The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-02

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or,lcE..."... "...No. No. % ST. CHARLES STREET.
The following interesting intelligence in regard
to FraEce and French affairs is from the Paris
correspondence of he NewYork Evening Post:
RsUtsto1l If the Constitution Of the Repu5ktc.
We begin at last to touch bottom we are not so
wholly at loss as to position az we have BEEN
and although the land is still distant we hope this
horrid state Of uncertainty is approaching an
end. 1t seems to be the general opinion Of the
country that the constitution must be revised.
i ne C0RSe'IS Gs',eyauE have formally indicated
that opinion; the leading men, such as M. de Lam
artIne, and others OF the republican school have
acknowledged that there be a revision, and
that sItr1 TIE constitution. Public opinion has
been long while coming to this result, but as the
fatal hour approached, they saw that something
must be done by them to avoid dangerous and un-
certain steps in Others and consequently they have
desired revision Of the constitution. With the
exception of the ultra democratic journals (even
the fresse is in favor Of revision of the constitu-
uonJ all the press acknowledges that a revision is
"0Ih Of absolute necessity. The difficulty which
'eTHleu ana seems insurmountable was 10 find out
some mode Q! revising the consttution-to find the
sC,Ii'o' y ms d'fheulty has engaged the minds
oi an tne leading men of all parties for some time
past, but as yet, they have oiled in vain but one
result has been gained-the acknowledgements that
the work must be done.
TIE WIFE Of Lonis Philippe Counssli1g o a5out
tAe Roy@I Prtness.- The position OF the Orleans
current that the Duchesse d'Orleans. frigh,eneJ
at the responsibility which devolves upon her bv
the death Of the late King and thinking Justly that
the young Princes OF the House are not old enough
70 70 make safe counselors, has written to NM.
| mole and Theirs begging an interview with them
and their advice. Count Mole whose great age
has cooled his blood and passions has replied coldiv
to this demand. AT this moment ne thinks ali
plots for restorations worse than idle danperous-
| ana thGt every person here should use all their
| influence to consolidate the authority of Louis
| Napoleon. With the death Of Louis Pbilppe
many ties of attachment to the House of Orleans
| viii be weakened, aad that powerful union which
has so long marked their career as A marty vUiU be
| destroyed This was the first thought Of the
queen, after the death of her husband When she
embraced the corpse Of ner husband for the last
time, as she arose she turned to her children who
stood around her, and said; Promise me to re-
main always united in memory of your father az
you were during his life" We will be to Won
as we were to him. was the weeping response
Poa MOrten Anecdotes Of LOuiS Phiijpre -
Since the death OF Louis Phil Pp-, the new,p pers
have been naturally filled with various incidents
IN the llte OF the deceased monarch and anecdotes
and conversations with him. Amid the multiruda
winch have been published, | find one which
thlhk you VIII be pleased see for it is he Judge
ment ot Louis Philippe upon himself He believed
that he had not deserved his misfortunes butthat
his fail was the effect of the Injustice and error Of
men. lie said, some time ago, TO a Frenchman
who visited him at Clarement, 81 have fallen be-
cause nave not Deen understood. | under
spOd neither by France nor Europe, Enrope null
upi'ed difficulties under my steps, without appre-
eating the services | rendered to the world
France mlstouk me, because they placed inces-
sanity before them false representation of nv
character. l have been shametully caumniated
hey accused me of faults which are the farth-st
| removed from the French character; thew accused
| me oil cupidliy and avarice! Wherefofe1 All of
| my tastes were simple. During many wears of my
| youth, had lived on forty cents dav and tbsn
| uiu not owe sou. During eighteen years of nv
| llte, bave had revenue Of about eighteen mil.
IONS and have left thirty millions of debts whva
because in both conditions conformed 10 INV sim
auon. had no more PERSONAL " ants as king fban
as exile, but had other duties VIII, n mounted
The throne. looked on The civil list as a fund for
DeneVoIenCe, and especially as fund for the nro
-ciloh ol The arls | did not cede a moment To the
temptation which seduces many founders of dv.
haktles and empires of building monuments which
VIII De their work and will perp-tuate their MEM
ory. was not rich enough to build paIacas bnt +
had means enough to repair those which airasdIy
existed restored the Palace of Versailles and Of
Fonalnbleau. These palaces were a. much. nav
more, TO the nation than they were to me. And
me proof OF u Is ihat,lhey can enjoy them but
| cannot Now just see the judgements of rnenI
God forbid that | should speak ill Of nv glorious
ancestors but look, there was nv noble ancestor
L9nlS AIF, who built Versailles, at no one knows
what cost, and as has been often ennugb n said with
the peoples money And LOuis XIV is called tba
generous and magnificent Prince! While III
who have consecrat-d to the conservation Of the
IhIaces ol lhe ud hIngs and 10 the elevation of
france, not only the civil list heh The nation had
gwen me, but also a portion of my family estate
and they call me the covetons Prince / am the
avarlclous Prince ! ruined myseIf TO decorate
France, and they told France that | ruined her to
Increase my fortune. 1t is thus they contrlved to
lower me in public opinion. My acts and nv in
tentlons have been denaonalzed. | have been
mlsunderslOOd-this has been my crime -
He also spoke of the profound impression made
upou him by the abandonment of his throne by the
National Guard, which had placed him on tbe
throne, which had defended him against al eraeutes
and for whose profit he was constantly reproaehed
with lending all the policy of his government:
ihen," said he, q | felt that my reign was ter
minated, tor had ceased to be appreciated. did
not wish TO spill an ocean of bluOd-you know the
rest"
Religious services have been performed during
the past week, at the Chspelle st. Ferdinand and
The parish church at Neuilly as we'll as in the pri-
vale chapel In the Palace of the Fuileries for the
rePose the soul of the dead King.
Origin of Ndntuc6pt --As msDv nf tho africans