The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-01

In the French Assembly, on the 9Th, the
following message of President MacMahon
was presented and read by Gen. De Cissey,
Minister of War:
When you, by law of November 90 last, de-
livered the Executive power into my hands for
seven years, y0u intended to afford to the public
interest that security which precarious institu-
tions are powerless to give. That vote con-
ferred upon me great duties, ioF Inc d fro
which can, in no case, be permitted to with,
draw 1t also conferred rights which shall
never exercise except for the good OF the coun-
ftry. Your confidence rendered my powers ire
vocabie for fixed term in forestaIllng the votes
On the constitutional bills, In according them,
you yourselves enchained your sovereignty. l
hailemploy the means with which am armed
ny the laws to defend my power. This course
am convinced Is IN ,,i,, accoroa4Se of tSe
Assembly which, when it placed me
at the head of the Government, intended to ere
ate strong, stable and respected power. but
the law of November 20 mustbe completed. The
assembly cannot mediate tearing up Its engage
ments Let It permit me To- presslaegly remind II
ment. fhe country demands the organization OF
public powers, and the questions which We're re-
served must be settled. Further delays VIII de-
press trade and hamper the prosperity OF the
country. 1 hope the Assembly Will not fail to
patriotically fulfill its obligations. adJnre II,
In the name of the highest Interests OF the ooun-
Try, to deliberate without delay upon tue ques-
tions which must no longer remain in suspense.
| The Assembly and Government are f0lHtiy
sponsible. l am desirous of accomplishing al
my duties, and my Inost 1mpeFatlse duty is TO
insure to the country defined institutions, secu-
rity and calm. have instructed the Minister 10
inform the Constitutional Committee concerning
the points upon which believe it essential 10 m
sist.
Duval argued that the Assembly was power
less to constitute a definite Government, and
that it dissolve after having voted upon the
/. financial bills, the bin on military organizes
ton and the bill providing for general cleo
ton on October 25. He demanded that his
motion be declared urgent" The demand
for urgency was supported by the Left and
the Bonapartists, but was rejected by large
majority.
1t is officially announced that citizens OF
the United States viii be permitted to enter
France from any direction without showing
their passports, but they must be prepared
| to prove their nationality when requested.
It is reported that several reyolts have
broken out among the peasantry in Northern
Prussia, on account of the new laws making
changes in the methods of local government.
The troops had been called out, and IN one
4 conflict with the people three persons were
4 Killed. Serious troubles are expected.
A rhe reported disaster to the cable steamer
Faraday turns out to be canard. The Fara-
day left Forbay on the 30th, in good eendi-
ton.
News from Paris on the 18th was to the
effect that the Committee of Thirty had ap-
pointed subcommittee to draw up bill on
organization of the executive power and the
establishment Of senate. The extreme
} Right published a disayowal of hostility to
President MacMahon, but condemned the ae-
ton Of the Ministry with regard TO the mani
festo of Count De Chambord. The MontteuT
says ex-President Theirs is decidedly OPP
: posed to the organization of MacMahons
powers.
A dispatch from Berlin 18th, says that while
: Prince Bismarck was driving in the country
? toward Saline Springs, about noon, he was
fired upon by young man, the ball grazing
e his wrist. The would-be assassin was
! promptly arrested, and was identified as a
D cooper belonging to Madgeburg, and MEM
e Der of the Catholic Journeymen's Society Of
s that city. Bismarck subsequently drove
d through Kissingen and showed himselfto the
8 people, The populace were, with great diff
J, Guilty prevented from lynching the man aftel
a he was arrested.
= The London Times special correspondent
s al Bsrlintelegraphs that the Bishop of Pader
d born has received another sentence of 1,S0
t tfalers fine, and three months detention in
It fortress, for persistent violation of the ecele
IS siastical laws.
g Fritz Reuter-, the German novelist, is dead
g Agnes Strickland, the well known histor
= icaI authoress. died in London recently. Sh
/ was in her sixty-eighth year.
I Dockray, the American prisoner in C9ba
n has been tried by court-martial, found guilty
|. and sentenced to death.