Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15


Tho debate was Adjourned until Friday and although
is certain that M HumE motion will be negatved yet the
result viii be an encouraging the people, nasmuch
il will show them an increase Of strength, will expose the
weakness Of the arguments at least of their opponents and
convince them that many even Of their old Tory rovers are
now willing to bring about certain reforms the people will
accept Of them as leaders in the people have
nothing to do but to be r temperate, and discreet The
progress Of events the universal Of thought and feeling
which pervades Europe the knowledge which the higher
classes England Of their real position and that thai
position cannot be maintained without yielding, in de-
gree to the progress Of the age and the enlightenment Of the
public mind social and political rights, all tending
bring about those sauta reforms or rather restoaons to
first principles which alone wanting to make the British
constitution the best that be imagined for the people who
are to live under it, and the country which is to protect and
govern.
In FRANCE, the discussion relative to Prince LOUIS
NAPoLEoN has been one principal source of excite
ment--some strong measures were about being
commenced in the National Assembly, when the
President announced that he had received a letter
from the Prince, dated London stating that he re-
signed the seat in the Assembly to which he had
been chosen by four departments. This was
duty imposed upon him, he said, by the injurious
suspicious to which his election had given birth,
the troubles for which il had been a pretext and
the hostility of the Provisional Government" 1t
is pretty certain, however, that Prince Louis will
be again returned for some all of the departments
for which he was before elected
There are great disturbances and riots in many
Of the provinces among other places. at Nismes,
Perpignan, Folk, Arriege, st. Etienne, and Toulon.
Riots have occurred at Sedan and some other
places, to prevent the removal of grain and other
articles Of provision. The financial difficulties Of
France fast growing to crisis, and it will be a
fearful one. The difficulties with the workmen are
well nigh surmounted, but the commercial and
monetary affairs OF France appear to present lnsur-
mountabe perplexities. The Executive Committee
have issued what they call supplementary tariff,
levyng duties upon many articles on their entering
Paris which have hitherto been received duty free.
This is grevous outrage upon the feelings of the
Parisians, who expected rather to enjoy an immu-
nifty from taxation than TO be subjected to new and
heavy duties upon such articles as grapes, chest
nuts, salad OIL dried fruits and foreign fruits of all
sorts and ice, though brought from only just be-
yond the barriers is to be charged with duty.
Events no longer seem to march in France they
gallop, and it is almost impossible to keep up with
them. LAMARTINE is the subject of the widest
caprices of Partisan feeling; one day he is almost
demigod, the next he is denounced as little better
i
ton Of opinion rather this caprice. stands bet
ter chance OF being the first President Of the repub-
lie than any other man, although ARAeo is the pro-
minent fayorite of the day. If LAMARTINE had
united the frmness of WASHINGTON to his purity,
which he probably dpes possess, he would have
stood far above all competition but, perhaps, that
which we Judge to be timdity, may be only pre-
caution he certainly has no want of physical cou-
rage, and is unjust to accuse him of want Of the
moral attribute. He has been placed in most
difficult and perilous position, and it required rare
combination Of qualities and powers 10 succeed SO
well as he has done.
The committee for preparing the draft of the
new constitution have completed their labors, and
submitted their pr the National Convention Its
tainy than any hitherto attempted be put
in practice That Of the United States comparatively ais
tocratc when compared with il,
The Legislative poper is be lodged in single chamber,
10 consist Of $50 members who be elected by ballot
and by universal suffrage, based upon population. TO be
elected every third year.
The EEeere po,rr is to be lodged in citizen, who Il
to be called the President Of the Republic He to be born
Frenchman, and at least 80 years Of age. The President
is to be elected by ballot by universal suffrage and by abb
solue majority Of the The OF office is four years
Vice President is to be appointed by the National Assem-
Dy on the nomination OF tie President the Vice President
TO be Presiden, OF the Council Of State.
There is that the mode of eecng tho President is
to be changed and that fire candidates be elected by
the people, from whom the National Assembly is select
for President This is said be done order prevent
the contingency Of Prince Lorrs NAPOLEON the Duke De
BouHBos the Prince de JoIsvILLr bling elected by the
people. We imagine this rumo to be correct never
theess is very certain tha, the Bonapae party very
and strong in France and further il less certain
that both branches Of the Boubons would rather unite upon
BonaPare than any ono else They imagine that Of
this family being placed power either President En-
pcror would offer easier stepping sone into authority for
their family than any other issue They think that France
would not long remain republic under Bonapae that
the family desire for and sggandizenen would still pre-.
vail and that this would lead kngly imperial sway, and
that then their transition 10 power would be comparatively
easy These are wild notions, but they prevalent
France where al present there nothing so wild exava-
CANT as not to obtain abe,tors add believers.
All diplomatic intercourse between Spain and
England have ceased, and Signor IsTuMTz is, pro-
badly, now in Spain. Very few Englishmen are
left in Madrid, and the wish OF the Spanish Govern
ment TO expel Englishmen from Spain was very
natural. for no Englishman could witness such a
state Of things without execrating and denouncing it,
We should blush for those who did not Lord
PALNERsross concluding letter NJ IsrUR1rz in which
he hnied that the Spanish Mnis, would probably think
Il expedient Madrid Is masterpiece Of dipo-