The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-02
Correspondence Of the Commercial Advertiser.

Correspondence Of the Commercial Adrntiser.
PARIs, August 49, 1850.
The great men of Paris have all disappeared at
the adjournment of the Assembly, as suddenly q
Egyptian locusts before strong east wind. For
three months we shall have no ''log rolling" no
Legislative mines and counter mines, no intrigue5
III the house for portf lios at the Eiys6e, laws
passed in haste to be repented of at leisure. The
members of the Assembly now at home attend
ing to their vineyards farms, brushing the dust
of the papers in their law offices, and receiving the
fluctuations Of the members of their respective par
ties; or at the springs recovering their health; or
at Wiesbadcn plotting the restoration Of the ancient
royalty. At the last regular sitting of the Assem-
bly, fifteen or twenty laws, including one destroy
ing the liberty of the press in the colonies, and
other accepting the budget of receipts for 1851,
voted. The hurry and confusion were the same
may be seen in our own Congress. at the close of
session. Rumors of all kinds were in circulation.
Some said that presidential message, announcing
the long expected coup d efaf, would be sent IN;
others that General Changarnicr was about to be
removed others that the Mountain had organized
an instruction, which would break forth in all its
fury on the last day of the session But the crisis
has been passed, and we arc all alive and well.
Before noticing the Presidents trip To the east Of
France, ! must devote a paragraph TO a couple
Of dinners given by him TO the officers and sub
officers of the garrison of Paris, in consequence of
the failure to establish camp at Versailles. The
opposition of General Changarnie made the pro-
Ject fall through.
The idea of banquetng the officers in the garden
of the Elysec then hit upon. At the com
mcncement of the first, the President and General
Changarner were present. Bot they retired.
The former re-appeared after the cloth had been
removed. Report says he made himself very
agreeable to his guests. second banquet of
similar character took place on Saturday.
The President started on his trip last Monday,
accompanied by about forty fifty persons, and
several fine horses twelve OF which he received ast
week as a present from England. The court pspers
announce that "the President had invited Monsieur
lie Compt de Montalcmbcrt the famous Catholic
leader 10 form part Of his suite, but that the count
had left the evening before for DUn to assist in tho
Preparations for receiving the illustrious trav-
eller.'
Aner reading the different accounts Of the trip,
and making proper allowances for party enagger
atoms on both sides, think that 40 far as the poo
pie concerned the President, stpposing him
ambitious ola crown, has no reason 10 be encour-
aged. Bot few have shouted 1--WE PEmprua ~
The officials Of all grades shout "Piue IL NGpo
leon p or "PtDe is Pre,idenf'' the soldicrs "PtDe
k Prfsidenf'' and the people generally, "Ppt s
Replbiiqts" His reception Is not n whit more fiat
tering or his march more triumphal than those Of
Louis Philippe or Charles \, or even Of Louis
ANl, in the early part OF his reign.
The President has been much harassed by the
scarcely unoonccaled conspiracy of the Legiumists
against him, and by the design Of the prctender,
Henri V, Duke of Bordeaux and Count of Cham
bord, TO hold his little court at Wiesbadcn. IL IL
very certain that he has demonstrated with Austria
and Prussia against the breach Of comfy commit
ted by them in encouraging the Wicsbaden re-
union. The dir la Chdpeilc GA zeftc announces ns
consequence Of his circumstances, that the
Prussian government has absolutely forbidden the
holding of a Lcgitmst Congress in its dominions.
And the Duke OF Nassau, in whose territory found
the little town Of Wicsbaden, has become alarmed,
and has intimnted his wish that the Congress shal
terminate its deliberations in three days. As IL
met on the tenth, IL is probably dissolyed before
this What it has done has not yet transpircd.
The most important resolutions will Of course be
kept secret.
The project of uniting the two branches has,
doubtless, been Of the principal topics Of die
cussion. Some Of the Orlcanist leaders, VI. Du-
cbatol, Count Montaliyct, and the Duke Of Dslina-
tia, have been present. NJ Guizot would not 90
met the Duke Of Bordeaux Mt come point between
Berlin and Cologne. II the royalist parties should
unite their forces, nhioh - NOT probable the conse
qucnce will be 90 drive Louis Napoleon into the
arms Of the Republican party. There will then be
the highest probability Of our getting along quietly
to 1852, each party being afraid 10 take the rcspOu
sibiliiy Of violent attack on the existing state Of
things.
Each party is forming secret societies in Paris
and the provinces. The Bonapartists call theirs
the 'l0h Of Deoenbsr" and operate almost public
ly. They arc not molcstod by the police, and have
already enrolled a large number OF members.
Many Of them receive pay from the funds OF the
society for proseyting. The Republicans charge
this society with organizing the enthusiasm At the
reception Of the President at the principal points e
his route. The Legitimists organize under the |
name of "Drof Nafionei" Many Of these socie- |
tics have been broken up by the police, but yet |
the members have been treated with great modcra
ton.
At present there symptoms Of an awakening /
energy the part Of the Government. Ycstcr- |
day, NJ. Nenillot, prominent Legitmist and /
Catholic, received an order 10 appear before the /
examining magistrate 90 testify ia relation to n
society OF which he l. member. The branches
Of the d,mocratic organization, the "Republicsn
Union" are broken up ~ soon ss discovered, and /
the members arrtsted AZ insurgents. Yet their OBJ
jet, appears from the papers seized, u only 10
protect the actual form Of government from being i
overturned by the royalists. Besides ihesc, there
are doubtless socialist and communist societies Il
without number. The policy Of compression has
brought France again 10 tlls state. Her citizens
unconsciOUsly walk over pits and hidoous caycrns.
A committee Of sevcnty-hve members OF the op- i
position remain in Paris during the adjournment,
TO watch the course Of events. The vigilance com
mittee appointed by the Assembly has met once or
twice All its members were not present II has /
resolved that lie proceedings shall be secret This
IL no great matter, for there is no immediate dan
ger OF coup d'etof All parties seem 10 have adj
Journcd their attempts for a few months
DRAwiNG CARfcATURKs.-The great moral sati-
rist, Hogarth, was once drawing IN room where
many OF bis friends assembled, and among
them young lady. AZ che stood by Hogarth she
expressed wish to draw csricatures.
+" Alas young lady, >" said Hogarth, f" II is not
faculty 10 be enycd. Take my advice, and never
draw caricatures-by the long practice Of il have
lost the enjoyment Of beauty. I never scc p face