The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-01

arch OF our social edifce. The Bourse, the theatre
OF our financiers, has answered the OPERA the big
hnancer Of our theatres, by rise of fifty centimes,
| which, unfortunately, of short duration. We
feel too much that nothing is fixed, nothng.is sta
| BILE, and that the ground rocks under our feet
The oratorical detuts of the cabinet have
confirmed the unfavorable prognostics which
greeted 1t at Its birth. The question on bill,
the object Of which to put off the dissolution of
| the national guard of Lyons M. FERDINAND BAR
| ROT, in defending the necessity of this measure,
admitted that, in his view, the institution of ma
| tional guard was peril in cities aboring under
| anarchy There was great truth in this, for the
most OF our revolutions owing to the natvete Of
our national guards, if not to their completely But
il is not good to tell the whole truth and a member
| of the Mountain has alluded TO this by saying to NJ
f. BARRoT, :" You are not adroit" 81 only en-
deayor TO be true" answered the minister who
gained his cause, notwithstanding the raillery,
| often ingenious, directed by M MATTHEW (dc la
Dr0me) against the executive and ministerial doc
trines as compared M. MATHEW ode la Dr6me)
brought TO mind that one ofthe new ministers had
in his bureau, at the time of the discussion of the
Roman credits, treated the letter of the President
ridiculous The expression is attributed
TO NJ D'HAUTPoUL. "One other minister is namcd,''
says the Eoenenent "who is said to have expressed
himself nearly in the manner on this docu-
mcnt There are, therefore, two and if a close
search were made, it is not impossible that three of
them might be found" The poor ministers, how
ever, are not treated more charitably, en- petit
comite, by the Right than by the Left. While NJ
FERDINAND BARRoT was on the tribune, one of the
persons near VIcroR HUGO asked him what he
thought of this brother of the great orator? "He
is Thomas Corncle,"* answered VIcTeR HUGO
he tool cfTac A ,c. AZ.
said to M. BEUdNoT that it was the duty of the
Right to sustain ministers chosen from its BOSOM
They are your Children" said he. Sour small
Children" answered M. BEUaNoT.
The name of this last furnishes a natural transit
ton for me to vote of the Assembly which is the
most important fact of our parliamentary situation
In the name Of the committee to which had been re-
ferred the bill, elaborated by M. DE FALLoux ON
university instruction, M. BEUGNoT had asked that
this bill might not be submitted to the previous cx
animation of the Council Of State as the constitu
ton requires for ordinary laws. The pretext for
this exemption was, that the law on instruction
made part of the organic laws prepared by the Con-
stituent Assembly. The real motive was that thew
feared to see the dispositions of the bill favorable to
religious liberty amended in the sense of university
privilege by majority of the Council of State But
the rights that the latter had claimed were reserved
by vote of 3O7 to 1903. This result which is a SEN
sible check for nj. DE MoSTALEMBERT's party, and
the gravest symptom OF division which has yet
manifested itself in the bosom of the old majority
has been owing in great part to energetic speech
OF General CAvAIGNAc, who rested the question not
on the character of the law ITSELF but on the char
acter OF the power called to make it. The Consti-
tuent Assembly was sovereign, and hence possessed
plentude OF attributes that simple Legislative as
scmbly could not have, The cabinet, which has
remained neutral in these debates, had declared if
the bill was referred to the Council of State il was
resolved to propose Immediately to suppress the ir-
rcmovability OF schoomasers and the certifcatesof
study, now indispensable to obtain the degree of
Bachelor OF Arts. These two measures have an
pearcd to many representatives a sufficient satisfac-
ton given to order and liberty; meanwhile the law
which Is to reorganize instruction can be treated
with reflection and mature consideration. Half
measures suit the taste and mental stature of the
demigods of our epoch.
At the proposal of supply of credits of fifteen
thousand francs demanded to pay for decorations
got up suddenly in the hotel of the President of the
Assembly, on the order of Nj. MARRAsT, who was
hurried to give grand ball of reconciliation after
the days of June, lS4s, nj. DE VArIsMENIL rid
died with pin-sckings the former editor in chief of
the National, and the majority cut off from the ar
francs. This shabbiness is small vengeance, to be
regretted the part of great Assembly. We
might easily find mind, but not easily heart, to
strike dcienccess man to the earth
will speak to you of the investiture of the mapis-
tracy only to mention this ceremony, which has
been marked, however, with some incidents charac-
teristc enough. The persons ordering the fate had
placed the chair Of the President of the Assembly
beneath those Of the President and Vice President
Of the republic. M DUPS, always an energetic
defender Of the bodies that he represents had the
equality Of the chairs re-establshed Will the re-
public sit better for III For the second time at
least, the President pronounced his name; this is
already something, and il was remarked. On his
side, NJ. DUPIN called attention to the circumstance
that all powers were tributary to the magistracy,
and that the latter could Judge and condemn all
public officers, comprising the President Of
the republic himself The lesson was well worth
chair.
In the Versailles trial. the artillery captain Farina
(of Cologne water celebrity has ascribed TO Cen
eral CHASGARsrER a remark free enough, by the
aid Of which Colonel Guinard justifes the appre-
tensions that he had conceived touching the dan
gers with which the republic was threatened. Gen
eral Changarner has contradicted this barrack tat
tie Contradictions cross each other like the sword
IN llls uli, WHICH mas hlrcauy given pace 10 Two
three duels. Discord is the natural daughter Of
civil war.
Our soldiers, notwithstanding their bravery, have
not yet been able 70 reduce the Oasis insurgents of
the province Of Constantine. Their intrenchments
are 80 strong that those insurgents have repealed
three -four attacks successfully.
War seems inevitable with Morocco. Our squad
ron, which sailing for the side Of the Darda-
necs received the order 10 change their course
and TO make sail for Tangiers On the contrary,
the diplomatic clouds vanishing the side Of
Turkey The Gar Nicholas was furious on learn
ing the departure Of the English and French squad
rons; and he wrote, il is said, with good ink TO
Lord PALaERsT0s. But he yields at the end, and
this is the principal thing.
The Pope has positively started ON his way 10
Rome, where he 70 arrive the Let Of Novcm-
Der, the day Of All Saints. lie resolved 10 return
TO the eternal city, after having learned the adop-
ton Of the report Of NJ. TmERs by our Legislative