Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-17
FROM OUR Paris CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, july 25, 1850.
The prominent political affair of the week has
been the nomination of the Commission of Twenty
five, whose duty it is to remain in Paris during the
parliamentary recess which has been voted to watch
the progress of events, and in case of necessity to
convoke the Assembly. The President Of the Re-
public has also this power Of convocation. The
clause Of the constitution requiring the appointment
Of the commission was clearly dictated by legsla-
tive mistrust of the Executive. The composition
of the commission, 40 far as is yet known, proves
clearly that this mstrust does not exist merely in
the latent state of theory, but thatit is lively prn
cipe, and is actually debating the choice Of its
members. The nomination is to be made by secret
ballot, and by an absolute majority. Three ballots
on three successive days have taken place. and the
list is not yet complete The devoted Bonapartists
Of the Assembly are carefully refused, and the
members of the commission chosen from all the
other parties. The most significant nomination..
the meaning of which no one mistakes, and which
cannot fail to be regarded by the President par
ticuarly offensive, is that Of General Lamoricere.
The whole Ministerial influence in the house was
used to ensure his exclusion. Last week, upon the
discussion of the press bill, General Lamoriciere
took the tribune and developed more largely, with
more animosity and direct reference to the Elysee,
than upon any previous occasion, his distrust as
republican. He alluded the articles daily published BY the
journals notorousy covered by Ministerial protection in
which the necessity Of strengthening the Executive by extra
constitutional openly urged; and Ministers
called upon to avow or disavow those articles distinctly.
"There two great parties The ssid) forming the
oty Of the Assembly. The offered to the country egi
tmacy, surrounded with constitutional institutions. Is this
true Yesl yes from the extreme right The other party
wishes what monarchy born of the revolution of $780,,
also surrounded with constitutional institutions Severa
voices yes that's i'll But you both desire liberty and par
lamentary government-do you not [Yes! yes!l Pre-
serve them the affection Of the country by preserving its
liberty Enact laws abhonent to the public conscience!
Trust not your liberties the tender merces Of the police
Bravo from the el Do you know what you would pre-
pare for the county Instead Of liberty and parliamentary
government you would prepare the way for absolute power
to the party that would protect Of liberties
which wages war against the press by of journals,
which won't say paid by il but which protects and
perhaps inspires. interruption from the left" which il
psys"l did not say Laughter. party which likes
not either those who think those who speak, those who
write party which gags the press and holds very cheap all
other liberties Such Is the party for whose benefit you
would be laborng. And when the moment TO revise the
constitution shall come do you know what this party would
propose you The Empire but the Empire, less its
genius and It's grandeur and It's glory Immense sensation
the whole house-applsuse on the lef.] When the
moment Of revision shall come this party would DC 10 posses
sion Of the Government would be armed with all those
laws which, with such precpate Hpudence you are placing
in its hands, God grant that you may not have reason to
repent having done so bave but one word more 70 say 70
those who desire the maintenance in this country Of repre-
sen,,;ye government and liberty The moment that you
have sanctioned the necessary for the preservation
Of order and public security you have done enough All
that YOU have voted beyond thaevey thing that you shall
vote beyond that against liberty will in the prove to have
been against yourselves y
The above extract sufficiently explains why the Elysee
would reject the nomination Of Cen. Lamosiciec, His