Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28

community desirous of, or aiming to procure any
the greatest amount oil change at the cost OF
revolution. The painful revelations made by these
Charst trials are the proofs of the existence of
class of people debased enough to assume the cha,
racer and the duties Of spies upon the sayings and
doipgs of their nelghbors, for the purpose of re.
ceiving the ignominious rewards Of iaformers
Ashamed we are TO say thai these men do form a
class, SO far as respects numbers, importance, in
tueIce, and association. Itwas upon the evidence
of these men that the misled and weakheaded
Chartists have been convicted and sentenced to
transportation for life. How far some of these mis-.
guided men were led to the commission of the Of
fences for which they are to be banished from their
native land, by the arts and cunning of the wrelches
who wormed themselves into their confidence for
the purpose OF benaying them, is very important
and painful question. How far the employment Of
spies is moral practice We will not decide; we
sure it is not an honorable one. And further, we
cannot perceive how man who thus deceives his
associates can be competent witness against them.
lie cannot come into court with clean hands /; he
cannot be- what the lawyers call "reci,ts ia curia =
BE tins as 1t may, quite sure that the exist
encc and the employment of such degraded persons
is disgrace to the nation and to the administration
of our laws.
OCTOBER 5.-The trial of Mr.. SMITH O'BR1aN
has proceeded to the close of the examination Of
witnesses for the crown, and the last news brings
the report down to the end of the Attorney Generals
case. Some curious traits OF Irish character have
been developed. Several of the witnesses for the
prosecution could not, by any means, be induced to
recognise the prisoner. They had never seen
him, they did not know which was he,' &C.
Two men brought forward to give evidence posi-
lively refused to testify any thing; they said they
would be shot sooner than say word one way or
the other. Of course they were committed for
contempt OF court and no doubt will rather suffer
all the pains and penalties of conumacy than give
any testimony against the prisoner. 1t has leaked
out that IN case verdict of guilty of high treason is
gwen the law will be allowed TO take its course,
and the full punishment inflicted. The impression
that this will be the will act favorably for the
prisoner with the jury; they will be naturally and
humanely disposed TO give every point the most
mercitul Interpretation, when they know that no
mercy is to be rendered to the prisoner after his
case has passed out of Their hands.
The grain crop Of ireland will turn cut better
than was expected but the last official return of
the state OF the Irish potato crop, prepared for tie
use OF the poor law commissioners, shows very
great deficiency. The statement is conclusive, and
leads TO the apprehension thai another year of Irish
misery is before us.
the whole body Of Protectonists ard the two Sec
tons OF Conservatives and Tories into great COM
motion. Ioryism is rampant in England, and no.
thing appears to satisfy its advocates but the re-
enactment of penal laws in Ireland, the re-estabsh
ment of the Holy Alliance in Europe, and OF the
Corn laws and all their concomitants at home.
they will have TO experiences disappointment, how
ever, upon these points, but they will not be the
less active in their proceedings. Extremes often
meet, and they have most decidedly done SO when
the Standard and the Morning Chronicle are fornd
fighting under the same banner. The Young
ah,mni of the Peel school are inspired with the
desire TO re-unite the Tory party under their uye
nile lead-they are evidently making advances 10
the ultra Tories. II they could unite and work
together, they would prove powerful, perhaps an
overwhelming opposition to the Wings but the
strength Of the latter consists in the want of party
cement among their opponents.
There IS little or nothing rev in France. There
appears TO have been great oversight, as well as
show ct injustice, in not placing the Bcnaparte dy-
nasty upon par with those of Orleans and The elder
branch OF the Bourbons. The former should have
been excluded the country as well as the two latter
The Bonapartlsts, however, are the most popular moi
only III Paris, but throughout France and, being
lhe least lmmlnently dangerous, they got into The
National Assembly almost unperceived. They have
remained there harmless, and many think that the
ADMISSION OF Louis Napoleon among them will but
bring him down TO their Level, and that his prestige
may eyaporate at the tribune. Considerable effcc,
was produced the other day by his entering the
Assembly arm and arm with Gen Cavaipnac. Very
dlsgraceul scenes OF confusion took place on the
30th ultmo in the National Assembly in conse.
quence OF deputy making very severe observations
respecting some democratic banquets which had
lately been held at Toulouse, Bourges, and other
places. IL IS said that nothing SO violent had occur
red since 1893, and that the offending deoutv was
saved from the fury Of the savage Monagnards. who
rushed upon him. by TIE interposion Of The hussiers
and members Of the Assembly who surrounded tho
tribune. These democratic banduets will rrove
very embarrassing to the Government They have
already caused the resignation Of NJ. Senard MI.
mister Of the Interior. Every day deyelops more
clearly the changing tendency Of the majority oC
the Assembly. Last month the majority of the
Presidents and Secretaries Of the Bureaus beloroed
to the Government party; this month only three
republicans Of the UieiHe are elected pres;den,s
namely, NM. Dupont de l'Eure, Arago, and Ian,
drln The remainder consist Of NM. Mole. Tbiers
Odilon Barrot Duiaure, and others, all Of whom
make no disguise OF the profound regret with which
they regard the revolution Of February. The de.
bates on the constitution continue. 4 great s,uc.
gle will take place upon the section prescribing ,5e
mode of electing the Presiden, of the rcnpbl;c
Strange TO say, the LegitiInists and Dynastics Of
every shade and the Moderate party are for The