The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-22
Correspondence orthe washing ton Union.

far from despairng of success. Both parties, be-
lisVe, are deoeiying themselves. Ministers will,
perhaps, obtain majority little smaller than the
| one which they had when the chambers separated;
but still it will be majority, and in all probability,
a working one for short time. II takes advantage
Of the slugs that have been fired upon his Majesty,
aud toiH profit by them, whatever the Journal des
| Debats may say 10 the contrary Until thea It's
chances were not so good; for though the nation,
represented by 250,5OO electors or Whereabouts, be
emnenuy conservatory, yet no one attempts TO dis
guise the unpopuarty of M. GulzOt, which is the
sole cause of Marshal SOuts remaining still pTesl-
dent of the council. Though NJ. Guzot is geneT-
ally held to an account for ali the concessions
France has made to England, yet is he merely Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs. As president of the coun-
cI he would be supposed to guide the vessel of state
and that his own party would, perhaps, be unwilling
| W trust him-Wllh.
| The elections in the provinces have caused
much greater emotion than was generally expeCtedi
and the accounts Of those which have so far been
transmitted TO the Minister of the Interior, Mons
Duchate cannot fail to give that veteran Of 50 many
parliamentary campaigns some uneasiness. At the
| special bureau Of elections, the denomination of Nj
Antoine Pussy, Under Secretary of State of that de-
partment, (the lutenor,) who presented himself TO
the AndeysIans, was despaiTed Of Mr. eN Presl-
| dent SauLet-deyOled To ministers, and who is re-
preached with not having always kept, in the exer.
else Of his functions strict balance Of power-Was
threatened with defeat at Lyons.
IL these two personages set aside, the repu-
tatlon for cleo tOneerlng deXterity Of NJ. Duchate
| might suffer from it, his able managements that
way are known TO be the sole cauSe Of his having
been translated the cabinst He it is who is the
dispenser Of the rewards and punishments TO cleo
tors, the ascetlc virtues Of NJ. Gulzot allowing him
only to avail himself Of their services NJ Du-
eha'e nevertheless Is occasionally wanting IN tact
| Thus he caused TO be commenced, in the Epoque,
the governmental mammoth sheet established on
LIE
Globe, w the publication Of species Of parliamentary
biography, after the fashion Of Lore Brougham's
| eminent men Of the reign Of George Ill. The
conceit was not bad in itself, but the time was
badly chosen; most Of the characters being as yet
| alive and able 10 defend themselves. NJ. Duchatel
succeeded in telling the members Of the opposition
some severe truths among mass Of calumnlous as
sertonsi but the journals Of the opposition being
| thus provoked, and therefore authorized to defend
themselves against the government press, returned
! The IRE ten-iod upon the ministerial candidates
The National, with its accustomed yIgOr and indie
pendence because Ils chiefs are no ministerial can
dldaes, led the van, and the excitement which its
| biographies produced reminded one Of the palmy
days Of the French republic. The paper was snatch
ed out OF peoples hands the coffee houses and Gt
! other public places. Where people could not pro.
cure the sheet, they mounted on chairs, tables, and
benches 10 listen to the public reading Of the jour
nal which slgmauZet handsomely the deputies
! called "Pntchardlsts." Mr.. Cormenns new pam
Phlet, "Iimon," has also produced great excitement
and will endeayor 10 furnish you in my next with
| some extracts.
The elections of Paris seem likely to result in
| complete triumph Of the opposition. Ministers had
always been assured Of the fidelity Of the first and
second ACCOMPLISHMENTS General Lamonc,ere for the
first, and NJ. Berger, formerly mayor OF the second,
| are likely TO succeed
The republican party, IN several colleges, has
brought forward new candidate. This is no less
parsonage than the celebrated historian and writer
on political economy, Louis Blanc, author of "The
History Of ten years." (rhisioirs de dir anS.) NJ.
Blanc ls, in appearance, quite young man, though
he is past 49, and small that in case Of his cleo
ton, which is almost certain his head will hardly
| reach beyond the tribune. Their is more than one
analogy between him and M Theirs NJ. Theirs
vas as liberal in 1923, in regerd TO that epoch,
M Louis Blanc is in regard to the present state of
things, and marches also, a writer, the traces
left by the author Of 1.-The Revolution, the Consul
late, and the Empire" Berger has predicted that
M Louis Blanc will one day be prime minister and
If he will remain faithful to the people and bide his
time, which the Impotence of M. Theirs put out OF
| the question, he will be prime minister indeed The
electoral committee of the left centre supports the
candidacy Of M. Louis Blanc IL moreover accepts
all the ultra democrats we'll all the ultra legit
mlsts, but this combination is not publicly avowed.
The men who will accept office after the retire
ment OF M Guizot must certainly not count, either
on the support of NJ. Berryers party, on the
| the republican aid of NJ. Louis Blanc. But
the two separate factions of the coalition which
has been formed 10 overthrow the cabinet, would
yet give sufficient number of votes to
ministers to enable them to carry the government.
For they count upon the centre the true scat Of the
house" as they called in French parliamentary
style, which attaches itself to every ministry, who
ever they may be- and which will naturally serve
also the wishes Of the master that is to come
now. This new master will not, in any case, be M.
Theirs.
1t will be M. Mole, who, at this moment, keeps
himself in the shade. Mons. Dufaure who is but
feeble partisan of the ex-president Of the LIST Of
March, since the latter has set the dogs of the
presses, Of which he dsposes (Sece and Constitu-
tionneO upon him, would sooner form an alliance
with the ex-president Of the 18th of May. The
portfolios would be distributed among the conserva-
tives in the suite of M. Mole, and those members of
the left centre who have the most affinity with NJ.
Duaure. As there are but nine ministerial DEPART
ments a tenth, that of Algeria, will be created of
which M. Dufaure has demanded the institution in
his report on the extraordinary credits applicable
to Africa
M Theirs will support this arrangement, in
which M. Bault would necessarily enter as
MEMBER with view to ultimate results IT. more
over, the patron of the Constitutional does not
himself enter, with different combinations it is be-
cause he does not now Judge such step prudent,
while the king does not, as yet, deem it necessary
Louis Philippe will use him quand meme (you will
doubtlessy understand this: new French phrase,
which means as much as fright or wrong" when
ever he will think it unavoidable; but before him.
he will use any man who has strength enough to
| support his government.
His majesty has recently paid visit to the forth
hcatlons OF Paris Each Of the various parties puts
its own construction on this step taken by the king
buta few days before the anniversary of "the so-
| rous days of July" One, the Louis Philippistes
say 1t must be interpreted as menace to the foes
of France; but "the Napoleon of peace" would hard
| ly be guilty of such an outrage. The other looks
upon 1t as an indication that the government of the
present day is determined, case of internal trou-
bles, to employ physical force for its own preserva-
ton. Ire fact is, that besides the bastes, an ar
my of not less than 10000 can in three or four
| hours be concentrated in Paris
The most remarkable fact in the foreign policy Of
France is the recall of the present governor ofTa-
hiti, and the appointment in his place of M. La
vaud captain in the navy. The National has given
some very details on the conduct of this
officer, whom the government in 1890 charged with
the installation Of French coonists in New Zealand
and the taking possession of the country. The