The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-15 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE.

PARIS, MAY 12.—0 n the death of M. GOVPY
all pat-lies turned their attention towards finding
a person to replace him. The Ultras, as I have
already stated, turn their eyes on M. OLIvIER, a
very good sort of a man, and worthy, by his nul-
lity, to represent a Party which no longer has or
can have any influence. The Ministerialists
thought of M..BARTHELEMY, who is no less Ultra
than M. OLIVIER ; they are since divided, and
many thiuh of the Advocate, M. BONNET, a sen-
sible and enlightened man, and a good citizen.—
Others speak of M. CHAPTAL. They acknow-
ledge that he was wrong in .playing a part during
the hundred days, but they remark that during
this period M. CHAPTAL, being President of the
Electoral College of Paris, l►e courageously ab-
stained from making the Members of the College
take any oath whatever, ,and that being sent by
BuosAr4nTe to Lyons, lie conducted himself
with the same spirit of moderation that M. BOISSY
IYANGLAS manifested at Bourdeaux. These Dis-
sidents, whom I would call Independant Minis-
terialists, strengthen the party (t M. Cu APTAL, the
mass of which chiefly consists of merchants
and manufacturers. The Journalists and literary
men of the Opposition, united to sonic of the first
Bankers of the Capital, declare in favour of AL
MANUEL ; some, however, will only give him their
votes unless they cannot secure the election of M.
DE CONSTANT. The Judges and Lawyers of the
Opposition push forward with vigour M. GILBERT
DES Volsixs. It is difficnlt to say what party
will win the day. It may, however, be foreseen
that neither M. OLIVIER nor M. BARTHELEMY
will he elected.

Much doubt is entertained as'to what will be
the conduct of the Departments this year, for
you know that one-fifth of the Deputies go out
every year. The Independ ants strongly insist on
the necessity of rejecting every man who holds a
place under Government this doctrine daily gains
ground, and the reason is very simple—a great
number, the Agents of Government, have gone
over to the Ultra Riiyalist Opposition, and they are
a torment to the People, decrying the Government,
and striving to raise public opinion against it. If ever
this fatal doctrine should be established in France,
that no one. should he elected as a Deputy but
men who were not employed under Government,
the Ministry has only to blame itself, for it only de-
pendson the Ministers to chose its Agents amongst,
just and moderate men. The Law of Elections is
perfectly good in this respect, that it leaves a great
liberty to opinion, but for this very reason it be-
comes dangerous to Government, when the public
voice is against it ; and opinion can never be fa-
vourable when the Public Functionaries, instead
of being the protectors of the citizens, become
their oppressors. It is wished to subdue the pas-
sions of a party by opposing to it contrary pas-
sions ; what folly ! Strength united with mode-
ration can alone remedy the evil ;. and I appre-
hend that the ensuing Elections will decide the
fate of France, and demonstrate the wisdom
or the ignorance of the Ministry. I know
that many of the Departments sigh under the
odious and ridiculous despotism of a Military
Commandant, a Prefect, a Sub Prefect, an In-
spector of the National Guard, a President of the
Tribunal, a Procureur-General, a Procureur du
Rol, a Receiver-General, and of all the adherents
of those miserable petty tyrants. To a certainty
the People will not choose such men to represent
them. They will seek, on the contrary, their de-
fenders amongst the men 'who will promise to
break the yoke that oppresses them ; the blind
Ministerialists will not then tail to say that the,
law of Elections is vicious, but men of sense
will answer that the vice is not its the law, but
in the want of foresight and prudence in the
Ministry.