Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28
FRENCH AFFAIRS.

NJ GAnLARDET, formerly Editor Of the Cour-
rier des Etats Unis, published at New York, but
who is now d resident of Paris, has long letter
in the Courier Of Tuesday, of the contents of which
we gather the following from the New York Com
mercial Advertiser:
NJ GALLAHDEr sets out with exposition of his recen
attempt become member of the National Assembly, TO
which he he invited by thousand twelve hum
ded inhabitants of the department Of Yonne. This invita-
he accepted however, only with the understanding that
Louis Napoleon intended to be competitor leaving the
be decided between Legms, Red Republican,
the District attorney in the tribunal OF the Seine
Alexander Dumas and NJ Gasrde He says that his pros
poets good until Of sudden Louis Bouaparte proclaim
cd his intention be- candidate, which put end
10 the hopes of all the Others Every other name dsap-
peared in the shadow by the great of Napoleon
for il is much that the people OF our
rural districts have elected In reference TO this vast poPu
arty of the dead Emperor NJ. Gailaret says: To the
belongs idea, and this idea, regret to say is hatred
OF the republic have questioned the country people, have
demanded know Of them why they voted for Prince Louis
and the universal reply has bsen in order 70 get rid oil the
republic To their view the republic is but another name for
misery, civil and the increased tax of the ory-ve per
Such has been the each OF the i've departments
that have chosen the nephew Of the Emperor The Repub
can Union of Auxerre radical Journal bat candid and en-
ghiened did fear say in sPcakirs o. hn election
Louis Bonapare represents the monarchca dea cuIen
Rando the Legitms o. Pinad that Of tie existing Repab-
c F. Gaiardet the co-American Republic and Alex
ander Dumas the republic Of fantasy, repn6dque dnas-
igue.D Under this view, the Franco American Republic,
which bad ia fact adopted as my theory would have over
borne the existing republic and the republic of rasy tor,
little chance LOUIS Napoleon left to MS competitors bad
50 votes than the procurew Pinard and l6f more
/ than Alexander Dumas"
OF Louis Napoleon NJ Gsiardet says In his profession
of faith before the Assembly The Prince you know has
asserted his devotion the republic but To this devotion
little credit given that the gcst question in the public mind
is thar of the Presidency which the object Of bis ambition
Some are Of opinion his apdey his good rcpubcaDm,
are but pretence by Of which anxiety may be queed
and the Assembly induced to san that article OF the con-
tuton giving the choice Of President to the people Once
elected TO that high post he would gradually sink the republic
TO his advantage by obtaining first decree making the
Presidency tenure for e and then causing be declared
hereditary, after the Of his imperial uncle Apart
from the ultimate design, he is personally formidable COM
petiror with Cavaignac, Ledru Roln, and Lamsine and
therefore the friends Of these three, however different their
minor points, unite In effort to give the
choice Of President the Assembly, and 10 the people"
NJ Gaadet TO be of opinion, however, that the adso-
OF election by the people will prevail and that the ether
party, abandoning their direct purpose, viii attempt to gam
their object either by inserting provision in the constitution
making previous residence Of five years qualicstion or
the Presidency, excluding the members Of families
which have occupied the throne.
After this M Gaiardet upon a long disquisition
touching the faults the proposed constitution, and then
paates upon the turbulent m the Assembly apopos
the nsueccnay proceedings at Toulouse which were so
graphically described IN the last letter Oh our Paris CORE
spondent
of Louis Philippe and bis family NJ. GailIardet says III
certain letters may be credited, the erroyal family suffers
under he pressure Oh poverty Whch seems 70 DC unques
onablc after the report Of N. Benyer the committee Of
finance the proposition OF NJ Favre relative to the con-
scaon Of the private property belonging the house Of
Orleans The report against the confscafion, and
that the domain be continued under sequestraon, its
revenues being applied the payment Of the numerous
dor II proposes that the personal effects Of the Princes be
restored them, aud that annual allowance be provided
for them until the qudaiion to which they have all consent
ed be complete II that since the 9Th Of February
the entire revenue from the family domain has been only
700 900 francs The debts TO- 000 900 francs,
and If the effects which estimated not 10 sxceed 50, ,000
in vauc sod the proceeds would scarcely be suf
Gent to pay the creditors Such is the actual situation Of
that colossal fortune which the King said to have
amassed.