The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-11

AFFAIRS IN FRANCE The election of President Of
the French republic is liked for the 25lh OF this present
month. The three competitors most prominent are
Cavalgnac, Lamartine and Louis Napoleon.
The vote OF Cavaignac in the Assembly against the
election OF the hrst President by the people, preeTrng
that The Assembly itself should choose that high Officer
is likely TO be fatal 10 his pretensons. HIS cabinet,
moreover, is dismembered; the state OF siege IN
which Paris had been held since June is declared at an
end, and with It ends the direct predomlnanee OF The NIL
llary commander. These circumstances Indicate the de-
sknlng influence OF Cavagnac.
II the contest remains between Lamartlne and LOUIS
Napoleon all the opinions have been able 10 form
concerning the tendency OF things IN France, point TO The
success of the latter
1t is that the recent accounts speak slightingy Of
the princes influence in the Assembly; and the news
papers tell OF his failure in the tribune. II seems that
when the bill providing for the election OF President was
under discussion, an amendment was proposed by M
Theirs, excluding certain famlles-the Bonapartes
among The restroom eligibility TO the chief executive
ONCE Upon the announcement OF this proposition.
Louis Napoleon rushed to the tribune uttered few in
coherent sentences, tatered, and retired completely
broken down, that Theirs, with bitter pointing
al him, remarked, at Uery eUdent that The republic
had nothing 10 dread from that quarter, and Immediately
Withdrew the amendment
But whatever the position of Louis Napoleon may be
in the Assembly is to be remembered that the Assembly
does not elect the president The people do tha-he
whole body of the people Louis Napoleon will be re-
garded not in his personality, not the repre-.
sentative OF name, so much as the type OF that policy
which in the days of the empire made France the fore
most power Europe and crowned her name with glory
1t may happen, however, that the issue will not be
between Lamartne and the nephew of the Emperor.
Conservatism itself may be obliged 10 sustain Louis Ma
poeon against that ultrasm OF democracy which pro-
claims social revolution and invokes the terrific
cries OF 93-hat ultraism OF which Ledru Ron is the
head and the red cap, indicative OF blood the symbol
AT one Of the recent banque,s now frequent, OF the
red republicans at which CADET Leroux Prudhon, and
other leaders present. toast offered by LerouX 10
the Old Mountain 10 Robesperre, and to 49,"
ceived with frenzed braves The banquet-room dec
aied with red flags Ledru Ron, said, had started
Tor The provinces, there to similar spirit and
find accordingly that similar banquets held at Mont
peer and other cities The further state that
the annual dinner of the printers and composors of Paris,
some nine hundred persons being present, NJ Corbin,
vice president of the National Assembly, concluded
address with the words, "vive la repubique demo
craquen Et socale !" said voice. Eft sociae"
heard on all sides 81 do not think il necessary to
employ peonIsm, said the honorable gentleman
cannot comprehend republic being democratic without
being social" These words much appauded.
1t may be from such Indications as these that con-
servatsm in France will possibly have to choose be-
tween two tendencies, each the growth of distinct
epoch of the first revolution. In the event of such
necessity it would be better far better, invoke Napo-
leon rather than Robesperre. The enthusiasm of ma
tional glory transmitted from the days of the empire
transcends UNNECESSARILY the frenzy of 1885, and for
France how much nobler symbol is be seen in the
imperial eagle which raversed all Europe, carrying vic
tory from capital to capital, than in the guillone the
miserable engine of domestic saughter.-BaH american.