, 1873-06-13
MAC MAHON.

tho tNntaonnl Assembly Ut Vorsht!loss
Part. tay a@ cen<;RandISdns' HR*ssIS v q. :Yerh
Marahal Nnos1ahon has not Iept. tho National
Assembly long in huspenae regarding tho conrao
ho intenda 70 e. adept in thos government ct tho
the:Duko do Droglio, Vice Preaifent Of tho Coun-
oil, Rnnonncod that hohadin Ills poseossion mos
Bagc from the newly y-eleotod President of tho
Republic, which, he said, ho had been roqueatod
to road to tho representatives Of the land. Tho
Duko thon read as follows: o. 80
GENrIxmrN: Chilled By Tho National Assembly 70 tho
Presidency Of the Republic, have exercised PROMPTLY
tho power you conadcd to mo, and havo chosen Min
lOheeTyj The idca which naa guided mo II tho for
nation q thts Mnistry and tn. which ~ VII LII 1insnEss
Ins snd b. ays s I serpous cru
executor. tArplauao from tho Right and Centred The
right Of The majority Is tho rule Of oil parliamentary
governmons7 7-lchccrs]-but this rulo has special
Necessary application to tho Institutions VIC gov
ern In Virtue Of which tho magistrate charged with
Icheera with whom rests tho solo authority and who
Is tie active expression Of the laws. tchcors This
Assembly, in tho courso Of the two ycaEn q lz c1lst
territory which wsa invaded after frghttul aruage
and reeaabl.sh order among society torn by splrt
Tho frat Of these tasks has been pursued with con-
atnnt devotion, not By tho majority alone, but with
perfect unanity on tho part OF tho representatives OF
Neithcr Of tho great measures, which hhd for ther
obtoct the recqYery Of our national hns
POSITION It Is not too much 10 tsy that these
urea could not havo been carried the herself,
tho % saoB q had ee ts ssssp hs a@aea
patience and without other deeaMaon n o. mns r.
sesss ss s
replace; in his methodlesl aud practical negauat!ons,
and from, whom only difference Of opinion, which
Sont So, gsniiemeR M to exert Tho same sorce WITH tho
efforts shall nssS n order to- an5,a'
tGaf eV,hJ AcC0n1-
pshed. Tho task will also b. facilitated by the c1cel-
fent relations which tile recent Government has estab-
I shan % endsa1or to maintain liz ne ot conduct IN
this respect VIII hs exactly that which has been aey-
.a ss be yoa ~ Fs NJ
that We have highly protested and prastlhsd
ha Europe e @ o. our fcey ~ns nay SI
continue to iabor without rolaxationl but tho leg
ate desire to repnr our forces md to recover TIT
poey et tSe noof that as
dictated al your acts has bcen that Of Hocia consorva
maIority have ka this essential conservative charac
ter. Sometimes divided upon questions m9re!y polt
you hays % oecn H. sa au
monaccd to-day BY many al,!laeiopa attacks 1as
iu}oly conservative foheors.} Tho worry important
Ts p','o gp9a H. public III
anI other quea!ons which affect interests Of the ars
commorcial and financial ORDER are either OF
now under discussion In your commissions. on THESE
ih1nk, I bayo chosen Ministers competent to trca
With you 0thor laws, which raise conatitutona
questions Of gro.t gIs have been presented ;;
oninfon. You have taken and will cxamino them
tlc Government Will a1Ho Btudy them with cafe, ant
Yhen tho da5 shall arrive that you may judge conve
nient for tGelr discussion, 1t will give you On cacl
point raised ita wall-consldered opinion,
But whio you deliberate, gentlemen, 1t fa tho dus
andtle right Of tho Government to net ~ task u
rst of aD hat Of Ia L. to ssy
which you haYo made, and to koep gu IA
regarding public fcollng and opinion. [Cheert.
| 70 .Improas upon tho Administration. ontr
| unity. cohesion to cause to DO respected
and On all occasions to reapcct tholnw In giving II
al degrees those fnctonsres TINT respect themselye
md tic laws-is plain duty often imperative nu
for this reason al tic moro necessary to ha compile
with now, owing to tho revolutionary tlmes, hnu on
in which tho doScrnment will not fail. lCheers.
such arc, gentlemen my intentions, which belev
sro almost IL conformity with youra. To NJ tho t!tll
which command our obedience, tho Assembly adds
thcna that Of being tho buWark Of Hoctoty menace
| In Franco aud LII Europe throughout by factio
which inortla tho pcace Of al naons but wMcn cat
not h0sci your dissolution because that It scea IN 70
tho nrncipnl obstacle to Its 1osignB.. fApplauso
conaIdcr tho post IN which you havo placed Mo
that Of sentinel who watches oVor md 7naanta1us IL
integrity Of your sovereign power. LOUD cheors.1