The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-04
From the London Examiner.
Abolition or PASSPORTS.

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Z We understand that Louis Napoleon has been
brought to a stand-still in his design to abolish
passports, by the circumstances OF other powers.
The same threats used. and the same prohibi-
tions proposed visited those countries that
set aside quarantine laws, though travellers and
vessels at the same time visited with all kinds
of Inconvenience and obstruction. The abolition
of the passport system is highly disagreeable TO
Austria, who pleads that it will fill Switzerland,
and France ITSELF with political refugees and con-
spirators, to come and go when and where they
please. To tell the truth, Louis Napoleon coupled
his idea OF abrogating passports with the purpose
Of complete amnesty; and this would certainly
have impaired more nobleness TO the project But
it adds to the alarm Of foreign diplomacy, and is
perpiexing enough TO that new ministry of police
which the President himself has instituted. Prus-
STA asks whether M. Struve is to be allowed to go
and inhabit Strasburg, and the Carlist chiefs to
wander in the provinces Of the souths The Presi-
dent replies that mono of these things will be al
lowed; but how they are TO be prevented without
the police peering into the countenances and espy
ing the movements of every traveller, is extremely
difficult to conceive.
for the want of passports by compelling house
holders, hotel keepers, or others, To give even
much stricter account than before Of all who take
up their abode with them. though but for night.
This might have been effectual enough in times
anterior to railroads. But now, when one can
shoot by steam and rail, and keep continually
moving, who is to put the necessary questions nm
less there be an especial railway police? Accord
ingly this, too is recommended.
Others again would have reciprocity treaty
English and French to be allowed to circulate
freely in both countries, but none others to be
allowed. This. however, would be the vainest Of
precautions. For pursers or stewards Of packets
may distinguish between the Englishman and the
foreigner they walk on deck and pay their fare.
But how is a French authority to know his whis-
kered and bearded compatriot from the Russ, the
Pole, the Hungarian, and the Germans There are
shibboleths, certainly, that the German mouth may
not manage, and others that would stick in Span
ish or Italian throat. But your Scavonian or Russ
will speak any language or any accent, and would
defy any assay Of nationality, even the passport
ITSELF supposng that could not be counterfeited,
as it often is, stolen.
At all events, passport reform is, even at Calais
and Boulogne, for the moment at a stand-still.
The CONDUCT TO BRING AN ADVOCATE PEACE AT
THE LAsr.-When first went the northern circuit,
employed my time, having no business OF my own,
In attending TO the manner in which the leading
counsel did their business. left Lancaster at the
end Of circuit, with my friend Jack Lee, at that
period a leader upon the circuit. We supped and
slept at Kirby Lonsdale, or Kirby Stephen. After
supper Isaidt to him. al have observed that through
out the circuit in all causes in which you are con-
cerned, good, bad, Indifferent, whatever their ua-
ture was, you equally exerted yourself to the ut
termost to gain verdicts, stating evidence and
quoting cases, such statement and quotation
should give you chance of success, the evidence and
the cases not being stated clearly, quoted with
strict attention TO accuracy, and TO fair and
can it be justifeds'' "Oh yes" he said, "undoubt
edly. DR.. johnson has said that counsel were at
liberty to state, as the parties themselves would
state, what II most for their interest to state
After some interval, and when he had had his even
ing bowl of milk and punch and two or three pipes
of tobacco, he suddenly said "Come, Master Scott,
let go TO bed. l have been thinking upon the
question that you asked me, and am not quite SO
sure that the conduct you represented viii BRING
peace at the last. -" Anecdote told By Lord Ei-
don IN CampbelPs CxancellWs.