The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-11
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AXIS, ECU. SAuu, 1oAS.
The IhrOes ofthe National Assembly The Efforts
to Prevent its D,sso1t,om-1he Balls of the Pres
idcnt-Ihe,r Social Compler,on- Morals of the
National Assembiy, &C., re.
All that have prepared you to expect In my
correspondence, for the last SIX weeks, is now in
rapid progress Of fullment. The reaction Is ram
pant-the pure republicans of the vsss are in des-
pair. Within the last fortnight they have made
desperate struggles. Repugnant as are the senti-
ments Of the sincere and philosophlc republicans
of the National for the red men of the Reforn,s,
and the socialists and communists of tho Demo.
cratic Pacifqse and La Rep~bl,qwe, they have CO.
alesced II the common struggle against the mo-
narchcsl or imperial reactiOna but taey . 1--we as
yet struggled In valn The great point was to pro-
tract the power OF the present assembly, and to
you will have seen by the reports of the proceed.
iDgs OF The Assembly, that NO means were neglect
ed, no expedients that parliamentary ingenuity
could suggest were lett untried, to accomplish this.
Yet why, will you ask, was 1t not easily effected,
since 1t 10 notorious that the sincere republican
party have majority IN the Assembly The an
swer, however, Is obvious.
Their majority in the Assembly dare not act. It
is controlled by an infinitely more formidable ma
Jorly outside the walls OF the Assembly; MAORI
ty which has been constantly on the increase since
last June. This reactionary majority has always
been immense in the departments, and latterly 1t
has grown INTO formidable Importance, even IN the
towns and in the capital. The miserable state of
prostitution to which commerce has been reduced,
Is, whether justly or not. universally laid to the
charge OF the republic. II has been assumed that
If there had been merely change of dynasty, or
even transition to the empire, confidence would
have been maintained, public credit would have
been supported. the Bourse would have acquie sced
satisfied, strangers would not have fed, and
me ney would not have been locked up. That these
fleets, thus imputed to the republic, are greatly ex.
aegerated, no wel-informed person can doubt,
eitua of the republic, and like individuals, must
suffer the consequences of it's position.
The present Ministry, which, as have explained
TO you IN former letters, Is emlnently reactonary,
considered as having obtained lease Of Office, at
least until the convocatiOn OF the new Assembly.
Although the decree which has been adopted by
the Assembly does not fix specifically the day for
the new Assembly, still the conditions which
have been fixed are sufficiently definite to enable
to cay with certainty that the functions Of the
| present Assembly will cease, and the new Assem-
bly, will be conNyoked on or about the 7th Of May
cure paray zed the present Assembly. 1tcan scarce
| ly be considered now as having free agency. All
Its votes are delivered with the fear OF the APP
which representatives ask themselves, is not
| whether this or that measure is right or wrong,
beneficial or pernlcious, but how the vote they are
about 10 give will affect their return in the next
legislative Assembly. A large portion abstain al
together from the sessions; and although they
not depart iron, Parir, numbers find innumerabe
excuses for absence duDng the day. The benches
are cone, quently in general empty, and It Is with
some difficulty that the requisite number Is brought
together to give validity to the votes. Comge's are
de manded IN immense numbers on every magma
Bile peext, the real purpose being Of course to al
low members TO 60 TO their respective departments
l Inv ole rttn A hoo
just been presented to the Assembly, having for its
object TO limit these conges and only to grant
them when SPECIAL and sufficient motives shall be
land before the house. 1t will. however, be dlffi.
cult to carry this INTO effect, and It Is not improba
BILE that before the term assigned to it's existence
the Assembly will tall into a state OF topper.
Amongst The Indications Of the state Of publ c
| tpinioD, one was presented last week, which il
worth notice The President Of the RepubIlc hal
announced series 81 balls to be gwen AZ the
Eiysfe Bourbon The first OF these took place or
| Fnday last, and was one OF the most brilliant
| Paris has tor some time Witnessed distinpuishe
EST war no les by its msgnlicence than by tn,
coed taste which presided at this feft vi Partisan
society, scattered as il has been by political storms
end made 10 suffer so cruelty as il has done during
The pbst year, but few members were present
hut the lew were Of the more distinguished class
The National Assembly, diplomacy, magistracy
Dst,onsl gnard. army, sciences, letters, arts com
mertt and manufactures, were all amply repre-
stnttd. Men Of all shades Of political opinion wer
present
Al halt past g, the ball commenced The gres
81 arimt nts at the Re- de Chavssfe, and a portion
oj The email apartments, bad been prepare for tn
tsfe ar richly decorated The orangery had cen
a. well us The dinIrg room, Transformed into
sp!tpcid sale de dor~" Two .fchestrae, le,
by M I'M. Strauss, thousands Of boSgss bm6s
served with pIeiueion and ornamented wit
magnificent flowers, were there, anu nothing wa
wanting that ceuld contribute to comfort or be re
quir,d hy luxury.
On enrtrpg the salons, the President of the Re
public ives the object Of the iveliest fecitations
Every one pressed about HIM, and all did homag
to the eject Of the people, who appeared to be dei