Of France TO
Mary tho pilgrims OF all the sanctuaries have their
minds turned 10 their ponn and father lt s because
their country forgotten its mission that 10 Is hum
ated and IL il because has forgotten It's mission that
You are a prisoner Our crimes the cause OF your
sunerings and our misfortunes with yours.
Your triumph will be our triumph You alone can snow
Us the road 10 victory Continue enlig lten path
by your nfable teachings guide us III the way traced
out by the great and glorious syabus offer France TO
immaculate Mary; procure our conversion and our sal
walton.
The salvation OF France is the triumph of the Church
Tho salvation sdiuD Of France is your deverance. To
you hearts to our minds, to you tue power OF
country " the blood Of our Children, ad muos
&c. &c.
That this address is political document that it is
in Its later phrases emnently, proyocatycly hos
tile political manifesto, Is patent. WI IL