The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-04
NO. 1873.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
PARrs, June 10, 1850

afresh. Both sldee are lrrltateu ana DOtn AVOID
decisive combat The Legislative body pouts,
and Louis Bonaparte threatens Each accuses the
other of injuring the good cause of reaction.
Since the presentation of the unfortunate demand
for three millions salary for Louis Bonaparte,
the whole strategy of secret war between an Ex-
ecutiye and Legislative power has been brought
into play. Never was Legislative body less dis
posed to accede to the demands Of an Executive,
than the French Assembly to grant that salary.
The day after the demand Lamoriciere was elect
ed chairman of most important committee
significant mark Of the discomfort of the Assembly
A day or two later, the non-retroaction clause Of
tho deportation law was carried, spite of the
strenuous efforts of the Cabinet. Still later, the
bureaux nominated committee OF 10 on the three
millions bill of these, seven were hostile to the
bill, three partly So and only fue in its favor. AS
If this important check were not enough, the Min
istry was defeated again yesterday on the bill for
transforming the soldiers and police men wounded
in the defence Of Louis Philippe in the last Revo-
luton. The Assembly refused ID Jake TINS Dill
into consideration What series Of misfortunes
for this poorest of all Cabinets But do not
IMAGINE that the defeat of the three millions bill,
which now absorbs the public attention. is at all
certain. large majority have voted against it
in the buresux, but will that majority hold good
Alas, Mr.. Editor, that it should be so, but the
probability is that an Executive armed with pow
er and patronage will always triumph over an
Assembly of representatives of the people, or Of
States. Texas votes are rewarded with embassies
or colleetorships, or district sttorneyshps, and
the means of influencing representatives are quite
as well understood here as in your own favored
Washington. Members will be dashed and ca
ioled, frightened and caressed, at Paris as at
Washington, here to feed the splendors Of the
Elysee. there to extend human slavery. The
Ministers have not hesitated to make the ques-
ton of slavery question Of the existence of the
Cabinet and the journals Of the Elysee declare,
nv ali Ia. Is sacred that the President will re-
sign in supreme disgust, II the Assembly won't
a. >essrs of the, Treasury, and let him dip
in his hand
This discussion has ELECTED great many pain
fal and disgraceful facts, and among Them that
the debts of Louis Bonaparte amount already to
nearly one million and half of francs What a
foul thing is the machinery of such Government
when its interior is exposed to the public view.
1t is the gilded statue of the pagan deity which,
when cleft open by the sword of the Christian
warrior, proved to be full Of mice and loathsome
insects
Permit me here to ask your intelligent readers
one or two questions What good has the Pres-
dency in France accomplished Has it not been
at constant war with the Assembly, and used its
undue influence only for evil Would not the
machinery of Government have been greatly sim
plifed, by emitting the Office Of President alto
gether7 The President.minister could have re-
ceved the Foreign Ministers, perhaps, better
than M. Louis Bonaparte, and the Executive
would have lost none of its energy throw out
this for consideration.
The Administration has been unfortunate in it's
indictments for the last few days M. Girardin,
of La Presse was acquitted first by the judges Of
one of the courts, for the novel reason in France
that there was no evidence against him. This
weak, the jury has acquitted both the Erenement
and the National. Verify, this is q change not
anticipated by the most enthusiastic republican,
The election in the Bas Rtm has ended in the
success Of Emile de Girardin, by large major
ity About fourteen thousand Democrats refused
to vote for him, and voted for 81 Leichtembe ger,
thorough Socialist. The whole .asior;.y Of the
Republican vote must be nearly twenty -four thou
sand-a mos. signal defeat for the Government
We may now expect TO hear M Grardin in the
Assembly.
The news from abroad is interesting and i'm
portant In Prussia, the King has issued law
abolishing the freedom of the press by demanding
heavy security for the good conduct Of all pub
fishers and editors, and by removing causes
against the press from the jurisdiction Of the
jury. 10 Saxony, the King has promulgated
law against the press another against public
meetings, another TO reestablish capital punish
ment, and has besides dissolved the Chambers,
and annulled the electoral law. The Wurtem-
berg King is said to be meditating the same
measures He has already adjourned the Con-
stituent Assembly.
These measures are said to have been submit
ted to Nicholas of Russia and approved by him.
The march of the Reaction is now onward
Much has been lately said of war between
Austria and Prussia; but it is unnecessary to re-
peat my cautions on this subject. Such reports
are for the marinesn
great religious convention, under the leader
ship Of Ronge, the Catholic reformer, assembled
recently at Leipsic. II was broken up by the po-
lice, and retired from the Saxon territory to the
Prussian. 1t was no better treated by the Prus-
sian police, but was obliged to dispense, without
attending to business.
A postal treaty has been concluded with Swift
rerland, by which the postage is reduced to eight
cents letter, and may be prepaid or not. France
mas now treaties of the same kind with Belgium,
Frankfort, Spain, England, and Piedmont. The
heavy tax on American letters exists in all it's
burdensomeness. For letter weighing quarter
OF an ounce, we must pay thirty cents, and for
the weight Of hair beyond this, the postage is
) doubled. This state of things exists. notwith-
standing the commerce Of France with the United
states Is so much larger than with England If
any small matter can merit the attention of Mr.
clayton, this does. An ordinary commercial let
TER written on thick sheet of large letter paper,
very commonly used in America, costs here from
ninety cents TO one dollar and twenty. As to
newspapers, the price varies according to the
Negh' the size, and mode of enveloping. have
O''en paid franc for one newspaper. General
rule envelop as little as possible paper you
send to Europe.
ne cradle and wardrobe of the expected heir
VI ''e lnrone OF Spain have just been forwarded
IRON faris, the whole filling twelve enormous
'0Aes' The cradle is said to have been got up in
eAquls"e taste, and to be altogether worthy to
.eeei'e is destined occupant 1t ought to be for
,ne small bill handed with it amounts to Just one