Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-04

lungs oil The members Toward the close ofhe ehsauon
you will hear the dngng Of the Presidents bell and the out
cry oil the attendants and presently agsn the violent Into
nations OF the speaker
So the assembly rocks on hour oter ho, from quiet to
clamor, and from clamor back TO qaet
speaker really enchain the Assembly, as THEIRS and
LAaARTIsE, and BARRor, and RoLLIN and BERnYEn will
sometimes do then follows inevitably little recess TO work
o The uneasy feeling patient quietu and to put on again
| the old habit of chat and Of camor.
The declaration Of vote nydves an immense amount
of forbeance Il matter whici unfortunately every
to hear and the silence which recedes the announce
ment s for French Assembly, absolutely oppressive.
As the painted make thei appearance over the edge Of
the tribune the talk is general The absent members hrong
in at the door, The tckep click within the urns. The
hussers glide around steaty as CATS Members cross and
and anticipate Dad grow nervous and the galleries
make bets and dispute ttreatenngy.
AT length the yoesae all In The committees are at their
work. Talk grows aoser and noisier. In the midst sounds
the Presidents bell The order goes forth "o your places
The President rigs again and grows impaientshugs his
shoulders The huissiers shout sence" their lungs
brazen. The cry repeated the foot of the tribune
the foot Of the hall and in the galleries above Finally
the uproar subsidies into noisy talk the noisy talk dies into
chat ch.t expires into murmured whispers the whispers
grow les aud less frequent; the President makes final de-
nand taps his BELL lifts his paper looks around, raises eye
brow shugs his shoulders taps his bell again. and declares
the vote.
moment after and the Assembly is itself aeainhe same
noisy, busting, stirring, restless eyebeang heart of France
So goes on throbbng STILL within It's walls and with
in its senineed gates upon the banks of the Seine.
The great political event of the past week has been the
to elect the President of the republic by universal suffrage.
strong party the Assembly, you aware in favor Of
retaining the power of this election within their hands
and strange to say this opposition to the popular measure,
ultimately secured, organized and carried chiefly by
the extreme Left, or Red Republicans seems extraordinary
thus to find those who have been oues their declarations
for extreme liberty opposing themselves, such measure,
to the general wish Of the country.
The matter explains itself thus: The Monagnards are
aware that their strongest support lies in the aubougs and the
crowded streets OF the city, and their best hopes the
onay movements of the barcaders. They WISH therefore,
in retaining cont of the Executive power within the Assem-
bly, to subject to the influence of their opinions and
10 the threatening attitude of the cana Their ideal of an
effective Government is such Republican organ the old
Convention with its terrible Committee of Public Safety.
They have great apprehensons of the popular voice of the
county, and what they call the reaconay opinions Of the
Provinces.
The Modeates, those voting against single Cham
ber have sustained the of universal voe order
defeat the odous conventional Capitalization, which has been
the aim Of the radical portion of the Assembly They see
in President chosen large sort Of check upon rash e-
gsaon-a kind of regulator for turbd action popular
guard, in Short for popular assembly second Chamber
they not strong enough to securethey hope for
thing like the conservative influence independent
President and Cabinet.
The very which have induced the support of the
Moderates have excited the opposition of the Left They
wish the people delegate power who shall be out
Of their reach, who they he Assembly, may not cashier at
pleasure. They afraid that honest man, with the
strength Of the people in his hand may bruise their unha
lowed designs. They would claim the sole right the
peoples conscience They would subject them 10 tyranny
OF political priecrai. They much afraid Of Ca
vignac Bonapare of President Of the People who
shall execute faithfully Peoples ORDERS
They have used the best Of their logic TO garnish their
vote show that they were still democratic in DENYING to the
People their presidential suffrage, but their logic
than their cause and their but guilty ambition
is indeed, little singular that the great democratic end
which tempted the revolution and which the revolution freely
and eaessy, among i;s first acts asserted should be-
tp
themselves proof in its way (f proof wanting,)
that they who most boassfu of the Peoples rights
not always their uuest friends, and that the nosest baggas
Of liberty sometimes but depos in disguise II
without long debate-lt up by glowing speech from La
marne-hat the of the Assembly favor of universal
suffrage secured II is considered almost fatal to the
hopes Of Cavagnac and has raised not little the expecta
tons of the Bonapartists.
proposition exclude relatives Of the late dynases from
the canddaleshp was, after trng discussion, voted down.
Another exclude officers the army with he fate
third proposition for the establishment OF electoral college
similar 10 own, did not receive twenty votes. The lmi
atons all fng, and nothing be Thoroughly de-
mocraic, largely imbucd with the spirit Of liberty,
than The system under the candidates present themselves
for election 10 the fIst French Presidency.
They voting the best Of human freedom, far free
dom expressble in form Of policy Bot will the form
accomplish the great aims Of Order-sccury, content,
We must wait, hopefully and long as we can,
TO Judge il the French character is equal TO the Spartan forth
uds that It would Il may be that France will
the large Of liberty il proposes 10 itself with grace
and fmness il may be that the election at hand will
them good and wise Governor it may be that
be will receive such generous and ioresrng support from
legislative majority and such temperate and egazcd oppo-
son from legislative minority shall sustain his strength
and The hope of the country Butte living 10 daily hear
ing Of che reiras and reOe, daily reading Of La Repub
6gue, and the pacard and in whose the muskes Of
June yet ringing, these prospects look full Of cheer and
confidence TO be tangible.
From distance, and seen, my readers will events
from republican ndpont readily believe that
hope viii he clearer and confidence greater Indeed, should
be disappointed you did condemn for faint heart
But remember you locking from the quarter from which
the light comes and upon the side where the light falls
gIopiog under The shadows Of the Correspondence
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