Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-25
NATIONAL. lNTELLIG ENCER.
FROM OUR EUROPEAN coRREsP oNDENT
IoNDoN, OCTOBER 80, 1913.


for the 10Th of December, Notwithstanding the OPP
position Of the clubs of the Rue de Poicters, the
institute and the Palas Royal. There was a very
full house when the day OF election was determined
upon !; 10 members being present. of whom 5s7
voted for the 10th of December, and only 232 for
further postponement
An erroneous idea has been indusriously dis
semlnaed that General CAvAIGNAc and the existing
government OF France have monarchical tendencies,
and this has been strengthened by the late changes
which have been made in the administration. On
the contrary, CAvAIGNAc, son OF an old Conven-
tionalisl educated by Republican mother and
brother 10 the celebrated journalist, GODFREY CA
yAIGNAC, is firm in his extreme liberal principles.
lie and his friend MARRAsT have leaned on the
nlouarchcal factions for defence only, from neces-
sity, and 10 guard themselves from the violent and
visionary plots of the Red Republicans They
would as soon put down Carlist, an Orleans, or
Bonaparte movement, as they would Communist
or Socialist one. .,.
The CARLlsr faction is wretchedly incapable
and unmportant party, except in the number of
voters which II could command for its Presidential
candidate, sIouldit bring forward one. This power
they derive, i'll the provinces, from having promised
the peasanlry exemption from taxation, the pay
ment OF the public debt out of the private purse
OF the Prince, and the easy acquisition Of pro-
perv; all this the French peasant believes, and
cries, " Vive Henry VIZ The workmen in the
towns recolrrt the bgotry and aIsehood of the
whole Bourbon race, and fling back these incite
meets with disdain. These workmen are all either
wholly in the dark: they have no party out of the
class of public men. There is no Orleans loyalty
in France. Their nominee for the Presidency will
receive a very small number OF votes. The Bona
fARTI,r party is numerous, active, and powerful.
The restoration Of the Empire of the NAPOLEON
dynasty IS &c .i:os1 d glorious dream, which they
hope to realize. The enthusiasm aud ardor of
this faction is uncomfortable. The gores and
spiendor Of the Imperial court are sighed for. The
number OF families WHO would take lead in any
movement 10 restore it, is very great.
There are in France about nine millions of cleo
tors. OF these it is probable, that between three
and four millions at present Republicans, but
this includes the Socialists. They divided into
three classes, Moderaies, Extremes, and Socialists.
The remainder are Monarchists, who would proba
biy concentrate their power upon any candidate
Carlis Oreanst, or Bonapartist who would be
likely to succeed. If an election to take place
immediately it is not probable that any candidate
would obtain majority of the whole. This emer
gency has been provided for. No doubt Louis
NAPOLEON would obtain the highest number of
but if the i've highest come 10 the chamber
there is every probability that CAyAIGNAc would be
elected, with MA2RAsT as Vice President. This
would pot an end to all monarchca hopes for
time at Least. II is probable thar the votes would
be, proporiionaily, as follows:
Re! Republican and Communist candidate OO0, 000
Moderate and Governmental. ,000, 900
Carlst aud OHeaGs 000, 900
b"hapaTl't DOC, 600
IArERss party would probably carry TO whomsoever
he might choose to transfer ,O0O. 600
Every week will alter this calculation, and prin-
cIpally in the dimlnuton of the Bonaparists which
will be chiefly caused BY the mprudence aud weak
OF te man who is their railying point, and no.
minal head. Strange 10 say that the Immediate des-
tnes Of France closely identified with such a
man. lie may prove, however. only the idol Of the
hour, or, al most, nine days wonder, and then
sink into oblivion; or he may become very dam
gerous person &c. overthrow the Republic, and be-
come the first but certainly only very temporary,
occupier Of an Imperial throne. Late elections
have shown how very potent the name of his uncle
is yet with The masses of the people.
The visit Of about twelve hundred Of the national
guards Of Paris TO London, and especially the call
of considerable part of that number at the Man.
sion House a visit TO the Lord Mayor, were in
deed events Of great interest Looking 10 realities
and not 10 appearances, we should say that this
latter interchange of cvilites afforded more solid
evidence Of the existence of an entente corttidie
between the two nations than the entertainment
gwen by Tie city some years ego 10 the then King
OF he French. The clvilltes that pass between
Sovereign and Sovereign, and the homage offered
by great municipalities 10 visers of royal rank
are, after all, very Precarious signs of international
harmony: they are sometimes even ominous. as
resulting from the efforts of subtle and intriguing
dPIomaists, to produce the appearance of cor.
-diaIity which they themselves are conscious can
have no real basis. Not so the spontaneous cour-
tesies, the testimonies Of sympathy and regard, Of
fered by people 10 vsiters of their own rank in
life, gratifying their neighbory feeling and curiosity
without parade or preparation, and yet representing
an their garb and demeanor the national interests OF
which they are the constitutional protectors. The
proceedings a, the Mansion House were highly i'm
tercsing, but we cannot help expressing wish that
some refreshment had been offered to the Lord
Mayors guests the hospitality of England, and
the character Of the civic authorities of London as
9atrorizers and exemplifers Of good eating and
drinking, little compromised by the omis-
sion. The conduct of the whole Of these citizen
soldier yisters was most orderly and correct: we
have not heard of single braw rrcgularity, or
impertinence. When they departed from London
bridge, their return, there was not IN individual
among them in the least intoxicated although they
were Negligent Of the usual ceremonias Of leave
taking. Shouts "IiUc Faagiais, Fire p.9ngte.
ferre" were long and loud on one side, and of
"Hurrah for The trench and The national guards ~