The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-12 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Legitimatist and ultra reactionary journals,
such as the Assemblie Nationale, admit how grie-
vously their hopes thlve been disapp. inted by what
they call the timid conduct of the Councils. General
of the Departments in not declaring boldly in favour
of Monarchy, instead of recommending, as the great
majirity of them have done, the "legal" revision of
the Constitution, a course of proceeding to
which not even the most rigid hepublican can
object, and for which the fratners of the Con-
stitution have themselves provided. It never
occurs to these reactionary gentlemen that
the probability is that the members of the Councils.,
General have given utterance to their real sentiments,
and that if they have not boldly declared in favour of
Monarchy it is because they have no desire for a
Monarchical restoration. The Ordre, the most mode-
rate of the Monarchial papers, is evidently preparing
for a decent submission to the Republican form of
government as the permanent Government of France;
it says—
" Persons of extreme notions affected to fear that
the General Councils would have servilely adopted
this simple formula the prolongation of the powers
of Monsieur the President of the Republic.' They
have done nothing of the kind. This solution' has
not been systematically excluded, it is true, but neither
has it been eptcificaly indicated. Everywhere, with
one or two exceptions oLly, the local Assemblies
have confided the question to the prudence, the in-
telligence, and the patriotism of the Great Assembly,
which is the expression of the sovereign will. It fol-
lows, tbea, from tho sum total of these resolutions, so
far as they have gone, that France partakes of our opi-
nion as to the vices of the Constitution, and that ohe
ardently desires to see it modified as soon as possible;
but that recognising the salutary force which resides in
law, even when imperfect and censured, she recommends
that all the prescriptions of law be observed, so far as
may be consistent with public safety. Thee simultane-
ous and concordant votes of the General Councils do
not, it is true, bring us, like a miraculous discovery, the
desired solution; but they emphatically confirm an opi-
nion taken up almost instinctly by people of common
sense, that the Constiaition in its present state cannot
and ought not to Lye, and that it must be either amelio-
rated or changed, by such means as shall the least put
internal peace in jeopardy.'
JUGF, one cf the founders of the S ;ciety of
the lOch December, has withdrawn from the Society,
because of the attempts made to turn it into a
" political capital." The declared object of the society
on its foundation was merely to commemorate the
anniversary of the 10th of December by an annual
dinner.

