New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
FRENCH TOPICS.

sPTrCH OF PRESIDENT THEIRS BEFORE THE AS
sEMBLY-vOTE on THE CONSTITUENT POWER OF
THE AssENiBLY-THE TRANsCONTINENTAL RAIL
WAY INVESTIGATION - LETTER FROM FATHER
HYACINTHE
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
PARIS March j.-The event of the time Is the
seech delivered by NJ Theirs yesterday 1t b. admira-
bic feat Of strength and skill SO far man cOnld,
and more ably than any other could, ne has gwen
An sibe Interpretation OF the Dill OF the Committee
OF Thirty as clear and authoritative the ambiguity Of
il terms will allow II anything is evident IN this bill
il is the purpose least Of It's trainers TO keep Theirs
out Of the House and diminish the influence Of his
eo0uepce when IN IT, And yet IL Is the House itself
which, after coming 10 de BrOges elegantly indefinite
commentary in shape of a report, and listening and
refusing TO listen for four days c0mbatant inter
prefers on all SIDES called him from all sides TO enter
the oratorca arena. With characteristic shrewdness he
mad waited 70 be called, knowing that he would De,
though be had put out his best man little before.
Minister Dufaure 70 MI hls place as Government IN
erpreter The speech OF NJ Theirs lasted two hours and
IL masterpiece OF lODg-laOOred thought and rhetorical
skill Very peculiar care and skill were needed 10 SPEAK
plainly and with a certain authority ms own opinions,
without irritating the excited passions of of the
many parties INTO which his auditors are divided and OF
none Of which he is pet OF partisan.
The nominal question ii debate the preamble Of
the hill which fully reserves 10 the Assembly its in
bereut constituent power" The real questions the
answers 70 which awaited with palptaung inter
est were what view the Government held OF the relation
NJ this preambe 10 that article Of the bill which EN-
mowers the Government present these organic laws
m what extent il regarded these laws as IL their nature
constitutional or constituent. ConciatOry IN tone TO al
uartes but firm in tone and OF largely patrlOuc spirit
the President drew from lucid summary OF the poAt
zeal and material history Of France since the war an
impressive statement of the actual condition OF parties
and wants and prospects OF the nation the following
main conclusions:
sIDoe Febyrarv le71 a very great ami arduous work
mas leeu done, ana the whole wei done, TOT tne
blican government, the title OF whose chei ls fIeA
~, 80 tbe FRENCH Republic who accepted the Repub!l-
- for,o a. deposit when entering upon ONCE, when
he gave promise keep intact WINE ID oIloe ~ a1
~ ne rill keSp inviOlae. But this great GOOD
t- Jtnrnin0 "A little 10 the Right has been done ia
arge ua RI by the Sovereign Assembly as lne i'm anu
noWn a. the Pact ~ Bordeaux, which the fresl-
t fiII holds TO- and which still leaves open lDe IutuI
de1t 80 form and style Of the government OF
a anu nv ant meantime 10 the Left little now
rboupn mainly always looking 70 me Ceutes' IN -
Co.'s EXIST "a tbe working government OF France
punt 80, ,,roc Claiming but In the common interest
~ me whole people. q better WORKING 1
long as have anything 70 do with u hooklns Vo n
..ts Inter with kindly glance toward the lasut
ss-sin out over his spectaces ana NJ tt.,t,
,I6,r. broadly OUT IN trustful appeal 70 patiouo
c,,,er AZ IargeJ IL viii Ice a Conservative hephpHc
a. vou will be persuaded when the OfEAtIO -ict
,od TberefOre--tb dehnitive ana the luturt, Will
- de,,enoent under COD. On prudeIce anu saA1olsl'
I'm ieft 10 the future-I, speaking Ior the III
ment, accept the Dili and lreAinDie aS - 0o"'
COMMITTEES. , -r......,. ,,,s,
Like every otheryarTaugementd words' lheiS VIZ,
discourse looking before and after Is open 20
interpretations by passionate ana ingenious eolnlnen.
ators Substantially Is in harmony Win S i'esStse
of last November in confirmation Of What wac esSl'1'
In that document The vote on the prealhO'e was
presently after its delivery ana resu''eu ~ 40 ,n
by Al against 49, Analysis OF the Dalothg Shows %
center, and nearly all the Moderate EepuOncAhs anu
6oparebise In the affirmative, along with Re" Oh uno
Extreme Right in the negative side beside most ol ne
Extreme Left ana Right and the BonaparlSiS' are rev
Of the best old but Moderate Republicans "
course voted Nay; but his paper TINS lnorih"s, Wv
Repubiiqae Francaise while crincitine' Win cou oo-
severity. lamentable laxity Of principe anu ~
Tor ex,ediepcy manifest in the Presidents discourse
6nas the comforting general result from aud The 'o'eo
confirmation OF repnbIlcanism-Dot OF TIC deslfo' o
tT.uaire pure Republic but tOieraD'e Hhhes"'''