The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-08

that road cannot hut preponderate IN the Chambers
As goesthe north, no goes the kingdom.
The French ministerial papers have lately raised
perfect hue-and-cry against the coalition Of the old
Bourbons,s and the republicans. The Guizot min
stry has, by that means, lost few voices; and, what
is more, the courage to dissolve the chambers and
risk its fate ut a general election. The King will
have TO bring his project for endowing the regency
before the present Chambers; but is impossible
say whether he will be able to carry il. Much of
it will depend on the shareholders Of the northern
railroad, and on the new monopolies which the
ministry may promise in order to carry It's point.
When the vote of the Chambers is obtained, the
King may possibly sacrifice "the man Of Ghent''
as useless incumbrance Of the royal household.
Guzot is, no doubt, in his private life, better man
than Theirs, and perhaps also an ADLER minister; but
what dearh of talent and character must there not be
In France at this moment, when the only persons
named in conjunction with ministers are Gtizoi,
.Mois, and Theirs.
MY opinion is, that the present crisis in France is
very similar to that Of 1899. Now, as then, the diff
eren factions of the opposition unite against the in
creasing prerogatyes of the crown-aganst the pow
erwhich Louis Philippe exercises, not by virtue of the
charter but in consequence of his personal influence
on the men without character, who surround him.
Theirs proclaimed in 1889 that the minister Mole
should be the last Of the King; but the nation
thought its fate safer in the hands of Louis Philippe
than in those of his new ministers, who France
Thus monarchical reaction took place, under the
influence of which, Theirs himself was prostrated.
"The Interchangeable thought" or ''the SYSTEM" as
Louis Philippe is called by the French press, tri-
umphed over three successive ministries, and is now
more firmly established than ever. The ministry
of Soult (l2th May, 1887 was quickly followed by
that of Theirs, lst of March, sa0,) which, in turn
was put down by Guizot on the 29tb October, l840
GuiZot has remained in power ever since; but his
administration, laterly has been weak and vacil-
lating. The two measures on which he bases his
merit, are the convention with England in regard to
the right Of search and the dissolution of the order
of the Jesuiis public institution in France Both
have emanated from the opposition, and one can
hardly conceive the want of tact Of the French Cham
bers, in allowing ministers carry offsuch trophy
But the leaders Of factions in France have other
object than obtaining power, and their followers
have forever blasted their own hopes and that Of the
country by placing genius above character--by pre-.
ferring commanding talents, even if destitute Of
political integrity, to common sense backed by the
most unexceponable conduct. Neither one nor the
other party in France has any fixed principles Of
administration, or any projects on the carrying Of
which they stake their political existence. The
whole farce of legislation resembles chess board ia
which the opposition is bent on check-mating the
king and the king on knocking rs many pieces OIL
the board are necessary to prevent it, The grea
mass Of the people long ago tired Of looking on
much less do they evince any interest in the players
They have nothing at stake either way, and care
not which of the players wins or loses The gov
eminent which shall derive its power from maioriies
ia yet to be created in France.
The belligerent attitude Of France in regard Il
America is somewhat softened by the news from
Algiers, and the necessity Of sending reinforce.
ment Of $4,000 troops to the $4,000 already in Az
RIGA. Abd-el Kader, the inspired Marabout, il
moment ''the political equilibrium" Of Africa, SC
happily established by the arms of the French gov
eminent. The French, having burnt, smoked, and
choked about thousand Kabyle men, women, and
children, actually expected to hold "the balance Of
power" but this, it seems is not the case after all;
for the Bedouins are, in this respect, no better than
savages who repudate to the last the superior civil
ization of their tormentors. large expedition is
also to be sent against Madagascar, to instr uct The
native queen in the intricaces Of European diplo-
macy, and especially in the theory Of "the balance Of
power" enforced with so much success in Mexico
and Texas. In both these countries French d.
plomacy was certainly sngulnrly successfully for |
learn from the public prints that the French minis
ter resident in Mexico, and the French charge in
Texas, have left their posts about the same time
one in huff, the other in hurry.
Speaking Of Mexico and Texas, and the proba-
bilities of war, must not forget that the Augs-
burgh Gazette, which is considered tolerably good
authority on the continent, contained, in ore Of its
late numbers, (the 4th Of October, believe,) cor
respondence expatating the interest which all
the maritime powers Of the second class would have
in opposing the doctrine in regard to leiters-of-
msrque granted to foreign vessels This piratical
measure it declared similar 10 the permission given
to neuras to burn ransack the enemy's territory;
an outrage which, in case of apprehension, would
certainly be visited the heads of the offenders by
the gallows or any other gnominious death. If the
u States of war to make prize of pri-
vateer who could not prove their nationality by the
captain and two-lhirds Of the crew being bona
III. cnht <xc tIn ,bnva a.
at war, that captain and the crew so constituted
ought, without further investigation, to be mmedi-
ately swung off from the yard-arm common muir
derers and pirates. Such measure, carried out by
the United States vessels Of war; could not but re-
ceive the cordial appreciation Of all the continental
powers, though it might not that Of England. But
the fact is, the powers of the European continent
have repeatedly protested against the maritime laws
Of England, which were forced upon them in long
series of wars, without their consent, and against
which some Of them--Russia, for instance-have
solemnly protested, though they have, yet, been
Should the United States invite the continental
powers to join her in maintaining the rights Of
Christian civilization, and abolishng that scourge
to the commerce of neutrals, as well as to that Of
the belligerents, the world will owe her debt of
gratitude, and the merchants the safety Of their
commerce. Mr.. Gushing has long ago alluded to
the views Of the European cabinets on the subject;
and the Journal makes honorable mention Of his
name. A hint thrown out for unforeseen cases to
our ministers and charges d'anaires abroad, might
prepare the way for subsequent negotiations slip
uatons by treaty. and destroy some Of the illusions
under which the present government of Mexico
seems to labor.
promised, in my last, to give you my views Of
the religious movements in Germany, which, at this
moment, seem to occupy no uncomfortable portion
of the British press. Some Of the ministerial pa
pers Of England express themselves quite favorable
in regard to what they pleased to call the second
reformation, though they leave it somewhat doubt
ful whether il is the old Catholic religion church
which is TO be reformed or the reformed church
itself, by a further process of refining The Ger
mans of the present day expect neither more nor
less than to do both. The new Catholic dissenters
have certainly come from the bosom Of the old
Catholic church; but the Friends of Light" are
protestant Professionals, who, revolving against the
orthodox sense of the Scriptures acknowledge, as
the last criterion of Christianity nothing but human
reason--that is, their own reason; so that, being
the "Friends of Light" or reason, they are their
own friends; which, in moral sense, Is almost a
sclf-evident proposition. The "Fricnds Of Light"
no doubt, imagine that they are philosophers but
this ip n utatnke ma opreara from THAR looic