The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-11-18
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
TeIegraphed to the Baltimore Sun.
Arrival Of the Steamer America.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

5sIn0 steamer America arrived timer
wharf ata very early hour this morn
ing, after passage OF less than l2
days. Her advices are one week later,
her day o: sailing being the 98,h ult.
p'a FRANCE. sa Il
General Cavignac's new Cabinet has
airesdy sustained defeat in the As
sembly, and an amendment to the con.
ststution, relative 20 the army, upon
which on issue was raised, was decided
against them BY a majority OF 523.
The discussion on the constitution has
been terminated. On the 25th, Mar
rast, President Of the Assembly, issu.
ed adecree for the election Of the Pres.
ident Of the people, on the 10th Of De.
cember. II was carried BY minority
Of S55. This result has caused the
greatest surprise. The contest for The
presidency has become very exciting.
The ultra democrats, anxious for unan.
unity among themselves, are prepared
to act with conco,d. Lamartine has
publicly declined being considered q
candidate.
asAt the sitting Of the Assembly on the
Goth, Prince Louis Napoleon ascended
the tribune, and read from paper in
reply to the accusation brought against
him in the previous sitting BY VI. Gle.
ment Thomas. I'M. Thomas had char
ged Prince Louis with aiming at the
imperial dignity.] He at once admitted
that he was candidate for the Office
Of President Of the Republic. He de.
clared that it was his right to be so, and
he would not renounce that right,
whatever provocations were addressed
to him. This declaration was listened
70 BY the Assembly with chilling 81.
lence.
Intelligence from Dublin states that
O'Brien, Meagher, McManus and
O'Donoghue, have had their sentence
Of death commuted to transportation
for life. In Duffy's case the jury had
not returned verdict.
The country was in the most depIo.
rable condition, from the failure Of the
potato crop and grain crop. The poor
continued in suffering condition from
the want Of employment.
The accounts by the America, virtu.
ally conclude the history of the rebel.
lion. Though sentence of death had
been passed on all the prisoners
Meagher, McManus and O'DonogI,ue,
and the minor trials been adjourned till
December, it has at length been author.
itatively announced that the lives OF all
parties will be spared.
The only points 10 be noticed in con.
nection with these circumstances are
the terse and spirited speeches made
by each Of the three prisoners above
named, upon their being brought up to
receive sentence, the words Of which
sentence, profaning every sentimen. Of
christianity, dishonoring the monarch,
and 6t only for the shambles, were pre-
cisely the same as those addressed to
Mr.. O'B,ien. At that time it was Of
course not announced that the penalty
would be commuted. H.I
. McManus, (who was recently in the
American trade at l.iverpooI) was the
FIRST called up. In reply to the question
II he had anything to say why sen.
sence of death should not be passed up.
on him, he replied that he was enough
Of a christian and man to understand
iis awful responsibility, and that, stand.
ing on his native soil and in an Irish
court, he might have had much TO say
why sentence Of death should not be
pronounced, but he had placed his life
and honor in the hands OF two advo.
Gates, who had done all for him that he
could have desired. One thing, how
ever, he wished to be understood, name.
", that whatever part he had acted in
his short career, he stood at that mo.
ment with free heart and light con.
science. ready to abide the issue.
Whether ne was or was not 10 ascend
the seaffold, he wished also to put on
record that in what he had done lie had
been aet.lated by NO animosity toward
Englishmen, since among them he had
passed some Of his most happy and
prosperous days, whatever he may have
ielt Of the injustice Of English rule in
ireland. He had only therefore to say
that it was not for having loved Eng.
land less, but for having loved Ireland
more that he was then about TO be con
demned. Ivy
nHODonoghue was the next to speak.
He did not complain Of the way in
which his trial had been conducted,
es..ict as il was; but he complained that
sone objections taken by his counsel