Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01

counts from Paris have been received since this morning Tn
bourse was opened on Tuesday, rather unexpectedly
Goudchaux, the exMnster of Finance, had accepted tina
office, appears only upon the condition that he should b.
relieved from It so the first difficulties OF the Govern
ment should be and competent appoint
ed and ne resigned the position only because he thought
time had arrived His letter Of resignation couched in pa
roc terms He says :" If it were proved to me that my
services were indispensable YOU should, nowhs,and
ing my want OF ability, continue in the post in which have
been placed for days past That necessity existing
IN any respect have to request you TO restore be
y shall not the less remain at the disposal of the Prov
sona Government in all which demand of me- with
in the limited power of my abilities" We give this quota
ton IN order to countect impression which is nsinuae
by some Of the London journals that there schism in the
administration which has caused this resignation. The new
Minister Of Finance dchagng the duties Of his Office with
great energy and promptness. The bank of Gouin Co.
will said, pay all the creditors full It is feared how
ever, that many AgenSde Exchange will become bankupts
NJ Araso succeeds NJ GARNER Pages Mayor Of Paris and
vacates the Ministry of Marine Every thing indicates the
gradual return OF affairs to their ordinary channels The
from the departments is generally favorable Public tranquil.
ty is every where maintained The miners in the north who
had struck for wages have resumed their labor There is
however, great commercial distress of the chief towns
IN the provinces The Paris journals busy proposing
nous plans OF economical reform 'La Presse advocates
the total humiliation of the corps dipomaque except
suls and says that by this reform the nation would annually
save 900 francs An impression generally prevails that
the private property not only of the ex-Kng but of all the
Royal family will be conscated State purposes Admiral
Baudn writes to the Minister of Marine from Toulon: My
flag hosed to-day commander of the fleet the squad
ron saluted it with cries Of " Hpe la Repubhque !"
THURSDAY, March 9.-The money market was affected
yesterday afternoon by the OF six large failures in
Paris including two banks The stock exchange is af
fected at this time by commercial than by poH
cal Consos left off last night about ST. All continues
tranquil in Paris. The Minister of Finance is proceed
ing energecay with his plans for relieving the existing
commercial pressure The French journals say that France
has dread from the of trade and commerce than
from the union of Russia Prussia and Austria against her.
Admiral Baudin succeeds NJ Arago Minister of Marine
good deal of dissatisfaction reasonably expressed in Eng
land at the way in which English aborers who had been in
ved France had been treated The following para
graph has reference to this subject
"On Monday the Marquis of Normandy had another in
teryiew with M de Lamane the subject of the collisions
which took place Rouen and Havre between the French
and English wokmen the consequence of which has been
that many of the English wormen have been forced to leave
their work, and embark for England without their wages
Lord Normandy also complained Of the conduct Of the nhab
tants OF Granville in preventing the expectation Of French
cattle to England M de Lamarine stated that of
OF this nature equally trade
ary the relations Of friendship existing between The two
countries He added that the Government would fail to
reesabsh between the aboers and the sailors Of the two
countries the liberty, security and friendship which ought 10
exist and be strengthened between the Governments
We have thus brought together, in narrative FORM re-
port of the principal which have marked the revolution
in France since its 10 the arrival of the latest
London and which may you and your readers
nj
fsng many conflicting statements. We have been more
careful to facts than quote opinions and supply the
materials for other persons draw conclusions FROM than to
draw conclusions ourselves 1t wosd be wrong however to
say that have opinion Of We full of adj
maton Of the ability which the Provisional Government of
France has exhibited, during Of extreme difficulty
when there scarcely of time for reflection when
action prompt decided and consistent called for the
means of saving Paris from plage and intestine war; and the
whole France from anarchy and confusion The members
OF the Provisional Government have still guide the machine
Of State for nearly month until the National Convention
will assemble then will another crisis. Nine hundred
citizens, fresh from the people, the greater part perhaps,
trey the business Of legislation will then have the
mighty task assigned to them of framing and organizing
form Of government for this great country. What that form
OF government will be il would be presumptuous forele
but do suppose tha! viii be- continue be, Re-
publican, and this merely because that form Of government
not adapted the genius equal the emergencies Of the
French people. We would not be misunderstood by our
transatlantic friends and feel assured that shall not be-
We shall not be accused Of wish deprccae republican
institutions We have lived under them and know their
value to people whose position adapted their reception
and who begin de with their political fabric you
did We doubt, and have every motive
10 wish, that the fabric which you have reared will continue
for ages the individual happiness and the national
glory Of the people who shall live beneath and within t. But
France is in different, very widely different position she
full Of vested rights, Of class privileges Of conflicting opn
ions she has the dangerous doctrine Of communism to con-
tend with she surrounded by jealous neghbors she has
much ignorance in her lower classes and much prejudice and
intolerance in her higher she may remain republican,
but republic can, afraid be established only after
much commoton and suffering. AT present the only party
in France that Of order and peace and VIC think that order
cannot be maintained in France could they be in
England Prussia Austria, by republican form Of gov
eminent Means must always he adapted 10 ends and is
with reference to this necessity that we write thus and not
from any depreciation Of the European character any un
worthy estimate Of republican Institutions
few sentences about the other nations Of the Euro
pean continent And first Of BRLGIuN. Independence neu
ta and said to be the walchwords Of the Begans
The great question Of the day just now Belgium is how to
procure employment for the working classes and the whole
attention Of the powers in authority engIosscd with this truly
woghty subject
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