The Union, the organ of the Berryer section of
the 1,-,gitimatistF, has the following on what it calls
the policy of Wiesbaden :
" Some journals effect to cast doubt upon the policy
of Wiesbaden; our habits of reserve cannot prevent us
from once more given our opinion on the suhtsct. We
comprehend independence ol spirit, and character gulag
to the length of contradicting the most elevated wishes
and most acknowledged rights; but what we do net
comprehend, i, an efThrt me de to mislead public opinion
with respect to the ideas and principles that any man
might think himself bound to oppose. Thus, they to
wheal the policy cf Wiesbaden appears bad, cannot,
in oar opinion, misrepresent its sense; if they oppose
it, they oeght to oppose it, such as it is; they have no
right to falsify it. Lot us again repeat that the polrcy
of Wiesbaden is, firmness, with respect to principles;
eenciiistion, with respect to persons. That is the whole
t'_‘ory arid all the practice which 1,100 or 1,200 political
ve7eens have heard. tt hil=t leaving to those who be-
lieve in the absolute of their ideas, the con-
trover4 of tt e nature of this policy, wo do riot ju. !go it,
as far as we are experienced, to be necessary. We have,
for rule, to personally lay aside cur interests in matters
of general utility, and to pay attention in our conduct to
authority and experience. If the question teas to write
a chapter of public right on the sovereignty cf ;he people
we should no', perhaps, want ideas to point out the folly
and chimerical nature of a theory with which ideas and
states have been overturned for the last 300 years
We should also, perhaps, have some reasons to give
against the admitted falsehood of that pretended appeal
to the people in which no one places credit. But for
that very reason, a discussion cn such subjects would be
et present puerile, and it is evident that all policy, at
the time in which we live, is a policy cf conduct; our
utmost care is to seek for truth in all its applications,
and to set aside the absolute part of systems, and above
all the mysticism of fictions. There is a thing, besides,
which from time immemorial has outweighed theories,
and that is right; and an illusion with respect to right is
never possible even when it is violated. In old France,
society was constituted and classified in such a way that
right would have always had its certain and public ex-
pression. In the new society, a society scattered about,
where the sovereignty is a question of plurality, right
has no longer the same manitestation; it is: not far that
reason abolished, for right doss not die, but scciety
can be exposed to depart from it, and it is that which
we see in the fact of revolutions. But that is the reason
why it would be illogical and even criminal to make
right subordinate to the will, decision, blindness, or even
reason of the people, that is to say, of a portion of the
people, were it even the greater part. Right, is what
it is, or it does not exist. Only it may come to pass
that any given society may ever look or admit, may vio-
late or proclaim, the right; lett ei doe.. eat teak: it or un-
make it. That is all that is required for us in the way of
observation to touch with the finger the vanity and peril of
this theory of an appeal to the people, of which the prin-
ciple is a lie, and the practice an impossibility. Be-
sides, the question is not there. At Wiesbaden it
altogether turned en the conduct to be followed—firm •
ness and conciliation: such is the policy decided on. I
will always give you an example of it,' said Count de
Chambord. And in the morning he had proceeded to
the foot of the altar, followed by 300 Legitimist French-
men to pray for his cousin. It was a noble word after
a noble act. What signify, then, at present, all these
efforts to deceive the public as to the disposition and de-
termination of the Count de Chambord ? Let any one
attack that disposition and determination, if it is thought
fit—we have no objection; but let them not be misre-
presented, for that would bo an act of deceit, against
which would to inscribed a vast amount of testimony
henceforward acquired to the grave, moderate, concili-
ating, and firm policy which is to save France."
The correspondent of Galignani's Messenger gives
the following account of the departure of the risen-
DENT from Cherbourg on the 9th :
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‘• Whatever feeling— of disappointment might have
been experienced by the President of the Republic at
his night reception here, his day departure must have
removed it, and satisfied him as to the good feelings of
th,-) real inhabitants of the town towards him. He left
the, Maritime Prefecture this morning at about nine
o'clock. Thousands of persons were assembled in
the st:eets through which he had to pass, and by
whom he was unanimously hailed with loud cries
of Vive le President!' Vivo Napoleon!' not ac-
other cry did I hear, and I was close to the
tHe cf his carriage w.til he reached the triumphal
arch, where he had been received at his entrance. At
pint ilia Maritime Prefect, the superior Duval and
military authorities, with the mayor, his deputies, &e.,
were iu waiting t, tz.k.i leave of him. He merely stop-
ped a few mitinte3, and expressed in a few words the
_ratification ho felt at his visit, and then proceeded to
St. Lo. In less than half an hour after his departure a
fleet of about fifiy cf the most beautiful English yachts
that the art of ship-building could produce were under
weigh, and directing their course for Portsmouth and
the Isle of Wight. The Eal of Wilton, the commr,dore,
in his beautiful schooner, the Zarifa, saluted the Ad •
aairal. The salute was returned by the Friedland with
17 guns. What a change has come over the spirit of
the scene! what a contrast between tc-day and yester-
day! Yesterday the streets of the place were crowded
to excess, and full of hustle; to-day a ten-poundtr
might have teen fired off on the quay without causing
s long list of killed and wounded to be recorded. I
cannot help hero rep:tying the kindness and attention
which my countrymen have met with from every ot.o
in and out of office here. Not only has every request
made to them been cheerfully graute.l, but they have
been sought out in order to give them every facility to
siew all that is worth seeing in the place, and to be
present wherever anything in the shape of a fele was
going on."
The PRESIDENT of the Republic, at the request of
M. DAnu, representative of the department of the
Manche, has, in order to benefit the town of Cher-
bourg, directed that the fleet shall not leave the
roadsted before Sunday, ithe 15th.
Algiers journals to the sth have come to hand.
The cholera had completely ceased at Bonn, and in
the circle of Bougia its intensity had considerably
diminished ; but it was prevailing at Biskra, and in
the district comprised between that town and Batna,
though hopes were entertained that it would soon dis-
appear. The attempts which had been made to
naturalise the cotton plant in Algeria appeared certain
to be crowned with success. In the province of
Oran the colonists had suffered from drought, and the
Minister of War had ordered advances to be made to
them in corn and money.
A mass for the repose of the soul of King Louis
PIIILIPPE was celebrated at Raffigny, the residence of
M. DUPIN, President of the National Assembly, who
with Madame DuriN, both in deep mourning, and
the servants and labourers of the Chateau assisted at
the service.

A mass for the same object was celebrated on Mon-
day last, in the parish church of Fontainebleau, at
which a number of artists attended.
PARI3 BOURSE, SEFT. 11.—Latest Prices.—Five
per Cents., 53f. 60e.; Three per Cents., 50 ; Bank
of France, 2,280 f.
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Sautes,

The Scottish Press ass: its that Mr. Stem t Wortley
has intimated to his constituents iu Bute, that it is not his
intention to renew the measure fur legalising marriages with
a deceased wife's sister.

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The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's have ap-
pointed the Rev. Robert Morris, M.A., incumbent of Tri-
rity Church, St. Giles, to the rectory of Fryern Barnet,
rendered vacant by the death of tits Rev. G. H. liompton,
DI: A.
The incumbency of Christ Church, Camberwell,
has become vacant by the promotion of the Rev. R. Clerke
Burton, M A., to a living in the diocese of Norwich. It is
in the gift of the trustees of Ilyndman's bounty.