Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-23

FROM OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT
Pans. AueUsT .. Is

PARis, AUGUST =, 1919.
In August of last year the French Minister Of
Commerce deputed Monsieur LEcENTL, an emf
nent manufacturer to inspect the exhibition of
manufactures at Berlin He extended his personal
inquiries TO the factories, particularly of the metals
of Saxony, Bavaria, and the provinces OF the Rhine
He repaired likewise TO the fair OF Lepsic, to
study all varieties and learn prices His official re-
port to the Minister is copious able and minutely
instructive. On the whole, he concludes that the
German products of manual industry are cheaper
than the French but that the latter have the advan-
tage in the greater number OF the products OF ma
chinery. Germany provides herself with French
machines directors, foremen, chemists, and design
ers. LEeENTIL found every where Frenchmen al
the head of the celebrated factories, engines, silk,
cotton spinning, flax, and so FORTH German indus
try prefers economy to finish quality.or elegance,
in merchandise. The wages of the German oper-
alive are lower, his food is inferior, his efficiency
behind the French. He lives chiefly on rye bread
and pototoes gets little beer, never wine, and three
fourths of the workmen are unacquainted with
meat Prussia has strict laws in favor of children
in factories and they rigdy enforced, especially
in regard to daily education. In Saxony, where
no such laws exist, there is, however, much tender
ness of treatment with regular instruction Accord
ing to the report, substantial nourishment is the
proper means of ability to work well AMI long in
the twenty-four hours. In the United States the
operative possesses all that should give superiority
The King of Prussia has established seminary or
convent for lay Sisters of Charity, for the SER
vice of the hospitals; also, institute for the train
ing Of stage players, who may render the drama in
Berlin the highest of the continent. The Paris
Commerce charges the Prussian Government with
designing and using the Zoll-Verein as one OF It's.
expedients for supremacy over all the German COM
munities. According to that journal the League Is
L. IL. ,lxr NV r.SSn lin
listers and Consuls. ] am struck by the following
editorial paragraph of the London Morning Chroni-
Gle of the 29th utimo:
sshe proceedings of Diet OF the Confederaed Gemanc
States constituting the Zo veren, assembled Carls
ruhe watched by the other European Powers with
than ordinary interest," from the known determination, the
part Of the great majority OF those States to all their in
fuence effect material alterations the fiscal regulations
the Union. On the hand France looks with jealousy
the designs of the wine of the Rhine and the Mosee
and those Of the silk manufacturers of Dusseldorf; while
England watches with equal anxiety the efforts Of the
masters Of Bavaria and Sesa, and of the
Saxony and Prussia, all of whom urgently demanding
creased protection to their respective pursuits and APP
pears with greater chance of than former
caon for be denied that every year has added
enaly to the influence of the manufacturing classes until
has become difficult any longer TO resist their demands Nor
be denied that the general tendency of public opinion
throughout Germany has for time past been favoraby
Ginning towards the protective system.
Sour perseverance in maintaining almost prohbiors
and TIMBER duties, feaed much
power into the hands of that party in Germany who, pointing
policy, advocate the exclusion of foreign manufactures
under the pretence of creating hoemarket for their
produce that there little doubt considerable Of
ties will be imposed the leading articles of English
manufacture
The fourth volume Of the THEIRS History of TIL,
Consulate and the Empire has been in the hands
of mulhtudes since the emission of it on the 10th
ultimo. The journals abound with pufs as ye
searching and stringent criticism has appeared
| have gone through it, and found the same proper
ties in the foregoing three skilful choice and
disrihssiea of matter cogent easy, lucid dction
and the exhibition of events, motives, and charac
tiers best adapted to latter the pride and sprediec
tons of the great majority of his countrymen. The
Legitimists take umbrage; the relatives Of some Of
his personages demonstrate; notifications come
forth, but on the whole the work has the success
expected. So far NAPOLEON is nearly perfect
hero in this volume he is ingeniously acquitted OF
the rupture of the Peace of Amiens and nearly all
blame cast on the weakness of the British (AppISG
ToN) Cabinet and the extreme repugnance of all
parties in England to evacuae or relinquish Malta
No more instructive narration explanation of the
secuiarization has been furnished: the expedition
to ST. Domingo under General LEcLERc, its opera
lions, first success, and final ruin are exceedingly
well told: what ferocious contest on both sides
negro and white what sacrifice on such field OF
veteran troops sufficient In number and prowess tc
conquer Italy capture Vienna anew 1t is moi
the Touissaint >Louverture of Miss MARTINEAu
who figures in the pages of Mr.. THEIRS. In book
sixteen he relates how Louisiana was ceded to the
United States. summary version of the text NAV
not be unacceptable for the Intelligencer: When
a renewal of the war with England seemed no
longer doubtful, all the coonizing dreams Of the
First Consul vanished. His resolution in respect
to Louisiana was instantly formed. will not at
tempt to keep (said he to one of his Mnisters) a
province which would not be secure in our hands
which, perhaps, would embrol me with the Anne
rcans, or create GOODNESS on their side. On the
contrary, will turn it to account to attach them
to me, to create quarrel between them and the
English, and will raise up for England enemies
who will one day revenge US if we should not be
able to revenge ourselves. NV resolution is set
tied As the Americans have no territory to give
me in exchange for Louisiana will sell il to them
for sum that may pay the expenses of an extra
ordinary armament against Great Britain herself =
" Thus" adds the historian !" did the Americans
acquire from France that vast region which has
completed their sway over North America. and
rendered them masters Of the Gulf of Mexico for
the present and all the future Thus. thew owe
their birth and greatness as a nation TO tb, long
struggle Of France against England; their indie
pendence to the first period of that struggle their
territorial expansion to the second" We might
contend that we should ultimately have achieved
our independence and possessed ourselves of Lon
lsiana without French cooperation but we should
acknowledge the benefit Of earlier and more cer,,;n
results.
Thirteen irraisons, or parts Of vione,,es and
portraits to accompany the History of the Cons,,-
late and Empre alrpad,y IL.