The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-06-06

One would suppose, from the eagerness OF the
French statesmen to exclude the meat OF other
countries, that France produced enough for the
liberal supply of all her wants. ! The truth is
just the reverse. Her own statistics, favorable
enough to herself state the annual production Of
black cattle at 100000, and that Of sheep at 81
millions A large proportion Of the first should
be deducted for those dying of maladies, used in
cultivating the fields, or in carts as beasts OF
draught, kept as mich cows, &c; leaving probably
not more than half the number as beef cattle. But
supposing the whole number brought TO the knife,
there are not more than enough to feed properly,
from the beginning of the year to the end Of it,
the inhabitants of the thirty most populous towns
Of France. A beef weighing about cwt. sells
here for about seventy dollars. The meat is re-
tailed at prices varying with the quality and part
of the animal, from Ia to as sous, the ilets cost
ing the highest price. That is, pound of good
meat costs more than the wages Of stout peasant
for three days The consequence may be easily
seen the large majority Of the French people do
not eat meat more than few times year, and
many children grow to maturity without ever get
ting better idea of the taste of meat than may be
gained from an occasional bite at it's apology, ran
cid goats cheese. Sailed meat IT, Of course, very
high II our diplomacy could gain from France
the reduction Of the tariff duties on the import OF
meat the praires OF Illinois and the wide plains Of
of the French peasant. The first difficulty in the
way would be the Agricultural Congress, which
sustains to the utmost the claims OF the cattle
raisers Of Normandy
| In it's zeal for the protective system, the Con-
gress inflicted solemn ceDsure on the three Paris
professors of political economy, Messrs w oowski
| Blanaui. and Michel Chevaler, for teaching the
| free trade doctrines The Congress assumed the
position that professors paid from the Treasury
ought always to support the ministerial policy !
Query: Why not bind each new Ministry to fol-
low the policy Of its predecessor
| The Congress, AZ its Last act, declared that
measures should be taken TO give strong Gope'n-
mtm 10 the country, declaration designed to pave
the way TO a usurpation either by the President or
some one else.
Alexander Dumas has become warm republic
can His conversion is declared by himself in an
eloquent Communication to the Erenemsnf, the pa
| per ofthe Victor ftugo party Tie feiicitates the
city of Paris, on the election of Eugene Sue This
accession completes the brilliant list OF republican
| authors. which now contains the most renowned
names in the world Of letters The Republicans
have Eugene Sue, Lsmartine, Victor Hugo, Alex.
ander Dunno, Georges Sand, Proudhon, Pyaf, and
Girardin. Who Is on the other side
An extensive Legitimist plot was discovered
few months since in the North. II had he ramih.
cstiOnb IN Caen, hmiens, Anu iia''e, """ ""' VI
supplied with funds from abroad--espccially rom
London bankers The intention Of the parties in
tcrested WAS TO organize civil war, in the inter
est of Henry, Duke Of Bordeaux. About hun
drcd Of the leaders have been arrested and are
now In prison. They are to be tried in three or
four months New arrests are made daily. The
plot to overthrow the President goes little he,
yond the terms of the bargain between him and
the Legitimists, who are only permitted to rev'le
the Constitution and preach royslism. M Bona
parte will be but too happy II he can prove the
direct connection of his rival with the plot and 40
discredit him before the people
/ II Is asserted here, and believed that union OF
the two families of Orleans and Bourbon has been
effected, the terms being recognition Of the Duke
OF Bordeaux as the lawful King Of France, and
his adoption Of the Count Of Paris. The journeys
OF few members Of the two families are said to
be for the purpose Of gaining the formal consent
Of all the Others The Duchess of Orleans has
gone 70 England to Louis Philippe, after visit
ing her sister, the Queen Of Belgium; the Duchess
Of Berry Inns gone to Naples 70 confer with King
Ferdinand; and the Duke Of Montp ensier has just
left Csdix, where he seemed to ne waiting for de-
sPsiches, and gone up W Msdrid. The Lsgitimist