Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-04-20
Frauce and dine Revolution.

correspondent of the Washington Union makes
the following brief but comprehensive remarks upon
French affairs. past and present:
Although the revolution has come suddenly
little sooner than IT looked for-it not al
together unexpected Since 1880, there has been
nothing TO oppose resolution. With The exception
of the stockholders, and those in employ of the
court there has been none that would be injured by
it. There are no large landholders, except the King
(Hho, n Due d'Orleans, has forest revenue of
Of 81 200, 900 per annum, and 81 900 from
crown lands and few leaders in the Deputies like
NJ. Roy, late Minister of Finance and small occu-
piers care only for remission of taxes, which
popular government will effect. The peers have 10
power, and were extinguished by single line frum
the provisional government. The customs revenue of
France is derived entirely from taxes materl-
ais; import of 900, 900 worth of cotton per
year from England and the United States the duty
was SO 800 000 and the tax on Goals and iron SWELL
cd the amount to $l2 000, 900. The tobacco mono
poly gave the government S5,OOO,00O per annum.
The large class Of wlne-growers have been on the
point of nsurrecon for years, because the injury
done TO their interests by the pulley of the govern
nent Every class of citizens has felt the iron
ing into the bone. The bourgeoiSe or middle class,
have clearly, in the expose of the corruptlons
that led TO the suicide of the late minister M. Tese,
the incontrovertble fact that the government
of utter corruption, exorting money from the unrep
resented many, to pay government adherents. All
these classes recognise the fact that the electoral col
eges, composed of 100000 out of 35,O0O,0O0 of
people, form the only arstocratic body In the
try and that a republic is simply to enlarge the
number of voters from 200 600 TO 5000 900, and to
substitute electire head for all hereditary one.
This change there is none resist The people, the
national guard, and the troops OF the line, one
The Count de Paris and Guizot are two; but these
were taken by surprise, were the ambassadors of
all the crowned heads; and the latter have nothing to
say, until they get instructions from their astonished
governments-each and all of which will, by this
time, have learned that it is safest to let France
age her government in her own way. There have
been fifteen ministers since 1880, and these fifteen
governments ha been different combinations of half
n dozen men, SOult was in five, alternately with
and in opposition to Guizot, who was seven times in
Office. Theirs was in six different ministries. Vile
main, Martin, Duchatel, Mole, Teste, and one or two
others, formed the whole in various combinations.
Each acted with and against all the others in
turn-all corrupt 10 the core Marshal SOult was
turned of the fifth ministry for pIering and NAL
easance in office, yet took Office again when the mat
ter blown and the corruptions of subsequent
ministers well known Each of these ministers
has adheFents, however, because each while in Office
disposed of great number of places. Theirs, for
! instance, bestowed 10000 offices while himself in
power. Thus there are among the corrupt electors,
Molests Thierslss, Guizotsts, &C.; but the cold eye
of the people is upon them all. These are all little
factions but there is, properly speaking but one
party in France, and that embraces the nationit is
the liberal party, faithful to the revolution of 1882
TO the constituent assembly Of 1871. They disavow-
ed the excuses of the convention, opposed the des-
potism of Napoleon, commended for liberty under the
restoration, deceived aud taught wisdom by the
revolution Of July, and in power in their own
right This party, it may not be doubted, will coolly
and methodically, firmly and peacefully, organize
republican government; and, while past abuses are
swept away the commercial policy of France will be
restored a basis that will double her intercourse
with the United States 1t is not TO be supposed that
republican government will repudiae the debt, be-
cause by doing, they will ALLEVIATE the stockhold-
ers (who in France are veIy numerous) from the
cause and throw hem into The of the royalsts,
out of which to form party. 1t is, however, very
certain that the right of suffrage cannot be extended
in France, without involving similar movement in
England If the 100000 voters in Great Britain are
but doubled, in the present temper of tie nation, the
national debt may be considered among the things
that tendency to such a result will produce
migration of capital to the United States, OF which
the virgin subscription of the Rothschds 10
United States loan will be but the precursor.