The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-15
Our Paris correspondence.

Our Paris correspondence.
PARIS, Nov rs, 1s4s.
Terrific Excitement in France.
The has been received at Paris, by the boat,
that General Taylor has been elected President of the
United States that he had 134 to 20 of the votes
heard FROM at the departure Of the boatthe STU inst
1t creates interest in Europe and the tory press
Of London is copgra tulatng England upon the sub
ject hope the aristocracy of England will not profit
by the measure but am aware that the English in
terett in country is strong and that it will require
great courage and forecast in President surrounded
by it, not to yield to its power
Yesseeday two duels in high Hfe were fought
n the woods of Boulog one between Gene
raj paraguay dHilliers, of the army, and M. Goud-
chaux, ex-Minister Of finance; the other be-
tween M. Adam, Chief Secretary of the Prefect, and
Colonel Rey, late commander, at the Hotel de.
Vile The first parties took their distance at forty
PAGES. and advanced and fred: Neither were
wounded and thereupou the General withdrew
the allegation which tire ex Minister bad met by
an allegation Of falsehood in the Assembly, and
then the matter ended. 1t appears to me that the
gallant General got the worst of It, for he made charge
against the minister and the minister told him that
be led he then challenged fought and withdrew the
was wounded, and there that matter terminated The
atmosphere here Is terIibe-terrlfc. feel every
ment as If the war might burst out without nc
ment's warming and the streets run red with blood
These tive duels in high life at this Mt between
Q single ehrug Of the shoulders Is all the warning
given before blood there are seldom three words
st the a. debate ON snrday
between General Cavsgnac and the members of the
oldiexecxive. will put all the elements Of civil in
motion. hope the storm will pass but 1t RACES
now with terror; the excitement Is 20 great,
that business of Importance is transacted in
the Assembly stih think that appearances indi-
cate the election of Napoleon by the people; the
rent for him is deep and strong. All who loved Ma.
poleon hntelf--who revere his memory proud OF
his mighty deeds and towering genius-an who desire
to avepge his injuries, domestic and foreign-all who
oppose the republic Gen. Cavaignac NJ. Marrast the
old Executive, and Provisional Govern mental who
are hungry, out Of work or in favor of socialism and
the insurgents, or q general amnesty-aL who ere
out Of Office, and want place and power, who we're
opposed to the state of sege the suppression Of the
journals, or who have been imprisoned or removed
from oce- all the old dy nastes, who seeking to
establish monarchy all who want change are
tired Of lying upon one side and want to turn over
the case of the election of Gen Hsrrisop are
the mighty elements opposed to the eection Of Gen.
and %poa Louis Is Mayo
out Of their way the present Executive. The friends
Of Raspail and Ledru Rollin ard ausrrk,,g among
then selves; the former DO not consider Letu Rolin
sufhcit nty orthodox upon the question Of socialism.
Lamatine will be in Paris after this week and will push
his claims for the Presidency He be forgotten
in the general melee. The enemies of General Csvai
gnac say, that the debate Of Saturday will be
cru, hing to him. that he will be Withdrawn from the
canvass ! do not anticipate tLs result but rather
favorable to the General though his adversaries
are so numerous and interested to crush him, and to
wsrd to- as one Of the graves events that has happen
ed since the meeting of the Assembly in tina. body.
General Cavaignsc the whole responsibility Of the
blood split in June by refusing to obey their orders as
they Say. The next three weeks will be full Of mighty
events.
Ireland.
In the case Of Martin the Queen, the Chief JUS |
tice pronounced judgment on the 18th ut All the
objections raised by the prisoners counsel
ruled The other judges expressed their entire con-
culreuce and the COnY c.iOn n
France.
The second editions Of the Paris papers, of the 23d
ult., have reached Us.
The funds nearly three. quarters per cent yes
terdsy, under the mpie that the discussion xeo
for Saturday next in the National Assembly will pass
of without any of the acrimonious personalities or
other lame ntabe consequences that apprehe nded
from It, The "specula ors for the rise" have in fact,
arran ged the matter to their own satisfaction.
"How far this anticipation" rays correspondent,
"wll be borne out remains to be eeen. 1t by rome
parties that consequence of the affair will
vaignsc, as the candidate of the Moderes for the
PreideDcy. need hardly observe that this would he
red socialists and communists Is to those factions
the one proposing to vote for M. Ledru Roin, the
other for M. Raspal. IT, however, the fact be- as is
still reported and generally believed thas the election
Of Prince Louis Napoleon is the split the unity
of the moderate PARTY matter of little consequence,
so far as the election is concerned
The popularity of the Prince is described general
throughout the country but 1t is less in Paris than
slams into parties Is notorious. General C.sagnss is
supported by all who remember with gratitude his de-
iyering the city from the instruction of June and
especially by the party called that Of the National
newspaper NJ Ledru Rollin is supported BY the more
advanced republicans, and OF the socialists The
great body of the red men socialists, and communists
who look up to M. Proudhon their great leader
fer M. Ra'pail |
ftniys
Letters from Rene confirm tie statement which ap
peared in the French Monneur du Soir Of Tuesday,
that Count Rossi, the Prime Minister, had been stab
bed in the throat We regret to state that the Count
1t is said that Congress will be held at Brussels
the Italian question, in consequence Of the King Of
the Beleans having offered his intermedation NJ de
Tocquevle is to represent France and Lord Mimic to
represent England,
The Speneisehe Zeiiung, of the 10th, states that
three men, charged with having murdered Count La |
tour, were hanged at Vienna ON the 10th.
Prussia.
We have received intelligence from Berlin Of the |
There has been no regular sitting of the Assembly
since the nonpayment of taxes was voted, but the
members meet every dsy TO receive and to reply to the
addresses promising support which are pouring in upon
them from all parts Of tho kingdom The whole OF
Of westphalia the greater number Of towns in pome-
rama and the fIussian Marches the whole of the
Grand Dueby Of Posen, Dusseldorf, Cologne, AK la
Chapee Coble ntz and the whole OF the towns in the
Rbsb provinces have declared in favor of the AS
senbly
The general opnion IL, that affairs will be amcably
arranged by mutual concessions on the part of the
King snd Of the Assembly The King will It is said,
recall the decree removing the Assembly 20 Brander-
burg ana the Assembly will cancel its recommenGa-
ton not TO pay taxes.
The gis Ia ChcpeHe Gazette, Of the ed, contains
teleginphic despatch from Cologne stating that the
BiandenbuIg Misistry has retigued and that Becke-
rath u charged with the formation Of new cabinet,
in which Gfabow and CsmpbHusen are TO take pace.
Hungary.
According TO adsicts from Hungary, great portion
CT the imperial army was encamped kttsee, about
four miles from fgesburg; that city Itself we'll
noet cf the strong positions In the country
pied by Hungarian garrisoDs, who reported 20 have
Ll no V1u ~ a
however, tti asserted that MssseTos the Minister
&C War, had gone TO Olmut8 to treat fer pace. M,
smolte. the President If the Austrian Diet. wa to
leave Vienna for kr,mser, With eevetal Deputies on
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