Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-12
OR EIG N.
THE LATE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.
Correspondence of the National IntcLigencer


suit OF the elections to supply the vacancies in the Ma
onal Legislature produced by the expulsion of twenty
eight members tor insurrectonary movements 1t was
generally anticipated that the three candidates of the
Moderate party, General Lahte, the Minister for Fo-
reign Affairs, M. Foy the of General Foy, and M
bonJean, would have been returned but the tickle Pa
tsis instead thereof cast majority OF votes for the
three Candidates OF the Socialist party These three
are, irs W. Carnot who, in his circular to the Preects
as member OF the Provisional Government recon-
rlenueo ignorance and popular passion the best
quaitles OF national representative second. M Vidal,
VINO, as Secretary to Louis Blanc, an actor in the
delusions pracsed the working classes by the crafty
cues then in power at the Luxembourg; and,
third M Flote, who combatant and a convict of
June 1913, in the frighul struggle in which the Arch
bishop OF Paris killed.
Such are the men whom the electors of Paris de-
light to honor. But when we remember that these per-
sons succeed to the places which Ledru Rolin, Ser
gent Boichot, and M Lagrange were expelled from we
think the friends OF peace and order have gained con-
sderably by the change. AT the former election the
three Socialist candidates received an average of 1884,
3S4 votes at the one which has Just taken place the
average was l295Oo very great increase Of popular
candidates was l25,70O the lowest Socialist candidate
had only about 400 votes over the highest Government
candidate we cannot see why the result of the Paris
eecson should nave produced the panic which it did
the funds Immediately fell three per cent on the Bourse
counseloS OF every shade OF conservative opinion were
summoned TO the Elysee, as if the Government had
suffered an absolute defeat The President talked about
resgnlng but said to have been persuaded from doing
SO by NJ Theirs and Count Mole. Ministers rendered
their designations which were refused because nobody
could be found no were both able and willing to sue
ceed them However, the alarm has in great measure
subsidized: some change in the Ministry will probably
take place, and quite necessary that there should be
a change.
With every desire to make ample allowance for the
difficulties with which Louis Napoleon is surrounded
and tor the intentions with which he is animated it is
now demonstrated by experience that his personal go
yernment assisted by subordinate Ministers of third or
fourth rate power is not capable of forming or execu
ting any vigorous political conception or ofsecurinp the
support OF somewhat impracticabe and very Jealous
Assembly With more determined and talented admit
nlsuaton France would probably be safe from much
which now is perpetually annoying her. Who are to
form such an administration is a question vet to be
solved SIR Robert Peel is said to have thus written to
friend in Paris: have hesitation in giving my OPT
mon on the present state of things in France France
is diligence full of honest people stopped on the road
BY brgands, and which is waiting for The gen darmes
suit OF these elections however, must be considered as
favorable to peace and order. The National Assembly
has got rid of twenty-eght Red Republicans many of
them men OF great talent most OF them possessed of
very little principle and all of them pledged to support
the widest political and social opinions They have
been replaced by ten lat least representatives of mode
rate and conservative opinions and by eighteen men of
the old stamp, it is true differing, however from their
predecessors in talent and power. Thus the extreme
party in the Assembly has lostten votes and elected
eighteen men, not one of whom person of any con
sderation or an eloquent or influential orator The pe
neral result is more like triumph than defeat of the
Government, and will, in a few days time we think be
regarded as such. There smoothing new from France.
except what concerns those elections-[ Corr. Nat.
AND CUBA.
Spain furnishes nothing but rumors, and even thew
are very unimportant General Miraso will it is said |
proceed after his arrival at Cuba to the limited
States on an extraordinary mission to the President
pr. Madden, who published book relating to Cuba
lew months ago, says An opinion that the interests of
the planters OF the Southern States of America and the
white people OF Cuba identical, had begun to gain
ground among the intelligent educated class of Cuban
Creoes in 1889 before he left the Island and that a
the communications he has had since with natives of
Cuba, and in the present year Q949 particularly lead
HIM to imagine that the desire to link the fortunes Of
Cuba and the United States now very seneralLu and
strongly felt" in Cuba He says further: ''1he Ame-
rcan Government possibly and probably takes no direct
seps-no official ones meanthrough official agency
to hasten the nging off the Spanish yoke and the in
corporation OF the island in the Union its States But
and looks approvngy acts Of its citizens in Cuba that
are we'll calculated TO produce this result there can be
no doubt Dr. Madden corroborates these opinions by
reference to the "Nep York Sun and the Penn.ui |
udnian." There is no doubt that the Spanish Govern
ment enertans the views upon the subject as DR.
Madden does and the mission of General Mirasol to the
United States has most probably reference TO it
There are rumors also in Spain of Ministerial crises
ENGLAND AND THE AFRICAN COAST BLOCKADE.
March 81.
Mr.. Huts motion that address be presented to the
Crown, asking 'tha negotiations shouldbe entered into
for the purpose OF releasing the country from all treaty
on the coast OF Africa to suppress the traffic in slaves
was rejected in the House OF Commons by n vote Of
232 against l54. The British squadron will therefore
be continued on the African coast for another year at
least, contrary to general anticipation. Ministers de-
tended the continuance OF the blockade, and made il
Cabinet question So much, however did thew antici
pate defeat that an extraordinary meeting you would
call it caucus) Of the liberals and friends Of the Admi
nisraton, was held at Lord John Russelrs the morn
ing before the measure discussed About l6O mem
beers attended, who were told, both by Lord John and
Lore InoprC of than dalai
question they should at once resign because they could
not conscentiously recommend Mr. Hutts proposition
to their Sovereign The consequence, no doubt, was
that great many members who intended to vote with
MIR. HUT voted against him, and ministers had ma
jority OF IS.
The following is sketch of the debate in the House
OF Commons on Mr. Hutts motion alluded to above
MARCH 49,
MIR HUT moved an address to the crown to direct
that negotiations be forthwith entered into ior tho mn
pose OF releasing this country from all treaty enpaoe
ments with foreign states for maintaining armed vessels
on the coast OF Africa to suppress the traffic in slaves
WI Baiille seconded the notion on the ground that
this country was really deriving, in the shape of cheap
sugar from the Brazs profit from the slave trade and
that by maintaining the squadron the coast of Ar
as receivers of stolen goods. |
Mr. Labouchere regarded this question as involving
not only the cause OF humanity but the character and
honour OF this country il our squadron to be with
drawn from the coast of Africa without any substitute.
and deprecated the announcement by the Commons ri
England, that hereafter this horrible traffic might nre
vail over every sea without let hindrance He be-
lieved the people of England would not acquiece from
motives OF economy, in such rerograde and deoe-
nerate course, without the substitution OF some other
system.
The squadron, it was said, had succeeded in sup
pressing the trade Nobody expected it would without
other measures; but the Withdrawing of the squadron
until other measures had time come into Operation
and vgor, would aggravate the horrors of the slave
trade, extlngulsh the seeds OF civilization in Africa
plunge that continent in the worst horrors of barbarism
and give stimulus to slavery in Cuba and Brazil. |
Lord John Russell said the House was asked at the
end Ola series OF tumphs achieved in the cause of
humanity, to take rerograde STEP procaming to the
world that we no longer meant to take measures |
against the slave trade or to offer substitute thereby
spreading dscouragement throughout the world, in
which were people admrng and Initiating our exam
pe The remuneration OF our treaty with France would
enable slaves to hoist the French fac and the efiet