Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-21

1 10 nave COST ur6e nundreu thousand francs. The
present will be Of less duration, and proportionabIy
less expensive. A distinguished literary man has
been charged to write the history of the late excur-
sion, witt, all its Incidents. The PREsrDErr Is eY-
pected back 10 Paris on the 18th. He will now
traverse region Of France the opposite in political
sentiment as in geographical position to that re-
Gently visited and much curiosity is felt to learn
how he will be received. II is in the western de-
partments that is found most devoted attachment to
the ancient royal house.
BY the way, the Legi,imist Congress at Wies-
baden has broken up. All the visiters have re-
turned, and the Prince himself has reioined his
family at Froshdorf. Just before leaving the
springs, intelligence Of the death of LOUIS PHILIPPE
reached him. He Immediately put of his departure to more
distant day. and requested FenchInen present to do the same
mat they might attend religious funeral services which by bis
order were performed IN honor of the deceased King Ths
conduct spoken Of IN the highest degree magnaninous
and becoming. consider it myself only we'll advised
stroke OF policy on the part Of the pee1ds a evidence of
the concatoy course with respect the party Of the
branch, which was determined upon in the council Of the
legitimate Prince.
his partisans parting with he WORTH, Of note as one
Of the signs Of the times
"Approach gentlemen close, close about M, tina. NAV
may thank You for having left your families and business to
make me this visit have made known to many of yoa nv
intentions and wishes the line of conduct pur
sue and the in when repose my confidence wish
here to repeat you that you desire the triumph Of our
noble and holy cause which also the cause of Franco
union and discipline essential Show yourselves imov.
able 50 tar as principles are concerned but moderate and
concilang with respect persons He whom you regard
your chief and king, and who may truly say is also
your best friend. will give you the example of this
moderation and Cancellation And if society, if France
should ever be IN danger, alb say to all friends how
happy should be- and how proud, fly with you to her
defence y az
II is impossible yet to say to what extent the
death of LOUIS PHILIPPE will affect the fusion of
the two parties, which, as il would seem, was well
progressing. The purely dynastic interests of both
families would doubtless be promoted. If the par
ties could cordially unite and cooperate, they might
carry the day. Henry " might mount the throne,
and the Count of Paris would succeed him as
legitimate prince But do not think this cordial coopera-
ton practicable The ambition of princes impatient and
the anmostes Of partisans envenomed by twenty years Of
hate and STRIFE yet quick and potent be thus
promptly laid aside There will be in both parties SO many
uras refusing submit to discipline that the good effects
which might result from hearty union will fail The Or
leans princes will hardly be persuaded abandon their
substantive position representatives Of the popular
and reasonable form Of constitutional and paria-
OF
Hood and first subjects of King by divine right Whatever
prestige power would attach the Count of Paris
the representative of legitimacy will inevitably whether the
houses be reconcled descend him upon the
death of the Count of Chambord who almost certain
will have children By family arrangement would the
reign Of the Count of Paris be contemplated till after the
tncion Of the elder branch by the death Of Henry " Con.
ssen egitmists will then be forced to support him. JorN
WILLIE, who Is the only Of the of Louis Philippe
who has the slightest influence popularity in France, is
understood to be aiming the Presidency in 1852 if the
Republic should last SO long and at any rate to be dsn
cned to arrangement by which the proensons Of the
house Of Orleans would be abandoned without any sufficient
consideration.
Some of the English papers speak Of arrangement be-
tween Bonapare and the family Of Orleans by which ample
and the post Of first subject of the Count Of Paris
would be secured to him the whole to be sealed by his
rage with the Duchess of Orleans This less possible
than the other arrangement ouIs NAPOLEON too ambi
tous and too spirited to honestly entertain such proposition
for moment He will abandon, but with his life,
the dea the hope the project Of day regnng in this
country heir and nephew of the Emperor AS he has the
advantage Of being already in possession power think
the parties in France be left to fight tout alone, (or will
have to be fought out foreign nations do not nerene)
that LOUIS NAroLEoS is likely than any Of the pretend
to place the for time upon his brow. But he will
fix it there Depend upon it, Louis Napoleon is not Of
the stuff that Emperor of the French must be made Of in
the middle Of the nineteenth century France must have
long absolute ruler He will not belong either of the
three families that have been upon the throne. No yet
knows who it will be. Events will produce him. If it be
with whose at all familiar now, predict
that it will be CAvAIGSAc. aWhat ! he is republican"
methnks you say, an honest and moderate republican
Yes, he is republican, you please but, rely upon it, he
is Of the school, not of Washington, but Of the first Bonaparte
The general councils Of the depamentsciv elective boz
dies which sit periodically throughout Fance-are now hold
ing their annual There has been, during the past
year, studious effort the part Of the Government Of M
BosAPARTs elicit from the councils at this session
preston Of opinion in favor of revision of the Constitution,
and its amendment authorizing his reelection and the
extension Of his authority 10 term Of ten years. This
attempted last year also, and the result signal failure.
Almost without exception, the general councils refused
touch the question This year they have been disposed
express their wishes Most of these bodies
ing the desire the constitution amended but they omit
say how, in whose favor and they almost unanimously
in the time and mode prescribed by the constitution ITSELF
have met yet with only instance in which the council
has expressly declared favor Of immediate revsa and of
years term in favor of NJ BosApARrE. The result of
all will be certainty Of general dissatisfaction with the
public is bat the uncertainty that exists to
what the country really does desrethat is the
tainty of multiplicity of conflicting and irreconcilable