The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-18
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor Of The National Era.
The exciting question, I" how much money sbol,
the Prince President get 3" has been decided an.
great deal Of msneuvring of parties, and tbo0.
sands Of newspaper paragraphs. The President
tie strange, more too. His first demand was far
an increase of 100000 francs, which added 70
his present salary would make just three Millions
But, out Of this sum, he agreed to pay his own ex
penses of every kind His friends of the Assem-.
bly, have imagined cunning nominal reduction
Of the amount granted to 100000 francs but
this does not include the expenses Of keeping in
order the Elysee or other palaces the Presiden,
may see fit to inhabit. These expenses are left 10
the Minister of Public Works, who may mako
them as high as he pleases They have already
amounted to nearlya million. The Prince has now
snug place. He has good salary, the privilege
of giving in charity as much as he pleases. from
twenty millions deposited in the Treasury for the
purpose, that of taking game, fruits, and other
products Of the national domain, and that of in
habiting any patace he may think proper and Of
ordering what repairs he may think proper, all at
assurance that the present Assembly will grant
him more money, should he ask it. Louis Bona
arrives success has made Rsased doc ~ Shakspeares
question, What's in a name7 1t will never be
ask ed .essi9-fnr 3 nsme has. changed the maasy-
less adventurer of 1s4s, into Prince President.
with resources bounded only by the credit Of the
great French nation.
The effect on the people of the late discussion
will be to cure it of its stupid admiration for the
name of Bonaparte. Stupid, say--for what did
the great Emperor do to compensate his country
for the lives of two millions of her children. for
the destruction of her commerce, and the perver.
sion of her sentiment of patriotism2 1t may be-
affirmed of Napoleon, that not single one of his
political combinations was ever strong enough to
stand before breath Of wind His part In the
code which goes by his name was too insignificant
to entitle him to praise for it. In short, ''the
thunderbolt in WARP was most energetic, in
defahgable, and short-sighted dictator in time of
peace. He has bequeathed to France several
dsagreeable legacies, and among them his nephew
But the latter will satisfy France with the race,
and the Napoleon family viii be treated, as Plato
said he would treat poets in his republic-crown
them with laurels, and conduct them politely to
the frontier.
The vote was close one. A majority Of forty
six was poor triumph for the Executive But
there was danger of his losing, for the Legiti-
mist party held the balance of power, and divided
so to permit the bill to pass by small majority
The object of all the old parties was to discredit
the President before the peoples in this they have
succeeded perfectly.
short and decorous debate preceded the vote.
The opposition was not as noisy as usual Gen
eral Changarnier interposed at the last moment
in vigorous speech in favor of the bill, exhorting
the Assembly to give nobly, and simply what was
asked This speech afforded pretext to men,
bers to vote for the bill Some pretended to see
in it menace of civil war, others of resgua-
ton of the President and others of Changarniers
to put his sword at the service of
the President in the case of refusal by the
Assembly. Since the vote, the Orleanist and
Legitimst papers have reiterated that their par
ties would have voted in mass against the BILL if
1t had not been for the speech of General Chan
dent in this money affair. The organs Of the
Elytee do not accept this Interpretation, but claim
that the Assembly has granted civil list to Louis
Bonaparte as it did to Louis Philippe
M. Fould, the Minister who presented the bill,
and said Louis Napoleon was the second Provi-
dencen Of France had reason to be emphatic; for
II appears he had volunteered to take up Louis
Napoleons outstanding bills to the amount Of
twelve hundred thousand francs But he could
afford very well to lose this sum- for his banking
house is very wealthy, ard makes immense profits
In speculations at the E-change.
One Of the stormiest debates of the Assembly
ook place yesterday in relation to another money
affair. The Minister Of Public Works has been
pending nearly four millions without being
by law. For instance more than
$1,000 francs on the Assembly Hall, nearly
e, 900 to prepare hall in which the ceremony
If taking the oath of the judges to the Constitu-
ion might be performed, and nearly COG 600 to fit
The rest has been spent in identifying various
palaces, which were good enough for Louis Phil
ppe, but not for the Republic. The Minister had
never thought worth while to ask the consent Of
he Assembly to these expenses. In Americs
We should say that this was dilapidation Of the
public funds, leaving Galphin claims In the shade
,ut the Assembly thought it all right, and sane
Toned it after an impassioned debate Of more than
hree hours All parties were violent, noisy, and
insulting, but, as usual, the weaker party went to
he wall. Several members Of the opposition, and,
mong them, M Emile de Girardin, were called
o order, and Nj. valentin was called to order,
ensured, suspended for three days, deprived Of
alf months pay, and, to snnihilate him, the
Government will post up at his expense, In Dis
district, thousand placards announcing his DIS
race to the public. His offence was telling NJ
)upin, that model of Partially In the Speakers
hair, that it was unbecoming in him to call out
q a public sitting, to the Right. Let them
the Left, alone until their interruptions assume
heir ordinary character!n
Since the name of M. de Girsrdin has been
nentioned, will add that his entrance into the
assembly has been the signal for new s''se"
n him. Newspaper paragraphs snd AOu.''e
amphlets are rained on his devoted head. iness
re all owing to the pen or agency OF M. de For-
ade, a gentleman attached TO the editorial corps
I Ia Pa,r;x and literally saisried to write down
a de t;irardin. FORBADE does scarcely anything
=. hr. Cir.rdip appears TO care as little for bis
49,. :. 7uIliyer did for the arrows Of his
,,,,...,., asnilsnts A report says that the
- ,,s,nber has had his card struck of with his
me- n full, and tho addition Of the words, "Lass
CuHsu~au
The other prcoesdings Of the Assembly would
Of b. interesting to your readers Last week the
dipister Of Foreign Affairs announced the CON
udou Of the Greek difficulty on the basis Of the