Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-27
THE FRENCH NEWS.

THE FRENCH NEWS.
The New York papers are filed with the foreign
news; and all of them save one, the Foreign Cor
respondent Of the Tribune, seem well pleased. He
writes as follows: PANS, MAY "a, lS4s.
commence this letter; whether shall finish it, cannot
tell Things have dangerous aspect and ii quite possible
that the National Assembly will be opened with the firing Of
muskes Two parties ready for the conflict are now ar
ayed aganseach other the Bougeoe, who have recover
ed from the surprise and defeat Of the 24 Of February wish
to regain their ance right and privileged standing and the
People, whobehod themselves again deceived and thrust into
the shade nvor Of putting end the present bastard
Government and carrying the revolution complete end.
The elections have for the most part terminated etrograde
sensethe called Moderate party FORMS in victorious ma
jony the great of the National Assembly Throughout
all France heard startling cry Of Indignation Of wrath of
undisguised hostility. In Rouen, in Ebeu in Nismes in
Nantes in Marsees the popuace the result
Of the elections known They have to active pro-
esaons every where and in the first two cities poor unam-
ed workmen have been shot down in the Of the Republic
just as they were formerly in the Of the King.
Look atthe statement the 900 the nation
and you will find two Catholic Bishops Of the utramontane
hue, twenty thirty Abbes Priests from the bgo,ed and
anatca districts Of La Vendee and Brittany hundred
Of the former Deputies of the Left dozen Legitmst Dukes
Counts Marquses, and Barons twenty other agents Of leg
macy, the long train of the National and M Armand Mar
with the exception of King and who consider the conquest
Of the Rhine districts and Of Belgium indispensable urther
handsome number Of Louis Phppes followers, among them
many highly unworthy of his favor Dugabe
Maugun, and others. Then have about hundred
sincere republicans, and finally great body of nrents
advocates, property generals professors merchants
SPECTATORS without principle but think
ang mainly of their 0un interests
What Is to be hoped from such an Assembly Are
they right who say that from this National Assembly
measure for the benefit the millions Of industrial abore
the millions Of land cuvators, is TO be awaited but the
contrary reaction and return OF monarchy, under the
oil regency to be feared The workmen first of all have
been shameuly deceived After they had been entertained
for months with all kinds d Utopian theories by Louis
Blanc in the Palace Of the Lgxembougaer they had been
promised organization Of labor AMI complete representa-
ton Of their interests the National Assembyth question
Of labor has been laid the table, every thing suffered
main formerly, and things have been well manGuvred
that only five six wokmen have been elected the Ma
tona Assembly, and these few deputies actual
wokmen, but rather literary mechanics. You form
idea Of the rage and bitterness of feeling which regns both
the hostile camps The Bourgeoisie will ga tout prr ir
cete caa Che done with this rabble any price,
and the aboe have the downfall aud destruction of
the Bougeoe The latter through banques and demenstra-
TONS have to their side the Military who lately returned
to Paris they provoke the workmen every possible way
and seek to bring about conflict which shall give them and
the National Assembly justification for extraordinary
and for the systematic oppression Of the lower classes
The aborc melted by the organs Of their party
break the hand and admonshed moderation on the
might suffice to create explosion.
The socaed Moderate pary formed by the alliance Of the.
Clergy, the Legtimist the Oreanist and the Republicans
of the National has already made every during the
elections In order to overthrow Lcdu Ron Flocon Louis
Blanc, and Albert the representatives Of the Revolutionary
party, and.hrough the employment of the arbitrary and
perdious Of all kinds, they have succeeded WELL
that Lamartne Manast Arago, GARNER Pages &c each
received 250 900 voes while Ledru Roln, Focon Louis
Blanc, and Others only elected by 1906 900 But
10 their victorious roicings, they have considered that
these $780, 600 votes form compact body Of determined Re-
pubcans while the 900 will split into five six opposing
factions after their victory There doubt that this Mod
crate majority will also triumph the National Assembly, and
shut out Ledru Ron and his friends from participation the
Government Bot this is, nevertheless favorable; Ledru
Ron will again return to his place. leader Of the
Opposition among the majority the Ulmmontanes the Le-
gimist the 0reanisis and the moderate Republicans will
combat and MAIN each Other and the revolutionary
minority grow into mighty majority, the
with the de Ia Montague party. Its situation serious and
dangerous many heads ,oiA otfey, many ta before the
rictory gained but mortal o,oer ,ciH henceh turn
backward The tide Of Repoiution.
ITO do justice to the Editor of the Tribune, it
is necessary to add that in publishing all this Robes
perreism, he says:
"Of the views Of our correspondent beg leave say
that they are his and not ours"l