The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-05-31
STATE OF FRANCE.
Extract Of letter from Boston gentleman
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PARIS, Thursday, p. M, 9th April.

PARIS, Thursday, p. M, 9th April.
have but moment, before the post leaves,
to tell you the admirable manner in which the
Elections have passed off here, thanks to the
good arrangement Of the lists and to the mode.
alton and intelligence of the Partisan people.
All the votes are not yet counted, so that the H.
nal result will not be declared till 10 morrow,
but in many Of the Districts the names OF Ledru
Rollin and Louis Blanc stand so low that there
is some reason to believe their election may he
lost. 1t would be unfortunate that they should
be thrown out The ideas which they repre-.
sent, if not developed before the National As
sembly, will find tribune elsewhere, away
from the shrewd analysis and clear rciuta'ion
which they would he sure to encounter in that
body. The Paris list ,Swiih one or two excep-
tions, is excellent. Of all those inscribed more
than two thirds, ly prescn, returns, have voted.
This shows that the election is regarded us
serious matter, for Of the absent third, large
portion were probably retained at home by i'll.
ness and the pelling rairs of a incement April.
Among those receiving the greatest number OF
votes is the eloquent Protestant teacher, NJ. Co.
qucril, whose glowing words few travellers in
France have failed to feast upon. From pre-.
sent appearances we may conclude from the re.
turns will be generally in favor of the old Re-
pnblicans-the party Of the "Nalional'-with
Lamartine, Marrast, and GARNER Pages as lea.
dcrs.
cannot urge upon you too often the neces.
sity of receiving with great distrust the intelII.
gence from France that comes to you reiracted
through English newspapers. The conversa.
tiona capital of those eslimable ohlwomen, the
concierges-composcd of all the idle stories re.
pcatcd hy the chi6onicrs and street corner pa.
triols-.woud seem to be served up in daily in.
stalments, for the edcation OF English readers.
You ask me what impression L. Blanc's views
have made in France. should be glad to re.
ply TO this question fully, and regret that time
will no, now permit. 1t is necessary TO divide
nv hurried answer. L. Blanc has developed
views of the actual state of society in France,
the Justice OF which few persons will deny: he
proposes remedy for the evils which are
gnawing into the social body, and here there
are wide differences Of opinion. am convn.
ced that this remedy would only aggravate pub
l,c Distress and such will before hong, TO all ap.
pearances, the opinion Of those who have up
held his theories. Still, he will have rendered
immense service to France and to humanity, by
forcing upon the public mind the necessity of
opening school houses-of spreading ins'ruc.
ton-of restoring to the poor and neri'orious
those free places in colleges which have been
used as electoral money for buying the votes Of
the rich-of taking off the taxes upon bread,
meat and salt-of organizing labor, by removing
impcdiments to labor-by opening roads-by
abolishing duties on manures and articles OF
first necessity in manuac,ures-by encouraging
the introduction of improved tools-by extend
ing savings.bauks-and by other measures ofa
similar character, the necessity of enacling
which at the present moment is the severest
commentary on the Government THAT has fallen.
** Cormenin is charged
with the draft of the new constitution, and it is
impossible to make him incline to more than
one Chamber. lie throws out the Executive
Council, and adopts President. There are
several provisions however, relative to the dis.
cussion of bills in committees Of the Chamber,
which will give perhaps as great guarantees for
calm delibera,ion and second thought as could
be obtained from second Chamber constituted
rs it would be pnssible now to constitute one
in France. c.-Boston Daily Advertiser.
PINE TREES DYING.-We learn from the
Columbia Telegraph, that in some parts OF the
districts of Fairfield, Chester and York, the
Pines arc dying in large numbers; and many OF
the Pines in the beautiful grove near the South
Carolina Railroad Depot, in that city were al.
SO dying.
PAINFUL CorNc1DEHcE The widow of the
Hon. Alexander Everett, U. s. Commissioner
to China, and also the widow of Rev. s. G.
CIopion, missionary Of the Southern Baptist
Board, recently arrived in New York for Can.
ton. Both families went to China in the same
ship, and the widows returned home together,
equally bereaved.