The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-29
French Affairs.

York Journal of Commerce. French affairs will show
how false have been the ISLANDERS OF the British reaction
AIRY press and their echoes in this country in relation 10
the principles OF the democratic party in France, at the
head of which is the celebrated Ledru Rollin destined
long TO be at the head of the French government
The letter also repels the bels which have appeared
in the British press, both in this country and England
in relation the leaders of the people of Rome, who
have been represented 10 be uspers, yrants and br
gands. Appearing in paper of such high standing as
the Journal of Commerce. the statements OF the writer
will be regarded entitled to entire credit and belief
Correspondence of the Journal OF Commenced
PARIS, May 81, lsi9
The Monuem of yesterday morning published tables
OF the OF France during the first tour months
of the current year, compared with the corresponding
months OF s47 and ls4S From these, IT appears that
republican France rapidly rising to an equality IN COM
merce with the royalty in It's most hourshng years
great impulse has been given to enterprise which Will
have lis full effect as soon as Europe peghs again 10
less be more prosperous than the monarchy will give
you some of the figures:
Whole amount duties collected in the first four months
Isls 20 7S6 sos
If must be borne in mind that the dimnution of the
duties on salt and the immense development given TO the
home production OF that article by the abolition of the
salt count in the difference between the receipts
of Is47 and 1919, The consumption OF salt is said to
have doubled in the last months; but the article is
produced the extensive manufactures OF western
France. Another considerable item OF the receipts in
Is47 was the duties grains The year was one OF
scarcity, and in the first tour months, these duties
amounted to 100000 frances this year to $1,000 francs
These items Of salt and grain duties being deducted
il is evident that the foreign of France has lost
very little by the revolution The recent abolition of
the excuses and export duties on liquors will in
sure heavy trade for the next year
The difference between the month OF April, lS4S, and
the month in 1919, is remarkable:
Tho duties collected in April, 1913, were 3,76i 500 frs
Do do do lSi9, lU,4Sl, Oh s.
The commerce in French bottoms appears to have in
creased beyond that of the last year of Louis Phil
ippe In the first four months of 1917, the entries of
French vessels $50 in lS4s they 1858; and
1S49 they 947 The entries OF foreign vessels
have rather decreased
In the period the clearances for Is47 3,9i1
for lS4s, 354I and in 1910, they 4445 but this
decrease is only in number the tonnage OF the vessels
first four months of ls47 was only 474,366 while that
of ls49 amounts to Sosl4-leavng the balancen favor
OF the present year.
the last week Public attention has been directed to the
dissraceful squabblng in the Assembly more than
TO the foreign news AS to the external or internal poll
cy OF the government, nothing new has been declared
The formation OF the new ministry has encountered great
difficulties The papers usually well informed on the
isry has not yet been formed. The Union announces
that the following list has been adopted
Barrot, President of the Council and Minister of JUS
tce.
Dutaue, Minister of the Interior.
Remuzai, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
passy, Minister OF Finances.
De Falloux, Minister OF Public instruction and Wor-
Rulhieres. Minister of War
De Tracy Minister of the Marine.
Matthew de la Redorte, Minister OF Commerce.
You will observe that five of these Messrs Barrot
Passy, Falloux, Rulheres, and Tracy members OF
the old cabinet The new one, if composed as above,
will dissolve before great while from the incoherency
of its parts. The President would have preferred NJ
Bugeaud, the general who has pushed his way from the
ranks TO the first military positions but the old hero de-
Gta ha n,b,t
OF Russia and send the French troops the Alps to
drive the Aus,rians from Italy The Marshal Bugeaud
has changed his tone since the late election Before that
he was full of vehemence against the Socialists, against
the party OF disorder all Europe he praised Ra
detsky Tor his victories ana uttered ororca prayers for
the Emperor OF Austria. Now he is willing to erect an
independent Italy, tarnsh Radetsky and dethrone the
Emperor It, not yet certain that he will not be minis
ter. We shall know tomorrow. AS have had fire.
quen occasion TO blame him. should say that it his
good sense that dIsspated the storm yesterdays AS
sembly He forward and supported the proposition
OF M. Ledru Rollln, remarklng in his speech that he
hoped to agree frequently during the session with Mon
sieur or CH-en Ledru Rollin and "tha maorites
bound to moderation than minorities" The
moderate party adopted the suggestion, and the difficulty
over.
The morning papers abound with articles on the con-
duct OF NJ kera,Iy the temporary President OF the As
ing at the tribune when NJ Keray leaned forward and
interrupted him four several times with the CHARGE 'You
and your friends are the ones who invaded the Assem-
bly," M Ledru Rollin protested, and left the tribune
The whole affair is greatly exaggerated by the Paris pa
pers; half OF them insist that Ledru Rolin should not
have taken offence and was very much 10 blame and
the other half that the majority responsible for the
lnsultto M. Roin: The fact is, that Nj Keratry is an
old man. on the border of his second childhood gave
way to his pettishness. M. Ron could not do other
wise than retire from the tribune he could not well
speak with old gentleman at his back nerrupting him
with insults The blame, if any there be- belongs TO the
rule in France which gives the temporary presidency OF
new Assembly TO the Oldest member M Keratry re-
'Iacted his language, NJ Rolin resumed his Speech and
there the matter ended.
1T to be concealed that the hostility ia
between the different parties in the Assembly Hs,es
shouts calls of order interruptions of every kind from
tapping the benches with paper cutters up TO laughs of
Qeflson are common TO every sitting of the Chamber
This occurred under Louis Philippe; the novelty of
tirghtens the quiet people of France Under the mon
archy the tribune not free, the members of the
Chambers all of the favored two hundred thousand
OF the thirty seven millions of France, and the majority of
them Office holders under the crown The opposi
uon was led by M. Barrot who is now considered far
behind the times In the present Assembly, the tribune
Is Tree there real opposition, and the conflict is car
ned on Tor high interests No wonder then, that the BODY
experience change in lis Instead of the pol
ished and formal couers of the old times the deba,ers
are men oil earnesness and men of business The AS.
sembly IS becoming more and more like the English
Commons, legislature, or Congress in the United
States.
Spite OF all the violence both sides of the new As
semby the doctrines of the two parties are growing more
and more reasonable. The moderates see that restora
ton is impossible and that they must address themselves
win energy to the work OF popular reform, if they wish
10 preserve power Their principal organs in the press
are dispung with each other the honor of the authorship
OF various projects of REFORM which differ little from those
lie GdSete de France, Un,on and half dozen others
formerly anything but reformers are now zealous nrona