Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01
FROM OUR Paris CORRESPONDENT.


. The opinion intimated nmy letter Of the I'd, on
announcing the formation Of commission of seven
teen to draught bill modifying the Electoral law,
that this bill might very possibly prove the pivot
of affairs in France, seems likely to be realized.
The sky is becoming here very dark. There is
evidently storm brewing. Unless Ministers and
the majority in the Assembly abandon the course
of reaction, repression, and provocation in which
they are engaged-unless, when it shall come up
for discussion they SO amend the bill alluded to as
to make it truly and merely reguative, and not de-
struclive of universal suffrage as guaranteed by the
Constitution, the storm will burst, am almost
certain, in the course of the fatal month of June,
perhaps even before the close of May. The Ex
ecutive and the Legislative majority seem determn-
ed to provoke an insurrecton. They seem conf
dent of triumph in last desperate struggle with
the powers of anarchy. Is it a we-grounded con-
fidence, is it the blind security of men rushing
to their destruction! Heaven only knows. Though
somewhat treasured by the boldness and conf
dence of Government, cannot entirely rid myself
Of apprehension as to the result. The authorities
are evidently expecting the struggle, and are pre-
pairing for it in the most ample manner. The gar
rson of Paris is said to have been increased by
thirty thousand men during the last len days. 1t
now amounts to the enormous amount of $4,000
men. The garrison is composed Of such regiments,
horse and foot, as are supposed to be least affected
with the Communist doctrines of the day. During
the last week the greatest activity has been observ-
ed in the military transportation department. Trains
Of wagons, escorted by soldiers, have been busy
conveying munitions Of war from the arsenal at
vincennes to the various barracks and camps Of
the city, to the Luxembourg, the Palace of the Ma
hona Assembly, the Prefecture of Police, the Ho-
tel de Vile, and the Tuileries. Cannon have been
placed at the Hotel de Vile, the Tuileries, the Mil
itary School and all the detached forts are armed The
police is evidently the quiriue Its agents swarm through
out the city and all the suburbs Of bad epue Suspected
persons and places made the of especial
The most minute military preparations made in advance
Every colonel knows the post he is occupy the first
sound of the tocsn have such confidence in the vigilance
energy and ability Of Gen. CHAsaAnsIER, that should the
alarm be given tonight should sleep ia perfect security
could only be of the conduct Of the army wish
could paake the confidence which appears animate the
General The Red Republicans, their side, express such
confidence in the speedy triumph of their doctrines by the
Of universal suffrage, that believe they would viii
ng adjourn the appeal to force long the rsaconsts
leave untouched universal su age ITSELF Their journals
preach patience they have always done prior popular
movements but they preach patience in way that makes
its practice by the people almost impossible The committee
Of fifteen, TO which the bill has been submitted in the Assem-
bly,, will, is understood, report in favor of it with some
notifications the most important Of which is that the resi-
dence Of three years required qualification vote, must
be in the canton and the same commune as
tended 10 the original BILL Of the importance of this amend
you may judge when inform you tha, France is div
ded into sc departments (Which for the purposes Of national
representative analogous to Congressional districts
These departments divided into 1863 the
aondssements s46 catons the canops into 81 04O
Ofthe exten, to which this bill (which il is pre-
tended is meant only 10 regulate universal suage) really
impairs il, and thereby mfnges tho constitution may
judge from the fact shown by the statistical tables that will
instantly reduce for at least three years come the number
Of legal voters in France from about 700 900 to roo 900
making the number Of persons excluded four millions The
National contends that the number of them will be full
half Of The whole In the department Of the Seine Pars)
alone the number be stricken from the st Of VOTERS by The
bill win be at least $50. .o00 leaving entitled to vote
about 900. This enough, and than enough, to
for and justify the ire Of the Republicans. They will
prefer 70 take the chances Of another appeal to the bscsds
rather than sur TIE democratic and social republic to be thu
srangled 10 their grasp Il is clearly sscertaned that
fraction Of the extreme right (Lesiimis) with oil the mode
Republicans, beaded by Gen. CAyAsSAc, will reinforce