Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

and the despairing OF all the other par
lies, who might in the course of events have been
induced to accept Henry Y, is, am more and
more inclined to believe, disastrous to the cause, and
will make Henry v impossible in France; for this
document assures them that it is not only the per-
son OF the Legitmist heir which they would have
to accept but the Legitimist system of government
as practised for centuries prior to the first revou
ton, and attempted to be under the
Restoration. Rather than this, the Republic, the
Of the Orleans family, or the Empire it.
self would be preferred by most persons.
second great review was had yesterday in the
plain of Satory, near Versailles. Again, after the
exercises, ordinary wine served in carloads to
the rank and file, and at an immense table spread
in the open air sixty baskets of champagne, with
cold chicken, veal, and cigars, were offered to the
commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Ge-
neral Changarnier, who is understood to disapprove
these proceedings retired and took the railroad for
Paris at the commencement of the repast. Two
similar reviews are announced as to take place
prior to the re-meeting Of the Assembly.
The last intelligence from Germany is of ma
ture to increase anxiety as TO the consequences Of
the dispute between the Elector of Hesse Cassel
and his people. The Elector repaired in person to
Frankfort, and obtained the formal adhesion of the
Diet there sitting to his cause. He then returned
to his domnions, attended by his odious ministers,
and, establishing his court in small town at dis
tance from his capita he issued series of DEGREES
and proclamatiens showing his determination to
push matters to extremity and enforce submission
to his unconstitutional and arbitrary measures, by
the aid of foreign bayonets, if necessary. Austria
supports the Elector and the Diet; Prussia the
people of Hesse Cassel and their constitution.
The Prussian Moniteur, of the 3Oth ult, publishes
three important dispatches of the Prussian Cabinet
to the Prussian Charge at Hesse Cassel and to the
Hessian Minister of Foreign Affairs. In these de-
spatches it is distinctly declared that Prussia does
not recognise as binding the decisions of the Diet at
Frankfort touching the affairs of the Electorate,
and denies to that body even the character Of Diet
which it assumes; that the recourse to force by
the Elector before trying in vain all pacific mea-
sures would be illegal and ill-tmed. In support
of these views, unusual military activity is observed
in Prussia. A corps of observation has been as
sembled upon the Hessian frontier, ready to enter
the Electorate upon the first movement of any
other foreign Power to intervene in the quarrel.
By separate notes addressed to the courts of st.
Petersburgh and Vienna, Prussia explains the
policy it has determined to pursue, and just6es it
by the peculiar location Of the Electorate, lying
it does between separate portions Of the Prussian
monarchy. In former times we would see in this
family quarrel of the Germanic family abundant
cause of war between Austria and her rival Prus-
sia. But times are greatly changed, and cannot
believe that in 1850 war between two Of the prin-
cipal Powers Of Europe will be allowed to spring
from cause like this. The quarrel will be settled
without an appeal to arms. A compromise will
be forced if need be- the rights and constitutions
of the weaker States will be rode over to prevent
a war, which would probably become general,
from bursting out between Austria and Prussia.
Why have ! this confidence Because Austria
and Prussia have common interest, which is SUI
perior TO and controls their family disputes for in
fuence as members of the German Confederacy.
Their common enemy-the common enemy of all
the monarchical institutions of Europe--is Demo-
cratic Socialism. The snake is scotched, but moi
killed. 1t is writhing, Kissing, and wounded in the
grass; angry, dangerous, yenomous as ever. The
Socialists, from Naples to Berlin, from Paris to
Warsaw, are only watching the opportunity to rise
and make clean sweep of all existing institutions
political and social. A war would probably affort
them this opportunity. The existing Governments
Of Europe have need of their whole united force
for their common defence. They naturally hate
constitutions; they, by strong common instinct
side with prince against people and be assured
that no minor though real interests no scrupulous
regard for treaties and constitutions, appealed to by
small States or small peoples; no petty quarrels
for more or less influence, will induce them to
leopard by a war their great common interest
their very existence. feel assured we shall soon
hear of the adjustment of this Hessian affair, which
is, however, at the present moment, the prominent
topic Of European politics.
tempest has just arisen, too, in the little Grand
Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt. This, however, is a
purely democratic radical movement which will be
speedily, as it ought to be, crushed. In Hesse
Cassel, on the contrary, my sympathies es-whatever
may be my opinions as to the result of the quarrel
ARE with the people and against the Government.
The people have clearly law and constitution on
their side: they are LIBERAL but intelligently so.
All classes are united, and they are conducting their
cause with moderation to practicable and honest
end but the reaction fear, will compel the Libe-
rails to succumb.
The Academy of Sciences has just nominated
a commission, composed of Messrs. Leverrier,
Combes, and Pouillet charged to take into con-
sderation and report upon project to apply the
electric telegraph upon large scale to the city of
Paris and its environs, admitting the public freely
to its use. think it may be predicted without
hesitation that this project will not advance beyond
the state of theory. France has not yet opened
upon its territory single line for the promotion Of
It's great commercial interests. line can be hardly
said exist yet even for political purposes. These
will necessarily precede by several years those
having for their object mere petty interests and
private convenience The political objections which
have hitherto prevailed against the putting Paris and
all the cities of France in prompt communication
with each other by means Of the electric telegraph,
would apply with nearly equal force to the exten-