Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN FRANCE.

The decree of the National Assembly relative the cleo
ton Of President Of the Republic directs that the election
shall take place Sunday the 10th of December according
the forms established by the decree of tie h Of March
for regulating the election OF Members of the National As
semby The decree contains variety OF additional regua-
tons. II directs that of the vctes after they
counted the chief place OF each department. shall be
sealed toIhe National Assembly special commission Of
thirty members be appointed by the scrutiny the
bureaus who shall be charged with the opening and summing
up OF the returns and making report the Assembly Imme
daley after being proclaimed by the National Assembly the
President Of the Republic upon the powers conferred
upon him by the Constitution with the exception Of those de-
sgnated in articles SIS, Sc, 81, and S. The Constituent
National Assembly, in session. is TO preserve until the
installation Of the Legislative Assembly all the powers
with which is at present invested, with the exception Of the
executive powers conferred the President which they
not in any revoke. The duration OF the functions
Of the President for the present term is to be cused
far that the subsequent election shall take place the
second Sunday of May Until the dehnive organization
Of the Council Of State special committee Of thirty members
is TO be appointed by the Assembly, who shall exercise the
attribute conferred the Council OF State by articles 81 g.
and 70 Of the constitution.
The prevalent opinion Paris appears be that Louis
Bonapae will receive the greatest number Of the OF the
people Of France The chief hope Of defeating bis election
is by Of the number Of scattering votes, which will
prevent choice by the absolute majority required by the
suion by the failure 10 obtain 000 900 votes The
semby, where, il is said that Louis Bonapse will OBJ
tain thirty votes out Of nine hundred Boston Courier
The London Times, in aluson the reputed popularity
Of this candidate among the ignorant portion of the French
people, eIcaims-
"Can hereafter be related Of that keen and ssgacious
people that, after having asplred to frame commonwealth
worthy to be ranked with those Of Peces and Washington
the French Republic fell to the level Of Louis Bonapare
That TO vest undeserved power in those contemplate
hands, France has been ruined, Europe distracted aud the
barriers u civilization and peace well nigh broken up These
be thy Gods Israel and there Is idolatry base and
degrading that may obtain superstious hold
people which has abandoned its established principles and lost
its faith.
I'VE still hope, however, for the honor Of France and
for the welfare Of Government which Offers under the J-
recon Of its present Minister'S guarantees for the
guilty Of the world that this mania will to be
short-yed IL is baseess, and that Of Gen. Cavag-
macs stamp and emnence will have lived only to become
another memorable example Of the ignorance and ngatude
Of Democratic States From the magnitude Of the
constituency it impossible form any prognost-
cation Of the result, and the future condition Of the French
people and Of large portion Of Europe might well depend
on the dccboI the baobox but the Government will
employ all 'inuence to support Cavagnac The reports from
the provinces unavorsbe than they supposed
be, and the minor candidates who likely appear will
tend rather 70 diminish the given to bis principal antago
mist than 10 subtract from bis own