New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-20


city waiting for events They hardly know Tnst
will happen, nor what part they ought 70 take IN
case Of a collision. Their mind is not made up
beforehand because they Know no: what Is ore I"
ing, bat they leave the leaders and int-goes CT
a. part.e. l. mature their plans and openly pro-
claim them This neutral attitude Of the great
body Of the people seems % inspire al pst"e'
with q certain confidence. Zach Knot '' J0'0s
seems T. think the tines are favorable Tor DECISIVE
action. stock exchange and Parliamentary az
ton are most rife ia the midst 81 Tbs pop ina
general expectancy Cabinet Ministers are run
ming 70 and fro; parliamentary whiPpeI'lu' are
nua;,e And blowing with shepherd sdog zeal and
activity the journalist policemen are denoonclng
the plscenen in every department, VII are sas-
nsc,ed of being secretly m LEAGUE with the eter-
nal enemies OF social privilege and or4er 81 e'f'
feudal pc aud plurder they are pslniony shec'-
ed with the prospect Of dangers which society
she spuegery Of wealth and privilege, may roD' II
anv place Of power in the general Administration
Of the country should be in the hands OF Socialst
Republicans. in times OF critical uncertainty
when nobody knOEs what may happen, bu. the
enemies Of the Republic who intend to swamp H.
The friends OF order in violent hurry 10 lose
no time ii they can help it. Something must be
done 10 st-sngle the Republic before il has attained
the age Of puberty ard been seduced by socialism
The propenv Of such a marriage would devour the
privileges Of the rich and finally exterm'nste the
principles Of y5yalty. The health Of the hepub.
lie is not strong but still It nigh not die nstura'
death If IL were left sIcne and therefore some
thing must be done TO help it on the road to ruin.
There na charming concert of opinion on this
Fundamental point in all the tents OF honesty and
rgod,raftoa but true love never did ran smooth
aud here again the lovers OF monopoly and royalty
are thvVnrted in their passionate affection. They
iu not care for having or not having TIE consent d
other partles, All they want IS to agree among
themselves about TIE time and manner OF pro-
ceedng
Should the Catholic, and Atsolotiss lo' the
Money iobbers and Orleanisti reap al the ir0its
of present influence and coy ardse the ia ure fate
of secular authority by dangerous delays and COM
promise or should they not az once compel their
selfish and too prudent ses 10 hoist the banner
Of hereditary authority and combat popular cleo
tion Isit not manifest, says one oithelr journsls
that Louis Bonaparte is Judged ~ "His election
VISA send which we hailed with JOY, IS
means of ousting the rltiraH Government of Feb
ruary il was an immense step in the right drec
ton GU. OF anarchy but Il Ess not, and could not
be final, a detAntre sOiuftCR. THIS 10 the tenor
and the tone of the Abso utst press They wish
% act without delay by regular coup 4 d0 OF
the Parliamentary majority. The Losncontract-
ors wish TO temporise and work with majority IN
the Assembly, irrespective Of the principles Ji
ROYALTY or Pre- dency Elective ana hereditary
cues mons Of authority are secondary matters m
their estimation. Their only aim IL 10 secure a
Parliamentary ma lOrity which has the real Al not
ROYAL power h. grant monopolies OF railway and
fnencit operations BY this policy they reign
and govern with the aid of n cir Disconnected aes
of rO1aI and imperial hopes and Tears Napoleon
fumes a little now and then, at the attacks OF the
royalists and the financial press ls set immodi.
ately 70 work " tn promises OF decenna authority
and civil-ist promotion The Catholics take um-
BRACE ct these projects OF mere constitutional pro
traction, and demand decided measures Of mo
narchical ascendsncy. They demand change o.
ministry Immediately and the retirement from
Office OF the trifRds Of tie Constitution, who are q
constant obstacle 10 the peace and internal unity
of the friends Of order. Tho Loan contractors and
their leading tOOls, Theirs aud Mole, are htlle
pestered with their rash ailies, but they nave
managed TO keep them quiet with negociauohs
aud in'rigues OF ministerial change. Ihey ~ofh
upon their fears and hopes alternately To keep
them under discipline, and hitherto with iull sue
cess There u.s. however, decided restenness
IN either camp, and both seem bent upon strug-
gle for supremacy.
The ministerial criais has been constantly
| discussed during the lat few weeks, snd every
morning brings us news OF some new comolha
| ton. The Loan-contrsctors threaten IN their
turn 20 leave the camp OF one or other party, n
| their wants are not supplied aud their demands
| acceded to. They ask tor Government assistance
| Tor their railway speculstons and threaten TO
withhold all loans from 'uture Governments II the
majority refuse their votes for iobbins purposes
The treasury being empty neither roysls nor I'M
perialst fanatics dare incur the opposition OF the
Loan-cOntrsctOrs though they wish 10 hght tne
battle Of political supremacy. The majority IS
overwhelming in the National Assembly, 80 thai
Socialism and Republication are laughed at by
the coalition and yet the friends OF order are
embarrassed TO decide upon line oil sction. Inc
papers of all colors are discussing warmly their
respective principles and projects aud al parties
| are expecting coup defat by the President
az sinst the Assembly, or by the Assembly sgaast
the President
Troops are pouring into Paris from ali quarters.
aud the forts are being armed IN part as II some
evolutionary movement was expected 10y the
Government The people do no, threaten 10
ii,tuyo the pesce, and nothing seems To sgltate
the masses IN the Versailles trials Everybody
sees there was no comp0f, and whsteyer he
the verdict Of the Jury IL viii hardly dssppon'
or irritste the people. Something more import
ant 10 spprehended from the ranks OF the ma
iority, bur no one knows precisely whist No
movement, is appreheuded from the Socialist he
pubcans. The sgltation IS confined 10 the camp
Of order Is itswsr Of royslis,s sgsinst lmPeri.
slists which is meditsted or war Of the ooa'i-
ton sgGn.t the Constitution ThSi is the enisms.
Some think the lmperislis,s snd CORsttfut9OHist'
mediate blow at the Lesitimists; others think
that the lmperisists are duped, snd that Napoleon
with the the Constitution will be set aside to
sethoT. / think It not impossible ths, Napoleon
will be gosded into some mad freak which may
serve as pretext Tor proclsimIng military dlcta-
torship, and thus sboishipg At once the Constltu
ton aud the President
Chsnssrnier gave grand RECEPTION az the
Tuieres the other evening 70 the friends II
order and Monopoly. in which the usus sppesr.
snces OF royslty and splendor were INDUCED
in. IL seemsd to be step In the direction o.
Pslsiisl pomp and courtly etiquette in contras,
With Republican and Presidential absence Of eclat.
W hat the result will be cannot say, bu, the Re
pablicsns are looking on with calm intent and
curiosity Their journals are discussing poss 81 :
event. y ith great sbity sud clesrness |. Is not
impossible that royal and imperial and stock ~
| change ambition may 0e deceived by this appear
| snce OF smooth SAILING over popular tranquility
| aud that coup d'e'ai by one or other 81 these
parties might result IN something different from
what they look for and expect.
PrOu3hQn has lust put forth an eNQuiklte .D4t