Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-08-05
cInh des Amis dos Noirs.

The Paris letter writer gives the following dc
scrpton Of Paris Club, called Cup oil th1 richu'
of the Blacks: ~,
of the 4mis des NOirs, (Frends Of the Blacks.)
There were not so many of the African decent pre-
sent as | expected TO see. Some twenty, III an as
scmbv of about two hundred men, were all count,
ed They were of all variations, IRON tue nnmiNtd
sobIa n the shade hardly dstingushabIc from white.
The President himself was about oht'iour'h African
He presided with dignity and ability ana seemed 10
me 10 be decidedly the best educated ana most inter
ligent man and the best speaker OF the tluo One 81
the Secretaries, too was colorcd man ne bl'ck'
did not keen to themselves, but sat pTomlschyusIy
with the whites upon terms Of perfect cqaIty' ana
in some cases apparently of intimacy. he motto,
.Libcrtv, Equality, Fraternity, seemed 10 DC sIh-
oor,I,, nractsed Several Of the coorcd gentlemen
were distinguished by their fashionable dress and
sported gold headed canes at least, presume thy
were of gold. Several of them were accompanied
he white ladcs-onc entered with two, one on each
~, He fool, his seat on a bench b hind them and
during the evening" played the gallant IN exquisite
STYLE intcrrupting ever and anon MS whisPcred con
versaiou with the ladies TO clap with ms gloVed-
hands the sentiments expressed by some iaVore or
tor All the sneakers Of the evening, except the
president were whites. One or two profrsSed 10
be of the working class, and they Afforded very lar
snecimcns of debating society oratofy' w nch Gu
tered they were discussing the form which, under
the Republican Constitution OF France, should De
given TO the Executive Power. Should 1t be vested
in one or in a commission OF three hVe' or fn'Tc
None WAS in favor of one. That would resemble 100
r,ucb the NIonarchcal form OF gOvcrnmcnt-they
bod had enough of Kings-thc last King Of the French
had reigncd-thc throne, burned at the Bdstc on the
ottb February could never b. rc-cstablished IN
France In this connection, the United States re-
ceiyed the compliment of passing notice.
Nothing in the United States could be found wor-
,bv of the init alton of France. French Repubicans
scorncd the misnamed Republicans Of America, and
would hold no communion with them. America was
ga republic ofmerchants, ''a republic Of arIstocrat'
and could have no sympathy with La Rcpu0liquc
Er,,caise whose glorious mission II was TO republic
canzc Europe, and give TO the world the hrSt exam
10 Of ibcrty Equality and Fraternity, loudly pro-
Esscd and fully practscd. 1T was OF course inc eN-
;,nco of slavery in our Southern States which pro-
nr.d for orr country such honorable mention no
oI,cr took the distinction that the States alone IN
rk;h !, visits should be held responsible Tor slave
" ,rbev were all included in one sweeping anathc-
- On, orator had the boldness to express some
doubts whether it would be possible 10 construct
normanent republican government IN rance strong
nonoh 20 answer the cxigcnces OF us postioh IN inc
ID of Enrope; and he frankly protested ms own
- rcncr for The n,onarchical form. Tins sentiment
as received with marked disapprobation ny inc aa,
ditorv-murmurs and interruptions arose from an
s;des The President energetlcally interierea' III
sisted upon and secured the liberty OF the ulohhc'
The sneaker was afterwards respectfully hedTu 10
The end and when he left the tribune, the temper Vi
the Club was cyinccd solely by abstainlns from inc
anplause which accompanied all other speakers Hoh
the tribune to their seats. An example oil order,
nity and respect for the liberty OF opinion and speech
which could no be paralleed in the proceedings oil
the National Assembly. Another subject OF debate