The New York herald., 1850-05-17
The European Intelligence.

The European Intelligence.
The arrival of the Hbernia, at Halifax, has given
ns telegraphic Of the most importan, fea-
tures of foreign intelligence, aud they may be
deemed highly favorable, in commercial poin, of }
view, 10 this country.
The election III Paris, on the twen;y-eighth Of
last month, resulted in the return of Eugene sue 10
the National Assembly, by majority of about eight
thousaEd votes. There were several other v4cau-
ces To be filled by elecoes in the inreror Of France,
but these of little consequence, compared with
,ha, of Paris. The capital is France. From Paris
proceeds chaos order, revolution or peace
In the election of Eugene Sue, the true friends OF
pure republican liberty may see the prospect
brighter days for the republic. The result is the
index Of the popular mind. Republican principles
are triumphant, and conservative candidates are
looked upon with suspicion and dsirust. The peo-
pie. determined TO secure representatives of the
popular will, in their struggle to support themselves
in political contests, demand more than they ex-
pect or desire 10 obtain, precisely as our political
parties do in the country, the eve of every i'm
portant election.
Much is said about sriallsm but the political
socialism of Paris, as exhibited by the masses, is
not the socialism of Fourier, and his little, meek
other name for the same democracy that we have
here; and any one who has read Eugene Sues
"Address to the Citizens of Paris" must have per-
ceivsd that this novelist has much conservatism
as is desirable to defeat The monarchica tendencies
of Louis Napoleon, and only much socialism
is necessary TO balance the weight in the scale of
the government party The French people
are beginning 10 understand the power of
the ballot box. That is their safety valve.
Through il, all that is evil will escape,
and they will, at every election, be found
wiser and better for appreciang the power Of the
suffrage. They will cease to revolutionze, be-
cause they can, more readily and with less trouble,
establish their own power by an effort of the will.
They are becoming practically taught in the great
lessons Of republicanism, which will put an end to
instructions, and finally settle the country upon
a firm representative basis.
The commercial intelligence is such as TO corr
mand attention for its favorable char acer II will
have very important effect upon the business
movements throughout the country In every de-
partment of trade, the news is very encouraging,
and if not received for the initiation of prices
above their natural level, will have generally
beneficial influence.
CONVENTION OF TIE ANTI-MEAT EArERs.-Dur ing
the sittings of the American Vegetarian Con-
vention, held at Clinton Hall, Wednesday, a
full report of which will be found in our columns
to-day the friends Of detetic reform seemed to have
had very stormy debates upon the subject,
whether meat vegetables are best adapted to the
physical deveopement Of man; and the opinions
advanced were sustained and contended by the
vegetable eaters with degree of warmth and acri-
mony, which the natural tendency of the system
they mean 10 advocate cannot warrant and must,
therefore, be cassed under the same category of
extraordinary phenomena rs those which are be-
coming of almost daily occurrence in the political
and social condition of this country, emanatng |
from the fooeres and absurdities Of fanaticsn So
calism, abolitionsm, ultraism, and the whole train
OF sms. In their discussions, these anti-meat doc
tors were wound up TO such pitch of ardor and |
excitement, that colsion-without the presence
Of Captain Rynders-between these eminent men, |
was every moment expected to ensue, while con-
siderable agitation and apprehension seized the
audience, who had been patiently awaiting the re-
suit Of the debate, 10 know whether cabbage or
roast beef were best. Fortunately, however, they
did not come 10 close quarters, but confined them
selves TO personalities and individual abuse almost
us pure as that of Garrison and his blasphcmcrs.
The scenes in the American Vegetation Convcn-
ton outstrip, in point Of and disgrace,
those of the late ant-slavery rsares, or
those in the funniest days Of Tammany Hall, if we
take into consideration the peculiar condition Of
the respective meetings at the time. In the former
we have body of men, whose mode OF living ma
turally inspires coolness and dclberaon, and whose
transactions were not disturbed by the presence OF |
riotous individuals, while the meetings of the lat
ter were thrown into state of excitement aud up
roar 10y persons who were brbed for the purpose |
kicking ur rows, or who were actuated 10y desire
Of promotion or selfnerest in political or govern |
mental affairs. II is universally admitted, that
vegetable system of living. with total abstinence
from all kinds of animal food, is calculated to give
men a greater control over their passions than
those who indulge in the luxurics Of meat, bu, so
far from producing this salutary effect, we are
rather inclined to think that the anti-meat system
has only succeeded in giving additional smu-
lus TO the passions, and greater degree of sus-
cepiibty TO the temperament Of these vegetarian
gentlemen.
These scenes Of excitement, these disgraccful |
riots and disturbances, which frequently oc-
curing, that they seem To have become the order
of the day, offer very hattering view of the pro-
priety of pure vegetable diet, and augur nothing
good for cabbages alone in any shape. In fact we
think the convention have given the hungry world |
WITHOUT mc hlfhesl PROOF thut mere Negetdbie |
diet is very dangerous the peace Of society. Beef
eating IL, therefore, still in the ascendant
MAKING Born ENDS MEEr, AND NE,ToF BorH
EsDS.-Wrthn the two or three years last past, the
Philadelphia L,dgp has generally made use of the
opinions, views, and doctrines Of our columns, as
the foundation Of lis principal editorial articles.
Our amiable cotemporaIy seems to be perfectly at
loss for an idea, when he happens to lose paper
which he sometimes does by the sudden appropria
ton Of IT, by intelligent visitcr TO the Lcdgcrs
ssnciun. Su, in spite of all this facility for get
ting brains at a cheap rate, the Lefgo continually
scolds and denounccs us in long AMI short para
eraphs-professes a complete horror OF our whole
course while it quietly supplies itself with thoughts
and opinions, under the guisc Of dctcsiing them