Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14
IRON OUR P.aRIs CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, AUGUST 10, 1850.
All the journals are occupied with details of the
progress of the PRESIDENT Of the Republic through
the departments which he is visiting. From the
Debafs down to the EUenement hardly any thing
else is spoken of. Each views the excursion with
the bias Of its own political prejudices, and reports
it to be triumpha for the political aspirations Of
the President or the contrary according to the po
litical color of its own spectacles. The DebGfs,
whose correspondence may upon the whole be re-
lied upon as the most impartial, admits that,
throughout the whole Of Burgundy, it appears that
the republican manifestations have been the loudest,
but expresses doubt whether the obstinate vocife-
rations" with which the passage of the President
has been hailed indicates the veritable feeling of
the country, or merely the effort of party to inn
pose fictitious public opinion. At Macon, at
Dion, at Chalons shouts Of Vive la Repubhgue!
have prevailed with energy that looks, says the
Debats, very like affectation. In some cases it
has amounted personal insult the President and the po
lice had to make several arrests The officials every where
supple and awnng the creatures power and
the humble expeeans Of future favo Of presum
ed to be- Since his accession power has been the inva
abe system Of the President fill the procedures and all the
minor departmental Offices with devoted to himself At
Macon the project hise address with Prince
and concludes with the following toast "To the memory
Of the glorious Consul Of the great Emperor To his worthy
and popular heir, Louis NAPOLEON"
must report portion Of the reply of the President to the
address Of the Mayor Of Lyons is reply the sincerity Of
which will be very variousy estimated 10 the reports pre-
valent Of late ascrbng the President ultra constitutional
projects for the realization Of his ambitious aspirations Per-
haps will Of your readers who entertain doubts
the durability Of the republic in France must con-
fess il has no such effect upon Actions speak, to my
mind more convincngy than words and actions have long
been of very different purport. Besides closely examined,
bis words themselves become equvoca and leave upon the
mind painful impression that the President has not uttered
his whole thought. He says
r am not the representative Of party, but the represent
alive Of great national manifestations which, IN 1874 as
in 1s4s intended by the establishment OF order
the grand principles the French revolution Proud there
fore, Of my origin and Of my flag, will remain faithful to
them will be wholly the counys, whatever 1t exacts OF
me- whether Of abnegaton perseverance. The rumor OF
coup detat has perhaps reached you gentlemen But
YOU have not believed and thank you for believing
Surprises and usurpaons may be the dream Of parties
without support the nation but the elect of six millions Of
suages executes the will Of the country he does not betay
that will Patriotism repeat, may consist in abnegaion
well as in perseverance, Before general danger all per-
sonal ambition should disappear In this patriotism
recognised maternity in celebrated Judgment You
remember the two who claimed the same child. By
what sign did they know the yearnng heart of the vertabe
mother BY the announcement Of her right-a
enforced by the peril OF precious life May the parties
which love France forget nothe sublime lesson AS for
will remember fneed be- and the other hand cupable
preensons revive aud threaten comprom the spose
Of France shall promptly reduce them nsigni6cance BY
again invoking the sovereignty Of the people for recognise
10 better right than have call himself the peoples
representative"