Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

nails are very hard upon the course of the Presden
! and his administration during the past year. M
EMILE DE GIRARDIN, in long critique in the
Presse, upon the acts OF the Government since the
election OF LOUIS NAPOLEON, says I" the events Of
the past year may be summed up in the following
words :"
Acts of severity, and reform Faults and not ar
amelioraon Expenses, and not economy Words and
The year concluded with credits voted 10 the
amount Of thousand six hundred and seventy-ve mil
lions and by OF expenditure over the receipts
two hundred and ninety millions francs"
/ The Republican papers are not more favorable
than M. DE GIRARDIN to the Government of the
President The National says:
GA year ago. day for day, hour for hour M Louis Bo
naparte proclaimed President Of the French Republic pro-
nounced the following words Il will seek all the means cal
culated relieve the suerngs of that generous and ne
dence To-day, Goth Of December ls49 on the PROPOSE
ton of M Louis Bonapae the most tax for the
people, the tax liquors. abolished by the Constituent AS
seby has been re-estabhed the Legislative Assembly
by majority of 4lS to 245."
cit year," says the RepubKque, since the Pre-
sden of the Republic has exercised his functions What
has bis Government achieved What acts deserving the APP
probation and praise Of impartial history have marked the first
year of his power Amongst them are more remark
able than the prosecutions directed against the Republican
press Now these prosecutions s04 and the con-
formations pronounced nfct fines to the of L. 500
francs Exclusive Of and the additional war-ax Of
enth and 2i3 years imprisonment We conceive that the
elect Of the 10th Of December should disdap popularity "
/ The words .ReputHque FRANCHISE, Liberfe, Ega-
lite, Fratenite'' have dsappearedfr from the Elysee.
1t certainly time TO get rid of them, when in
the ears Of some persons there the cries of Tive
la Repubhque and Tiue la Constitution are con-
sidered sedtious," says leading Partisan jour
nal. The general impression in France is that all
the desires Of LOUIS NAPOLEON are fixed upon his
reelection as President Of the Republic. The pre-
10 onpocod cuch olac
ton, and it must be revised if he is to remain in
power; and as its revision depends entirely upon
the majority Of the present Assembly, he has no
wish 10 diminish his chances of success by running
counter to their expressed wishes. His change of
Ministers was bold stroke with the Assembly,
but SO far it seems to have been successful one.
The contracts for the supply of tobacco have
lately been concluded by the Minister of Finance,
and 100000 pounds of Virginia tobacco have
been contracted for, at the average price of 54f
45c. the 100 pounds, and 8,280,OO0 pounds of
Maryland, at prices varying from AL 55c. to 49f.
35c. Besides these 2,2OO,O pounds of Macedo-
Man, Greek, Havana, Java, Brazilian, and Para
guayan tobacco were contracted for, at various
prices. The Greek (the lowest) at 4lf Coo. the
100 pounds; the Java (the highest) at 1917 zoe.
The beet root-sugar manufactures in France APP
pear TO be on the increase. In l648 their number
was 277 the quantity manufactured was in value
I5,280,784 francs of which 7,2lO,933 francs in
value was given to home consumption. This
year the number of manufactures is 286, the pro-
duce valued at l9,3l7,709 francs, and the home
consumption at 1881 ,7l9'francs.
AUSTRIA and PRUSSIA still retain the same atti-
tude towards each other. The former has entered
her protest
!. Against The convention Of Parliament in opposi
ton to the Federal act of 1915.
2. Against any resolution which Parliament may pass.
8. Against the Pussan League, and the attempt
stue league the place Of the German Confederation
without the of all the members of that Confedea-
ton.
4. Against the dangers which might possibly from
the convocaton OF Parlamen which Austria protested
she would employ all her available means TO oppose.
The PRUssIAN rejoinder reviews these objections
to the Prussan league with great deliberation and
composure. Prussia asserts her right to the posi-
ton which she has assumed, by an examination of
the privileges granted her by tho old federal laws and
of the various notifications which that law has re-
ceved whenever circumstances rendered such mo-
difica!ions necessary Prussia claims the right to
continue on the path of necessary political develop
ment.
Thus, in few words, are stated the exactly an
tagonistca position in which the two Governments
are placed. Austria abiding by her old charac-
erstic Of maintaining institutions they arc, and as
tradition represents them 10 have been for cent?
ries Russia, alive to the impulse Of the age, and
the spirit of progress, advocates reforms, improve
ment, modification, and an adoption of the know
ledge of the age in the principles of Government
Prussia says she cannot abandon the course she
has adopted without being traitor to all the best
interests of Germany, especially since the Prussian
policy is at peace with all the principles Of the con-
federacy and all the rights of the Austrian empire.
The Prussian reply goes on to state that the cleo
ton to the rank Of Emperor by the Frankfort Cen
trail Power might have been bribe to any Govern
ment but that of Prussia. BY the accession to the
Prussian league Of almost all the German States,
and by the common consent of all the members of
that league, PRUSSIA has become the greatest Ger
man power; while AUSTRIA, by the constitution of
March, lS49, chose to take an isolated position,
with declared intention of remaining in it, until
the German powers should complete their regener-
alton, by adopting her policy. 1t has become the
duty Of Prussia, after refusing the imperial crown,
offered by majority of the German sovereigns and
people, for reasons which accompanied that refusal,
to lead the nation to the object towards which its
aspirations tended, by the only process which
Prussia thinks practicable. The majority Of the
German States have placed their confidence in the
frmness of Prussia and its Government, in assem-
bling the Parliament to which Austria objects, is
only redeeming definite and substantial pledge.
The Prussian manifesto thus concludes
But il the Austrian Cabinet has really appehensons
that the convocaon of Parliament should threaten the pub
lie order and tranquility within the territories of he old Con-
federation, and since that Cabinet anticipating what
sdea improbable and contingency, declares that 1t
will oppose these dangers with all available means, feel
called upon say that have such fears and that we
Of Parliament